Introduction to Visual Analytics Workshop

Audience:
This workshop is directed toward individuals (Analysts, Managers, executives) looking to learn more about visual analytics; how you can interactively synthesize information to see new patterns of interest and how VA can be applied in your organization.

Introduction:
This short, 4-hour workshop introduces participants to visual analytics (VA) and its role in decision support and knowledge discovery. We will show how VA can be used to create interactive, visual displays from large, heterogeneous data sets. Case studies will be presented demonstrating VA's power to unlock hidden knowledge and improve workflow. Live software demos of leading VA products will be provided and participants will have the opportunity to work in small discussion groups on their own key interests pertaining to VA, with guidance from course staff.

Topics include:

From Data to Decision: Introduction to VA Components of VA

Visual Perception

Goals of VA

Benefits and challenges

The VA process and paired analysis Case studies: VA in action

Software demonstrations

When:

2012-02-08 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Host Company:

Vancouver Institute for Visual Analytics (VIVA)

More Info:

http://www.viva-viva.ca

iCal:

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