Radial data visualization system

A computer-based system for assessing risks, the system comprising:

• a storage device to receive, at a computer, unstructured risk data associated with an entity from one or more source;
• a computer system processor to
• parse the unstructured risk data to produce one or more risk information element during a time period,
• combine each risk information element that comprises a single event or issue;
• categorize each event or issue by a class or category;
• generate a risk assessment for the entity from each one or more classified or categorized event or issue for each time period;
• and
• a graphical user interface to simultaneously display
• the risk assessment for each time period on a risk timeline with a risk level on a first axis and a timeline on a second axis, wherein each risk assessment for the time period is represented as a node having a risk score on the risk timeline, and
• detailed risk information that corresponds to a selected node wherein the detailed risk information includes each event or issue for the time period.

A computer-implemented method for interactive visualization of a risk assessment for an entity on a graphical user interface of a computer system, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the computer system, unstructured risk data associated with the entity from one or more source;
• parsing, by the computer system, the unstructured risk data to produce one or more risk information element during a time period;
• combining, by the computer system, each risk information element that comprises a single event or issue;
• categorizing, by the computer system, each event or issue by a class or category;
• generating, by a computer processor, a risk assessment for the entity from an aggregated analysis of each one or more classified or categorized event or issue for each time period;
• displaying, on the graphical user interface, the risk assessment for each time period on a risk timeline with a risk level represented by a node on a first axis and a timeline on a second axis;
• receiving a selection input, through the graphical user interface, in response to the displaying of the risk assessment for each time period on the risk timeline on the graphical user interface, the selection input corresponding to a cursor or pointer being positioned over the node for the time period displayed on the graphical user interface;
• and
• in response to the selection input, displaying in an adjacent window, on the graphical user interface, a risk report that includes detailed risk information for a selected one time period, wherein displaying the risk report for the time period includes displaying a detailed list of each classified or categorized event or issue for the time period.