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2011 VisWeek Vast Contests

VAST Challenge Workshop: Open Session
Session : 
VAST Challenge Workshop: open Session
Date & Time : Sunday, October 23 02:00 pm - 05:30 pm
Location : Providence Ballroom (Westin Providence Hotel)
Chair : Georges Grinstein, Kris Cook, Paul Havig, Kristen Liggett, Danko Nebesh, Mark Whiting, and Kirsten Whitley
Contests : 
VAST Challenge Workshop: Open Session
Description:

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VAST Challenge
Session : 
VAST Challenge
Date & Time : Tuesday, October 25 05:15 pm - 05:55 pm
Location : Room 555-AB, 556-AB
Chair : Georges Grinstein, Kris Cook, Paul Havig, Kristen Liggett, Danko Nebesh, Mark Whiting, and Kirsten Whitley
Contests : 
VAST Challenge
Description:

The 6th Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST) Challenge posed three mini-challenges for participants to solve using a combination of visual analytics software and their own analytic reasoning abilities. Teams could solve one, two, or all three mini-challenges and assess the overall situation to enter the Grand Challenge.  Mini-challenge one involved the characterization of the spread of an epidemic using given maps, geospatial and text data gathered from micro-blog tweets. Mini-challenge two involved the development of situation awareness data to identify issues in the computer networking operations at a freight shipping company. Mini-challenge three involved the exploration of a corpus of news articles to examine terrorist threats to a metropolitan area. The Grand Challenge was to determine whether the epidemic spread, the network events, and the potential terrorist groups identified in the mini-challenges were related. The Challenge received 56 submissions, drew participants from 11 different countries, and gave 12 awards.

There will also be a VAST Challenge Workshop Session on Sunday, October 23, where all VisWeek attendees are invited to attend the open session from 2:00 to 5:30pm in the Bristol/Kent Meeting Rooms of the Westin Providence Hotel. Click HERE for agenda details.