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Beck, Samuel

Samuel Beck

Herr M. Sc.

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Institut für Visualisierung und Interaktive Systeme (VIS)
Virtual Reality und Augmented Reality

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70569 Stuttgart
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2024
1. Beck, S., Doerr, N., Kurzhals, K., Riedlinger, A., Schmierer, F., Sedlmair, M., & Koch, S. (2024). ChoreoVis: Planning and Assessing Formations in Dance Choreographies. In Computer Graphics Forum (No. 3; Bd. 43, Nummer 3). The Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.15104
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  @proceedings{10.1111:cgf.15104, abstract = {Sports visualization has developed into an active research field over the last decades. Many approaches focus on analyzing movement data recorded from unstructured situations, such as soccer. For the analysis of choreographed activities like formation dancing, however, the goal differs, as dancers follow specific formations in coordinated movement trajectories. To date, little work exists on how visual analytics methods can support such choreographed performances. To fill this gap, we introduce a new visual approach for planning and assessing dance choreographies. In terms of planning choreographies, we contribute a web application with interactive authoring tools and views for the dancers' positions and orientations, movement trajectories, poses, dance floor utilization, and movement distances. For assessing dancers' real-world movement trajectories, extracted by manual bounding box annotations, we developed a timeline showing aggregated trajectory deviations and a dance floor view for detailed trajectory comparison. Our approach was developed and evaluated in collaboration with dance instructors, showing that introducing visual analytics into this domain promises improvements in training efficiency for the future.}, author = {Beck, Samuel and Doerr, Nina and Kurzhals, Kuno and Riedlinger, Alexander and Schmierer, Fabian and Sedlmair, Michael and Koch, Steffen}, doi = {10.1111/cgf.15104}, issn = {1467-8659}, journal = {Computer Graphics Forum}, number = 3, publisher = {The Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.}, title = {ChoreoVis: Planning and Assessing Formations in Dance Choreographies}, url = {https://diglib.eg.org/handle/10.1111/cgf15104}, volume = 43, year = 2024 }
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2. Kusnick, J., Mayr, E., Seirafi, K., Beck, S., Liem, J., & Windhager, F. (2024). Every Thing Can Be a Hero! Narrative Visualization of Person, Object, and Other Biographies. Informatics, 11(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/informatics11020026
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  @article{informatics11020026, abstract = {Knowledge communication in cultural heritage and digital humanities currently faces two challenges, which this paper addresses: On the one hand, data-driven storytelling in these fields has mainly focused on human protagonists, while other essential entities (such as artworks and artifacts, institutions, or places) have been neglected. On the other hand, storytelling tools rarely support the larger chains of data practices, which are required to generate and shape the data and visualizations needed for such stories. This paper introduces the InTaVia platform, which has been developed to bridge these gaps. It supports the practices of data retrieval, creation, curation, analysis, and communication with coherent visualization support for multiple types of entities. We illustrate the added value of this open platform for storytelling with four case studies, focusing on (a) the life of Albrecht Dürer (person biography), (b) the Saliera salt cellar by Benvenuto Cellini (object biography), (c) the artist community of Lake Tuusula (group biography), and (d) the history of the Hofburg building complex in Vienna (place biography). Numerous suggestions for future research arise from this undertaking.}, article-number = {26}, author = {Kusnick, Jakob and Mayr, Eva and Seirafi, Kasra and Beck, Samuel and Liem, Johannes and Windhager, Florian}, doi = {10.3390/informatics11020026}, issn = {2227-9709}, journal = {Informatics}, number = 2, title = {Every Thing Can Be a Hero! Narrative Visualization of Person, Object, and Other Biographies}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9709/11/2/26}, volume = 11, year = 2024 }
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2023
1. Liem, J., Kusnick, J., Beck, S., Windhager, F., & Mayr, E. (2023). A Workflow Approach to Visualization-Based Storytelling with Cultural Heritage Data. 2023 IEEE 8th Workshop on Visualization for the Digital Humanities (VIS4DH), 13–17. https://doi.org/10.1109/VIS4DH60378.2023.00008
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  @inproceedings{10353108, abstract = {Stories are as old as human history—and a powerful means for the engaging communication of information, especially in combination with visualizations. The InTaVia project is built on this intersection and has developed a platform which supports the workflow of cultural heritage experts to create compelling visualization-based stories: From the search for relevant cultural objects and actors in a cultural knowledge graph, to the curation and visual analysis of the selected information, and to the creation of stories based on these data and visualizations, which can be shared with the interested public.}, author = {Liem, Johannes and Kusnick, Jakob and Beck, Samuel and Windhager, Florian and Mayr, Eva}, booktitle = {2023 IEEE 8th Workshop on Visualization for the Digital Humanities (VIS4DH)}, doi = {10.1109/VIS4DH60378.2023.00008}, month = {10}, pages = {13-17}, title = {A Workflow Approach to Visualization-Based Storytelling with Cultural Heritage Data}, year = 2023 }
