December 2016 - Infovis

Re: [Infovis] National Academies Final Report on Future Directions for NSF Advanced Computing Infrastructure
by Borner, Katy 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

Relevant for computational network science, computational SciSIP, computational social science, and many other computational X. k From: NSF/CISE Division of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (ACI) Announcements [mailto:ACI-ANNOUNCE@LISTSERV.NSF.GOV] On Behalf Of Kurose, James Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 10:05 AM To: ACI-ANNOUNCE(a)LISTSERV.NSF.GOV Subject: National Academies Final Report on Future Directions for NSF Advanced Computing Infrastructure Dear Computing and Information Science and Engineering Community, It is our great pleasure to inform you that the final report from the National Academies on Future Directions for NSF Advanced Computing Infrastructure to Support U.S. Science and Engineering in 2017-2020 is now available for download at http://www.nap.edu/catalog/21886. This study was commissioned by CISE’s Division of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (ACI) in 2013 to examine priorities and trade-offs for advanced computing in support of NSF-supported science and engineering research. An interim report was published in Fall 2014 identifying key issues and catalyzing input from the community. The final report, which was issued in late April, considered contributions from multiple stakeholders, including more than 60 submitted comments from individuals, research groups, and organizations. The recommendations within the report aim to: (1) position the United States for continued leadership in science and engineering; (2) ensure that computing resources meet community needs; (3) aid the scientific community in keeping up with the revolution in computing, and (4) sustain the infrastructure for advanced computing. We are enthusiastic about the study’s helpful observations and recommendations. The timing of the report is excellent, syncing with planning for NSF’s future research cyberinfrastructure (CI) investments. It also nicely complements the National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI)<https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/07/29/executive-order-crea…> that was announced last summer and some of our internal planning with respect to data infrastructure as the NSF-wide Cyberinfrastructure for 21st-Century Science, Engineering, and Education (CIF21) effort transitions. Please join us in thanking the study committee for all their work, especially the study co-chairs, Bill Gropp and Robert Harrison. We also want to thank the community for thoughtful input and review. We invite you to a webcast<https://nsfevents.webex.com/mw0401lsp13/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&site…> on this new report with Bill and Robert during the next meeting of the Advisory Committee for Cyberinfrastructure (ACCI)<https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=138596&org=null> on Monday, May 23rd at 10:45 AM ET. Sincerely, Irene and Jim Irene Qualters, Division Director, Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Jim Kurose, Assistant Director of NSF for CISE ########################################################################

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From Skala - 25. Conf. WSCG2017 - Call for Papers - Graphics, Visualization, Vision, .. - please, resend
by Vaclav Skala 29 Dec '16

29 Dec '16

Sent via: infovis(a)infovis.org >>> ------------ Call for Papers WSCG 2017 -------------- <<< >>> -------- 25. Anniversary Conference WSCG ----------- <<< >>> ------------ Submission February 20, 2017 -------------- <<< 25. WSCG Int. Conf. on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision May 29 - June 2, 2017 http://www.wscg.cz http://www.wscg.eu - Venue: Primavera Congress Center, http://www.primaverahotel.cz/ Pilsen [Plzen] (City of Beer) close to Prague [Praha], Czech Republic Pilsen 2015 - European Capital of Culture =================================================== Main topics (but not limited to – see WEB for details) --------------------------------------- Computer graphics, scientific and medical visualization, computer vision, image processing, pattern recognition, GPU graphics, graphical human computer interfaces, geometric modeling, rendering and animation, virtual reality, haptic systems, medical imaging, graphical interaction, computational photography, data compression for graphics, image based rendering, mathematical methods for graphics and vision, physically based modeling, shape analysis & modeling & retrieval, surface and volume parameterization, parallel graphics, CAD, CAGD and GIS systems, related applications and other related topics. Associated "sub-events" (part of the WSCG) --------------------------------------- - GraVisMa - Computer Graphics, Computer Vision and Computational Mathematics 2017, http://www.GraVisMa.eu - HCI-Europe - Human Computer Interfaces 2017, http://www.HCI-Europe.eu WSCG Conference Co-Chair ------------------------------ Paul Bourke, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Vaclav Skala, c/o University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic Important dates (see WEB for details) -------------------------------------------- - Workshop and special session proposal: November 15, 2016 EXTENDED to: January 20, 2016 - Paper registration (Title, abstract): February 10, 2017 (recommended) - Paper submission: February 20, 2017 - Acceptance notification (approx.): March 31, 2017 - Final version submission (approx.): April 30, 2017 (including REBUTAL) Willing to help us as a reviewer (PhD is required)? Please, send your name, @mail, URL of your research publication page to skala(a)kiv.zcu.cz – SUBJ: WSCG-Reviewing - your help is highly appreciated PUBLICATIONS ---------------------- All submitted papers will be anonymously reviewed by external reviewers (“extended abstract” type submissions will be desk-top rejected). Title, authors and abstract will be available publicly after acceptance decision and final version of the paper upload. Accepted and presented papers will be published in: - Journal of WSCG (the best selected papers only) ISSN 1213-6972 (print), ISSN 1213-6980 (CD-ROM) - Computer Science Research Notes series (conference proceedings) CSRN 27xx, ISSN 2464-4617 (print), ISSN 2464-4625 (CD-ROM) Journal of WSCG and ALL proceedings published will also be available via WEB with access free => FAST research results dissemination! Recent publications are available at http://wscg.zcu.cz/DL/wscg_DL.htm (OPEN access – available ALL papers since 1992) The Journal of WSCG and CSRN proceedings will be sent for indexing to Scopus, ISI/Thomson Reuters, IEE, Elsevier's Engineering Information (EI) and other reputable indexing services. Contact ----------- Prof. Vaclav Skala (Conference Organizer & Co-Chair) skala(a)kiv.zcu.cz mail subject WSCG2017 c/o University of West Bohemia, Faculty of Applied Sciences Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Univerzitni 8, CZ 30614, Plzen, Czech Republic, http://www.VaclavSkala.eu --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Tenure-track position in Data Science/Vis at the University of Calgary
by Wesley Willett 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

