Teaching

Teaching: Bob was awarded a Senior Teaching Fellowship from the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) in 2019 for his outstanding contributions and innovative teaching. Bob teaches (or contributed to) the following classes/modules:

1. Year 0: Key Skill for Scientists -Tutorial Group Supervisor
   2013-2014
2. Year 1: Computers And Society -Tutorial Group Supervision and Moderator
   2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009
3. Year 1: LaTeX and Linux-Lecturer (open to all University students)
   2007-2008
4. Year 2: COMP2013 Developing Maintainable Software
   2020-2022, Lecture Playlist
5. Year 2: Data Communications and Computer Networks-Lecturer
   2008-2009
6. Year 2: Software Engineering I -Lecturer and Tutorial Group Supervision
   2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, Lecture Playlist
7. Year 2: Software Engineering II -Lecturer and Tutorial Group Supervision
   2009–2019
8. Year 2: Software Engineering Tutorial
   -Tutorial Group Coordinator
   2010-2011, 2011-2012
9. Year 3: Data Visualization-Lecturer
   2009–2019, Lecture Playlist
10. Year 3: Project Implementation and Dissertation-Student Project Supervision
    2006–present
11. Year 3: Project Specification and Development -Student Project Supervision
    2006–present
12. Undergraduate Computer Science Colloquium at Gregynog -Coordinator
    2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2012-2013 2013-2014, Impressions Video
13. Project Demonstration Fair -Organizer
    2012–2019, Project Fair Playlist
14. Masters: Programming: Principles and Practice-Guest Lecturer
    2008-2009
15. Masters: MEng Group Project -Coordinator
    2014-2015
16. Masters: Data Visualization -Lecturer
    2006–2019. Lecture Playlist
17. Masters: Computer Science Project Development -Project Supervision
    2012–present
18. Masters: MEng Industrial Project -Coordinator
    2014-2015
19. Masters: Programming and Graphics APIs-Project Supervision
    2007-2008
20. Masters: MSc Software Project -Project Supervision and Internal Examiner
    2008-2009, 2009-2010
21. Masters: MSc Software Technology Project Development -Project Supervision
    2012–present
22. Masters: Interaction Technologies: Seminars and Readings-Guest Lecturer
    2006-2007
23. Masters: MRes in Visual Computing-Project Supervision
    2007-2008, 2010-2011, 2011-2012
24. Masters: Software Engineering Principles-Lecturer
    2011-2017, Lectures Playlist
25. Masters: Research Methods-Lecturer
    2023-present, Lectures Playlist
26. Masters: State of the Art Computer Graphics and Visualization-Coursework Assessment
    2008-2009, 2009-2010
27. College of Science Doctoral Training Seminar -Lecturer
    2016–2019, Seminar Playlist

International and Invited Teaching

1. Robert S. Laramee, Introduction to Interactive Visualization and Data Storytelling,
   Invited Tutorial, at the HCI International Conference (HCII), https://2023.hci.international/ , 23-28 July 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, (Storytelling Tutorial, Visualization Resources Tutorial)
2. Robert S. Laramee and Elif E Firat, Visualization Resources and High-Dimensional Visualization,
   Invited Postgraduate Research (PGR) Course, for the R-R Mechanical UTP Doctoral Training Framework, School of Engineering, University of Nottingham, 30 March 2022 ( An Overview of Visualization Resources )
3. Robert S. Laramee, Data Visualization: A Starting Point,
   Invited Postgraduate Research (PGR) Course, Swansea University, Swansea, UK, 2 March 2016, 9 December 2016, 15 November 2017, 31 Jan 2018
4. Robert S. Laramee, An Introduction to Scientific Visualisation,
   Invited Lecture at the Hartree Centre Summer School, Warrington, UK, 15-19 June 2015
5. Robert S. Laramee, Data Visualization: A Starting Point,
   Invited Postgraduate Research (PGR) Course, Swansea University, Swansea, UK, 25 March 2015
6. Robert S. Laramee, Data Visualization: A Starting Point,
