Dr Panagiotis D. Ritsos
Senior Lecturer in Visualisation / Director of Research
Additional Contact Information
MEng PhD Essex, PgCert, FHEA
Visualization, Data, Modelling and Graphics (VDMG) research group, XReality, Visualization and Analytics (XRVA) lab
Office: Room 326, Dean Street
- tel: +44 (0) 1248 382698
- email: p.ritsos@bangor.ac.uk
- url: https://pdritsos.com/
- twitter: @ritsos_p
- networks: Google Scholar | Linkedin | ResearchGate | GitHub | ORCID
My research interests revolve around he domain of human-computer interaction (HCI) and include mixed/augmented and virtual reality (XR), information visualization (InfoVis), and visual analytics (VA). You can find more information below, in the research interests section.
I am particularly interested in potential synergies between these fields within different flavours of human-data interaction, such as beyond-the-desktop visualization and immersive and situated analytics.
The above research topics can be explored in a variety of application domains, including Ocean Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Nuclear Sciences, Cultural Heritage, Learning and Education, Transport and Computer Games.
Qualifications
- Professional: Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PgCertHE)
2016 - PhD: Electronic Systems Engineering
University of Essex, 2006 - Other: MEng Electronic Systems Engineering
University of Essex, 2000
Teaching and Supervision
Teaching (current):
- ICE-4711 XReality (PG): 2020 - present (organiser and teaching)
- ICE-2103 User Experience & HCI (UG): 2020 - present (organiser and teaching)
- ICE-3103 User Experience & HCI (UG-Apprenticeships): 2020 - present (organiser and teaching)
- ICE-4141 User Experience & HCI (PG): 2019 - present (organiser and teaching)
- ICE-1411 Web Technologies (UG): 2018 - 2022
- ICE-4111 Web Technologies (PG): 2018 - 2022
- ICP-3123 Internet Tech for E-Commerce (UG): 2017 - 2021
- ICP-2005 Graphics & Web Design (UG): 2014/15, 2017 - 2019
- ICP-1026 Web Technologies (UG): 2014/15, 2017 - 2019
- ICP-4125 Web Technologies (PG): 2014/15, 2017 - 2019
- ICP-4123 Tech for Internet Systems (PG): 2013/14, 2017 - 2019
Supervision (Research):
Research Officers (Post-docs)
- Dr Pete Butcher, Projects VRIA, BODAH, DSP: 2019 - 2023
- Piotr Fratczak, Project DSP: 2021 - 2023
- Alex Rigby, Project Dwr Uisce: 2022 - 2023
Doctoral Students (current)
- Shannon Jones, Bangor University, Situated Analytics, (with Dr Noel Bristow): 2023 - present
- Dan Farmer, Bangor University, Situated Analytics, (with Prof J.C. Roberts): 2021 - present
- Sion Curig Edwards, Bangor University, Affective Computing, (KESS), (Primary, with Dr D. Perkins): 2018 - present
Doctoral Students (completed)
- James Jackson, Bangor University, Information Visualization, (with Prof J.C. Roberts, (KESS): 2019 - 2021
- Pete Butcher, Immersive Analytics, (Primary, with Prof N.W. John@University of Chester): 2015 - 2020
Doctoral Committee Memberships
- Glory Ogbonda, Bangor University, Information Visualization: 2023 - present
- Sunday Nwokolo, Bangor University, Machine Learning: 2023 - present
- Dalya Al Khafaji, Bangor University, Natural Language Processing: 2023 - present
- Petra Pergar, Universiy of Lubljiana: 2021 - present
- Aron Owen, Bangor University, Information Visualisation: 2021 - present
- Connor Spann, Bangor University, Scientific Visualization, (AIMLAC CDT): 2020 - present
- Joshua Davies, Bangor University, Natural Language Processing: 2019 - present
- Dr Syed Kaleem Alsam, Bangor University, Natural Language Processing: 2019 - 2022
- Dr Shatha Al Maliki, Bangor University, Image Processing, 2019 - 2021
Masters by Research
- Alex Rigby, Visual Analytics for Envionmental Sciences, (KESS), (with Dr Sopan Patil): 2020 - 2022
Supervision (Taught):
- Computing Project & Dissertation (Year 4)
- Individual Project - Computing (Year 3)
Research Interests
Immersive and Situated Analytics (IA/SA)
This theme explores the concept of immersive, multisensory, post-WIMP and often situated visualization and investigates how information visualization can employ different display and presentation technologies, such as head-mounted displays, projection systems, wearables, tabletop displays and haptic interfaces.
