Title page for ETD etd-010607-230351

Document Type	thesis
Author Name	Jamin, Amanda J
Email Address	amanda.jamin at gmail.com
URN	etd-010607-230351
Title	MailScape: A Visual Approach To Email Management
Degree	MS
Department	Computer Science
Advisors	Matthew Ward, Advisor Robert Lindeman, Reader Michael Gennert, Department Head
Keywords	data visualization email visualization History Flow
Date of Presentation/Defense	2006-12-14
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Email provides the average person with the ability to instantaneously communicate with people across the planet. However, the ease of this communication not only allows people to exchange information, but can also generate a large volume of messages. The methods of interacting with this repository currently in use are far from adequate. This thesis focuses on the development of a new interface for managing one's inbox and mail folders. The approach provides the user with a data visualization of an overview of the entire mailbox, or a chosen subset, at once. The tool includes interactions that allow a user to focus his or her attention on specific email and delve deeper into it in a simple intuitive fashion. A user study confirmed the usefulness of the resulting system.
Files	ajamin.pdf

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