Visual Analytics of Large and Complex Multilayer Technological Networks

Multilayer networks are a relatively new way to model complex real-world systems that demand novel and efficient solutions for their analysis. Especially when regarding large and heterogeneous data typically used in power systems control, the use of multilayer networks for data representation, modeling, and analysis is promising. To explore such multilayer technological networks and to incorporate the human perspective into the analysis process for increasing the trust into the results, interactive visualization approaches are key. This project will be performed in an interdisciplinary team; we will study and develop novel visual analytics approaches for the exploration and analysis of multilayer technological networks, which is not only highly relevant for the field of visual analytics, but also for the energy efficiency of power systems.

The project is funded by ELLIIT, a strategic research environment in information technology and mobile communications supported by the Swedish government.