Visual Data Science Lab

2025

ZigzagNetVis: Suggesting Temporal Resolutions for Graph Visualization using Zigzag Persistence

Jorge Poco , Jean Ponciano , Raphael Tinarrage , Claudio Linhares , Agma Traina

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

, 2025

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Assessing Timber Trade Networks and Supply Chains in Brazil

Jorge Poco , Felipe A. Moreno , Luis Gustavo Nonato , Victor Russo , Bernardo Costa , Guilherme Toledo , Osni Brito de Jesus , Robson Vieira , Marco Lentini

Nature Sustainability

, 2025

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2024

What Makes a Place Feel Safe? Analyzing Street View Images to Identify Relevant Visual Elements

Jorge Poco , Felipe A. Moreno , Bruno Brandoli

International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology (WI-IAT)

, 2024

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FishBiasLens: Integrating Large Language Models and Visual Analytics for Bias Detection

Jorge Poco , Felipe A. Moreno , Juanpablo Heredia , Mauro Diaz , Fabricio Dalvi Venturim

IEEE Visual Analytics Science & Technology (VAST) Challenge

, 2024

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Tracking Overfishing: Visual Analytics of Suspicious Behaviors in Commercial Fishing Vessels

Jorge Poco , Felipe A. Moreno , Juanpablo Heredia , Mauro Diaz , Fabricio Dalvi Venturim

IEEE Visual Analytics Science & Technology (VAST) Challenge

, 2024

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Empirical analysis of Binding Precedent efficiency in the Brazilian Supreme Court via Similar Case Retrieval (in-press)

Jorge Poco , Lucas Resck , Jean Ponciano , Raphael Tinarrage , Henrique Ennes , Lucas Gomes

arXiv

, 2024

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Exploring the Trade-off Between Model Performance and Explanation Plausibility of Text Classifiers Using Human Rationales

Jorge Poco , Lucas Resck , Marcos Medeiros Raimundo

Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: NAACL

, 2024

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Granularity at Scale: Estimating Neighborhood Socioeconomic Indicators from High-Resolution Orthographic Imagery and Hybrid Learning

Jorge Poco , Giovani Valdrighi , Claudio Silva , Ethan Brewer , Parikshit Solunke , Joao Rulff , Yurii Piadyk , Zhonghui Lv

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

, 2024

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Mining Pareto-Optimal Counterfactual Antecedents with a Branch-And-Bound Model-Agnostic Algorithm

Jorge Poco , Marcos Medeiros Raimundo , Luis Gustavo Nonato

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

, 2024

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2023

MoReVis: A Visual Summary for Spatiotemporal Moving Regions

Jorge Poco , Giovani Valdrighi , Nivan Ferreira

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

, 2023

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Distill n’ Explain: Explaining Graph Neural Networks Using Simple Surrogates

Lucas Resck , Tamara Pereira , Erik Nascimento , Diego Mesquita , Amauri Souza

International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics

, 2023

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WSAM: Visual Explanations from Style Augmentation as Adversarial Attacker and their Influence in Image Classification

Jorge Poco , Felipe A. Moreno , Edgar Medina

International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications

, 2023

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Enforcing Fairness using Ensemble of Diverse Pareto-Optimal Models

Jorge Poco , Vitória Guardieiro , Marcos Medeiros Raimundo

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

, 2023

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LargeNetVis: Visual Exploration of Large Temporal Networks Based on Community Taxonomies

Jorge Poco , Jean Ponciano , Claudio Linhares , Luis Rocha , Agma Traina , Diogenes Pedro

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

, 2023

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LegalVis: Exploring and Inferring Precedent Citations in Legal Documents

Jorge Poco , Lucas Resck , Jean Ponciano , Luis Gustavo Nonato

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

, 2023

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2022

Analyzing the Equity of the Brazilian National High School Exam by Validating the Item Response Theory's Invariance

Jorge Poco , Vitória Guardieiro , Marcos Medeiros Raimundo

International Conference on Educational Data Mining

, 2022

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SDA-Vis: A Visualization System for Student Dropout Analysis Based on Counterfactual Exploration

Jorge Poco , Germain García-Zanabria , Erick Gomez Nieto , Daniel A. Gutierrez Pachas , Guillermo Cámara-Chávez

Applied Sciences

, 2022

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ClinicalPath: A Visualization Tool to Improve the Evaluation of Electronic Health Records in Clinical Decision-Making

Jorge Poco , Jean Ponciano , Claudio Linhares , Agma Traina , Daniel Lima , Mauro Olivatto , Marco Gutierrez , Caetano Traina Jr.

