Visualisation Network-of-Experts

Supporting NATO Research Task Group IST-059 on Network Visualisation

http://www.visn-x.net

Priory Church, Malvern. 2008 © Martin Taylor

Workshop:

Visualizing Network Dynamics

4^th - 6^th November 2008

QinetiQ Malvern,

Malvern Technology Centre,

St. Andrew’s Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3PS, GBR

Edited by M. Varga

The NATO Research Task Group "Visualisation Technologies for Network Analysis" has invited the Visualisation Network of Experts (Vis N/X) to advise it on how graph/network analysis and visualisation can support simulations of and predictions about dynamic systems critical to defense, intelligence and public safety.

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Agenda
Tuesday, 4^th November 2008
0945	Security check-in
1015	Margaret Varga	Welcome to QinetiQ
1030		Information on local arrangements
1035	Round robin Introductions
1055	Vincent Taylor	Introduction to NATO IST059 and the N/X
1105	Zack Jacobson & Margaret Varga	Workshop Introduction
1115	Provocations and Discussions: Design and Evaluation
	Amy K. C. S. Vanderbilt	Evaluation of interactive visualisation of Network Dynamics
	Rob Young	Some considerations towards metrics to assess visualisation Abstract Presentation
	Marcus Lem & Ben Houston	Design and Specifications of a visualization tool for dynamic network analysis (VITA-DNA)
1215	Lunch
1300	Provocations and discussions: Techniques and Applications
	Neil Bowan	CBRN Incident and Consequence Management and CBRN Capability Policy
	Nisha Iswaran	Effects-based Approach to CBRN Capability Policy
1340	Provocations and discussions: Techniques and Applications
	Sven.Brueckner	Entities: An Alternative Perspective on Multiple Networks
	Rusty Bobrow	Kinetic Visualizations: Seeing and Understanding Structure in Large Interacting Networks, Using Human Motion Perception
	Dragos Calitoiu, Zack Jacobson, Margaret Varga & Ben Houston	Knowledge Discovery in a multi-mode network: a visualization approach to measure the interdependence between actors and social venues
·	Jan-Terje Bjørke & Margaret Varga	Weight (error) Propagation in Networks of Hypernodes
1500	Introduction to Breakout Groups
	Zack Jacobson	Topic Selection
1510	Breakout Groups - First Working Session
1630	End, Day 1
1900	Dinner at the Red Lion Pub
Wednesday, 5^th November 2008
0820	Security check-in
0830	Margaret Varga	Welcome
0845	Provocations & discussions: Techniques and Applications (I)
	Martin Taylor	The VisTG Framework for Network Visualisation
	Sonya McMullen and Cristin Hall	Survey of Relevant Research Related to Data Visualization Applications and Areas Requiring Additional Study Presentation paper
	Andy Swarbrick	"Can you evaluate a tool to visualise a complex system, like an organisational network, without validated models for how it behaves?" - Drawing the lines between exploration and discovery versus understanding and prediction. Why we need to work anthropologists and social scientists.
0940	Breakout Groups - Second Working Session
1115	Provocation and Discussions: Techniques and Applications (II)
	Shashi Shekhar	Spatio-Temporal Networks: A GIS Perspectives:
	Paul Wonnacott	Geo-temporal visualisation of networks for Intelligence
	Neil Briscombe	Application of semantic tooling for military information exploitation and decisions support systems
1215	Lunch
1245	Provocations and Discussions: Techniques and Applications (III)
	Zack Jacobson & Ben Houston	VITA—Visual Interface for Text Analysis
	Michael Otterstatter & Zack Jacobson	Contagion in real social networks: insights from social insects
1340	Breakout Groups - Third Working Session
1545	End, Day 2
1600	Depart for wine tasting event
1900	Dinner at the ASK restaurant

Thursday, 6^th November 2008
0845	Security check-in
0900	Amy K.C.S. Vanderbilt	Welcome
0910	Provocations and Discussions: Techniques and Applications (IV)
	Andy Swarbrick	SNA Visualisation Tools
	Dr. Mark Round	A Research Agenda for SNA
	Margaret Varga, Dr. Rob Young, Kevin Adams & Rose Hines	Hypothesis Network Visualisation
1010	Breakout Groups: Final Working Session and Preparation of Presentations
1215	Lunch
1300	Breakout Group presentations; Workshop Conclusions and Recommendations
	Cristin Hall, Chris Horeczy, Annette Kaster, Michael Kleiber, Marcus Lem and Sonya McMullen	Experimental Designs for Utility Testing of Visualization Techniques
	Neil Bowman, James Freemantle, Rose Hines, Nisha Iswaran, Andy Swarbrick, Margaret Varga and Rob Young	Visualising the Propagation of Uncertainties
	Amy K.C.S. Vanderbilt ,Vincent Taylor, Martin Taylor, Mark Nixon, Jan Terje Bjorke, Sven Brueckner, Zack Jacobson, Jason Moore, Rusty Bobrow	Information Theoretic Considerations
	Kevin Adams, Mark Round, Andrew Webb, Lisbeth Ramussen	Approaches to the analysis and visualization of multi-modal and multi-relational networks
1450	Margaret Varga	Close of Workshop and Farewell
1500	Workshop Closes