December 2006 - Infovis

Deadline extended to January 16, 2007: Call for Papers on IEEE CG&A Special Issue: Discovering the Unexpected
by Cook, Kristin A 22 Dec '06

22 Dec '06

** The submission deadline for the IEEE Computer Graphics and Application special issue "Discovering the Unexpected" has been extended to January 16. 2007. ** Discovering the Unexpected Guest Editors: Kris Cook and Rae Earnshaw Special Issue of IEEE CG&A, September/October 2007 Submissions Due: 16 January 2006 The need to make sense of all types of complex, conflicting, and dynamic information has provided the impetus for new tools and technologies that combine the strengths of visualization with powerful underlying algorithms and innovative interaction techniques. These tools are part of the emerging field of visual analytics. This marriage of computation, visual representation, and interactive thinking supports intensive analysis. The goal is not only to permit users to detect expected events, such as might be predicted by models, but also to help users discover the unexpected- the surprising anomalies, changes, patterns, and relationships that are then examined and assessed to develop new insight. For this special issue of IEEE CG&A, we solicit papers that describe innovative results in visual analytics, with an emphasis on applications that support discovery and assessment of the unexpected. Potential topics include, but are not limited to ■ interaction techniques to support analytical reasoning; ■ mathematical representations and transformations; ■ visual analysis of dynamic or multitype data; ■ visual analysis of text, audio, video, image, or structured data; ■ information synthesis and data fusion; ■ visual representations; ■ collaborative visual analytics; ■ representation of uncertainty; ■ representation of context; ■ spatial and temporal analyses; ■ off-the-desktop applications (for example, handheld devices and large displays); ■ novel approaches for communicating analytic findings; ■ evaluation techniques; ■ new models of interaction, and interaction styles; ■ real-time data analysis within critical response time constraints; ■ case studies of applications demonstrating how the unexpected has been discovered; and ■ new results in the underlying science of visual analytical reasoning. Articles should be no more than 10 magazine pages, where a page is 800 words and a quarter page image counts as 200 words. Cite only the 12 references most essential for further understanding from the reader's point of view (we assume your scientific knowledge of the literature is reliable) and consider providing technical background in sidebars for readers who are not experts in your particular field. Color images can be interspersed through the article and should be limited to a total of 10.Visit CG&A style and length guidelines at http://www.computer.org/cga/author.htm. Please submit your article using our online manuscript submission service at http://cs-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com/. When uploading your article, please select the appropriate special issue title under the category Manuscript Type. Also include complete contact information for all authors and coauthors in the submission. If you have any questions about submitting your article, please contact Manuscript Assistant Alkenia Winston at cga-ma(a)computer.org. Please direct any correspondence prior to submission to one of the guest editors: Kris Cook Computational Sciences and Mathematics Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory P.O. Box 999, MSIN K7-22 Richland, WA 99352 Email: Kris.Cook(a)pnl.gov Phone: +1 509 375 6347 Fax: +1 509 375 2091 Rae Earnshaw School of Informatics University of Bradford Richmond Road Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK Email: R.A.Earnshaw(a)bradford.ac.uk Phone: +44 (0)1274 234001 Fax: +44 (0) 1274-233727

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Virtual Reality and Cognition
by Michel Denis 11 Dec '06

