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Martin
    
 
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Ben Fry: Computational Information Design
« on: Apr 7th, 2004, 4:07pm » |
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Dissertation Defense
WHAT:
Ben Fry:
Computational Information Design
WHEN:
Friday, April 9, 10:30 AM EST
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E15-070
Bartos Theatre
Wiesner Building
20 Ames Street
Cambridge, MA
DISSERTATION COMMITTEE:
John Maeda
Associate Professor of Design and Computation
Muriel R. Cooper Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences
MIT Media Laboratory
Thesis Advisor
David Altshuler
Asst Prof. of Genetics and Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Director, Medical and Population Genetics
Whitehead/MIT Center for Genome Research
Thesis Reader
Christopher Pullman
Vice President for Design
WGBH Boston
Thesis Reader
ABSTRACT:
The ability to collect, store, and manage data is increasing quickly, but our ability to understand it remains constant. In an attempt to gain better understanding of data, fields such as information visualization, data mining, and graphic design are employed, each solving an isolated part of the specific problem, but failing in a broader sense: there are too many unsolved problems in the visualization of complex data. As a solution, this dissertation proposes that the individual fields be brought together as part of a singular process titled Computational Information Design.
This thesis first examines the individual pedagogies of design, information, and computation with a focus on how they support one another as parts of a combined methodology for the exploration, analysis, and representation of complex data. Next, in order to make the process accessible to a wider audience, a tool is introduced to simplify the computational process for beginners, and can be used as a sketching platform by more advanced users. Finally, a series of examples show how the methodology and tool can be used to address a range of data problems, in particular, the human genome.
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lunetta
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Re: Ben Fry: Computational Information Design
« Reply #1 on: Apr 8th, 2004, 8:29pm » |
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Hi
Is it open? Can I be part of the audience? Is there a need for confirmation or anything like that?
Thanks!
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flight404
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Re: Ben Fry: Computational Information Design
« Reply #3 on: Apr 9th, 2004, 2:38am » |
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Rock. I will be there. Maybe after this is over, you can start to focus on OUR needs. Selfish bastard. 
robert
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Martin
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Re: Ben Fry: Computational Information Design
« Reply #4 on: Apr 9th, 2004, 4:24am » |
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just occured to me that ben's defense falls on good friday. hmm.. good luck ben! will just take part in the webcast. don't have the funds to fly there hehe.
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Martin
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Re: Ben Fry: Computational Information Design
« Reply #5 on: Apr 10th, 2004, 10:04am » |
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Seems like the webcast never went online... 
Perhaps those who were fortunate enough to attend can write a review or two?
B, will your dissertation be posted online?
Thanks.
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flight404
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Re: Ben Fry: Computational Information Design
« Reply #6 on: Apr 10th, 2004, 11:52pm » |
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I ended up having to miss it. Damn clients, always needing things. Eh.
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fry
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Re: Ben Fry: Computational Information Design
« Reply #7 on: Apr 14th, 2004, 12:17am » |
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ah, that's too bad.. was lookin for ya, robert. instead i harrassed all sorts of random people who showed up, demanding "ARE YOU FLIGHT404?" from each of them.
lunetta made a showing, tho.
my committee, and mom & dad approved of the defense so i'm all set to go. now to finish writing the dissertation over the next few weeks, then back to heavy work on p5. i'm excited about the prospect of being done with this stuff so i can have more time to get processing nailed down.
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lunetta
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Re: Ben Fry: Computational Information Design
« Reply #8 on: Apr 23rd, 2004, 10:53pm » |
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Actually, I just stopped by because I thought Jennifer Connelly would be there wearing a nice bikini and showing the "as seen on tv" genome valence...
What a major disappointment!
besides that, congratulations again! Everything was fantastic!
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