December 2015 - Infovis

Open position at LaBRI / UBx Bordeaux
by Guy Melançon 23 Dec '15

23 Dec '15

*Please forward to anyone who may be interested* / *Merci de faire suivre aux personnes intéressées* LaBRI, the Computer Science lab at University of Bordeaux is seeking a research engineer to work in the area of Visual Analytics in the context of the 2-year OpenCare H2020 European Project. The OpenCare proposal is accessible at https://edgeryders.eu/en/opencare/project The successful candidate will work on designing and developing socio-semantic network analysis and visualization methods to support online community management. Desired skills and experience — To apply for the position, you must have a definite taste for social networks and visualization; we are looking for a talented collaborator to help with web software design, prototyping and development. Working within OpenCare is a great experience, in which UBx will lead workshop sessions on network analysis (tutorials, design workshops, demos and training sessions). To apply or have further information please contact us by e-mail. — Guy Melançon CNRS LaBRI UMR 5800 Université de Bordeaux 351 Cours de la Libération F-33405 Cedex http://www.labri.fr/perso/melancon/ T. +33 540008881 —

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Fully funded PhD studentship
by Sara Johansson Fernstad 23 Dec '15

23 Dec '15

Fully funded PhD Studentship in Big Data Analysis and Visualization Applications are invited for a fully funded Computer Science PhD studentship at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK, in the area of Big Data Analysis and Visualization (http://master.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=61931, application deadline 15 Jan). About the project In this ‘Big Data’ era, the amount and complexity of data that are gathered are constantly increasing. The challenge of today lies in analysing and generating knowledge from it. Information Visualization and Data Mining utilize and develop computational and interactive visual methods to support understanding of patterns and gaining of insights from such data. It acts as a link between data and the human interpreter, and has become crucial for gaining insights from data. ‘Big Data’ challenges are relevant in a range of scientific and industrial domains. For example, biosciences and biomedicine are areas that in recent years have become increasingly data driven, with a growing interest in development of efficient visualization methods and analysis tools. Building on the supervisory team’s previous work in multivariate data visualization, data mining, biological visualization and bioinformatics, and guided by the interests of the candidate, this project will address some of the main challenges in biological data analysis, which will also be applicable in a range of other domains. Potential subjects of focus include: 1) Interactive analysis of very high dimensional data – developing techniques that address challenges arising with data sets including tens or hundreds of thousands of dimensions 2) Integrative analysis of heterogeneous data – developing techniques that address challenges in joint analysis of data of several types and from several sources 3) Visual analysis of uncertain and missing data – developing techniques for analysis of data quality 4) Visual analysis of complex networks, such as biological pathways – developing techniques that facilitate overview and interpretability of networks and interrelated data Within the project the candidate will design and implement interactive visualization methods. The project is thus suitable for a candidate with computer science background and, preferably, experience of visualization, data mining and/or HCI. Further details about the project, supervisory team and application process can be found at http://master.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=61931

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EXTENDED DEADLINE: IUI 2016 Workshop on Emotion and Visualization
by Andreas Kerren 20 Dec '15

