As Principal of Lone Star Interaction Design in Dallas, Texas, Dr. Janet M. Six helps companies design easier-to-use products within their financial, time, and technical constraints. For her research in information visualization, Janet was awarded the University of Texas at Dallas Jonsson School of Engineering Computer Science Dissertation of the Year Award. She was also awarded the prestigious IEEE Dallas Section 2003 Outstanding Young Engineer Award. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications and the Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. The proceedings of conferences on Graph Drawing, Information Visualization, and Algorithm Engineering and Experiments have also included the results of her research. She is also a dynamic public speaker and has been invited by several groups in the Dallas area. Janet is the Managing Editor and columnist for UXmatters. Column on UXmatters: “Ask UXmatters—Get expert answers”

Principal @ From 2001 to Present (14 years) Managing Editor and Columnist @ From 2005 to Present (10 years) Owner @ From 2008 to Present (7 years)

Janet Ph.D. is skilled in: Interaction Design, Data Visualization, Research, Public Speaking, Writing, Usability Testing, User Experience, HTML, User Interface Design