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Md Dilshadur Rahman

Graduate Research Assistant · Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI), University of Utah

My research spans Data Visualization (VIS), Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), and Computing Education. I study how people create and use visualizations in practice, and I translate these insights into frameworks and tools that are grounded in empirical study and informed by user-centered design. Embedded within authoring workflows, these frameworks and tools aim to reduce effort, improve consistency, expand expressive power, and directly support how people analyze, communicate, and make data-driven decisions. I have also developed educational tools currently used by hundreds of students at major U.S. universities.

My broader research goal is to understand how people use visualization and interactive intelligent interfaces for data analysis, comprehension, and communication in interdisciplinary settings, and to build user-centered tools that make these tasks more efficient and reliable.

I have also taught Computer Science in a variety of roles at multiple institutions in Bangladesh and the United States, and I thoroughly enjoy teaching.

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Md Dilshadur Rahman
Curriculum Vitae Google Scholar LinkedIn dilshadur@sci.utah.edu

Publications

IEEE TVCG is the top journal for visualization research. IEEE VIS is the top conference for visualization research (~25% acceptance rate).

Journal Articles
Designing for Engagement: A Comparison of Canvas and a Visual Peer Review Dashboard
ACM Transactions on Computing Education (ACM TOCE)
ACM TOCEAccepted; to appear
A Qualitative Analysis of Common Practices in Annotations: A Taxonomy and Design Space
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE TVCG), 2025. Proc. of IEEE VIS 2024. [22% acceptance rate]
IEEE TVCG IEEE VIS 2024 DOI Interactive Website
A Survey on Annotations in Information Visualization: Empirical Studies, Applications, and Challenges
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE TVCG), 2025.
IEEE TVCG DOI Interactive Website
Exploring Annotation Taxonomy in Grouped Bar Charts: A Qualitative Classroom Study
Information Visualization, 2024.
Information Visualization DOI
Conferences & Workshops
AnnoGram: An Annotative Extension of the Grammar of Graphics
IEEE Visualization and Visual Analytics Conference (IEEE VIS), 2025. To appear.
IEEE VIS 2025 arXiv Interactive Website
Seeing is Believing: The Role of Scatterplots in Recommender System Trust and Decision-Making
International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC), 2024.
ISVC 2024 DOI
Striking the Right Balance: Systematic Assessment of Evaluation Method Distribution Across Contribution Types
IEEE Evaluation and BEyond — Methodological Approaches for Visualization (BELIV), co-located with IEEE VIS, 2024.
BELIV @ IEEE VIS 2024 DOI
EduVis: 2nd IEEE VIS Workshop on Visualization Education, Literacy, and Activities
IEEE Visualization and Visual Analytics Conference (IEEE VIS), 2024.
EduVis @ IEEE VIS 2024 Workshop Page
Enhancing Student Feedback Using Predictive Models in Visual Literacy Courses
IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (IEEE EDUCON), Kos Island, Greece, 2024.
IEEE EDUCON 2024 DOI
Exploring Annotation Strategies in Professional Visualizations: Insights from Prominent US News Portals
IEEE VIS Workshop on Visualization for Communication (VisComm), Melbourne, Australia, 2023.
VisComm @ IEEE VIS 2023 DOI Workshop Page Interactive Website
A Qualitative Evaluation and Taxonomy of Student Annotations on Bar Charts
IEEE VIS Workshop on Visualization for Communication (VisComm), Oklahoma City, USA, 2022.
VisComm @ IEEE VIS 2022 DOI Workshop Page
A Framework for Implementing Join Operation Between Multiple MOLAPs
IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering (IEEE ECCE), 2019.
IEEE ECCE 2019 DOI
Poster Presentations
How Do Professionals Use Annotations in Visualizations?
IEEE VIS Poster Proceedings, Tampa Bay, Florida, 2024.
IEEE VIS 2024 Poster Page
Seeing is Believing: The Role Recommender System Accuracy Plays on Trust in Scatterplots
IEEE VIS Poster Proceedings, Tampa Bay, Florida, 2024.
IEEE VIS 2024 Poster Page
A Qualitative Evaluation and Taxonomy of Bar Chart Annotations
IEEE VIS Poster Proceedings, Oklahoma City, USA, 2022.
IEEE VIS 2022 Poster Page
Under Review & In Preparation
Designing Annotations in Visualization: Considerations from Visualization Practitioners and Educators
Under Review — Eurographics/IEEE VGTC Conference on Visualization (EuroVis), 2026.
Under Review Interactive Website
Interfaces for Judgment: Scaffolding Evaluative Reasoning in Interaction
Under Review — ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (ACM TOCHI), 2026.
Under Review
Shaping Evaluative Analysis Through Data Visualization Design: A Study of Visual Nudges
In preparation, 2026.
In Preparation
Influence of Visualizing Class Balance Information on Recommendations' Trust and Decision-Making
In preparation, 2026.
In Preparation

