ClearWater: Interactive platform for bias investigation
Visualization system overview: (A) Graph Visualization, (B) Members’ Sentiments View, (C) Color Scheme, facilitates categorical comparison of topics.
Publication Details
- Venue
- IEEE Visual Analytics Science & Technology (VAST) Challenge
- Year
- 2025
- Publication Date
- November 13, 2025
Materials
Abstract
This paper introduces a visual analytics framework created for the VAST Challenge 2025, Mini-Challenge 2, aimed at investigating bias in the COOTEFOO committee. The system features three coordinated views: a graph for structural comparison, a membercentric view for individual contributions and sentiments, and a triporiented view for exploring temporal and spatial aspects. These views help identify both committee-level and sample-level biases in organizational datasets. The analysis uncovers a pro-tourism bias and selective omissions in the datasets, with the tool enabling transparent, data-driven evaluation of bias claims.
Cite this publication (BIBTEX)
@article{2025-ClearWater,
title={ClearWater: Interactive platform for bias investigation},
author={Ana Luiza Nunes and Danilo Cardoso and Tomas Ferranti and Felipe A. Moreno and Jorge Poco},
journal={IEEE Visual Analytics Science & Technology (VAST) Challenge},
year={2025},
url={null},
date={2025-11-13}
}