Paul Parsons
Computer Science · Purdue University West Lafayette
Publications
114
Citations
1,242
Est. group size
~7
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
36
Publishing since 1991
Paul Parsons studies how people design data visualizations, focusing on the thinking, judgment, and decision-making processes designers use in practice. His work combines design cognition research with practical applications, including visual displays for space mission control and usability of scientific computing tools, aiming to improve how visualization tools and training are designed for real-world professional use.
Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade with a notable spike in 2020 and again in 2025, suggesting an active and possibly growing research output in recent years rather than a steady decline.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Myths and Ironies of AI-Assisted Design
2026
- Judgment as Coordination: A Joint Systems View of Visualization Design Practice
2025
- Identifying Framing Practices in Visualization Design Through Practitioner Reflections
2025
- Identifying Framing Practices in Visualization Design Through Practitioner Reflections
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2025
- Visualization Was Here: Reorienting Research When Visualizations Fade into the Background
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2025
- Judgment as Coordination: A Joint Systems View of Visualization Design Practice
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2025
- Design Cognition in Data Visualization
2023
- Designing Visual Displays for Deep Space Habitats: Challenges and Opportunities from a Cognitive Task Analysis with ISS Mission Control
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting · 2023
- Preparing Future Data Visualization Designers for Professional Practice
2023
- Effect of display platforms on spatial knowledge acquisition and engagement: an evaluation with 3D geometry visualizations
Journal of Visualization · 2022
- Visual Communication of Potential Anomalies with Boundary Lines in ISS Mission Control
2022
- Understanding Data Visualization Design Practice
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics · 2021
- Composite Materials Development for Fused Filament Fabrication of RF Systems
The Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal (ACES) · 2021
- Additive Manufacturing of a Dual Band, Hybrid Substrate, and Dual Polarization Antenna
The Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal (ACES) · 2021
- Fixation and Creativity in Data Visualization Design: Experiences and\n Perspectives of Practitioners
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2021
- Synthesis lectures on visualization×11
- arXiv (Cornell University)×7
- Educational communications and technology: issues and innovations×2
- IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics×2
- Informatics×2
- Zhenyu Cheryl Qian
Computer Science · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Prakash Shukla
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
- James R. Miller
Computer Science · Indiana University
- Don Byrd
Computer Science · Indiana University
- Elizabeth Record
Computer Science · Indiana University
This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.
Last updated Jul 20, 2026.
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