Teaching

Direct Classroom Teaching
LecturerSept 2017 – Aug 2019
Daffodil International University, Computer Science & Engineering, Bangladesh
  • Discrete Mathematics (Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018)
  • Data Structures (Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018)
  • Programming and Problem Solving (Fall 2018, Fall 2017)
  • Systems Analysis and Design (Fall 2018, Fall 2017)
  • Operating Systems (Spring 2018)
  • Data Communications (Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017)
LecturerMay 2017 – Sept 2017
University of Information Technology and Sciences, Computer Science & Engineering, Bangladesh
  • Microprocessors (Summer 2017)
  • Computer Architecture (Summer 2017)
  • Database System Management (Summer 2017)
Instructor of RecordMay 2020 – Aug 2020
University of Arizona, Computer Science
  • Introduction to Computer Programming II (Summer 2020)
Graduate InstructorAug 2021 – May 2022
University of South Florida, Computer Science & Engineering
  • IT Computer Networking Lab (Fall 2021)
  • Computer Architecture Lab (Spring 2022)
Teaching Support Roles
Graduate Teaching AssistantJan 2021 – Aug 2021
University of Arizona, Computer Science
  • Data Visualization (Spring 2021)
  • Introduction to Computer Programming II (Summer 2021)
Graduate Teaching AssistantAug 2021 – May 2022
University of South Florida, Computer Science & Engineering
  • Interactive Data Visualization (Spring 2022)
  • IT Security Systems (Fall 2021)
Teaching MenteeJan 2023 – May 2023
University of Utah, Kahlert School of Computing
  • Computational Geometry (Spring 2023)
Graduate Teaching AssistantAug 2024 – Dec 2024
University of Utah, Kahlert School of Computing
  • Visualization for Data Science (Fall 2024)

Talks

  • 2026
    Design Space and Tooling for Annotations in Visualizations
    Invited TalkOak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, USA
  • 2024
    A Qualitative Analysis of Common Practices in Annotations: A Taxonomy and Design Space
    Conference TalkIEEE VIS, Virtual
  • 2024
    A Qualitative Analysis of Common Practices in Annotations: A Taxonomy and Design Space
    Seminar TalkVisualization Seminar, SCI Institute, University of Utah, USA
  • 2023
    Understanding the Design Space of Annotations in Visualizations
    Invited TalkDoctoral Colloquium, IEEE VIS, Melbourne, Australia
  • 2023
    How Do People Comprehend Annotations in Visualizations?
    Conference TalkVis X Vision Workshop, IEEE VIS, Melbourne, Australia
  • 2023
    Exploring Annotation Strategies in Professional Visualizations: Insights from Prominent US News Portals
    Conference TalkVisComm Workshop, IEEE VIS, Melbourne, Australia
  • 2022
    A Qualitative Evaluation and Taxonomy of Student Annotations on Bar Charts
    Conference TalkVisComm Workshop, IEEE VIS, Oklahoma City, USA

Service & Awards

Conference & Workshop Organization
  • Technical Program Committee Member, IEEE EDUCON2025, 2026
  • Program Committee Member (Short Papers), IEEE VIS2025
  • Co-Organizer, VisComm Workshop, IEEE VIS2025
  • Committee Member, Talk Submissions, Outlier Conference2025
  • Committee Member (Judge), Visual Data Storytelling Contest, IEEE PacificVis2025
  • Co-Organizer, EduVis Workshop, IEEE VIS2024
  • Student Volunteer, IEEE VIS2024
Peer Reviewing
  • ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM CHI)2025, 2026
  • ACM Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) — Posters2026
  • IEEE Visualization and Visual Analytics (IEEE VIS)2025
  • ACM Designing Interactive Systems (ACM DIS)2025
  • Eurographics Conference on Visualization (EuroVis)2025
  • International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI)2025
  • IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium (IEEE PacificVis)2025
  • ACM Conversational User Interfaces (ACM CUI)2025
  • IEEE EDUCON2025, 2026
  • Australian Conference on Human–Computer Interaction (OzCHI)2024, 2025
  • IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE TVCG)2024
  • ACM Conference on CSCW and Social Computing (ACM CSCW)2024
  • IEEE VIS Workshop on Visualization Education, Literacy, and Activities (EduVis)2024
  • IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering (IEEE ECCE)2024
Honors & Awards
  • 2026Special recognition for outstanding reviews (Posters), ACM CHI
  • 2025Special recognition for outstanding reviews (Late Breaking Works), ACM CHI
  • 2023Doctoral Colloquium Fellowship, IEEE VIS
  • 2023~$4,000 NSF travel funding for Doctoral Colloquium, IEEE VIS
  • 2022~$500 travel award from Associated Students of the University of Utah for IEEE VIS
  • 2021~$1,500 NSF travel funding for Topological Data Visualization workshop, University of Iowa
  • 2017University Dean's Award, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (2016–17)
  • 2016University Dean's Award, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (2015–16)

Contact

I am actively looking for postdoctoral, faculty, and research positions. I'm also happy to discuss research collaborations, speaking engagements, or reviewing opportunities. Feel free to reach out.

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Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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