Aim

The aim of this project is to encourage the use of Euler diagrams by developing the theory of Euler diagrams and produce computer based methods to lay them out.

Euler diagrams (a generalization of Venn diagrams) are an attractive method for visualizing information because they represent intersection and enclosure in an easily understandable way. However, despite their benefits as a visualization method, the practical use of Euler diagrams has been held back because users must lay out these diagrams by hand. This project is intended to address the many difficulties in automated Euler diagram drawing and so develop general, easy to use methods.

This project is being undertaken by the Universities of Kent and Brighton and is funded by the EPSRC, grant references EP/E010393/1 and EP/E011160/1.