CZSaw, IMAS & Tableau: Collaboration among teams: VAST 2010 Grand Challenge award: Excellent student team analysis

Author

Dunsmuir, D. ; Baraghoush, M.Z. ; Chen, Vincent ; Joorabchi, M.E. ; Alimadadi, S. ; Lee, Edward ; Dill, Jeffrey ; Qian, Chengshan ; Shaw, C.D. ; Woodbury, Robert

Author_Institution

Sch. of Interactive Arts & Technol., Simon Fraser Univ., Vancouver, BC, Canada

fYear

2010

fDate

25-26 Oct. 2010

Firstpage

267

Lastpage

268

Abstract

The VAST 2010 Challenge consisted of three separate datasets which we investigated with three student teams using three different tools in order to solve each Mini Challenge (MC1-3). The teams met to share findings, request supporting evidence from the other mini challenges, and raise questions for other teams to investigate further. We used CZSaw to investigate the MC1 arms dealer reports by organizing an overview before drilling down to investigate each country´s activities. We used Tableau for MC2 to summarize the spread of the Drafa virus within each country and compare the times at which it occurred. We used the IMAS genomics tool for MC3 to discover the origin and initial spread of the virus.

Keywords

biology computing; data analysis; data visualisation; genomics; microorganisms; CZSaw; Drafa virus; IMAS; Tableau; VAST 2010 challenge; genomics tool; mini challenge; teams collaboration; Visual analytics; analysis process; biology and genetics; information visualization; investigative analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST), 2010 IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Salt Lake City, UT

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9488-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VAST.2010.5653035

Filename

5653035