Research interests

• Visual analytics
• Cognitive science
• Graphical interfaces
• Human information processing
• Interdisciplinary collaboration

Lab Affiliations

• Director, SFU Spatial Cognition and Interactive Expertise in Natural and Computational Environments (SCIENCE Lab)
• Associate Director, SFU Visual Analytics Research Lab (VAR Lab)
• Member, SFU Shared Visual Environments Lab (SVE Lab)
• Associate Director, UBC Media And Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre
• Member, SFU Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences (IRMACS)
• Member, UBC Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems
• Member UBC Brain Research Centre

Biography Academic positions

• Associate Professor (2004-) SFU School of Interactive Arts and Technology
• Associate Director (1999-) UBC Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre
• Associate Director (1994-98) SFU Institute for Human Factors & Interface Technology
• Research Professor (1994) Rutgers U. Center for Cognitive Science (RuCCS)
• Research Scientist (1991-1993) Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems, UWO

Industry positions

• Co-founder, ThoughtShare Communications Inc. (now Qumana)
• Co-founder New Ventures BC Association
• CTO, Xing Xing Computer Graphics Inc.
• Scientific Programmer, Varian

Postdoctoral Research Associate  supervision

• Richard Arias-Hernández
• Nathalie Prevost
  

Graduate supervision

Current

• Tera Marie Green
• Daniel Ha
• Mona Haraty
• Hon Cheong Lam
• Rey Lim
• Syavash Nobarani
• Aaron Smith
• Andrew Wade

Recent Past

• Caitlin Aka, Kyung Jae Lee, Desmond Mulligan, Ying Zhang, Jonathan Sillito, Barry Po, Jason Harrison, James Gauthier

Research funding

Current

•  VACCINE: Visual Analytics for Command, Control, and INteroperability Environments. US Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence in Command, Control, and Interoperability. I focus on cognitive and social science-based approaches to development and evaluation of analytics systems and processes.
  
  
• Deriving and Applying Cognitive Principles for Human/Computer Approaches to Complex Analytical Problems DHS International Program to UNCC/SFU . Financial analytics using data from the Bank of America, coastal natural hazards and disasters analysis, and violence and terrorism analysis with the DHS.
  
  
• Visual Analytics for Safety and Security: NSERC Strategic Grant (with CAE/Greenley, Occulus, MDA and NVAC) .
  
  
• Boeing Support for Visual Analytics in Canada. 3 investigators, $1.33M/5 yrs cash, equivalent in-kind contribution of software, data, and consulting, Shared between SFU and UBC MAGIC, 50% to SFU.
  
  
• Information Systems for Skilled Cognition & Communication NSERC Discovery Grant

Recent

• HOT Admin: Human Organization and Technology Improvement of Security Administration: NSERC Strategic Grant (co-investigator with Konstantin Besnosov)
• BEST- Banc d’Essai de Services de liaisons optiques pour un environnement de Téléformation doctorale (CANARIE, co-investigator with Jacqueline Bourdeau)

Courses taught

• Managing Visual Analytics Applications (IAT 481 with Ginger Grant, SFU Faculty of Business Administration)
• Cognition, Learning, and Collaboration (IAT 812)
• Quantitative Research Methods and Strategies (IAT 802-3)
• Interaction Science (IAT 855, with John Dill)
• Cognition in the Design of Interactive Systems (IAT 302)
• Usability in Interactive Environments (SFU IAT 201)
• Cognition in Design Science (SFU IAT 200)
• Implementing e-Business in the Organization (UBC BAIT 513)
• Preparing the Business Plan (UBC BAEN 504, with Tarrnie Williams)
• Entrepreneurship (UBC BAEN 500)
• Human Computer Interaction (UBC CPSC 444)
• Human-Computer Interaction in Engineering Design (UBC ECE 418, with Sid Fels)
• Human Machine and Human Computer Interaction (SFU KIN 383, with Tom Calvert)

Representative Publications and Works (Many downloadable from my UBC pages)

Media Production

• Fisher, Goonan, Sha, Nanotech Kyo’s Dream. Horizon Zero, March/April 2004, Banff New Media Institute

Recent publications

• Fisher, B. Science and Smart Graphics. (in press) Information Technology.
  
