Catherine Plaisant

Senior Research Scientist Emerita
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Education: 
Doctorat d'Ingenieur degree in France
Biography: 

Catherine Plaisant is a senior research scientist emerita in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies.

Her research focuses on the entire interface development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design and evaluation. Plaisant’s work significantly advances technologies in areas like information visualization, medical informatics, and universal access.

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Publications

2005


Zhao H, Smith BK, Norman KL, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  2005.  Listening to Maps: User Evaluation of Interactive Sonifications of Geo-Referenced Data (2004). Institute for Systems Research Technical Reports.

Lathan CE, Tracey MR, Vice JM, Druin A, Plaisant C.  2005.  Robotic apparatus and wireless communication system. 10/085,821(6895305)

Zhao H, Plaisant C.  2005.  InterSon: Interactive Sonification for Geo-referenced Data Exploration for the Vision Impaired. Tech Report HCIL-2005-13.

Zhao H, Smith BK, Norman KL, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  2005.  Listening to Maps: User Evaluation of Interactive Sonifications of Geo-Referenced Data. Institute for Systems Research Technical Reports.

Zhao H, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  2005.  iSonic: interactive sonification for non-visual data exploration. Proceedings of the 7th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility. :194-195.

Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  2005.  Show Me! Guidelines for producing recorded demonstrations. 2005 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing. :171-178.

Zhao H, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  2005.  "I hear the pattern": interactive sonification of geographical data patterns. CHI '05 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems. :1905-1908.

Tanin E, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  2005.  Broadening Access to Large Online Databases by Generalizing Query Previews (2000). Institute for Systems Research Technical Reports.

Shneiderman B, Plaisant C.  2005.  Designing The User Interface.

Plaisant C.  2005.  Information Visualization and the Challenge of Universal Usability. Exploring GeovisualizationExploring Geovisualization. :53-82.

Marchionini G, Haas S, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Hert C.  2005.  Toward a Statistical Knowledge Network (2004). Institute for Systems Research Technical Reports.

Laskowski S, Plaisant C.  2005.  Evaluation Methodologies for Visual Analytics. Illuminating the Path: The Research and Development Agenda for Visual AnalyticsIlluminating the Path: The Research and Development Agenda for Visual Analytics. :150-157.

Eaton C, Plaisant C, Drizd T.  2005.  Visualizing missing data: classification and empirical study. Proceedings of INTERACT. :861-872.

2004


Kules B, Kang H, Plaisant C, Rose A, Shneiderman B.  2004.  Immediate usability: a case study of public access design for a community photo library. Interacting with Computers. 16(6):1171-1193.

Zhao H, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Duraiswami R.  2004.  Sonification of geo-referenced data for auditory information seeking: Design principle and pilot study. Proceedings of ICAD.

Plaisant C.  2004.  The challenge of information visualization evaluation. Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces. :109-116.

Plaisant C, Schneiderman B.  2004.  Designing the user interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction.

Marchionini G, Haas S, Shneiderman B, Plaisant C, Hert CA.  2004.  Project highlight: toward the statistical knowledge network. Proceedings of the 2004 annual national conference on Digital government research. :125:1–125:2-125:1–125:2.

Fekete J-D, Plaisant C.  2004.  Les leçons tirées des deux compétitions de visualisation d'information. Proceedings of the 16th conference on Association Francophone d'Interaction Homme-Machine. :7-12.

Cable JH, Ordonez JF, Chintalapani G, Plaisant C.  2004.  Project portfolio earned value management using treemaps. Proceedings of the Project Management Institute Research Conference.

Chintalapani G, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  2004.  Extending the utility of treemaps with flexible hierarchy. Eighth International Conference on Information Visualisation, 2004. IV 2004. Proceedings. :335-344.

2003


Plaisant C, Marchionini G, Komlodi A.  2003.  Visualizing websites using a hierarchical table of contents browser: WebTOC. The craft of information visualization: readings and reflectionsThe craft of information visualization: readings and reflections. :438-438.

Plaisant C, Marchimini G, Bruns T, Komlodi A, Campbell L, Rose A, Ding GM, Beale Jr J, Nolet V, Shneiderman B et al..  2003.  The World's Information in Digital Libraries. The craft of information visualization: readings and reflectionsThe craft of information visualization: readings and reflections. :149-149.

North C, Shneiderman B, Plaisant C, Kang H, Bederson BB.  2003.  Seeing the World Through Image Libraries. The craft of information visualization: readings and reflectionsThe craft of information visualization: readings and reflections. :47-47.

