Oculus is a select group of designers and developers with experience spanning the last ten years, covering finance, federal government, software products - just about every type of industry, client and scale of project.

From helping software companies improve products, to enabling insightful asset management reports, to developing real-time data displays for major financial institutions, to helping commanders make sense of the battlefield of the future, Oculus has the experience and skill to improve your ability to see and use your information, knowledge and analytics.

The Oculus team includes recognized experts in the visual analytics and visualization field. Many published references and papers are available. Chances are that you have seen our work before. Please contact us for more information.

Awards

  • VAST Grand Challenge Award at IEEE VAST 2008 - Visual Analytics Science and Technology Contest. more
  • BlueSky 2008 Finalist for Microsoft ISV Innovation Excellence
  • VAST First Place at IEEE VAST 2007 - Visual Analytics Science and Technology Contest. more
  • Energy Risk 2006 Innovation of the Year
  • VAST First Place at IEEE VAST 2006 - Visual Analytics Science and Technology Contest. more
  • Darpa 2005 Award for Sustained Excellence
  • Darpa 2004 Award for Significant Technical Achievement

Publications and Speeches

  • Grand Challenge Award 2008: Support for Diverse Analytic Techniques
    L. Chien, A. Tat, P. Proulx, A. Khamisa and W. Wright, IEEE Visual Analytics Science and Technology VAST 2008.
    pdf PDF ( 94 K / 2 pages)
  • Configurable Spaces: Temporal Analysis in Diagrammatic Contexts
    T. Kapler, R. Eccles, R. Harper and W. Wright, IEEE Visual Analytics Science and Technology VAST 2008.
    pdf PDF ( 1.1 M / 8 pages)
  • Integrating GIS for C2 and Intelligence Analysis
    M. Lewin and W. Wright, AFCEA-GMU C4I Center Symposium on Critical Issues in C4I, George Mason University, May 2008.
  • Stories in GeoTime Winner Best Paper
    R. Eccles, T. Kapler, R. Harper, W. Wright, IEEE VAST 2007.
    pdf PDF ( 628 K / 8 pages)
  • nSpace and GeoTime - VAST 2006 Case Study
    P. Proulx, L. Chien, R. Harper, D. Schroh, T. Kapler, D. Jonker and W. Wright, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, September 2007.
    pdf PDF ( 1.0 M / 9 pages)
  • Avian Flu Case Study with nSpace and GeoTime
    P. Proulx, S. Tandon, A. Bodnar, D. Schroh, R. Harper, and W. Wright, IEEE VAST 2006.
    pdf PDF ( 1.1 M / 8 pages)
  • Spreadsheet Validation and Analysis through Content Visualization
    R. Brath and M. Peters, EuSpRIG 2006.
    pdf PDF ( 566 K / 9 pages)
  • The Sandbox for Analysis - Concepts and Methods
    W. Wright, D. Schroh, P. Proulx, A. Skaburskis, and B. Cort, ACM CHI, 2006.
    pdf PDF ( 1.3 M / 10 pages)
  • Information Triage with TRIST
    D. Jonker, W. Wright, D. Schroh, P. Proulx and B. Cort, In Proc. International Conference on Intelligence Analysis, 2005.
    pdf PDF ( 834 K / 6 pages)
  • Visualizing Spreadsheets Adds Exponential Value to Excel for Monitoring, Analysis and Modeling
    R. Brath and M. Peters, dataWarehouse Direct, December 2005.
    Read it here
  • Visualization for Communication: The Importance of Aesthetic Sizzle
    R. Brath, M. Peters and R. Senior, IEEE IV05 2005.
    pdf PDF ( 990 K / 6 pages)
  • Correlating Events with Tracked Movements in Time and Space: A GeoTime Case Study
    T. Kapler, R. Harper, and W. Wright, 2005 Intelligence Analysis Conference, Washington, DC., May 2005.
    pdf PDF ( 1.5 M / 6 pages)
  • GeoTime Visualization of RFID: Providing Global Visibility of the DoD Supply Chain
    D. Shuping (FC Business Systems) and W. Wright (Oculus Info, Inc.), Jan 2005.
    pdf PDF ( 635 K / 6 pages)
  • Information Visualization for Business - Past & Future
    R. Brath and M. Peters, DM Review, January, 2005.
    Read it here
  • Dashboard Design: Why Design is Important
    R. Brath and M. Peters, DM Review / DM Direct, October, 2004.
    Read it here
  • GeoTime Information Visualization
    T. Kapler and W. Wright, IEEE InfoVis 2004.
    pdf PDF ( 499 K / 8 pages)
  • Paper Landscapes: A Visualization Design Methodology
    R. Brath, SPIE 2003.
    pdf PDF ( 514 K / 8 pages)
  • Visualization of Self-Reporting Entities for Command and Control
    T. Kapler and W. Wright, 2002 International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Sept 2002.
  • Visualization of Blue Forces Using Blobology
    W. Wright and T. Kapler, 2002 International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, June 2002.
    pdf PDF ( 833 K / 11 pages)
  • Visualization Techniques for Intrusion Detection
    P. Clarke, W. Wright, et al, Workshop on Statistical and Machine Learning in Computer Intrusion Detection, John Hopkins University, June, 2002.
  • Visualization Value for Northern Trust Investors
    W. Wright and J. O'Neil, Data Mining for Financial Services Conference, IBC, Chicago, 2000.
  • Information Animation - Applications in the Capital Markets
    W. Wright, IEEE/ACM First Information Visualization Conference, October, 1995. Selected for the first section in "Readings in Information Visualization", 1999.
  • Risk Visualization
    W. Wright, Invited speaker, Risk Management Technologies Conference, IBC, London UK., 1998
  • Information Visualization Techniques for Exploiting a Shared Knowledge Base
    W. Wright, AIPA98 (Advanced Information Processing and Analysis Symposium), March 1998.
  • Seeing Investment Strategy
    W. Wright, Global Investment Management, March, 1998.
  • Business Visualization Adds Value
    W. Wright, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, July 1998.
  • Multi-Dimensional Representations - How Many Dimensions?
    Cluster Stack Visualization for Market Segmentation Analysis
    Wright, W., New Paradigms in Information Visualization and Manipulation, ACM Conference On Information and Knowledge Management, Nov. 1997.
    pdf PDF ( 856 K / 7 pages)
  • Metrics for Effective Information Visualization
    R. Brath, IEEE InfoViz, October 1997.
    pdf PDF ( 246 K / 4 pages)
  • Resolving Radar Ambiguities: A 3-D Look at EW Analysis
    W. Wright and C. Dupuis, Journal of Electronic Defence, Sept 1997.
  • 3D Interactive Information Visualization: Guidelines from experience and analysis of applications
    R. Brath, HCI International, June 1997.
    pdf PDF ( 102 K / 5 pages)
  • Video, Ergo, Cogito - Seeing Investment Strategy
    W. Wright, Institutional Investor, 1997 Investment Roundtable, Amsterdam.
  • Information Visualization for Large Databases
    W. Wright, VLDB Summit97, 1997.
  • Information Visualization - New 3-D Representations
    W. Wright, ACM Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, November 1996.