Associate Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology
Alex Endert is an Associate Professor and the Associate Chair of Operations and Special Initiatives at the School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He directs the Visual Analytics Lab and conducts research to help people make sense of data and AI through interactive visualizations and visual analytic systems. His lab’s research is also often tested in practice in domains such as intelligence analysis, cybersecurity, manufacturing safety, and others. The lab’s work receives support from NSF, DARPA, DOD, DHS, NIJ, and generous industry partners. In 2018, Endert was awarded an NSF CAREER Award for his work on Visual Analytics by Demonstration. In 2013, his work on Semantic Interaction was awarded the IEEE VGTC VPG Pioneers Group Doctoral Dissertation Award and the Virginia Tech Computer Science Best Dissertation Award.