20 Dec '15

*** apologies for cross-posting *** Call for Papers: ACM IUI 2016 Workshop on Emotion and Visualization --------------------------------------------------------------- Half day workshop at ACM IUI 2016 in Sonoma, CA, USA March 10, 2016 http://cs.lnu.se/emovis2016/ *** EXTENDED Paper submission deadline: January 7, 2016 *** Interaction plays a fundamental role in visualization and visual analytics. However, the emotional states of users are rarely taken into account when developing interaction techniques and/or the visual representations themselves. In many application scenarios, it would be beneficial if emotional measurements could be visualized in order to raise user awareness of their own and others' emotional states as well as how these emotions influence their reasoning and decision making. Additionally, with the help of emotional data, certain visualization systems should be able to adapt to the users’ mental models, cognitive processes and emotional states in terms of interaction and visual representation in order to support the analysis and exploration process. Our goal is to foster this novel area of visualization that takes user affective states into consideration. The EmoVis 2016 workshop is co-located with the ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI 2016) and welcomes researchers, practitioners and experts from a variety of scientific domains, including visualization, human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, and multimedia. This workshop will act as a forum where people with diverse backgrounds can present design principles and introduce novel techniques for affect measurement and visualization. We invite submissions that explore user emotional states in context of interactive visualization. Topics for submissions include but are not limited to the following areas: * emotion measurement devices and technologies, such as BCIs or smart wristbands * emotion detection algorithms, e.g., based on user physiology, user language/intonation or written text like Twitter posts * emotion visualization for individuals, groups or crowds * emotion visualization for supporting social interaction * capturing or generating engagement at large-scale events * awareness of emotions in collaboration or analysis tasks * emotion-adaptive visualizations capable of determining and reacting to user emotional states * user studies and evaluation techniques for emotion visualization and emotion-adaptive visualizations Workshop papers accepted for EmoVis 2016 will be published in a joint CEUR proceedings (http://ceur-ws.org/) Submissions may be full research papers (maximal 8 pages) or shorter papers (maximal 4 pages) which may describe position statements, novel ideas, work-in-progresses, or recent results related to the topics of emotion and visualization. The authors should clearly indicate the submission type at the end of the abstract in order to help reviewers better understand their contributions. We select the papers according to novelty and quality on the one hand side, but also based on their potential to contribute to the workshop discussions. More information on how to submit a paper can be found at * http://cs.lnu.se/emovis2016/ It is planned to invite authors of selected papers for a subsequent publication of extended revised versions of their work in a special journal issue. EmoVis 2016 Co-Chairs --------------------- * Andreas Kerren (Linnaeus University, Sweden) * Daniel Cernea (AGT International, Germany) * Margit Pohl (Technical University of Vienna, Austria) Important Dates --------------- * EXTENDED Paper submission deadline: January 7, 2016 * Author notification: January 22, 2016 * Camera-ready paper deadline: February 5, 2016 If you have any questions, please contact the workshop organizers: emovis2016(a)easychair.org

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[CfP] Tangible Data, explorations in data physicalization @ TEI¹16
by Trevor Hogan 09 Dec '15

09 Dec '15

Dear all, [apologies for cross-postings] This workshop may be of interest to those of you who engage with, or are curious about data physicalization. We would be grateful if you would help disseminate this call for participation. Thanking you, Trevor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [CfP] Tangible Data, explorations in data physicalization @ TEI’16, Eindhoven 14th & 16th Feb 2016 http://dataphys.org/workshops/tei16/ Call for Participation We are pleased to announce our studio-workshop “Tangible Data, Explorations in Data Physicalization”, which will take place at TEI’16 in Eindhoven on the 14th and 16th February 2016. This workshop addresses both experienced researchers and practitioners as well as those who are new to the field but interested in applying Data Physicalization to their own (research) practice. The workshop will provide opportunities for participants to explore Data Physicalization hands-on, by creating their own prototypes built with tangible media including digital fabrication technologies. These practical explorations will lead into reflective discussions on the role tangibles and embodiment play in Data Physicalization and the future research challenges for this area. The aim of this workshop is: * To create an awareness of the potential of Data Physicalization by providing an overview of state-of-the-art research, practice, and tools * To build a community around this emerging field and start to discuss a shared research agenda. The workshop will be divided into three phases, each focusing on a different aspect of physical data representation. Phase 1 and 2 will be held over the course of day one (14th Feb), while part three will take place over a half-day session (16th Feb). For the full schedule of the workshop please see here: http://dataphys.org/workshops/tei16/schedule/ Important Dates TEI’16 early registration deadline: December 23, 2015 Workshop: February 14th & 16th 2016 To sign up for the workshop please go here: http://www.tei-conf.org/16/registration.html Organizers Trevor Hogan, Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland Eva Hornecker, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany Simon Stusak, University of Munich, Germany Yvonne Jansen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Jason Alexander, Lancaster University, United Kingdom Andrew Vande Moere, KU Leuven, Belgium Uta Hinrichs, The University of St Andrews, Scotland Kieran Nolan, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland Contact For further enquiries please email: hello(a)tactiledata.net ——————————————————————————————————————————— ******************************************************************************** Trevor Hogan Lecturer Department of Media Communications, Cork Institute of Technology. PhD Candidate Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany. e-mail: trevor.hogan(a)cit.ie http://cit-ie.academia.edu/TrevorHogan<https://webmail.cit.ie/owa/redir.aspx?C=QuG9LOTdgUqFYLFn-kuEXiLPPV84OtAI1pg…> ********************************************************************************

