Employment History
Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction
Bangor University
School of Computer Science and Engineering. DSP (25% FTE until
Jan '24), Delivering UG and PG modules
Post-Doctoral Research Officer
Bangor University
Projects: BODAH (Sep 2020 - Feb 2022) and The DSP Centre of
Excellence (Feb 2022 - Jan 2023)
Module Lecturer
Bangor University
Delivery of UG and PG modules at levels 4 and 7
Research Officer
Bangor University
Projects: ColloCaid (0.6FTE) and Artemus (0.4FTE)
Module Lecturer
University of Chester
Delivery of UG modules at level 4
Lab Demonstrator
Bangor University
Lab design, delivery and support at levels 4 and 7
Lead Mobile Application Developer and Designer
Sell Your Products Online
Summer Internship
Web Developer and Graphic Designer
Astral Dynamics Cyf.
Part Time, Various Projects
Education History
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science
University of Chester
Thesis: A Framework for Web-Based Immersive Analytics - Fully
Funded Studentship (UoC)
Master of Science (MSc) in Computer Science
Bangor University
Graduated with Distinction - Fully Funded Scholarship (ESF ATM)
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science
Bangor University
Graduated Second Class (2.1) with Honours
Publications
A. Srinivasan, J. Ellemose, P. W. S. Butcher, P. D. Ritsos, N. Elmqvist "Attention-Aware Visualization: Tracking and Responding to User Perception Over Time", IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics", To appear, 2025
To be presented at IEEE VIS 2024, Tampa, Florida, USA
J. Jackson, P. D. Ritsos, P. W. S. Butcher, and J. C. Roberts, “Path-based Design Model for Constructing and Exploring Alternative Visualisations,” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, To appear, 2025
To be presented at IEEE VIS 2024, Tampa, Florida, USA
S. Shin, A. Batch, P. W. S. Butcher, P. D. Ritsos, N. Elmqvist "The Reality of the Situation: A Survey of Situated Analytics", IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics", Aug 2024 - DOI:10.1109/TVCG.2023.3285546
Presented by co-author at IEEE VIS 2023, Melbourne, Australia
P. W. S. Butcher, A. Batch, D. Saffo, B. MacIntyre, N. Elmqvist, P. D. Ritsos "Is Native Naïve? Comparing Native Game Engines and WebXR as Immersive Analytics Development Platforms", IEEE CG&A vol 44, no 3, pp. 91-98, May 2024 - DOI:10.1109/MCG.2024.3367422
A. Batch, P. W. S. Butcher, P. D. Ritsos, N. Elmqvist "Wizualization: A 'Hard Magic' Visualization System for Immersive and Ubiquitous Analytics", IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, Jan 2024 - DOI:10.1109/TVCG.2023.3326580
Presented jointly with co-author at IEEE VIS 2023, Melbourne, Australia
A. Batch, S. Shin, J. Liu, P. W. S. Butcher, P. D. Ritsos, and N. Elmqvist. "Evaluating View Management for Situated Visualization in Web-based Handheld AR", Computer Graphics Forum, vol 42, no 3, pp. 349-360, Jun 2023 - DOI:10.1111/cgf.14835
Presented by co-author at EG EuroVis 2023, Leipzig, Germany
A. M. F. Rigby, P. W. S. Butcher, P. D. Ritsos, and S. D. Patil. "LUCST: A novel toolkit for Land Use Land Cover change assessment in SWAT+ to support flood management decisions", Env. Modelling & Software, vol. 156, no 105469, Aug 2022 - DOI:10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105469
J. C. Roberts, P. Butcher, A. Sherlock, and S. Nason. "Explanatory Journeys: Visualising to Understand and Explain Administrative Justice Paths of Redress", IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 28 1, pp. 518-528, Jan 2022 - DOI:10.1109/TVCG.2021.3114818
Presented by co-author at IEEE VIS 2021 Received International Award: Best Full Papers Honourable Mention at IEEE VIS 2021 (Granted by IEEE VGTC)
J. C. Roberts, P. W. Butcher, and P. D. Ritsos. "One view is not enough: review of and encouragement for multiple and alternative representations in 3D and immersive visualisation", Computers, vol 11, Feb 2022 - DOI:10.3390/computers11020020
Special Issue: Invited papers from Eurographics CGVC 2021
P. W. Butcher, N. W. John, and P. D. Ritsos. "VRIA: A Web-based Framework for Creating Immersive Analytics Experiences", IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 27 07, pp. 3213-3225, Jul 2021 - DOI:10.1109/TVCG.2020.2965109
Presented at IEEE VIS 2018, Berlin, Germany, Invited Track
J. C. Roberts, H, M, Al-Maneea, P. Butcher, R. Lew, G. Rees, N. Sharma, and A. Frankenberg-Garcia, "Multiple Views: different meanings and collocated words" in Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 38 3, pp. 79-93, Jun 2019 - DOI:10.1111/cgf.13673
Presented by co-author at 21st Eurographics / IEEE VGTC Conference on Visualization, EuroVis 2019, Porto, Portugal
J. C. Roberts, J. W. Mearman, P. W. Butcher, H. M. Al-Maneea, and P. D. Ritsos. "3D Visualisations Should Not be Displayed Alone - Encouraging a Need for Multivocality in Visualisation", in proceedings of the Eurographics Conference in Computer Graphics and Visual Computing (CGVC 2021), Lincoln UK, Editors: K. Xu, and M. Turner, The Eurographics Association, 2021 - DOI:10.48550/arXiv.2108.04680
G. Rees, A. Frankenberg-Garcia, R. Lew, J. Roberts, N. Sharma, and P. Butcher. "Slipping through the cracks of e-lexicography: Lessons from ColloCaid", in proceedings of Electronic Lexicography in the 21st Century, eLex 2019, Sintra, Portugal, 2019
J. C. Roberts, P. W. S. Butcher, R. Lew, G. P. Rees, N. Sharma, and A. Frankenberg-Garcia. "Visualising Collocation in Close Writing", in proceedings of Short Papers of EuroVis 2020, Norrköping Sweden, Editors: C. Garth, A. Kerren, and G. E. Marai, The Eurographics Association, pp. 181-185, 2020 - DOI:10.2312/evs.20201069
A. Frankenberg-Garcia, G. Rees, R. Lew, J. Roberts, N. Sharma, and P. Butcher, "ColloCaid: a tool to help academic English writers find the words they need", in CALL and complexity - Short papers from EUROCALL 2019, Editors: F. Meunier, J. Van de Vyver, L. Bradley, and S. Thouësny, pp. 144-150, 2019 - DOI:10.14705/rpnet.2019.38.1000
A. Frankenberg-Garcia, R. Lew, G. Rees, J. Roberts, N. Sharma, and P. Butcher, "Assisting Writers with Academic English Collocations", Demo at eLex 2019: Smart Lexicography, Sintra, Portugal, 2019
A. Frankenberg-Garcia, R. Lew, J. Roberts, G. Rees, N. Sharma, and P. Butcher, "Collocations in e-lexicography: lessons from Human Computer Interaction research", in Collocations in Lexicography: existing solutions and future challenges, Sintra, Portugal, 2019
H. V. Southall, L. Beever, and P. W. S. Butcher, "Traversing Social Networks in the Virtual Dance Hall: Visualizing History in VR", in proceedings of International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW17), Chester, UK, pp. 249-252, 2017 - DOI:10.1109/CW.2017.48
P. W. S. Butcher, and P. D. Ritsos, "Building immersive data visualizations for the web", in proceedings of International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW17), Chester, UK, pp. 142-145, 2017 - DOI:10.1109/CW.2017.11
P. W. S. Butcher, A. Batch, P. D. Ritsos, and N. Elmqvist, "Don't Pull the Balrog - Lessons Learned from Designing Wizualization: a Magic-inspired Data Analytics System in XR", in HybridUI: 1st Workshop on Hybrid User Interfaces: Complementary Interfaces for Mixed Reality Interaction (HybridUI at IEEE VIS 2023), Sydney, Australia, 2023 - DOI:10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct60411.2023.00054
Presented by co-author at ISMAR Workshop on Hybrid User Interfaces, 2023, Sydney, Australia
N. Sharma, G. Rees, P. Butcher, R. Lew, A. Frankenberg-Garcia, and J. Roberts, "Co-creating an online learning environment to support academic writing: Lessons learnt in an interdisciplinary setting", in 4th Workshop on Visualization for the Digital Humanities (VIS4DH at IEEE VIS 2019), Vancouver, Canada, 2019
Presented by co-author at VIS4DH workshop on Visualization for the Digital Humanities at IEEE VIS 2019, Vancouver, Canada
J. W. Mearman, P. W. Butcher, P. D. Ritsos, J. C. Roberts, "Tangible papercraft visualizations for education", in Workshop on Troubling Innovation: Craft and Computing Across Boundaries Workshop, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (at ACM CHI 2019), Glasgow, UK, Editors: I. Posch, O. Subasi, D. Rosner, R. Frankjaer, A. Zoran, and T. Pérez-Bustos, 2019
Presented at ACM CHI 2019, Glasgow, UK
J. C. Roberts, P. W. S. Butcher, R. Lew, G. Rees, N. Sharma, and A. Frankenberg-Garcia. "Developing ColloCaid: a visualization and text-editing tool to help writers with collocations" in Language and Tech. in Wales: Volume I, pp. 43-55, 2021 - ISBN:978-1-84220-188-6
Also available in Welsh: Iaith a Thechnoleg yng Nghymru: Cyfrol 1, ISBN: 978-1-84220-189-3
A. Rigby, P. W. S. Butcher, R. Bellini, P. Coughlan, A. McNabola, and P. D. Ritsos, "DUVis: A visual analytics tool for supporting a trans- disciplinary project", in Posters presented at the IEEE Conference on Visualization (IEEE VIS 2023), Melbourne, Australia, 2023