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

, 2022

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Combining Clutter Reduction Methods for Temporal Network Visualization

Jean Ponciano , Claudio Linhares , Luis Rocha , Elaine Faria , Bruno Travençolo

ACM/SIGAPP Symposium On Applied Computing

, 2022

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How Do Curricular Design Changes Impact Computer Science Programs?: A Case Study at San Pablo Catholic University in Peru

Jorge Poco , Germain García-Zanabria , Erick Gomez Nieto , Daniel A. Gutierrez Pachas , Alex J. Cuadros-Vargas , Guillermo Cámara-Chávez

Education Sciences

, 2022

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Exploring Scientific Literature by Textual and Image Content using DRIFT

Jorge Poco , Tiago Silva , Erick Gomez Nieto , Luis Gustavo Nonato , Ximena Pocco

Computers & Graphics

, 2022

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17K-Graffiti: Spatial and Crime Data Assessments in São Paulo City

Jorge Poco , Felipe A. Moreno , Bahram Lavi , Claudio Silva , Luis Gustavo Nonato , Eric Tokuda

International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications

, 2022

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JamVis: Exploration and Visualization of Traffic Jams

Jorge Poco , Nivan Ferreira , Elio Rodriguez

The European Physical Journal Special Topics (EPJ ST)

, 2022

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ChartText Linking Text with Charts in Documents

Jorge Poco , Joao Pinheiro

arXiv

, 2022

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2021

Quantifying Urban Safety Perception on Street View Images

Jorge Poco , Felipe A. Moreno , Bahram Lavi

International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology (WI-IAT)

, 2021

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Trajectory Anomaly Detection based on Similarity Analysis

Germain García-Zanabria , GF Quispe-Torres , Harley Vera-Olivera , Lauro Enciso-Rojas

Conferencia Latinoamericana de Informática

, 2021

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DRIFT: A Visual Analytic Tool for Scientific Literature Exploration Based on Textual and Image Content

Jorge Poco , Erick Gomez Nieto , Luis Gustavo Nonato , Ximena Pocco , Matheus Viana , Rogerio de Paula

Graphics, Patterns and Images (SIBGRAPI)

, 2021

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Urban Perception: Can we Understand Why a Street is Safe?

Jorge Poco , Felipe A. Moreno , Bahram Lavi

Mexican International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (MICAI)

, 2021

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CriPAV: Street-Level Crime Patterns Analysis and Visualization

Jorge Poco , Marcos Medeiros Raimundo , Germain García-Zanabria , Claudio Silva , Luis Gustavo Nonato , Marcelo Nery , Sergio Adorno

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

, 2021

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A Comparative Study of WHO and WHEN Prediction Approaches for Early Identification of University Students at Dropout Risk

Jorge Poco , Germain García-Zanabria , Erick Gomez Nieto , Daniel A. Gutierrez Pachas , Alex J. Cuadros-Vargas , Guillermo Cámara-Chávez

Conferencia Latinoamericana de Informática

, 2021

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An Online and Nonuniform Timeslicing Method for Network Visualisation

Jean Ponciano , Claudio Linhares , Elaine Faria , Bruno Travençolo

Computers & Graphics

, 2021

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CrimAnalyzer: Understanding Crime Patterns in São Paulo

Jorge Poco , Germain García-Zanabria , Claudio Silva , Luis Gustavo Nonato , Jaqueline Silveira , Marcelo Nery , Sergio Adorno , Afonso Paiva

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

, 2021

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2020

Mirante: A Visualization Tool for Analyzing Urban Crimes

Jorge Poco , Germain García-Zanabria , Erick Gomez Nieto , Luis Gustavo Nonato , Jaqueline Silveira , Marcelo Nery , Sergio Adorno

Graphics, Patterns and Images (SIBGRAPI)

, 2020

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The Effect of Color Scales on Climate Scientists' Objective and Subjective Performance in Spatial Data Analysis Tasks

Jorge Poco , Claudio Silva , Aritra Dasgupta , Enrico Bertini , Bernice Rogowitz , Kyungsik Han

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

, 2020

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2018

Extracting and Retargeting Color Mappings from Bitmap Images of Visualizations

Jorge Poco , Angela Mayhua , Jeffrey Heer

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

, 2018

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Extracting Visual Encodings from Map Chart Images with Color-encoded Scalar Values