  
• Green, T.M., Ribarsky, W. & Fisher, B. (2009). “Building and applying a human cognition model for visual analytics,” Information Visualization 8(1).
   
• Jeong, D. H., Ziemkiewicz, C., Zhang, Z. Fisher, B. Ribarsky, W., Chang, R. (2009)  iPCA: An Interactive System for PCA-based Visual Analytics. Eurographics/ IEEE-VGTC Symposium on Visualization 2009, Berlin, Germany.
  
  
• Haraty, M., Nobarany, S., DiPaola, S. Fisher, B. (2009) AdWiL: Adaptive Windows Layout Manager.  CHI 2009 Works-in-Progress.
  
  
• Green, T. M., Ribarsky, W., Fisher, B. (2008) Visual Analytics for Complex Concepts Using a Human Cognition Model. IEEE Visual Analytics Science and Technology. Columbus, OH.
  
  
• Fisher, B., Ebert, D., Gray, W. Hegarty, M, Rensink, R. (2008) Panel: The interdisciplinary science of visual analytics. IEEE Visual Analytics Science and Technology. Columbus, OH.
  

• Franconeri, S. L., Lin, J. Y., Pylyshyn, Z. W., Fisher, B., Enns, J.T. (in press) Evidence against a speed limit in multiple-object tracking. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

• Liu, G. Austen, E. L., Booth, K.S. Fisher, B., Argue, R. Rempel, M.I., & Enns, J. (2005) Multiple Object Tracking Is Based On Scene, Not Retinal, Coordinates. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 31(2), Apr 2005, 235-247.

• Po, B. Fisher, B. Booth, K. (2005) A Two Visual Systems Approach to Understanding Voice and Gestural Interaction. Virtual Reality (Special Issue on Language, Speech, and Gesture) 8, pg. 231-241.

• Fisher, B. and Dill, J. (2006) New Techniques for Studying Information Visualization and Interaction. Workshop on Information Visualization and Interaction Techniques for Collaboration Across Multiple Displays, CHI 2006, Montreal.

• Kaastra, L. T., & Fisher, B. (2006). Affording virtuosity: HCI in the lifeworld of collaboration. About Face:Interface Creative Engagement in the New Media Arts and HCI (CHI Workshop). Montreal. QC.

• Sillito, J. de Volder, K., Fisher, B., Murphy, G. (2005) Management of Change Tasks: An Exploratory Study. IEEE 4th International Conference on Empirical Software Engineering. Noosa Head Australia.

• Po, B. Fisher, B. Booth, K. (2005) Comparing Cursor Orientations for Mouse, Pointer, and Pen Interaction. CHI 2005 (full paper)

• Po, B. Fisher, B. Booth, K. (2005) A Two Visual Systems Approach to Understanding Voice and Gestural Interaction. Virtual Reality (Special Issue on Language, Speech, and Gesture) 8, 231-241.

• Lam, H., Fisher, B. & Dill, J. (2005) A Pilot Study of CZTalk: A Graphical Tool for Collaborative Knowledge Work. Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences. Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii.

• Liu, G. Austen, E. L., Booth, K.S. Fisher, B., Argue, R. Rempel, M.I., & Enns, J. (2005) Multiple Object Tracking Is Based On Scene, Not Retinal, Coordinates. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 31(2), Apr 2005, 235-247.

• Swindells, C., Po, B.A., Hajshirmohammadi, I., Corrie, B., Dill, J.C., Fisher, B.D. & Booth, K.S. (2004). Comparing CAVE, wall, and desktop displays for navigation and wayfinding in complex 3D models. In Proceedings of CGI 2004 (Computer Graphics International), Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, June 16-19, pp. 420-427.

• Fels, *Fisher, MacLean, Munzner, and Rensink (2004) Seeing, Hearing, and Touching: Putting it All Together. SIGGRAPH Course, SIGGRAPH 2004, Los Angeles. (* course organizer)

• Po, B., Fisher, B. Booth, K. (2004) Mouse and Touchscreen Selection in the Upper and Lower Visual Fields. CHI 2004 (full paper).

• Po, B., Fisher, B., & Booth K. S. (2003) Pointing and Visual Feedback for Spatial Interaction in Large-Screen Display Environments. In Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science “ Smart Graphics 2003” Heidelberg, Germany. Butz, A., Krüger, A., Olivier, P., Lexicle Ltd, York, UK (Eds.)

• Ihara, M., Kobayashi, M., and Fisher, B. (2003) Visualizing Meeting States for a Smooth Online Discussion. Graphics Interface. Dalhousie University Halifax, NS

• Gauthier, J., Fisher, B., Klawe, M. (2003) Peer Presence and Real-Time Assessment: A Symbiotic Relationship. EdMedia 2003, Honolulu, HI.

• Fels, *Fisher, MacLean, Munzner, and Rensink ( (2003) Design of interactive multimodal media systems: Intersensory interactions and HCI. SIGGRAPH course. (* course organizer)

• Booth, K.S., Fisher, B. Lin, C. J., Argue, R. (2002). “The ‘Mighty Mouse’ Multi-Screen Collaboration Tool” UIST 2002, Paris.

• Harrison, J., Booth K. S., Fisher, B. (2002) Measuring and Comparing Human Walking Motions for Computer Animation. Computer Graphics International

• Booth, Fels, Fisher, MacLean, Rensink (2002) Design of interactive multimodal media systems: Intersensory interactions and HCI. SIGGRAPH course. (co-organizers)

• Fisher, B. Graphics in the Large (Panel) Organizer: David J. Kasik, (Boeing). SIGGRAPH 2002

• Fisher, B. (2002). Cognitive Science and the Design of Learning Technologies. American Educational Research Association New Orleans, LA

• Fisher, B. (2002). Interaction Design Education at UBC. ACM SIGCHI Interactions Special Issue on Design IX.2, March. Pp 33-36

• Austen, E., Liu, G., Stevenson, A., Booth, K. S., Dill, J., Enns, J. T., Fisher, B., MacLean, K., & Rensink, R. (2001, June). Perceptual cognitive design: Safe changes to air traffic control. Poster presented at the Proceedings of Graphic Interface, Ottawa, ON.

• Fisher, B. and Dill, J. (2000). Application of Theories of Indexical Cognition to a Web-based Workspace. American Association for Artificial Intelligence Symposium on "Smart Graphics", Stanford CA

• Fisher, B. D. , Dill, J., and Liljefors, M. (1999). Case Study: Perceptual Cognition and the Design of an Air Traffic Control Interface. Information Visualization Workshop, Visualization 1999, San Francisco CA

• Brett, P., Fisher, B. D., Sloan, J. Wilson, M. and Wilson, R. (1999). The Reflective Practitioner and the World Wide Web: Seeking a New Approach to Continuing Medical Education. Adult Educational Research Conference.

• Bakardjieva, M., Campos, M., Fisher, B., Wang, X. and Xin, M. (1999). Communication and learning processes on-line: converging evidence from multiple perspectives (Roundtable) American Educational Research Association. Montreal, QC

• Xin, M. and Fisher, B. D. (1998). Analysis of Learning Environments Using Web Server Logs. International Conference on Computers in Education.

• Schmidt, W.C.; Fisher,-B.D.; Pylshyn,-W. (1998). Multiple-location access in vision: Evidence from illusory line motion. Journal-of-Experimental-Psychology:-Human-Perception-and-Performance.24(2): 505-525.

• Fisher, B.D. (1997). Spatial indexing, sensory integration, and the design of perceptual interfaces. Workshop on Perceptual Interfaces (UIST).

• Fisher, B.D., Conway, K., & Groeneboer, C. (1997). Virtual-U Development Plan: Issues and process. Proceedings, ED-MEDIA and ED-TELECOM. Calgary AB

• Fisher B.D., & Pylyshyn, Z. W. (1994). The cognitive architecture of bimodal event perception: A commentary and addendum to Radeau. Current Psychology of Cognition 13:1, 92-96.

• Pylyshyn, Z., Burkell, J., Fisher, B., Sears, C., Schmidt, W., & Trick, L. (1993). Multiple parallel access in visual attention. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology 48:2, 260-283

• Fisher, B.D., Schmidt, W. A., & Pylyshyn, Z.P. (1993). Multiple abrupt onset cues produce illusory line motion. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science,33:4 778 (ARVO abstract).

