Jane Hoffswell

Research Scientist  |  jane.hoffswell.uwgmail.com

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Hello! I am a research scientist at Adobe, where I specialize in visualization, storytelling, and human-computer interaction.

My research threads include data-driven storytelling and natural language insights [Project Slide Wow, VIS 2024, VIS 2024, VIS 2022], exploratory data analysis [EuroVis 2024, VL/HCC 2023], responsive visualization [VIS 2023, CHI 2022, CHI 2020 ], visualizations for program understanding [VISSOFT 2022, CHI 2018, EuroVis 2016], the design of interactive, end-user systems [TVCG 2025, CHI 2019, CSCW 2017], and declarative programming languages [CHI 2022, EuroVis 2018, VIS 2015].

I also enjoy collaborating and working on a variety of different projects, so take a look at my full publication list to learn more!

Hello! I am a research scientist at Adobe, where I specialize in visualization, storytelling, and human-computer interaction. My research threads include data-driven storytelling and natural language insights [Project Slide Wow, VIS 2024, VIS 2024, VIS 2022], exploratory data analysis [EuroVis 2024, VL/HCC 2023], responsive visualization [VIS 2023, CHI 2022, CHI 2020 ], visualizations for program understanding [VISSOFT 2022, CHI 2018, EuroVis 2016], the design of interactive, end-user systems [TVCG 2025, CHI 2019, CSCW 2017], and declarative programming languages [CHI 2022, EuroVis 2018].

I received my PhD in June 2020 from the Paul G. Allen School at the University of Washington, where I worked with Jeffrey Heer as part of the Interactive Data Lab. As a graduate student, I interned for Adobe Research twice [CHI 2019, CHI 2020 ] before joining full time. I was a visiting lecturer for one year at the UW teaching undergraduate visualization courses (CSE442 , CSE412 ). I received my Bachelors in Computer Science from Harvey Mudd College in 2014 and my Masters from the University of Washington in 2016. Outside of research, I love to travel and take photographs.

Recent Talks & Publications

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Arpit Narechania, Shunan Guo, Eunyee Koh, Alex Endert, Jane Hoffswell.

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2025.

TVCG 2025.

Adobe Summit 2025.

Huichen Will Wang, Jane Hoffswell, Sao Myat Thazin Thane, Victor S. Bursztyn, Cindy Xiong Bearfield.

IEEE Trans. Visualization & Comp. Graphics (Proc. VIS), 2024.

VIS 2024.

Victor S. Bursztyn, Jane Hoffswell, Shunan Guo, Eunyee Koh.

IEEE VIS Short Papers, 2024.

VIS 2024.