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2nd Call for Papers: 22nd International Conference on Conceptual Structures 2016
by Sven Linker 08 Dec '15

08 Dec '15

Dear colleague, apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers: 22nd International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2016 Graph-based Modeling of Conceptual Structures ******************************************************************************************** 5th to 7th July, 2016, Annecy, France Conference web site:www.irit.fr/ICCS2016/ Co-located: 9th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS) 2016 ******************************************************************************************** The International Conferences on Conceptual Structures (ICCS) focus on the formal analysis and representation of conceptual knowledge with applications to artificial intelligence, computational linguistics, and related areas of computer science. The ICCS conferences evolved from a series of seven annual workshops on conceptual graphs, starting with an informal gathering hosted by John F. Sowa in 1986. Recently, graph-based knowledge representation and reasoning (KRR) paradigms are getting more and more attention. The aim of the ICCS 2016 conference is to build upon its long standing expertise in graph-based KRR and focus on providing modelling, formal and application results of graph-based systems. ICCS 2016 will be co-located with FOIS 2016, held in Annecy, in the Polytech building at the campus of the University of Savoie. The conference welcomes contributions that address graph-based representation and reasoning paradigms (e.g. Bayesian Networks (BNs), Semantic Networks (SNs), RDF(S), Conceptual Graphs (CGs), Formal Concept Analysis (FCA), CP-Nets, GAI-Nets, Graph Databases, Diagrams, etc.) from a modelling, theoretical and application viewpoint: - Modelling results will investigate concrete real world needs for graph-based representation, how certain use cases are of interest to the graph community, how using graphs can bring added (business) value, what kind of graph representation is needed for a given case, etc. - Technical results will include fundamental graph theory based results for novel structures for representation, extensions of existing structures for added expressivity, conciseness, optimisation algorithms for reasoning, reasoning explanation, etc. - Papers reporting on application experience will be expected to demonstrate the benefits of the graph-based proposed solutions in the context of the use case studied with respect to other possible solutions. The main research topics are: - Knowledge Management, - Knowledge Architectures, - Reasoning under Inconsistency, - Knowledge Representation and Uncertainty, - Contextual Logic, - Constraint Satisfaction, - Decision Making, - Argumentation, - Ontologies, - Semantic Web, - Web of Data, - Web 2.0, - Conceptual Knowledge Acquisition, - Data Mining, - Text Mining, - Natural Language Processing, - Linguistics, - Metaphoric, Cultural or Semiotic Considerations, - Resource Allocation and Agreement Technologies. Submission Information We invite scientific papers of up to fourteen pages and posters of up to three pages. For each paper, an abstract must be submitted by January 28, 2016, with full papers being due on February 4, 2016. Posters do not require advanced abstract submission and should be submitted by March 24, 2016. Papers and posters must be formatted according to Springer’s LNCS style guidelines and not exceed the page limit. The submission is to be done via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iccs20161 All paper submissions will be refereed and authors will have the opportunity to respond to reviewers’ comments during the rebuttal phase. Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings, published by Springer in the LNCS/LNAI series. Poster submissions will also be refereed but will not be included in the conference proceedings. At least one author of each accepted paper or poster must register for the conference and present the paper or poster there. Proceedings will be submitted for indexation by DBLP. Important Dates For Papers Abstract Submission: January 28th, 2016 Paper Submission: February 4th, 2016 Initial Paper Reviews Sent: March 14th, 2016 Rebuttals Due: March 18th, 2016 Notification of Paper Acceptance: March 24th, 2016 Camera Ready Paper: April 8th, 2016 Important Dates For Posters Poster Submission: March 24th, 2016 Notification of Poster Acceptance: April 15th, 2016 Organisers General Chair Ollivier Haemmerlé, Université Toulouse 2, France Program Chairs Gem Stapleton, University of Brighton, United Kingdom Catherine Faron-Zucker, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, France Program Committee Bernd Amann, University Pierre et Marie Curie, France Simon Andrews, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom Galia Angelova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria Peggy Cellier, IRISA/INSA Rennes, France Dan Corbett, Optimodal Technologies, DC, USA Olivier Corby, INRIA Sophia Antipolis Méditerrannée, France Madalina Croitoru, Université Montpellier II, France Cornelius Croitoru, Al.I.Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Licong Cui, Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA Aldo De More, CommunitySense, The Netherlands Juliette Dibie-Barthélemy, AgroParisTech, France Pavlin Dobrev, ProSyst Labs, Bulgaria Florent Domenach, University of Nicosia, Cyprus Ged Ellis, Google, Australia Jérôme Euzenat, INRIA Grenoble, France Catherine Faron Zucker, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, France Jerome Fortin, Université Montpellier II, France Cynthia Vera Glodeanu, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Jan Hladik, DHBW Stuttgart, Germany John Howse, University of Brighton, United Kingdom Dmitry Ignatov, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia Mateja Jamnik, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Adil Kabbaj, INSEA, Morocco Mary Keeler, VivoMind, Inc., MD, USA Leonard Kwuida, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland Jérôme Lang, CNRS, LAMSADE, France Steffen Lohmann, University of Stuttgart, Germany Natalia Loukachevitch, Research Computing Center of Moscow State University, Russia Pierre Marquis, Université d'Artois, France Philippe Martin, Université de la Réunion, France Franck Michel, CNRS I3S, France Bernard Moulin, Laval University, Canada Sergei Obiedkov, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia Nathalie Pernelle, Université Paris Sud, France Heather D. Pfeiffer, Akamai Physics, Inc., NM, USA Simon Polovina, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom Uta Priss, Ostfalia University, Germany Sebastian Rudolph, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Fatiha Saïs, Université Paris Sud, France Eric Salvat, IMERIR, France Iain Stalker, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Gem Stapleton, University of Brighton, United Kingdom Gerd Stumme, University of Kassel, Germany Michaël Thomazo, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Serena Villata, CNRS I3S, France ___________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by MessageLabs' Email Security System on behalf of the University of Brighton. For more information see http://www.brighton.ac.uk/is/spam/ ___________________________________________________________