Marchionini G, Haas S, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Hert C.  2003.  Toward a statistical knowledge network. Proceedings of the 2003 annual national conference on Digital government research. :1-6.

Marchionini G, Plaisant C, Komlodi A.  2003.  The people in digital libraries: Multifaceted approaches to assessing needs and impact. Digital library use: Social practice in design and evaluationDigital library use: Social practice in design and evaluation. :119-160.

Kumar H, Plaisant C, Teittinen M, Shneiderman B.  2003.  Visual Information Management for Network Configuration. The Craft of Information VisualizationThe Craft of Information Visualization. :239-256.

Kules B, Shneiderman B, Plaisant C.  2003.  Data exploration with paired hierarchical visualizations: initial designs of PairTrees. Proceedings of the 2003 annual national conference on Digital government research. :1-6.

Kang H, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  2003.  New approaches to help users get started with visual interfaces: multi-layered interfaces and integrated initial guidance. Proceedings of the 2003 annual national conference on Digital government research. :1-6.

Kang H, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  2003.  Helping users get started with visual interfaces: multi-layered interfaces, integrated initial guidance and video demonstrations. Proceedings of the 2003 annual national conference on Digital government research. :1-1.

Hutchinson H, Mackay W, Westerlund B, Bederson BB, Druin A, Plaisant C, Beaudouin-Lafon M, Conversy S, Evans H, Hansen H et al..  2003.  Technology probes: inspiring design for and with families. Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems. :17-24.

Plaisant C, Chintalapani G, Lukehart C, Schiro D, Ryan J.  2003.  Using Visualization Tools to Gain Insight Into Your Data. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition.

Hombsek K, Bederson BB, Plaisant C.  2003.  Preserving Context with Zoomable User Interfaces. The craft of information visualization: readings and reflectionsThe craft of information visualization: readings and reflections. :83-83.

Kules B, Kang H, Plaisant C, Rose A, Shneiderman B.  2003.  Immediate Usability: Kiosk design principles from the CHI 2001 Photo Library. Technical Reports from UMIACS.

Grinstein G, Kobsa A, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Stasko JT.  2003.  Which comes first, usability or utility? Proceedings of the 14th IEEE Visualization 2003 (VIS'03). :112–-112–.

Hutchinson H, Bederson BB, Plaisant C, Druin A.  2003.  Family Calendar Survey. Technical Reports from UMIACS.

Fredrikson A, North C, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Tanin E, Pkisant C.  2003.  Database Discovery with Dynamic Queries. The craft of information visualization: readings and reflectionsThe craft of information visualization: readings and reflections. :1-1.

Hornbaek K, Bederson BB, Plaisant C.  2003.  Navigation patterns & usability of zoomable user interfaces: with and without an overview. interactions. 10(1):11-12.

Fekete JD, Wang D, Dang N, Aris A, Plaisant C.  2003.  Overlaying graph links on treemaps. IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization Conference Compendium (demonstration).

Tanin E, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  2003.  Broadening Access to Large Online Databases by Generalizing Query Previews. The Craft of Information VisualizationThe Craft of Information Visualization. :31-37.

Eaton C, Plaisant C, Drizd T.  2003.  The Challenge of Missing and Uncertain Data. Proceedings of the 14th IEEE Visualization 2003 (VIS'03). :100–-100–.

Plaisant C, Mushlin R, Snyder A, Li J, Heller D, Shneiderman B.  2003.  LifeLines: Using Visualization to Enhance Navigation and Analysis of Patient Records. The Craft of Information VisualizationThe Craft of Information Visualization. :308-312.

Bederson BB, Plaisant C, Mushlin R, Snyder A, Li J, Heller D, Shneiderman B, Hochheiser H, Fekete JD, Czenvinski M.  2003.  Innovating the Interaction. The craft of information visualization: readings and reflectionsThe craft of information visualization: readings and reflections. :295-295.

2002


Plaisant C, Druin A, Hutchinson H.  2002.  Technologies for families. CHI '02 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems. :938-939.

Plaisant C, Grosjean J, Bederson BB.  2002.  SpaceTree: supporting exploration in large node link tree, design evolution and empirical evaluation. Information Visualization, 2002. INFOVIS 2002. IEEE Symposium on. :57-64.

Hutchinson H, Plaisant C, Druin A.  2002.  Case study: a message board as a technology probe for family communication and coordination. Proceedings of the 2002 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.

Hornbaek K, Bederson BB, Plaisant C.  2002.  Navigation patterns and usability of zoomable user interfaces with and without an overview. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI). 9(4):362-389.

Fekete J-D, Plaisant C.  2002.  Interactive information visualization of a million items. Information Visualization, 2002. INFOVIS 2002. IEEE Symposium on. :117-124.

