Hi, I’m Sven and I help companies create or improve their data visualization strategies from a user perspective.
Business inquiries? Connect on LinkedIn or mail me at svencharleer@gmail.com.
Portfolio
Head over to Behance for a selection of my most interesting work.
Work Experience
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Freelancer, 2019 – Present
- Technical Vision Adviser @ GRID eSports Gmbh, Berlin, Germany
- Data Visualisation Expert @ Royal Federation of Belgian Notaries
Academic Research, 2013 – 2018
- Dataviz x UX / Postdoc @ HCI group, Computer Science Dept, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Dataviz x UX / PhD Candidate @ HCI group, Computer Science Dept, KU Leuven, Belgium
Design & Development, 2003 – 2013
- Lead Game UI Developer @ Monumental Games, Nottingham, UK
- Senior Software Engineer @ iChoosr, Antwerp, Belgium
- Senior Software Engineer @ NorthgateArinso, Brussels, Belgium
- Co-founder/Game Design & Development @ Rad Lab Games
Education
- PhD in Engineering Science: Computer Science @ KU Leuven, Belgium
(Learning Dashboards, Data Visualisation, Human-Computer Interaction) - Master in Informatics @ KU Leuven, Belgium
- Part-time Art Academy @ Academie Berchem, Belgium (Visual Arts)
Talks & Workshops
- Dataviz Belgium Spring Meetup 2019, Mechelen, Belgium
Data-driven dialogue through Collaborative Dashboards - DIGRA 2018. Antwerp, Belgium
Visualisations to Support eSports Spectator Experiences - CHI PLAY 2018. Melbourne, Australia
Real-Time Dashboards to Support eSports Spectating - ECTEL 2016. Lyon, France
Creating effective learning analytics dashboards: Lessons learnt - LAK 2016. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
International Workshop on Learning Analytics Across Physical and Digital Spaces - EFYE 2016. Ghent, Belgium
Using learning analytics to improve student transition into and support throughout the first year - EICS 2016. Brussels, Belgium
Faceted Search on Coordinated Tablets and Tabletops: a Comparison - EuroVis 2015. Cagliari, Italy
PoPI: Glyph Design for Collaborative Filtering on Interactive Tabletops - ITS 2014. Dresden, Germany
Science 2.0 and Visual Data Exploration using Augmented Reality - ECTEL 2014. Graz, Austria
LARAe: Learning Analytics & Awareness environment - LASI 2014, Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
Data Visualisation and Learning Analytics workshop