January 2015 - Infovis

CALL FOR PROPOSALS to host the 7th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology
by Image Science 09 Jan '15

09 Jan '15

CALL FOR PROPOSALS to host the 7th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology: Re:2017 The Media Art Histories Board invites applications to host the 7th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology. The international conference series, which was inaugurated in 2005 in Banff, Canada, has since been held in several international venues around the globe including Berlin in 2007, Melbourne 2009, Liverpool 2011, Riga 2013 and will be held this fall in Montreal. The conference series aims to engage the growing community of scholars from a range of disciplines including art history, contemporary art practice, art theory, history of science, history of technology, science and technology studies, media studies, image science, visual studies, philosophy, cultural studies, anthropology, architecture theory, sound studies, computer science among others to develop and share new research and scholarship in the intersecting fields of the histories of media art, science and technology. The host of the next conference in 2017 will have the opportunity to continue to build on the impressive history of the conference series. 　 CONFERENCE SERIES MISSION *Recognizing the increasing significance of media art for our culture, the conference series on the Histories of Media Art will discuss the history of media arts within the interdisciplinary and intercultural contexts of the histories of the arts. Numerous individuals and institutions collaborate to produce the international art history conference series covering the media arts, the arts and technology, art-science interaction, and the history of media as pertinent to the contemporary arts.* GUIDELINES, SELECTION CRITERIA AND DEADLINES Proposals to host the conference will include the following information: 1. Proposed Dates 2. Proposed Venues (including information on number, capacity and AV and network capabilities of spaces) 3. Rationale for hosting the conference 4. Host Local Organizing Committee 5. Relevant previous experience (e.g., committee members* experience in hosting conferences, events, etc.) 6. Publicity Plan 7. Funding / Sponsorship plan 8. Preliminary Budget Those interested in making a bid to host the conference can download GUIDELINES here (http://www.mediaarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/MAH-conf-guidelin…) and are encouraged to write to Wendy Coones at wendy.coones(at)donau-uni.ac.at with an expression of interest prior to submitting a formal proposal. Deadline for final submission of proposals: April 29th, 2015 MAH Advisory Boards final decision for the 2015 host: July 31, 2015. *********************************** MediaArtHistory Board (Steering Committee) Sean CUBITT Goldsmiths College, University of London Jorge LAFERLA University of Buenos Aires Oliver GRAU Danube University Linda HENDERSON, University of Texas, Austin Erkki HUHTAMO University of California Los Angeles Douglas KAHN University of New South Wales Martin KEMP Oxford University Timothy LENIOR Duke University Machiko KUSAHARA Waseda University, Tokyo Gunalan NADARAJAN University of Michigan Paul THOMAS UNSW Sydney 　 MEDIA ART HISTORIES PLATTFORM www.mediaarthistory.org ARCHIVE OF DIGITAL ART www.digitalartarchive.at LIVERPOOL DECLARATION: http://www.mediaarthistory.org/declaration CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS http://www.mediaarthistory.org/pub/mediaarthistories.html http://www.mediaarthistory.org/pub/place_studies.html http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/relive

1 0

Deadline Extended: Exploring the Challenges of Making Data Physical @ CHI2015
by Alexander, Jason 05 Jan '15

05 Jan '15

Submission deadline extended until 19 January 2015! ---------- Exploring the Challenges of Making Data Physical ======================================= A CHI2015 workshop in Seoul, Korea. Full details: http://www.scc.lancs.ac.uk/physicaldata2015/ Contact: makingdataphysical(a)gmail.com Extended submission deadline: 19 January 2015 Notifications: 13 February 2015 Physical representations of data have existed for thousands of years. However, it is only now that advances in digital fabrication, actuated tangible interfaces, and shape-changing displays can support the emerging area of ‘Data Physicalization’: the study of computer-supported, physical representations of data (i.e., data physicalizations) and their support for cognition, communication, learning, problem solving and decision making. As physical artifacts, data physicalizations can tap more deeply into our perceptual exploration skills than classical computer setups, while their dynamic physicality alleviates some of the main drawbacks of static artifacts by facilitating their crafting, supporting adaptation to different data, and encouraging sharing between different users. This one-day workshop will provide a forum to explore the four primary themes of research in this area: design, implementation, interaction, and evaluation. It will bring together a cross-disciplinary group of experts in Information Visualization, Visual Analytics, Visual and Tactile Perception, Tangible User Interfaces, and Shape-Changing Displays. We invite you to submit a 2-4 page position paper, in ACM Extended Abstracts format, that describes current work, future directions, and/or significant challenges in the domain of data physicalization. Ensure your paper describes which of the one or more workshop themes best captures your area of work. Please indicate which of the position paper authors will attend the workshop. Places are limited and we may need to cap the number of attendees per accepted paper. At least one author from each accepted paper must register for the workshop and at least one day of the conference. Further details on workshop content and organisers can be found at http://www.scc.lancs.ac.uk/physicaldata2015/ -- Dr. Jason Alexander Lecturer School of Computing and Communications Lancaster University www.scc.lancs.ac.uk/~jason