The University of Calgary is going to be hiring for at least one new assistant prof position this year. The hire is part of our move to build out a new data science program, so primarily looking for folks with more VA and/or ML background, but call is pretty open ended. Having spent the past couple of years at Calgary, I've been pretty impressed overall with the university and the department in particular – and this is hopefully just the first of a couple more vis-related hires! Full advert below. Thanks, _Wesley Willett ---------------- *The Department of Computer Science* (CPSC) at the University of Calgary seeks outstanding candidates for a tenure-track position at the *Assistant* *Professor* level. Applicants must possess a PhD in Computer Science or provide proof of completion by the commencement of the appointment. Successful applicants must be enthusiastic about contributing to both teaching and research. Hiring decisions will be finalized in Spring 2017, with the successful candidate joining the University of Calgary in *July 2017.* http://careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/6274233-assistant-professor-data-science-de… Applicants are sought in the area of machine learning, big data, data analytics, data mining, or closely related areas. A strong application focus will be an asset, for example in health analytics, energy analytics or other domains. The successful applicant should have demonstrated expertise in data science research. The applicant should also be able to work in close collaboration with other computer science and application area researchers. The successful candidate is expected to establish an independent research program aligned with the University of Calgary's Eyes High vision, and to provide high-quality teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He/she will actively recruit and supervise graduate students. Peer-reviewed external funding is expected to be obtained and sustained. Industrial partnerships are also encouraged, as appropriate. Recently ranked #1 among young universities in North America, the University of Calgary has significant ongoing research activities in fundamental and applied analytics. Information visualization, scientific visualization, data mining, visual analytics, human-computer interaction, and engineering of analytics applications are current strengths, leading to close interactions with experts from a wide variety of application domains. Cross-disciplinary teams are tackling big data challenges in energy, health informatics, life sciences, and other areas. Analytics and visualization have been identified as core platform technologies by the University of Calgary, triggering investments in these and related research areas. The Department of Computer Science is one of Canada's leaders, with demonstrated excellence in teaching and research. It has large undergraduate and graduate programs, state-of-the-art computing facilities, and successful multi-disciplinary linkages. Calgary is a multi-cultural city that enjoys a moderate climate beside the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains. Further information is available online <http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/>.

