Welcome to the Victoria Interactive eXperiences with Information (VIXI) website.

We are a collaborative research group in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Victoria, co-lead by Charles Perin, Sowmya Somanath, Miguel Nacenta and Regan Mandryk. We work in the core areas of Human-Computer Interaction and Information Visualization. We use methodologies from, and contribute to a wide range of disciplines, including Design, User eXperience, Human Factors, Perception, Education, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Art, Computer Science, Philosophy and Sociology.

VIS4ALL visualization-centered hackathon at UVic campus

From February 22nd to 24th, 2024, the collaborative efforts of the Design For People Lab (DFP Lab) from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the VIXI Lab from the University of Victoria (UVic) culminated in a visualization-centered hackathon at UVic's campus, titled "VIS4ALL".

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Sabrina Lakhdhir awarded an NSERC Post-Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral

PhD student Sabrina Lakhdhir was awarded an NSERC PGS-D Scholarship for her research on personalization of wearable technologies and data.

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VIXI Lab hosts 2023 Graphics Interface Conference

VIXI Lab were the hosts of the 2023 CHCCS/SCDHM Graphics Interface conference, the only conference for computer graphics and human computer interaction. The conference was held on the UVic campus in Victoria, from May 30 to June 2.

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Acknowledgement

We acknowledge and respect the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory the university stands and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.