Velitchko Filipov

Function
Project Assistant
Address

Favoritenstraße 9-11, A-1040 Vienna, Austria

Room
HE 01 20
Phone
+43 (1) 58801 - 188217
TU Wien Addressbook

Research

  • Spatial and Time-oriented data visualization
  • Network and Set-typed data visualization
  • Interaction techniques

Technical Interests

  • Web-Development
    • JavaScript, TypeScript, NativeScript
  • Frameworks
    • Angular, React, Vue

Students

If you are interested in the topics shortly outlined above, please contact me and we will arrange a personal meeting to talk about how you can contribute and complete your seminar work or thesis.

Research profile

Short Bio

<p>My research centers on advancing the field of<strong>Information Visualization and Visual Analytics</strong>, with a strong focus on<strong>Dynamic Network Analysis</strong>. I specialize in creating innovative visual representations and interactive techniques that enable researchers to explore complex, time-varying networks intuitively. My work has significant applications in fields such as<strong>Art History</strong>, where understanding the evolution of artistic movements and influence is crucial, and<strong>Information Diffusion</strong>, where it aids in visualizing the spread of ideas and knowledge. These approaches can also benefit other disciplines, such as computational social sciences, digital humanities, and communication studies, by providing tools to uncover patterns and insights within evolving relational data.</p>

Awards

  • Best Paper VIS4DH
    2019 / IEEE VIS / Canada / Website
  • Graph Drawing Contest
    2019 / International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization / Czech Republic / Website
  • Graph Drawing Contest
    2018 / International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization / Spain / Website
  • Best Masters Thesis Nominee
    2018 / TUW / Austria / Website

Open Student Topics

Title Scope Area
Dynamic Network Visualization SE, BA, PR, MA Information Visualization (IV), Visual Analytics (VA)

Publications

Velitchko Filipov, Davide Ceneda, Daniel Archambault, Alessio Arleo, "TimeLighting: Guidance-enhanced Exploration of 2D Projections of Temporal Graphs", Proceedings of the International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization, vol. 14465, 2024.
Velitchko Filipov, "Visual Analytics", Wintergraph 2024, 2024.
Nikolaus-Mathias Herl, Velitchko Filipov, "AdMaTilE: Visualizing Event-Based Adjacency Matrices in a Multiple-Coordinated-Views System", 32nd International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization (GD 2024), vol. 320, pp. 46:1-46:3, 2024.
Our proposed approach with comparison view. Michaela Tuscher, Velitchko Filipov, Teresa Kamencek, Raphael Rosenberg, Silvia Miksch, "Mapping the Avantgarde: Visualizing Modern Artists' Exhibition Activity", EuroVis 2024 - Short Papers, 2024. paper
Velitchko Filipov, "Dynamic Perspectives: Visualizing Time and Networks for Analytical Insights", Shonan Meeting 189: Advancing Visual Computing in Materials Science, 2024.
Velitchko Filipov, ""Networks in Time and Space, Visual Analytics of Dynamic Network Representations"", Institute of Visual Computing and Human-Centered Technology, pp. 197, 2024.
Henry Ehlers, Daniel Pahr, Velitchko Filipov, Hsiang-Yun Wu, Renata Georgia Raidou, "Me! Me! Me! Me! A study and comparison of ego network representations", COMPUTERS & GRAPHICS-UK, vol. 125, pp. article no. 104123, 2024.
Velitchko Filipov, Davide Ceneda, Daniel Archambault, Alessio Arleo, "TimeLighting: Guided Exploration of 2D Temporal Network Projections", IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, pp. 13, 2024.
Velitchko Filipov, Alessio Arleo, Markus Bögl, Silvia Miksch, "On Network Structural and Temporal Encodings: A Space and Time Odyssey", IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, pp. 1-14, 2023.
Velitchko Filipov, Alessio Arleo, Tatiana von Landesberger, Daniel Archambault, "Back to the Graphs: A Collection of Datasets and Quality Criteria for Temporal Networks Layout and Visualization", , 2023.
Velitchko Filipov, Alessio Arleo, Markus Bögl, Silvia Miksch, "On Time and Space: An Experimental Study on Graph Structural and Temporal Encodings", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 13764, pp. 271-288, 2023.
Velitchko Filipov, Alessio Arleo, Silvia Miksch, "Are We There Yet? A Roadmap of Network Visualization from Surveys to Task Taxonomies", Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 42, pp. article no. e14794, 2023.
Teresa Kamencek, Velitchko Filipov, Victor Schetinger, Silvia Miksch, Raphael Rosenberg, "TimeScapes: Towards a Visual Characterization of Modern Artist Exhibition Acitvity", , 2023.
Victor Schetinger, Velitchko Filipov, Ignacio Baltazar Pérez Messina, Ethan Smith, Rodrigo de Oliveira, "I Learn to Diffuse, or Data Alchemy 101: a Mnemonic Manifesto", , 2022. paper
Velitchko Filipov, Victor Schetinger, Kathrin Raminger, Nathalie Soursos, Susana Zapke, Silvia Miksch, "Gone full circle: A radial approach to visualize event-based networks in digital humanities", Visual Informatics, vol. 5, pp. 45-60, 2021.
: Different combinations of structural and temporal encodings of a network as depicted in our study Velitchko Filipov, Alessio Arleo, Silvia Miksch, "Exploratory User Study on Graph Temporal Encodings", , pp. 126-130, 2021.
Victor Schetinger, Ignacio Baltazar Pérez Messina, Renan Guarese, Velitchko Filipov, "Xenakis: Experimenting with Data, Cities, and Sounds", , 2021. paper
Victor Schetinger, Kathrin Raminger, Velitchko Filipov, Nathalie Soursos, Susana Zapke, Silvia Miksch, "Bridging the Gap between Visual Analytics and Digital Humanities: Beyond the Data-Users-Tasks Design Triangle", , 2020.
Florian Windhager, Saminu Salisu, Roger Leite, Velitchko Filipov, Silvia Miksch, Günther Schreder, Eva Mayr, "Many Views Are Not Enough: Designing for Synoptic Insights in Cultural Collections", IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 40, pp. 58-71, 2020. paper
Velitchko Filipov, Alessio Arleo, Davide Ceneda, Silvia Miksch, "The Fabric of Heroes: an Infographic about Marvel Cinematic Universe", International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization, 2019.
Velitchko Filipov, Alessio Arleo, Paolo Federico, Silvia Miksch, "CV3: Visual Exploration, Assessment, and Comparison of CVs", Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 38, pp. 11, 2019.
Velitchko Filipov, Nathalie Soursos, Victor Schetinger, Susana Zapke, Silvia Miksch, "Exiled but not forgotten: Investigating commemoration of musicians in Vienna after 1945 through Visual Analytics", , 2019.
Eva Mayr, Saminu Salisu, Velitchko Filipov, Günther Schreder, Roger Leite, Silvia Miksch, Florian Windhager, "Visualizing Biographical Trajectories by Historical Artifacts: A Case Study based on the Photography Collection of Charles W. Cushman", , 2019.
Saminu Salisu, Eva Mayr, Velitchko Filipov, Florian Windhager, Roger Leite, Silvia Miksch, "Shapes of Time: Visualizing Set Changes Over Time", SetVA - Set Visual Analytics Workshop at IEEE VIS 2019, 2019.
Saminu Salisu, Eva Mayr, Velitchko Filipov, Roger Leite, Silvia Miksch, Florian Windhager, "Shapes of Time: Visualizing Set Changes Over Time in Cultural Heritage Collections", , pp. 45-47, 2019.