Jeffrey Michael Heer | |
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![]() Heer in 2016 | |
Born | June 15, 1979 |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (BS, MS, PhD) |
Known for | Data visualization |
Awards | TR35, Sloan Fellowship, ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science |
Institutions | University of Washington, Stanford University |
Doctoral advisor | Maneesh Agrawala |
Doctoral students | |
Website | homes |
Jeffrey Michael Heer (born June 15, 1979) is an American computer scientist best known for his work on information visualization and interactive data analysis. He is a professor of computer science & engineering[1] at the University of Washington, where he directs the UW Interactive Data Lab.[2] He co-founded Trifacta with Joe Hellerstein and Sean Kandel in 2012.