Browsing Master Theses & Projects by Author "Collins, Christopher"
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An adaptive crowdsourced investigation of word abbreviation techniques for text visualizations
Shimabukuro, Mariana Akemi (2017-04-01)A known problem in information visualization labeling is when the text is too long to fit in the label space. There are some common known techniques used in order to solve this problem like setting a very small font size. ... -
Augmenting free-form annotations with digital metadata for close reading of poetry
Mehta, Hrim (2015-12-01)Many people, literary critics in particular, practice close reading, making annotations by hand while performing a detailed analysis of a text. Current digital tools for literary criticism,however, have many limitations ... -
Exploring entities in text with descriptive non-photorealistic rendering
Chang, Meng-Wei (2012-12-01)We present a novel approach to text visualization called descriptive non-photorealistic rendering which exploits the inherent spatial and abstract dimensions in text documents to integrate 3D non-photorealistic rendering ... -
Gloss positioning for a gaze aware L2 reading aid
Zhao, Zixin (2023-08-01)An important aspect of language learning is reading texts written in the learner’s second language (L2). However, reading can be a daunting task for language learners, as text may contain a large amount of unknown vocabulary. ... -
Implicit gaze interaction for information visualization
Wang, Feiyang (2021-08-01)This thesis presents a novel marker-free method for identifying screens of interest when using head-mounted eye-tracking for visualization in cluttered and multi-screen environments. The presented approach offers a solution ... -
An investigation of semantic patterns in passwords
Veras Guimaraes, Rafael (2013-08-01)The advent of large password leaks in recent years has exposed the security problems of passwords and enabled deeper empirical investigation of password patterns. Researchers have only touched the surface of patterns in ... -
Magic Pen: automatic pen-mode switching for document annotation
Desousa, Kevin A. (2022-08-01)Traditional digital pen interfaces use menu buttons to change pen modes, resulting in time and cognitive load spent on round-trips and potential errors from tapping small mode selection buttons. This thesis presents Magic ... -
Managing developer interruption
Perez Dias, Gabrielle Cristina (2018-12-01)The high frequency of interruptions during cognitively-intense activities can be annoying and detrimental to deadline-driven work, such as software development. When developers are interrupted they not only lose productivity ... -
Object-centric temporal navigation for dynamic information visualizations.
Kondo, Brittany (2014-08-01)We introduce object-centric temporal navigation for time-varying information visualizations. In our approach, navigation through time is controlled by interacting directly with any data item, enabling simultaneous exploration ... -
Read, skim, scan: gaze -aware documents as implicit feedback for multimodal typographical cuing
Keith, Adeliz (2023-12-01)Computer-based methods for displaying and formatting texts for speed reading, including the popular Rapid Serial Visual Presentation method, are increasingly popular in both research and commercial applications. However, ... -
Recommendations in visual analytics using emotions : a mixed-initiative interaction approach
Panwar, Prateek (2018-07-01)The thesis demonstrates an idea for helping users in visual analytic tasks by investigating some critical steps required for providing recommendations. The proposed model uses mixed-initiative interaction approach by ... -
Spatial peripheral interaction techniques for viewing and manipulating off-screen digital content
Paluka, Erik (2015-08-01)When an information space is larger than the display, it is typical for interfaces to only support interacting with content that is rendered within its viewport. To support interacting with off-screen content, our work ... -
Strategies and applications for creating more memorable passwords
MacRae, Brent Alexander (2016-01-01)As we continue to learn and grow in an ever evolving technological age, we deepen our understanding of the importance of authentication. There are many different types of authentication, each exhibiting their own strengths ... -
Supporting student success with machine learning and visual analytics
Weagant, Riley (2019-08-01)Post secondary institutions have a wealth of student data at their disposal. This data has recently been used to explore a problem that has been prevalent in the education domain for decades. Student retention is a complex ...