VizUM Events – Archived

Students, researchers, and patrons from the University of Miami, FIU, Ransom Everglades School, and the local community gathered at Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Alumni Center for the combined annual Big Data Conference and VizUM Symposium, held on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. The event began in the Bruce & Robbi Toll Library with Poster Presentations. This was the event’s first call for posters and cash prizes were at stake! Big...

PLEASE NOTE:  VizUM has been rescheduled from 11/12 to 12/11/2019 . . .   Data Visualization is a burgeoning field of study at the University of Miami and other top academic research institutions. From devising app-based tools, to organizing vast scientific datum into bite-size morsels, data visualizers often begin their career journey as computer scientists, journalists, academic researchers, coders, or graphic designers. The...

VizUM video by UM student Nathalie Moreau on Vimeo   On November 15th, 2018, the University of Miami hosted its fifth annual VizUM Symposium.  This year’s event was coupled with its first ever Visualization Competition. Before the main speakers took to the stage, the two finalists for the VizUM Visualization Competition were invited on stage to present their work.  The "Visualiz-IRs" and the "UM Analytics" teams were the...

VizUM 2018 | 11/15/18 VizUM 2018 has been scheduled for Thursday, November 15, 2018, 4:00-7:00 PM. The finalists' projects from the inaugural VizUM Visualization Competition will be presented. REGISTER NOW  Free  |  Event Announcement If you plan to attend and need FREE PARKING, please register your vehicle. Those with UM parking permits do not need to register (your vehicle is already in the system and you may park in the grey...

Your City, Your Neighborhood, and You Visualization for Civic Engagement  |   Registration Form For questions regarding the contest, please don’t hesitate to email vizum@miami.edu.   Objective and Overview The goal of this competition is to challenge designers, journalists, data scientists, statisticians, and professionals and scholars in any other field to design either: • A data visualization essay, story, or infographic based...

Analysis & Prototype Checkpoint | Please RSVP Tuesday, May 8, 2018  |  4:00-6:00 PM Gables One Tower, Training Room 639 Checkpoint #2, the "Analysis & Prototype Checkpoint",  will give you the opportunity to get feedback on your project from the Organizing Committee. It's also an excellent opportunity to meet the other participants!  The gathering will take place at the Center for Computational Science, at 1320 S Dixie...