We are currently exploring a variety of technologies that could enable IA/SA in different scenarios. We are especially interested in using web technologies (e.g., WebVR/XR), such as in our IA-prtototyping VRIA framework.
Immersive Realities (XR)
The use of the term ‘XR’ in this context is akin to that of the W3C, denoting alternative immersive technologies (i.e., VR/MR/AR). This theme explores these concepts and their evolution from their original graphic-centric flavours, to today’s XR systems which can employ all our senses and offer us capabilities through services that are perceivable but not necessarily vision-specific. Cloud-based services, web-based machine learning, XR-enabling web technologies and the pervasiveness of wearable and mobile devices, contribute towards this paradigm shift, which is the focus of this theme. More ‘traditional’ VR research, such as our work on wheelchair training in VR and procedural content generation is also part of this domain.
Information Visualization (InfoVis)
Information visualization is the use of computer-supported interactive visual representations of abstract data to amplify cognition. In this theme we explore novel ways to represent data, focusing on domains such as environmental sciences, higher education, cyberecurity and cultural heritage. We are also devising new methodologies for ideation and evaluation of InfoVis interfaces.
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
PhD topics are available in the following research areas:
- Immersive/Situated/Ubiquitous Analytics
- Virtual and/or Mixed/Augmented Reality (VR, MR/AR - XR)
- Information Visualization (InfoVis) for Environmental Sciences
- Machine Learning for Adaptive User Interfaces
- Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Publications
2024
- E-pub ahead of printAttention-Aware Visualization: Tracking and Responding to User Perception Over Time
Srinivasan, A., Ellemose, J., Butcher, P., Ritsos, P. D. & Elmqvist, N., 9 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. p. 1-11
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedIs Native Naïve? Comparing Native Game Engines and WebXR as Immersive Analytics Development Platforms
Butcher, P., Batch, A., Saffo, D., MackIntyre, B., Elmqvist, N. & Ritsos, P. D., Jun 2024, In: IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 44, 3, p. 91-98 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printPath-based Design Model for Constructing and Exploring Alternative Visualisations
Jackson, J., Ritsos, P. D., Butcher, P. & Roberts, J. C., 10 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe Reality of the Situation: A Survey of Situated Analytics
Shin, S., Batch, A., Butcher, P., Ritsos, P. D. & Elmqvist, N., Aug 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 30, 8, p. 5147-5164 19 p., 37310839.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2023
- PublishedA method for Critical and Creative Visualisation Design-Thinking
Roberts, J. C., Alnjar, H., Owen, A. & Ritsos, P. D., Oct 2023, Poster publications at IEEE VIS 2023: Visualization & Visual Analytics: IEEE VIS 2023 Posters. Cao, N., Kozlikova, B., Xia, J. & Willett, W. (eds.). IEEE Computer Society Press, 2 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review - PublishedApple Vision Pro headset: what does it do and will it deliver?