2. Beck, S., Doerr, N., Schmierer, F., Sedlmair, M., & Koch, S. (2023). Visual Planning and Analysis of Latin Formation Dance Patterns. In C. Gillmann, M. Krone, & S. Lenti (Hrsg.), EuroVis 2023 - Posters. The Eurographics Association. https://doi.org/10.2312/evp.20231076
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  @inproceedings{10.2312:evp.20231076, author = {Beck, Samuel and Doerr, Nina and Schmierer, Fabian and Sedlmair, Michael and Koch, Steffen}, booktitle = {EuroVis 2023 - Posters}, doi = {10.2312/evp.20231076}, editor = {Gillmann, Christina and Krone, Michael and Lenti, Simone}, isbn = {978-3-03868-220-2}, publisher = {The Eurographics Association}, title = {Visual Planning and Analysis of Latin Formation Dance Patterns}, url = {https://doi.org/10.2312/evp.20231076}, year = 2023 }
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3. Windhager, F., Liem, J., Mayr, E., Schlögl, M., Ebel, C., Probst, S., Beck, S., & Koch, S. (2023, März). Skalierbare Blicke auf Leben und Werk: Visuelle Analyse und Kuratierung von kulturellen Objekten und Künstler*innen-Biographien. DHd 2023 Open Humanities Open Culture. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7715542
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  @inproceedings{windhager_florian_2023_7715542, author = {Windhager, Florian and Liem, Johannes and Mayr, Eva and Schlögl, Matthias and Ebel, Carla and Probst, Stefan and Beck, Samuel and Koch, Steffen}, booktitle = {DHd 2023 Open Humanities Open Culture}, doi = {10.5281/zenodo.7715542}, month = {03}, title = {Skalierbare Blicke auf Leben und Werk: Visuelle Analyse und Kuratierung von kulturellen Objekten und Künstler*innen-Biographien}, url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7715542}, venue = {Trier, Luxemburg}, year = 2023 }
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2022
1. Mayr, E., Windhager, F., Liem, J., Beck, S., Koch, S., Kusnick, J., & Jänicke, S. (2022). The Multiple Faces of Cultural Heritage: Towards an Integrated Visualization Platform for Tangible and Intangible Cultural Assets. 2022 IEEE 7th Workshop on Visualization for the Digital Humanities (VIS4DH), 13–18. https://doi.org/10.1109/VIS4DH57440.2022.00008
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  @inproceedings{9974609, abstract = {Linking and visualizing multiple types of entities in a DH knowledge graph generates the need to deal with multiple types of data and media modalities both on the designer and the user side. The InTaVia project develops synoptic visual representations for a multimodal historical knowledge graph which draws together transnational data about cultural objects and historical actors. In this paper we reflect on the question how to integrate and mediate the informational and visual affordances of both kinds of cultural data with hybrid designs and show how a user-centered design process can help to ground the required selections and design choices in an empirical procedure.}, author = {Mayr, Eva and Windhager, Florian and Liem, Johannes and Beck, Samuel and Koch, Steffen and Kusnick, Jakob and Jänicke, Stefan}, booktitle = {2022 IEEE 7th Workshop on Visualization for the Digital Humanities (VIS4DH)}, doi = {10.1109/VIS4DH57440.2022.00008}, month = {10}, pages = {13-18}, title = {The Multiple Faces of Cultural Heritage: Towards an Integrated Visualization Platform for Tangible and Intangible Cultural Assets}, year = 2022 }
2. Beck, S., Frank, S., Hakamian, A., & van Hoorn, A. (2022). How is Transient Behavior Addressed in Practice? Insights from a Series of Expert Interviews. Companion of the 2022 ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering, 105–112. https://doi.org/10.1145/3491204.3527483
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  @inproceedings{Beck2022, abstract = {Transient behavior occurs when a running software system changes from one steady-state to another. In microservice systems, such disruptions can, for example, be caused by continuous deployment, self-adaptation, and various failures. Although transient behavior could be captured in non-functional requirements, little is known of how that is handled in practice. Our objective was to study how architects and engineers approach runtime disruptions, which challenges they face, whether or not they specify transient behavior, and how currently employed tools and methods can be improved. To this end, we conducted semi-structured interviews with five experienced practitioners from major companies in Germany. We found that a big challenge in the industry is a lack of awareness of transient behavior by software stakeholders. Consequently, they often do not consider specifying it in non-functional requirements. Additionally, better tooling is needed to reduce the effort of analyzing transient behavior. We present two prototypes that we developed corresponding to these findings to improve the current situation. Beyond that, the insights we present can serve as pointers for interesting research directions for other researchers.}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {Beck, Samuel and Frank, Sebastian and Hakamian, Alireza and van Hoorn, André}, booktitle = {Companion of the 2022 ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering}, day = 14, doi = {10.1145/3491204.3527483}, isbn = {9781450391597}, location = {Bejing, China}, month = {07}, pages = {105–112}, publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery}, series = {ICPE '22}, title = {How is Transient Behavior Addressed in Practice? Insights from a Series of Expert Interviews}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3491204.3527483}, year = 2022 }
