A cognitive psychologist with an Erdos number of 2, Brian chaired VAST 2010, ISCRAM 2012, and Smart Graphics in 2004 and 2006. He is an IEEE Visualization Pioneer, Fellow of the Psychonomics Society, and serves on the Executive Committee of IEEE VIS, leadership board of the DHS VACCINE Center of Excellence and steering committee for VAST. He was keynote speaker for 2011 EuroVAST, 2011 NATO Visualisation Network-of-Experts, and the 2011 Scalable VA DFG Priority Program meeting.
Brian’s current research is in visual analytics, a translational science of scientific investigation and technology design. His work combines two mutually supportive streams:
Laboratory studies and field experime...