Before revision: We propose the Active Visual Analytics technique (ActiveVA), an augmentation of interactive visualizations with active search to aid data foragingand information extraction. We accomplish this by integrating an active search algorithm into the visual interface, which leads users to explore promising data points on a visualization and updates suggestions upon observing user feedback.
After revision: We propose the Active Visual Analytics technique (ActiveVA), an augmentation of interactive visualizations with active search to accelerate data foraging. In this approach, underlying machine learning models automatically learn a user's latent interest by observing their interactions; these models then inform an active search algorithm into the visual interface, which leads users to explore promising data points on a visualization and updates suggestions upon observing user feedback.