Dr. Neeharika Adabala – Independent researcher/software developer, India
Bio: Neeharika Adabala worked as a postdoctoral research assistant at MIRALab from Sept 2001-July 2003. After which she worked in University of Central Florida and then for 5 years in Microsoft Research India. From 2011 she has been an independent researcher/software developer collaborating with start-ups in India in various capacities. She has worked in the areas of artificial neural networks, fluid simulation, cloth rendering, fire modeling, cartography and information visualization. She enjoys programming. She is also an amature artist who works with watercolor and gouache media.
THE PRESENTATION
Title: Knowledge Companion – a creators tool to navigate information
Abstract: The challenges in rapidly learning interdisciplinary areas while developing research solutions prompted me to work on a tool to help me navigate information. My work in cartography and visual analytics inspired me to look into creating a tool, analogous to maps for navigating the physical world, in the context of knowledge. Working on this problem has taken me on a wild ride of extensive interdisciplinary study for more than a decade. I shall describe this journey in my talk.