Online Learning of Visualization Preferences through Dueling Bandits for Enhancing Visualization Recommendations

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Authors

  • Michael Rohs
  • Jan Frederik Kassel

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  • Volkswagen AG
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Original languageGerman
Title of host publicationEuroVis 2019
Subtitle of host publication21st Eurographics Conference on Visualization
EditorsJimmy Johansson, Filip Sadlo, Elisabeta G. Marai
Pages85-89
Number of pages5
ISBN (electronic)978-3-03868-090-1
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event21st EuroVis 2019 - Porto, Portugal
Duration: 3 Jun 20197 Jun 2019

Abstract

A visualization recommender supports the user through automatic visualization generation. While previous contributions primarily concentrated on integrating visualization design knowledge either explicitly or implicitly, they mostly do not consider the user’s individual preferences. In order to close this gap we explore online learning of visualization preferences through dueling bandits. Additionally, we consider this challenge from a usability perspective. Through a user study (N = 15), we empirically evaluate not only the bandit’s performance in terms of both effectively learning preferences and properly predicting visualizations (satisfaction regarding the last prediction: µ = 85%), but also the participants’ effort with respect to the learning procedure (e.g., NASA-TLX = 24.26). While our findings affirm the applicability of dueling bandits, they further provide insights on both the needed training time in order to achieve a usability-aligned procedure and the generalizability of the learned preferences. Finally, we point out a potential integration into a recommender system.

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Online Learning of Visualization Preferences through Dueling Bandits for Enhancing Visualization Recommendations. / Rohs, Michael; Kassel, Jan Frederik.
EuroVis 2019: 21st Eurographics Conference on Visualization. ed. / Jimmy Johansson; Filip Sadlo; Elisabeta G. Marai. 2019. p. 85-89.

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Rohs, M & Kassel, JF 2019, Online Learning of Visualization Preferences through Dueling Bandits for Enhancing Visualization Recommendations. in J Johansson, F Sadlo & EG Marai (eds), EuroVis 2019: 21st Eurographics Conference on Visualization. pp. 85-89, 21st EuroVis 2019, Porto, Portugal, 3 Jun 2019. https://doi.org/10.2312/evs.20191175
Rohs, M., & Kassel, J. F. (2019). Online Learning of Visualization Preferences through Dueling Bandits for Enhancing Visualization Recommendations. In J. Johansson, F. Sadlo, & E. G. Marai (Eds.), EuroVis 2019: 21st Eurographics Conference on Visualization (pp. 85-89) https://doi.org/10.2312/evs.20191175
Rohs M, Kassel JF. Online Learning of Visualization Preferences through Dueling Bandits for Enhancing Visualization Recommendations. In Johansson J, Sadlo F, Marai EG, editors, EuroVis 2019: 21st Eurographics Conference on Visualization. 2019. p. 85-89 doi: 10.2312/evs.20191175
Rohs, Michael ; Kassel, Jan Frederik. / Online Learning of Visualization Preferences through Dueling Bandits for Enhancing Visualization Recommendations. EuroVis 2019: 21st Eurographics Conference on Visualization. editor / Jimmy Johansson ; Filip Sadlo ; Elisabeta G. Marai. 2019. pp. 85-89
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