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The Evolving Leadership Path of Visual Analytics

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Expanding the Frontiers of Visual Analytics and Visualization

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Visual analytics has become internationally recognized as a growing research area, producing increasingly sophisticated analytic technologies. The pioneers of this multidisciplinary field blazed a leadership path, which continues to evolve as the field develops. Key leadership strategies were 1) recognizing the need for a different approach, 2) establishing the vision and concept, 3) enlisting mission-driven champions and resource providers, 4) establishing enabling structures and collaborations, and 5) developing and deploying visual analytics tools. Strategies for future growth include increasing domains and applications, improving integration within research communities, and broadening bases of support.

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We are deeply grateful to the following experts who contributed their insights for this chapter: Joseph Kielman, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate; Lawrence Rosenblum, National Science Foundation; John Dill, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada; David Ebert, Purdue University Visualization and Analytics Center; Daniel Keim, University of Konstanz, Germany; David Kasik, Visualization and Interactive Techniques, The Boeing Company; and Richard May and Kris Cook, PNNL. Rich Quadrel, Pak Wong, Julie Fisher, and Andrea McMakin, all from PNNL, provided valuable reviews and assistance. Rosenblum’s remarks in this article represent his own opinions and are not official positions of the National Science Foundation. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is managed for the U.S. Department of Energy by Battelle under Contract DE-AC05-76RLO1830. PNNL-SA-82406.

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    Mike Kluse

  2. Associate Laboratory Director, National Security, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA

    Anthony Peurrung

  3. Director, Computational and Statistical Analytics Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA

    Deborah Gracio

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  1. School of Interactive Arts & Technology, Simon Fraser University, 102 Ave 250-13450, Surrey, V3T 0A3, British Columbia, Canada

    John Dill

  2. School of Computing, Informatics & Media, Centre for Visual Computing, University of Bradford, Richmond Road, Bradford, BD7 1DP, United Kingdom

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  3. The Boeing Company, South Trenton Street, Seattle, 98124, Washington, USA

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  4. Bournemouth Media School, National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Poole, BH12 5BB, Dorset, United Kingdom

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  5. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Battelle Boulevard 902, Richland, 99352, Washington, USA

    Pak Chung Wong

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Kluse, M., Peurrung, A., Gracio, D. (2012). The Evolving Leadership Path of Visual Analytics. In: Dill, J., Earnshaw, R., Kasik, D., Vince, J., Wong, P. (eds) Expanding the Frontiers of Visual Analytics and Visualization. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2804-5_3

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