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Emoji-nized log browser: visualization of server-logs by emoji for system administrators

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We propose a log data visualization system by Emoji (pictorial symbol). A log inspection and its monitoring are essential task for system administrators to be aware of anomalous status of the IT systems and security incidents. Information visualization is a promising approach to assist the task. However, there is no visualization work to support understanding the textual data more directly. We, then, propose a text visualization by replacing text data with emoji based on a user-defined rule. In this paper, we explain an idea of visualization by emoji, and we also introduce a prototype system based on the idea for an access log of a web server. We also discuss about expected advantages and future work.

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  • (2023)Log-it: Supporting Programming with Interactive, Contextual, Structured, and Visual LogsProceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3544548.3581403(1-16)Online publication date: 19-Apr-2023
  • (2022)HOUND: Log Analysis Support for Threat Hunting by Log Visualization2022 12th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics (IIAI-AAI)10.1109/IIAIAAI55812.2022.00130(653-656)Online publication date: Jul-2022

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AVI '18: Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces
May 2018
430 pages
ISBN:9781450356169
DOI:10.1145/3206505
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Published: 29 May 2018

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  1. emoji
  2. information visualization
  3. log data
  4. pictgraph
  5. system administrator

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AVI '18: 2018 International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces
May 29 - June 1, 2018
Grosseto, Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy

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  • (2023)Log-it: Supporting Programming with Interactive, Contextual, Structured, and Visual LogsProceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3544548.3581403(1-16)Online publication date: 19-Apr-2023
  • (2022)HOUND: Log Analysis Support for Threat Hunting by Log Visualization2022 12th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics (IIAI-AAI)10.1109/IIAIAAI55812.2022.00130(653-656)Online publication date: Jul-2022

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