Author: Andrew Disney

Feed: Cambridge Intelligence. Author: Andrew Disney. In a recent blog post, we explored the role of interactive timeline tools in a typical police investigation. We saw how KronoGraph unpicks big and complex call data records (CDR) and communications metadata, revealing specific clues that drive an investigation forward.CDR analysis rarely gives the full picture, though. To build a convincing case, investigators need to bring relevant information together from all available sources, linking it into a complete and compelling story that stands up in court.That’s no mean feat. A typical investigation could involve data from dozens of different sources: witness reports, central ... Read More

Feed: Cambridge Intelligence. Author: Andrew Disney. Time-based data visualization is a vital part of visual data analysis. In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at visualizing complex connected data – often called ‘graph data’, and its evolution over time.Graph data is rarely static. As time passes, entities change, events happen and connections get made and broken. To truly understand your graphs, you need to be able to visualize all of that.That’s why we built the time bar – available in our KeyLines and ReGraph graph visualization toolkits, and KronoGraph, our toolkit for building interactive timeline visualization applications.What is ... Read More

Feed: Cambridge Intelligence. Author: Andrew Disney. Watch any good (trashy) police drama and you’ll quickly spot a few cliches. The maverick cop (tough, but with a heart of gold and tragic backstory). The conspicuous killer (the most famous guest star). The irritating chief of police (the only character who can afford a tailored suit).Among the equally cliched dialogue (“you’re letting it get to you, go home…”) you’ll probably hear demands for a “list of suspects and timeline of events”.In real and TV policing, timelines are key. They help investigators understand what happened and when, revealing the clear picture they need ... Read More

Feed: Cambridge Intelligence. Author: Andrew Disney. In a different blog post, we discussed some of the best approaches to dynamic network visualization that we found during our research on how to handle time-based data. The time bar: a powerful way to filter and summarize time-based data in our KeyLines and ReGraph graph visualization toolkitsThis time, we’ve selected some of the more creative approaches to come from the world of academia.They’re largely techniques developed for specific ‘niche’ datasets, so they don’t translate well to other use cases. But they’re all interesting in their own right. Let’s take a closer look.1. Tree ... Read More

Feed: Cambridge Intelligence. Author: Andrew Disney. Brilliant business strategies come from understanding complexity. Businesses that can cut through noise, spot connections and make decisions based on real data insights are more likely to succeed.In this blog post, we’ll take a look at Traversals’ SaaS Intelligence Platform and how it uses graph technologies, including the ReGraph toolkit, to help businesses make intelligence-driven decisions. We’ll also use their platform to explore the autonomous vehicle market in China. The Traversals’ SaaS Intelligence PlatformTraversals: Military-grade intelligence for businessGovernments have long understood the need for intelligence-backed decisions. They invest billions of dollars in research and ... Read More

Feed: Cambridge Intelligence. Author: Andrew Disney. Time is a crucial dimension in graph data. As time passes, entities change, events happen and connections get made and broken. You need to be able to visualize all of that.That’s why we built the time bar – available in our KeyLines and ReGraph graph visualization toolkits.In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at the time bar and how it makes visualizing time-based graph data a breeze. We’ll also introduce KronoGraph, our toolkit for building interactive timeline visualization applications.What is the time bar?Our time bar is a powerful tool that lets you ... Read More

Feed: Cambridge Intelligence. Author: Andrew Disney. As a fraud analyst, it’s your job to pinpoint fraudulent activity in huge datasets, identifying trends and patterns to prevent them from reoccurring. Ultimately, you need to uncover the story behind the data.While conventional rule-based fraud systems are great at flagging known fraud patterns – fraudulent activity you’ve seen before – they can’t help you spot new and evolving tactics. When you only have seconds to make a decision, you need accurate insight, fast.That’s where network visualization (often called link analysis) toolkits, like KeyLines and ReGraph, fit in. They help reveal key insight quickly ... Read More

Feed: Cambridge Intelligence. Author: Andrew Disney. The challenge of visualizing time-based data has kept academics and data scientists busy for years. How do you give users the ability to filter and summarize time-based connected data without overwhelming them? What’s the clearest, most intuitive way to reveal how events unfold? What if the time element holds the insight that unlocks everything else? The time bar lets users quickly spot how connected data evolves over time. While building the time bar – our KeyLines and ReGraph component for visualizing dynamic networks – we spent a lot ... Read More

Feed: Cambridge Intelligence. Author: Andrew Disney. In the fight against fraud, connections are king. Whether it’s an insurance scam or crypto-currency money laundering, the discovery of an unusual connection between entities is key to detecting, stopping, and preventing financial crime. Investigating when connections were made, evolved or broken is key to link analysis. Hundreds of organizations already use our link analysis toolkits to build interactive network visualizations, relying on our powerful time bar feature to filter and summarize time-based data. But what if investigating the ‘when’ is key to revealing the ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘why’ and ... Read More

Feed: Cambridge Intelligence. Author: Andrew Disney. Cambridge Intelligence today released a major new version of KeyLines, the industry-leading graph visualization toolkit for JavaScript developers.Thousands of analysts worldwide rely on KeyLines-powered tools to detect fraud, uncover cyber threats and understand security risks. The latest version comes with an overhauled events engine for more flexible, natural end-user experiences.The new events engine is consistent with the latest best practices, opening new opportunities to design tools for a wider range of devices and more advanced interactions.Drawing and exploring a graph visualization with a touch device – one of the new interaction options made possible ... Read More