Ritsos, P. D. & Butcher, P., 6 Jun 2023, The Conversation.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article - PublishedCreating storytelling visualizations for the Covid-19 pandemic using Feature-Action Design Patterns
Ritsos, P. D., Khan, S., Jones, S., Bach, B., Meikle, J., Roberts, J. C., Wood, J. & Chen, M., Oct 2023, IEEE VIS Workshop on Visualization for Pandemic and Emergency Responses 2023 (Vis4PandEmRes). IEEE
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review - PublishedDUVis: A visual analytics tool for supporting a trans-disciplinary project
Rigby, A., Butcher, P., Bellini, R., Coughlan, P., McNabola, A. & Ritsos, P. D., 21 Jul 2023, Posters presented at the IEEE Conference on Visualization (IEEE VIS 2023).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review - PublishedDon’t Pull the Balrog - Lessons Learned from Designing Wizualization: a Magic inspired Data Analytics System in XR
Butcher, P., Batch, A., Ritsos, P. D. & Elmqvist, N., Oct 2023, HybridUI (ISMAR 2023): 1st Workshop on Hybrid User Interfaces: Complementary Interfaces for Mixed Reality Interaction.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review - PublishedEvaluating View Management for Situated Visualization in Web-based Handheld AR
Batch, A., Shin, S., Liu, J., Butcher, P., Ritsos, P. D. & Elmqvist, N., Jun 2023, In: Computer Graphics Forum. 42, 3, p. 349-360 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedRAMPVIS: Answering the Challenges of Building Visualization Capabilities for Large-scale Emergency Responses
Chen, M., Abdul-Rahman, A., Archambault, D., Dykes, J., Ritsos, P. D., Slingsby, A., Torsney-Weir, T., Turkay, C., Bach, B., Borgo, R., Brett, A., Fang, H., Jianu, R., Khan, S., Laramee, R. S., Matthews, L., Nguyen, P. H., Reeve, R., Roberts, J. C., Vidal, F., Wang, Q., Wood, J. & Xu, K., Oct 2023, IEEE VIS Workshop on Visualization for Pandemic and Emergency Responses 2023 (Vis4PandEmRes). IEEE
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review - PublishedResearching Green Process Innovation Across Borders and Boundaries Through Collaborative Inquiry
Coughlan, P., Bellini, R., Bello-Dambatta, A., Dallison, R., Dreyer-Gibney, K., Gallagher, J., Harris, I., McNabola, A., Mitrovic, D., Murali, M., Novara, D., Patil, S., Rigby, A., Ritsos, P. D., Schestak, I., Singh, A., Walker, N. & Williams, P., Dec 2023, In: The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 59, 4, p. 556-584 29 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedWizualization - A Hard Magic Visualization System for Immersive and Ubiquitous Analytics
Batch, A., Butcher, P., Ritsos, P. D. & Elmqvist, N., 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. p. 1-11 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2022
- PublishedLUCST: A novel toolkit for Land Use Land Cover change assessment in SWAT+ to support flood management decisions
Rigby, A., Butcher, P., Ritsos, P. D. & Patil, S., Oct 2022, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 156, 105469.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedOne view is not enough: review of and encouragement for multiple and alternative representations in 3D and immersive visualisation
Roberts, J. C., Butcher, P. & Ritsos, P. D., 3 Feb 2022, In: Computers. 11, 2, 23 p., 20.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedRAMPVIS: Answering the Challenges of Building Visualisation Capabilities for Large-scale Emergency Responses
Chen, M., Abdul-Rahman, A., Archambault, D., Dykes, J., Slingsby, A., Ritsos, P. D., Torsney-Weir, T., Turkay, C., Bach, B., Borgo, R., Brett, A., Fang, H., Jianu, R., Khan, S., Laramee, R. S., Nguyen, P. H., Reeve, R., Roberts, J. C., Vidal, F., Wang, Q., Wood, J. & Xu, K., Jun 2022, In: Epidemics. 39, 15 p., 100569.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedVisualization for Epidemiological Modelling: Challenges, Solutions, Reflections & Recommendations
Dykes, J., Abdul-Rahman, A., Archambault, D., Bach, B., Borgo, R., Chen, M., Enright, J., Fang, H., Firat, E. E., Freeman, E., Gönen, T., Harris, C., Jianu, R., John, N. W., Khan, S., Lahiff, A., Laramee, R. S., Matthews, L., Mohr, S., Nguyen, P. H., Rahat, A. A. M., Reeve, R., Ritsos, P. D., Roberts, J. C., Slingsby, A., Swallow, B., Torsney-Weir, T., Turkay, C., Turner, R., Vidal, F., Wang, Q., Wood, J. & Xu, K., 3 Oct 2022, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A. 380, 2233, 33 p., 20210299.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2021
- Published3D visualisations Should Not be Displayed Alone – Encouraging a Need for Multivocality in Visualisation
