About Us

Since the beginning of human stories, the humanities and social sciences have elegantly developed, intertwining with our history from civilization's first light. The recent surge in digital humanities and social sciences (DHSS) data, including digitized ancient texts and long-term surveys, presents both challenges and opportunities to better comprehend cultural, historical, and human intricacies.

Our team have been working with experts in diverse disciplines, including history, sociology, political science, and communication, to pioneer cutting-edge visual analytics techniques that facilitate the understanding of complex social problems and cultural phenomena. We have delved into an extensive array of topics, including but not limited to the protection of cultural heritage, quantitative history, social mobility and inequality, the science of science, and so on. We strive to make seminal contributions to research endeavors that utilize big data and visualization to enhance studies in DHSS.

News

  • Our VR system is presented in the ‘China in Maps: 500 Years of Evolving Images’ (地圖中國: 五百年的意象演化) exhibition of HKUST Library!
  • NeighViz was accepted in VDS at IEEE VIS 2023!
  • Posts with no Response was accepted in IEEE VISAP (Pictorial and Artwork tracks)!

    • Articles

    2023

    Posts with no Response: The Island of Loneliness

    Junxiu Tang, Rui Sheng, Yifang Wang, Xinhuan Shu, Xiaojiao Chen, Tan Tang, Yingcai Wu
    VISAP (IEEE VIS Arts Program) (VISAP). 2023.
    arXiv

    NeighViz: Towards Better Understanding of Neighborhood Effects on Social Groups with Spatial Data

    Yue Yu, Yifang Wang, Qisen Yang, Di Weng, Yongjun Zhang, Xiaogang Wu, Yingcai Wu, Huamin Qu
    Visualization in Data Science (VDS at IEEE VIS) (VDS at IEEE VIS). 2023.
    arXiv

    Computational Approaches for Traditional Chinese Painting: From the "Six Principles of Painting" Perspective

    Wei Zhang, Jianwei Zhang, Kam Kwai Wong, Yifang Wang, Yingchaojie Feng, Luwei Wang, and Wei Chen
    Journal of Computer Science and Technology (JCST). 2023.
    arXiv Website

    CohortVA: A Visual Analytic System for Interactive Exploration of Cohorts based on Historical Data

    Wei Zhang, Kam Kwai Wong, Xumeng Wang, Youcheng Gong, Rongchen Zhu, Kai Liu, Zihan Yan, Siwei Tan, Huamin Qu, Siming Chen, and Wei Chen
    IEEE Transaction on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). 2023.
    DOI arXiv

    2022

    PoeticAR: Reviving Traditional Poetry of the Heritage Site of Jichang Garden via Augmented Reality

    Jin Tian, Yifan Cao, Lingyi Feng, Dongting Fu, Linping Yuan, Huamin Qu, Yang Wang, Mingming Fan
    International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI). 2022.
    DOI

    Interactive Visual Exploration of Longitudinal Historical Career Mobility Data

    Yifang Wang, Hongye Liang, Xinhuan Shu, Jiachen Wang, Ke Xu, Zikun Deng, Cameron Campbell, Bijia Chen, Yingcai Wu, Huamin Qu
    IEEE Transaction on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). 2022.
    DOI arXiv

    Seek for Success: A Visualization Approach for Understanding the Dynamics of Academic Careers

    Yifang Wang, Tai-Quan Peng, Huihua Lu, Haoren Wang, Xiao Xie, Huamin Qu, Yingcai Wu
    IEEE Transaction on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). 2022.
    DOI arXiv

    2021

    iPoet: interactive painting poetry creation with visual multimodal analysis

    Yingchaojie Feng, Jiazhou Chen, Keyu Huang, Kam Kwai Wong, Hui Ye, Wei Zhang, Rongchen Zhu, Xiaonan Luo, and Wei Chen
    China Visualization and Visual Analytics Conference (ChinaVis) (ChinaVis). 2021.
    DOI

    Explore Mindfulness without Deflection: A Data Art Based on the Book of Songs

    Yifang Wang, Yifan Cao, Junxiu Tang, Yang Wang, Huamin Qu, Yingcai Wu
    VISAP (IEEE VIS Arts Program) (VISAP). 2021.
    DOI Website

    2018

    How Do Ancestral Traits Shape Family Trees Over Generations?

    Siwei Fu, Hao Dong, Weiwei Cui, Jian Zhao, Huamin Qu
    IEEE Transaction on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). 2018.
    DOI

    2016

    NameClarifier: A Visual Analytics System for Author Name Disambiguation

    Qiaomu Shen, Tongshuang Wu, Haiyan Yang, Yanhong Wu, Huamin Qu, Weiwei Cui
    IEEE Transaction on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). 2016.
    DOI

    egoSlider: Visual Analysis of Egocentric Network Evolution

    Yanhong Wu, Naveen Pitipornvivat, Jian Zhao, Sixiao Yang, Guowei Huang, Huamin Qu
    IEEE Transaction on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). 2016.
    DOI

    2014

    LoyalTracker: Visualizing Loyalty Dynamics in Search Engines.

    Conglei Shi, Yingcai Wu, Shixia Liu, Hong Zhou, Huamin Qu
    IEEE Transaction on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). 2014.
    DOI

    2013

    Visual analysis of retweeting propagation network in a microblogging platform

    Quan Li, Huamin Qu, Li Chen, Robert Wang, Jun-Hai Yong, Detan Si
    VINCI 2013.
    DOI

    Visual Analysis of Topic Competition on Social Media

    Panpan Xu, Yingcai Wu, Enxun Wei, Tai-Quan Peng, Shixia Liu, Jonathan J. H. Zhu, Huamin Qu
    IEEE Transaction on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). 2013.
    DOI

    A Visual Analysis Approach for Community Detection of Multi-Context Mobile Social Networks

    Yu-Xin Ma, Jia-Yi Xu, Dichao Peng, Ting Zhang, Cheng-Zhe Jin, Huamin Qu, Wei Chen, Qunsheng Peng
    Journal of Computer Science and Technology (JCST). 2013.
    DOI

    2012

    Whisper: Tracing the Spatiotemporal Process of Information Diffusion in Real Time

    Nan Cao, Yu-Ru Lin, Xiaohua Sun, David Lazer, Shixia Liu, Huamin Qu
    IEEE Transaction on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). 2012.
    DOI

    2011

    ImpactWheel: Visual Analysis of the Impact of Online News

    Wei Wei, Nan Cao, Jon Atle Gulla, Huamin Qu
    IEEE WIC ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI-IAT). 2011.
    DOI

    Current Members

    Prof. Huamin Qu
    Jason Kam Kwai Wong
    Yifan Cao
    Yue Yu

    Alumni

    Yifang Wang
    Northwestern
    Xinhuan Shu
    U. Edin
    Siwei Fu
    Zhejiang Lab

    Collaborators