Akbaba

Publications

Here’s what you need to know about my data: Exploring Expert Knowledge’s Role in Data Analysis

Haihan Lin, Maxim Lisnic, Derya Akbaba, Miriah Meyer, Alexander Lex
(to be published) Proceedings of 2025 IEEE VIS Conference, 2025
IEEE VIS 2025 Honorable Mention

Entanglements for Visualization: Changing Research Outcomes through Feminist Theory

Derya Akbaba, Lauren Klein, Miriah Meyer
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of 2024 IEEE VIS Conference), 2025
IEEE VIS 2024 Best Paper Award

Discursive Patinas: Anchoring Discussions in Data Visualizations

Tobias Kauer, Derya Akbaba, Marian Dörk, Benjamin Bach
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of 2024 IEEE VIS Conference), 2025

Troubling Collaboration: Matters of Care for Visualization Design Study

Derya Akbaba, Devin Lange, Michael Correll, Alexander Lex, Miriah Meyer
SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2023

Teaser image for paper “Two Heads are Better than One

“Two Heads are Better than One": Pair-Interviews for Visualization

Derya Akbaba, Miriah Meyer
2023 IEEE Visualization and Visual Analytics (VIS), 2023

Data Hunches: Incorporating Personal Knowledge into Visualizations

Haihan Lin, Derya Akbaba, Miriah Meyer, Alexander Lex
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2022

Manifesto for Putting 'Chartjunk' in the Trash 2021!

Derya Akbaba, Jack Wilburn, Main T. Nance, Miriah Meyer
alt.VIS, a workshop co-located with IEEE VIS, 2021

Thesis

Shifting Perspectives: Conducting Visualization Research with Entanglement Epistemology

Derya Akbaba
LiU, PhD thesis, Fall 2025

Contact

derya.akbaba@liu.se
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