Roberts, J. C., Mearman, J., Butcher, P., Al-Maneea, H. M. A. & Ritsos, P. D., Sept 2021. 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review - PublishedVRIA: A Web-based Framework for Creating Immersive Analytics Experiences
Butcher, P., John, N. W. & Ritsos, P. D., 1 Jul 2021, In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 27, 7, p. 3213 - 3225
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedVisualisation Data Modelling Graphics (VDMG) at Bangor
Roberts, J. C., Ritsos, P. D., Kuncheva, L., Vidal, F., Lim, I. S., Ap Cenydd, L., Teahan, W., Mansoor, S., Gray, C. & Perkins, D., May 2021. 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
2020
- PublishedCritical Thinking Sheet (CTS) for Design Thinking in Programming Courses
Roberts, J. C. & Ritsos, P. D., 27 May 2020, Eurographics 2020 - Education Papers. Romero, M. & Sousa Santos, B. (eds.). The Eurographics Association, p. 17-23 7 p. (Eurographics - Education Papers).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review - PublishedDegree pictures: Visualizing the university student journey
Gray, C., Ritsos, P. D. & Perkins, D., 18 May 2020, In: Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. 45, 4, p. 568-578
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedImmersive visualisation of COVID-19 UK travel and US happiness data
Williams, R., Farmer, D., Roberts, J. C. & Ritsos, P. D., Oct 2020.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review - SubmittedJISC/Bangor University Learning Analytics Project Summary & Case Study
Gray, C., Perkins, D., Ritsos, P. D. & Kuncheva, L., 20 May 2020, (Submitted) 8 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - PublishedVirtual Forestry Generation: Evaluating Models for Tree Placement in Games
Williams, B., Ritsos, P. D. & Headleand, C., 13 Mar 2020, In: Computers. 9, 1, p. 1-20
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2019
- PublishedA Framework for Modelling Human Emotion
Edwards, S. & Ritsos, P. D., 5 May 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review - PublishedCritical Thinking Sheets: Encouraging critical thought and sketched implementation design
Roberts, J. C. & Ritsos, P. D., May 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review - PublishedEvaluating Models for Virtual Forestry Generation and Tree Placement in Games
Williams, B., Ritsos, P. D. & Headleand, C., 12 Sept 2019, Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (CGVC). The Eurographics Association
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review - PublishedTangible papercraft visualisations for education
Mearman, J., Butcher, P., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 4 May 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review - PublishedTowards a Tool for the Creation of Micro-visualisations
Jackson, J. R., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 12 Sept 2019, Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (CGVC). The Eurographics Association
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review - PublishedVRIA - A Framework for Immersive Analytics on the Web
Butcher, P., John, N. W. & Ritsos, P. D., 2019, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts (CHI'19 Extended Abstracts).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
2018
- PublishedArtificial Life and Intelligent Agents: Second International Symposium, ALIA 2016, Birmingham, UK, June 14-15, 2016, Revised Selected Papers
Lewis, P. (Editor), Headleand, C., Battle, S. (Editor) & Ritsos, P. D. (Editor), Apr 2018, 149 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Science)
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review - PublishedCreating Small Unit Based Glyph Visualisation
Jackson, J., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., Oct 2018.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review - PublishedDeveloping a formative visual feedback report for data brokering
Varghese, D., Roberts, J. C. & Ritsos, P. D., 10 Aug 2018.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review - PublishedSmart Water Management for Cities
Kenda, K., Rizou, S., Mellios, N., Kofinas, D., Ritsos, P. D., Senozetnik, M. & Laspidou, C., Aug 2018.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review - PublishedThe Explanatory Visualization Framework: An active learning framework for teaching creative computing using explanatory visualizations
Roberts, J. C., Ritsos, P. D., Jackson, J. R. & Headleand, C., Jan 2018, In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 24, 1, p. 971-801 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe Implementation and Validation of a Virtual Environment for Training Powered Wheelchair Manoeuvres
