Ben Shneiderman

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Distinguished University Professor Emeritus
2162 Iribe Center
(301) 405-2080
(301) 405-6707
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Education: 
Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook (Computer Science)
Special Awards/Honors: 
AAAS Fellow, ACM Fellow National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Engineering Member, CMPS Board of Visitors Distinguished Faculty Award, Miles Conrad Award, 2010 SIGCHI Social Impact Award
Biography: 

Ben Shneiderman is a Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of computer science in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies.

He is a leading figure in human-computer interaction and information visualization. Shneiderman’s pioneering work includes developing direct manipulation interfaces, touchscreen keyboards, and treemaps, which have significantly impacted web design, mobile devices, and data visualization.

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Publications

1999


Greene S, Tanin E, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Olsen L, Major G, Johns S.  1999.  The end of zero-hit queries: query previews for NASA’s Global Change Master Directory. International Journal on Digital Libraries. 2(2):79-90.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  1D, 2D, 3D. Readings in information visualization. :57-61.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Dynamic queries. Readings in information visualizationReadings in information visualization. :235-235.

Fredrikson A, North C, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Temporal, geographical and categorical aggregations viewed through coordinated displays: a case study with highway incident data. Proceedings of the 1999 workshop on new paradigms in information visualization and manipulation in conjunction with the eighth ACM internation conference on Information and knowledge management. :26-34.

Johnson B, Shneiderman B, Baker MJ, Eick SG.  1999.  TennisViewer: A Browser for Competition Trees. Readings in information visualization: using vision to think. :149-149.

Ghosh P, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Zoom-Only Vs Overview-Detail Pair: A Study in Browsing Techniques as Applied to Patient Histories. University of Maryland Technical Report, CS-TR. 4028(99):12-12.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Text in 1D. Readings in information visualizationReadings in information visualization. :411-412.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Using vision to think. Readings in information visualization: using vision to think. :579-581.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Text in 2D. Readings in information visualizationReadings in information visualization. :431-431.

Sánchez AJ, Etzioni O, Kautz H, Lieberman H, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Agents vs. direct manipulation: what's best to disentangle the Web? Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking. 31(11-16):1765-1767.

Shneiderman B.  1999.  Creating Creativity for Everyone: User Interfaces for Supporting Innovation. Institute for Systems Research Technical Reports.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Overview+ detail. Readings in information visualizationReadings in information visualization. :285-286.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Text in 3D. Readings in information visualizationReadings in information visualization. :440-441.

Sánchez JA, Etzioni O, Kautz H, Lieberman H, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Agents vs. direct manipulation: what's best to disentangle the Web? Proceedings of the eighth international conference on World Wide Web.

Tse T, Vegh S, Shneiderman B, Marchionini G.  1999.  An Exploratory Study of Video Browsing, User Interface Designs and Research Methodologies: Effectiveness in Information Seeking Tasks. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL MEETING-AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE. 36:681-692.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Fisheye views. Readings in information visualizationReadings in information visualization. :311-311.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Information workspaces. Readings in information visualization. :513-514.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Multiple dimensions> 3. Readings in information visualization. :93-95.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Text in 3D+ time. Readings in information visualizationReadings in information visualization. :451-451.

Hochheiser H, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Understanding Patterns of User Visits to Web Sites: Interactive Starfield Visualization of WWW Log Data-Short Version. Tech Report HCIL-99-06.

Scholtz JC, Muller M, Novick D, Olsen, Jr. DR, Shneiderman B, Wharton C.  1999.  An international SIGCHI research agenda. CHI '99 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems. :171-171.

Card SK, Mackinlay J, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Departments-Book Preview-Readings in Information Visualization: Using Vision to Think. Interactions. 6(2):51-51.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Infosphere, workspace, tools, objects. Readings in information visualization. :463-464.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Focus+ context. Readings in information visualizationReadings in information visualization. :306-309.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Alternate geometry. Readings in information visualization. :381-381.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Visually enhanced objects. Readings in information visualization. :561-561.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Bifocal lens. Readings in information visualization. :331-332.

Zhang Z, Basili VR, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Perspective-based Usability Inspection: An Empirical Validation of Efficacy. Empirical Software Engineering. 4(1):43-69.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Readings in Information Visualization: Using Vision to Think.

Shneiderman B.  1999.  User interfaces for creativity support tools. Proceedings of the 3rd conference on Creativity & cognition. :15-22.

Shneiderman B.  1999.  Human values and the future of technology: a declaration of responsibility. ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society. 29(3):5-9.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Physical data. Readings in information visualization. :37-38.

Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Doan K, Bruns T.  1999.  Interface and data architecture for query preview in networked information systems. ACM Trans. Inf. Syst.. 17(3):320-341.

Card SK, Mackinlay JD, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Applications and implications. Readings in information visualization. :625-635.

Potter R, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Pixel Data Access for End-User Programming and Graphical Macros. Technical Reports from UMIACS.

Williamson C, Shneiderman B.  1999.  The dynamic homefinder: evaluating dynamic queries in a real-estate information exploration system. Materialized views. :125-139.

1998


Shneiderman B.  1998.  Reflections on authoring, editing and managing hypertex. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Slaughter L, Norman KL, Shneiderman B.  1998.  Assessing users' subjective satisfaction with the Information System for Youth Services (ISYS). Institute for Systems Research Technical Reports.