   Invited Workshop at The International Congress on Data Visualization (Congreso Internacional de Visualización de Datos), 5 November 2014 in Bogota, Columbia
   ( link to event page )
7. Robert S. Laramee, Data Visualization: A Starting Point,
   Invited Studio Course at ACM SIGGRAPH 2014, The 41st International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, Vancouver, Canada, 10-14 August 2014
8. Robert S. Laramee, An Introduction to Scientific Visualisation,
   Invited Lecture at the Hartree Centre Summer School, Warrington, UK, 13-18 July 2014
9. Robert S. Laramee 706.020 AK Mensch-Maschine Kommunikation: Scientific Visualisation,
   Guest Professor at Graz University of Technology, Austria, Summer 2012
10. Robert S. Laramee, The PhD in Visualization Starter Kit (PVSK),
    Refereed Tutorial Talk, Tuesday 26 October 2010, at IEEE VisWeek 2010, Salt Lake City, Utah
11. Robert S. Laramee, The PhD in Visualization Starter Kit (PVSK),
    Refereed Tutorial Talk, 26 July 2010, at the 14th International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV10), London South Bank University, London, UK
12. Robert S Laramee, An Introduction to Medical Visualization,
    Invited Guest Lecturer for SHIM_16: Health Technologies and Telecare-Guest Lecturer, Swansea University, Swansea, UK, Spring 2009
13. Gordon Erlebacher, Christoph Garth, Robert S. Laramee (Organizer), Holger Theisel, Tino Weinkauf, Xavier Tricoche, and Daniel Weiskopf, Texture and Topology-Based Flow Visualization: Methodology and Applications,
    IEEE Visualization (IEEE Vis 2006) Refereed Tutorial , 29 October – 3 November 2006, Baltimore, Maryland
14. Gordon Erlebacher, Robert S. Laramee, and Daniel Weiskopf, Interactive, Texture-Based Flow Visualization,
    IEEE Visualization (IEEE Vis 2004) Refereed Tutorial , 15-19 October 2004, Austin, Texas

Student Supervision-Successfully Completed MSc. Projects

1. Nellia Kornilova, CogVis: A Human-Centred Interface for High-Dimensional Alzheimer’s Disease Data , MSc Computer Science, 2025-2026, Distinction. Nellia published and presented her work at the Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (AIiH), 26-28 Aug 2026, Imperial College London. (demo video)
2. Hedi Zhang, Visualization and Prediction of Systemic Risk Contagion in UK Interbank Networks, MSc Computer Science, 2025-2026
3. Yilun Kang, Visualization and Analysis of Spatiotemporal Patterns in Nottingham’s Road Traffic, MSc Computer Science, 2025-2026
4. Canyu Cao, Visualizing the Impact of Food Choice on the Environment, MSc Computer Science, 2025-2026
5. Lianshan Shan, v-Means Clustering: A Visible and Explainable Clustering Algorithm Enhanced MSc Computer Science, 2024-2026, Distinction
6. Sicheng Di, Assessing Visualization Literacy in the Era of Large Language Models: Methods, Challenges, and Applications, MSc Computer Science, 2024-2025
7. Yijun Liu, StockVis: Stock Visualization and Decision Support with Large Language Models , MSc Computer Science, 2024-2025, Distinction ( demo video )
8. Yi Luo, Admissions Explorer: Reproducible NHS HES Dashboard, MSc Computer Science, 2024-2025
9. Yun Chieh Tsai, NeoRespVIS: A Visualisation Dashboard for Neonatal Respiratory Management, MSc Computer Science, 2024-2025, Distinction
10. Pei-yu Wu, FinVis: Visualisation of Industry Reports , MSc Computer Science, 2024-2025, Distinction ( demo video )
11. Isac Fiorotti, Machine Learning Enabled Time-Series Data Visualization, MSc Computer Science, 2024
12. Mohak Gangwani, Explainable LLMs: Explaining and Interpreting Ethnic Bias in LLMs, MSc Data Science, 2024
13. Arnaaz Kahn, DiabetaVis: An Interactive Tool for Glucose Pattern Detection and Analysis, MSc Data Science, 2024
14. Yingxue Liu, Smart City Visualization: Interactive Visualization of London Bus Transport, MSc Data Science, 2024, Distinction ( demo video )
15. Nidhi Saini, Integrating Machine Learning and Visualization for Accurate Chronic Kidney Disease Prediction, MSc Data Science, 2024
16. Aishwarya Shahu, Invest Smart: A Consumer-Centric Investment Visualization Tool, MSc Data Science, 2024
