Visualizing time dependent semantics: an application to quantum algorithms

Author

Kadaba, Nivedita R. ; Irani, Pourang P. ; Toulouse, Michel

Author_Institution

Manitoba Univ., Canada

fYear

2005

fDate

6-8 July 2005

Firstpage

182

Lastpage

187

Abstract

We have developed a visual syntax for representing concepts that are contingent on temporal properties (time-dependent semantics). A within-group (N=24) experiment was conducted to identify the representations that conveyed best a given semantic. We then applied our representations to the visualization of algorithms in quantum computing and carried out a second experiment (N=16) on subjects unfamiliar with the semantic concepts that were tested. The results show that our representations are intuitive and facilitate a good level of understanding of the algorithms.

Keywords

computer animation; data visualisation; quantum computing; algorithm visualization; animations; quantum algorithm; quantum computing; semantic visualization; structured-based perception; temporal properties; time dependent semantics; visual syntax; Algorithm design and analysis; Animation; Quantum computing; Robustness; Software algorithms; Software engineering; Software systems; Testing; Unified modeling language; Visualization; Animations; algorithm visualization; quantum algorithms; semantic visualization; structured-based perception;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Visualisation, 2005. Proceedings. Ninth International Conference on

ISSN

1550-6037

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2397-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IV.2005.154

Filename

1509076