Jorge Poco , Erick Gomez Nieto , Angela Mayhua , Jeffrey Heer

Graphics, Patterns and Images (SIBGRAPI)

, 2018

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2017

Reverse-Engineering Visualizations: Recovering Visual Encodings from Chart Images

Jorge Poco , Jeffrey Heer

Computer Graphics Forum

, 2017

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2016

iStar (i*): An Interactive Star Coordinates Approach for High-Dimensional Data Exploration

Germain García-Zanabria , Erick Gomez Nieto , Luis Gustavo Nonato

Graphics, Patterns and Images (SIBGRAPI)

, 2016

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Reducing the Analytical Bottleneck for Domain Scientists: Lessons from a Climate Data Visualization Case Study

Jorge Poco , Claudio Silva , Aritra Dasgupta , Enrico Bertini

Computing in Science & Engineering

, 2016

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2015

Using Maximum Topology Matching to Explore Differences in Species Distribution Models

Jorge Poco , Claudio Silva , Harish Doraiswamy , Marian Talbert , Jeffrey Morisette

IEEE Scientific Visualization Conference

, 2015

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Bridging Theory with Practice: An Exploratory Study of Visualization Use and Design for Climate Model Comparison

Jorge Poco , Claudio Silva , Aritra Dasgupta , Yaxing Wei , Robert Cook , Enrico Bertini

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

, 2015

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Exploring Traffic Dynamics in Urban Environments Using Vector-Valued Functions

Jorge Poco , Claudio Silva , Huy T. Vo , Juliana Freire , Harish Doraiswamy , João L. D. Comba

Computer Graphics Forum

, 2015

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2014

Riding from Urban Data to Insight Using New York City Taxis

Jorge Poco , Claudio Silva , Nivan Ferreira , Huy T. Vo , Juliana Freire , Harish Doraiswamy

IEEE Data Engineering Bulletin

, 2014

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Visual Reconciliation of Alternative Similarity Spaces in Climate Modeling

Jorge Poco , Claudio Silva , Aritra Dasgupta , Yaxing Wei , William Hargrove , Christopher Schwalm , Robert Cook , Enrico Bertini , Deborah N. Huntzinger

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

, 2014

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SimilarityExplorer: A Visual Inter-Comparison Tool for Multifaceted Climate Data

Jorge Poco , Claudio Silva , Aritra Dasgupta , Yaxing Wei , William Hargrove , Christopher Schwalm , Robert Cook , Enrico Bertini

Computer Graphics Forum

, 2014

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2013

Visual Exploration of Big Spatio-Temporal Urban Data: A Study of New York City Cab Trips

Jorge Poco , Claudio Silva , Nivan Ferreira , Huy T. Vo , Juliana Freire

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

, 2013

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Ultrascale Visualization of Climate Data

Jorge Poco , Claudio Silva , Emanuele Santos , D. N. Williams , T. Bremer , C. Doutriaux , J. Patchett , S. Williams , G. Shipman , R. Miller , D. R. Pugmire , B. Smith , C. Steed , E. Wes Bethel , H. Childs , H. Krishnan , P. Prabhat , M. Wehner , D. Koop , T. Ellqvist , B. Geveci , A. Chaudhary , A. Bauer , A. Pletzer , D. Kindig , Gerald L. Potter , Thomas P. Maxwell

Computer

, 2013

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UV-CDAT: Analyzing climate datasets from a user’s perspective

Jorge Poco , Claudio Silva , Emanuele Santos , Yaxing Wei , Shishi Liu , Bob Cook , D. N. Williams

Computing in Science & Engineering

, 2013

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2012

Employing 2D projections for fast visual exploration of large fiber tracking data

Jorge Poco , Fernando V. Paulovich , Danilo M. Eler , Rosane Minghim

Computer Graphics Forum

, 2012

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2011

Piecewise Laplacian-based Projection for Interactive Large Data Exploration and Organization

Jorge Poco , Luis Gustavo Nonato , Fernando V. Paulovich , Danilo M. Eler , C.P. Botha , Rosane Minghim

Computer Graphics Forum

, 2011

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A Framework for Exploring Multidimensional Data with 3D Projections

Jorge Poco , Fernando V. Paulovich , R. Etemadpour , T.V. Long , P. Rosenthal , M.C.F. Oliveira , L. Linsen

Computer Graphics Forum

, 2011

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