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PhD, MS, and Faculty positions at Northeastern University in Boston, MA, USA
by Dunne, Cody 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

Many of our colleagues may be unaware of a growing focus on visualization research at Northeastern University<http://www.northeastern.edu/> in Boston, MA. I am writing to you to share some of the exciting opportunities for graduate research and study, as well as faculty positions, we have available. Please share with any interested students. The College of Computer and Information Science (CCIS)<http://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/> has made two recent hires, Profs. Cody Dunne<https://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/people/cody-dunne/> and Michelle Borkin<http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/borkin/>, to lead visualization research and support two new degree programs in Data Science<http://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/research-area/data-science/>. They join an already strong team of 62 tenured and tenure-track CCIS faculty, and the College plans to continue hiring in both Data Science<http://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/open-positions/> and Network Science<http://www.networkscienceinstitute.org/jobs/position-available-assistant-as…>. Northeastern is also now ranked 15th<http://csrankings.org/> among top computer science schools in terms of publications at selective venues. Beyond CCIS, visualization work is being conducted across campus by faculty in Art and Design, Journalism, Politics, Engineering, and the Library. The interdisciplinary NUVis Visualization Consortium<http://nuvis.northeastern.edu/> ties these researchers together, and helps foster cross-cutting studies. We have a rich tradition of working on meaningful problems in collaboration with civic, business, and global partners. At Northeastern, students interested in graduate studies on visualization have several degree programs to choose from: * PhD in Computer Science<http://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/academics/phd/phd-apply/> (due Jan. 1 for Fall 2017 admission, rolling for Spring 2018 admission) * PhD in Personal Health Informatics<http://phi.ccs.neu.edu/phd/admissions/> (due Jan. 20 for Fall 2017 admission) * PhD in Network Science<http://www.networkscienceinstitute.org/phd#admissions> (due Feb. 1 for Fall 2017 admission) * MS in Computer Science<http://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/program/computer-science-ms/> (due May 1 for Fall 2017 admission) * MS in Data Science<http://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/program/ms-in-data-science/> (due May 1 for Fall 2017 admission) * MFA in Information Design and Visualization<http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/artdesign/academic-programs/mfa-in-informa…> (due Feb. 1 for Fall 2017 admission) Our warm supportive community of researchers eagerly seeks women and minority students to promote diversity. Profs. Dunne and Borkin currently have three open and funded PhD positions focused on data storytelling, analytic provenance, tree and graph/network visualization, visualization for healthcare, multidimensional data visualization, and visualization perception and cognition. We are particularly interested in students with strong programming proficiency, especially in JavaScript, D3, and WebGL. Students should also have strong English speaking and writing skills. If you are interested in applying to work with them, please email Profs. Dunne (c.dunne(a)northeastern.edu<mailto:c.dunne@northeastern.edu>) or Borkin (m.borkin(a)northeastern.edu<mailto:m.borkin@northeastern.edu>) with your materials and submit a CS application<http://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/academics/phd/phd-apply/> (preferred), or alternatively PHI application<http://phi.ccs.neu.edu/phd/admissions/>. Either Fall 2017 or Spring 2018 admission are available.

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Postdoctoral position in progressive data analysis at Aviz/INRIA, France
by Jean-Daniel Fekete 18 Dec '16

18 Dec '16

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to be part of our leading visualization group Aviz at INRIA in the Paris area in France, to work on our novel research direction: progressive data analysis. Progressive data analysis, including progressive visualization and progressive visual analytics, is concerned by data at scale, allowing analysts to perform complex analyses with results arriving as estimates improving progressively, with latency guaranteed to remain below a few seconds. The research work will be done under the direction of Jean-Daniel Fekete, group leader of Aviz (www.aviz.fr/~fekete/) Applicants should have a PhD in computer science or a closely related discipline. Ideally, applicants will have strong experience in designing and evaluating visual analytics systems. Experience with (or interest in learning) the following technologies and/or areas is desired: machine-learning, scalability, high-performance computing, HCI, and high-performance databases. We are accepting applications through Feb 1st, 2017, or until the position is filled. Interested applicants can email a letter of inquiry along with a C.V. to Jean-Daniel.Fekete(a)inria.fr, using the subject line: “Progressive Postdoc”. Some more details on the Aviz group can be found at http://www.aviz.fr. -- Jean-Daniel Fekete Jean-Daniel.Fekete(a)inria.fr AVIZ Team Leader, INRIA www.aviz.fr INRIA Saclay - Île-de-France www.aviz.fr/~fekete Bat 660, Université Paris-Sud tel: +33 1 74854297 F91405 ORSAY Cedex, France fax: +33 1 69154240

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CDVE2017 call for papers - Sept. 17-20, 2017, Mallorca, Spain
by cdve .org 10 Dec '16

