November 2007 - Infovis

CFP: GeoVisualization of Dynamics, Movement and Change
by Gennady Andrienko 19 Nov '07

19 Nov '07

Call for papers: GeoVisualization of Dynamics, Movement and Change Workshop at the AGILE 2008 Conference (Girona, Spain, May 2008) and Special Issue of the Information Visualization journal (provisional issue Vol.7 No.3) The theme for the workshop and this special issue of Information Visualization is the use of GeoVisualization and GeoVisual Analytics approaches for exploring and analysing large data sets with spatial and temporal components. Original papers are solicited in this area. In particular, we encourage innovative papers detailing the visualization methods supported by and integrated with data mining and other computational processing. The workshop will provide participants with the possibility to present ongoing and developing work without committing to a full journal paper. The journal special issue will provide participants with the opportunity of reporting their work in a refereed journal. Example topics include, but are not limited to, the visualization and interactive analysis of large data sets representing: - individual and group movement behaviours - either in physical or virtual spaces - dynamics of geo-localised sensor data - spatio-temporal events - remotely sensed data, multi-scale and multi-temporal - knowledge construction and reasoning about spatial and temporal phenomena and processes - application of innovative visualization methods to real-life problems Organizers and Guest Editors: Gennady and Natalia Andrienko, Jason Dykes, Sara Fabrikant and Monica Wachowicz ICA Commission on GeoVisualization, http://geoanalytics.net/ica Paper submission and selection procedure: - 15th of November, 2007 - CFP announced - 20th of January, 2008 - Authors should submit abstracts. Abstracts should be up to four pages in length. Illustrations and supplementary online materials are welcome. Authors should indicate whether they are interested in developing the abstract into a full paper for the special issue. - 15th of February, 2008 - Guest editors will select abstracts for the presentation at the workshop and notify authors. - 31st of March, 2008 - Full papers for the special issue are submitted - 5th of May 2008, Girona, Spain - authors of submitted papers present their work at the workshop for feedback and discussion - 18th of May, 2008 - Authors will be notified about acceptance for the special issue. - 29th of June, 2008 - Deadline for submitting final papers and responding to reviewer’s comments. Please send all inquiries to G.Andrienko: gennady dot andrienko at iais dot fraunhofer dot de Web site: http://geoanalytics.net/GeoVis08 ____________________________________________________________

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Call for Participation: Socially Induced Web Navigation Survey (IRB study #07-12006)
by Justin Donaldson 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

Please support the GiveALink project ( http://givealink.org/) by participating in a brief online user study that will help us develop improved interfaces for Web search and navigation. The study is completely anonymous and will take at most thirty minutes of your time --- but you can help a lot even in a few minutes. Socially Induced Web Navigation Survey (IRB study #07-12006) We invite volunteers to participate in an experiment to evaluate Web exploration methods. Volunteers will use any computer to browse through a number of Web pages on predefined topics, using particular interfaces in an open-ended manner, and providing feedback on information they find. *If you wish to participate in this study, please visit the experiment page by clicking on the link below, where you will find an informed consent form:* http://www.givealink.org/cgi-pub/social_nav_study/consent.cgi (or http://tinyurl.com/346grk ) Thank you in advance for your participation and support! Justin Donaldson (PI), Dept. of Informatics, Indiana University Ben Markines (Co-Investigator), Dept. of Computer Science, Indiana University Heather Roinestad (Co-Investigator), Dept. of Computer Science, Indiana University Mike Conover (Co-Investigator), Dept. of Informatics, Indiana University Filippo Menczer (Sponsor), School of Informatics, Indiana University PS: *Please feel free to forward this invitation to any other list or person who may be interested in the experiment.* -- Justin Donaldson PhD Candidate, Informatics Indiana University Department of Human Computer Interaction Eigenmann Hall 1900 E.10th Street, Room 931 Bloomington, IN 47406

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Research and Teaching Position (Danube University Krems)
by Silvia Miksch (asgaard) 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

