Research Scientist
Visual Computing Lab
Harvard University

Science and Engineering Complex, SEC 2.419
150 Western Ave
Boston, MA 02134

jbeyer (AT) g.harvard.edu

Selected Publications

VoxAR: Adaptive Visualization of Volume Rendered Objects in Optical See-Through Augmented Reality
S. Boorboor, M.S. Castellana, Y. Kim, Z. Chen, J. Beyer, H. Pfister, and A.E. Kaufman
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.

Exploring Mid-Air Hand Interaction in Data Visualization
Z. Kostic, C. Dumas, S. Pratt, and J. Beyer
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.

Rapid Prototyping for Coordinated Views of Multi-scale Spatial and Abstract Data: A Grammar-based Approach
P. Harth, A. Bast, J. Troidl, B. Meulemeester, H. Pfister, J. Beyer, M. Oberlaender, H.C. Hege and D. Baum
Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine.

Vimo: Visual Analysis of Neuronal Connectivity Motifs
J. Troidl, S. Warchol, J. Choi, J. Matelsky, N. Dhanysai, X. Wang, B. Wester, D. Wei, J.W. Lichtman, H. Pfister, and J. Beyer
IEEE Vis 2023.

Residency Octree: A Hybrid Approach for Scalable Web-Based Multi-Volume Rendering
L. Herzberger, M. Hadwiger, R. Krüger, P. Sorger, H. Pfister, E. Gröller, and J. Beyer
IEEE Vis 2023.

VIRD: Immersive Match Video Analysis for High-Performance Badminton Coaching
T. Lin, A. Aouididi, Z. Chen, J. Beyer, H. Pfister, and J. Wang
IEEE Vis 2023.

RL-LABEL: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach Intended for AR Label Placement in Dynamic Scenarios
Z. Chen, D. Chiappalupi, T. Lin, Y. Yang, J. Beyer, H. Pfister
IEEE Vis 2023.

Vistrust: a Multidimensional Framework and Empirical Study of Trust in Data Visualizations
H. Elhamdadi, A. Stefkovics, J. Beyer, E. Moerth, H. Pfister, C. Xiong Bearfield, and C. Nobre
IEEE Vis 2023.

ProtoGraph: A Non-Expert Toolkit for Creating Animated Graphs
M. Rodrigues, J. Dapello, P. Vaithilingam, C. Nobre*, J. Beyer*
IEEE Vis Short Paper 2023.

Dense 4D Nanoscale Reconstruction of Living Brain Tissue
P. Velicky, E. Miguel, J. Michalska, J. Lyudchik, D. Wei, Z. Lin, J. Watson, J. Troidl, J. Beyer, Y. Ben-Simon, C. Sommer, W. Jahr, A. Cenameri, J. Broichhagen, S. Grant, P. Jonas, G. Novarino, H. Pfister, B. Bickel, J. Danzl
Nature Methods.

ARrow: A Real-Time AR Rowing Coach
E. Iannucci, Z. Chen, I. Armeni, M. Pollefeys, H. Pfister, and J. Beyer
Eurovis Short Paper 2023. (Honorable Mention Best Short Paper).

iBall: Augmenting Basketball Videos with Gaze-moderated Embedded Visualizations
Z. Chen, Q. Yang, J. Shan, T. Lin, J. Beyer, H. Xia, and H. Pfister
ACM CHI 2023.

The Ball is in Our Court: Conducting Visualization Research with Sports Experts
T. Lin, Z. Chen, J. Beyer, Y. Wu, H. Pfister, Y. Yang
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 2023.

The Quest for Omnioculars: Embedded Visualization for Augmenting Basketball Game Viewing Experiences
T. Lin, Z. Chen, Y. Yang, D. Chiappalupi, J. Beyer, H. Pfister
IEEE Vis 2022 (Honorable Mention Best Paper).

Sporthesia: Augmenting Sports Videos Using Natural Language
Z. Chen, Q. Yang, X. Xie, J. Beyer, H. Xia, Y. Wu, H. Pfister
IEEE Vis 2022.

Interactive and Visual Prompt Engineering for Ad-Hoc Task Adaptation with Large Language Models
H. Strobelt, A. Webson, V. Sanh, B. Hoover, J. Beyer, H. Pfister, A. Rush
IEEE Vis 2022.