10 Dec '16

The 14th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering - CDVE2017 will be held from Sept. 17-20, 2017 in Mallorca, Spain. You are welcome to submit papers to the conference. The conference proceedings of CDVE2017 will be published by the prestigious Lecture Notes in Computer Science by Springer and indexed by ISI(CPCI-S), Web of Science, EI, Scopus, DBLP, ACM Digital Library. Selected papers will be invited to fully expand to be included in special issues of a couple SCI indexed journals. The topics of the paper should be within the scope of the conference. See the conference web page http://www.cdve.org/cfpaper.html for detailed information. At least one keyword of your paper should be in the call of papers. All the papers should follow the LNCS format restrictively. The submission page is: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cdve2017 The following form of paper should be submitted: *Abstract(recommended): *1 page with planned paper type: short paper or full paper; paper title; author information; keyword; and abstract text Abstract submission deadline: Feb. 15, 2017. We will give you some feedback around 7 days. The papers have to pass another peer to peer review to be accepted. *Full Papers* - 8 pages Full Paper submission deadline: April 1, 2017 Notification of acceptance May 20, 2017 Final camera ready paper due and registration for accepted paper authors : June 20, 2017 *Short papers* - 4 pages Short Paper submission deadline: April 20, 2017. Notification of acceptance May 20, 2017 Final camera ready paper due and registration for accepted paper authors: June 20, 2017 Early registration for all participants: July 31, 2017 September 17-20, 2017: CDVE2017 conference in Mallorca, Spain By submission, you agree that at least one full registration will be made for each accepted paper to be included in the CDVE2017 proceedings. CDVE conferences have always participants over 20 countries and rich social programs. The previous conferences have been held in Mallorca, Luxembourg, Shanghai, Osaka, Hong Kong, Seattle, and Sydney. Mallorca is the home of the conference, a famous European vacation resort. You will enjoy it for sure! Please feel free to forward this call if necessary. -- The 14th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering Sept. 17-20, 2016, Mallorca, Spain Email: cdve2017(a)easychair.org Web: http://www.cdve.org

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Web3D 2017: 5-7 June, Brisbane, Australia Call for Papers
by Xavier Ho 07 Dec '16

