Scholar
Danielle Albers Szafir
Google Scholar ID: CGb88B0AAAAJ
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Visualization
Computer Science
HCI
Perceptual Psychology
Color Science
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20
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danielle.szafir@cs.unc.edu
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Publications
6 items
Redundant is Not Redundant: Automating Efficient Categorical Palette Design Unifying Color&Shape Encodings with CatPAW
2026
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From Vision to Touch: Bridging Visual and Tactile Principles for Accessible Data Representation
2025
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Computational Design and Single-Wire Sensing of 3D Printed Objects with Integrated Capacitive Touchpoints
2025
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Graphical Perception of Icon Arrays versus Bar Charts for Value Comparisons in Health Risk Communication
2025
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Understanding Physical Therapy Challenges for Older Adults through Mixed Reality
2025
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Characterizing Visualization Perception with Psychological Phenomena: Uncovering the Role of Subitizing in Data Visualization
2025
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Academic Achievements
March 2024: Three papers accepted to ACM CHI 2024
March 2024: Paper 'Beyond Visual Impairments: Redefining the Scope of Accessible Data' accepted to TVCG
March 2024: Paper 'Assessing User Trust in Active Learning Systems' presented at IUI 2024
January 2024: Two papers accepted to AAAI SciTech Forum
February 2024: Received grant from the State of the States project for cognitively accessible visualization research
Background
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Director of the UNC/CU VisuaLab
Research at the intersection of information visualization, data science, computer graphics, and cognitive science
Focuses on how visualization design enables better understanding and engagement with data
Develops interactive visualization systems, guidelines, and techniques for exploring large, complex datasets
Collaborates across domains including genomics, bioinformatics, humanities, biochemistry, and perceptual psychology
Co-authors
15 total
Michael Gleicher
Professor of Computer Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Daniel Szafir
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Steven Franconeri
Professor, Northwestern University
Michael Correll
Research Associate Professor, Northeastern University
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Charles 'Chuck' Hansen
School of Computing, SCI Institute, University of Utah
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