Andrew Vande Moere

Senior Lecturer
Design Lab (formerly Key Centre of Design Computing & Cognition) | Faculty of Architecture, Design & Planning | The University of Sydney

program coordinator
new from 2009: Master of Interaction Design & Electronic Arts (M.IDEA)
preliminary description

until 2008: Master of Design Science (Design Computing)
description | brochure 2007 / 2008
teaching
ARCH5201 - Architectural Design Studio D & MARC4003 - Studio C Digital Architecture & MARC5001 - Graduation Studio
A postgraduate architectural design studio focusing on the design & prototyping of interaction within physical buildings and environments.
mediatecture 2008
DECO3100 - Information Visualization Studio
A design studio focusing on the design, prototyping & evaluation of new forms of data visualization in physical, real-world contexts.
infostudio 2008 | infostudio 2007 | infostudio 2006 | infostudio 2005
DESC9170 - Ambient Visualization with Devices
The design & prototyping of a physicalcomputing object that persuades changes in people's behavior by representing real-time information.
infodevice 2008 infodevice 2007 infodevice 2006
DECO2606 - Real-Time 3D Multimedia
The introduction of principles of computer graphics, embedded in the world of "demoscene".
infodemo 2007 | infodemo 2006 | infodemo 2004
DECO1001 - Digital Image Representation and Design
The principles of digital imaging & manipulation through the design of a large-scale geographical map in a unique collaborative online teaching environment.
infoscape 2004
DESC9132 - Internet Programming 1
The design & evaluation of an dynamic, online interface for curating data repositories on the web.
infoweb 2005
DECO5510 - Design Computing General Elective
The design & prototyping of novel data visualization applications.
infodesign 2004
research areas
Agent-Based Data Visualization /// Self-Organizing Visualization
The visual organization of abstract data through principles of emergence & self-organization.
Physical Computing /// Wearable Visualization /// Interaction Design
The design & evaluation of informational interfaces beyond the computer screen.
Information Design /// Visual Design /// Data Visualization /// Data Sculpture /// Information Aesthetics
The design & evaluation of data representations that are both informative & emotionally engaging.
Persuasive Visualization /// Social Visualization /// Ambient Display
The visualization of information in an open and engaging way to increase awareness & encourage alterations in human behavior.
research students & research assistants

Noelene Fajardo, "Wearable Visualization", Bachelor of Design Computing (Honours), 2008.

James Kim, "Design & Evaluation of a Public Information Display", Master of Design Computing (Honours), 2007.

Lyza Dator, "Data Visualization in Gaming", Bachelor of Design Computing (Honours), 2007.

Nick Cawthon, "The User Experience of Aesthetic Data Visualization", Master of Design Science (Design Computing), ongoing.

Andrea Lau, "The Analysis of Data Visualization versus Visualization Art ", Bachelor of Design Computing (Honours), 2007.

Mitchell Page, "A Wearable Display for Team Sports ", Bachelor of Design Computing (Honours), 2007.

Monika Hoinkis, "Social Visualization using a Wearable Fashion Device ", Research Assistant, 2006.

Justin Clayden , "Self-Organizing Information Visualization", Research Assistant 2006.

Xiaobin Shen, "Design and Evaluation of Ambient Displays", PhD Student 2004-2006.

research scholarship opportunities
International Students
The PhD scholarship, called the International Postgraduate Research Award (IPRS), covers tuition ($18,000pa) and provides a stipend (approx $18,500pa). It is worth approximately $115,000 nett in total. Competitive conference travel funds are available for PhD students as are funds to assist you research.
USYD Information | Faculty Information
Australian Students
The PhD scholarship, called the Australian Postgraduate Award (APA), provides an annual stipend (approx $18,500pa) in addition to HECS fees being covered by the University. The School provides an automatic supplementary scholarship to bring the the annual value of the scholarship to $21,000 tax free. Competitive conference travel funds are available for PhD students as are funds to assist you research.
USYD Information | Faculty Information
conference & workshop publications

Vande Moere A. (2008), "Beyond the Tyranny of the Pixel: Exploring the Physicality of Information Visualization", IEEE International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV'08), London, UK, pp. 469-474. PDF

Tomitsch M., Grechenig T., Vande Moere A. and Sheldon R. (2008), "Information Sky: Exploring the Visualization of Information on Architectural Ceilings", IEEE International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV'08), London, UK, pp. 100-105. PDF

Tomitsch M., Vande Moere A. and Grechenig T. (2008), "A Framework for Architecture as a Medium for Expression", Workshop on Pervasive Expression, Co-Located with International Conference on Pervasive Computing (Pervasive'08), Sydney, Australia. PDF

Cawthon N. and Vande Moere A. (2007), "Qualities of Perceived Aesthetic in Data Visualization", Conference on Designing User Experience (DUX'07), Chicago, US, accepted for publication. coming soon

