Selected CV
EDUCATION
PhD in Interdisciplinary Design & Media; Northeastern University, College of Arts, Media, & Design, Boston, MA; Anticipated April 2027
Bachelor of Sciences in Statistics; minor in Visual Arts; The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Graduated June 2018
PUBLICATIONS
papers
Sydney K Purdue, Enrico Bertini, Melanie Tory. (2026). The Now and Then: Integrating Current and Historical Data in Small Multiple Time Series Visualization. Conditionally Accepted to IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
Sydney K Purdue, Eduardo Puerta, Enrico Bertini, Melanie Tory. (2025). Stitching Meaning: Practices of Data Textile Creators. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, Presented at VIS ’25, https://doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2025.3634255
extended abstracts
Sydney K Purdue, Eduardo Puerta. (2026). How to Stitch Together a Paper in 14,306 Minutes. Extended Abstract in the Proceedings of the Twentieth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI ’26). https://doi.org/10.1145/3731459.3779149
Maryam Rezaie, Sydney K Purdue, Anjali Khurana, Parmit K Chilana, Melanie Tory, Sheelagh Carpendale. (2024). Summary of the Workshop on Interactions for Supporting Explanations and Promoting Comprehension. In Companion Proceedings of the Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces 2024 (ISS Companion ’24) https://doi.org/10.1145/3696762.3698046
Workshop papers
Narges Mahyar, Foroozan Danehszand, Negar Ghorashi, Sydney K Purdue, Matthew Brehmer. Community Craft and Embodied Input Physicalization at the Playground. (2026). Proceedings of the Workshop on Craft-Based Data Physicalization: Opportunities and Challenges at ACM CHI 2026. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/A5U63
Rahul Bhargava, Sydney K Purdue, Laura J Perovich, Dani Snyder-Young, Alayt Issak, Michael Arnold Mages, Moira Zellner, Dean Massey, Geneliz Herrera. (2025). Data Theatre as Input Visualization: Building Community Voice and Cohesion. Proceedings of the Workshop on Envisioning a Research Agenda for Input Visualization at IEEE VIS 2025. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/XPQCF
ORGANIZED WORKSHOPS
Sydney K Purdue, Eduardo Puerta. (2025). Stitching Meaning: Collaborative Data Quilting. At Information+, November 14-16, 2025, Boston, MA
Maryam Rezaie, Sydney K Purdue, Anjali Khurana, Parmit K Chilana, Melanie Tory, Sheelagh Carpendale. (2024). Interactions for Supporting Explanations and Promoting Comprehension. At the Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS Companion ’24), October 27–30, 2024, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lab instructor
Prototyping with Code, Northeastern University, Spring 2026
TEACHING ASSISTANT
Prototyping with Code, Northeastern University, Spring 2026
Information Design Studio 2, Northeastern University, Summer 2025
Information Design Studio, Northeastern University, Spring 2025
Prototyping with Code, Northeastern University, Fall 2024
Prototyping with Code, Northeastern UniversityFall 2025
EXHIBITIONS
How to Stitch Together a Paper in 14,306 Minutes and Illuminating Forestation within Sense: The Act of Engaging
CAMD Day, Boston, MA, March 2026
How to Stitch Together a Paper in 14,306 Minutes within Arts & Performance
ACM Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI) 2026, Chicago, IL, March 2026
Illuminating Forestation within Pretend: The Performance of Becoming
CAMD PhD Students, Boston, MA, December 2025
Illuminating Forestation within Form|Bend|Press
MLA (Moskow Linn Architects), Cambridge, MA, April 2024 – October 2024
Quilted Memory within Warm & Cozy, Art that Comforts
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD, October 2023 – January 2024
What’s the Difference, or A Sense of Scale within Making Sense
Boston Cyberarts Gallery, Boston, MA, December 2023
SELECTED PROJECTS
How to Stitch Together a Paper in 14,306 Minutes; with Eduardo Puerta; 2025
Pillows representing the worktime spent on our paper, ‘Stitching Meaning: Practices of Data Textile Creators’ through three different textile mediums: quilting, knitting, and crochet/knitting
Illuminating Forestation; 2024
Maple veneer molded lamp combining historical trends of global deforestation and afforestation made more visible through internal lighting
What’s the Difference, or A Sense of Scale; 2023
Interactive display stations examining and explaining how human senses perceive difference across a variety of scales, such as different tactile inputs and different smells; component of an exhibit installation on the theme of senses
Quilted Memory; 2023
Custom quilted jacket combining elements of smart textiles and data physicalization in memory of a loved one
3D Data Structures; 2023, 2018, 2017
3D printed models of data structures built algorithmically in OpenSCAD
Floss Colors; 2020
Experiment visualizing current owned and available DMC embroidery floss colors
Illinois Yield Trials; 2015 – 2017
Custom dashboard-style data visualization of historical agricultural data, viewable at https://skpurdue.shinyapps.io/illinois_yield_trials/