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Professor Jason Dykes

Co-Director, Diverse CDT
Head and shoulders photograph of Professor Jason Dykes

Jason is an experienced visualization researcher, designing and developing maps and graphics in a whole host of domains that reveal structure in data and help people think and developing methods for conducting research in applied contexts.

This research, involving design concepts, theoretical frameworks, algorithms, and human response experiments, is described in about 20 papers published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization & Computer Graphics in the last decade or so and has been recognised with various national and international research prizes, including four consecutive Best Paper awards at GIS Research UK and ‘Honorable Mentions’ at IEEE Information Visualization (2009, 2010, 2016, 2018).

Apart from his roles in Diverse CDT and giCentre, Prof. Dykes

  • has chaired the School of Informatics Academic Standards, Programmes and Practice Committee and acted as a member of the Board of Studies, at City St George’s, University of London
  • represents the School and Department on a number of City St George’s University Committees and working groups including Research Committee, and the Learning Enhancement and Development Advisory Board.
  • chaired the City St George’s Department of Computer Science Research Ethics Committee, CSREC and was a member of the Senate Research Ethics Committee, SREC.

Contact details: j.dykes@citystgeorges.ac.uk

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