The Future of Data Analysis and Visualization as a Knowledge Discovery Tool in Science and Engineering

OCI 0751267凯利·P·盖瑟尔认识到数字数据在研究和教育中的日益增长的重要性以及科学的进步，NSF的21世纪发现网络基础设施愿景描述了对未来的愿景，在这种愿景中，科学和工程数字数据通常以有案可查的形式存储，专家和非专家都可以定期轻松地查阅和分析，开放访问，同时受到适当保护，并得到可靠的保存。实现这一愿景的5年目标是支持开发促进数据挖掘、集成、分析和可视化的新一代工具和服务，这些工具和服务对于将数据转化为新的知识和理解至关重要。这个为期两天的研讨会将聚集依赖可视化作为其批判性思维和问题解决过程的一部分的关键消费者利益相关者，开发当前可视化和分析技术中阻碍重大挑战科学问题解决的需求、挑战和差距的清晰图景。由此产生的报告旨在为可视化和分析界在后续讲习班上发出战斗号角，包括将与IEEE Visualization2007同处一处的讲习班。因此，这次讲习班是实现远景文件所阐明的目标的关键的第一步。

OCI 0751267Kelly P. GaitherU. of Texas at AustinRecognizing the growing importance of digital data in research and education and the advancement of science, NSF's Cyberinfrastructure Vision for 21st Century Discovery describes a vision for the future "in which science and engineering digital data are routinely deposited in well-documented form, are regularly and easily consulted and analyzed by specialists and non-specialists alike, are openly accessible while suitably protected, and are reliably preserved." A 5-year goal to achieve this vision is to support development of a new generation of tools and services facilitating data mining, integration, analysis, and visualization essential to turning data into new knowledge and understanding. This two-day workshop will gather critical consumer stakeholders that rely upon visualization as a part of their critical thinking and problem solving processes, developing a clear picture of the needs, challenges, and gaps in current visualization and analysis techniques that impede solution of grand challenge science problems. The resulting report is intended to serve as a call to arms for the visualization and analytics communities at follow-on workshops, including one to be co-located with IEEE Visualization 2007. This workshop thus represents a key initial step in achieving the goal articulated in the Vision document.