Individual Differences

Caroline Ziemkiewicz, Steven Gomez, and David H. Laidlaw.
Analysis Within and Between Graphs: User Strategies in Immunobiology Visualization.
Proceedings of ACM CHI Notes (2012).

Caroline Ziemkiewicz, R. Jordan Crouser, Ashley Rye Yauilla, Sara L. Su, William Ribarsky, and Remco Chang.
How Locus of Control Influences Compatibility with Visualization Style.
Proceedings of IEEE VAST (2011), Honorable Mention in Best Paper.

Caroline Ziemkiewicz and Robert Kosara. Preconceptions and Individual Differences in Understanding Visual Metaphors.
Computer Graphics Forum 28, 911-918 (2009).

 

Recent research in visualization has found that, as tasks get more complex, differences between users become more important. My work has shown how personality and cognitive ability affect the way people interpret visual structure.

 

Dissertation

Dissertation: Understanding the Structure of Information Visualization Through Visual Metaphors

UNC Charlotte thesis style for LaTeX

Evaluation and Design

Nine black circles arranged in a square. A red line connects all nine dots in an arrow-like pattern.Apart from my theory and experimental work, I try to bring a structural perspective to visualization design and evaluation. Here are some of the projects I've worked on in this area.

Robert Kosara and Caroline Ziemkiewicz.
Do Mechanical Turks Dream of Square Pie Charts?
Proceedings of the BELIV workshop (2010). 

Robert Kosara, Caroline Ziemkiewicz, F. Joseph Mako III, Jonathan Miles, and Kam Tin Seong. "Parallel Sets in the Real World: Three Case Studies."
IEEE InfoVis Discovery Exhibition (2009).

Remco Chang, Caroline Ziemkiewicz, Tera Green, and William Ribarsky.
“Defining Insight for Visual Analytics.”
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, Vis Viewpoints (2008).

 

 
Structure in Visualization

 

Three red circles in a line, two of which are surrounded by a grey background fill.The focus of my research is on how visualizations structure information. How does the global organization of information in a visualization affect its meaning and its use? This research shows that minor aspects of design can strongly influence how people interpret visual information.

Caroline Ziemkiewicz and Robert Kosara.
Laws of Attraction: From Perceptual Forces to Conceptual Similarity.
IEEE TVCG 16(6), 1009-1016 (2010).

Caroline Ziemkiewicz and Robert Kosara.
Beyond Bertin: Seeing the Forest Despite the Trees.
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, Vis Viewpoints (2010).

Caroline Ziemkiewicz and Robert Kosara.
Implied Dynamics in Information Visualization.
Proceedings of Advanced Visual Interfaces (2010). 

Caroline Ziemkiewicz and Robert Kosara.
Design Elements and the Perception of Information Structure.
 IEEE InfoVis Posters (2009).  Best Poster.

Caroline Ziemkiewicz and Robert Kosara.
The Shaping of Information by Visual Metaphors.
IEEE TVCG 14(6), 1269–1276 (2008). Honorable Mention in Best Paper.