Vande Moere A. and Lau A. (2007), "In-Formation Flocking: An Approach to Data Visualization Using Multi-Agent Formation Behavior", Australian Conference on Artificial Life (ACAL'07), Gold Coast , Australia, pp.292-304. PDF

Lau A. and Vande Moere A. (2007), "Towards a Model of Information Aesthetic Visualization", IEEE International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV'07), IEEE, Zurich , Switzerland, pp. 87-92. PDF

Cawthon N. and Vande Moere A. (2007), "The Effect of Aesthetic on the Usability of Data Visualization", IEEE International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV'07), IEEE, Zurich , Switzerland, pp. 637-648. PDF

Vande Moere A. (2007), " Aesthetic Data Visualization as a Resource for Educating Creative Design", International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design (CAADfutures'07), Springer, accepted for publication. PDF

Vande Moere A. (2007), "Towards Designing Persuasive Ambient Visualization", Issues in the Design and Evaluation of Ambient Information Systems Workshop, Toronto, Canada, pp. 48-52. PDF

Shen X., Eades P., Hong S. and Vande Moere A. (2007), "Intrusive and Non-intrusive Evaluation of Ambient Displays", Issues in the Design and Evaluation of Ambient Information Systems Workshop, Toronto, Canada, pp. 30-35. PDF

Page M. and Vande Moere A. (2007), "Evaluating a Wearable Display Jersey for Augmenting Team Sports Awareness", International Conference on Pervasive Computing (Pervasive'07), A. LaMarca et al. (Eds): LNCS 4480, Springer Verlag, pp. 91-108 (AR:15%). PDF

Vande Moere A. and Hoinkis M. (2006), “A Wearable Folding Display for Self-Expression”, in Conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction (OZCHI'06), 2005, ACM, Sydney, Australia, pp. 301-304, Electronic Proceedings (ISBN 1-59593-545-2). PDF

Vande Moere A., Clayden J. J. and Dong A. (2006), “Data Clustering and Visualization using Cellular Automata Ants”, ACS Australian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI'06), LNCS/LNAI Series, Springer, Hobart, Australia, pp. 826-836. (AR:13.2%). PDF

Page M. and Vande Moere A. (2006), “The Role of Visualization in Team Sports”, International Conference on Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualisation (CGIV'06), IEEE, Sydney, Australia, pp. 24-29. PDF

Dong A. and Vande Moere A. (2006), “Computationally Assessing the Dimensions of Teamwork”, Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA'06), Maastricht, The Netherlands, Electronic Proceedings (ISSN 0003-6870). PDF

Vande Moere, A. (2005), “infostudio: Teaching Ambient Display Design using Home Automation”, Conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction (OZCHI'05), 2005, ACM, Canberra, Australia, Electronic Proceedings (ISBN 1-59593-222-4). PDF

Vande Moere, A. (2005), “infoscape: an Online Visual Information Landscape for Collaborative Design Education”, ACM Conference on Designing for User eXperiences (DUX'05), 2005, ACM, San Francisco, USA, Electronic Proceedings (ISBN 1-59593-250-X). PDF

Vande Moere, A. (2005). "Form follows Data: the Symbiosis between Design and Information Visualization", International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design (CAADfutures'05), OKK Verlag, Vienna, Austria, pp.31-40. PDF

Vande Moere A. and Clayden J. (2005), “Cellular Ants: Combining Ant-Based Clustering with Cellular Automata”, IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI’05), IEEE, Hong Kong, pp. 177-184. PDF

Dong, A. and Vande Moere, A. (2005). "Visualising Collaboration in Very Large Design Teams", International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED'05), Melbourne, Australia, Electronic Proceedings (ISBN 0-85825-788-2).

Shen, X., Vande Moere, A. and Eades, P. (2005), “An Intrusive Evaluation of Peripheral Display”, in International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Australasia and South East Asia (GRAPHITE'05), ACM, Dunedin, New Zealand, pp.289-292. PDF

Ferguson, S., Vande Moere, A. and Cabrera, D. (2005), “Seeing Sound: Real-time Sound Visualisation in Visual Feedback Loops used for Training Musicians”, IEEE International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV’05), IEEE, London, UK, pp. 97-102. PDF

Vande Moere, A. (2004). "Time-Varying Data Visualization using Information Flocking Boids", IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization (Infovis 2004), IEEE, Austin, USA, pp. 97-104. PDF

Vande Moere, A. (2004). "Information Flocking: Time-Varying Data Visualization using Boid Behaviors", IEEE International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV'04), IEEE, London, UK, pp. 409-414. PDF

Vande Moere, A. and Beilharz, K. (2004). "infosense: Interaction Design for Sensate Spaces", 38th Australian & New Zealand Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart, pp. 335-342. PDF