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CFP: Workshop on "Visualization in Environmental Sciences" (EnvirVis)
by Meghan Haley 07 Dec '15

07 Dec '15

[ Apologies for cross-posting. ] Dear Colleagues, We would like to invite you to submit a paper to the Workshop on "Visualization in Environmental Sciences" (EnvirVis). http://www.cs.rug.nl/jbi/eurovis2016/Co-locatedEvents The one-day workshop is a co-located event to EUROVIS 2016, the European Conference on Visualization, held at Groningen,Netherlands, on June 6/7, 2015. The EnvirVis-Workshop aims to bring together researchers in the area of visualization of geo-scientific, environmental or climate data to present and discuss recent developments in the field. The workshop "Visualization in Environmental Sciences" invites both contributions in the fields of scientific visualization and visual data integration with a broad application area in environmental research. The proposed scope includes, but is not limited to, the following areas of research: * Climate research, atmosphere modeling * Geology, geography, geophysics * Soil and groundwater research * Energy resources and waste management * Land use research * Biodiversity and ecosystem services Important Dates: Short Paper Submision Deadline: February 19, 2016 Final Decisions: March 18, 2016 Camera Ready Versions Due: April 15, 2016 Conference: June 6-7, 2016 Paper Submission: Papers must be written in English and should not exceed a length of 4 pages without references + 1 page of references. Paper submission instructions can be found at the conference website: http://www.cs.rug.nl/jbi/eurovis2016/ForSubmitters/ShortPapers Publication: Papers will be published online at the Eurographics Digital Library. Workshop Chairs: Ariane Middel, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Phoenix, AZ, USA Karsten Rink, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig, Germany Dirk Zeckzer, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany For further and updated information please see the workshop web page http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/bsv/envirvis2016/ Best regards Ariane Middel, Karsten Rink, and Dirk Zeckzer EnvirVis Co-Chairs