John, N., Pop, S., Day, T., Ritsos, P. D. & Headleand, C., 1 May 2018, In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 24, 5, p. 1867-1878
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedTowards a Framework for Immersive Analytics on the Web
Butcher, P., John, N. & Ritsos, P. D., Oct 2018.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review - PublishedWater4Cities: An ICT platform enabling Holistic Surface Water and Groundwater Management for Sustainable Cities
Rizou, S., Kenda, K., Kofinas, D., Mellios, N., Pergar, P., Ritsos, P. D., Vardakas, J., Kalaboukas, K., Laspidou, C., Senožetnik, M. & Spiropoulou, A., 7 Aug 2018, In: Proceedings. 2, 11, p. 695
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2017
- PublishedBuilding Immersive Data Visualizations for the Web
Butcher, P. & Ritsos, P. D., 2017, Proceedings of International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW’17). IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 142-145
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review - PublishedExperience and Guidance for the use of Sketching and low-fidelity Visualisation-design in teaching
Roberts, J. C., Ritsos, P. D. & Headleand, C., 1 Oct 2017, Pedagogy of Data Visualization Workshop, IEEE Conference on Visualization (VIS), Phoenix, Arizona.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review - PublishedFive Design-Sheets: Creative Design and Sketching for Computing and Visualisation
Roberts, J. C., Headleand, C. & Ritsos, P. D., 6 Jun 2017, 1 ed. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. 333 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book - PublishedSynthetic visualizations in web-based mixed reality
Ritsos, P. D., Mearman, J., Jackson, J. & Roberts, J. C., Oct 2017. 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review - PublishedWeb-based Immersive Analytics in Handheld Augmented Reality
Ritsos, P. D., Jackson, J. & Roberts, J. C., 2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
2016
- PublishedA Cost-Effective Virtual Environment for Simulating and Training Powered Wheelchairs Manoeuvres
Headleand, C., Day, T., Pop, S., Ritsos, P. D. & John, N., Apr 2016, Medicine meets virtual reality 22: Proceedings of NextMed/MMVR22. IOS Press, p. 134-141 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; vol. 220).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review - PublishedCreating Explanatory Visualizations of Algorithms for Active Learning
Roberts, J. C., Jackson, J., Headleand, C. & Ritsos, P. D., 2016. 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review - PublishedImmersive Analytics with WebVR and Google Cardboard
Putcher, P. W. S., Roberts, J. C. & Ritsos, P. D., 2016.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
2015
- PublishedAlternative Representations of 3D-Reconstructed Heritage Data
Miles, H. C., Wilson, A., Labrosse, F., Tiddeman, B., Griffiths, S., Edwards, B., Ritsos, P. D., Mearman, J. W., Moller, K., Karl, R. & Roberts, J. C., 24 Nov 2015, In: Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage. 9, 1
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedContextual network navigation to provide situational awareness for network administrators
Gray, C., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 2 Nov 2015.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review - PublishedPersonal Visualisation for Learning
Roberts, J. C., Headleand, C., Perkins, D. & Ritsos, P. D., 2015, p. 4.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review - PublishedSketching Designs Using the Five Design-Sheet Methodology
Roberts, J. C., Headleand, C. & Ritsos, P. D., 12 Aug 2015, In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 22, 1, p. 419-428
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2014
- PublishedCommunity-driven generation of 3D and augmented-web content for archaeology
Ritsos, P. D., Wilson, A. T., Miles, H. C., Williams, L. F., Tiddeman, B., Labrosse, F., Griffiths, S., Edwards, B., Möller, K., Karl, R. & Roberts, J. C., 6 Oct 2014, p. 25-28.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - PublishedExploratory Visualization through Copy, Cut and Paste
Roberts, J. C., Walker, R., Roberts, L., Laramee, R. S. & Ritsos, P. D., 2014. 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review - PublishedInteractive Oceanographic Visualization using spatially-aggregated Parallel Coordinate Plots: In EuroVis 2014 Poster
