7:30 pm

BLUU Ballroom

Robert D. Alexander Lecture in the Liberal Arts

“The Power of Networks: Mapping an Increasingly Complex World”

Manuel Lima

7:30 am

BLUU Ballroom Lobby

Coffee

8:30 - 10:00 am

BLUU Central Ballroom

“HP Earth Insights”

Amit Kumar, Hewlett-Packard

A discussion on the innovative partnership between HP and Conservation International (CI) that utilizes HP Big Data Analytics and visualization to minimize or prevent biodiversity loss on planet Earth and create a more sustainable world.

10:00 - 10:30 am

Break

10:30 to 12:00 noon

BLUU Central Ballroom

“The Art of Making Data Visualization Real”

Douglas Galloway and Ryan Janoff, Tableau Software

Tableau enables a human cognitive approach to asking questions of data and visualizing answers, thus allowing investigators to iterate and shift fluidly between data, following your train of thought, and gaining a deeper understanding of your data.

12:00 - 1:30 pm

BLUU Central Ballroom

Lunch

“TCU and Big Data”

Patrick Miller, Office of the Registrar, TCU

1:30 to 3:00

BLUU Central Ballroom

“Using Free and Open Source Tools for Interactive Data Visualization”

Kyle Walker, Department of History & Geography, TCU

Recently, many new frameworks have emerged for deploying interactive, data-driven visualization over the web. Interactive graphics offer distinct advantages over static charts and visuals, as they allow users to actively engage with visual content rather than simply view it. The workshops will focus on free and open source tools for creating and deploying interactive data visualization for use across a range of disciplines.