Information+ Conference 2025

Interdisciplinary practices in
information design and visualization

14—16 November, in Boston, MA

Information+ is a biennial conference that brings together researchers, educators, and practitioners in information design and data visualization to explore shared questions and challenges in these rapidly changing fields. We aim to provoke rich, interdisciplinary discourse on how information representation engages within social, political and environmental contexts.

Information+ 2025 will be held in-person in Boston, USA, between November 14–16, hosted by Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media, and Design (CAMD) and MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning through the Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism (LCAU) and Morningside Academy of Design (MAD). CAMD, LCAU, and MAD actively promote interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and research in information design, data visualization, and related fields.

This in-person event seeks to significantly foster community building and interdisciplinary exchange. Info+ 2025 continues the effort from previous convenings.

Information+ 2016 Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver Information+ 2018 University of Applied Sciences Potsdam Information+ 2021 Virtual Information+ 2023 University of Edinburgh

Info+ 2025 seeks submissions that embrace critical insights, provocations, theories, practices, and experiences within information design and data visualization and their applications. Design practitioners are encouraged to submit, alongside contributors from the humanities, sciences, and other interdisciplinary fields, representing both academic and non-academic perspectives. Information+ encompasses a series of Presentations, Workshops and an Exhibition.

Conference Organizers

Conference Chairs
Pedro Cruz, Northeastern University
Sarah Williams, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Program Chairs
Catherine D’Ignazio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Crystal Lee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Arvind Satyanarayan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Skye Morét, Northeastern University

Workshop & Activity Chairs
Rahul Bhargava, Northeastern University
Laura Perovich, Northeastern University

Exhibition Chairs
Alberto Meouchi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kate Terrado, Northeastern University

Design Chairs
Brockett Horne, Boston University
Todd Linkner, Northeastern University

Student Chairs
Areti Kotsoni, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jane Adams, Northeastern University

Supporters Chairs
Paolo Ciuccarelli, Northeastern University
John Ochsendorf, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Diversity Scholarship Chairs
Eric Robsky Huntley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Barbara Castro, ESDI-UERJ

Program Committee

Alice Thudt, Freelance Data Visualization Designer
Amanda Makulec
Andrew McNutt, University of Utah
Ángeles Briones
Arjun Srinivasan, Tableau Research
Catarina Maçãs, University of Coimbra, CISUC/LASI, DEI
Dario Rodighiero, University of Groningen
Dina Benbrahim, University of Connecticut
Dominikus Baur, University of Applied Sciences Munich
Doris Kosminsky, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Dylan Wootton, MIT
Elijah Meeks, Data Visualization Society
Eric Kindel, University of Reading
Eric Robsky Huntley, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Fearn Bishop, British Broadcasting Corporation
Georgia Panagiotidou, King's College London
Grace Guo, Harvard University
Gregor Aisch, DIE ZEIT / Datawrapper
Heather Corcoran, Washington University in St. Louis
Isabel Meirelles, OCAD University
Jagoda Walny
Jen Christiansen, Scientific American
Jessica Bellamy, People United for Social Housing Louisville (PUSH Louisville)
Ji Won Chung, Brown University
Jonathan Schwabish, Urban Institute
Joseph Hilleary, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
KJ Hepworth, University of South Australia
Karel van der Waarde, HSLU Lucerne, Switzerland + Graphic Design - Research, Elewijt, Belgium
Karen Cheng, University of Washington
Katherine Gillieson, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Kim Albrecht, Folkwang University of the Arts, metaLAB @ Harvard & Berlin
Lachlan Kermode, Brown University
Lane Harrison, WPI
Lisa Charlotte Muth, Datawrapper
Luiz Ludwig, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Maarten Lambrechts, Development Data Group, World Bank
Manuela Garreton, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Marian Dörk, UCLAB / FH Potsdam
Matteo Moretti, University of Sassari
Matthew Blanco, New York University
Melissa 青 Teng
Michael Correll, Northeastern University
Moritz Stefaner, Truth & Beauty
Mushon Zer-Aviv, Shenkar College
Racquel Fygenson, Northeastern University
Remco Chang, Tufts University
Rik Ghosh
Rupesh Vyas, Aalto University
Salomé Esteves, Renascença + Lisbon School of Architecture
Sarah Schöttler, University of Edinburgh
Shivam Raval, Harvard University
Smit Desai, Northeastern University
Stephen Boyd Davis, Royal College of Art, London
Susan Liao, New York University
Tatiana Losev, Simon Fraser University
Tiago Martins, University of Coimbra
Till Nagel, Technical University of Applied Sciences Mannheim
Tobias Kauer, Celonis
Vidya Setlur, Tableau Research
Wesley Willett, University of Calgary
Yanni Loukissas, Georgia Tech
Yoon Chung Han, San José State University
Zhu-Tian 竹天 Chen 陈, University of Minnesota
matt brehmer, university of waterloo
weidi zhang, Arizona State University