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Position opening at The KAUST Visualization Laboratory
by madhu srinivasan 07 Dec '15

07 Dec '15

*PERMANENT* STAFF POSITION AT THE *VISUALIZATION LABORATORY* SPECIALIZING IN *VISUAL ANALYTICS* and *DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING.* EXCITING CAREER-ENHANCING OPPORTUNITY, WITH COMPETITIVE *TAX FREE PACKAGE*. *KAUST* <http://www.kaust.edu.sa/> is an *international graduate-level, merit-based research university* dedicated to advancing science and technology through innovative and collaborative research and to addressing challenges of regional and global significance. KAUST is constantly pushing the boundaries of research, development and education in the Middle East. <http://discovery.kaust.edu.sa/en> Located on the beautiful *Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia*, KAUST sets exceptional standards in residences and recreational facilities <https://vimeo.com/109448099> and boasts a truly multicultural environment which can be enjoyed by all. It’s the perfect setting to live and work for all employees and their families while also offering internationally competitive tax free salaries and outstanding benefits to entice top talent from around the world. The *Visualization Core Laboratory* <https://kvl.kaust.edu.sa/Pages/Home.aspx> at KAUST is a *state-of-the-art facility* that offers a unique opportunity to utilize one-of-a-kind visualization, sonification, and computational resources for the exploration and presentation of scientific data. Featuring, among others, a six-sided CAVE virtual environment and several high-resolution tiled display walls, the lab partners with KAUST faculty and researchers to analyze data in new ways. The role of the *Visualization Scientist* is to develop *rich and* *interactive visualization workflows* that enable the effective exploration of large scientific datasets and facilitate the understanding of the complex phenomena that produce them. You would serve as an expert in information visualization techniques, visual analytics dashboard design, infographic interactive displays and information delivery best practices using large tile displays and virtual reality environments. *Areas of Expertise* · *Data-driven decision making* · *Multi-dimensional Visualization* o *Clustering Analysis* o *Projections, Dimensionality Reduction* o *Interaction and Exploration Techniques* · *Visual Analytics* o *Graph-based data analysis* o *Temporal Data* o *Ensembles, Uncertainity* o *Geo-referenced Datasets* o *Comparision, Correlation* *Core Skills* · *Programming (5 years experience, at least): Javascript, C/C++, Python, R* · *Interactive 3D Graphics: HTML5, WebGL, OpenGL/Direct3D* · *Data Visualization: Tableau/SpotFire, D3js (or other JS charting libraries), Paraview/VISIT, Processing* · *GIS/Databases: ArcGIS, PostGIS, CartoDB, MongoDB.* *Desired Skills* · *(Big) Data Mining Tools: Apache Spark, Weka, RStudio* · *Demonstrated hands-on experience in interactive graphics, data visualization, data mining and analysis.* · *Understanding of color theory and visual perception.* *PhD* * in Computer Science or a related area preferred, with 3-5 years of experience in some of the areas detailed above. Candidates with MSc degree and exceptional experience will also be considered. * * Interested candidates may send their applications to either of the following individuals:* · *Daniel Acevedo-Feliz, KAUST Visualization Core Laboratory Director, at **daniel.acevedo(a)kaust.edu.sa* <daniel.acevedo(a)kaust.edu.sa> · *Madhu Srinivasan, Scientific Lead, KAUST Visualization Core Lab, at **madhu.srinivasan(a)kaust.edu.sa* <madhu.srinivasan(a)kaust.edu.sa> · Thank you, — Madhu Srinivasan, Ph.D. Scientific Lead, Visualization Laboratory, KAUST Core Labs, Office: +966 (2) 808 0360 Mobile: +966 544 70 0359 Fax: +966 (2) 802 0237

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Research positions at Bell Labs Cambridge UK
by Daniele Quercia 03 Dec '15

