In the face of complex decisions, people often engage in a three-stage process that spans
from (1) exploring and analyzing pertinent information (intelligence);(2) generating and …

Building Information Modeling (BIM) employs data-rich 3D CAD models for large-scale
facility design, construction, and operation. These complex datasets contain a large amount …

Background Lighting simulation tools are extending the functionality of Building Information
Modeling (BIM) authoring software applications to support the lighting design analysis of …

It has been widely suggested that a key goal of visualization systems is to assist decision
making, but is this true? We conduct a critical investigation on whether the activity of …

A common strategy in Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is to rank alternative solutions
by weighted summary scores. Weights, however, are often abstract to the decision maker …

We explore how to rigorously evaluate multidimensional visualizations for their ability to
support decision making. We first define multi-attribute choice tasks, a type of decision task …

Abstract Design problems in engineering typically involve a large solution space and
several potentially conflicting criteria. Selecting a compromise solution is often supported by …

Skyline queries have wide-ranging applications in fields that involve multi-criteria decision
making, including tourism, retail industry, and human resources. By automatically removing …

Computational models, such as simulations, are central to a wide range of fields in science
and industry. Those models take input parameters and produce some output. To fully exploit …

3D visibility analysis plays a key role in urban planning for assessing the visual impact of
proposed buildings on the cityscape. A call for proposals typically yields around 30 …