I am currently a Senior Research Staff member of Tableau Research in Seattle.
My research interests include: creative expression with data for communication and presentation, visualization and interaction design for devices large and small, and the visualization of time-oriented data.
Webcam-based pose recognition for controlling dynamic data visualization.
Trend Visualization on Mobile Phones
A mobile-only experimental platform for testing animated and small multiple scatterplots.
Forecasting Domestic Migration Using Search Queries
Part of the MSR Interactive Science series of interactive companions to recent research articles.
Tilt Interaction For Mobile Visualization
A demonstration of orientation, tilt, and gesture based interaction with dynamic data visualization on mobile phones.
Range Visualization on Mobile Phones
A mobile-only experimental platform for testing linear and radial range layouts.
An expressive visual storytelling environment for presenting timelines in the browser or in Power BI.
A sandbox environment for visualizing the energy use of a portfolio of buildings over time.
An interactive comparison of multiple ranked lists of record reviews from prominent music publications.
Generative Design Inspiration for Glyphs with Diatoms
Matthew Brehmer, Robert Kosara, and Carmen Hull.
To appear in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE VIS 2021).
journal paper (arxiv pre-print) | ieee library (open access) | supplemental video
Matthew Brehmer and Robert Kosara.
To appear in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE VIS 2021).
journal paper (arxiv pre-print) | ieee library (open access) | supplemental video
Interacting with Visualization on Mobile Devices
Matthew Brehmer, Bongshin Lee, John Stasko, and Christian Tominski.
A chapter in Mobile Data Visualization, edited by Bongshin Lee, Raimund Dachselt, Petra Isenberg, Eun Kyoung Choe, 2021.
Responsive Visualization Design for Mobile Devices
Tom Horak, Wolfgang Aigner, Matthew Brehmer, Alark Joshi, and Christian Tominski.
A chapter in Mobile Data Visualization, edited by Bongshin Lee, Raimund Dachselt, Petra Isenberg, Eun Kyoung Choe, 2021.
QualDash: Adaptable Generation of Visualisation Dashboards for Healthcare Quality Improvement
Mai Elshehaly, Rebecca Randell, Matthew Brehmer, Lynn McVey, Natasha Alvarado, Chris P. Gale, and Roy A. Ruddle.
In Volume 27, Issue 2 (Feb. 2021) of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE VIS 2020).
Orchard: Exploring Multivariate Heterogeneous Networks on Mobile Phones
Philipp Eichmann, Darren Edge, Nathan Evans, Bongshin Lee, Matthew Brehmer, and Christopher White.
In Computer Graphics Forum / Proceedings of the Eurographics Conference on Visualization
(EuroVis 2020).
Inking Your Insights: Investigating Digital Externalization Behaviors During Data Analysis
Yea-Seul Kim, Nathalie Henry Riche, Bongshin Lee, Matthew
Brehmer, Michel Pahud, Ken Hinckley, and Jessica Hullman.
In Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces
(ISS 2019).
A Comparative Evaluation of Animation and Small Multiples for Trend Visualization on Mobile Phones
Matthew Brehmer, Bongshin Lee, Petra Isenberg, and Eun
Kyoung Choe.
In Volume 26, Issue 1 (Jan. 2020) of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE VIS 2019).
Critical Reflections on Visualization Authoring Systems
Arvind Satyanarayan, Bongshin Lee, Donghao Ren, Jeffrey Heer, John Stasko, John R.
Thompson,
Matthew Brehmer, and Zhicheng Liu.
In Volume 26, Issue 1 (Jan. 2020) of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE VIS 2019).
journal paper (arxiv pre-print) | ieee library | vis-tools-reflections.github.io
Thumbnails for Data Stories: A Survey of Current Practices
Hwiyeon Kim, Juyoung Oh, Yunha Han, Sungahn Ko, Matthew
Brehmer, and Bum Chul Kwon.
In the Short Paper Proceedings of IEEE VIS 2019.
DataToon: Drawing Dynamic Network Comics With Pen + Touch Interaction
Nam Wook Kim, Nathalie Henry Riche, Benjamin Bach, Guanpeng A. Xu, Matthew Brehmer,
Ken Hinckley, Michel Pahud, Haijun Xia, Michael McGuffin, and Hanspeter Pfister.
In proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI
2019).
Matthew Brehmer, Bongshin Lee, Nathalie Henry Riche,
David Tittsworth, Kate Lytvynets, Darren Edge, and Christopher White.
In Proceedings of the 2019 Computation + Journalism Symposium (C+J 2019).
Visualizing Ranges over Time on Mobile Phones: A Task-Based Crowdsourced Evaluation
Matthew Brehmer, Bongshin Lee, Petra Isenberg, and Eun
Kyoung Choe.
In Volume 25, Issue 1 (Jan. 2019) of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer
Graphics (IEEE VIS 2018).
Charticulator: Interactive Construction of Bespoke Chart Layouts
Donghao Ren, Bongshin Lee, and Matthew Brehmer.
In Volume 25, Issue 1 (Jan. 2019) of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer
Graphics (IEEE VIS 2018).
Best Paper Honorable Mention Award
journal paper (pre-print) | ieee library | charticulator.com
Reflecting on the Evaluation of Visualization Authoring Systems
Donghao Ren, Bongshin Lee, Matthew Brehmer, and
Nathalie Henry Riche.
In the workshop proceedings of BELIV 2018: Evaluation and Beyond - Methodological
Approaches for Visualization.
What's the Difference?: Evaluating Variants of Multi-Series Bar Charts for Visual Comparison Tasks
Arjun Srinivasan, Matthew Brehmer, Bongshin Lee, and
Steven Drucker.
In the proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI
2018).
Data Visualization on Mobile Devices (Workshop)
Bongshin Lee, Matthew Brehmer, Eun Kyoung Choe, Petra
Isenberg, Ricardo Langer, and Raimund Dachselt.
In the extended abstract proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference on Human Factors in
Computing Systems (CHI 2018).
extended abstract (pre-print) | acm library | mobilevis.github.io
Evaluating Data-Driven Stories & Storytelling Tools
Fereshteh Amini *, Matthew Brehmer *, Gordon Bolduan,
Christina Elmer, and Benjamin Wiederkehr ( * equal contribution ).
A chapter in Data-Driven
Storytelling, edited by Nathalie Henry Riche, Christophe Hurter,
Nicholas Diakopoulos, and Sheelagh Carpendale, 2018.
Matthew Brehmer, Kyungwon Lee, Ivan Viola, Jinwook Seo,
and Bongshin Lee.
Poster at IEEE VIS 2017.
Timelines Revisited: A Design Space and Considerations for Expressive Storytelling
Matthew Brehmer, Bongshin Lee, Benjamin Bach, Nathalie
Henry Riche, and Tamara Munzner.
In Volume 23, Issue 9 (Sept. 2017) of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer
Graphics.
ChartAccent: Annotation for Data-Driven Storytelling
Donghao Ren, Matthew Brehmer, Bongshin Lee, Tobias
Höllerer, and Eun Kyoung Choe.
In proceedings of the 2017 IEEE PacificVis Symposium.
Why Visualization? Task Abstraction for Analysis and Design
Matthew Brehmer.
University of British Columbia PhD Dissertation (April, 2016).
Matches, Mismatches, and Methods: Multiple-View Workflows for Energy Portfolio Analysis
Matthew Brehmer, Jocelyn Ng, Kevin Tate, and Tamara
Munzner.
In Volume 22, Issue 1 (Jan. 2016) of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer
Graphics (IEEE VIS 2015).
TimeLineCurator: Interactive Authoring of Visual Timelines from Unstructured Text
Johanna Fulda, Matthew Brehmer, and Tamara Munzner.
In Volume 22, Issue 1 (Jan. 2016) of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer
Graphics (IEEE VIS 2015).
Claudia Jacova, Joanna McGrenere, Hyunsoo S. Lee, William Wang, Sarah Le Huray,
Emily F. Corenblith, Matthew Brehmer, Charlotte Tang, Sherri
Hayden, B. Lynn Beattie, and Ging-Yuek R. Hsiung.
In Volume 29, Issue 3 (July 2015) of Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders.
Matthew Brehmer, Stephen Ingram, Jonathan Stray, and
Tamara Munzner.
In Volume 20, Issue 12 (Dec. 2014) of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer
Graphics (IEEE VIS 2014).
