I am a PhD student at the School of Computing working with Alexander Lex and Marina Kogan. My research centers on understanding and mitigating mis- and disinformation in visualizations on social media.
Maxim Lisnic
Maxim Lisnic,
PhD Student
Contact
maxim.lisnic@utah.edu
SCI Institute,
Kahlert School of Computing,
University of Utah
72 South Central Campus Drive,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
Publications
Peer-reviewed Journal and Conference Publications
Here’s what you need to know about my data: Exploring Expert Knowledge’s Role in Data Analysis
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (VIS), 2026
IEEE VIS 2025 Honorable Mention Award
Visualization Guardrails: Designing Interventions Against Cherry-Picking in Interactive Data Explorers
SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2025
‘Yeah, this graph doesn't show that’: Analysis of Online Engagement with Misleading Data Visualizations
SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2024
Misleading Beyond Visual Tricks: How People Actually Lie with Charts
SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2023
Thesis
Designing Resilient Visualizations Toward More Accurate Data Discourse
University of Utah, PhD Thesis, May 2025