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2021
1. Beck, S., Frank, S., Hakamian, A., Merino, L., & van Hoorn, A. (2021). TransVis: Using Visualizations and Chatbots for Supporting Transient Behavior in Microservice Systems. In 2021 Working Conference on Software Visualization (VISSOFT) (S. 65–75). https://doi.org/10.1109/VISSOFT52517.2021.00016
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  @proceedings{beck2021transvis, abstract = {In a microservice system, runtime changes such as failures, deployments, or self-adaptation can trigger the system to transition from one steady state to another, i.e., exhibiting transient behavior. To assess a system's quality, it is imperative that this transient behavior is specified in non-functional requirements and that stakeholders can analyze whether these requirements are met. Yet, there is little support for either specifying transient behavior as a non-functional requirement or analyzing how such a requirement is met in production. We aim to make these two tasks more accessible by utilizing novel human-computer interaction methods. To this end, we developed TransVis, an approach for specifying and analyzing transient behavior based on chatbot interactions and visualizations of the systems' resilience. We examined the effectiveness of our approach by conducting an exploratory expert study on a prototypical implementation. The study revealed that the developed visualizations are effective for specifying and exploring transient behavior. Participants found especially helpful the feature to compare specifications with the actual behavior. However, the integration of a chatbot did not prove effective for our use cases. In conclusion, our approach is capable of supporting stakeholders in the exploration and specification of transient behavior.}, author = {Beck, Samuel and Frank, Sebastian and Hakamian, Alireza and Merino, Leonel and van Hoorn, André}, booktitle = {2021 Working Conference on Software Visualization (VISSOFT)}, doi = {10.1109/VISSOFT52517.2021.00016}, isbn = {978-1-6654-3144-6}, pages = {65-75}, title = {TransVis: Using Visualizations and Chatbots for Supporting Transient Behavior in Microservice Systems}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/VISSOFT52517.2021.00016}, year = 2021 }
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2020
1. Okanovic, D., Beck, S., Merz, L., Zorn, C., Merino, L., van Hoorn, A., & Beck, F. (2020). Can a Chatbot Support Software Engineers with Load Testing? Approach and Experiences. Proceedings of the ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering (ICPE), 120–129. https://doi.org/10.1145/3358960.3375792
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  @inproceedings{OkanovicBeckMerzZornMerinoVanHoornBeck2020CanAChatbotSupportSoftwareEngineersWithLoadTestingApproachAndExperiences, abstract = {Even though load testing is an established technique to assess load-related quality properties of software systems, it is applied only seldom and with questionable results. Indeed, configuring, executing, and interpreting results of a load test require high effort and expertise. Since chatbots have shown promising results for interactively supporting complex tasks in various domains (including software engineering), we hypothesize that chatbots can provide developers suitable support for load testing. In this paper, we present PerformoBot, our chatbot for configuring and running load tests. In a natural language conversation, PerformoBot guides developers through the process of properly specifying the parameters of a load test, which is then automatically executed by PerformoBot using a state-of-the-art load testing tool. After the execution, PerformoBot provides developers a report that answers the respective concern. We report on results of a user study that involved 47 participants, in which we assessed our tool's acceptance and effectiveness. We found that participants in the study, particularly those with a lower level of expertise in performance engineering, had a mostly positive view of PerformoBot.}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {Okanovic, Dusan and Beck, Samuel and Merz, Lasse and Zorn, Christoph and Merino, Leonel and van Hoorn, Andre and Beck, Fabian}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the ACM/SPEC International Conference on Performance Engineering (ICPE)}, doi = {10.1145/3358960.3375792}, note = {Accepted}, pages = {120-129}, publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery}, series = {ICPE '20}, title = {Can a Chatbot Support Software Engineers with Load Testing? Approach and Experiences}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3358960.3375792}, year = 2020 }
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Information Visualization and Visual Analytics (WiSe 24/25)
Visualisierungskolloquium (ab WiSe 24/25)
Seminar "Visualization for Social Good" (WiSe 23/24)
Seminar "Visualisierung räumlich-zeitlicher Daten" (WiSe 22/23)
Hauptseminar "Graph and Network Visualization" (SoSe 22)
Seminar "Visualisierung im Web" (WiSe 21/22)
Datenstrukturen und Algorithmen (SoSe 21)

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