I'm a Computer Science PhD candidate at the Kahlert School of Computing at the University of Utah. I work at the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institue (SCI) with Dr. Paul Rosen. Currently, I'm investigating how people annotate different charts to effectively communicate information. Additionally, I am developing a peer review dashboard designed to improve review quality through behavioral nudges.
My research lies at the intersection of Visualization (VIS) and Human–Computer Interaction (HCI). I study how people create and use visualizations in practice, and I translate these insights into frameworks and tools that are grounded in empirical study and informed by user-centered design. Embedded within authoring workflows, these frameworks and tools aim to reduce effort, improve consistency, expand expressive power, and directly support how people analyze, communicate, and make data-driven decisions.
My research lies at the intersection of Visualization (VIS) and Human–Computer Interaction (HCI). I study how people create and use visualizations in practice, and I translate these insights into frameworks and tools that are grounded in empirical study and informed by user-centered design. Embedded within authoring workflows, these frameworks and tools aim to reduce effort, improve consistency, expand expressive power, and directly support how people analyze, communicate, and make data-driven decisions.
I am currently on the job market, seeking postdoctoral, faculty, and research positions in academia and industry
Updates:
- Paper accepted in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE TVCG).
- Passed my PhD Oral Qualifying Exam at the University of Utah! I’m a PhD candidate now!
- Paper accepted at IEEE VIS 2025!
- Serving on the organizing committee for VisComm Workshop at IEEE VIS 2025.
- Serving on the IEEE VIS 2025 Short Papers Program Committee.
- Served on the committee as a reviewer for talk submissions for the Outlier Conference 2025.
- Served on the committee as a judge for the Visual Data Storytelling contest at the Pacific Visualization Conference (IEEE PacificVis) 2025.
- Passed my PhD Written Qualifying Exam at the University of Utah.
- Paper accepted at ISVC 2024, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
- Paper accepted at BELIV 2024, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA.
- Paper accepted at IEEE VIS 2024, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA. Later published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE TVCG).
- Poster accepted at IEEE VIS 2024, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA.
- Paper accepted in Information Visualization Journal.
- Co-organized the Visualization Education, Literacy, and Activities Workshop at IEEE VIS 2024, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA.
- Paper accepted at IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference 2024, Kos Island, Greece.
- Awarded NSF Travel Fund for Doctoral Colloquium at IEEE VIS 2023.
- Lightning Talk accepted at VIS x VISION in IEEE VIS 2023, Melbourne, Australia.
- Paper accepted at Viscomm in IEEE VIS 2023, Melbourne, Australia.
- Proposal accepted at Doctoral Colloquium, IEEE VIS 2023, Melbourne, Australia.
- Awarded ASUU Travel Fund from the University of Utah for IEEE VIS 2022.
- Paper accepted at Viscomm in IEEE VIS 2022 in Oklahoma City, USA.
- Poster accepted at IEEE VIS 2022 in Oklahoma City, USA.
Contact
Md Dilshadur Rahman
Graduate Research Assistant at Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI)
520-448-8557
Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
WEB 3760, 72 Central Campus Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112