PhD Position F/M Designing Digital–Physical Collaborative Visualization Environments for Co-Located Collective Decision-Making

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Data plays a central role in contemporary collective decision-making processes, from urban planning and environmental transitions to public policy and civic participation. Advances in data visualization have significantly improved our ability to analyze and communicate complex information, as highlighted by foundational work in visualization research [Munzner2014].

However, most visualization systems remain designed for single users, desktop settings, or expert audiences. Collaborative visualization has been defined as the shared use of interactive visual representations to support joint information processing, opening new directions for group-centered data engagement [Isenberg2011]. Emerging platforms such as mixed-reality environments e.g. [Assor24], tabletop systems e.g. [Giraudeau19], and data physicalizations [Dragicevic21] open new opportunities for embodied, situated, and immersive data experiences. Yet there is still...