Presentation given by Enrico Bertini (Univ. of Konstanz) at Visualizing Europe. For a longer version see the corresponding blog post.

1. Who’s Enrico?
Researcher @ DBVIS University of Konstanz, Germany
Previously
• PostDoc - Univ. of Fribourg, Switzerland (2006-2009)
• PhD - University of Rome, Italy (2002-2006)

3. Data Visualization is Not Useful.
Enrico Bertini
University of Konstanz, Germany

7. Data Visualization is Not Useful.

8. … it’s Indispensable.

9. When visualization is indispensable
it is evident.

10. VAST Challenge 2011

11. Bart
Looks for environmental and internal factors
influencing how and where animals move.
This includes changes from breeding to migratory
movements and the influence of wind on
migrations.

12. Animal Movements
By Florian Mansmann et al. @ Univ. of Konstanz

14. Joachim
Studies small molecules that inhibit
cellular “cytokinesis”.
… CURING CANCER

15. Drug Discovery
1. 2. 3.
Proteins/cells
Chemical
Compounds

17. Control Room

18. Power Grid

19. Common Objection
Total Population
Those who need
Indispensable Visualization
millions of people!

20. 80 / 20
• find solutions to cure our diseases
• find solutions to reduce poverty
• find solutions to make our planet cleaner and safer
Those who need • find solutions to provide innovative products
Indispensable Visualization • find solutions to keep our cities safe
• find solutions to reduce traffic and pollution
• find solutions to create better and cheaper products
• find solutions to make energy cleaner and cheaper
• find solutions to …

21. Visualization Use
Alan M. MacEachren – “How Maps Work”

22. Vis Today: Mostly Consumed
Someone digests the data and feeds people with
a message
• Public
• Low-Interaction
• Present Knowns

23. Future: Cognitive Cyborgs
People use visualization for their own problems
• Private
• High-Interaction
• Reveal Unknowns

24. Thanks!
Email: enrico.bertini@gmail.com
Blog: http://fellinlovewithdata.com
Twitter: @FILWD