Scholar
Anjana Arunkumar
Google Scholar ID: Um2vA0AAAAAJ
Northeastern University
Citations & Impact
Citations
1,372
H-index
10
i10-index
10
Publications
20
Co-authors
13
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published multiple papers, including full papers at IEEE VIS 2025, ACM SIGCHI 2025, Eurovis 2025, and other conferences. Received the Dean's Dissertation Award.
Research Experience
- Currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at Khoury Vis Lab, Northeastern University, working with Lace Padilla. Previous research at Arizona State University focused on visual cognition, artificial intelligence, and data visualization.
Education
- Ph.D. from Arizona State University, supervised by Chris Bryan, and recipient of the Dean’s Dissertation Award. Interned at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Background
- Research interests: visual cognition, artificial intelligence, and data visualization. Focuses on creating inclusive data visualizations that democratize both creation and consumption for underrepresented populations. Research examines the influence of multicultural and linguistic factors, as well as cognitive biases, on how people engage with and make decisions using visualizations. Additionally, developed visual analysis platforms to support non-expert users in developing large language models and refining insights from AI agents.
Miscellany
- Currently on the job market, looking for tenure track positions.
