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  • Parallel Session C-2
  • Sustainability
  • Panel

Visualising STEAM Data in Support of Smart Decision Making

Thursday 16 Nov 2017
10:55-12:10
7F Miraikan Hall

Session Concept:
Being able to “read and write” data visualisations is becoming as important as being able to read and write text. Understanding, measuring, and improving data and visualisation literacy is important for understanding STEAM developments and to strategically approach global issues.This session features presentations by researchers and practitioners that develop approaches, tools, and experiences which aim to improve and use the data visualisation literacy of their users. Visualisations of water, global warming, biodiversity, energy, and infectious diseases, health, urban growth and STEAM data will be featured. We will demonstrate how data visualisation can be used to open rich dialogues around crucial issues and serve as a powerful means of making information accessible, salient, and memorable. Discussions will focus on how to best use the power of big data and the continuously evolving set of data mining and visualisation tools to empower the personal and professional decision making by diverse stakeholdersto achieve sustainability.

Moderator

Katy Bӧrner
Victor H. Yngve Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Information Science / Director, Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center, Indiana University
United States

Speaker

Stephen Miles Uzzo
Chief Scientist, New York Hall of Science
United States
Immersive visualisation can revolutionize museum visitor engagement with complex sustainability ideas. Connected Worlds is a large-scale museum experience for visitors to learn about the coupling of human and natural systems.
Yuko Harayama
Executive Member, Council for Science, Technology and Innovation
Japan
Evidence-based decision making advocated by the OECD is expending into the field of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy arena. Data visualisations support policy makers to move in this direction.
Tit Meng Lim
CEO, Science Centre Singapore
Singapore
The digital age sees a growing trend of EPIC learning, a process that is Experiential, Participatory, Image-drive and Connected to social networks. Visualisation is now an integral part of knowledge acquisition and knowledge creation.
Hans Gubbels
Director, Museumplein Limburg
Netherlands
Data visualisation for smart decision making processes is best to allow for large scale citizen co-creation in order to strengthen outcomes on moral and ethical grounds and societal support on implementation.
Katy Bӧrner
Victor H. Yngve Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Information Science / Director, Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center, Indiana University
United States
Computational models can be applied to understand, explain, and forecast future developments in science, technology, and education, providing a novel means to communicate key developments to general and expert audiences for strategic decision making.