Barrio: Customizable Spatial Neighborhood Analysis and Comparison for Nanoscale Brain Structures
J. Troidl, C. Calì, E. Gröller, H. Pfister, M. Hadwiger, J. Beyer
Computer Graphics Forum (Eurovis '22).

A Survey of Visualization and Analysis in High-Resolution Connectomics
J. Beyer*, J. Troidl*, S. Boorboor, M. Hadwiger, A. Kaufman, H. Pfister
Computer Graphics Forum (Eurovis '22).

Labeling Out-of-View Objects in Immersive Analytics to Support Situated Visual Searching
T. Lin, Y. Yang, J. Beyer, H. Pfister
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 2021.

GenNI: Human-AI Collaboration for Data-Backed Text Generation
H. Strobelt, J. Kinley, R. Krueger, J. Beyer, H. Pfister, A. M. Rush
IEEE Vis 2021.

Visualization Design Sprints for Online and On-Campus Courses
J. Beyer, Y. Yang, H. Pfister
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 2021.

VICE: Visual Identification and Correction of Neural Circuit Errors
F. Gonda, X. Wang, J. Beyer, M. Hadwiger, J.W. Lichtman, H. Pfister
Eurovis 2021.

Towards an Understanding of Situated AR Visualization for Basketball Free-Throw Training
T. Lin, R. Singh, Y. Yang, C. Nobre, J. Beyer, M.A. Smith, H. Pfister
ACM CHI 2021. (Honorable Mention Award, top 5%)

Objective Observer-Relative Flow Visualization in Curved Spaces for Unsteady 2D Geophysical Flows
P. Rautek, M. Mlejnek, J. Beyer, J. Troidl, H. Pfister, T. Theußl, M. Hadwiger
IEEE SciVis 2020. (Best Paper Award)

Embodied Navigation in Immersive Abstract Data Visualization: Is Overview+Detail or Zooming Better for 3D Scatterplots?
Y. Yang, M. Cordeil, J. Beyer, T. Dwyer, K. Marriott, H. Pfister
IEEE InfoVis 2020.

TimeTubesX: A Query-Driven Visual Exploration of Observable, Photometric, and Polarimetric Behaviors of Blazars.
N. Sawada, M. Uemura, J. Beyer, H. Pfister, I. Fujishiro
Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2020.

SportsXR – Immersive Analytics in Sports
T. Lin, Y. Yang, J. Beyer, H. Pfister
4th Workshop on Immersive Analytics: Envisioning Future Productivity for Immersive Analytics (at ACM CHI), 2020.

Facetto: Combining Unsupervised and Supervised Learning for Hierarchical Phenotype Analysis in Multi-Channel Image Data
R. Krueger, J. Beyer, W.-D. Jang, N. W. Kim, A. Sokolov, P. K. Sorger, H. Pfister
IEEE Vast 2019.

SAX Navigator: Time Series Exploration through Hierarchical Clustering
N. Ruta, N. Sawada, K. McKeough, M. Behrisch, J. Beyer
IEEE Vis Short Paper, 2019.

TexTiles: Exploring Patterns in Historical Discourse
R. Roessler, C. Kelly, M. Behrisch, J. Beyer
4th Workshop on Visualization for the Digital Humanities (at IEEE Vis '19), 2019.

CHAMPVis: Comparative Hierarchical Analysis of Microarchitectural Performance
L. Pentecost, U. Gupta, E. Ngan, J. Beyer, G.-Y. Wei, D. Brooks, M. Behrisch
Workshop on Programming and Performance Visualization Tools (ProTools), 2019.

