Mark-Jan Bludau
Information Visualization
Mark-Jan Bludau is a research associate at the UCLAB. His main field of interest lies in information visualization, with a special focus on cultural heritage data, interaction techniques, and bridging and transitioning between multiple abstraction states.
He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Design at the FH Aachen as well as a Master’s degree in Interface Design at the FH Potsdam. During his Bachelor’s degree, including a semester abroad at the University of Buenos Aires, he was mainly interested in the creation of infographics and information design, and received the Gold – Information is Beautiful Award for his infographic-based Bachelor’s thesis. In his Master’s studies, he focused on interactive data visualizations, concluding with his Master’s thesis: an explorative art collection interface in collaboration with the Berlinische Galerie, where he experimented with perspective-dependent visualizations.
Currently, his research is focused on the development of novel interaction techniques for explorative interfaces, the visualization of cultural heritage data, and bridging and transitioning between multiple abstraction states. Following this research interest, he is pursuing a PhD at the University of Rostock with a focus on fluid interaction techniques and un/foldable data visualizations.