DGViewer: A hybrid approach towards visualisation of dynamic networks

Weidong Huang; Matthew James Goodwin; Xiaodi Huang; Mao Lin Huang; Jing Luo

doi:10.1109/IV51561.2020.00020

DGViewer: A hybrid approach towards visualisation of dynamic networks

Weidong Huang, Matthew James Goodwin, Xiaodi Huang, Mao Lin Huang, Jing Luo

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Abstract

Dynamic networks are networks in which nodes and edges come and go at different times. The dynamic nature of this type of networks has imposed a challenge in network visualisation. Many techniques have been proposed to visualise dynamic networks in an effort of not only capturing the dynamic features of networks over the time but also laying out the network in a way that is fast and makes the visualisation aesthetically pleasing. However, empirical research has shown that the current techniques have limitations in one way or another. In the paper, we present an interactive visualisation called DGViewer which gives users control and flexibility allowing them to decide what, when and how to view visualisations to improve the analysis and comprehension of dynamic networks. A preliminary usability study indicates that users are positive with this user-centred visualisation for better user experience and task performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2020 24th International Conference Information Visualisation (IV)
Editors	Ebad Banissi, Farzad Khosrow-Shahi, Anna Ursyn, Mark W. McK. Bannatyne, Joao Moura Pires, Nuno Datia, Kawa Nazemi, Boris Kovalerchuk, John Counsell, Andrew Agapiou, Zora Vrcelj, Hing-Wah Chau, Mengbi Li, Gehan Nagy, Richard Laing, Rita Francese, Muhammad Sarfraz, Fatma Bouali, Gilles Venturin, Marjan Trutschl, Urska Cvek, Heimo Muller, Minoru Nakayama, Marco Temperini, Tania Di Mascio, Filippo Sciarrone Veronica Rossano Rossano, Ralf Dorner, Loredana Caruccio, Autilia Vitiello, Weidong Huang, Michele Risi, Ugo Erra, Razvan Andonie, Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad, Ana Figueiras, Mabule Samuel Mabakane
Place of Publication	United States
Publisher	IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	63-67
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728191348
ISBN (Print)	9781728191355
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IV51561.2020.00020
Publication status	Published - Sept 2020
Event	2020 24th International Conference Information Visualisation: IV 2020 - Online, Melbourne, Australia Duration: 07 Sept 2020 → 11 Sept 2020 https://conferences.computer.org/iv/#!/toc/0 http://www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV2020/IV2020_progV12A_BookAbstractV12A.pdf (program) https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/9373069/proceeding (proceedings) https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9373137 (proceedings preface)

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Name	Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation
Volume	2020-September
ISSN (Print)	1093-9547

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Conference	2020 24th International Conference Information Visualisation
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	07/09/20 → 11/09/20
Internet address	https://conferences.computer.org/iv/#!/toc/0 http://www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV2020/IV2020_progV12A_BookAbstractV12A.pdf (program) https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/9373069/proceeding (proceedings) https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9373137 (proceedings preface)

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Huang, W., Goodwin, M. J., Huang, X., Huang, M. L., & Luo, J. (2020). DGViewer: A hybrid approach towards visualisation of dynamic networks. In E. Banissi, F. Khosrow-Shahi, A. Ursyn, M. W. McK. Bannatyne, J. M. Pires, N. Datia, K. Nazemi, B. Kovalerchuk, J. Counsell, A. Agapiou, Z. Vrcelj, H.-W. Chau, M. Li, G. Nagy, R. Laing, R. Francese, M. Sarfraz, F. Bouali, G. Venturin, M. Trutschl, U. Cvek, H. Muller, M. Nakayama, M. Temperini, T. Di Mascio, F. S. V. R. Rossano, R. Dorner, L. Caruccio, A. Vitiello, W. Huang, M. Risi, U. Erra, R. Andonie, M. A. Ahmad, A. Figueiras, ... M. S. Mabakane (Eds.), 2020 24th International Conference Information Visualisation (IV) (pp. 63-67). (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation; Vol. 2020-September). IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/IV51561.2020.00020

