NATO-Vis-NX-Workshop-2011

Visualisation Network of Experts

Supporting NATO IST Research Task Group, IST-085/RTG-041

Interactive Visualisation of Dynamic Networks

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11th Workshop

Visual Analytics for Network Operations and Health

29th November – 1st December 2011

Vancouver, Canada

Original Call for Participation

The CFP provides substantial background into the purpose and thinking behind the workshop.

The workshop was well attended by a diverse group from government, academia and industry.

Visualisation Network-of-Experts

09:30	Registration
10:00	Welcome	Health Canada
10:10	Information and Local Arrangements	Dr. Marcus Lem
10:20	Workshop Introduction	Dr. Zack Jacobson and Dr. Margaret Varga
10:40	Introductions	Round robin
11:00	NATO IST Panel Introduction	Vincent Maestri
11:15	NATO IST085/RTG41 Introduction	Dr. Amy Vanderbilt
11:30	Keynote: A Cognitive Systems Approach to Visual Analytics	Prof. Brian Fisher
12:30	Lunch
13:30	NATO Visualisation Work	Dr. Martin Taylor

14:10	Provocations & discussions: Challenges and Strategies
	Counter-Insurgency Visualization strategies	Valerie Lavigne
	A General Purpose Cryptography Survey	Dr. Haim Levkowitz
	Collaborative Analytics Environment (CARE) Blackholes, Keyholes and Brown Worms Challenges in sense making	Doug Talbott Prof. William Wong and Dr. Margaret Varga
15:10	Demonstrations (and Coffee break)
	IN-SPIRE Analyst Notebook Collaborative Analytic Environment (CARE)
16:00	Introduction to breakout groups, topic selection	Dr. Zack Jacobson
16:30	Breakout Groups - First working session
17:30	End of Day 1

Wednesday 30^th November 2011

09:00	Morning Welcome & Coffee	Dr. Marcus Lem
09:15	Provocations & Discussions: International Visual Analytics Groups
	Canadian Visual Analytics Consortium	Prof. Fred Popovich
	Research and Development at the National Visualization and Analytics Center	Dr. Richard May
	UK Visual Analytics Consortium (UKVAC)	Prof. William Wong
10:00	Breakout groups - Second working session
11:30	Provocations & discussions: Data and Health Applications
	CzSaw Visual Analytics for Public Health Surveillance in Indiana and Pakistan	Prof. John Dill and Jeff Gunther Prof. David Ebert
	Symptom and Lifestyle Tracking	Dr. Tom Dawson

12:30	Lunch
13:30	Breakout groups - Third working session
15:00	Demonstrations (and Coffee Break)
	CZSaw 2.0 Scalable Reasoning System (SRS) GreenGraph Suite

16:00	Breakout groups – Forth working session
17:30	End of Day 2

1^st December 2011

09:00	Morning Welcome & Coffee	Dr. Marcus Lem
09:10	Provocations & discussions: Networks and Analysis
	Using Ecological Interface Design for Network Visualisation to Facilitate Cyber Situation Awareness	Susan Traeber and Gabriel Klein
	Creating an interactive visualization of a financial system for economic and social well-being	Dr. Vicki Lemieux
	Information – Vector	Dr. Dragos Calitoiu and Dr. Zack Jacobson
10:00	Breakout groups - Final working session and preparation of presentations
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Breakout group presentations workshop, conclusions and recommendations
15:00	Demonstrations (and coffee break)
	3D cough simulator Starlight Symptom tracker

16:00	Workshop Summary	Dr. Zack Jacobson and Dr. Margaret Varga
16:30	Adjournment and Farewell	Dr. Marcus Lem