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Ana Figueiras

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20132020

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Ana Figueiras is a research scientist at iNova Media Lab, where she coordinates the research line in Information Visualization and Data Analysis (ViDA). Before joining iNOVA, she received her Ph.D. in Digital Media from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UT Austin Program | Portugal). Ana also holds a degree in Communication Sciences and a Master's degree in New Media. Her main research area is information visualization with a focus on visual forms of storytelling and on identifying the best techniques for incorporating narrative elements into visualization, as well as finding which elements are most effective. She is also interested in new methodologies for performance and experience evaluation in visualization. Ana also integrates the team of a project for the creation of interactive educational resources for primary school children, supported by the Operational Human Capital Program, and is a visiting assistant professor at the Lusófona University.

Education/Academic qualification

Digital Media, Doctorate, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa

1 Oct 2010 → 26 Nov 2016

Award Date: 26 Nov 2016

New Media, Master, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas (FCSH)

1 Oct 2008 → 19 Jul 2010

Award Date: 19 Jul 2010

Communication Science, Bachelor, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas (FCSH)

10 Sep 2004 → 29 Jul 2008

Award Date: 29 Jul 2008

External positions

Invited Assistant Professor, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

Feb 2019 → …

Keywords

  • HE Transportation and Communications
  • Visualization
  • Information visualization
  • Narrative visualization
  • Storytelling

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  • 60 Citations
  • 4 h-Index
  • 7 Conference contribution
  • 2 Chapter

  • From infographics to postinfographics

    Vizoso, Á., Figueiras, A. & Dick, M., 21 Apr 2020, Information Visualization in The Era of Innovative Journalism. Toural-Bran, C., Vizoso, Á., Pérez-Seijo, S., Rodríguez-Castro, M. & Negreira-Rey, M-C. (eds.). New York: Routledge, p. 64-81 18 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

    Open Access

  • From infographics to post-infographics

    Figueiras, A., Vizoso, Á. & Dick, M., 2020, Information Visualization in The Era of Innovative Journalism. Bran, C. T., Vizoso, Á., Seijo, S. P., Castro, M. R. & Rey, M. C. N. (eds.). 1 ed. Abingdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom: Routledge, p. 64-79 15 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • There and then: Interacting with spatio-Temporal visualization

    Rodrigues, S. & Figueiras, A., Sep 2020, Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV), 2020. Banissi, E., Khosrow-Shahi, F., Ursyn, A., McK. Bannatyne, M. W., Pires, J. M., Datia, N., Nazemi, K., Kovalerchuk, B., Counsell, J., Agapiou, A., Vrcelj, Z., Chau, H-W., 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, F. S. V. R., Dorner, R., Caruccio, L., Vitiello, A., Huang, W., Risi, M., Erra, U., Andonie, R., Ahmad, M. A., Figueiras, A. & Mabakane, M. S. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 146-152 7 p. 9373257. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation; vol. 2020-September).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Once upon a Time in a Land Far Away: Guidelines for Spatio-Temporal Narrative Visualization

    Rodrigues, S., Figueiras, A. & Alexandre, I., 1 Jul 2019, Information Visualization - Biomedical Visualization and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2019. Banissi, E., Ursyn, A., McK. Bannatyne, M. W., Datia, N., Pires, J. M., Francese, R., Sarfraz, M., Wyeld, T. G., Bouali, F., Venturin, G., Azzag, H., Lebbah, M., Trutschl, M., Cvek, U., Muller, H., Nakayama, M., Kernbach, S., Caruccio, L., Risi, M., Erra, U., Vitiello, A. & Rossano, V. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 44-48 5 p. 8811946. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation; vol. 2019-July).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    Open Access
    2 Citations (Scopus)

  • A review of visualization assessment in terms of user performance and experience

    Figueiras, A., 5 Dec 2018, Information Visualisation - Biomedical Visualization, Visualisation on Built and Rural Environments and Geometric Modelling and Imaging, IV 2018. Pires, J. M., Datia, N. M. S., Polese, G., Temperini, M., Sciarrone, F., Risi, M., Venturini, G., Di Mascio, T., Zaccagnino, R., Deufemia, V., Malandrino, D., Diaz, P., Anta, A. F., Banissi, E., Wyeld, T. G., Sarfraz, M., Bouali, F., Bannatyne, M. W. M., Papadopoulo, F., Erra, U., Rossano, V., Ursyn, A., Cuzzocrea, A. & Francese, R. (eds.). Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 145-152 8 p. 8564153

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    4 Citations (Scopus)
  • 5 Invited talk
  • 3 Membership of committee
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