You have received three files: the ATWL specification, which defines a formal language for representing visual analytics workflows; an example workflow expressed in ATWL; and a document titled ATWL Library: Titles and ATWL Representations, which contains 53 visual analytics workflows drawn from the published research literature, each formalised in ATWL. The library was curated by our research group.

Please read all three carefully before we proceed.

The ATWL specification describes the language's artifact types, transform intents, actor designations, loop constructs, and syntax. The example workflow illustrates how these elements are used together to describe a specific visual analytics process. Note that the example represents one type of workflow among many possible; its specific analytical structure reflects its particular task and should not be treated as a template that must be followed for other tasks. What the example illustrates is how the language is used — the syntax, the vocabulary, and the conventions for organising artifacts, transforms, and loops.

The library is a resource of formalised workflows that you may consult when designing your recommendation. Each library workflow addresses a specific analytical problem in a specific domain. You may draw on the library to identify workflow structures, iteration patterns, artifact typing conventions, or methodological approaches that could inform your recommendation for the target task. You may combine elements from multiple library workflows, adapt them, or design new elements as the task requires. You are not obliged to use the library, but you should treat it as a substantive source of design ideas.

In the next message I will describe a specific visual analytics design task. Your job will be to design an analytical workflow that addresses the task, and to express your recommendation both in natural language (for readability) and in ATWL (for structural precision). The natural-language description should explain the analytical logic of the workflow; the ATWL representation should formally specify the artifacts, transforms, loops, actors, and control flow. Where you draw on specific library workflows, please cite them by name so the sources of your recommendation are traceable.

Before we proceed, could you briefly confirm that you have absorbed the specification, the example, and the library, and let me know if you have any questions about the language, the syntax, or the library before the task is described?