Shneiderman B.  1998.  Relate–Create–Donate: a teaching/learning philosophy for the cyber-generation. Computers & Education. 31(1):25-39.

Kandogan E, Shneiderman B.  1998.  Using elastic windows for World-Wide Web Browsing. CHI 98 conference summary on Human factors in computing systems. :189-190.

Zhang Z, Basili VR, Shneiderman B.  1998.  An Empirical Study of Perspective-Based Usability Inspection. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual MeetingProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 42(19):1346-1350.

Shneiderman B, Borkowski E, Alavi M, Norman K.  1998.  Emergent patterns of teaching/learning in electronic classrooms. Educational Technology Research and Development. 46(4):23-42.

Shneiderman B.  1998.  Codex, Memex, Genex: The Pursuit of Transformational Technologies. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 10(2):87-106.

Shneiderman B.  1998.  Visual User Interfaces for Information Exploration. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Shneiderman B.  1998.  The Eyes Have It: User Interfaces for Information Visualization. Information Visualization. 1452:1519-1519.

Plaisant C, Mushlin R, Snyder A, Li J, Heller D, Shneiderman B.  1998.  LifeLines: using visualization to enhance navigation and analysis of patient records.. Proceedings of the AMIA Symposium. :76-80.

Vanniamparampil AJ, Shneiderman B, Plaisant C, Rose A.  1998.  User Interface Reengineering: A Diagnostic Approach. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Liao H, Osada M, Shneiderman B.  1998.  Browsing Unix Directories With Dynamic Queries: An Evaluation of Three Information Display Techniques. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Kearsley G, Shneiderman B.  1998.  Engagement Theory: A Framework for Technology-Based Teaching and Learning.. Educational TechnologyEducational Technology. 38(5):20-23.

Tanin E, Lotem A, Haddadin I, Shneiderman B, Plaisant C, Slaughter L.  1998.  Facilitating Network Data Exploration with Query Previews: A Study of User Performance and Preference. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Faloutsos C, Lee R, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1998.  Incorporating String Search in a Hypertext System:User Interface and Signature File Design Issues. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Kuah B-T, Shneiderman B.  1998.  Providing Advisory Notices for UNIX Command Users: Design, Implementation, and Empirical Evaluations. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Mushlin R.  1998.  An information architecture to support the visualization of personal histories. Information Processing & Management. 34(5):581-597.

Shneiderman B, Nielsen J, Butler S, Levi M, Conrad F.  1998.  Is the Web really different from everything else? CHI 98 conference summary on Human factors in computing systems. :92-93.

Shneiderman B, Plaisant C.  1998.  Information visualization advanced interface and Web design. CHI 98 conference summary on Human factors in computing systems. :145-146.

Ellis J, Tran C, Ryoo J, Shneiderman B.  1998.  Buttons vs. menus: An exploratory study of pull-down menu selection as compared to button bars. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Shneiderman B.  1998.  Educational Journeys on the Web Frontier. Educom Review. 33(6):10-14.

Shneiderman B.  1998.  Visualizing Personal Histories: A Workshop, July 21-22, 1997. ACM SIGCHI Bulletin. 30(1):34-35.

Plaisant C, Heller D, Li J, Shneiderman B, Mushlin R, Karat J.  1998.  Visualizing medical records with LifeLines. CHI 98 conference summary on Human factors in computing systems. :28-29.

Plaisant C, Mushlin R, Snyder A, Li J, Heller D, Shneiderman B.  1998.  LifeLines: using visualization to enhance navigation and analysis of patient records. In Proceedings of the 1998 American Medical Informatic Association Annual Fall SymposiumProc AMIA Symp. :76-80.

Li J, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1998.  Data object and label placement for information abundant visualizations. Proceedings of the 1998 workshop on New paradigms in information visualization and manipulation. :41-48.

Shneiderman B, Plaisant C, Botafogo R, Hopkins D, Weiland W.  1998.  Designing to facilitate browsing: A look back at the Hyperties workstation browser. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department, University of Maryland.

Kandogan E, Shneiderman B.  1998.  Elastic windows: design, implementation, and evaluation of multi‐window operations. Software: Practice and Experience. 28(3):225-248.

Jog N, Shneiderman B.  1998.  Interactive Smooth Zoomming in a Starfield Information Visualization. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Laurillard D, Preece J, Shneiderman B, Neal L, Wærn Y.  1998.  Distance learning: is it the end of education as most of us know it? CHI 98 conference summary on Human factors in computing systems. :86-87.

Shneiderman B, Byrd D, Croft BW.  1998.  Sorting out searching: a user-interface framework for text searches. Communications of the ACM. 41(4):95-98.

Shneiderman B.  1998.  Treemaps for space-constrained visualization of hierarchies. ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG) Volume. 11:92-99.

1997


Plaisant C, Rose A, Shneiderman B, Vanniamparampil AJ.  1997.  User Interface Reengineering: Low-Effort, High-Payoff Strategies. IEEE Software. 14(4):66-72.

Slaughters L, Shneiderman B, Marchionini G.  1997.  Comprehension and object recognition capabilities for presentations of simultaneous video key frame surrogates. Research and Advanced Technology for Digital LibrariesResearch and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries. 1324:41-54.

North C, Shneiderman B, Plaisant C.  1997.  Visual Information Seeking in Digital Image Libraries: The Visible Human Explorer. Information in Images.

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