George, R., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 9 Jun 2014. 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review - PublishedInteractive visual analytics of hydrodynamic flux for the coastal zone
George, R. L., Robins, P. E., Davies, A. G., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 7 May 2014, In: Environmental Earth Sciences. 71, 10, p. 3733-3766
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMixed Reality - A paradigm for perceiving synthetic spaces
Ritsos, P. D., Jan 2014, Real Virtuality: About the Destruction and Multiplication of World. Reiche, M. & Gehmann, U. (eds.). Transcript Verlag, p. 283-310
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter - PublishedSewn with Ariadne’s Thread – Visualizations for Wearable & Ubiquitous Computing
Ritsos, P. D., Mearman, J. W., Van de Moere, A. & Roberts, J. C., 9 Nov 2014.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - PublishedThe desktop is dead, long live the desktop! – Towards a multisensory desktop for visualization
Ritsos, P. D., Mearman, J. W. & Roberts, J. C., 9 Nov 2014.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - PublishedTowards more Visual Analytics in Learning Analytics
Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 9 Jun 2014, p. 61-65.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper - PublishedVisualization beyond the Desktop--the Next Big Thing
Roberts, J. C., Ritsos, P. D., Badam, S. K., Brodbeck, D., Kennedy, J. & Elmqvist, N., 15 Aug 2014, In: IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 34, 6, p. 26-34
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2013
- PublishedInterpreting in Virtual Reality: designing and developing a 3D virtual world to prepare interpreters and their clients for professional practice
Braun, S., Slater, C., Gittins, R., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 2013, New Prospects and Perspectives for Educating Language Mediators. Kiraly, D., Hansen-Schirra, S. & Maksymski, K. (eds.). Tuebingen : Gunter Narr, p. 93-120 28 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution › peer-review - PublishedPrototyping 3D haptic data visualizations
Panëels, S. A., Ritsos, P. D., Rodgers, P. J. & Roberts, J. C., 9 Feb 2013, In: Computers and Graphics. 37, 3, p. 179-192
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedTraining Interpreters Using Virtual Worlds
Ritsos, P. D., Gittins, R., Braun, S., Slater, C. & Roberts, J. C., 2013, Transactions on Computational Science XVIII. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. 7848. p. 21-40
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
2012
- PublishedUsing Virtual Reality for Interpreter-mediated Communication and Training
Ritsos, P. D., Gittins, R., Roberts, J. C., Braun, S. & Slater, C., 2012, Proceedings of International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW’12). IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 191-198
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Activities
2025
- ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) (Event)
2025
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence & extended and Virtual Reality (AIxVR)
2025
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee) - IEEE Pacific Visualization Conference (PacificVis)
2025
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee)
2024
- ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factos in Computing Systems (CHI) (Event)
2024
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - Eurographics Conference on Visualization (EuroVis)
2024
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee) - Eurographics Eurovis Workshop on Visual Analytics (EuroVA)
2024
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Member of programme committee) - IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (Event)
2024
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE Conference on Visualization (VIS) (Event)
2024
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence & Extended and Virtual Reality (AIxVR)
2024
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Member of programme committee) - IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) (Event)
2024
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer)
2023
- Bangor University Community Day
The event was an opportunity for the University to open its doors to the local community, and showcase how Bangor University contributes to the social, economic, environmental and cultural life of North Wales and beyond through a range of activities, from research and teaching to leisure and entertainment facilities.