1 0

MMAP 2015 - CALL FOR PAPERS
by Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Technologies 05 Jan '15

05 Jan '15

CALL FOR PAPERS ======================================= 8th International Symposium on Multimedia Applications and Processing (MMAP'15) Lodz, Poland, September 13-16, 2015 WWW: http://fedcsis.org/mmap E-mail: mmap2015(a)fedcsis.org We would like to cordially invite you to consider contributing a paper to MMAP 2015 - held as a part of the Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (FedCSIS 2014). FedCSIS a yearly international multi-conference organized by the Polish Information Processing Society (PTI) in cooperation with the IEEE Region 8, ACM Special Interest Group on Applied Computing, European Alliance for Innovation, Lodz ACM Chapter, Polish Operational and Systems Research Society - POSRS, Eastern Cluster ICT Poland, Mazovia Cluster ICT (further technical collaborations will be announced shortly). MMAP 2015 is organized by Software Engineering Department, Faculty of Automation, Computers and Electronics, University of Craiova, Romania "Multimedia Applications Development" Research Centre. It is a major forum for researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government to present, discuss, and exchange ideas that address real-world problems with real-world solutions. The MMAP 2015 Symposium welcomes submissions of original papers concerning all aspects of multimedia domain ranging from concepts developments to advanced technologies and innovative and theoretical applications. MMAP invites original previously unpublished contributions that are not submitted concurrently to a journal or another conference. Papers acceptance and publication will be judged based on their relevance to the symposium theme, clarity of presentation, originality and accuracy of results and proposed solutions. TOPICS ======================================= Topics of interest are related to Multimedia Processing and Applications including, but are not limited to the following areas: - Audio, Image and Video Processing - Animation, Virtual Reality, 3D and Stereo Imaging - Big Data Science and Multimedia Systems - Cloud Computing and Multimedia Applications - Machine Learning, Data Mining, Information Retrieval in Multimedia Applications - Multimedia File Systems and Databases: Indexing, Recognition and Retrieval - Multimedia in Internet and Web Based Systems E-Learning, E-Commerce and E-Society Applications - Human Computer Interaction and Interfaces in Multimedia Applications - Multimedia in Medical Applications - Entertainment and Games - Security in Multimedia Applications: Authentication and Watermarking - Distributed Multimedia Systems - Network and Operating System Support for Multimedia Mobile Network Architecture - Intelligent Multimedia Network Applications - Future Trends in Computing System Technologies and Applications PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION ======================================= Papers should be submitted by April 24, 2015. Preprints will be published on a USB memory stick provided to the FedCSIS participants. Only papers presented during the conference will be submitted to the IEEE for inclusion in the Xplore Digital Library. Furthermore, proceedings, published in a volume with ISBN and ISSN numbers will posted at the conference WWW site. Moreover, extended versions of selected papers presented during the conference will be published as Special Issue(s): - currently, a special issue of the Computer Science and Information Systems journal (ISI Indexed) is being prepared on the basis of selected papers from the MMAP 2014; it will be published in 2015 - special issue, based on the selected MMAP 2014 submissions is also planned for the Journal of Computer Science & Applications - similarly, in 2015, special issues of these two journals are going to be considered - furthermore, we are in active negotiations for additional Special Issue(s) based on the papers accepted for the MMAP 2015 -- special issues proposals should be submitted to MMAP'15 organizers IMPORTANT DATES ======================================= - Paper submission: April 11, 2014 - Position paper submission: May 12, 