Matthew Brehmer, Michael Sedlmair, Stephen Ingram, and
Tamara Munzner.
In proceedings of the 2014 ACM BELIV Workshop (Beyond Time and Errors: Novel Evaluation
Methods for Visualization).
Pre-Design Empiricism for Information Visualization: Scenarios, Methods, and Challenges
Matthew Brehmer, Sheelagh Carpendale, Bongshin Lee, and
Melanie Tory.
In proceedings of the 2014 ACM BELIV Workshop (Beyond Time and Errors: Novel Evaluation
Methods for Visualization).
A Multi-Level Typology of Abstract Visualization Tasks
Matthew Brehmer and Tamara Munzner.
In Volume 19, Issue 12 (Dec. 2013) of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer
Graphics (IEEE VIS 2013).
Dimensionality Reduction in the Wild: Gaps and Guidance
Michael Sedlmair, Matthew Brehmer, Stephen Ingram, and
Tamara Munzner.
University of British Columbia Technical Report TR-2012-03 (2012).
Investigating Interruptions in the Context of Computerised Cognitive Testing for Older Adults
Matthew Brehmer, Joanna McGrenere, Charlotte Tang, and
Claudia Jacova.
In proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI
2012).
Matthew Brehmer.
University of British Columbia MSc Thesis (2011).
A Tale of Two Studies: Investigating the Impact of Interruptions on Task Performance in Older Adults
Matthew Brehmer, Charlotte Tang, Joanna McGrenere, and
Claudia Jacova.
In the work-in-progress proceedings of the the 2011 GRAND NCE AGM.
The Haptic Crayola Effect: Exploring the Role of Naming in Learning Haptic Stimuli
Inwook Hwang, Karon MacLean, Matthew Brehmer, Jeff
Hendy, Andreas Sotirkopoulos, and Seungmoon Choi.
In proceedings of the 2011 IEEE World Haptics Conference.
Activate Your GAIM: A Toolkit for Input in Active Games
Matthew Brehmer, T.C. Nicholas Graham, and Tadeusz
Stach.
In proceedings of the 2010 ACM Future Play Conference.
Classifying Input for Active Games
Tadeusz Stach, T.C. Nicholas Graham, Matthew Brehmer,
and Andreas Hollatz.
In proceedings of the 2009 ACM Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology (ACE)
Conference.
Assessing the Effect of Exercise Intensity on Cognitive Task Performance in an Exercise Video Game
Matthew Brehmer.
Queen's University B.Comp Thesis (2009).
Nightingale. Matthew Brehmer & Noëlle Rakotondravony.
November 12, 2020
Visualizing Trends on Mobile Phones: Animation or Small Multiples?
Multiple Views: Visualization Research Explained.
December 10, 2019
EYEO Festival: Some Impressions By the Data Visualization Society
Nightingale. Jason Forrest, Matthew Brehmer,
Amy Cesal, Anthony Starks, and Mollie Pettit.
June 18, 2019
Visualizing Ranges Over Time on Mobile Phones
Multiple Views: Visualization Research Explained.
November 3, 2018
What Story Does Your Timeline Tell? Introducing the Timeline Storyteller Custom Visual for Power BI
Power BI Blog.