14 Oct 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition (Contributor) - Annual Conference on Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (CGVC)
2023
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee) - Eurographics Conference on Visualisation (EuroVis)
2023
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee) - Eurographics EuroVis Workshop on Visual Analytics (EuroVA)
2023
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee) - IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR) (Event)
2023
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE Conference on Visualization (VIS) (Event)
2023
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) (Event)
2023
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer)
2022
- ACM Interactive Surfaces and Spaces Conference (ACM ISS) (Event)
2022
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) (Event)
2022
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) (Event)
2022 – 2023
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - Annual Conference on Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (CGVC)
2022
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee) - Eurographics Conference on Visualization (EuroVis)
2022
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee) - Eurographics EuroVis Workshop on Visual Analytics (EuroVA)
2022
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee) - IEEE Conference on Visualization (VIS)
2022
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee) - IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality
2022
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee) - IEEE International Conference on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) (Event)
https://conf.researchr.org/home/iss-2022
2022
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer)
2021
- ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Event)
2021
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - Annual Conference on Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (CGVC)
2021
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee) - Eurographics EuroVis Workshop on Visual Analytics
2021
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Member of programme committee) - IEEE Conference on Visualization (VIS)
2021
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee) - IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality
2021
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee) - IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (Event)
2021
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics (Journal)
2021
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer)
2020
- Eurographics Conference on Visualization (EuroVis) (Event)
Dec 2020 – May 2021
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - Eurographics Workshop on Visual Analytics
Dec 2020 – Jun 2021
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee) - Computers (Journal)
Special Issue "Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (CGVC 2020)"
Nov 2020 – Mar 2021
Activity: Editorial activity (Guest editor) - IEEE Conference in Visualization (VIS)
Feb 2020 – Oct 2020
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Member of programme committee) - ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) (Event)
2020
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - Annual Conference on Computer Graphics & Visual Computing
2020
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Chair) - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) College of Peer Reviewers
Full College Member for EPSRC (External Organisation)
2020 →
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee (Member) - Eurographics Conference on Visualization (EuroVis) (Event)
2020
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - External Examiner - BSc and MComp programmes
2020 – 2023
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Research and Teaching at External Organisation (Examiner) - IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality (VR) (Event)
2020
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) (Event)
2020
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics (Journal)
2020
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - Programme Validation Panel
2020
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups (Member)
2019
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) College of Peer Reviewers
Associate College Member for EPSRC (external organisation)
Sep 2019 – Oct 2020
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee (Member) - ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) (Event)
Late-Breaking Work Programme Committee
2019
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - Annual Conference in Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (CGVC) (Event)
Programme and Organising Committee
2019
Activity: Membership of committee (Member) - Eurographics Conference on Visualization (EuroVis) (Event)
2019
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - External Examiner for BSc, MSc and MComp
2019 – 2023
Activity: Examination (Examiner) - IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality (VR) (Event)
2019
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE Conference on Visualization (VIS) (Event)
2019
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) (Event)
2019
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - Informatics (Journal)
Special Issue on Immersive and Ubiquitous Analytics
2019 – 2020
Activity: Editorial activity (Guest editor) - PhD External Examiner
2019 – 2020
Activity: Examination (Examiner)
2018
- ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) (Event)
2018
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - Annual Conference in Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (CGVC) (Event)
Programme Committee
2018
Activity: Membership of committee (Chair) - Computers and Education (Journal)
2018
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (Journal)
2018