11 Dec '06

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Research scientist: Invitation for applications from researchers in the field of "Virtual Reality and Cognition" LIMSI, a multidisciplinary research unit within the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) located on the Orsay campus of the University of Paris-Sud (France), is currently developing research on "Virtual Reality and Cognition". The development of an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) system, with funding from the CNRS and the Ile-de-France Region, is part of a broader project in which the cognitive sciences will play a major role. LIMSI has embarked on a virtual and augmented reality project that will involve both designing multimodal immersive interaction methods and using these technologies in various fields of application. LIMSI also intends to develop the potential applications of VR in setting up scientific interactions between engineering and the cognitive sciences. This project has two main purposes: (a) to ensure that the development of the VR interfaces at LIMSI benefits from expertise in cognitive ergonomics; (b) to ensure that in the specific areas studied at LIMSI, VR can be used to investigate cognitive functions in people interacting with these systems. LIMSI already includes specialists in cognitive psychology, and this will facilitate this further line of development. The objective of LIMSI is to invest new types of competence in this project so that it can successfully carry out the mission with which it has been entrusted by the CNRS. The suitable candidate for this development project will be a specialist in psychology and/or cognitive ergonomics, or possibly the cognitive neurosciences, and who intends to submit an application during the next round of CNRS recruitments (December 2006/January 2007). Applications will be welcome from scientists embarking on a career in research, as well as experienced researchers. LIMSI will welcome preliminary informal enquiries from potential candidates. If you are interested please contact LIMSI as soon as possible. Enquiries and preliminary applications should be addressed to one of the following: - Patrick Le Quéré, Director of LIMSI (plq(a)limsi.fr) Tel.: +33 1 69 85 80 85. - Philippe Tarroux, Deputy Director (tarroux(a)limsi.fr) Tel.: +33 1 69 85 80 86. Please consult: http://www.sg.cnrs.fr/drhchercheurs/concoursch/default-fr.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --

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Research and Teaching Position (Danube University Krems)
by Silvia Miksch (asgaard) 08 Dec '06

08 Dec '06

Research and Teaching Position (Danube University Krems) ====================================================== The Department of Information and Knowledge Engineering (http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/ike) at Danube University Krems (Austria, www.donau-uni.ac.at) announces a Research and Teaching Assistant position on the level of a PhD candidate (without PhD or doctoral degree) or PostDoc (with PhD or doctoral degree) depending on the level of experiences within the area of Visual Analytics with particular focus on Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Usability Engineering and time-oriented dimensions. Conditions of admission: required education/skill set You * are a university graduate (at the diploma, master of science, or PhD level) in Computer Science, Information Systems, or an equivalent University study . * are fluent in the English language and eager to communicate your work both orally and in written form. * are interested and enjoy scientific working Main tasks You * should perform research and teaching in the field of Visual Analytics with particular focus Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Usability Engineering, and time-oriented dimensions or have knowledge or the willingness to quickly become acquainted with research explained above * design and write scientific publications * design and write research proposals * participate in scientific and consulting projects * help to establish the new founded Department of Information and Knowledge Engineering and its research and teaching activities (more information about the activities of the Department can be found at http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/ike) Closing date for applications: December 20, 2006 Send your applications (with the usual application documents including a statement of interest, full CV - list of subjects taken at university plus grades, publications, etc.) to: "Personalabteilung der Donau Universitaet Krems, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Strasse 30 A-3500 Krems, Austria" or in an email to astrid.adam(a)donau-uni.ac.at We encourage sending your application in electronic form. The Danube-University Krems aims for enhancing the number of women in scientific positions and therefore, particularly invites women to apply. Applicants are not entitled to claim reimbursement of traveling expenses and/or other costs caused by the application procedures. If you have any more questions, please contact univ.prof. SILVIA MIKSCH, ph.d danube university krems department of information and knowledge engineering (ike) dr.-karl-dorrek-strasse 30, A-3500 krems, austria T +43 (0) 2732-893-2451 (2450) ::: F +43 (0) 2732-893-4450 silvia.miksch(a)donau-uni.ac.at http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/ike ::: http://www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~silvia

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CFP: Visual Data Analysis Workshop 2007
by Wong, Pak C 06 Dec '06

