Bob Laramee - Visualizing the Effects of Food Choice on the Environment

Abstract: A group at Oxford University published a milestone investigation into the effects of diet on the environment. Along with their paper, they released the dataset they compiled and used upon which their results are based. However, strikingly absent from their work is any form of visual representation or visual analysis to support their findings. We present the visualization of diet on the environment. The collection of images we present draws on a data visualization assignment in the School of Computer Science. We showcase some of the best student submissions on the task visual exploration and analysis of the dataset released as part of the Oxford study. Short Bio: Robert S. Laramee received a bachelors degree in physics, cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (ZooMass). He received a masters degree in computer science from the University of New Hampshire, Durham. He was awarded a PhD from the Vienna University of Technology (Gruess Gott), Austria at the Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms in 2005. From 2001 to 2006 he was a researcher at the VRVis Research Center () and a software engineer at AVL () in the department of Advanced Simulation Technologies. He was a Lecturer, then Associate Professor at Swansea University (Prifysgol Cymru Abertawe), Wales in the Department of Computer Science (Adran Gwyddor Cyfrifiadur). Currently he is a Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK in the School of Computer Science. His research interests are in the areas of scientific visualization, information visualization, and visual analytics. He has published 200 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals and conferences. The YouTube channel dedicated to data visualization, research methods for computer scientists and other related topics. Connect with Bob on LinkedIn: Connect with Bob on Facebook: Connect with Bob on WeChat-User ID: rlaramee #visualization #research method for computer scientists #computer science #visual analytics #information visualization