07 Dec '16

Hello, On behalf of the Web3D 2017 committee and program chairs, we would like to invite paper, tutorial, workshop, and poster submissions for The 22nd International Conference on 3D Web Technology. Please see CFP below for important dates and forward it to interested colleagues in your network. Cheers, Xav Web3D 2017 Communications Co-Chair ---------------------------------------------------------- First Call For Papers, Posters, Tutorials And Workshops ---------------------------------------------------------- Web3D 2017 The 22nd International Conference on 3D Web Technology ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: 5-7 June 2017 Location: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Website: http://web3d2017.org 2017 will be a historic year for 3D on the Web. We are seeing the explosion of WebVR and the potential of WebAR just around the corner. With WebGL now widely supported by default in modern browsers, tools such as X3D, X3DOM, Cobweb, three.js, glTF, and A-Frame VR are allowing nearly anyone to create Web3D content. Commercial game engines such as Unity and Unreal are starting to offer ways to export and publish directly to Web3D. The conference will explore topics including: research on simulation and training using Web3D, enabling technology of web-aware, interactive 3D graphics from mobile devices up to high-end immersive environments, and the use of ubiquitous multimedia across a wide range of applications and environments. For example: * Virtual Reality (VR) * Mixed Augmented Reality (MAR) * Cultural and Natural Heritage * Medical, Telemedicine (eHealth) * Transportation and Geospatial * Industry Applications * Archival Digital Publications * Human Animation, Motion Capture * 3D Printing and 3D Scanning * CAD and Advanced Manufacturing * Education and E-learning * Collaboration and Annotation * Tourism and Accessibility * Gaming and Entertainment * Creativity and Digital Art * Public Sector and Government * Open Web Platform Integration For the 2017 conference edition, we welcome works addressing the emerging opportunities and research of portable, integrated information spaces over the web including, but not limited to: * Emerging WebVR and WebAR capabilities. * Scalable, interoperable representations and modeling methods for complex geometry, structure, and behaviors. * 3D similarity search and matching, 3D search interfaces, and sketch-based approaches. * Visualization and exploration of 3D object repositories. * Scientific and medical visualization, medical simulation and training. * 3D content creation, analysis tools and pipelines, and 3D classification. * Annotation, metadata, hyperlinking and Semantic Web for 3D objects and scenes. * Generative and example-based shape modeling and optimization. * 3D scanning, 3D reconstruction 3D digitization, and 3D printing. * Streaming and rendering of large-scale models, animations, and virtual worlds. * Progressive 3D compression and model optimization. * Collaborative operation and distributed virtual environments. * Web-wide human-computer interaction and 3D User Interfaces. * 3D City Models, Building Information Modeling & Geo-visualization. * Mixed and Augmented Reality (MAR) including standardization aspects. * Web3D and associated APIs, toolkits, and frameworks. * Novel Web3D interaction paradigms for mobile/handheld applications. * Web based interaction techniques including gesture, pen and voice. * Agents, animated humanoids, and complex reactive characters. * Motion capture for composition and streaming of behaviors and expressions. * Web3D for social networking. * Script algorithms and programming for lightweight Web3D. * Network transmission over mobile Internet. * Server-side 3D engines and cloud-based gaming. * Architecture support by large Web3D applications for CAD tools and solid modelers. * Data analysis and intelligent algorithms for big Web3D data. * Interactive Web 3D applications in all applications and sectors. ---------------------------------------------------------- Papers Submission Deadline: 13 February 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------- Authors are invited to submit full papers (up to 9 pages, including figures and references) or short papers (up to 4 pages, including figures and references) in PDF format via the Submission Site: http://web3d2017.web3d.org/submissions/papers Papers must be formatted using the document templates for conferences sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH (see http://www.siggraph.org/learn/instructions-authors) All submissions will be peer-reviewed for quality and contribution by the conference International Program Committee. ---------------------------------------------------------- Poster Submission Deadline: 13 February 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------- Posters present results of ongoing work in relevant areas of Web3D research and application. The poster format offers the opportunity to interactively present and discuss interesting results to the Web3D community. We particularly encourage contributions that take advantage of the nature of the poster space to present and raise awareness of the work in effective and imaginative ways. Authors submitting posters should provide a poster abstract (2 pages) that gives a concise description of the main idea, its findings, and next steps. The abstract should include supportive data, and a brief discussion of the most relevant related work from the literature and state where the presented work extends. Poster submissions must be formatted using the document templates for conferences sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH (see http://www.siggraph.org/learn/instructions-authors) All submissions will be peer-reviewed for quality and contribution by the conference International Program Committee. ---------------------------------------------------------- Tutorial and Workshop Deadline: 4 April 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------- Tutorials on specific related topics and panels on challenging areas are encouraged. As in previous years, Web3D 2017 will also feature a number of co-located Workshop sessions. The series of Workshops and Tutorials are intended to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners from both the Web and 3D graphics communities to discuss and exchange positions on current and emergent 3D Web topics. For more details about Workshops: http://web3d2017.web3d.org/submissions/workshops For more details about Tutorials: http://web3d2017.web3d.org/submissions/tutorials ---------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates ---------------------------------------------------------- Papers/Posters Submission Deadline: 13 February 2017 Papers/Posters Notification: 17 March 2017 Tutorial/Workshop Deadline: 3 March 2017 Tutorial/Workshop Notification: 4 April 2017 Camera-ready Papers/Posters: 4 April 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------- Organisers ---------------------------------------------------------- Program Chairs Vince Marchetti, KShell Analysis & Web3D Consortium, USA Jakub Flotyński, Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland Chris Thorne, Systemic, Australia Tutorials Chairs Sandy Ressler, NIST, USA Erik Champion, Curtin University, Australia Workshop Chairs Tony Huang, University of Tasmania, Australia Sean O’Donoghue, CSIRO & The Garvan Institute, Australia Digital Art Exhibition Chairs June Kim, University of New South Wales, Australia Ina Conradi Chavez, NTU General Chairs Matt Adcock, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia Tomasz Bednarz, CSIRO Data61 & Queensland University of Technology, Australia Steering Committee Anita Havele, Executive Director, Web3D Consortium, USA Don Brutzman, Naval Postgraduate School, USA Nicholas F. Polys, Virginia Tech, USA Communications/Outreach Chairs Anita Havele, Web3D Consortium Angela Cheng, Khronos Group, USA Xavier Ho, CSIRO & The University of Sydney, Australia Web3D 2017 is sponsored by the Web3D Consortium and ACM SIGGRAPH.

