Jean-Daniel Fekete

Jean-Daniel Fekete is a Senior Research Scientist (DR1) at Inria Saclay and Scientific Leader of the AVIZ Project Team, affiliated with Université Paris-Saclay. His research focuses on Visual Analytics, Information Visualization, and Human-Computer Interaction, particularly for network visualization and progressive data analysis. He has held visiting positions at NYU-Poly and Harvard and serves in leadership roles for IEEE VIS and EuroVis.

• Senior Research Scientist, Inria Saclay (2006–present)
• Founder, AVIZ Research Team (2007)
• Member, Université Paris-Saclay Computer Science Department

His work addresses scalable visualization of dense, dynamic networks, including matrix-based representations and tools for blockchain, medical pathways, and historical data. He received the IEEE VIS Test of Time Award (2024) and IEEE VGTC Visualization Technical Award (2020), among others.

• Best Paper Awards: CHI 2025, ACM UIST 2016, CHI 2013
• ACM SIGCHI Academy (2020)
• Google Research Award (2011)

He has supervised numerous PhD students and developed open-source systems like ProgressiVis, Zooids, and ParcoursVis. Current projects include ParcoursVis (medical care pathways) and URGE (emergency services optimization).