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

Lab Affiliations
    •    Director, SFU Social Cognition and Interactive Expertise in Natural and Computational Environments (SCIENCE Lab)
    •    Associate Director, UBC Media And Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre
    •    Project co-Leader, SFU Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences (IRMACS)
    •    Associate 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
    •    Co-founder, ThoughtShare Communications Inc. (now Qumana)
    •    Co-founder New Ventures BC Association
    •    CTO, Xing Xing Computer Graphics Inc.
    •    Scientific Programmer, Varian

Postdoctoral Research Associates
    •    Richard Arias-Hernández
    •    Nathalie Prevost

Graduate supervision
Current
    •    Samar Al-Hajj
    •    Tera Marie Green
    •    Hon Cheong Lam
    •    Amanda Pype
    •    Aaron Smith
    •    Andrew Wade
    •    Ivan Zhao

Past: Caitlin Akai, James Gauthier, Mona Haraty, Jason Harrison, Kyung Jae Lee, Desmond Mulligan, Syavash Nobarani, Barry Po, Jonathan Sillito, Ying Zhang
Research funding
    •    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.

    •    Visual Analytics for Emergency Management. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Strategic Partnership Program. Visual analysis and evaluation of risk and vulnerability, including novel threats (e.g. terrorism) and innovative approaches to preventing and countering them.

    •    Program to Evaluate and Improve Visual Analytic Processes. Boeing/MITACS. $146,600 1 year, Brian Fisher PI. Research in cognitive science of individual and collaborative analytics for aerospace applications.

    •    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.

Courses taught
    •    Special Topics: Visually Enabled Reasoning (IAT 885)
    •    Advanced HCI (IAT 351)
    •    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
    •    Green, T.M. & Fisher, B. (in press) The Personal Equation of Complex Individual Cognition during Visual Interface Interaction. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Springer-Verlag.

    •    Meyer J., Thomas, J.,  Diehl, S., Fisher, B., Keim, D., Laidlaw, D. Miksch S., Mueller, K. Ribarsky, W., Priem, B., & Ynnerman, A. (2010) From Visualization to Visually Enabled Reasoning. Scientific Visualization: Advanced Concepts. vol. 1 pp. 227-245. Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz-Zentrum fuer Informatik, Germany. I978-3-939897-19-4

    •    Green, T.M., Fisher,B. (In press) “The personal equation of complex individual cognition during visual interface interaction”, INTERACT '09: Lecture Notes in Computer Science.

    •    Fisher,B., Green, T.M., Arias-Hernández, R. (in press) "Visual analytics as a translational science," Topics in Cognitive Science.

    •    Savikhin, A., Lam, H.C., Fisher,  B., Ebert, D. (20110 Experimental Study of Financial Portfolio Selection with Visual Analytics for Decision Support (full paper). Proceedings of the 44th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. IEEE Digital Library

    •    Arias-Hernández, R., Green, T.M., Fisher,B.(2011) Pair Analytics: Capturing Reasoning Processes in Collaborative Visual Analytics (full paper). Proceedings of the 44th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. IEEE Digital Library

    •    Ebert, D., Fisher, B, & Gaither, K. (2011) Symposium on Fundamentals and Applications of Visual Analytics. Proceedings of the 44th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. IEEE Digital Library 

    •    Green, T.M. Fisher, B. (2010) Towards the Personal Equation of Interaction: The impact of personality factors on visual analytics interface interaction. IEEE Conference on Visual Analytics Science and Technology. Salt Lake City, UT. (Full paper, 8 pages)

    •    Haraty, M., Nobarany, S., & Fisher, B. (2010) ExplorationMap: Supporting Collaborative Exploratory Information Seeking. Proceedings of CSCW Workshop on Collaborative Information Seeking. Savannah, GA.

    •    Green, T.M. , Jeong, D. H., Fisher, B. (2010) Using Personality Factors to Predict Interface Learning Performance (Digital Media Content and Communication Track, Best Paper Award). Proceedings of the 43th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. IEEE Digital Library
    •    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.

    •    Nobarany, S., Haraty, M. Fisher, B., DiPaola, S. Epistemically Active Adaptive User Interfaces. UIST 2009 Oct. 4-7, Victoria BC. (poster).Fisher, B. Science and Smart Graphics. (2009) Information Technology 3,142 - 148.

    •    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
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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.

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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