Benjamin Bach

Benjamin Bach is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Design Informatics and Visualization at the University of Edinburgh, affiliated with the School of Informatics and the Centre for Design Informatics.

• Education: PhD in Computer Science from Université Paris Sud (2014), MSc in Computer Science (Diplom Medieninformatik) from University of Technology Dresden (2010).

Research Interests focus on designing interactive visualization interfaces to explore, communicate, and understand complex data. Key areas include:

• Network Visualization
• Immersive Analytics (Augmented/Virtual Reality)
• Data-driven Storytelling
• Collaborative and Non-digital Visualization
• Visualization of Spatio-temporal Data
• Graph Databases and Dynamic Networks

His work integrates these themes into tools like networkcube and Vistorian, emphasizing interdisciplinary applications in biology, neuroscience, and history. Current projects explore annotation systems, dynamic network analysis, and geographic network visualization.

• Scientific Awards: Honorable mention for Best PhD Thesis by IEEE Visualization Committee (2014).
• Supervision: Mentored 14 graduate students (MSc, MA, B.Hons) and actively seeks PhD/MSc candidates in network visualization, data storytelling, and immersive analytics.
• Collaboration: Works within the interdisciplinary Centre for Design Informatics, which bridges data science, design, and digital humanities.