Vande Moere, A., Mieusset, K. H. and Gross, M. (2004). "Visualizing Abstract Information using Motion Properties of Data-Driven Infoticles", Conference on Visualization and Data Analysis (VDA'04), IS&T/SPIE Symposium on Electronic Imaging, SPIE, San Jose, USA, pp. 33-44. PDF

Gross, M., Würmlin, S., Naef, M., Lamboray, E., Spagno, C., Kunz, A., Koller-Meier, E., Svoboda, T., Van Gool, L., Lang, S., Strehlke, K., Vande Moere, A. and Staadt, O. (2003). "blue-c: A Spatially Immersive Display and 3D Video Portal for Telepresence", ACM SIGGRAPH 2003, ACM Press, San Diego, USA, pp. 819-827. PDF

Vande Moere, A. (2002). "Infoticles: Information Modeling in Immersive Environments", IEEE International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV’02), IEEE, London, England, pp. 457-461. PDF

Vande Moere, A. and Keller, P. (2001). "Recombinant realities: the Design of a Multi-User Environment in Cyberspace", CAST'01 - Living in Mixed Realities, Bonn, Germany, pp. 383-386. PDF

Bugajska, M. and Vande Moere, A. (2001). "Virtual library - Paths to Knowledge", International Workshop on User Interfaces to Data Intensive Systems (UIDIS'01), ACM, Zurich, Switzerland, pp. 116-126. PDF

Vande Moere, A., Neuckermans, H. and Heylighen, A. (1998). "VR/Search: An Architectural Approach to Cyberspace", International Journal of Design Sciences and Technology, 7 (1): 23-39. PDF

Vande Moere, A. (1998). "The Language of Cyberspace: An Architectural Approach", Master Thesis, K.U.Leuven University, Belgium. PDF

books, book chapters & journal articles

Vande Moere A., Dong A and Clayden J. (2008), “Visualising the Social Dynamics of Team Collaboration”, International Journal of CoCreation in Design and the Arts (CoDesign), Taylor & Francis, pp. 151-171. informaworld.com

Beilharz K. and Vande Moere A., (2008) "Sonic Drapery as a Folding Metaphor for a Wearable Visualization and Sonification Display", Visual Communication, August 2008, Vol. 7(3), SAGE Publications, pp. 271-290. sagepub.com

Vande Moere A. (2007), “A Model for Self-Organizing Data Visualization using Decentralized Multi-Agent Systems”, in Mikhail Prokopenko (Ed.), Advances in Applied Self-Organizing Systems, Springer, pp. 291-324. springerlink.com

Vande Moere, A. (2004). “Infoticles: Information Visualization using Data-Driven Particles”, Selected Readings in Vision and Graphics, Hartung-Gorre Verlag, Konstanz, pp.226. Hartung Gorre Publishers

Vande Moere, A., 3.D.H.T.M.L., Recombinant Realities and Virtual Library, in Maia Engeli (Ed.), Bits and Spaces: CAAD for Physical, Virtual and Hybrid Architecture at ETH Zurich, Birkhäuser, Basel, pp. 118-121, 126-131 and 136-139. amazon.com

interviews & press

"Seeing is Believing", Seed Magazine, March/April 2008, pp.52-53, seedmagazine.com

"More Beautiful Knowledge" (Schoener Wissen), Page Magazine, May 2008, p.24 page-online.de

TeamAwear: A Wearable Display for Team Sports, appeared in: New Scientist| ABC Radio| ABC Science| Der Spiegel| engadget.com

Infosthetics: the Beauty of Data Visualization, interview appeared in pingmag.jp

"Fly Through Your Computer", "For News Junkies, a Graphic Display" wsj.com| wsj.com

invited talks

"Data Fascination", Electrofringe Electronic Arts Festival 2008, Newcastle, Australia, October 2008. electrofringe.net

"Data Fascination", New Media Meeting Festival 2008, Norrköping, Sweden, September 2008. newmediameeting.se

"Form Follows Data", C.Stem 2008 Breeding Objects, Torino, Italy, September 2008. cstem.it

"Form Follows Data", Nature Publishing Group, London, UK, July 2008. npg.nature.com

"Form Follows Data", Media and Design Laboratory, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 2008. ldm.epfl.ch

“Information Aesthetics”, School of Art and Design, Zurich, Switzerland, December 2006. hgkz.ch

“Data Aesthetics”, ArtFutura Festival 2006, Barcelona, Spain, October 2006. artfutura.org

“Data Visualization as Experience”, School of Design & Architecture (AHO), Oslo, Norway, April 2006. aho.no

blog

information aesthetics - data visualization & visual design
infosthetics.com

contact
Design Lab
Wilkinson Building (G04)
Room 276
148 City Road
NSW 2006 Sydney
Australia
Tel: +61 2 9351 4610 (email preferred!)
Fax: +61 2 9351 3031
Email: andrew(at)arch.usyd.edu.au