Jane Hoffswell

Jane Hoffswell is a Senior Research Scientist at Adobe, specializing in visualization, data-driven storytelling, and human-computer interaction. Her research areas include exploratory data analysis, responsive visualization, visualization design for program comprehension, design of interactive end-user systems, and the development of declarative programming languages. She previously taught visualization-related courses at the University of Washington, where she earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science. Jane has extensive experience in academia and industry, with research widely published in top conferences and journals. Additionally, she is passionate about travel and photography and is dedicated to advancing the impact of data visualization through technology and creativity.

• 2020 – Present·Adobe·Senior Research Scientist
  • Focused on research and development in visualization, data-driven storytelling, and human-computer interaction.
• 2019 – 2020·Adobe Research·Research Intern
  • Contributed to research and development on projects related to human-computer interaction and visualization.
• 2020·University of Washington·Visiting Lecturer
  • Taught undergraduate courses in visualization, including CSE442 and CSE412.

• 2014 – 2020·University of Washington·Ph.D.
  • Computer Science, specializing in human-computer interaction and visualization research; advised by Jeffrey Heer.
• 2016·University of Washington·Master’s Degree
  • Computer Science.
• 2014·Harvey Mudd College·Bachelor’s Degree
  • Computer Science.