Dr Panagiotis D. Ritsos
Senior Lecturer in Visualisation / Director of Research

Contact info
MEng PhD Essex, PgCert, FHEA
Visualization, Data, Modelling and Graphics (VDMG) research group, XReality, Visualization and Analytics (XRVA) lab
Office: Room 326, Dean Street
- tel: +44 (0) 1248 382698
- email: p.ritsos@bangor.ac.uk
- url: https://pdritsos.com/
- twitter: @ritsos_p
- networks: Google Scholar | Linkedin | ResearchGate | GitHub | ORCID
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3D visualisations Should Not be Displayed Alone – Encouraging a Need for Multivocality in Visualisation
Roberts, J. C., Mearman, J., Butcher, P., Al-Maneea, H. M. A. & Ritsos, P. D., Sept 2021. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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A Cost-Effective Virtual Environment for Simulating and Training Powered Wheelchairs Manoeuvres
Headleand, C., Day, T., Pop, S., Ritsos, P. D. & John, N., Apr 2016, Medicine meets virtual reality 22: Proceedings of NextMed/MMVR22. IOS Press, p. 134-141 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; vol. 220).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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A Framework for Modelling Human Emotion
Edwards, S. & Ritsos, P. D., 5 May 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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A method for Critical and Creative Visualisation Design-Thinking
Roberts, J. C., Alnjar, H., Owen, A. & Ritsos, P. D., Oct 2023, Poster publications at IEEE VIS 2023: Visualization & Visual Analytics: IEEE VIS 2023 Posters. Cao, N., Kozlikova, B., Xia, J. & Willett, W. (eds.). IEEE Computer Society Press, 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Alternative Representations of 3D-Reconstructed Heritage Data
Miles, H. C., Wilson, A., Labrosse, F., Tiddeman, B., Griffiths, S., Edwards, B., Ritsos, P. D., Mearman, J. W., Moller, K., Karl, R. & Roberts, J. C., 24 Nov 2015, In: Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage. 9, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Apple Vision Pro headset: what does it do and will it deliver?
Ritsos, P. D. & Butcher, P., 6 Jun 2023, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Artificial Life and Intelligent Agents: Second International Symposium, ALIA 2016, Birmingham, UK, June 14-15, 2016, Revised Selected Papers
Lewis, P. (Editor), Headleand, C., Battle, S. (Editor) & Ritsos, P. D. (Editor), Apr 2018, 149 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Science)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Attention-Aware Visualization: Tracking and Responding to User Perception Over Time
Srinivasan, A., Ellemose, J., Butcher, P., Ritsos, P. D. & Elmqvist, N., 9 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. p. 1-11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Building Immersive Data Visualizations for the Web
Butcher, P. & Ritsos, P. D., 2017, Proceedings of International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW’17). IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 142-145Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Community-driven generation of 3D and augmented-web content for archaeology
Ritsos, P. D., Wilson, A. T., Miles, H. C., Williams, L. F., Tiddeman, B., Labrosse, F., Griffiths, S., Edwards, B., Möller, K., Karl, R. & Roberts, J. C., 6 Oct 2014, p. 25-28.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Contextual network navigation to provide situational awareness for network administrators
Gray, C., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 2 Nov 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Creating Explanatory Visualizations of Algorithms for Active Learning
Roberts, J. C., Jackson, J., Headleand, C. & Ritsos, P. D., 2016. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Creating Small Unit Based Glyph Visualisation
Jackson, J., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., Oct 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Creating storytelling visualizations for the Covid-19 pandemic using Feature-Action Design Patterns
Ritsos, P. D., Khan, S., Jones, S., Bach, B., Meikle, J., Roberts, J. C., Wood, J. & Chen, M., Oct 2023, IEEE VIS Workshop on Visualization for Pandemic and Emergency Responses 2023 (Vis4PandEmRes). IEEEResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Critical Thinking Sheet (CTS) for Design Thinking in Programming Courses
Roberts, J. C. & Ritsos, P. D., 27 May 2020, Eurographics 2020 - Education Papers. Romero, M. & Sousa Santos, B. (eds.). The Eurographics Association, p. 17-23 7 p. (Eurographics - Education Papers).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Critical Thinking Sheets: Encouraging critical thought and sketched implementation design