Plaisant C, Grosjean J, Bederson BB.  2002.  SpaceTree: Design evolution of a node link tree browser. Proc. InfoVis. :57-64.

Shneiderman B, Kang H, Kules B, Plaisant C, Rose A, Rucheir R.  2002.  A photo history of SIGCHI: evolution of design from personal to public. interactions. 9(3):17-23.

2001


Browne H, Bederson BB, Plaisant C, Druin A.  2001.  Designing an Interactive Message Board as a Technology Probe for Family Communication. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Plaisant C, Bhamidipati P, Tarnoff P.  2001.  VEHICLE SPEED INFORMATION DISPLAYS FOR PUBLIC WEBSITES: A STUDY OF USER PREFERENCES. ITS 2001: Conference Proceedings.

Lathan C, Vice J M, Tracey M, Plaisant C, Druin A, Edward K, Montemayor J.  2001.  Therapeutic play with a storytelling robot. CHI '01 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems. :27-28.

Konishi M, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  2001.  Enabling Commuters to Find the Best Route: An Interface for Analyzing Driving History Logs. Proceedings of the IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (Interact2001). :799-800.

Chipman G, Plaisant C, Gahagan S, Herrmann JW, Hewitt S, Reaves L.  2001.  Understanding Manufacturing Systems with a Learning Historian for User-Directed Experimentation. CS-TR-4243

2000


Greene S, Marchionini G, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  2000.  Previews and overviews in digital libraries: Designing surrogates to support visual information seeking. Journal of the American Society for Information Science. 51(4):380-393.

Plaisant C, Bhamidipati P.  2000.  Vehicle Speed Information Displays for Public Websites A Survey of User Preferences. Technical Reports from UMIACS.

Tanin E, Lotem A, Haddadin I, Shneiderman B, Plaisant C, Slaughter L.  2000.  Facilitating data exploration with query previews: A study of user performance and preference. Behaviour & Information Technology. 19(6):393-403.

Rose A, Salter R, Keswani S, Kositsyna N, Plaisant C, Rubloff G, Shneiderman B.  2000.  Simulation based learning environments and the use of learning histories. CHI '00 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems. :2-3.

Plaisant C, Druin A, Lathan C, Dakhane K, Edwards K, Vice J M, Montemayor J.  2000.  A storytelling robot for pediatric rehabilitation. Proceedings of the fourth international ACM conference on Assistive technologies. :50-55.

Plaisant C, Komlodi A, Lindsay F.  2000.  Evaluation challenges for a Federation of heterogeneous information providers: the case of NASA's Earth Science Information Partnerships. Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises, 2000. (WET ICE 2000). Proeedings. IEEE 9th International Workshops on. :130-135.

1999


Plaisant C, Rose A, Rubloff G, Salter R, Shneiderman B.  1999.  The design of history mechanisms and their use in collaborative educational simulations. Proceedings of the 1999 conference on Computer support for collaborative learning.

Plaisant C, Venkatraman M, Ngamkajorwiwat K, Barth R, Harberts B, Feng W.  1999.  Refining query previews techniques for data with multivalued attributes: the case of NASA EOSDIS. Research and Technology Advances in Digital Libraries, 1999. ADL '99. Proceedings. IEEE Forum on. :50-59.

Kumar HP, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1999.  LifeLines: Visualizing Personal Histories. Readings in Information Visualization: Using Vision to ThinkReadings in Information Visualization: Using Vision to Think. :285-285.

Kumar HP, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Browsing hierarchical data with multi-level dynamic queries. Readings in information visualizationReadings in information visualization. :295-305.

Harris C, Allen RB, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Temporal visualization for legal case histories. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL MEETING-AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE. 36:271-279.

Greene S, Tanin E, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Olsen L, Major G, Johns S.  1999.  The end of zero-hit queries: query previews for NASA’s Global Change Master Directory. International Journal on Digital Libraries. 2(2):79-90.

Fredrikson A, North C, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Temporal, geographical and categorical aggregations viewed through coordinated displays: a case study with highway incident data. Proceedings of the 1999 workshop on new paradigms in information visualization and manipulation in conjunction with the eighth ACM internation conference on Information and knowledge management. :26-34.

Fekete J-D, Plaisant C.  1999.  Excentric labeling: dynamic neighborhood labeling for data visualization. Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems: the CHI is the limit. :512-519.

Lindsay FE, Townshend JRG, JaJa JF, Humphries J, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Developing the next generation of Earth science data systems: the Global Land Cover Facility. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International. 1:616-618vol.1-616-618vol.1.

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