Ignacio Baltazar Perez Messina

Ignacio Baltazar Perez Messina is a PreDoc Researcher and Ph.D. candidate at Vienna University of Technology's Centre for Visual Analytics Science and Technology (CVAST) within the Faculty of Informatics. His work focuses on guidance mechanisms in mixed-initiative visual analytics systems, with emphasis on progressive analysis and user interaction design.

His research interests span Visual Analytics, Data Visualization, and Human-Computer Interaction, with specific expertise in task-driven guidance methodologies, persistent user-generated artifacts, and spatio-temporal data analysis. Current projects include DoRIAH (2020–2024), GuidedVA (2020–2025), and KnoVA (2018–2022), with recent expansion into typographical forensics through a 2025 research internship at Japan's National Institute of Informatics.

Analysis of his publication record reveals a consistent trajectory in advancing guidance frameworks for visual analytics, evolving from foundational typologies (2022) to task-driven methodologies (2023-2024) and persistent interaction models (2024-2025). His work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications in urban mobility, remote sensing, and creative data representation.

• Honourable Mention at EuroVA 2023

His research is supported through multiple EU-funded projects including DoRIAH (Domain-adaptive Remote Sensing Image Analysis with Human-in-the-loop) and GuidedVA. Perez Messina actively participates in interdisciplinary collaborations, having completed artistic residencies at Bibliothek Andreas Züst (Switzerland) and Creartathon (Paris), where he integrates visualization research with media art practice through exhibitions at VISAP and IEEE VIS events.

He maintains active laboratory work at CVAST, where his research on progressive guidance systems continues to evolve through collaborations with international partners including UCLab at FH Potsdam and the National Institute of Informatics in Tokyo.