Roberts, J. C. & Ritsos, P. D., May 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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DUVis: A visual analytics tool for supporting a trans-disciplinary project
Rigby, A., Butcher, P., Bellini, R., Coughlan, P., McNabola, A. & Ritsos, P. D., 21 Jul 2023, Posters presented at the IEEE Conference on Visualization (IEEE VIS 2023).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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DashSpace: A Live Collaborative Platform for Immersive and Ubiquitous Analytics
Borowski, M., Butcher, P., Kristensen, J. B., Petersen, J. O., Ritsos, P. D., Klokmose, C. N. & Elmqvist, N., 3 Feb 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Degree pictures: Visualizing the university student journey
Gray, C., Ritsos, P. D. & Perkins, D., 18 May 2020, In: Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. 45, 4, p. 568-578Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing a formative visual feedback report for data brokering
Varghese, D., Roberts, J. C. & Ritsos, P. D., 10 Aug 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review
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Don’t Pull the Balrog - Lessons Learned from Designing Wizualization: a Magic inspired Data Analytics System in XR
Butcher, P., Batch, A., Ritsos, P. D. & Elmqvist, N., Oct 2023, HybridUI (ISMAR 2023): 1st Workshop on Hybrid User Interfaces: Complementary Interfaces for Mixed Reality Interaction.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Evaluating Models for Virtual Forestry Generation and Tree Placement in Games
Williams, B., Ritsos, P. D. & Headleand, C., 12 Sept 2019, Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (CGVC). The Eurographics AssociationResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Evaluating View Management for Situated Visualization in Web-based Handheld AR
Batch, A., Shin, S., Liu, J., Butcher, P., Ritsos, P. D. & Elmqvist, N., Jun 2023, In: Computer Graphics Forum. 42, 3, p. 349-360 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experience and Guidance for the use of Sketching and low-fidelity Visualisation-design in teaching
Roberts, J. C., Ritsos, P. D. & Headleand, C., 1 Oct 2017, Pedagogy of Data Visualization Workshop, IEEE Conference on Visualization (VIS), Phoenix, Arizona.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Exploratory Visualization through Copy, Cut and Paste
Roberts, J. C., Walker, R., Roberts, L., Laramee, R. S. & Ritsos, P. D., 2014. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Five Design-Sheets: Creative Design and Sketching for Computing and Visualisation
Roberts, J. C., Headleand, C. & Ritsos, P. D., 6 Jun 2017, 1 ed. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. 333 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Immersive Analytics with WebVR and Google Cardboard
Putcher, P. W. S., Roberts, J. C. & Ritsos, P. D., 2016.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Immersive visualisation of COVID-19 UK travel and US happiness data
Williams, R., Farmer, D., Roberts, J. C. & Ritsos, P. D., Oct 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Interactive Oceanographic Visualization using spatially-aggregated Parallel Coordinate Plots: In EuroVis 2014 Poster
George, R., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 9 Jun 2014. 3 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Interactive visual analytics of hydrodynamic flux for the coastal zone
George, R. L., Robins, P. E., Davies, A. G., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 7 May 2014, In: Environmental Earth Sciences. 71, 10, p. 3733-3766Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interpreting in Virtual Reality: designing and developing a 3D virtual world to prepare interpreters and their clients for professional practice
Braun, S., Slater, C., Gittins, R., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 2013, New Prospects and Perspectives for Educating Language Mediators. Kiraly, D., Hansen-Schirra, S. & Maksymski, K. (eds.). Tuebingen : Gunter Narr, p. 93-120 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution › peer-review
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Is Native Naïve? Comparing Native Game Engines and WebXR as Immersive Analytics Development Platforms
Butcher, P., Batch, A., Saffo, D., MackIntyre, B., Elmqvist, N. & Ritsos, P. D., Jun 2024, In: IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 44, 3, p. 91-98 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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LUCST: A novel toolkit for Land Use Land Cover change assessment in SWAT+ to support flood management decisions
Rigby, A., Butcher, P., Ritsos, P. D. & Patil, S., Oct 2022, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 156, 105469.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mixed Reality - A paradigm for perceiving synthetic spaces