03 Dec '15

Dear all, Bell Labs Cambridge UK is hiring! We want to meet creative interns, postdocs and (both junior and senior) scientists eager to explore the area of Computational Social Science. We’re currently seeking candidates in the areas of Technology and Society, Visualization and Interaction Design, and Data Science. If you love the idea, please get in touch with me (daniele.quercia(a)alcatel-lucent.com) and feel free to share this email with your mailing lists, departments, labs, and any excellent candidate. http://researchswinger.org/hiring.html <http://researchswinger.org/hiring.html> cheers, - daniele sensory maps <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krxyemjJgxY> (video) @ wired 2015 good city life <http://goodcitylife.org/> researchswinger.org About You We are looking for candidates in three main areas, but exceptional candidates in other related areas will receive full consideration. Technology and Society We are looking for candidates interested in questions related to “technology and society”. Their works should draw on anthropology, communication, sociology, or technology studies. Those with a background in urban studies are also encouraged to apply. Understanding of sensor technologies and data analytics is beneficial. Visualization and Interaction Design We are looking for candidates passionate about data visualization and interactive data analysis tools. Candidates should be interested in advancing the state of the art on visual analytics and may come from a variety of academic backgrounds and experiences (from, e.g., Information Visualization or Human-Computer Interaction). They should be able to design data visualization tools and prototype them (both the frond and back end). This might require prototyping skills with d3.js and Processing, data visualization skills with ArcGIS and Tableau, coding skills with Javascript frameworks, and mapping skills with Leaflet, Mapbox, or CartoDB. Data Science Finally, we are looking for candidates interested in harnessing digital data (e.g., social media, mobile phone records) to better understand social dynamics. Their works should draw on physics, mathematics, computer science, or engineering. They should be interested in complex systems analysis and in handling large-scale data sets. Practical skills in SQL, Matlab, Python are expected. C++, Java, Hadoop, MapReduce are a plus. About Us Bell Labs is a worldwide research and development community that focuses its efforts on key technologies for telecommunications. It is internationally renowned as the birthplace of modern information theory, the transistor, the laser and the UNIX operating system. Nowadays we are working on the network of 2020. In this new scenario of interconnected things, people will, almost more than ever before, matter. The Social Dynamics team in Cambridge works on the idea of a society empowered by digital data. As part of the emerging research area of “Computational Social Science”, the team answers questions typical of the social sciences using computational methods. The team provides a vibrant multidisciplinary research environment with close links to top academics. How to Apply Both junior and senior research scientists must have a well-established research track record demonstrated by journal publications and conference papers, as well as participation on program committees, editorial boards, and advisory panels. Postdocs should have a few top-tier publications. Interns should have strong methodological skills (which vary depending on the field) and might benefit from having one top-tier publication. For any position, an interest in working in a highly interdisciplinary environment is essential. Please send your CV along with any supporting documentation (e.g., your one or two best publications or a "deep-dive" into the user workflow and design process for one or two projects) to daniele.quercia(a)alcatel-lucent.com. Applications will be processed at different times. Those submitted by December 15th, 2015 will be processed in the first round, and those submitted after that date will still receive full consideration during the whole year of 2016.

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Call for participation: VisREU Site for Undergraduate Research Experience in Visualization
by Byrd, Vetria L 02 Dec '15

02 Dec '15

Purdue University is accepting applications for participation in the REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Collaborative Data Visualization Applications for summer 2016. REU Site funded by NSF ACI Award 1359223. About the Program: Interdisciplinary Research in Visualization, Paid Research Experience, $4K stipend for the summer (8 weeks), travel stipend to and from Purdue University. Each student is assigned to a REU Team with data visualization needs. This arrangement fosters collaboration among team members, an appreciation of the visualization process and an understanding of the role visualization plays in discovery and analysis. All majors, women and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Who should apply: Undergraduate students, enrolled in an undergraduate university/college; priority consideration will be given to members of underrepresented groups and students with limited research resources at their home institutions; however, all students (ALL Majors) with an interest in visualization are encouraged to apply. Must be an undergraduate enrolled in a U.S. Undergraduate Institution, with at least two semesters remaining in academic program, in good academic standing, with U.S. Citizenship or permanent residency; must be highly self-motivated, open to learning new skills and tools; must have an interest in visualization. What majors will be considered: All academic majors are encouraged to apply. We are now accepting applications for 2016 VisREU Summer Program and planning for another successful summer. All undergraduates with an interest in visualization are encouraged to apply at https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/viz/reu . Application Materials include: Online application, unofficial transcript, letter of recommendation Important Dates (for full consideration): Online application must be received by 11:59 PM (EST) March 30, 2016 Unofficial transcript must be received by 6 PM (EST) March 31, 2016 Letter of recommendation must be received by 8 PM (EST) March 31, 2016 Application review will begin on April 1, 2016 Program Information: Program Dates: June 06 - July 29, 2016 Location: West Lafayette, Indiana Please share this announcement with any undergraduate student interested in exploring research in visualization. For questions send email to REU Site Coordinator, Vetria L. Byrd at vlbyrd(a)purdue.edu<mailto:vlbyrd@purdue.edu> We are Purdue. What we make moves the world forward.

