Bahador Saket

{ human-computer interaction, information visualization }

I am currently a researcher at MathWorks. I work with a cross-functional team to improve user experience with data visualizations and graphicas in MATLAB software.

I got my PhD in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in 2020. My research during my PhD combined methods from data visualization and HCI to design, develop, and evaluate novel interaction techniques for visual data analysis. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, I had the opportunity to work with some amazing people at Microsoft Research, CNS Research Center, and NUS-HCI Lab, resulting in publications and open-sourced systems.

Interaction Design
& Evaluation

Visualization Design
& Evaluation

Applying Visualization
to Specific Domains

Featured Projects

Visualization by Demonstration is an interaction paradigm that advocates for decreasing the level of formalism and fundamental knowledge required for visual data exploration.
InfoVis 2017 | TVCG 2018 | InfoVis 2018 | EuroVis 2019 | CG&A2019 | InfoVis 2019
We propose learning models of visualization design from data collected using graphical perception studies and build tools powered by the learned models.
TVCG 2018 | VisGuides 2018
We define novel metrics and taxonomies for evaluating network visualizations. We then assessed the effectiveness of different network visualizations using these metrics.
InfoVis 2014 | GD 2014 | EuroVis 2014 | EuroVis 2015 | EuroVis 2015 | EuroVis 2016
On a series of projects, we worked on improving user interfaces for mobile devices in various scenarios such as locating missing items, oral presentation, and communication.
CSCW 2013 | UIST 2014 Adjunct | MobileHCI 2014 (Honorable Mention Award)

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