Understanding Alliance Portfolios Using Visual Analytics (2024)

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Index Terms

1. Understanding Alliance Portfolios Using Visual Analytics

   1. Human-centered computing

      1. Visualization

         1. Visualization application domains

            1. Information visualization

            2. Visual analytics

   2. Information systems

      1. Information systems applications

         1. Decision support systems

   3. Social and professional topics

      1. Professional topics

         1. Computing and business

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