academic-plotting
Academic Plotting for ML Papers
Generate publication-quality figures for ML/AI conference papers. Two distinct workflows:
- Diagram figures (architecture, system design, workflows, pipelines) — AI image generation via Gemini
- Data figures (line charts, bar charts, scatter plots, heatmaps, ablations) — matplotlib/seaborn
When to Use Which Workflow
| Figure Type | Tool | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture / system diagram | Gemini (Workflow 1) | Complex spatial layouts with boxes, arrows, labels |
| Workflow / pipeline / lifecycle | Gemini (Workflow 1) | Multi-step processes with connections |
| Bar chart, line plot, scatter | matplotlib (Workflow 2) | Precise numerical data, reproducible |
| Heatmap, confusion matrix | matplotlib/seaborn (Workflow 2) | Structured grid data |
| Ablation table as chart | matplotlib (Workflow 2) | Grouped bars or line comparisons |
| Pie / donut chart | matplotlib (Workflow 2) | Proportional data (use sparingly in ML papers) |
| Training curves | matplotlib (Workflow 2) | Loss/accuracy over steps/epochs |
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