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An Introduction to Data Visualisation of the Writing Process
Series: - Studies in Writing, Volume: 41
An Introduction to Data Visualisation of the Writing Process, aims to address the growing need for sophisticated methods to interpret and analyse the complex data available through various data acquisition techniques. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of academic and professional writing settings across a wide range of disciplines, including linguistics, text genetics, psychology, mathematical modelling, computer science, information science, engineering neuroscience, modern language studies, education and other professional degree programmes.
With data visualisation becoming essential for understanding data in ways that were previously impossible, this new volume offers a unique introduction tailored to the needs of learners, teachers and researchers involved in the study of writing and its process.
Contributors are Pavithra M. Basnayake, Lamyk Bekius, Floor Buschenhenke, Gilles Caporossi, Georgeta Cislaru, Nistor Grozavu, Alain Hertz, Juuso Koponen, Päivi Laine, Christophe Leblay, Maarit Mutta, Mari Mäkilä, Thierry Olive, Maxime Olivié, Daniel Perrin, Linda Sandström, Andreas Sellstone, Kirk P.H. Sullivan, Florence Tanoï Namio, Hakim Usoof, and Anne-Maj Åberg.
With data visualisation becoming essential for understanding data in ways that were previously impossible, this new volume offers a unique introduction tailored to the needs of learners, teachers and researchers involved in the study of writing and its process.
Contributors are Pavithra M. Basnayake, Lamyk Bekius, Floor Buschenhenke, Gilles Caporossi, Georgeta Cislaru, Nistor Grozavu, Alain Hertz, Juuso Koponen, Päivi Laine, Christophe Leblay, Maarit Mutta, Mari Mäkilä, Thierry Olive, Maxime Olivié, Daniel Perrin, Linda Sandström, Andreas Sellstone, Kirk P.H. Sullivan, Florence Tanoï Namio, Hakim Usoof, and Anne-Maj Åberg.
Christophe Leblay (PhD) is Adjunct Professor at the School of Languages and Translation Studies at Turku University, Finland. His research focuses on text genetics, with a particular focus on writing processes and their visual representations. He is also an associate researcher at Institut des textes et manuscrits modernes (ITEM).
Hakim Usoof (PhD) is Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Peradeniya’s Department of Statistics & Computer Science, Sri Lanka. His expertise spans human–computer interaction, data visualisation and explainable AI. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and applied research methodologies.
Gilles Caporossi (PhD) is a professor at HEC Montréal in the Department of Decision Sciences. His research interests include graph theory, algorithmic and artificial intelligence. He is a member of the GERAD (Group for Research in Decision Analysis), and of the International Academy for Mathematical Chemistry.
Christophe Leblay, Hakim Usoof and Gilles Caporossi co-developed the Genographix (ggxlog.net) keylogger software, which was based on a combination of text genetics and graph theory.
Hakim Usoof (PhD) is Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Peradeniya’s Department of Statistics & Computer Science, Sri Lanka. His expertise spans human–computer interaction, data visualisation and explainable AI. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and applied research methodologies.
Gilles Caporossi (PhD) is a professor at HEC Montréal in the Department of Decision Sciences. His research interests include graph theory, algorithmic and artificial intelligence. He is a member of the GERAD (Group for Research in Decision Analysis), and of the International Academy for Mathematical Chemistry.
Christophe Leblay, Hakim Usoof and Gilles Caporossi co-developed the Genographix (ggxlog.net) keylogger software, which was based on a combination of text genetics and graph theory.
List of Figures, Maps, and Tables
Notes on Contributors
1 Dimensions of Visualisation Applied to the Writing Process
Christophe Leblay, Hakim A. Usoof and Gilles Caporossi
2 Visualisation Toolkit for the Humanities
Juuso Koponen
3 Keystroke Data Logging and Visualisation: Design Process and Possibilities and Limitations
Pavithra M. Basnayake and Hakim Usoof
4 Graph Models: What Do the Coloured Forms Tell Us about the Writing Process? From Numbers to Visual and Coloured Forms
Christophe Leblay, Hakim Usoof and Gilles Caporossi
5 Visualizing the Stages of a Writing Process
Florence Tanoï Namio, Gilles Caporossi and Alain Hertz
6 Identification and Visualization of Features and Patterns for a 3-Sided Behavioural/Linguistic/Machine Learning Analysis of Key-Log Data
Georgeta Cislaru, Nistor Grozavu and Maxime Olivié
7 Visualising the Genesis of a Text: a Workflow for Analysing Keystroke Logging Data with a Text Genetic Approach
Lamyk Bekius and Floor Buschenhenke
8 Visualising Real-World Writing Processes with Progression Analysis
Daniel Perrin
9 Visualising the Process of Answering Clinical and Diagnostic Linguistic Tests
Andreas Sellstone, Linda Sandström and Kirk P.H. Sullivan
10 Visualising Multilingual Writers’ Bursts and Profiles in the Initial Writing Phase
Maarit Mutta, Mari Mäkilä, Päivi Laine and Anne-Maj Åberg
11 The Visualization of Writing
Thierry Olive
Terminology Presentation
Terminological Index
Notes on Contributors
1 Dimensions of Visualisation Applied to the Writing Process
Christophe Leblay, Hakim A. Usoof and Gilles Caporossi
2 Visualisation Toolkit for the Humanities
Juuso Koponen
3 Keystroke Data Logging and Visualisation: Design Process and Possibilities and Limitations
Pavithra M. Basnayake and Hakim Usoof
4 Graph Models: What Do the Coloured Forms Tell Us about the Writing Process? From Numbers to Visual and Coloured Forms
Christophe Leblay, Hakim Usoof and Gilles Caporossi
5 Visualizing the Stages of a Writing Process
Florence Tanoï Namio, Gilles Caporossi and Alain Hertz
6 Identification and Visualization of Features and Patterns for a 3-Sided Behavioural/Linguistic/Machine Learning Analysis of Key-Log Data
Georgeta Cislaru, Nistor Grozavu and Maxime Olivié
7 Visualising the Genesis of a Text: a Workflow for Analysing Keystroke Logging Data with a Text Genetic Approach
Lamyk Bekius and Floor Buschenhenke
8 Visualising Real-World Writing Processes with Progression Analysis
Daniel Perrin
9 Visualising the Process of Answering Clinical and Diagnostic Linguistic Tests
Andreas Sellstone, Linda Sandström and Kirk P.H. Sullivan
10 Visualising Multilingual Writers’ Bursts and Profiles in the Initial Writing Phase
Maarit Mutta, Mari Mäkilä, Päivi Laine and Anne-Maj Åberg
11 The Visualization of Writing
Thierry Olive
Terminology Presentation
Terminological Index
This volume serves universities, writing centres, and schools, along with humanities and data‑visualisation libraries. It supports researchers and teachers in writing studies and keystroke logging, as well as (post‑graduate) students exploring writing processes across disciplines.