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Lecture Series: Media Arts and the Archive, DanubeU
by Image Science 05 Dec '16

05 Dec '16

Lecture Series: Media Arts and the Archive Danube University / Department of Image Science / Krems, Austria Leading experts discuss contemporary handleing of Media Art from research to the archive. How have digital media changed our perception and interaction with images? How do museums and archives address the new challenges of collecting, researching, indexing and interpreting Media Art? Numerous contemporary issues arise for debate through Media Arts, from the image and media revolutions, human-machine interaction, to globalization and surrveillience society. What connections do we find between media art and the archive addressed in these controversial topics. The Lecture Series "Media Art and the Archive" focuses on proposed solutions for the central dilemma of arts politics of our time. Internationally chosen experts from art history, humanities, museum studies and art envision solutions, strategies, and ground-breaking results from a variety of research fields. PROGRAMM Prof. Jeffery Shaw (CityU / HK) 08.08.2016, Danube University The Age of Experience Dr. Ana Peraica (DanubeU / AT) 02.11.2016, Danube University Media of Self-Representation and Media Politics Dr. Andreas Broeckmann (Leuphana / GER) 03.11.2016, Danube University Machine Art - History and Aesthetics Patricia Falcao (Tate Modern / UK) 10.11.2016, Danube University Preserving, Documenting and Displaying Media Art Dr. Harald Kraemer (CityU / HK) 05.12.2016, Danube University Multimedia Classics - Hypermedia Hermeneutics: On the Increasing Loss of Digital Cultural Heritage Morten Sondergaard (AalborgU / DK) 6. 12. 2016, Danube University Sound + Art + Archives Ramón Reichert (Universität Wien / A) 13. 12. 2016, Stift Göttweig, Zentrum für Bildwissenschaften Analogizität Digitalität Postdigitalität, Erna Fiorentini (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin / GER) 16.02. 2017, Danube University Visual Worlds LOCATION Donau-Universität Krems, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, 3500 Krems / 17.00 18:30, unless otherwise noted. Department für Bildwissenschaft: www.donau-uni.ac.at/dbw Archive of Digital Art www.digitalartarchive.at

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CFP (2nd Call): ACM TiiS Special Issue on Interactive Visual Analysis of Human and Crowd Behaviors
by Nan Cao 01 Dec '16

01 Dec '16

<http://orange.hosting.lsoft.com/trk/click?ref=znwrbbrs9_6-116dax3bda9x06302&> *CALL FOR PAPERS* ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TiiS) *Special Issue on Interactive Visual Analysis of Human and Crowd Behaviors* Guest Editors Nan Cao <nan.cao(a)gmail.com>, TongJi University, Shanghai, China Yu-Ru Lin <yuruliny(a)gmail.com>, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA ------------------------------ *Overview* The continuous growth and adoption of communication, mobility, and sensing technologies have spurred human data proliferation from a large number of diverse data sources, which has offered unprecedented opportunities to study human behaviors and their relationships to various types of systems and services. The analysis of human behaviors has impacted many domains, ranging from business, health, security, to education and disaster management. For example, marketers analyze website traffic data for behavioral insights to identify potential marketing targets, while healthcare providers augment clinical data with patients' social networking behavior to improve health plans and clinical outcomes. While many statistical techniques have been developed, people often find them insufficient to provide behavioral insights, especially into how individuals or crowds will behave and why, because behavioral context is missing from most statistical analyses. Interactive visual analytic systems that couple interaction design with data analysis, and show analytic results with behavioral context have provided new ways to overcome the challenge. This special issue aims at featuring recent progress and new results in this emerging area. *Scope, Description, and More Information* This special issue invites submissions featuring original research relating to interactive visual analysis of human and crowd behavior. A suitable submission must also demonstrate its relevance to the TiiS journal by exhibiting the two defining characteristics of an interactive intelligent system: intelligence and interactivity. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - New visual analytics coupling human interaction and machine learning techniques - New system and design for supporting behavioral analysis, e.g., summarizing behavior patterns, detecting behavior anomalies, etc. - New system and design for human and social behavioral applications, e.g., disaster response and management, health analytics, smart city, etc. - Evaluation framework for assessing the effectiveness and utility of new systems - Design processes for developing interactive visual analysis of human behaviors - Interactive social network analysis (i.e., analysis users' social interaction behaviors) - Interactive visual analysis of collective / ego centric social behaviors - Interactive visual analysis of crowd's mobility patterns - Interactive visual analysis of egocentric behaviors - Interactive visual analysis of users' sentiments and emotions *Schedule* - Full paper submission deadline: January 15th, 2017 - First author notification: April 15th, 2017 - Revised paper due: July 15th, 2017 - Final author notification: August 30, 2017 - Expected publication: Winter 2017 Please see tiis.acm.org/authors.cfm <http://orange.hosting.lsoft.com/trk/click?ref=znwrbbrs9_6-116dax3ffb0x06302&> for author information and submission details. For further information, please contact the Guest Editors.

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