Huang, Weidong ; Goodwin, Matthew James ; Huang, Xiaodi et al. / DGViewer : A hybrid approach towards visualisation of dynamic networks. 2020 24th International Conference Information Visualisation (IV). editor / Ebad Banissi ; Farzad Khosrow-Shahi ; Anna Ursyn ; Mark W. McK. Bannatyne ; Joao Moura Pires ; Nuno Datia ; Kawa Nazemi ; Boris Kovalerchuk ; John Counsell ; Andrew Agapiou ; Zora Vrcelj ; Hing-Wah Chau ; Mengbi Li ; Gehan Nagy ; Richard Laing ; Rita Francese ; Muhammad Sarfraz ; Fatma Bouali ; Gilles Venturin ; Marjan Trutschl ; Urska Cvek ; Heimo Muller ; Minoru Nakayama ; Marco Temperini ; Tania Di Mascio ; Filippo Sciarrone Veronica Rossano Rossano ; Ralf Dorner ; Loredana Caruccio ; Autilia Vitiello ; Weidong Huang ; Michele Risi ; Ugo Erra ; Razvan Andonie ; Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad ; Ana Figueiras ; Mabule Samuel Mabakane. United States : IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2020. pp. 63-67 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation).

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Huang, W, Goodwin, MJ, Huang, X, Huang, ML & Luo, J 2020, DGViewer: A hybrid approach towards visualisation of dynamic networks. in E Banissi, F Khosrow-Shahi, A Ursyn, MW McK. Bannatyne, JM Pires, N Datia, K Nazemi, B Kovalerchuk, J Counsell, A Agapiou, Z Vrcelj, H-W Chau, M Li, G Nagy, R Laing, R Francese, M Sarfraz, F Bouali, G Venturin, M Trutschl, U Cvek, H Muller, M Nakayama, M Temperini, T Di Mascio, FSVR Rossano, R Dorner, L Caruccio, A Vitiello, W Huang, M Risi, U Erra, R Andonie, MA Ahmad, A Figueiras & MS Mabakane (eds), 2020 24th International Conference Information Visualisation (IV). Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation, vol. 2020-September, IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, United States, pp. 63-67, 2020 24th International Conference Information Visualisation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 07/09/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/IV51561.2020.00020

DGViewer: A hybrid approach towards visualisation of dynamic networks. / Huang, Weidong; Goodwin, Matthew James; Huang, Xiaodi et al.
2020 24th International Conference Information Visualisation (IV). ed. / Ebad Banissi; Farzad Khosrow-Shahi; Anna Ursyn; Mark W. McK. Bannatyne; Joao Moura Pires; Nuno Datia; Kawa Nazemi; Boris Kovalerchuk; John Counsell; Andrew Agapiou; Zora Vrcelj; Hing-Wah Chau; Mengbi Li; Gehan Nagy; Richard Laing; Rita Francese; Muhammad Sarfraz; Fatma Bouali; Gilles Venturin; Marjan Trutschl; Urska Cvek; Heimo Muller; Minoru Nakayama; Marco Temperini; Tania Di Mascio; Filippo Sciarrone Veronica Rossano Rossano; Ralf Dorner; Loredana Caruccio; Autilia Vitiello; Weidong Huang; Michele Risi; Ugo Erra; Razvan Andonie; Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad; Ana Figueiras; Mabule Samuel Mabakane. United States: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2020. p. 63-67 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation; Vol. 2020-September).

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Huang W, Goodwin MJ, Huang X, Huang ML, Luo J. DGViewer: A hybrid approach towards visualisation of dynamic networks. In Banissi E, Khosrow-Shahi F, Ursyn A, McK. Bannatyne MW, Pires JM, Datia N, Nazemi K, Kovalerchuk B, Counsell J, Agapiou A, Vrcelj Z, Chau HW, Li M, Nagy G, Laing R, Francese R, Sarfraz M, Bouali F, Venturin G, Trutschl M, Cvek U, Muller H, Nakayama M, Temperini M, Di Mascio T, Rossano FSVR, Dorner R, Caruccio L, Vitiello A, Huang W, Risi M, Erra U, Andonie R, Ahmad MA, Figueiras A, Mabakane MS, editors, 2020 24th International Conference Information Visualisation (IV). United States: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2020. p. 63-67. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation). doi: 10.1109/IV51561.2020.00020

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