Publications
The following list of publications are those related to the interests of the ubix group. Additional publications are listed at mattbrehmer.ca.
2025
RemixTape: Enriching Narratives about Metrics with Semantic Alignment and Contextual Recommendation
Matthew Brehmer, Mar Drouhard, and Arjun Srinivasan.
To appear in the Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE Pacific Visualization Conference (PacificVis).
conference paper (preprint) | supplemental video | tutorial video
Matthew Brehmer.
Position paper for the ACM GROUP '25 Workshop on "Beyond Video-Conferencing": Telepresence Technologies for Extending Expertise Reach and Specialised Skill Sharing.
2024
Temiloluwa (Paul) Femi-Gege, Matthew Brehmer, and Jian Zhao.
In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACM), 8(ISS) – Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS) 2024.
conference paper (preprint) | acm library (open access) | supplemental video
Matthew Brehmer, Maxime Cordeil, Christophe Hurter, and Takayuki Itoh.
NII Shonan Seminar 213 (June 24 – 27 2024, Report Published October 2024).
Hyeok Kim, Arjun Srinivasan, and Matthew Brehmer.
In Short Paper Proceedings of IEEE VIS 2024.
The Data-Wink Ratio: Emoji Encoder for Generating Semantically-Resonant Unit Charts
Matthew Brehmer, Vidya Setlur, Zoe, and Michael Correll.
In Proceedings of the IEEE VIS 2024 Workshop on Data Storytelling in an Era of Generative AI (Gen4DS).
workshop paper (preprint) | supplemental video
TimeSplines: Sketch-based Authoring of Flexible and Idiosyncratic Timelines
Anna Offenwanger, Matthew Brehmer, Fanny Chevalier, and Theophanis Tsandilas.
In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 30(1) (2024, IEEE VIS 2023).
🏆 Best Paper Award
journal paper (preprint) | supplemental video | timesplines web app
2023
Visualizing the Weird and the Eerie
Matthew Brehmer.
In proceedings of the alt.VIS workshop at IEEE VIS 2023.
workshop paper (arxiv preprint)
Combining Voice and Gesture for Presenting Data to Remote Audiences
Arjun Srinivasan and Matthew Brehmer.
In proceedings of the MERCADO workshop at IEEE VIS 2023.
Matthew Brehmer, Maxime Cordeil, Christophe Hurter, and Takayuki Itoh.
workshop proposal (arxiv preprint) | workshop website
2022
Inspiration at the Roll of the Dice: An Exercise in Aleatoric Visualization Design
Matthew Brehmer.
In Nightingale Issue #2 (Winter 2022): "Inspiration".
Augmented Chironomia for Presenting Data to Remote Audiences
Brian D. Hall, Lyn Bartram, and Matthew Brehmer.
In proceedings of the 2022 ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST).
🎖️ Best Paper Honorable Mention Award
conference paper (arxiv preprint) | acm library (open access) | supplemental video
Generative Design Inspiration for Glyphs with Diatoms
Matthew Brehmer, Robert Kosara, and Carmen Hull.
In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 28(1) (2022, IEEE VIS 2021).
journal paper (arxiv preprint) | ieee library (open access) | supplemental video
Matthew Brehmer and Robert Kosara.
In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 28(1) (2022, IEEE VIS 2021).
journal paper (arxiv preprint) | ieee library (open access) | supplemental video
2021
Interacting with Visualization on Mobile Devices
Matthew Brehmer, Bongshin Lee, John Stasko, and Christian Tominski.
A chapter in Mobile Data Visualization, edited by Bongshin Lee, Raimund Dachselt, Petra Isenberg, Eun Kyoung Choe, 2021.
order book | dagstuhl seminar report
Responsive Visualization Design for Mobile Devices
Tom Horak, Wolfgang Aigner, Matthew Brehmer, Alark Joshi, and Christian Tominski.
A chapter in Mobile Data Visualization, edited by Bongshin Lee, Raimund Dachselt, Petra Isenberg, Eun Kyoung Choe, 2021.
order book | dagstuhl seminar report
QualDash: Adaptable Generation of Visualisation Dashboards for Healthcare Quality Improvement
Mai Elshehaly, Rebecca Randell, Matthew Brehmer, Lynn McVey, Natasha Alvarado, Chris P. Gale, and Roy A. Ruddle.
In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 27(2) (2021, IEEE VIS 2020).
journal paper (arxiv preprint) | ieee library
2020
Orchard: Exploring Multivariate Heterogeneous Networks on Mobile Phones
Philipp Eichmann, Darren Edge, Nathan Evans, Bongshin Lee, Matthew Brehmer, and Christopher White.
In Computer Graphics Forum / Proceedings of the Eurographics Conference on Visualization (EuroVis 2020).
conference paper (preprint) | video | eurographics library
A Comparative Evaluation of Animation and Small Multiples for Trend Visualization on Mobile Phones
Matthew Brehmer, Bongshin Lee, Petra Isenberg, and Eun Kyoung Choe.
In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 26(1) (2020, IEEE VIS 2019).
journal paper (arxiv preprint) | ieee library
Critical Reflections on Visualization Authoring Systems
Arvind Satyanarayan, Bongshin Lee, Donghao Ren, Jeffrey Heer, John Stasko, John R. Thompson, Matthew Brehmer, and Zhicheng Liu.
In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 26(1) (2020, IEEE VIS 2019).
journal paper (arxiv preprint) | ieee library | vis-tools-reflections.github.io
2019
Inking Your Insights: Investigating Digital Externalization Behaviors During Data Analysis
Yea-Seul Kim, Nathalie Henry Riche, Bongshin Lee, Matthew Brehmer, Michel Pahud, Ken Hinckley, and Jessica Hullman.
In Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS 2019).
conference paper (preprint) | acm library
Thumbnails for Data Stories: A Survey of Current Practices
Hwiyeon Kim, Juyoung Oh, Yunha Han, Sungahn Ko, Matthew Brehmer, and Bum Chul Kwon.
In the Short Paper Proceedings of IEEE VIS 2019.
DataToon: Drawing Dynamic Network Comics With Pen + Touch Interaction
Nam Wook Kim, Nathalie Henry Riche, Benjamin Bach, Guanpeng A. Xu, Matthew Brehmer, Ken Hinckley, Michel Pahud, Haijun Xia, Michael McGuffin, and Hanspeter Pfister.
In proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2019).
conference paper (preprint) | acm library
Matthew Brehmer, Bongshin Lee, Nathalie Henry Riche, David Tittsworth, Kate Lytvynets, Darren Edge, and Christopher White.
In Proceedings of the 2019 Computation + Journalism Symposium (C+J 2019).
Visualizing Ranges over Time on Mobile Phones: A Task-Based Crowdsourced Evaluation
Matthew Brehmer, Bongshin Lee, Petra Isenberg, and Eun Kyoung Choe.
In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 25(1) (2019, IEEE VIS 2018).
journal paper (preprint) | ieee library
Charticulator: Interactive Construction of Bespoke Chart Layouts
Donghao Ren, Bongshin Lee, and Matthew Brehmer.
In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 25(1) (2019, IEEE VIS 2018).
🎖️ Best Paper Honorable Mention Award
journal paper (preprint) | ieee library | charticulator.com
2018
Reflecting on the Evaluation of Visualization Authoring Systems
Donghao Ren, Bongshin Lee, Matthew Brehmer, and Nathalie Henry Riche.
In the workshop proceedings of BELIV 2018: Evaluation and Beyond - Methodological Approaches for Visualization.
What's the Difference?: Evaluating Variants of Multi-Series Bar Charts for Visual Comparison Tasks
Arjun Srinivasan, Matthew Brehmer, Bongshin Lee, and Steven Drucker.
In proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2018).
conference paper (preprint) | acm library
Data Visualization on Mobile Devices (Workshop)
Bongshin Lee, Matthew Brehmer, Eun Kyoung Choe, Petra Isenberg, Ricardo Langer, and Raimund Dachselt.
In the extended abstract proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2018).
extended abstract (preprint) | acm library | mobilevis.github.io
Evaluating Data-Driven Stories & Storytelling Tools
Fereshteh Amini *, Matthew Brehmer *, Gordon Bolduan, Christina Elmer, and Benjamin Wiederkehr ( * equal contribution ).
A chapter in Data-Driven Storytelling, edited by Nathalie Henry Riche, Christophe Hurter, Nicholas Diakopoulos, and Sheelagh Carpendale, 2018.
order book | dagstuhl seminar report
2017
Matthew Brehmer, Kyungwon Lee, Ivan Viola, Jinwook Seo, and Bongshin Lee.
Poster at IEEE VIS 2017.
poster | abstract | video preview
Timelines Revisited: A Design Space and Considerations for Expressive Storytelling
Matthew Brehmer, Bongshin Lee, Benjamin Bach, Nathalie Henry Riche, and Tamara Munzner.
In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 23(9) (2017).
journal paper | ieee library | timelinesrevisited.github.io
ChartAccent: Annotation for Data-Driven Storytelling
Donghao Ren, Matthew Brehmer, Bongshin Lee, Tobias Höllerer, and Eun Kyoung Choe.
In proceedings of the 2017 IEEE PacificVis Symposium.
conference paper | ieee library | chartaccent.github.io
2016
Why Visualization? Task Abstraction for Analysis and Design
Matthew Brehmer.
University of British Columbia PhD Dissertation (April, 2016).
Matches, Mismatches, and Methods: Multiple-View Workflows for Energy Portfolio Analysis
Matthew Brehmer, Jocelyn Ng, Kevin Tate, and Tamara Munzner.
In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 22(1) (2016, IEEE VIS 2015).
TimeLineCurator: Interactive Authoring of Visual Timelines from Unstructured Text
Johanna Fulda, Matthew Brehmer, and Tamara Munzner.
In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 22(1) (2016, IEEE VIS 2015).
journal paper | video | ieee library | timelinecurator.org
2014
Matthew Brehmer, Stephen Ingram, Jonathan Stray, and Tamara Munzner.
In IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 20(12) (IEEE VIS 2014).
Matthew Brehmer, Michael Sedlmair, Stephen Ingram, and Tamara Munzner.
In proceedings of the 2014 ACM BELIV Workshop (Beyond Time and Errors: Novel Evaluation Methods for Visualization).
Pre-Design Empiricism for Information Visualization: Scenarios, Methods, and Challenges
Matthew Brehmer, Sheelagh Carpendale, Bongshin Lee, and Melanie Tory.
In proceedings of the 2014 ACM BELIV Workshop (Beyond Time and Errors: Novel Evaluation Methods for Visualization).
2013
A Multi-Level Typology of Abstract Visualization Tasks
Matthew Brehmer and Tamara Munzner.
In Volume 19, Issue 12 (Dec. 2013) of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE VIS 2013).
⏳ Recipient of the IEEE VIS Test of Time Award (2023)
2012
Dimensionality Reduction in the Wild: Gaps and Guidance
Michael Sedlmair, Matthew Brehmer, Stephen Ingram, and Tamara Munzner.
University of British Columbia Technical Report TR-2012-03 (2012).