Christopher Collins

Dr. Christopher Collins is a professor of Computer Science at Ontario Tech University and a research scientist at Meta Reality Labs. From 2013 to 2023, he held the Canada Research Chair in Linguistic Information Visualization. Dr. Collins's research is highly interdisciplinary, concentrating on integrating information visualization, human-computer interaction, and natural language processing technologies to address challenges such as information overload. He has made significant contributions in visual analytics, text analysis, and interaction design, having published over 80 papers in top journals and conferences such as IEEE VIS and ACM CHI. His work has garnered over 4,600 citations, numerous awards, and over 3 million CAD in research funding. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto.

• 2013 – Present·Ontario Tech University·Professor of Computer Science
  • Held the Canada Research Chair in Linguistic Information Visualization (2013–2023), leading the vialab lab and specializing in interdisciplinary research in information visualization and human-computer interaction.
• 2021 – Present·Meta·Research Scientist
  • Conducting research at Meta Reality Labs.

• 2010·University of Toronto·PhD
  • Computer Science
• 2004·University of Toronto·Master of Science
  • Computer Science
• 2001·Memorial University·Bachelor of Science (Honours)
  • Computer Science