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Gabriela Molina León (Aarhus university, Denmark): The Impact of GenAI on Visualization Research and Practice

• Date: 05. May 2026
• Time: 18:30
• Street: Schnoor 27
• Location: Bremer Presse-Club

Abstract

Generative AI has become a significant trend in visualization research and practice since the release of ChatGPT in 2022. Despite this, we do not know enough about how visualization professionals are actually using Generative AI, its benefits, and disadvantages. In this talk, I will present a series of projects that illustrate the current advances regarding the application of Generative AI to data visualization work, as well as the results of a recent survey we conducted with 56 visualization professionals. I will talk about how visualization professionals are using Generative AI, their positions towards Generative AI use, and how visualization researchers explore the benefits and disadvantages of using Generative AI.

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Gabriela Molina León is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Aarhus University in Denmark, advised by Niklas Elmqvist. As a visualization researcher, she has co-authored several publications on questions regarding the design of interactive tools to support experts in performing visual data exploration and sensemaking, using participatory methods, at the intersection of information visualization and human-computer interaction. Her work has been recognized with paper awards at the IEEE VIS and MuC conferences as well as the EuroVis Best PhD Dissertation Award. She completed her PhD in 2024 at the University of Bremen, under the supervision of Andreas Breiter and Petra Isenberg. She is also one of the organizers of the Data Visualization Bremen meetup.