Irene Ros
Irene Ros is a data visualizer and software engineer who builds visual data experiences using open source tools and educational content. Irene is most notable for her work developing the data visualization firm Bocoup[1]. Ros now works for Google.
Personal life[edit]
Irene Ros was born in Kiev, Ukraine. When she was 6 her family immigrated to Israel where they remained for the next 10 years. She entered the United States at 16 years old.[2]
Growing up Irene had a strong interest in math and science. She recalls her first programming experience being when she was 9 years old. Her parents bought her a computer with Norton Commander and her cousin provided her with a BASIC programming book. One of her first successful programs output the lyrics to Happy Birthday. In high school Irene took multiple courses in computer science and gained a formal background in programming.[2]
Irene attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst to study computer science. She discovered her passion for data visualization after seeing an IBM talk that introduced Many Eyes, a tool for sharing data visualizations online. She developed her initial expertise in data visualization after working for 3 years with Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viegas doing research for IBM.[2]
Notable projects[edit]
- Measurement Lab Visualizations [2]
- LINCS Cancer Browser[3]
- Stereotropes [2]
- NPM By Numbers [2]
- MobileVis[3]
- Bl.ocksplorer.org[3]
- Climate Central - Surging Seas Risk Finder[3]
- The Miso Project (with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) [4][5]
- The Business of US Food Aid[3]
- Somalia Famine - How the World Reacted[3]
- IBM Many Bills: A Visual Bill Explorer [4]
- IBM Many Eyes [4]
OpenVis Conf[edit]
OpenVis Conf was a Boston-based data visualization conference, created by Irene Ros and Bocoup in 2013. It had the goal of bringing struggling data visualizers together to learn about the newest research in data visualization. The conference spanned 2 days annually, and featured data visualization speakers with a focus on open source tools on the internet and share the latest developments in visualization research, technology, and practice with the attendees. [4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Data visualization is good. Data visualization that works on your phone is better". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Between the Wires: An interview with data visualization scientist Irene Ros". freeCodeCamp.org. 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Open Web Data Visualization, Data Science, Design and Analysis - Consulting and Training - Bocoup". bocoup.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Talking with... Irene Ros". Visualoop. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ↑ "How journalists can create Guardian-style data visualisations | Online Journalism Features". www.journalism.co.uk. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
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