arXiv cs.AI· Natalia Andrienko, Gennady Andrienko, J\"urgen Bernard, Kuno Kurzhals, Michael Sedlmair·· 12 小时前AI 评分24
ATWL：用于表示、比较和复用可视化分析工作流的形式化语言
ATWL: A Formal Language for Representing, Comparing, and Reusing Visual Analytics Workflows
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研究者提出 Artifact–Transform Workflow Language（ATWL），一种声明式语言，用于表示可视化分析（VA）工作流的结构与意图，工作流由带类型的 artifact 和带分析意图、执行者（人/机器/混合）的 transform 组成。
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Abstract:Visual analytics (VA) workflows combine data transformation, feature computation, visual representation, and human interpretation, but they are usually described in prose. This hinders comparison of workflows, reuse of proven strategies, and training of novices. We present Artifact--Transform Workflow Language (ATWL), a declarative language for representing the structure and intent of VA workflows. A workflow consists of typed artifacts and of transforms, each with an analytical intent and a human, machine, or hybrid actor. We built a library of 54 workflows extracted from published VA papers with the help of LLMs under human supervision. An exploratory computational comparison of the library workflows shows regularities, such as a regular division of labour between humans and machines and cycles of refinement. We ran experiments in which LLMs designed workflows for new tasks. They show the effects of using the library, the ATWL representation, and both together, and they reveal a limitation in expressing branching that requires an extension of the ATWL syntax. The library is small and partly drawn from our own work, so the findings are preliminary.
| Subjects: | Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) |
| Cite as: | arXiv:2605.25489 [cs.AI] |
| (or arXiv:2605.25489v2 [cs.AI] for this version) | |
| https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2605.25489 arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite |
Submission history
From: Gennady Andrienko [view email]
[v1]
Mon, 25 May 2026 06:51:02 UTC (109 KB)
[v2]
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:13:20 UTC (146 KB)
来源：arXiv cs.AI · arxiv.org