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Speaker: Alex Razoumov (SFU) 

Abstract: This overview session introduces all workshops in the Series and provides high-level answers to questions such as:
- What are the differences among Python plotting libraries -- Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly, Vega-Altair, and Plotnine -- and when should you choose one over another?
- Why use ParaView for 3D scientific visualization, and what are its core capabilities?
- In what ways can you use Python scripting in ParaView? (There is more than one!)
- What are the three primary approaches to creating animations in ParaView?
- What is in-situ visualization?
- Any domain-specific visualization tools covered in this Series?
- Which scientific web visualization tools should you consider using in 2026?
We will also briefly cover tools not included in this Series, such as VisIt, Python mapping packages, Julia plotting libraries, and others, and explain why they were left out.