6 papers
Reflexis: Supporting Reflexivity and Rigor in Collaborative Qualitative Analysis through Design for Deliberation
Runlong Ye, Oliver Huang, Patrick Yung Kang Lee +3
Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA) is a critical method for generating deep interpretive insights. Yet its core tenets, including researcher reflexivity, tangible analytical evoluti…
ScholarMate: A Mixed-Initiative Tool for Qualitative Knowledge Work and Information Sensemaking
Runlong Ye, Patrick Yung Kang Lee, Matthew Varona +2
Synthesizing knowledge from large document collections is a critical yet increasingly complex aspect of qualitative research and knowledge work. While AI offers automation potentia…
Toward Supporting Narrative-Driven Data Exploration: Barriers and Design Opportunities
Oliver Huang, Carolina Nobre
Analysts increasingly explore data through evolving, narrative-driven inquiries, moving beyond static dashboards and predefined metrics as their questions deepen and shift. As thes…
ViStruct: Simulating Expert-Like Reasoning Through Task Decomposition and Visual Attention Cues
Oliver Huang, Carolina Nobre
Data visualization tasks often require multi-step reasoning, and the interpretive strategies experts use, such as decomposing complex goals into smaller subtasks and selectively at…
From Reality to Recognition: Evaluating Visualization Analogies for Novice Chart Comprehension
Oliver Huang, Patrick Lee, Carolina Nobre
Novice learners often have difficulty learning new visualization types because they tend to interpret novel visualizations through the mental models of simpler charts they have pre…
The Design Space of Recent AI-assisted Research Tools for Ideation, Sensemaking, and Scientific Creativity
Runlong Ye, Matthew Varona, Oliver Huang +3
Generative AI (GenAI) tools are radically expanding the scope and capability of automation in knowledge work such as academic research. While promising for augmenting cognition and…