Open Visualization Session Proposal: cosmos.gl | Introducing cosmos.gl — the fastest graph visualization library for the web

[rokotyan]

Proposal

Topic of the session
Introducing cosmos.gl — the fastest graph visualization library for the web

Type of the session

• Collaborate
• Workshop
• Talk

Estimated duration of the session

30 min / Open for discussion

Date and Time of the session

October 8-9, 2025 / TBD

Level

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced

Pre-requisite knowledge

Only basic web engineering skills are required.

Describe the session

In this talk, we'll introduce cosmos.gl — a high-performance WebGL Force Graph algorithm and rendering engine. We'll discuss the key concepts of the library and demonstrate what it is capable of, how it can be used to visualize large-scale network graphs and machine learning embeddings.

Session facilitator(s), Github handle(s) and timezone(s)

Nikita Rokotyan (@rokotyan)

Meeting notes and Virtual Meeting Link

Follow-up / Set-up sessions

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[chrisgervang]

Hey Nikita! Thank you for your session submission - sounds like an interesting topic! Just to confirm, you're planning to attend in person, right? Unfortunately, we won't be able to support remote sessions this year. Looking forward to seeing you at the summit!

[rokotyan]

@chrisgervang Yes, I'll be there in person!

[chrisgervang]

Could you please provide a headshot to use on our event website?

[rokotyan]

Here it is

[chrisgervang]

Hey @rokotyan, thanks again for your submission! We’ve finalized the agenda and scheduled Introducing cosmos.gl — the Fastest Graph Visualization Library for the Web for October 8, 11:00-11:25 PT (25 minutes, typically ~20 min talk + ~5 min Q&A). We’ll follow up with venue access and presentation tech details by email about a week before the summit.

Please take a moment to review your session on the website and let us know if you’d like any edits to the title or speaker info. We also have breaks throughout the summit that you can use for extra Q&A or hallway discussions if folks want to dive deeper. Thanks again - we’re excited to have you!

[rokotyan]

Slides from the presentation
openvis-cosmosgl.pdf