Last December, Sita Vriend was given the opportunity to visit Uppsala University through support from the Equal Opportunities Fund.
My research focuses on human-centered uncertainty visualization, an area concerned with how uncertainty, which is all around us, is communicated through visual representations. Common examples include weather forecasts that show the probability of rain or storm predictions that visualize the possible paths a storm might take. The goal of my work is to better understand how users perceive such visualizations and how they can be designed more effectively. Along the way, I have become something of a data and statistics enthusiast. I enjoy the process of exploring data and creating clear, compelling figures.
Hence, I got asked to collaborate with Åsa Cajander and Jonathan Källbäcker to analyse data collected as part of TARA project (The Impact of Automation, Robotization and AI on the Work Environment of Airport Ground Staff). While I am experienced in data analysis and visualization, I was less familiar with the specific application context. This made the collaboration particularly valuable, as it provided opportunities to discuss unexpected patterns and oddities in the data. Jonathan was able to contextualize these findings by drawing on insights from interviews conducted during earlier research.
Our collaboration is ongoing. Additional data will be collected, and the analysis is still in progress, laying the groundwork for continued joint research in the future.
Sita Vriend, M.Sc.
Doctoral Researcher
Visualization Research Center (VISUS)
Weiskopf Group