Catherine Plaisant

Senior Research Scientist Emerita
2117C Hornbake Library
(301) 405-2768
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Education: 
Doctorat d'Ingenieur degree in France
Biography: 

Catherine Plaisant is a senior research scientist emerita in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies.

Her research focuses on the entire interface development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design and evaluation. Plaisant’s work significantly advances technologies in areas like information visualization, medical informatics, and universal access.

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Publications

1999


Lindsay FE, Townshend JRG, JaJa JF, Humphries J, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1999.  Developing the next generation of Earth science data systems: the Global Land Cover Facility. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International. 1:616-618vol.1-616-618vol.1.

1998


Carr D, Plaisant C, Hasegawa H.  1998.  The Design of a Telepathology Workstation: Exploring Remote Images. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Mushlin R.  1998.  An information architecture to support the visualization of personal histories. Information Processing & Management. 34(5):581-597.

Marchionini G, Plaisant C, Komlodi A.  1998.  Interfaces and tools for the library of congress national digital library program. Information Processing & Management. 34(5):535-555.

Shneiderman B, Plaisant C.  1998.  Information visualization advanced interface and Web design. CHI 98 conference summary on Human factors in computing systems. :145-146.

Plaisant C, Marchionini G, Komlodi A.  1998.  Bringing treasures to the surface: previews and overviews in a prototype for the Library of Congress National Digital Library. CHI 98 conference summary on Human factors in computing systems. :187-188.

Plaisant C, Heller D, Li J, Shneiderman B, Mushlin R, Karat J.  1998.  Visualizing medical records with LifeLines. CHI 98 conference summary on Human factors in computing systems. :28-29.

Plaisant C, Mushlin R, Snyder A, Li J, Heller D, Shneiderman B.  1998.  LifeLines: using visualization to enhance navigation and analysis of patient records. In Proceedings of the 1998 American Medical Informatic Association Annual Fall SymposiumProc AMIA Symp. :76-80.

Li J, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1998.  Data object and label placement for information abundant visualizations. Proceedings of the 1998 workshop on New paradigms in information visualization and manipulation. :41-48.

Alonso D L, Rose A, Plaisant C, Norman KL.  1998.  Viewing personal history records: A comparison of tabular format and graphical presentation using LifeLines. Behaviour & Information Technology. 17(5):249-262.

Plaisant C, Tarnoff P, Saraf A, Rose A.  1998.  Understanding Transportation Management Systems Performance with a Simulation-Based Learning Environment. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Carr D, Plaisant C, Hasegawa H.  1998.  Designing a real-time telepathology workstation to mitigate communication delays. Interacting with Computers. 11(1):33-52.

Vanniamparampil AJ, Shneiderman B, Plaisant C, Rose A.  1998.  User Interface Reengineering: A Diagnostic Approach. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Tanin E, Lotem A, Haddadin I, Shneiderman B, Plaisant C, Slaughter L.  1998.  Facilitating Network Data Exploration with Query Previews: A Study of User Performance and Preference. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Rose A, Ellis J, Plaisant C, Greene S.  1998.  Life cycle of user interface techniques: The DJJ information system design Process. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Plaisant C, Rose A.  1998.  Exploring LifeLines to Visualize Patient Records. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

Faloutsos C, Lee R, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1998.  Incorporating String Search in a Hypertext System:User Interface and Signature File Design Issues. Technical Reports of the Computer Science Department.

1997


Plaisant C, Rose A, Shneiderman B, Vanniamparampil AJ.  1997.  Low-effort, high-payoff user interface reengineering. IEEE Software. 14(4):66-72.

Kumar HP, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1997.  Browsing hierarchical data with multi-level dynamic queries and pruning. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 46(1):103-124.

Plaisant C, Marchionini G, Bruns T, Komlodi A, Campbell L.  1997.  Bringing treasures to the surface: iterative design for the Library of Congress National Digital Library Program. Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems. :518-525.

Plaisant C, Bruns T, Shneiderman B, Doan K.  1997.  Query previews in networked information systems: the case of EOSDIS. CHI '97 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems: looking to the future. :202-203.

Plaisant C, Rose A, Shneiderman B, Vanniamparampil AJ.  1997.  User Interface Reengineering: Low-Effort, High-Payoff Strategies. IEEE Software. 14(4):66-72.

North C, Shneiderman B, Plaisant C.  1997.  Visual Information Seeking in Digital Image Libraries: The Visible Human Explorer. Information in Images.

Doan K, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Bruns T.  1997.  Query previews for networked information systems: a case study with NASA environmental data. SIGMOD Record. 26(1):75-81.

1996


Baras JS, Ball M, Karne RK, Kelley S, Jang KD, Plaisant C, Roussopoulos N, Stathatos K, Vakhutinsky A, Jaibharat V et al..  1996.  Integrated network management of hybrid networks. AIP Conference Proceedings. 361(1):345-350.

Plaisant C, Milash B, Rose A, Widoff S, Shneiderman B.  1996.  LifeLines: visualizing personal histories. Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems: common ground. :221-227.

North C, Shneiderman B, Plaisant C.  1996.  User controlled overviews of an image library: a case study of the visible human. Proceedings of the first ACM international conference on Digital libraries. :74-82.