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Call for Papers: Diagrams 2016 (9th Int'l Conference on the Theory and Application of Diagrams)
by Stephanie Schwartz 02 Dec '15

02 Dec '15

Call for Papers: Diagrams 2016 Ninth International Conference on the Theory and Application of Diagrams http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2016 diagrams2016(a)diagrams-conference.org<mailto:diagrams2016@diagrams-conference.org> 7th to 10th August, 2016 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA * CALL FOR PAPERS * Diagrams is an international interdisciplinary conference series, covering all aspects of research on the theory and application of diagrams. In 2016 it will be held near Philadelphia at the ACE Conference Center in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, USA. Diagrams 2016 will run from 7th of August 2016 to the 10th of August 2016. It will be co-located with Spatial Cognition 2016<http://sites.temple.edu/sc16/> (2-5 August) and Cognitive Science 2016<http://cognitivesciencesociety.org/conference_future.html> (10-13 August). Diagrams is the only conference series that provides a united forum for all areas that are concerned with the study of diagrams, including architecture, artificial intelligence, biology, cartography, cognitive science, computer science, education, graphic design, history of science, human-computer interaction, linguistics, logic, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, and software modelling. The conference attracts a large number of researchers from almost all these related fields, positioning Diagrams as the major international event in the area. Diagrams 2016 is the ninth conference in the bi-annual series that started in 2000. Diagrams 2016 will include presentations of refereed papers, posters, tutorials, workshop sessions, and a graduate symposium. We invite submissions that focus on any aspect of diagrams research, as follows: - long research papers (15 pages) - short research papers (7 pages) - posters (3 pages) - tutorial proposals (2 pages; see the conference web page for full details) - workshop proposals (2 pages; see the conference web page for full details) - graduate symposium submissions (3 pages; see the conference web page for full details) All submissions will be fully peer reviewed. The proceedings, which will include accepted long and short papers and posters, will be published by Springer in their Lecture Notes in Computer Science series, http://www.springer.com/lncs. Submissions will be administered via Easychair with details following on the conference web site. Full details on the preparation of submissions can be found on the conference web site. Conference topics include, but are not limited to: - applications of diagrams - computational models of reasoning with, and interpretation of, diagrams - design of diagrammatic notations - diagram understanding by humans or machines - diagram aesthetics and layout - educational uses of diagrams - evaluation of diagrammatic notations - graphical communication and literacy - heterogeneous notations involving diagrams - history of diagrammatic notations - information visualization using diagrams - nature of diagrams and diagramming - novel technologies for diagram use - psychological issues pertaining to perception, comprehension or production of diagrams - software to support the use of diagrams - usability and human-computer interaction issues concerning diagrams * Submission Dates * Abstract submissions: 4 January 2016 Paper and poster submissions: 11 January 2016 Workshop proposal submissions: 18 January 2016 Tutorial proposal submissions: 18 January 2016 Initial Paper Notification (for rebuttal): 19 February 2016 Final Paper Notification: 14 March 2016 Graduate symposium submissions: 21 March 2016 Conference dates: 7 to 10 August 2016 * Organising Committee * General Chair: Stephanie Schwartz (Millersville University, USA) Program Chairs: Mateja Jamnik (The University of Cambridge, UK), Yuri Uesaka (The University of Tokyo, Japan) Local Chair: Richard Burns (West Chester University, USA) Workshops and Tutorials Chair: Aidan Delaney (The University of Brighton, UK) Graduate Symposium Chair: Luana Micallef (Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, Finland)

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