Ritsos, P. D., Jan 2014, Real Virtuality: About the Destruction and Multiplication of World. Reiche, M. & Gehmann, U. (eds.). Transcript Verlag, p. 283-310Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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One view is not enough: review of and encouragement for multiple and alternative representations in 3D and immersive visualisation
Roberts, J. C., Butcher, P. & Ritsos, P. D., 3 Feb 2022, In: Computers. 11, 2, 23 p., 20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Path-based Design Model for Constructing and Exploring Alternative Visualisations
Jackson, J., Ritsos, P. D., Butcher, P. & Roberts, J. C., 10 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Personal Visualisation for Learning
Roberts, J. C., Headleand, C., Perkins, D. & Ritsos, P. D., 2015, p. 4.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Prototyping 3D haptic data visualizations
Panëels, S. A., Ritsos, P. D., Rodgers, P. J. & Roberts, J. C., 9 Feb 2013, In: Computers and Graphics. 37, 3, p. 179-192Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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RAMPVIS: Answering the Challenges of Building Visualisation Capabilities for Large-scale Emergency Responses
Chen, M., Abdul-Rahman, A., Archambault, D., Dykes, J., Slingsby, A., Ritsos, P. D., Torsney-Weir, T., Turkay, C., Bach, B., Borgo, R., Brett, A., Fang, H., Jianu, R., Khan, S., Laramee, R. S., Nguyen, P. H., Reeve, R., Roberts, J. C., Vidal, F., Wang, Q., Wood, J. & Xu, K., Jun 2022, In: Epidemics. 39, 15 p., 100569.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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RAMPVIS: Answering the Challenges of Building Visualization Capabilities for Large-scale Emergency Responses
Chen, M., Abdul-Rahman, A., Archambault, D., Dykes, J., Ritsos, P. D., Slingsby, A., Torsney-Weir, T., Turkay, C., Bach, B., Borgo, R., Brett, A., Fang, H., Jianu, R., Khan, S., Laramee, R. S., Matthews, L., Nguyen, P. H., Reeve, R., Roberts, J. C., Vidal, F., Wang, Q., Wood, J. & Xu, K., Oct 2023, IEEE VIS Workshop on Visualization for Pandemic and Emergency Responses 2023 (Vis4PandEmRes). IEEEResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Researching Green Process Innovation Across Borders and Boundaries Through Collaborative Inquiry
Coughlan, P., Bellini, R., Bello-Dambatta, A., Dallison, R., Dreyer-Gibney, K., Gallagher, J., Harris, I., McNabola, A., Mitrovic, D., Murali, M., Novara, D., Patil, S., Rigby, A., Ritsos, P. D., Schestak, I., Singh, A., Walker, N. & Williams, P., Dec 2023, In: The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 59, 4, p. 556-584 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sewn with Ariadne’s Thread – Visualizations for Wearable & Ubiquitous Computing
Ritsos, P. D., Mearman, J. W., Van de Moere, A. & Roberts, J. C., 9 Nov 2014.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Sketching Designs Using the Five Design-Sheet Methodology
Roberts, J. C., Headleand, C. & Ritsos, P. D., 12 Aug 2015, In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 22, 1, p. 419-428Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Smart Water Management for Cities
Kenda, K., Rizou, S., Mellios, N., Kofinas, D., Ritsos, P. D., Senozetnik, M. & Laspidou, C., Aug 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review
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Synthetic visualizations in web-based mixed reality
Ritsos, P. D., Mearman, J., Jackson, J. & Roberts, J. C., Oct 2017. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Tangible papercraft visualisations for education
Mearman, J., Butcher, P., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 4 May 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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The Explanatory Visualization Framework: An active learning framework for teaching creative computing using explanatory visualizations
Roberts, J. C., Ritsos, P. D., Jackson, J. R. & Headleand, C., Jan 2018, In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 24, 1, p. 971-801 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Implementation and Validation of a Virtual Environment for Training Powered Wheelchair Manoeuvres
John, N., Pop, S., Day, T., Ritsos, P. D. & Headleand, C., 1 May 2018, In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 24, 5, p. 1867-1878Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Reality of the Situation: A Survey of Situated Analytics
Shin, S., Batch, A., Butcher, P., Ritsos, P. D. & Elmqvist, N., Aug 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 30, 8, p. 5147-5164 19 p., 37310839.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The desktop is dead, long live the desktop! – Towards a multisensory desktop for visualization
Ritsos, P. D., Mearman, J. W. & Roberts, J. C., 9 Nov 2014.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper