Ben Shneiderman

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Distinguished University Professor Emeritus

2162 Iribe Center

(301) 405-2080

(301) 405-6707

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Education:

Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook (Computer Science)

Special Awards/Honors:

AAAS Fellow, ACM Fellow National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Engineering Member, CMPS Board of Visitors Distinguished Faculty Award, Miles Conrad Award, 2010 SIGCHI Social Impact Award

Biography:

Ben Shneiderman is a Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of computer science in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies.

He is a leading figure in human-computer interaction and information visualization. Shneiderman’s pioneering work includes developing direct manipulation interfaces, touchscreen keyboards, and treemaps, which have significantly impacted web design, mobile devices, and data visualization.

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Publications

2012

Wongsuphasawat K, Plaisant C, Taieb-Maimon M, Shneiderman B. 2012. Querying event sequences by exact match or similarity search: Design and empirical evaluation. Interacting with Computers. 24(2):55-68.

Tao C, Wongsuphasawat K, Clark K, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Chute CG. 2012. Towards event sequence representation, reasoning and visualization for EHR data. Proceedings of the 2nd ACM SIGHIT International Health Informatics Symposium. :801-806.

Heer J, Shneiderman B. 2012. Interactive Dynamics for Visual Analysis. Queue - Micoprocessors. 10(2):30:30–30:55-30:30–30:55.

Wang TD, Deshpande A, Shneiderman B. 2012. A Temporal Pattern Search Algorithm for Personal History Event Visualization. Knowledge and Data Engineering, IEEE Transactions on. 24(5):799-812.

2011

Wongsuphasawat K, Guerra Gómez J A, Plaisant C, Wang T D, Taieb-Maimon M, Shneiderman B. 2011. LifeFlow: visualizing an overview of event sequences. Proceedings of the 2011 annual conference on Human factors in computing systems. :1747-1756.

Shneiderman B. 2011. Social discovery framework: building capacity and seeking solutions. Proceedings of the 8th ACM conference on Creativity and cognition. :307-308.

Shneiderman B. 2011. Tragic errors: usability and electronic health records. Interactions. 18(6):60-63.

Khurana U, Nguyen V-A, Cheng H-C, Ahn J-wook, Chen X, Shneiderman B. 2011. Visual Analysis of Temporal Trends in Social Networks Using Edge Color Coding and Metric Timelines. Privacy, Security, Risk and Trust (PASSAT), 2011 IEEE Third International Conference on and 2011 IEEE Third International Confernece on Social Computing (SocialCom). :549-554.

Wang T, Wongsuphasawat K, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B. 2011. Extracting Insights from Electronic Health Records: Case Studies, a Visual Analytics Process Model, and Design Recommendations. Journal of Medical Systems. 35(5):1135-1152.

Shneiderman B. 2011. Social discovery in an information abundant world: Designing to create capacity and seek solutions. Information Services and Use. 31(1):3-13.

Tarkan S, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Hettinger ZA. 2011. Reducing Missed Laboratory Results: Defining Temporal Responsibility, Generating User Interfaces for Test Process Tracking, and Retrospective Analyses to Identify Problems. AMIA Annual Symposium ProceedingsAMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2011:1382-1391.

Markowitz E, Bernstam EV, Herskovic J, Zhang J, Shneiderman B, Plaisant C, Johnson TR. 2011. Medication Reconciliation: Work Domain Ontology, Prototype Development, and a Predictive Model. AMIA Annual Symposium ProceedingsAMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2011:878-887.

Lieberman MD, Taheri S, Guo H, Mirrashed F, Yahav I, Aris A, Shneiderman B. 2011. Visual Exploration across Biomedical Databases. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. 8(2):536-550.

Ahn JW, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B. 2011. A task taxonomy of network evolution analysis. University of Maryland, Human-Computer Interaction Lab Tech Report HCIL-2011-09.

Butler K, Payne T, Shneiderman B, Brennan P, Zhang J. 2011. Re-engineering health care with information technology: the role of computer-human interaction. PART 2 ———– Proceedings of the 2011 annual conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems. :451-454.

Rios-Berrios M, Sharma P, Lee T Y, Schwartz R, Shneiderman B. 2011. TreeCovery: Coordinated dual treemap visualization for exploring the Recovery Act. Government Information Quarterly.

Ahn J-wook, Taieb-Maimon M, Sopan A, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B. 2011. Temporal Visualization of Social Network Dynamics: Prototypes for Nation of Neighbors. Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and PredictionSocial Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction. 6589:309-316.

Gove R, Gramsky N, Kirby R, Sefer E, Sopan A, Dunne C, Shneiderman B, Taieb-Maimon M. 2011. NetVisia: Heat Map & Matrix Visualization of Dynamic Social Network Statistics & Content. Privacy, Security, Risk and Trust (PASSAT), 2011 IEEE Third International Conference on and 2011 IEEE Third International Confernece on Social Computing (SocialCom). :19-26.

