Title
Shapesearch: flexible pattern-based querying of trend line visualizations
Abstract
AbstractFinding visualizations with desired patterns is a common goal during data exploration. However, due to the limited expressiveness and flexibility of existing visual analytics systems, pattern-based querying of visualizations has largely been a manual process. We demonstrate ShapeSearch, a system that enables users to express their desired patterns in trend lines using multiple flexible mechanisms --- including natural language and visual regular expressions, and automates the search via an optimized execution engine. Internally, the system leverages an expressive shape query algebra that supports a range of operators and primitives for representing ShapeSearch queries. In our demonstration, conference attendees will learn how the various components of ShapeSearch help accelerate scientific discovery by automating the search for meaningful patterns in trend lines in domains such as genomics and material science.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.14778/3229863.3236235
Hosted Content
Field
DocType
Volume
Data mining,Trend line,Scientific discovery,Regular expression,Information retrieval,Data exploration,Computer science,Visual analytics,Natural language,Operator (computer programming),Expressivity
Journal
11
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
12
2150-8097
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
6
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Tarique Siddiqui1415.92
Paul Luh221.70
Zesheng Wang321.36
Karrie Karahalios433.74
Aditya Parameswaran5111278.56