06 Dec '06

Call for Papers Deadline: Jan 8, 2007 Visual Data Analysis Workshop 2007 http://home.comcast.net/~visualdataanalysis/ Radisson University Hotel, Minneapolis, MN April 28, 2007 To be held in conjunction with Seventh 2007 SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (SDM 2007) http://www.siam.org/meetings/sdm07/ Theme Statement --------------- Human and machine information processing and pattern discovery capabilities are natural complements to one another. Traditional data analysis techniques excel at uncovering anomalous or otherwise interesting patterns in large quantities of information, reducing great volume and complexity to human scale. On the other hand, humans can easily detect many patterns that computer software cannot, and human intelligence is uniquely able to to supervise automated analysis techniques to provide context and infer more significant meaning. The largely visual orientation of the human perceptual/cognitive system suggests that visualization approaches offer the most promising avenue for coupling machine and human pattern discovery and reasoning processes. Visualization and automated data analysis technologies have largely evolved independently of one another, however. This workshop will seek to explore the intersection between these fields, towards the goal of better defining the characteristics of next-generation problem solving tools. We will encourage submissions from a diverse range of fields, including not only the data analysis and visualization communities, but also researchers in the fields of cognitive and perceptual science, knowledge management, and linguistics. Topics of interest include: --------------------------- Techniques Visual data abstraction methods Text visualization techniques Spatial metaphors for data analysis results Temporal data visualization metaphors Visual integration of results of different types Visual analysis of large graphs Visual metaphors for relational data Integrated visualization of raw data and analysis results Real-world applications and case studies Metrics and evaluation methods for visual analytics Software architectures for visual data analytics Perceptual and cognitive factors in visual data analytics Interaction paradigms and human factors Applications Homeland Security Web Data Analytics Fraud Detection Network Security and Intrusion Detection Social Networks Analysis and Link Analysis Business Intelligence Analysis Knowledge Management Bioinformatics Health Data Analysis Financial Data Analysis E-Business Qualitative Research Manufacturing and Maintenance Processes Opinion Analysis Content and Format ------------------ The workshop will be a full day. We will call for original papers from the community. Authors will make short presentations and we will allow sufficient time for discussions on related subjects. Depending on the number of quality papers accepted, we may also arrange for a keynote speaker in the field. Registration ------------ Attendees are required to register for SDM 2007 so that no separate registration is needed for this workshop. Submission Requirements ----------------------- To submit a paper, email your paper in PDF format to VisualDataAnalysis (at) comcast (dot) net. Papers should be printable on 8.5 × 11 paper only and do not exceed 12 pages in length using a 11 point font in two-column font with 1 inch margins. You will receive an acknowledgement upon receiving your submission. If you do not hear from us after one day, please contact anne.kao (at) boeing (dot) com. To guarantee consideration, manuscripts must be received by January 8, 2007. Submission of work in progress is also encouraged. Important Dates --------------- Papers Due: January 8, 2007 Notifications Sent: February 5, 2007 Camera Ready: Final Papers due to workshop: February 19, 2007 Contact information for organizers ---------------------------------- Co-chairs: Anne Kao(primary contact) Boeing Phantom Works anne.kao (at) boeing (dot) com John Risch Pacific Northwest National Laboratory john.risch (at) pnl (dot) gov Workshop contact email: VisualDataAnalysis (at) comcast (dot) net Program Committee ----------------- Mihael Ankerst (Alliance) Jianping Fan (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) Mark Greaves (Vulcan) Marko Grobelnik (J. Stefan Institute) Fred B. Holt (University of Washington) Dave Kasik (Boeing Information Technology) Daniel A. Keim (University of Konstanz) Sherry Marcus (21st Century Technololgies) Dunja Mladenic (J. Stefan Institute) Haesun Park (Georgia Institute of Technology) Simeon Simoff (University of Technology Sydney) Kirsten Whitley (DoD) Pak Chung Wong (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Jason Wu (Boeing Phantom Works) Please see http://home.comcast.net/~visualdataanalysis/ for the latest workshop information.

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CFP: Issues in the Design and Evaluation of Ambient Information Systems
by William R. Hazlewood 05 Dec '06