Research and Teaching Position (Danube University Krems) ======================================================= The Department of Information and Knowledge Engineering (www.donau-uni.ac.at/ike) at Danube University Krems (Austria, www.donau-uni.ac.at) is seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate for the research project VisuExplore (full-time position; 3 years) in the fields of Information Visualization, Visual Data Analysis, Interaction Design, or Human Computer Interaction (HCI). The aim of VisuExplore is to design and develop interactive visual representations and exploration methods of time-oriented, medical data and information to gain new insights and ease the exploration process for the medical staff (mainly physicians). Main tasks You will * perform research in the fields of Information Visualization, Visual Data Analysis, Interaction Design, and Human Computer Interaction (HCI) * design and write scientific publications * participate in writing research proposals * participate in scientific and consulting projects * Work within a creative, highly motivated, and international team 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 * should have background and knowledge in one or more of the following fields - Information Visualization - Visual Data Analysis - Interaction Design - Graphical User Interface Design - Human Computer Interaction (HCI) or the willingness to quickly become acquainted with research explained above * are interested in medical applications * are interested and enjoy scientific working * like to work as an independent and flexible researcher * have abilities to work in interdisciplinary teams * are fluent in the English language and eager to communicate your work both orally and in written form * should possess knowledge of the German language Closing date for applications: November 26, 2007 The full-time position will be filled earliest at February 1, 2008 (starting of the project financing). 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 ==== Background: University and Department ==== Danube University Krems (www.donau-uni.ac.at) is a State University that is specialized in postgraduate academic studies and offers selected programs in the fields of economics and management, communications, IT and media, medicine and health, law, European integration and public administration, educational and cultural sciences, as well as of building and environment. Being a European model project, Danube University Krems combines high quality in education, research and consulting with excellent customer orientation and service. More than 3,700 students from 50 countries are enrolled in over 150 academic programs. The Department of Information and Knowledge Engineering (ike; www.donau-uni.ac.at/ike) is concerned with computer-tools, methods, and concepts which support humans in dealing with complex information spaces. One of the main interests of ike is to make complex information structures more comprehensible, facilitate new insights, and enable knowledge discovery. As a matter of fact, the research topics ike focuses on are (1) information visualization and visual analytics, and (2) plan management. Data and information are a broad field we focus particularly on the temporal dimension and study time-oriented data and information. ====

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CFP - Special Session on Visualization and Collaboration -- CTS 2008
by Tim Jacobs 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

The 2008 International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems (CTS 2008) CALL FOR PAPERS Special Session on Visualization and Collaboration May 19-23, 2008 The Hyatt Regency Irvine Irvine, California, USA Submission Deadline: January 7, 2008 Brief Description: In many collaborative situations, multiple distributed users simultaneously interact with and analyze complex information while sharing their results with others. It is through such collaboration that multiple users bring their expertise to bear on a particular problem to analyze incomplete information and reach collaborative decisions. Such collaboration is far more effective when users collaborate by interacting with meaningful visualizations that accurately depict shared information. Visualizations must present information in a manner that is easily understood by individuals with different expertise and perspectives on the problem at hand. Users must be able to interact with the visualization to highlight or manipulate information in a natural way that is readily observed by other participants. This special session on Visualization and Collaboration - to be held as part of the 2008 International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems (CTS'08) - will focus on visualization and its role in collaboration. The objective is to highlight key issues and solutions for interactive visualization in a collaborative environment. We invite original contributions from researchers and practitioners in academia, government, and industry in this emerging visualization specialty. Topics of Interest include (but are not limited to): o Collaborative visualization architectures, technologies, or algorithms o Visualization for managing collaborative environments o Unique challenges in collaborative visualization o Collaborative visualization solutions or applications o Web-based collaborative visualization o Visualization in collaborative decision making and support Instructions for Authors: Authors are invited to submit original papers to the special session organizer by January 7, 2008. Electronic (pdf) submissions are encouraged and should be sent to tjacobs(a)stanfieldsystems.com. For other review electronic formats, please check with the organizer. Papers submitted for review should not exceed 10 pages in IEEE single-spaced, double-column format. Include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 350 words. Submissions should also include the title, authors name, affiliation, e-mail address, fax number and postal address. In case of multiple authors, an indication of which author is responsible for correspondence should also be included. If accepted, the final manuscript will follow the CTS 2008 format that is available on the conference Web site at http://cisedu.us/cis/cts/08/. Consistent with standard practice, each submitted paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Initial selection will be based on full papers. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, once accepted. All accepted papers are required to be presented and will be included in the conference proceedings. Special Session Organizer: Timothy M. Jacobs Stanfield Systems, Inc. 718 Sutter Street, Suite 108 Folsom, CA 95630 Voice: (916) 608-8006 Fax: (916) 608-0657 Email: tjacobs(a)stanfieldsystems.com Important Dates: Paper Submission Deadline January 7, 2008 Notification of Acceptance February 8, 2008 Registration & Camera-Ready Paper Due March 3, 2008 For information or questions about the full Symposium's program, tutorials, exhibits, demos, panel and special sessions organization, please consult the conference web site at URL: http://cisedu.us/cis/cts/08/ or contact the symposium co-chairs: Bill McQuay at AFRL/IFSD, WPAFB (William.McQuay(a)wpafb.af.mil) or Waleed W. Smari at the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Dayton (Waleed.Smari(a)notes.udayton.edu)