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE Conference on Visualization (VIS) (Event)
2018
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality (Event)
Programme Committee
2018
Activity: Membership of committee (Member) - IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) (Event)
2018
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - International Conference on HCI with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI) (Event)
2018
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI) (Event)
2018
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - Pervasive Computing (Journal)
2018
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer)
2017
- ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) (Event)
2017
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - Annual Conference in Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (CGVC) (Event)
Programme Committee
2017
Activity: Membership of committee (Member) - Eurographics Conference on Visualization (EuroVis) (Event)
2017
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - MSc by Research External Examiner
2017 – 2018
Activity: Examination (Examiner)
2016
- ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) (Event)
2016
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - Computers and Education (Journal)
2016
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - Eurographics Conference on Visualization (EuroVis) (Event)
2016
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (Journal)
2016
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - PhD External Examiner
2016 – 2017
Activity: Examination (Examiner)
2015
- Computers and Education (Journal)
2015
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) (Event)
2015
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer)
2014
- IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) (Event)
2014
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee (External organisation)
Member
2014
Activity: Membership of committee (Member) - Transactions on Human-Machine Systems (Journal)
2014
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer)
2008
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (External organisation)
2008 →
Activity: Membership of committee (Member)
2002
- Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) (External organisation)
2002 →
Activity: Membership of committee (Member)
Projects
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01/01/2019 – 31/12/2199 (Active)
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KESS II Phd with Cognitive Edge Ltd- BUK272
01/12/2017 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)
Other Grants and Projects
Co-I: RAMP VIS: Making Visual Analytics an Integral Part of the Technological Infrastructure for Combating COVID-19 (EPSRC) - 02/2021-02/2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated significant interest in data visualization, demonstrated from the media’s, and governmental and research organizations’ use of visualizations to inform the public. Within these theme, we are working on the EPSRC funded project (EP/V054236/1) RAMP VIS: Making Visual Analytics an Integral Part of the Technological Infrastructure for Combating COVID-19 (01/2020 - 12/2020). This work is continuation of our volunteering work in the Rapid Assistance in Modelling the Pandemic (RAMP) initiative. Bangor VIS experts, along with some twenty VIS scientists, researchers, and developers in the UK answered a call in May 2020 for VIS volunteers to support modelling scientists and epidemiologists in the Scottish COVID-19 Response Consortium (SCRC), which is one of the three consortia in the Royal Society’s RAMP) programme.
P-I: BODAH - Big and Open Data for the development of new processes towards Atlantic heritage management (EU Interreg) - 04/2019 - 12/2022
Tourism is a major engine of economic development, but it also creates a burden difficult to bear among the inhabitants Mass tourism is promoted for destinations of great cultural, historical and heritage importance, some of them also classified as World Heritage sites by UNESCO. BODAH aims at improving cooperation, joint planning and at better managing conflicting interests to improve the management of two kind of cultural destinations that can benefit and be affected by tourism and the pressure of local citizens: Old-historical city centres and Sites of particular cultural or heritage interest. The project plans to take advantage of technology and innovation in management tools (Smart Cities), in particular, through the collection of existing - and generation of complementary - data (Big Data, Open Data, Internet of the Things, data provided through existing sensors, local systems or cameras, etc.). One of the key objectives is to develop new solutions to address social and public needs, contributing to create new alternative offers adapted to the interests of visitors to better distribute their crowd flows, as well as redistribute impacts (both, environmental and economic ones) on heritage sites, cities and monuments.
Co-I: Water4Cities - Holistic Surface Water and Groundwater Management for Sustainable Cities (H2020-EU.1.3.3.) - 03/2017 - 02/2021
The Water4Cities project aims to develop the necessary models and associated platform that will enable water providers and relevant stakeholders to a) monitor in real-time the urban water resources; b) support their decisions for optimal urban water management causing minimal environmental impact and c) involve policy makers, corporations and the public to provide the support for sound and balanced decision-making.
Other Information
In addition to my research and teaching activities, I actively contribute to the the scientific community, as a reviewer for grants, journals and international conferences, and by serving on various program committees of scientific events. As of 2020, I am a College Member of the EPSRC. I am also a member of the IEEE, the ACM and the Technical Chamber of Greece.
You can find more information about me on my personal page at pdritsos.com.