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Miriah Meyer

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My research focuses on the design of visualization tools for helping people make sense of data, and on the development of methods for helping visualization designers make sense of the world.

Presentation

Miriah Meyer’s research centers on creating visualization tools that support exploratory and reflective data analysis, as well as bring new ideas for how we can use data in our lives. These tools allow people to learn about their data, reframe their perspectives, and disrupt their thinking.

Miriah  takes a collaborative and theory-driven approach to research, relying on methodologies and epistemologies from computer science, design, social science, and humanities. The practice of designing visualizations allows her to learn about how visualizations work in the world, how people relate to data, and how we can design technologies for the futures we want.

Miriah obtained her bachelors degree in astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State University, earned a PhD in computer science from the University of Utah, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University. Prior to joining the faculty at LiU she was an associate professor in the School of Computing at the University of Utah and a member of the Scientific Computing & Imaging Institute.

For more information please visit her personal website.
 

Publications

2024

Derya Akbaba, Lauren Klein, Miriah Meyer (2024) Entanglements for Visualization: Changing Research Outcomes through Feminist Theory IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Conference paper) Continue to DOI
Conny Walchshofer, Vaishal Dhanoa, Marc Streit, Miriah Meyer (2024) Transitioning to a Commercial Dashboarding System: Socio-Technical Observations and Opportunities IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, Vol. 30, p. 381-391 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2023

Haihan Lin, Derya Akbaba, Miriah Meyer, Alexander Lex (2023) Data Hunches: Incorporating Personal Knowledge into Visualizations IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, Vol. 29, p. 504-514 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Haihan Lin, Derya Akbaba, Miriah Meyer, Alex Lex (2023) Data Hunches: Incorporating Personal Knowledge into Visualizations IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Conference paper) Continue to DOI
Derya Akbaba, Miriah Meyer (2023) "Two Heads are Better than One": Pair-Interviews for Visualization 2023 IEEE Visualization and Visual Analytics (VIS) (Conference paper) Continue to DOI

Research

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Visualization and Interaction Design

We explore new ways for people to interact with data, technology, and digital materials in meaningful ways. Our research draws from a plurality of approaches and disciplines in order to understand and (re)shape our digital lives.

News

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Working together for a less biased world

In what ways does modern technology risk giving us a distorted picture of the world? Seeking answers, researchers at Tema Genus are working with colleagues in computer science.

Organisation

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Media and Information Technology

The research at MIT is conducted in groups that focuses on a separate aspect of visual information technology, but not isolated from each other. The collaborative atmosphere involves both basic and application oriented research.
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Department of Science and Technology (ITN)

We research and teach in several technical and scientific disciplines in which our main areas are organic electronics, media, communications and logistics.

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