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Special Session on Visualization and Collaboration - CTS 2008
by Tim Jacobs 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

Call for Papers for a Special Session on Visualization and Collaboration at the The 2008 International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems. Please see attached. <<Special Session on Visualization and Collaboration CTS 2008.pdf>> Tim Jacobs, Ph.D. -------------------------------------------------- Chief Technology Officer Stanfield Systems, Inc. 718 Sutter St. Suite 108 Folsom, CA 95630 (916) 358-7120 Direct (916) 608-8006 Office (916) 296-4929 Cell tjacobs(a)StanfieldSystems.com www.StanfieldSystems.com

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D.V.A. turns 10! and offers new collective tools
by Image Science 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

DATABASE OF VIRTUAL ART TURNS 10! WITH NEW SUBMISSION SUPPORT & NEW ARTIST SPECIALS As pioneer in the field, the collective Database of Virtual Art (DVA) has been documenting the rapidly evolving digital installation art since 1998. www.virtualart.at Beside new artist specials, which will be joined by editorial features, the DVA offers henceforth an innovative submission process: Collective documentation is supported by simplified *assist tools* to help upload information for publication in minutes. Artists, and at this point an additional 282 theorists and mediaarthistorians, are members of the collective DVA-Archive. Monthly evaluated user statistics and open source technology support the collective process. The DVA received public support from various foundations, allowing its research-oriented, complex overview of immersive, interactive, telematic and genetic art to be developed in cooperation with known media artists, researchers and institutions of the field. The DVA is based on the “concept of expanded documentation”. Currently it contains thousands of work descriptions and digital documents, videos, technical data, institutions and bio-bibliographical information. As one of the richest resources online, with a systematic thesaurus, the scientific project was from its beginning a university based endeavor. www.virtualart.at We encourage your remarks and suggestions! Anyone dealing with Media Art who has information or data to share is encouraged to register with sabine.lindner(a)donau-uni.ac.at -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____ADVISORY BOARD_____Database_of_Virtual_Art_______ Roy ASCOTT, Beryl GRAHAM, Erkki HUHTAMO, Jorge LA FERLA, Gunalan NADARAJAN, Christiane PAUL, Martin ROTH, Steve WILSON --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beside the Database of Virtual Art - GOETTWEIG-ONLINE will be up this month. The Print Collection contains 30.000 original prints from Renaissance to Barock. Connecting these archives will provide our field with an open archive contextualizing media art in art and image history. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DVA is partner of: RE:PLACE http://tamtam.mi2.hr/replace & www.mediaarthistory.org DANUBE TELELECTURES : www.donau-uni.ac.at/telelectures

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PhD Call in InfoVis and adaptive eLearning technologies
by Riccardo Mazza 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

PhD candidate in Information Visualization and personalization technologies for eLearning ======================================================== The New Media in Education Laboratory at University of Lugano (Faculty of Communication Sciences) is seeking a high motivated PhD candidate for the EU-FP7 funded project GRAPPLE in the fields of Information Visualization, eLearning, and adaptive systems. The main topic of research will be advanced and intelligent technologies for the personalization of the learning experience, with a focus on adaptive systems. A specific research goal will be related to these topics and in particular will explore the use of graphical representations that enable the learners to interact with and explore their history towards gaining insights into their learning processes. REQUIREMENTS - Master degree in Computer Science, Information technologies or a related area. - Excellent programming skills, preferably in PHP and Java, with documented portfolio of work samples. - Experience or interest in Information Visualization, advanced visual interfaces, and adaptive systems. DUTIES Duties will include analysis, design and programming tasks. In particular: - Design and implementation of methods and techniques for the interactive visualization of domain and user models, and of performance data from an adaptive learning system - Extend the Open Souce Learning System Moodle (http://moodle.org) to integrate features and technologies that will be developed in the context of the project. The PhD student will benefit from being associated with the doctoral School RED-INK: Rethinking Education in the Knowledge Society, a joint project of three leading Swiss universities in this field: the University of Lugano, the University of St. Gallen and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, over the years 2008-2010 for free (travel and lodging for the school activities are paid by the doctoral school) Closing date for applications: December 7, 2007 The position is available as of February, 1 2008 for the duration of three years. For application, see the main RED-INK PhD call that you can found in: http://www.red-ink.ch Informal inquiries can be made to Dr Riccardo Mazza (mazzar(a)lu.unisi.ch) to discuss this position.

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