Professor at Harvard, data visualizer, computational designer, speaker.

Machine Learning

I co-lead Google’s PAIR (People+AI Research) initiative and the Big Picture team, part of Google Brain. Most of the work described in this section was done by the talented members of the Big Picture team, sometimes in collaboration with multiple teams at Google.

What-If ToolA code-free tool to probe machine-learning systems
GAN LabPlay with Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) in your browser; done in collaboration with Minsuk Kahng and Polo Chau.
PAIRA research initiative devoted to advancing the design of people-centric AI systems
Embedding ProjectorAn open-source visualization tool for high-dimensional data
FacetsOpen-source visualizations for machine learning datasets
TensorFlow.jsA JavaScript library for training and deploying ML models in the browser and on Node.js
TensorFlow PlaygroundTinker with a transparent neural net, right in your browser
TensorFlow Graph VisualizerExplore the dataflow graphs that power TensorFlow
Fairness in MLExplore issues around fairness and machine learning
Machine TranslationVisualizing a deep network for translation

Data Visualization Research

History FlowVisualizng conflict and cooperation on Wikipedia
ChromogramSee all editing activity of any editor on Wikipedia
AutovisAutomatically generates graphs and charts of spreadsheet data tables, available in Google Sheets
Data VerbalizationAutomatically generates verbal insights about your spreadsheet data, available in Google Sheets
Google DictionaryLearn about the origin of words and how much they are used, available in Google Search
Google Analytics Goal FlowUnderstand the flow of visitors through large, complex websites, available in Google Analytics
Unfiltered NewsCompare news coverage across the world, done in collaboration with Jigsaw
Digital Attack MapA live view of cyberattacks across the globe, done in collaboration with Jigsaw
Google+ RipplesWatch information spread through the Google+ social network (sunsetted)
Music timelineSee how different musical genres became popular over time, and discover artists in each genre
Many EyesInternet-scale collaborative visualization website (sunsetted)
Phrase NetVisualizing implicit networks of meaning
Word TreeRepetition in text, as a signpost to meaning
Periodic TableA twist on the classic visualization of the atomic elements
Geodetic Velocities VisualizationOpen-source visualization of earthquake cycle physics
Time FlowOpen-source analytical timeline software
YouTube Trends MapVisualizing the top trending YouTube videos all over the U.S. (sunsetted)
ThemailA visualization of email archives and communication patterns
Chat CirclesAn abstract graphical interface for online chatting
AuthorlinesVisualizing author activity in Usenet newsgroups

Art & Design Projects

Wind MapA real-time map of the wind in the U.S
Flickr FlowA year of Boston colors
Web SeerSearch engine as mirror
BloomSeismic activity of the living earth
Art of ReproductionThe lies images tell
WIRED CoversAn anniversary image
LusciousColors are the atoms of beauty
TouchLovers and their desires
LookClose reading of the flesh
ListenSongs of the body, by genre
Lumen EclipsePublic artwork on the subject of love
Artifacts of the Presence EraImages and sounds produced in the ICA Boston gallery are captured and then visualized as a growing, organic landscape
Gary Baseman PosterAward-winning poster for Baseman's distinguished talk at the University of Kansas
VisiphoneA communication object that opens a continuous, ubiquitous connection between people in different places