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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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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Virtual Forestry Generation: Evaluating Models for Tree Placement in Games
Williams, B., Ritsos, P. D. & Headleand, C., 13 Mar 2020, In: Computers. 9, 1, p. 1-20Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › 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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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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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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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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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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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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Visualisation Data Modelling Graphics (VDMG) at Bangor
Roberts, J. C., Ritsos, P. D., Kuncheva, L., Vidal, F., Lim, I. S., Ap Cenydd, L., Teahan, W., Mansoor, S., Gray, C. & Perkins, D., May 2021. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Visualization beyond the Desktop--the Next Big Thing
Roberts, J. C., Ritsos, P. D., Badam, S. K., Brodbeck, D., Kennedy, J. & Elmqvist, N., 15 Aug 2014, In: IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 34, 6, p. 26-34Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › 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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Water4Cities: An ICT platform enabling Holistic Surface Water and Groundwater Management for Sustainable Cities
Rizou, S., Kenda, K., Kofinas, D., Mellios, N., Pergar, P., Ritsos, P. D., Vardakas, J., Kalaboukas, K., Laspidou, C., Senožetnik, M. & Spiropoulou, A., 7 Aug 2018, In: Proceedings. 2, 11, p. 695Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › 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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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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Web-based Immersive Analytics in Handheld Augmented Reality
Ritsos, P. D., Jackson, J. & Roberts, J. C., 2017.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › 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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Using Virtual Reality for Interpreter-mediated Communication and Training
Ritsos, P. D., Gittins, R., Roberts, J. C., Braun, S. & Slater, C., 2012, Proceedings of International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW’12). IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 191-198Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › 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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Towards more Visual Analytics in Learning Analytics
Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. C., 9 Jun 2014, p. 61-65.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Training Interpreters Using Virtual Worlds
Ritsos, P. D., Gittins, R., Braun, S., Slater, C. & Roberts, J. C., 2013, Transactions on Computational Science XVIII. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. 7848. p. 21-40Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › 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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Towards a Tool for the Creation of Micro-visualisations
Jackson, J. R., Ritsos, P. D. & Roberts, J. 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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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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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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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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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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A Framework for Modelling Human Emotion
Edwards, S. & Ritsos, P. D., 5 May 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review