17. Kewen Yu, SpendingModeVis: Visualizing Spending Patterns in Bank Transactions, MSc Computer Science, 2024, Distinction ( PDF, demo video )
18. Dharanija Bantu (Dharny), Temporal Insights: Exploring Type 1 Diabetes Management Through Interactive Time Series Visualization, MSc Computer Science, 2023
19. Snehal Khapekar, An Effective Strategy for Churn Prediction and Customer Profiling in a Telecommunications Company, MSc Computer Science, 2023
20. Abigail Kinnaird, An Interactive Visualisation of Credit Card Fraud Detection, MSc Data Science, 2023, Distinction ( PDF )
21. Archana Kollanur, Predictive Analysis and Visualization of Financial Transactions, MSc Computer Science, 2023
22. Wentao Mao, iBankXplorer: An Interactive Visualization Tool for the Exploration of Bank Transaction Data , MSc Computer Science, 2023, Distinction ( PDF )
23. Mingrui Li, StockVis: Visualisation of Investment Transactions , MSc Computer Science, 2023, Distinction ( PDF ). Mingrui published an abridged version of her MSc thesis as a journal article. (link to journal article)
24. Xiao Liu, Interactive Visualization and Price Prediction for AirBnB, MSc Data Science, 2023, Distinction
25. Yingming Liang, Explainable and Trustworthy AI for Diabetes, MSc Computer Science, 2023
26. Akanksha Mishra, Health Data Visualization, MSc Data Science, 2023
27. DharmaTeja Vytia (Teja), Data-Driven Financial Behavior Assessment Using Bank Transactions, Extended MSc, 2022-2033
28. Junyu Chen, FinVis: Visualizing the US Finance Markets, MSc, 2022
29. Kanyu Chen, Visualization of News Articles, MSc, 2022
30. Yufan Chen, Visualization of Journalism: An Interactive, Hierarchical Word Cloud for News, MSc, 2022
31. Zhuoqun Jiang (Luna), FinVis: Visualization of Bank Transaction Data (with Oakbrook Ltd.), MSc, 2022. Zhuoqun published some of her thesis as a conference paper at the annual Eurovis conference.
32. Qian Tang, Population Health Vis: An Interactive Data Visualization for NHS Mental Health Data, MSc, 2022
33. Shafeali Rangari, Smart City Visualization: Geospatial Visualization of Solar Potential in Bristol, MSc Data Science, 2022
34. Yuhao Tang, Visual Comparison of Chinese Stocks, MSc, 2022
35. Navya Vasudeva, BankVis: Visualization of Bank Transaction Data (with Oakbrook Ltd.), MSc Data Science, 2022
36. Ziyi Zhao (Zoe), Text Visualization of News Articles, MSc Data Science, 2022, Distinction
37. Sachin Suri, FinVis: Visualization of Financial Data for Publicly Traded Companies, Extended MSc, 2021-2022
38. Dominic Hoggart, CrypoHub: Financial Visualisation of Cryptocurrency Market Data, Integrated MSc, 2021-2022
39. Qinzhi Zhao, TrafficVis: Interactive Visualization of Open Traffic Data from Bristol, MSc, 2021
40. Daniel Audcent, Geospatial Visualization of Health Data, MSc, 2021 (Supervised together with Qiru Wang)
41. Alexander O’Brien, FinanceVis: Visualising the Complex Web of Financial Markets, MSc, 2021
42. Luciano James, FootballVis: A Data Visualization Tool for Analyzing Event Data in Association Football, MSc, 2020
43. James Williams, FinVis: Visualizing the Complex Nature of Financial Markets, MSc, 2020, Distinction ( PDF )
44. Cheng Qian, Visualizing the Lipid Journey Through the Protein Membrane Landscape, MSc, 2018-2019
45. Greg Stait Carrington, Visualization of Health Economics Outcomes Research (HEOR) Data, MSc, 2018-2019
46. Benjamin Rees, Digital Dungeons and Dragons, MSc, 2018-2019
47. Carrianne Santos, Visualization of Molecular Dyanamics Simulation Data, MSc, 2018-2019
48. Joseph Seddon, Visualization of Questionnaire Data, MSc, 2018-2019, Distinction
49. Liwen Pan, Interactive Visualization of Project Tycho Data, Advanced MSc, 2017-2018
50. Carlo Sarli, Med Practice Assistant, MEng Project, 2017-2018, Distinction
51. Elif Firat, Visualization of Project Tycho Data, 2017, Advanced MSc. Distinction. Elif graduated with her PhD in data visualization in 2022 from the University of Nottingham under my supervision. She is now an Assistant Professor at Cukurova University in Turkey.
52. Xiaoxiao Liu, Interactive Visualization of Shakespeare’s Othello, 2017, MSc. Distinction. Xiaoxiao published a revised version of her masters thesis as a book. Xiaoxiao went on to earn her PhD from Bournemouth University. ( PDF )
53. Qiru Wang, Smart Taxi Vis: Interactive Data Visualization for NYC Taxi Data, 2017, Advanced MSc. Distinction ( PDF, demo video ), Wang went on to earn his PhD in EHR visualization from the University of Nottingham under my supervision. He then joined RSS3 as CTO.
54. Dimitrios Pozaritis, Visualization of Animal Sensor Data, 2016-2017, Advanced MSc.
55. Donal Evans, Visualization of Molecular Dynamics Simulation Data, 2016, MSc, Distinction
56. Dylan Rees, Automatic Stream Ribbon Seeding, 2016, MSc, Distinction, Winner of the Best Dissertation Award -MSc in Computer Science, in the College of Science, Department of Computer Science, 2017 ( PDF, award, demo video, conference presentation ), Dylan published a version of his thesis at the annual Eurovis conference in 2017. Dylan graduated with his PhD in visualization in 2020 under my supervision.
57. Majedah Alrehiely, Visualization of Version Variation-A Case Study of Shakespeare’s Othello, 2013-2014, Advanced MSc, Winner of the Best Performance by a Student Award-MSc Advanced Computer Science in the College of Science, 2015. Majedah also published a follow-up book based on her thesis. ( PDF, demo video )
58. Alex Doney, Mobile Green Energy Evaluator, 2013-2014, MSc
59. Ryan Wong, Mobile Visual Boundaries, 2013-2014, MEng, Distinction, Winner of the Best Student Project Prize as voted for by Industry. Ryan wrote his thesis in conjunction with industry partner Beta Omega Ltd.
60. Haya Dossary, Visualization of Enterprise Education Student Questionnaire Data, 2012-2013, MSc, Distinction. Haya went on to earn a PhD from Durham University.
61. Hassan Alshehri, Visualization of Enterprise Education Student Questionnaire Data, 2012-2013, MSc, Distinction
62. Keiren Oakley, Diary Droid Application, 2011-2012, MEng, Distinction
63. Peter Twibill, Visualization of Smart Grid Energy Data, 2011-2012, MEng in conjunction with Grid-Tools.com, Distinction
64. Mohammed Alharbi, Visualization of Questionnaire Data, 2011, MSc. Distinction ( demo video ). Mohammed went on to graduate with his PhD in visualization in 2021 under my supervision.
65. Abdulrahman Qahtani, Advanced Visualization of Electroencephalography (EEG) Data, MSc Dissertation, October, 2010
66. Deyu Gai, Visualization of Animal Tracking Data, MSc. Dissertation, December 2009
67. Matthew Edmunds, Flow Visualization with Stream Surfaces, MSc. Dissertation, October 2009, Distinction. Matthew went on to earn a PhD in flow visualization in 2014 under my supervision.

Student Supervision-Successfully Completed BSc. Projects

1. Oliver Davey-Bowker, Adaptive Point Cloud Visualisation in WebAssembly , Third Year BSc. Project, 2025-2026
2. Yang Xu, WebTRIS GeoVis: An Interactive Traffic Visual Analytics System with AI-assisted Data Completion, Third Year BSc. Project, 2025-2026
3. Nicole Guri, FinLit: Building Investment and Financial Literacy, Third Year BSc. Project, 2024-2025, Distinction ( demo video )
4. Anderson Jolly, FinVis: Sector-Based Visual Analysis and Comparison of Trends in the S&P 500, Third Year BSc. Project, 2024-2025, Distinction
5. Ahmad Atif Haiqal Bin Ahmad Mokhtar, EasyStock Learner: A Financial Stock Data Visualization Tool with Language Model Reasoning, Third Year BSc. Project, 2024-2025, Distinction
6. Varshil Patel, FinVis-AI: A Comprehensive Analysis Tool for Financial Markets Using Advanced Visualizations and Machine Learning Techniques, Third Year BSc. Project, 2024-2025, Distinction ( demo video )
7. Alexander Paulson, LLMVis: An Interactive Data VIsualization Framework for Explainable Large Language Model Applications, Third Year BSc. Project, 2024-2025, Distinction
8. Vuong Luu Nguyen, FinVis: A Bank Transaction Visualization Tool for Financial Literacy Improvement, Third Year BSc. Project, 2024-2025
9. Kiayi Chen, FinVis: A Customer-Centric Visualization Tool for Stock Investments, Third Year BSc. Project, 2023-2024, Distinction ( PDF )
10. Thomas McCracken, FinVis: Visualising the Relationship Between News Content and Numeric Equity Data., Third Year BSc. Project, 2023-2024, Distinction ( PDF )
11. Aolin Wang, Football Event Visualization, Third Year BSc. Project, 2023-2024
12. Lim Yi Hong (Alvin), Smart City Visualization, Third Year BSc. Project, 2022-2023
13. Khoo Chen Nan (Harry), Financial Visualization, Third Year BSc. Project, 2022-2023
14. Hamza Rizwan, FinanceViz: Visualization of Complex Web of Finance, Third Year BSc. Project, 2022-2023
15. Chen Yang, Railway Passenger Flow: The Visualization of Passenger Flow in London , Third Year BSc. Project, 2022-2023
16. Christian Stubbs, FinTech Vis: Company Sentiment Visualiser, Third Year BSc. Project, 2021-2022
17. Fraser Barrass, Discord Bot, Third Year BSc. Project, 2019-2020 (with Alma Rahat)
18. Mohammed Bello-Tukur, An Android Video Game Manager, Third Year BSc. Project, 2019-2020 (with Alma Rahat)
19. Marinos Nicolaou, Visualization of Financial Data Third Year BSc. Project, 2019-2020 (with Alma Rahat)
20. Marcos Pallikaras, Version Variation Visualization, Third Year BSc. Project, 2019-2020 (with Matt Roach)
21. Jacob Roberts, Smart City Visualization, Third Year BSc. Project, 2019-2020 (with Matt Roach)
22. Caellan G Sailes, Molecular Dynamics Visualization, Third Year BSc. Project, 2019-2020 (with Ben Mora)
23. Wei Chong Siah, Financial Tech Visualization, Third Year BSc. Project, 2019-2020 (with Alma Rahat)
24. Artjoms Tomasevics, Financial Tech Visualization for Android Devices, Third Year BSc. Project, 2019-2020 (with Alma Rahat)
25. Sze Chai Wong (Matthew) Wong, Footbal Visualization, Third Year BSc. Project, 2019-2020 (with Deepak Sahoo)
26. Rees Reynolds, Smart City Visualization, Third Year BSc. Project, 2018-2019
27. Thomas Taylor, Premier League Forecasting: Visualization of Sports Predictions, Third Year BSc. Project, 2018-2019
28. Richard Marton, Medical Data, Its Processing, and the Impact of Technology, Third Year BSc. Project, 2018-2019
