{"id":60,"date":"2018-10-16T20:08:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T20:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/asarv\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2023-11-23T15:20:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T15:20:26","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/asarv\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I am a data visualization researcher primarily interested in exploring the intersection where the human component meets analytics, design, and technology. I also study the broader societal and ethical implications of visualization techniques. <\/span><b>Visual analytics <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">forms the foundation upon which my research thrives. I design, develop, and evaluate novel mechanisms and tools that make visual analytics more <\/span><b>effective<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>inclusive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><b>trustworthy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> using emerging technologies, including <\/span><b>analysis provenance tracking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>differential privacy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and<\/span><b> generative AI.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I also conduct empirical studies to examine variations in <\/span><b>graphical perception<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and their implication for visualization design and utility. Furthermore, as a visualization researcher committed to advancing the field, I <\/span><b>critically investigate and evaluate our research practices and current trends<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This introspection is essential for enriching the field and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in visualization research. The cumulative outcomes of my work contribute to advancing data visualization on the theoretical front as well as the practical tools and interventions with real-world implications and utility.\u00a0 My research papers have received awards and recognition from the premier venues in Visualization, Social computing, and HCI, including the <\/span><b>Best Paper Award at EuroVis 2022<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the <\/span><b>Best Paper Award at CSCW 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the <\/span><b>Honorable Mention Award at CHI 2022<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and the <\/span><b>Honorable Mention Award at DIS 2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I earned my Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Victoria, Canada, under the supervision of Dr. Melanie Tory in 2016. I hold a Master of Software Engineering from the University of Malaya, Malaysia, and an Honors bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science from the University of Science Malaysia. I was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California San Diego from 2016-2018, working with Prof. Nadir Weibel at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/designlab.ucsd.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UCSD <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Design Lab.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a data visualization researcher primarily interested in exploring the intersection where the human component meets analytics, design, and technology. I also study the broader societal and ethical implications of visualization techniques. Visual analytics forms the foundation upon which my research thrives. 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