We are excited to share that the ClearClimate project’s findings were recently showcased at the 2025 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications (ETRA ’25) in Tokyo, Japan, held from May 26–29, 2025. ETRA ’25 brings together leading researchers in eye-tracking technologies, providing an ideal platform to demonstrate how our work advances the accessibility and interpretation of climate data.
In the first presentation, “Real-Time Mobile Transition Matrix Entropy Based on Eye and Head Movements,” authors introduced a novel method for calculating transition matrix entropy in real time, using both eye and head movement data collected from mobile device users. This approach helps us understand how the dynamics of gaze and head motion influence users’ interactions with mobile climate‐data applications. For full details, please see the ACM Digital Library: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3715669.3723128#sec-9
The second talk, “Enhancing Climate Information Accessibility: the Influence of Gaze Cues,” explored how simple gaze cues—indicating where other users are looking—can significantly improve comprehension of complex climate charts and visualizations. By guiding attention to critical data points, gaze cues make it easier for users to interpret and act upon climate information. You can read the full paper here: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3715669.3726851
We extend our gratitude to all team members and collaborators who made our participation at ETRA ’25 possible. We believe these findings will help the broader community better communicate and understand climate data.
Feel free to explore our published work and share your feedback—together, we’re making climate information more understandable and accessible for everyone!