Rotman D, Vieweg S, Yardi S, Chi E, Preece J, Shneiderman B, Pirolli P, Glaisyer T. 2011. From slacktivism to activism: participatory culture in the age of social media. Proceedings of the 2011 annual conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems. :819-822.

Shneiderman B, Preece J, Pirolli P. 2011. Realizing the value of social media requires innovative computing research. Communications of the ACM. 54(9):34-37.

Gove R, Dunne C, Shneiderman B, Klavans J, Dorr BJ. 2011. Evaluating visual and statistical exploration of scientific literature networks. 2011 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC). :217-224.

Hansen D, Smith MA, Shneiderman B. 2011. EventGraphs: Charting Collections of Conference Connections. 2011 44th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). :1-10.

Gomez JAG, Buck-Coleman A, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B. 2011. TreeVersity: Comparing tree structures by topology and node's attributes differences. 2011 IEEE Conference on Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST). :275-276.

Shneiderman B. 2011. Claiming success, charting the future: micro-HCI and macro-HCI. Interactions. 18(5):10-11.

Hochheiser H, Shneiderman B. 2011. Electronic medical records: usability challenges and opportunities. Interactions. 18(6):48-49.

Dunne C, Shneiderman B, Gove R, Klavans J, Dorr BJ. 2011. Rapid understanding of scientific paper collections: integrating statistics, text analysis, and visualization. University of Maryland, Human-Computer Interaction Lab Tech Report HCIL-2011.

Sharma P, Khurana U, Shneiderman B, Scharrenbroich M, Locke J. 2011. Speeding Up Network Layout and Centrality Measures for Social Computing Goals. Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and PredictionSocial Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction. 6589:244-251.

Gove R, Dunne C, Shneiderman B, Klavans J, Dorr BJ. 2011. Understanding Scientific Literature Networks: An Evaluation of Action Science Explorer.

Wong PC, Chen C, Görg C, Shneiderman B, Stasko J, Thomas J. 2011. Tutorial-Graph Analytics — Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 31(5):18-18.

Wong P C, Chen C, Gorg C, Shneiderman B, Stasko J, Thomas J. 2011. Graph Analytics-Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 31(5):18-29.

Shneiderman B. 2011. Technology-mediated social participation: the next 25 years of HCI challenges. Human-Computer Interaction. Design and Development Approaches. :3-14.

Goldberg L, Lide B, Lowry S, Massett HA, O'Connell T, Preece J, Quesenbery W, Shneiderman B. 2011. Usability and Accessibility in Consumer Health Informatics: Current Trends and Future Challenges. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 40(5, Supplement 2):S187-S197-S187-S197.

Rodrigues EM, Milic-Frayling N, Smith M, Shneiderman B, Hansen D. 2011. Group-in-a-Box Layout for Multi-faceted Analysis of Communities. Privacy, Security, Risk and Trust (PASSAT), 2011 IEEE Third International Conference on and 2011 IEEE Third International Confernece on Social Computing (SocialCom). :354-361.

Wongsuphasawat K, Guerra Gómez J A, Plaisant C, Wang T, Taieb-Maimon M, Shneiderman B. 2011. LifeFlow: visualizing an overview of event sequences (video preview). Proceedings of the 2011 annual conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems. :507-510.

Violi N, Shneiderman B, Hanson A, Rey PJ. 2011. Motivation for Participation in Online Neighborhood Watch Communities: An Empirical Study Involving Invitation Letters. Privacy, Security, Risk and Trust (PASSAT), 2011 IEEE Third International Conference on and 2011 IEEE Third International Confernece on Social Computing (SocialCom). :760-765.

Gomez JAG, Buck-Coleman A, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B. 2011. TreeVersity: Comparing tree structures by topology and node's attributes differences. Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST), 2011 IEEE Conference on. :275-276.

Hourcade J P, Bullock-Rest NE, Friedman B, Nelson M, Shneiderman B, Zaphiris P. 2011. HCI for peace: from idealism to concrete steps. PART 2 ———– Proceedings of the 2011 annual conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems. :613-616.

2010

Shneiderman B. 2010. Communication: Mapping science. Nature. 468(7327):1037-1037.

Hansen D, Shneiderman B, Smith M. 2010. Visualizing Threaded Conversation Networks: Mining Message Boards and Email Lists for Actionable Insights. Active Media TechnologyActive Media Technology. 6335:47-62.

Hansen D, Shneiderman B, Smith MA. 2010. Analyzing Social Media Networks with NodeXL.

Hochheiser H, Shneiderman B. 2010. From bowling alone to tweeting together: technology-mediated social participation. Interactions. 17(2):64-67.

May R, Hanrahan P, Keim DA, Shneiderman B, Card S. 2010. The state of visual analytics: Views on what visual analytics is and where it is going. 2010 IEEE Symposium on Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST). :257-259.

Wang T D, Wongsuphasawat K, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B. 2010. Visual information seeking in multiple electronic health records: design recommendations and a process model. Proceedings of the 1st ACM International Health Informatics Symposium. :46-55.