September 5, 2017
Tableau Conference 2019, with Scott Sherman (Las Vegas, USA)
November 13, 2019
A Comparative Evaluation of Animation and Small Multiples for Trend Visualization on Mobile Phones
IEEE VIS 2019 (Vancouver, Canada)
October 23, 2019
Crowdsourced Evaluation for Mobile Vis
Mobile Data Visualization Dagstuhl
Seminar (Wadern, Germany)
July 17, 2019
Expressive Visualization Tools for Data-Driven Storytelling
ASA Symposium on Data Science and Statistics (SDSS) (Bellevue, USA)
May 30, 2019
Chatham Labs (Toronto, Canada)
April 25, 2019
Constraints and Opportunities for Expressive Information Design
Tableau Research (Seattle, USA)
April 9, 2019
Research (Redmond, USA)
March 13, 2019
Constraints and Opportunities for Expressive Information Design
Uncharted Software (Toronto, Canada)
March 1, 2019
Considerations for Interactive & Expressive Information Design Tools
University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Oshawa, Canada)
February 27, 2019
Considerations for Interactive & Expressive Information Design Tools
Autodesk Research (Toronto, Canada)
February 26, 2019
The Computation + Journalism Symposium (Miami, USA)
February 2, 2019
Constraints and Opportunities for Expressive Information Design
Simon Fraser University School of Interactive Arts & Technology (Surrey, Canada)
January 28, 2019
Visualizing Ranges over Time on Mobile Phones
IEEE VIS (InfoVis) 2018 (Berlin, Germany)
October 24, 2018
Tools for Expressive Information Visualization Design
Microsoft Vancouver Data Visualization Symposium (Vancouver, Canada)
August 1, 2018
Timeline Storyteller, from Visualization Design Space to Deployment
The University of Calgary
Data Empowerment
Speaker Series (Calgary, Canada)
June 18, 2018
Introducing Timeline Storyteller and ChartAccent for Power BI
UBC School of Journalism Course on Special Topics in Contemporary Journalism: Data Viz (JRNL
520H) (Vancouver,
Canada)
October 24, 2017
Timelines Revisited: A Design Space and Considerations for Expressive Storytelling
IEEE VIS (InfoVis) 2017 (Phoenix, USA)
October 3, 2017
The Timeline Storyteller Custom Visual for Power BI
Power BI YouTube Channel
September 9, 2017
Expressive Storytelling With Timelines
Uber
Visualization Night: A
Journey Through Space and Time (Seattle, USA)
August 31, 2017
Timelines Revisited: Considerations for Expressive Storytelling
King's College
London Department
of Informatics (London, UK)
July 11, 2017
Timelines Revisited: Considerations for Expressive Storytelling
City University London giCentre
(London, UK)
July 10, 2017
The Timeline Storyteller Custom Visual for Power BI
Data
Insights Summit BI Power Hour (Seattle, USA)
June 13, 2017
Timelines Revisited: Considerations for Expressive Storytelling
Northeastern University NUVis
Visualization
Consortium (Boston, USA)
April 28, 2017
Timelines Revisited: Considerations for Expressive Storytelling
Bentley University RealViz
talk series
(Waltham, USA)
April 27, 2017
Timelines Revisited: Considerations for Expressive Storytelling
Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University (Cambridge, USA)
December 8, 2016
Why Visualization? Task Abstraction for Analysis and Design
Dissertation Defence (Vancouver, Canada)
March 23, 2016
Storytelling with Timeline Data
Data-Driven Storytelling Dagstuhl
Seminar (Wadern,
Germany)
February 2016
Why Visualization? Task Abstraction for Analysis and Design
Microsoft Research (Redmond, USA)
February 1, 2016
Matches, Mismatches, and Methods: Multiple-View Workflows for Energy Portfolio Analysis
IEEE VIS (InfoVis) 2015 (Chicago, USA)
October 28, 2015
video | video preview | slides | keynote
Matches, Mismatches, and Methods: Multiple-View Workflows for Energy Portfolio Analysis
University of Washington (Seattle, USA)
September 4, 2015
The Future of Data and Design … In Visualization Research
Vancouver Data Visualization Meetup (Vancouver, Canada)
May 19, 2015
IEEE VIS (InfoVis) 2014 (Paris, France)
November 14, 2014
video | video preview | slides | keynote
ACM BELIV 2014 (Paris, France)
November 10, 2014
Pre-Design Empiricism for Information Visualization: Scenarios, Methods, and Challenges
ACM BELIV 2014 (Paris, France)
November 10, 2014
Visualization Task Abstraction from Multiple Perspectives
IEEE VIS Doctoral Colloquium 2014 (Paris, France)
November 8, 2014
abstract | poster | slides | keynote | video preview
A Multi-Level Typology of Abstract Visualization Tasks
IEEE VIS (InfoVis) 2013 (Atlanta, USA)
October 15, 2013
video | video preview | slides | keynote
Investigating Interruptions in the Context of Computerised Cognitive Testing for Older Adults
ACM CHI 2012 (Austin, USA)
May 10, 2012
A Tale of Two Studies: Investigating the Impact of Interruptions on Task Performance in Older Adults
GRAND NCE AGM 2011 (Vancouver, Canada)
May 2011