c.v.

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peer-reviewed conference publications

Entanglements for Visualization: Changing Research Outcomes through Feminist Theory
Derya Akbaba, Lauren Klein, Miriah Meyer
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 2024
🥛 2024 VIS Best Paper Award (Top 1% of papers)
paper supplemental material
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Discursive Patinas: Anchoring Discussions in Data Visualizations
Tobias Kauer, Derya Akbaba, Marian Dörk, Benjamin Bach
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 2024
paper
Troubling Collaboration: Matters of Care for Visualization Design Study
Derya Akbaba, Devin Lange, Michael Correll, Alexander Lex, Miriah Meyer
In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '23) 2023
paper blog post supplemental material
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Data Hunches: Incorporating Personal Knowledge into Visualizations
Haihan Lin, Derya Akbaba, Miriah Meyer, Alexander Lex
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 2023
paper interactive prototype supplemental material
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peer-reviewed abstracts + short papers

A speculative feminist knowledge elicitation system
Derya Akbaba*, Eirini Kaklopoulou *
Workshop at AI for Humanity and Society 2023
workshop *both authors contributed equally
I Was Here: Digital Traces as Design Material
Tobias Kauer, Derya Akbaba
Information+ Conference 2023
conference abstract
'Two Heads are Better than One': Pair-Interviews for Visualization
Derya Akbaba, Miriah Meyer
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 2023
paper supplemental material
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words matter || mattering words
Derya Akbaba
CSCW Workshop. A Toolbox of Feminist Wonder: Theories and methods that can make a difference 2023
workshop, proceedings
Reflections on applying feminist theory to visualization research
Derya Akbaba, Lauren Klein, Miriah Meyer
Information+ Conference 2021
conference abstract ⚡ talk
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Manifesto for Putting 'Chartjunk' in the Trash 2021!
Derya Akbaba, Jack Wilburn, Main T. Nance, Miriah Meyer
alt.VIS, a workshop co-located with IEEE VIS 2021
paper performance art as website
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non-academic publications

check out my substack for more opinion-y pieces

Wait…I never signed up to be an economist.
Derya Akbaba, Kiran Gadhave
Visualization Design Lab Blog 2021
blog post
Visualizing Uncertainty: What can graphics convey about the character of data?
Derya Akbaba
Natural History Magazine 2020
personal copy of article
Manifesto for Putting Chartjunk in the Trash 2021!
Derya Akbaba, Jack Wilburn, Miriah Meyer
Visualization Design Lab Blog 2021
blog post
State COVID-19 Dashboard
Derya Akbaba
Visualization Design Lab Blog 2020
blog post & cited in A City is Not a Computer


service

Editor CG&A Special Issue on Critical Data Visualization 2025
Student Volunteer EuroVis 2024
Organizing Committee VISions of the Future: Workshop on Sustainable Practices within Visualization and Physicalisation 2024
Organizing Committee alt.vis 2023
Communication, Design Co-Chair Info+ Conference 2023
Student Volunteer Eyeo Festival 2022
Organizing Committee alt.vis 2022
Grad Representative College of Engineering Diversity Committee, U. of Utah 2020
Student Volunteer IEEE VIS 2020


reviewing

Frontiers Journal ('24)
TVCG Journal ('23)
ACM CHI Full Papers ('25), alt.chi ('25)
ACM DIS Full Papers ('25)
IEEE VIS Full Papers ('22, '23, '24'), alt.vis ('22, '23)


talks

Interactive Visualizations in Social Science Networks
Polarization Lab @ Duke University, Sept 2021
Staying with the Trouble: Applying Feminism to Visualization Research
HCDS group & hdilab @ ITU Copenhagen, May 2023
HCC group & Women in Science @ King's College, Nov 2023
giCentre @ City, University of London, Nov 2023
CIM @ University of Warwick, Nov 2023
VDL @ University of Utah, Oct 2024
Atlanta Interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence Network @ Emory University, Oct 2024
VIS Cluster @ TU Eindhoven, Nov 2024
VIG @ TU Eindhoven, Nov 2024
Feminist Data Visualization
Beautiful Data @ Graphic Hunters, Feb 2024
Data Empowerment
Östergötlands Stadsmission, Aug 2024
Entanglements for Visualization: Changing Research Outcomes through Feminist Theory
Best Paper Session @ IEEE VIS, Oct 2024
VIS24
Are visualizations haunted?
Cest‑la‑viz Conference, Nov 2024
CLV24
Exploring New Threads in Visualization Research
FFF & Vis @ KTH, Dec 2024
KTH24
Troubling Collaboration: Matters of Care in Visualization Design Study
CHI, April 2023
CHI23
I Was Here: Digital Traces as Digital Material
Info+, Nov 2023
Info+23
Reflections on applying feminist theory to visualization research
Info+, Oct 2021
Info+21


interdisciplinary working groups

Visualization and the Humanities: Towards a Shared Research Agenda
Dagstuhl Seminar
Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany 2023
NORDES Summer School: Socio-ecologically Just Design after Progress
NORDES
Norrköping, Sweden 2024
Workshop Participant
ComSciCon 2020 Flagship Workshop
virtual 2020
Feminist Wonder Working Group
A Toolbox of Feminist Wonder
virtual 2024
Digital STS Hub Working Group
The Digital STS Hub
Sweden 2024
STEM Ambassador, Spring Cohort
STEM Ambassador Program
Salt Lake City, Utah 2022
Grad Cohort for Women
CRA-WP
virtual 2021
Working Group Member
Critical Code Studies
virtual 2020
Code, Paper, Scissor Cohort
School for Poetic Computation
New York, New York 2019


teaching

Master Thesis Advisor

Advised: Camilla Svensson & Claudia Torelli
Linköping University, S24

Implosion Workshop Seminar

TDDE39: Physical Interaction Design and Prototyping
Linköping University, S23, S24

Critical Perspectives in Visualization Seminar

TNM101: Advanced Visualization Design
Linköping University, F23

Bachelors Thesis Advisor

Advised: Pranav Rajan
University of Utah, S21

Teaching Assistant

COMP1010: Computing for All
University of Utah, S20