Rind A, Wang TD, Aigner W, Miksh S, Wongsuphasawat K, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B. 2010. Interactive information visualization for exploring and querying electronic health records: A systematic review.

Dunne C, Shneiderman B, Dorr BJ, Klavans J. 2010. iOpener Workbench: Tools for rapid understanding of scientific literature. Human-Computer Interaction Lab 27th Annual Symposium, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

Freire M, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Golbeck J. 2010. ManyNets: an interface for multiple network analysis and visualization. Proceedings of the 28th international conference on Human factors in computing systems. :213-222.

Pirolli P, Preece J, Shneiderman B. 2010. Cyberinfrastructure for Social Action on National Priorities. Computer. 43(11):20-21.

Shneiderman B. 2010. Getting serious about social media: strategies for increasing civic participation. Proceedings of HCI.

Shneiderman B. 2010. Technology-Mediated Social Participation: Deep Science and Extreme Technology. Active Media TechnologyActive Media Technology. 6335:1-4.

Sopan A, Freire M, Taieb-Maimon M, Golbeck J, Shneiderman B. 2010. Exploring distributions: design and evaluation. University of Maryland, Human-Computer Interaction Lab Tech Report HCIL-2010-01.

Hansen D, Shneiderman B, Smith MA. 2010. Analyzing Social Media Networks with NodeXL: Insights from a Connected World. :302.

2009

Shneiderman B. 2009. A National Initiative for Social Participation. ScienceScience. 323(5920):1426-1427.

Gillam M, Feied C, MOODY E, Shneiderman B, Smith M, DICKASON J. 2009. HEALTH AND WELLBEING. The fourth paradigm: data-intensive scientific discovery. :57-57.

Fischer G, Jennings P, Maher M L, Resnick M, Shneiderman B. 2009. Creativity challenges and opportunities in social computing. Proceedings of the 27th international conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems. :3283-3286.

Shneiderman B. 2009. Understanding social computing participation with visual exploration tools. International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems, 2009. CTS '09. :xi-xii-xi-xii.

Preece J, Shneiderman B. 2009. The reader-to-leader framework: Motivating technology-mediated social participation. AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction. 1(1):13-32.

Smith MA, Shneiderman B, Milic-Frayling N, Mendes Rodrigues E, Barash V, Dunne C, Capone T, Perer A, Gleave E. 2009. Analyzing (social media) networks with NodeXL. Proceedings of the fourth international conference on Communities and technologies. :255-264.

Shneiderman B. 2009. Creativity Support Tools: A Grand Challenge for HCI Researchers. Engineering the User InterfaceEngineering the User Interface. :1-9.

Perer A, Shneiderman B. 2009. Integrating Statistics and Visualization for Exploratory Power: From Long-Term Case Studies to Design Guidelines. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 29(3):39-51.

Gregory MB, Shneiderman B. 2009. Shape Identification in Temporal Data Sets.

Shneiderman B. 2009. Civic Collaboration. ScienceScience. 325(5940):540-540.

Hansen DL, Rotman D, Bonsignore E, Milic-Frayling N, Rodrigues EM, Smith M, Shneiderman B. 2009. Do you know the way to SNA?: A process model for analyzing and visualizing social media data University of Maryland Tech Report: HCIL-2009-17.

Dunne C, Shneiderman B. 2009. Improving graph drawing readability by incorporating readability metrics: A software tool for network analysts. University of Maryland, HCIL Tech Report HCIL-2009-13.

Aris A, Shneiderman B, Qazvinian V, Radev D. 2009. Visual overviews for discovering key papers and influences across research fronts. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 60(11):2219-2228.

Wang TD, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Spring N, Roseman D, Marchand G, Mukherjee V, Smith M. 2009. Temporal Summaries: Supporting Temporal Categorical Searching, Aggregation and Comparison. Visualization and Computer Graphics, IEEE Transactions on. 15(6):1049-1056.

Wongsuphasawat K, Shneiderman B. 2009. Finding comparable temporal categorical records: A similarity measure with an interactive visualization. IEEE Symposium on Visual Analytics Science and Technology, 2009. VAST 2009. :27-34.

Wongsuphasawat K, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B. 2009. Querying timestamped event sequences by exact search or similarity-based search: design and empirical evaluation. HCIL-2009-20

Shneiderman B, Churchill E, Fischer G, Goldberg K. 2009. Promoting social creativity: a component of a national initiative for social participation. Proceedings of the seventh ACM conference on Creativity and cognition. :7-8.

Wang TD, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Spring N, Roseman D, Marchand G, Mukherjee V, Smith M. 2009. Temporal Summaries: Supporting Temporal Categorical Searching, Aggregation and Comparison. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 15(6):1049-1056.

Bonsignore EM, Dunne C, Rotman D, Smith M, Capone T, Hansen DL, Shneiderman B. 2009. First Steps to Netviz Nirvana: Evaluating Social Network Analysis with NodeXL. International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, 2009. CSE '09. 4:332-339.