29. Rhodri Fabbro, Metaphors for Molecules: Alternative Graphical Representations for Molecular Dynamics Simulation Data, Third Year BSc. Project, 2017-2018, Distinction
30. Joseph Oladitan, Visualization of Healthcare Data, Third Year BSc. Project, 2016-2017
31. Tereza Stoyanova, Visualization of Test Data, Third Year BSc. Project, 2016-2017
32. Carlo Ernesto Sarli, Building a Software Synthesizer, Third Year BSc. Project, 2016-2017
33. Tom Shackleton, Visualization of Health Care Data, Third Year BSc. Project, 2016-2017
34. Tsz Hin Tung, Visualization of Health Care Data, Third Year BSc. Project, 2015-2016
35. William Clark, An Android Security Lab, Third Year BSc. Project, 2015-2016, Distinction
36. Robert Fitzpatrick, Democratising Technologies Open Brief, Third Year BSc. Project, 2015-2016
37. Alfie Moroney, Android Meets Arduino, Third Year BSc. Project, 2015-2016
38. Christopher Jenkins, Pong Revisited: A Ray-Traced Implementation, Third Year BSc. Project, 2014-2015
39. Gavin Tsang, Ray Tracing: An Explanation and Implementation of the Ray Tracing Algorithm, Third Year BSc. Project, 2014-2015, Distinction
40. Michael Preece, Collision Detection: Physics in Game Engines, Third Year BSc. Project, 2014-2015
41. James Ellis, Visual History Gamification, Third Year BSc. Project, 2013-2014, Distinction
42. John Rowley, Interactive Visualization of Tidal Flow, Third Year BSc. Project, 2013-2014
43. Rodrigo Rogers, Visualization of Animal Sensor Data, Third Year BSc. Project, 2013-2014
44. Alex Chase, Visualization of Football Data, Third Year BSc. Project, 2012-2013
45. Simon Maling, Education Through Sonification, Third Year BSc. Project, 2012-2013, in conjunction with LearnThruMusic (www.learnthrumusic.co.uk/), Distinction and Winner of the Best Student Project award as voted for by school students
46. Devin Taylor, An Interactive Web Site for Non-Profit Social Enterprise, Third Year BSc. Project, 2012-2013, in conjunction with Cyfle i Dyfu / Chance to Grow
47. Michael Nicholas, Visualizing Work-Based Learning (WBL) Data in Wales, Third Year BSc. Project, 2011-2012, Distinction
48. Zoltan Hajnal, Smartphone Meets Smartcalendar, Third Year BSc. Project, 2011-2012
49. Ferdinand Vesely, Visual Analysis of Higher Education in Wales, Third Year BSc. Project, 2010-2011, in conjunction with the Planning and Strategic Projects Unit (PSPU) at Swansea University Ferdinand went on to write a PhD at Swansea University. ( PDF )
50. James Walker, Visualization of Animal Tracking Data, Third Year BSc. Project, 2010-2011, Distinction
    James presented his project at the British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR), University of Central Lancashire, 19-20 April 2011, completed his MRes Degree in data visualization in 2012, and graduated with his PhD in visualization. ( PDF )
51. Kingsley Hau, Visualization of Brain Activity Data, Third Year BSc. Project, 2010-2011, Distinction
52. Ho Yuen Wan, Visualising Boundary Surfaces from Computational Fluid Dynamics Data, Third Year BSc. Project, 2009-2010, Distinction
53. Marc Harry, Comparing and Evaluating Computer Graphics and Visualization Software, Third Year BSc. Project, 2008-2009
54. Matt Reid, Cartograms and the Worldmapper Project, Third Year BSc. Project, 2008-2009
55. Essam Farrag, Comparing and Evaluating Computer Graphics and Visualization Software, Third Year BSc. Project, 2007-2008
56. Nicholas Hammett, Visualization of Brain Activity Data, Third Year BSc. Project, 2007-2008
57. Daniel O’Sullivan, Network Security: Patrolling the Network, Third Year BSc. Project, 2007-2008