[ACM Press the 11th International Conference - Graz, Austria (2011.09.07-2011.09.09)] Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Knowledge Management and Knowledge Technologies - i-KNOW '11 - A visual analytics approach to dynamic social networks

✍ Scribed by Federico, Paolo; Aigner, Wolfgang; Miksch, Silvia; Windhager, Florian; Zenk, Lukas

• Book ID: 121417716
• Publisher: ACM Press
• Year: 2011
• Weight: 498 KB
• Category: Article
• ISBN: 1450307329
• DOI: 10.1145/2024288.2024344

✦ Synopsis

The visualization and analysis of dynamic networks have become increasingly important in several fields, for instance sociology or economics. The dynamic and multi-relational nature of this data poses the challenge of understanding both its topological structure and how it changes over time. In this paper we propose a visual analytics approach for analyzing dynamic networks that integrates: a dynamic layout with user-controlled trade-off between stability and consistency; three temporal views based on different combinations of node-link diagrams (layer superimposition, layer juxtaposition, and two-and-a-halfdimensional view); the visualization of social network analysis metrics; and specific interaction techniques for tracking node trajectories and node connectivity over time. This integration of visual, interactive, and automatic methods supports the multifaceted analysis of dynamically changing networks.