• Spivey-Knowlton, M., Fisher, B. D., & Bridgeman, B. (1991). Attention and automaticity: Interaction of two modes of attention. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 32:4,1040. (ARVO abstract).

• Macknik, S. L., Fisher, B. D., & Bridgeman, B. (1991). Flicker distorts visual space constancy. Vision Research. 31:12, 2057-2064

• Bridgeman, B., & Fisher, B. D. (1990). Saccadic suppression of displacement is strongest in central vision., Perception, 19, 103 - 111.

• Fisher, B., Bridgeman, B., & Biederman, I. (1990). Task differences in visual search: Does attention aid detection? Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 31:4, 563. (ARVO abst.)

Unrefereed tutorials & workshops

• Fisher, B. (2005) Cognition, Sound and Vision. Bodies in Play: Shaping and Mapping Mobile Applications. Banff New Media Institute Summit.

• Fisher, B. (2005) VR--A Reality Check? (panel) VR 2005, Bonn, Germany

• Fisher, B. (2004). Collaborative Tool Design. Participate/Collaborate: Reciprocity, Design and Social Networks. Banff New Media Institute Summit.

• Fisher, B. (2004). Collaborative Tool Evaluation. Participate/Collaborate: Reciprocity, Design and Social Networks. Banff New Media Institute Summit.

• Fisher, B. (2004). Nouvelles méthodes pour l’évaluation des environnements de simulations et de jeux éducatifs (SAGE). Comment les jeux éducatifs, les simulations et les jeux de simulation favorisent-ils l’apprentissage ? ACFAS 2004, Lettres, arts et sciences humaines.

• Fisher, B. (2003). Design of Networked Environments for Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration. Banff New Media Institute Nanotechnology Workshop-- ”Carbon vs. Silicon: Thinking Small/Thinking Fast”

• Fisher, B. (2002). Bridges II, a Cognitive Science Perspective. Bridges Consortium, Banff New Media Institute Human Centered Interface Project.

• Fisher, B. & Booth, K.S. (2002) Perceptual and social cognition aspects of situated displays. Workshop on Public, Community, and Situated Displays. CSCW, New Orleans LA

• Fisher, B. (2002). Joint SIGCHI/American Institute for Graphic Arts Forum on Experience Design, CHI 2002, Minneapolis Minnesota (invited speaker, Education Panel).

• Fisher, B. (2001). Technology as Dynamic Artifact and Communication Medium. Banff Centre Workshop on Cognitive Armatures and Emotion Architecture, Banff AB.

• Fisher, B. (1999). Human-Centred Design . Presentation to the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Experts' Meeting on Technology for Learning and Culture, Vancouver

• Fisher, B. (1998). New approaches to the design of collaborative learning environments. Workshop on HCI in Telelearning Environments, Telelearning NCE.

• Fisher, B. (1995). New Approaches to the Design of User Interfaces to Complex Systems: Applications to Supervisory Control, Multimedia and Telelearning IRIS Design and Human Interfaces Workshop.

• Fisher, B. (1992). Sensory fusion and place indexing in cognition and motor behaviour 1992 Design and Human Interfaces Workshop IRIS project B4 Vancouver British Columbia.

• Invited Speaker, Smart Graphics 2003, Hamburg, Germany.

• Lam, H., Fisher, B. Dill, J. (2002) CZTalk: a Graphical Tool for Online Discussion. Western Computer Graphics Symposium. Silver Star, B.C.

• Giroux, P. and Fisher, B. (2002) FINST spatial indexing theory and its application to guidelines for knowledge representation in e-learning. E-Learn, Montreal QC.

Misc Info

If you count referreed conference proceedings, my Erdös number = 2

• Gauthier, J., Fisher, B., Klawe, M. (2003) Peer Presence and Real-Time Assessment: A Symbiotic Relationship. Proceedings of EdMedia 2003, Honolulu, HI.

• Erdös, P. , Harary, F., Klawe, M. (1980) Residually complete graphs. Combinatorial mathematics, optimal designs and their applications (Proc. Sympos. Combin. Math. and Optimal Design, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, Colo., 1978). Ann. Discrete Math. 6 , 117--123.

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Website: www.cs.ubc.ca/~fisher