GUESS: a language and interface for graph exploration

As graph models are applied to more widely varying fields, researchers struggle with tools for exploring and analyzing these structures. We describe GUESS, a novel system for graph exploration that combines an interpreted language with a graphical front end that allows researchers to rapidly prototype and deploy new visualizations. GUESS also contains a novel, interactive interpreter that connects the language and interface in a way that facilities exploratory visualization tasks. Our language, Gython, is a domain-specific embedded language which provides all the advantages of Python with new, graph specific operators, primitives, and shortcuts. We highlight key aspects of the system in the context of a large user survey and specific, real-world, case studies ranging from social and knowledge networks to distributed computer network analysis. Author Keywords Graph visualization, domain-specific embedded language ACM Classification Keywords D.2.6 Programming Environments, H.5.2 User In...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Eytan Adar
• Keywords: CHI 2006, Domain-specific Embedded Language, Graph Specific Operators, Human Computer Interaction, Keywords Graph Visualization