Presented at IEEE VIS 2023, Melbourne, Australia
A. M. Rigby, P. W. S. Butcher, S. D. Patil, and P. D. Ritsos, "Using AI and big data to optimise land management decisions for reducing river flood risk", in Data Transformation: Wales Data Nation Accelerator, Cardiff, UK, 2022
Presented by co-author at WDNA 2022, Cardiff, UK
P. W. S. Butcher, N. W. John, and P. D. Ritsos, "VRIA - A Framework for Immersive Analytics on the Web", in Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM CHI 2019), Glasgow, UK, 2019 - DOI:10.1145/3290607.3312798
Presented by co-author at WDNA 2022, Cardiff, UK
P. W. S. Butcher, N. W. John, and P. D. Ritsos, "Towards a Framework for Immersive Analytics on the Web", in Posters presented at the IEEE Conference on Visualization (IEEE VIS 2018), Berlin, Germany, 2018 -
Presented at IEEE VIS 2019, Berlin, Germany
P. W. S. Butcher, J. C. Roberts, and P. D. Ritsos, "Immersive Analytics with WebVR and Google Cardboard", in Posters presented at the IEEE Conference on Visualization (IEEE VIS 2016), Baltimore, MD, USA, 2016
Presented by co-author at IEEE VIS 2016, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
P. W. S. Butcher "A Framework for Web-Based Immersive Analytics", Supervised by Prof. Nigel. W. John and Dr Panagiotis D. Ritsos, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Chester, 2020 - HDL:10034/623604
Service
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
ACM Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS)
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
ACM Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS)
College of Science and Engineering Ethics and Governance (BU)
Grants and Funding
Project Role:
Principle Investigator:
Funding Period:
Total Budget:
Co-Investigator
Dr Sarah Nason
01/09/2023 - 30/04/2024
£7,100.37
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Co-Investigator
Dr Sopan Patil
01/02/2022 - 31/03/2022
£23,988
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Stipend:
01/10/2014 - 30/09/2015
£5,865 plus fee waiver
Funding Period:
Stipend:
01/10/2015 - 30/10/2018
£14,057 p/a plus fee waiver
Presentations
"Wizualization: A 'Hard Magic' Visualization System for Immersive and Ubiquitous Analytics", IEEE Conference on Visualization (IEEE VIS 2023), Melbourne, Australia, 2023
"VRIA: A Web-based Framework for Creating Immersive Analytics Experiences", IEEE Conference on Visualization (IEEE VIS 2020), Virtual, 2020
"Tangible papercraft visualizations for education", in Workshop on Troubling Innovation: Craft and Computing Across Boundaries Workshop, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (ACM CHI 2019), Glasgow, UK, 2019
"Immersive Analytics with WebVR", Visualization Theory and Methods: A workshop for researchers, hosted by Prof. Nick Holliman, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK, 2018
"Building immersive data visualizations for the web", International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW 2017), Chester, UK, 2017
"Augmented Reality for the Web", Reaching Wider STEM Mentoring Project, Online, 2024
"Exploring Augmented Reality", Medru Tech Talk, Online, 2022
"XReality for Aerospace", Airbus Training Seminars, Skills Factory Programme, Online, 2022, with P. D. Ritsos
"Festive CSS Abuse - Pushing the boundaries of CSS", North Wales Tech at Bangor University, 2019
"Law and Legal Tech at Bangor", Legal Tech Wales Roadshow, Bangor University, May 2024
"VDMG - Visualization, Data, Modelling and Graphics", CSE Expo, Bangor University, March 2024
"Immersive Learning - VR, AR and MR in the Classroom", CELT CPD Workshop, March 2024
"IEL - Immersive Environments Lab", CSE Expo, Bangor University, March 2023
"Wizualization - A Hard Magic System for WebXR Visualization", DSP Centre of Excellence Weekly Research Seminar, Online, 2022
"Visualization of Laws and Lexicography - ColloCaid and Artemus", School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Faculty Research Seminar, 2019
Teaching Experience
UXS-3801 (UG) Game Production
ICE-1001 (UG) Professional Perspectives (co-taught)
ICE-4111 (PG) Web Technologies
ICE-4111 (PG) Web Technologies
ICP-4125 (PG) Web Technologies
Supervision Experience
Shannon Jones (AIMLAC CDT)
Connor Spann
Iwan Pritchard - AI for Visualization (AIMLAC CDT)
2 x BSc Dissertation Project Students