05 Dec '06

=================================================== CFP: Workshop: Issues in the Design and Evaluation of Ambient Information Systems To be held at Pervasive 2007: The 5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Sunday, May 13, 2007, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Workshop website: http://informatics.indiana.edu/subtletech Conference website: http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/conferences/pervasive2007/index.phtml/ =================================================== DEADLINES AND DATES -------------------- Submissions due: Jan 26 2007 by 11:59pm PST Notifications by: Mar 2nd 2007 Final version due: Mar 29th 2007 by 11:59pm PST MOTIVATION ----------- The current research in pervasive and ubiquitous computing suggests a future in which we are surrounded by innumerable information sources all competing for our attention. These are likely to manifest as both novel devices and as devices embedded in common objects such as refrigerators, automobiles, toys, furniture, clothes, even our bodies. While this vision of the future has prompted great advancements in context-aware computing, wireless connectivity, multi-sensor platforms, smart materials, and location-tracking technologies, there is a concern that this proliferation of technology will cause us to become increasingly overwhelmed by information. This scenario moves us away from Weiser's notion of calm technology, which proposes that information should move seamlessly between the periphery and the center of our attention. Weiser stated that good technology should not be experienced as technology at all, and we believe that ambient information systems could support this claim. Ambient information systems (which include ambient, peripheral, glance-able, and subtle displays) are non-invasive and provide useful information while blending smoothly into our surroundings. These technologies are meant to be minimally attended and perceivable from outside the range of a person's direct attention, providing pre-attentive processing without being overly distracting. Examples range from large ubiquitous public displays to small bouncing icons on the Macintosh's dock. There have been many interesting implementations of ambient information systems (e.g., AmbientDevices’Stock Orb, Koert van Mensvoort's Datafountain, Philips Electronics' Ambilight, Jafarinami et al.'s Breakaway, Mynatt et al.'s Audio Aura and Digital Family Portrait, and Mankoff et al.'s Daylight Display and BusMobile). However, ambient information systems research is is suffering from a lack of consensus on terminology, methodology, plausibility, and the general design space of ambient information. We see this workshop as an opportunity for invited participants to explore and discuss such issues. OBJECTIVE ---------- The purpose of this workshop is to explore topics of ambient information with respect to the various technologies and smart materials with which they might be implemented; identify problems in design, development, and evaluation; and derive new fundamental questions that need to be addressed. Workshop attendees should leave with a better understanding of what ambient is and next steps to further research in this domain. Questions we would like to address in this workshop include: · How are ambient information systems distinct from other information technologies? (i.e., what defines technology as being ambient?) · What are the appropriate methods for evaluating ambient information systems? · How much ambient information can one perceive and comprehend correctly? · What sorts of information are best conveyed by an ambient display? · What are examples of useful heuristics, frameworks, taxonomies, or design principles for implementation of ambient information? · What, if any, are the appropriate interaction methods for these information devices? · How can we best make use of existing technologies? (e.g. smart materials, wearable systems, etc.) · How do we measure the impact of ambient information systems? · What knowledge from other domains should we apply such systems? (e.g. art, cognitive science, design, psychology, sociology) WORKSHOP FORMAT ---------------- The workshop format will consist of a short presentation by each participant, which should conclude with a problem statement relative to the workshop topics. These problem statements will be ordered, and the participants will decide which are most relevant to future research on ambient and subtle information systems. We will then break out into groups and discuss strategies for addressing the selected topics. SUBMISSIONS ------------ We invite submissions including descriptions of works in progress, research contributions, position statements and demonstrations. Submissions should attempt to address one or more of the aforementioned questions regarding the design and evaluation of ambient information technologies. Submissions should be between 4 and 6 pages long in ACM SIGCHI Proceedings format (http://www.sigchi.org/chipubform/) Each submission must conclude with a specific question regarding issues faced conducting research in this domain. Please send you submission in PDF format to: whazlewo(a)indiana.edu WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS -------------------- William R. Hazlewood (whazlewo(a)indiana.edu) School of Informatics, Indiana University @ Bloomington Lorcan Coyle (lorcan.coyle(a)ucd.ie) Systems Research Group, University College Dublin Sunny Consolvo (sunny.consolvo(a)intel.com) Intel Research, Seattle PROGRAM COMMITTEE (subject to additions) -------------------- Liam Bannon, University of Limerick, Ireland Jodi Forlizzi, Carnegie Mellon University, US Tara Matthews, UC Berkeley, US Aaron Quigley, University College Dublin, Ireland Leslie Sharpe, Indiana University, US Ian Smith, Intel Research Seattle, US John T. Stasko, Georgia Institute of Technology, US Erik Stolterman, Indiana University, US

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