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---
title: "Hi, I'm Max!"
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My name is Maxim Lisnic and I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at [WPI](https://www.wpi.edu/academics/departments/computer-science).

I received my Ph.D. from the University of Utah's
[Kahlert School of Computing](https://www.cs.utah.edu/) where I was advised by [Marina Kogan](http://www.mkoganresearch.com/) and [Alexander Lex](https://www.alexander-lex.net/). During my graduate studies, I was fortunate to intern at [Tableau Research](https://www.tableau.com/research) and work with [Nicole Sultanum](https://www.tableau.com/research/people/nicole-sultanum) and [Vidya Setlur](https://www.tableau.com/research/people/vidya-setlur).

I am broadly interested in _human-data interaction_ and _data visualization_.
My research focuses on how people interpret and misinterpret, frame and reframe data and charts.
My goal is to make charts and data portals more useful, understandable, and transparent.

You can access my CV [here](/files/lisnic_cv.pdf).

## Blog posts

[Co-Authoring Dashboard Text with AI](https://www.tableau.com/blog/tableau-research-coauthoring-dashboard-text-ai) \
_May 29, 2025 with Nicole Sultanum_

[How People Actually Lie with Charts](https://www.visdesignlab.net/blog/2023/04/17/misleading/) \
April 17, 2023

## Select publications

#### Here's what you need to know about my data: Exploring Expert Knowledge's Role in Data Analysis

Haihan Lin, _Maxim Lisnic_, Derya Akbaba, Miriah Meyer, Alexander Lex \
2025 IEEE Visualization Conference \
_Honorable Mention Award_ \
Preprint doi: [10.31219/osf.io/dn32z](https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/dn32z)

#### Plume: Scaffolding Text Composition in Dashboards

_Maxim Lisnic_, Vidya Setlur, Nicole Sultanum \
2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems \
Paper doi: [10.1145/3706598.3713580](https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713580)

#### Visualization Guardrails: Designing Interventions Against Cherry-Picking in Interactive Data Explorers

_Maxim Lisnic_, Zach Cutler, Marina Kogan, Alexander Lex \
2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems \
Paper doi: [10.1145/3706598.3713385](https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713385)

#### "Yeah, this graph doesn't show that": Analysis of Online Engagement with Misleading Data Visualizations

_Maxim Lisnic_, Alexander Lex, Marina Kogan \
2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems \
Paper doi: [10.1145/3613904.3642448](https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642448)

#### Misleading Beyond Visual Tricks: How People _Actually_ Lie With Charts

_Maxim Lisnic_, Cole Polychronis, Alexander Lex, Marina Kogan \
2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems \
Paper doi: [10.1145/3544548.3580910](https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3580910)