In the big data era, we are witnessing an unprecedented amount of information emerging from every aspect of society and daily life--from information systems and sensor networks to social networks and much more. The data we encounter appears in many different formats, including text, images, videos, geometric meshes and shapes, and multimedia. Thus, effectively handling and comprehending such data becomes key to gaining value and insight from them. Designing proper visualization and analysis tools is then critical for data interaction. This special issue represents only a small sample of works on data interaction to address data challenges.

中文翻译：

---

以人为本的数据可视化【客座编辑介绍】

在大数据时代，我们目睹了前所未有的大量信息从社会和日常生活的各个方面涌现——从信息系统和传感器网络到社交网络等等。我们遇到的数据以多种不同的格式出现，包括文本、图像、视频、几何网格和形状以及多媒体。因此，有效地处理和理解此类数据成为从中获得价值和洞察力的关键。设计合适的可视化和分析工具对于数据交互至关重要。本期特刊仅代表解决数据挑战的数据交互工作的一小部分样本。