Jonathan C. Roberts

Jonathan C. Roberts is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Bangor University, UK. His research focuses on data visualization, creative computing, and human-computer interaction. He leads projects like ZeroBench, a benchmark for multimodal AI models, and develops tools such as ColloCaid to assist academic writing. Roberts emphasizes creative design methodologies, including the Five Design-Sheets approach, and advocates for interdisciplinary education through data art exhibitions and visualization literacy programs.

His work bridges technical innovation with pedagogy, addressing challenges in emergency response visualization (RAMPVIS), ethical AI (Humanity's Last Exam), and storytelling with time-series data. Roberts collaborates internationally, publishing in venues like IEEE VIS and ACM conferences. His contributions span academic journals, workshops (EduVis), and tools bridging design education and technology.