Portrait of Arpit Narechania

Hi, I'm Arpit Narechania.

I'm an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering department at HKUST, where I direct the DataVisards research lab. We design and evaluate tools that help people collaborate with one another and with AI on data-driven analysis and decision-making, across domains.

I received my PhD in Computer Science from the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech, working with Alex Endert and the Georgia Tech Visualization Lab. My Ph.D. dissertation received the 2025 IEEE VGTC Visualization Dissertation Award.

Please visit DataVisards.com to get to know my research group and the scientific magic we wield.

Arpit Narechania at ChinaVis 2026 in Guiyang
Invited talk 路 ChinaVis 2026 路 Guiyang
Arpit Narechania lecturing at the Zhejiang University International Summer School in Hangzhou
Invited lecture 路 ZJU International Summer School 路 Hangzhou 路 2026
Arpit Narechania at ACM CHI 2026 in Barcelona
ACM CHI 2026 路 Barcelona
Arpit Narechania giving an invited talk at ShanghaiTech University
Invited talk 路 ShanghaiTech 路 Shanghai 路 2026
Arpit Narechania visiting ShanghaiTech University
Visit 路 ShanghaiTech 路 Shanghai 路 2026
Arpit Narechania giving an invited talk at Tongji University
Invited talk 路 Tongji University 路 Shanghai 路 2026
Arpit Narechania visiting Tongji University
Visit 路 Tongji University 路 Shanghai 路 2026
Arpit Narechania visiting Nanjing University
Visit 路 Nanjing University 路 Nanjing 路 2026
Arpit Narechania giving an invited talk at Zhejiang University
Invited talk 路 Zhejiang University 路 Hangzhou 路 2026
Arpit Narechania visiting Zhejiang University
Visit 路 Zhejiang University 路 Hangzhou 路 2026
Arpit Narechania holding the IEEE VGTC Visualization Dissertation Award at IEEE VIS 2025 in Vienna
Award 路 VGTC Dissertation Award 路 IEEE VIS 2025 路 Vienna
Arpit Narechania accepting the IEEE VGTC Visualization Dissertation Award at IEEE VIS 2025 in Vienna
Award acceptance 路 IEEE VIS 2025 路 Vienna
Arpit Narechania presenting ProvenanceLens at IEEE VIS 2025 in Vienna
ProvenanceLens 路 IEEE VIS 2025 路 Vienna
Arpit Narechania presenting NL4DV Stylist at IEEE VIS 2025 in Vienna
NL4DV Stylist 路 IEEE VIS 2025 路 Vienna
Arpit Narechania giving an invited talk at IIIT Bangalore
Invited talk 路 IIIT Bangalore 路 2025
Arpit Narechania giving an invited talk at IISc Bangalore
Invited talk 路 IISc Bangalore 路 2025
Arpit Narechania giving an invited talk at IIT Madras
Invited talk 路 IIT Madras 路 Chennai 路 2025
Arpit Narechania giving an invited talk at IIT Bombay
Invited talk 路 IIT Bombay 路 Mumbai 路 2025
Arpit Narechania giving an invited talk at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Invited talk 路 IIT (ISM) Dhanbad 路 2025
Arpit Narechania giving an invited talk at IIT Kharagpur
Invited talk 路 IIT Kharagpur 路 2025
Arpit Narechania giving an invited talk at IIT Guwahati
Invited talk 路 IIT Guwahati 路 2025
Arpit Narechania as an invited panelist at the DAIS Workshop
Invited panelist 路 DAIS Workshop 路 Hong Kong 路 2025
Arpit Narechania giving an invited talk at the ERFI Lab at City University of Hong Kong
Invited talk 路 ERFI Lab 路 CityU 路 2025
Arpit Narechania giving an invited talk at the HKUST CSE Research Talent Forum
Invited talk 路 CSE Research Talent Forum 路 HKUST 路 2025
Arpit Narechania presenting at ACM IUI 2025 in Cagliari
ACM IUI 2025 路 Cagliari
Arpit Narechania with his Ph.D. dissertation committee at Georgia Tech
Ph.D. defense 路 Georgia Tech 路 Atlanta 路 2024
Arpit Narechania presenting at ACM CHI 2024 in Honolulu
ACM CHI 2024 路 Honolulu
Arpit Narechania at Georgia Tech commencement with Alex Endert and John Stasko
Commencement 路 Georgia Tech 路 Atlanta 路 2024
Arpit Narechania with Buzz at the Georgia Tech Center for Teaching and Learning award event
Award 路 Thank a Teacher 路 Georgia Tech 路 Atlanta 路 2024
Arpit Narechania as a Foley Scholar finalist at Georgia Tech
Award 路 Foley Scholar finalist 路 Georgia Tech 路 Atlanta 路 2023
Arpit Narechania among speakers at a GVU lightning talk at Georgia Tech
GVU lightning talk 路 Georgia Tech 路 Atlanta 路 2023
Arpit Narechania with CIRTL Associate and Tech to Teaching certificates at Georgia Tech
Award 路 CIRTL Associate and Tech to Teaching Certificate 路 Georgia Tech 路 Atlanta 路 2023
Arpit Narechania at ACM CHI 2023 in Hamburg
ACM CHI 2023 路 Hamburg
Arpit Narechania and a colleague with CRIDC 2023 medals at Georgia Tech
Award 路 CRIDC 2023 路 Georgia Tech 路 Atlanta
Arpit Narechania at CRIDC 2023 at Georgia Tech
CRIDC 2023 路 Georgia Tech 路 Atlanta
Arpit Narechania at the UDL workshop at Georgia Tech
UDL workshop 路 Georgia Tech 路 Atlanta 路 2023
Arpit Narechania presenting NL4DV at IEEE VIS 2022 in Oklahoma City
NL4DV 路 IEEE VIS 2022 路 Oklahoma City
Arpit Narechania recognized as Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant at Georgia Tech
Award 路 Outstanding Graduate TA 路 Georgia Tech 路 Atlanta 路 2022
Arpit Narechania presenting Exploropleth at the GVU research showcase
Exploropleth 路 GVU Research Showcase 路 Atlanta 路 2022
IIT Mandi Young Achiever Award 2020 for Professional Excellence awarded to Arpit Narechania
Award 路 Young Achiever Award 路 IIT Mandi 路 2020
Arpit Narechania presenting Lumovia with the team at the Verizon 5G Lab in New York
Presentation 路 Lumovia 路 New York 路 2019
Arpit Narechania presenting KisanVikas as a JED-I Project Challenge finalist
Award 路 JED-I Project Challenge finalist 路 Bengaluru 路 2015
Arpit Narechania receiving an award at Apptitude 2015 at IIT Mandi
Award 路 Apptitude 2015 路 IIT Mandi