Hascoët-Zizi M, Ahlberg C, Korfhage R, Plaisant C, Chalmers M, Rao R.  1996.  Where is information visualization technology going? Proceedings of the 9th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology. :75-77.

Baras JS, Ball M, Karne RK, Kelley S, Jang KD, Plaisant C, Roussopoulos N, Stathatos K, Vakhutinsky A, Valluri J.  1996.  Hybrid network management (communication systems). 16th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference.

Donn K, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1996.  Query previews in networked information systems. Proceedings of the Third Forum on Research and Technology Advances in Digital Libraries, 1996. ADL '96. :120-129.

Donn K, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1996.  Query previews in networked information systems. Research and Technology Advances in Digital Libraries, 1996. ADL '96., Proceedings of the Third Forum on. :120-129.

1995


Doan K, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1995.  QUERY PREVIEWS IN NETWORKED INFORMATION SYSTEMS. Institute for Systems Research Technical Reports.

Baras JS, Atallah GC, Ball M, Goli S, Karne RK, Kelley S, Kumar H, Plaisant C, Roussopoulos N, Schneiderman B et al..  1995.  Next generation network management technology. AIP Conference Proceedings. 325(1):75-82.

Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1995.  Organization overviews and role management: inspiration for future desktop environments. Proceedings of the Fourth Workshop on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises, 1995. :14-22.

Rose A, Shneiderman B, Plaisant C.  1995.  An applied ethnographic method for redesigning user interfaces. Proceedings of the 1st conference on Designing interactive systems: processes, practices, methods, & techniques. :115-122.

Plaisant C, Morrison S, Skokowski C, Reesch J, Shneiderman B, of at Laboratory U M C P. H/C I, Channel F.  1995.  Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory 1995 Video Reports.

Plaisant C, Carr D, Shneiderman B.  1995.  Image-browser taxonomy and guidelines for designers. IEEE Software. 12(2):21-32.

1994


Plaisant C, Jain V.  1994.  Dynamaps: dynamic queries on a health statistics atlas. Conference companion on Human factors in computing systems. :439-440.

Plaisant C, Carr DA, Shneiderman B.  1994.  Image Browsers: Taxonomy, Guidelines, and Informal Specifications. Institute for Systems Research Technical Reports.

Carr D, Plaisant C, Hasegawa H.  1994.  Usability Experiments for the Redesign of a Telepathology Workstation. CS-TR-3270

1993


Plaisant C, Laboratory H-computer I.  1993.  Facilitating Data Exploration: Dynamic Queries On A Health Statistics Map. Proc. of the Government Statistics Section, Annual Meeting of the American Statistical Assoc. Conf. Proc, pg. :18-23.

Plaisant C, Carr DA, Hasegawa H.  1993.  Exploring remote images: a telepathology workstation. Proceedings of the INTERACT '93 and CHI '93 conference on Human factors in computing systems. :518–-518–.

Plaisant C, Shneiderman B, Battagtia J.  1993.  Scheduling home control devices: a case study of the transition from the research project to a product. Sparks of innovation in human-computer interactionSparks of innovation in human-computer interaction. :205-205.

Plaisant C.  1993.  Guide to Opportunities in Volunteer Archaeology: case study on the use of a hypertext system in a museum exhibit. Sparks of innovation in human-computer interactionSparks of innovation in human-computer interaction. :223-223.

1992


Sears A, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1992.  A new era for high precision touchscreens. Advances in human-computer interaction. 3:1-33.

Sears A, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1992.  A new era for touchscreen applications: High precision, dragging icons, and refined feedback. Advances in Human-Computer Interaction. 3

Plaisant C, Wallace D.  1992.  Touchscreen toggle design. Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems. :667-668.

Plaisant C, Carr DA.  1992.  Remote manipulation interfaces the case of a telepathology workstation. Posters and short talks of the 1992 SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems. :65-65.

Plaisant C, Carr DA, Hasegawa H.  1992.  When an Intermediate View Matters a 2D-browser Experiment. Institute for Systems Research Technical Reports.

Plaisant C, Sears A.  1992.  Touchscreen interfaces for alphanumeric data entry. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Proceedings. 36(4):293-297.

Carr D, Hasegawa H, Lemmon D, Plaisant C.  1992.  The effects of time delays on a telepathology user interface.. Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer Application in Medical CareProc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care. :256-260.

Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1992.  Scheduling home control devices: design issues and usability evaluation of four touchscreen interfaces. International Journal of Man-Machine Studies. 36(3):375-393.

1991


Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1991.  Scheduling on-off home control devices. Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems: Reaching through technology. :459-460.

Plaisant C.  1991.  An overview of Hyperties, its user interface and data model. Hypermedia/Hypertext And Object-Oriented Databases. Chapman & Hall. :17-31.

1989


Furuta R, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1989.  Automatically transforming regularly structured linear documents into hypertext.. Electronic Publishing. 2(4):211-229.

Furuta R, Plaisant C, Shneiderman B.  1989.  A spectrum of automatic hypertext constructions. Hypermedia. 1(2):179-195.

1988


Wallace DF, Norman KL, Plaisant C.  1988.  The American Voice and Robotics" Guardian" System: A Case Study in User Interface Usability Evaluation.

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