Eric D Ragan

Eric D. Ragan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering at the University of Florida and directs the Interactive Data and Immersive Environments (Indie) research lab. His research focuses on human-centered design and evaluation of interactive visualizations, including human-computer interaction, human-centered computing, information visualization and visual analytics, virtual and augmented reality, 3D interaction, human-centered and explainable AI, and trust in intelligent systems. His work also includes visualizing and explaining analytic provenance. Personal website · Research · UF Provenance project

• 2024 | IEEE Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR) Best Poster Award for Brain Dynamics of Balance Loss in Virtual Reality and Real-world Beam Walking. UF news
• 2021 | ACM Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) Honorable Mention Best Paper Award for Anchoring Bias Affects Mental Models and User Reliance in Explainable AI Systems. Publications

• 2024–Present·University of Florida·Associate Professor, Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering
• 2018–2024·University of Florida·Assistant Professor, Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering
• August 2015–August 2018·Texas A&M University·Assistant Professor, Department of Visualization (primary), Department of Computer Science (by courtesy)
• August 2013–July 2015·Oak Ridge National Laboratory·Research Scientist, Computational Sciences & Engineering Division

• 2013·Virginia Tech·Ph.D. in Computer Science
• 2011·Virginia Tech·Graduate Certificate in Human-Computer Interaction
• 2010·Virginia Tech·M.S. in Computer Science and Applications
• 2007·Gannon University·B.S. dual major in Mathematics and Computer Science, summa cum laude

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