Culling for Extreme-Scale Segmentation Volumes: A Hybrid Deterministic and Probabilistic Approach
J. Beyer, H. Mohammed, M. Agus, A. Al-Awami, H. Pfister, M. Hadwiger
IEEE SciVis 2018.
Abstractocyte: A Visual Tool for Exploring Nanoscale Astroglial Cells
H. Mohammed, A. Al-Awami, J. Beyer, C. Calì, P. Magistretti, H. Pfister, M. Hadwiger
IEEE SciVis 2017.
SparseLeap: Efficient Empty Space Skipping for Large-Scale Volume Rendering
M. Hadwiger, A. Al-Awami, J. Beyer, M. Agus, H. Pfister
IEEE SciVis 2017.
The Hologram in My Hand: How Effective is Interactive Exploration of 3D Visualizations in Immersive Tangible Augmented Reality?
B. Bach, R. Sicat, J. Beyer, M. Cordeil, H. Pfister
IEEE InfoVis 2017.
Scalable Interactive Visualization for Connectomics
D. Haehn, J. Hoffer, B. Matejek, A. Suissa-Peleg, Ali. K. Al-Awami, L. Kementsky, F. Gonda, E. Meng, W. Zhang, R. Schalek, A. Wilson, T. Parag, J. Beyer, V. Kaynig, T. R. Jones, J. Tompkin, M. Hadwiger, J. W. Lichtman, and H. Pfister
Informatics 2017.
NeuroBlocks - Visual Tracking of Segmentation and Proofreading for Large Connectomics Projects
A. Al-Awami, J. Beyer, D. Haehn, N. Kasthuri, J.W. Lichtman, H. Pfister, M. Hadwiger
IEEE SciVis 2015.
State-of-the-Art and Survey of GPU-Based Large-Scale Volume Visualization
J. Beyer, M. Hadwiger, H. Pfister
Computer Graphics Forum, 2015.
NeuroLines: A Subway Map Metaphor for Visualizing Nanoscale Neuronal Connectivity
A. Al-Awami, J. Beyer, H. Strobelt, N. Kasthuri, J.W. Lichtman, H. Pfister, M. Hadwiger
IEEE InfoVis 2014 (Honorable Mention Best Paper Award).
Design and Evaluation of Interactive Proofreading Tools for Connectomics
D. Haehn, S. Knowles-Barley, M. Roberts, J. Beyer, N. Kasthuri, J.W. Lichtman, H. Pfister
IEEE SciVis 2014.
ConnectomeExplorer: Query-Guided Visual Analysis of Large Volumetric Neuroscience Data
J. Beyer, A. Al-Awami, N. Kasthuri, J.W. Lichtman, H. Pfister, M. Hadwiger
IEEE SciVis 2013.
Exploring the Connectome - Petascale Volume Visualization of Microscopy Data Streams
J. Beyer, M. Hadwiger, A. Al-Awami, W. Jeong, N. Kasthuri, J.W. Lichtman, H. Pfister
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 2013.
Sparse PDF Maps for Non-Linear Multi-Resolution Image Operations
M. Hadwiger, R. Sicat, J. Beyer, J. Krueger, T. Möller
Siggraph Asia 2012.
Interactive Volume Exploration of Petascale Microscopy Data Streams Using a Visualization-Driven Virtual Memory Approach
M. Hadwiger, J. Beyer, W. Jeong, H. Pfister
IEEE SciVis 2012 (Honorable Mention Best Paper).
Interactive Seismic Interpretation with Piecewise Global Energy Minimization
T. Höllt, F. Gschwantner, P. Muigg, H. Doleisch, G. Heinemann, M. Hadwiger
IEEE PacificVis 2011.
SSECRETT and NeuroTrace: Interactive Visualization and Analysis Tools for Large-Scale Neuroscience Datasets
W. Jeong, J. Beyer, M. Hadwiger, R. Blue, Ch. Law, A. Vazquez, C. Reid, J.W. Lichtman, H. Pfister
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 2010.
Scalable and Interactive Segmentation and Visualization of Neural Processes in EM Datasets
W. Jeong, J. Beyer, M. Hadwiger, A. Vazquez, H. Pfister, R. Whitaker
IEEE Vis 2009.
Smooth Mixed-Resolution GPU Volume Rendering
J. Beyer, M. Hadwiger, T. Möller, L. Fritz
IEEE International Symposium on Volume and Point-Based Graphics, 2008.
High-Quality Multimodal Volume Rendering for Preoperative Planning of Neurosurgical Interventions
J. Beyer, M. Hadwiger, S. Wolfsberger, K. Buehler
IEEE Vis 2007 (Best Applications Paper Award).