Fereshteh Amini

Fereshteh Amini is a Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley School of Information and Senior Applied Data Scientist at Microsoft Corp. Her research focuses on:

• Data Science
• Human-computer Interaction (HCI)
• Information Visualization
• User Experience Research

She earned her PhD at the University of Manitoba and has published extensively in leading HCI venues like CHI and IEEE VIS. Her work explores:

• Animation techniques for data dashboards
• Immersive visualization via VR/AR
• Collaborative visual analytics
• Temporal data representation

Recent publications include studies on dynamic organizational networks and 3D data recall. Recognitions include:

• NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2018)
• Multiple Manitoba University travel grants
• IEEE InfoVis reviewer (2013-2017)

She has taught Data Science 209: Data Visualization since 2018 and previously taught computer science courses at University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg.