2020 VAST Challenge Workshop Agenda

Note: All times are in MDT (UTC-6)

October 26

8:00 - 9:30 Session 1

  • Workshop Welcome

  • Mini-Challenge 2 introduction - Object Detection and Visual Analytics

  • Mini-Challenge 2 Award: Strong Visual Design to Support Classification and Task-Focused Filtering
    Uncovering the Missing Links with Interactive Object Detection
    Tianjin University (#1012)

  • Mini-Challenge 2 Honorable Mention: Effective Use of Visual Encodings for Correcting Classification Errors
    TotemFinder: A Visual Analytics Approach for Image-based Key Players Identification
    Arizona State University (#1016)

  • Mini-Challenge 2 Honorable Mention: Detailed Analysis of Patterns of Misclassification
    VisMCA: An Interactive Visual Analytics System for Misclassification Correction and Analysis
    Texas Tech (#1042)

  • Posters - introduction

9:30 - 10:00 Break

10:00 - 11:30 Session 2

  • Mini-Challenge 1 Introduction - Visual Analytics for Subgraph Matching

  • Mini-Challenge 1 Award: Outstanding Comprehensive Mini-Challenge 1 Solution
    GraphletMatchMaker: Visual Analytics Approaches to Graph Matching in Cybersecurity Communities SystemX / Universite Paris-Saclay / CNRS / Inria / LRI / I3 / Telecom Paris / Institut Polytechnique de Paris (#1030)

  • Mini-Challenge 1 Honorable Mention: Streamlined Analysis Process
    CA2: Cyber Attacks Analytics
    Shandong University (#1034)

  • Mini-Challenge 1 Honorable Mention: Custom Tool Supporting Visual Comparison
    University of Konstanz (#1001)

  • Mini-Challenge 1 Honorable Mention: Clear Articulation of Analytical Process
    Visual Network Analytics for Cyber Security
    SAS Institute (#1024)

  • Feedback session

11:30 - 12:00 Break

12:00 - 1:30 Session 3

  • Panel - VAST Challenge beyond awards
  • Mini-Challenge 3 Introduction - Design Challenge
  • Mini-Challenge 3 Award: Effective Transformation of Task Decomposition into Conceptual Design
    ConstellationBuilder: High Level Situation Awareness and Team Assembly for Cyber Security
    EventsPurdue University (#1037)

1:30 - 2:00 Break

2:00 - 3:00 Session 4

  • Announcements
  • Capstone presentation by Diane Staheli, MIT Lincoln Laboratory. “The Role of Design in Visual Analytics”
  • Adjourn