Hi, I’m Jenny Long.
[Pronuns] she/her
[Email] zlong@ed.ac.uk
I am currently a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, affiliated with the VisHubLab under the supervision of Dr. Uta Hinrichs and Dr. Tara Capel. My research focuses on questioning the data visualization design process and critique through a feminist and intersectional lens, using design as a research method.
Prior to my PhD, I worked as a Digital Research Ambassador at the Digital Research Services. I hold an MA in Design Informatics and a BA in Fine Arts. My master’s project, ‘A Spring Ahead,’ was recognized as the Best Small Data-Driven Project in the CDCS Digital Research Prize.
Publications
Build & Connect: Designing a constructive, participatory physicalization activity & toolkit for community reflection Jenny Long; Caroline Gausden; Tara Capel; Uta Hinrichs. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.840
Pieces of Peace: Women and Gender in Peace AgreementsJenny Long; Laura Wise; Jinrui Wang; Xinhuan Shu; Tomas Vancisin; Tara Capel; Uta Hinrichs
DOI: 10.1109/VISAP64569.2024.00007
A Collective Reflection on Surface and Substance in Visualization Teaching and Learning
Shehryar Saharan; Jenny Long; Ke Er Amy Zhang; Ibrahim Al-Hazwani; Alessia Musio; Narges Mahyar; Laura Garrison; Uta Hinrichs. EduVis workshop paper, IEEE VIS 2026 (accepted; forthcoming).
“See It, Feel It, Believe It”: Collective Meaning-Making in the Real Person Shipping Community on Social Media
Ziqi Pan; Jenny Long; Chenghao Liu; Ruiyi Gao; Xiaojuan Ma.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3785651.3831495
Teaching
Human–Computer Interaction – Teaching Assistant (2025); Tutor (2026). School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh.
Case Studies in Design Informatics 1 – Tutor (2024 and 2025). Design Informatics, University of Edinburgh.
Data Science for Design – Tutor (2024). Design Informatics, University of Edinburgh.
Selected workshops, presentations and exhibitions
Meaning-Making Through Collaboration: Exploring Puzzle-Based Data Physicalization – Jenny Long, Ashley Xing and Shutong Han. Queer Identities in East and Southeast Asia conference, University of Edinburgh (April 2026).
Pieces of Peace – Presented at the 6th #VizTIG Symposium, Newcastle upon Tyne (September 2024), and in the Data Science for Design course (2024). Exhibited at the VISAP Exhibition, Florida (2024); Conflict Research Society Conference, Edinburgh (2024); and an Edinburgh Law School and Beyond Borders Scotland public event marking 25 years of the Women, Peace and Security agenda (2025).