2014 - Acceptance decision: May 19, 2014 - Final version of paper submission: June 17, 2014 - Final deadline for discounted fee: July 31, 2014 - Conference dates: September 7-10, 2014 EVENT CHAIRS ======================================= - Brezovan, Marius, University of Craiova - Burdescu, Dumitru Dan, University of Craiova, Romania STEERING COMMITTEE ======================================= - Amy Neustein, Boston University, USA, Editor of Speech Technology - Lakhmi C. Jain, University of South Australia and University of Canberra, Australia - Ioannis Pitas, University of Thessaloniki, Greece - Costin Badica, University of Craiova, Romania - Borko Furht, Florida Atlantic University, USA - Harald Kosch, University of Passau, Germany - Vladimir Uskov, Bradley University, USA - Thomas M. Deserno, Aachen University, Germany PROGRAM COMMITTEE (confirmed so far) ======================================= - Badica, Amelia, University of Craiova, Romania - Böszörmenyi, Laszlo, Klagenfurt University, Austria - Burlea Schiopoiu, Adriana, University of Craiova - Camacho, David, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain - Cano, Alberto, University of Cordoba, Spain - Cardoso, Jaime S., Universidade do Porto, Portugal - Cretu, Vladimir, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania - Debono, Carl James, University of Malta, Malta - Fabijańska, Anna, Lodz University of Technology, Poland - Institute of Applied Computer Science, Poland - Fomichov, Vladimir, National Research University Higher -School of Economics, Moscow, Russia., Russia - Giurca, Adrian, Brandenburg University of Technology, Germany - Grosu, Daniel, Wayne State University, United States - Groza, Voicu, University of Ottawa, Canada - Grundspenkis, Janis, Riga Technical University, Latvia - Kabranov, Ognian, Cisco Systems, United States - Kannan, Rajkumar, Bishop Heber College Autonomous, India - Korzhik, Valery, State University of Telecommunications, Russia - Kotenko, Igor, St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Science, Russia - Kriksciuniene, Dalia, Vilnius University, Lithuania - Lamas, David, Tallin University, Estonia - Lau, Rynson, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China - Lloret, Jaime, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain - Logofatu, Bogdan, University of Bucharest, Romania - Luna, Jose, University of Cordoba, Spain - Mangioni, Giuseppe, DIEEI - University of Catania, Italy - Mannens, Erik, Ghent University - Mihaescu, Cristian, University of Craiova - Mocanu, Mihai, University of Craiova, Romania - Morales-Luna, Guillermo, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico - Ogiela, Marek, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland - Ohzeki, Kazuo, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan - Õunapuu, Enn, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia - Paltoglou, Georgios, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom - Popescu, Dan, CSIRO, Sydney, Australia, Australia - Querini, Marco, Department of Civil Engineering and Computer Science Engineering - RUTKAUSKIENE, Danguole, Kaunas University of Technology - Salem, Abdel-Badeeh M., Ain Shams University, Egypt - Sari, Riri Fitri, University of Indonesia, Indonesia - Smedberg, Asa, Stockholm University, Sweden - Stanescu, Liana, University of Craiova - Tejera, Mario Hernández, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain - Trausan-Matu, Stefan, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania - Trzcielinski, Stefan, Poznan University of Technology, Poland - Tsihrintzis, George, University of Piraeus, Greece - Vega-Rodríguez, Miguel A., University of Extremadura, Spain - Velastin, Sergio, Kingston University, United Kingdom - Virvou, Maria, University of Piraeus, Greece - Watanabe, Toyohide, University of Nagoya - Wotawa, Franz, Technische Universitaet Graz, Austria - Zurada, Jacek, University of Louisville, United States CHAIRS OF FedCSIS CONFERENCE SERIES Maria Ganzha, Leszek A. Maciaszek, Marcin Paprzycki CONTACT FedCSIS AT: secretariat(a)fedcsis.org FedCSIS on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/FedCSISFacebook FedCSIS on LinkedIN: http://tinyurl.com/FedCSISLinkedIN

1 0