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Research interests
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My research concerns many different aspects of Information Visualisation and Visual Analytics. In other words, I am interested in visual interfaces for the exploration and communication of data. An area of key interest for me is network visualization, which I believe has a critical role to play in helping people to understand complex, interlinked data. Network visualisation is already widely used in disciplines like software engineering, biology and social network analysis; however, I believe it can play a greater role in many other areas of our lives if we can present complex information to people in an understandable and engaging way.
Much of my work has focused on the problem of finding high-quality layout for network diagrams. To create such diagrams automatically, we must compute positions for nodes and paths for links that are both readable and aesthetically pleasing. This computation is a significant optimisation challenge that tests the limits of current technologies. I am also interested in the development of novel representations of data and all aspects of interaction design for data exploration.
Another aspect of my research is the exploration of how we can effectively use emerging display technologies—such as large interactive surfaces and augmented and virtual reality—to help people perform data analysis. We are bringing data "out of computers and into the world around us". We call this research initiative Immersive Analytics.
Biography
I received my PhD on "Two and a Half Dimensional Visualisation of Relational Networks" from the University of Sydney in 2005. I was a post-doctoral Research Fellow at Monash University from 2005 to 2008, then a Visiting Researcher at Microsoft Research, USA in 2008-2009. From 2009 to 2012 I worked as a Senior Software Development Engineer with the Visual Studio product group at Microsoft, USA. A highlight of this period was shipping the Code Map software dependency visualisation tool with Visual Studio 2012. In late 2012 I returned to Monash University as a Larkins Fellow where I now lead the Immersive Analytics Lab.
Monash teaching commitment
Dr Tim Dwyer has experience as the Chief Examiner for the following units in the Faculty of IT:
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Projects
IA for Immersive Visualisation of Medical Images - Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine - Human-in-the-Loop Analytics GRIP
Pooryousef, V., Dwyer, T., Cordeil, M., Bassed, R. & Pearson, R.
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
30/10/19 → 30/10/22
Project: Research
IA: Immersive Analytics: Interactive Data Analysis Using Surfaces and Spaces
Dwyer, T., Thomas, B. H., Marriott, K., Billinghurst, M. & Schmalstieg, D.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/04/18 → 1/04/21
Project: Research
Mixed Reality Solutions for Difficult Remote Collaborative Technical Support Scenarios
Dwyer, T., Marriott, K. & Cordeil, M.
1/07/17 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Immersive Analytics - Extension (Data61 CRP 31)
Marriott, K., Dwyer, T., Jenny, B., Cordeil, M., Engelke, U., Nguyen, H., Watkins, D., Chen, H. (. & Knight, K.
Project: Research
Cognitive Load in Control Room Scenarios
Goodwin, S., Prouzeau, A. & Dwyer, T.
4/09/19 → 4/10/19
Project: Research
Research Output
There is no spoon: evaluating performance, space use, and presence with expert domain users in immersive analytics
Batch, A., Cunningham, A., Cordeil, M., Elmqvist, N., Dwyer, T., Thomas, B. H. & Marriott, K., Jan 2020, In : IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 26, 1, p. 536-546 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
FIESTA: a free roaming collaborative immersive analytics system
Lee, B., Cordeil, M., Prouzeau, A. & Dwyer, T., 2019, ISS'19 - Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces. Scott, S., Tory, M. & Kim, J. (eds.). New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 335-338 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other › peer-review
IATK: an Immersive Analytics Toolkit
Cordeil, M., Cunningham, A., Bach, B., Hurter, C., Thomas, B. H., Marriott, K. & Dwyer, T., 2019, 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces - Proceedings. Teather, R., Itoh, Y., Gabbard, J., Argelaguet, F., Olivier, A-H. & Keefe, D. (eds.). Piscataway NJ USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 200-209 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
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Citations
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Immersive analytics
Lee, B., Bach, B., Dwyer, T. & Marriott, K., May 2019, In : IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 39, 3, p. 16-18 3 p., 8698351.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
Introduction to IATK: an immersive visual analytics toolkit
Cordeil, M. & Dwyer, T., 2019, ISS'19 - Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces. Scott, S., Tory, M. & Kim, J. (eds.). New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 431-435 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other › peer-review
Prizes
IEEE InfoVis 2015 best paper award
Steven Andrew Kieffer (Recipient), Tim Dwyer (Recipient), Kimbal Marriott (Recipient) & Michael Wybrow (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
IEEE InfoVis Best Paper Honorable Mention Award
Yalong Yang (Recipient), Tim Dwyer (Recipient), Sarah Goodwin (Recipient) & Kimbal Marriott (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)