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Vinci 2016 CALL FOR PAPERS
by jie.li＠tju.edu.cn 10 May '16

10 May '16

CALL FOR PAPERS =============== The 9th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI 2016) (vinci-conf.org) Dallas, Texas, USA, 24-26 September 2016 ======================================== Visual communication through graphical or sign languages has long been conducted among human beings of different backgrounds or cultures, and in recent decades between human and machine. In today's digital world, visual information is typically encoded with various metaphors commonly used in daily life to facilitate rapid comprehension and easy analysis during the communication process. Visual information communication generally encompasses information visualization, graphical user-interfaces, visual analytics, and visual languages. Visual information is increasingly being used to facilitate human-human communication through the Internet and mobile devices. The Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI) (vinci-conf.org) is the premier international forum for researchers and industrial practitioners to discuss the state-of-the-art in visual communication theories, designs, and applications. The 9th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI '16) will be held on 24-26 September 2016, in Dallas, TX, USA, in the heart of the complex of over 600 major multinational technology corporations, with 47 non-stop flights to international destinations. Papers can be submitted as full papers, short papers and posters. All accepted papers will be published by ACM Press and made available in the ACM Digital Library (EI indexed). Authors of a number of selected full papers of high quality will be invited to submit revised versions of their works to a special issue of the Journal of Visual Languages and Computing (Elsevier, SCI indexed). In addition, revised versions of selected best papers in art and design will be invited for subsequent publication in a special issue of Leonardo (MIT Press, AHCI indexed). 1. SCOPES AND TOPICS ==================== We solicit original, unpublished research papers that focus on all aspects of visual information communication and interaction, either via images, computer graphics, animations, virtual reality, web, or other media. Research papers may address cognitive and design aspects, underlying theories, taxonomies, implementation work, tool support, and case studies. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: = Cognitive aspects of visual information comprehension = Empirical studies of novel visual metaphors = Visual interaction through multimodality = Visual approaches for knowledge discovery = Computational aesthetics = Visual analytics = Graph drawing and (multivariate) network visualization = Information visualization = Graphical user interface design = Aesthetics in visual communication = Influence of visual arts and design = Visual modeling languages and UML = Visual communication metaphors = Visual programming languages = Visualization on mobile devices = Applications like SoftVis, BioVis, GeoVis, ... = Sketching = Human-computer interaction 2. PAPER SUBMISSION =================== Submissions that address research and development, as well as experience reports and tool demonstrations on the above and other related topics are strongly encouraged. Papers can be submitted as full papers, short papers and posters. Each submitted symposium paper will be peer-reviewed by at least three International Program Committee members. All accepted papers and posters will appear in the proceedings of VINCI’2016 published by ACM Press and made available in the ACM Digital Library (EI indexed). Moreover, authors of a number of selected full papers of high quality will be invited to prepare revised versions of their work for submission to a special issue of the Journal of Visual Languages and Computing (Elsevier; SCI indexed). In addition, it is planned that revised versions of selected best papers in art and design will be invited for the subsequent publication in a special issue of Leonardo (MIT Press; AHCI indexed). Research papers and experience reports of up to ten (10), short papers of up to four (4), and tool demonstrations or posters of up to two (2) ACM double-column pages should be submitted through https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vinci2016. Detailed information on the electronic submission can be found on the conference web page.. 3. WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS ========================== VINCI '16 is also soliciting proposals for full-day or half-day workshops and tutorials on topics that address areas of interest to the community. Proposals should not be longer than a maximum of 2 pages. In particular, workshop proposals should include: 1) The title and a brief description of the specific issues that the workshop will address, the reasons why the workshop is of interest in these times, and the main research areas involved. 2) Contact information of the workshop chairs, their competence in the proposed topic(s) and previous experience in chairing scientific events. 3) A tentative list of program committee members. 4) Intended length (half or full day) and a draft of the Call for Papers. It is expected that the workshop organizers will setup an own workshop web page as soon as the workshop proposal has been accepted. Tutorials usually attract a broad range of audiences, including professionals, researchers, students, or practitioners, who wish to enhance their knowledge in the specific tutorial topic. Tutorials offer a unique opportunity to disseminate in-depth information on specific topics in visual information communication and interaction. Tutorial proposals should include short biographies of the proposers, a draft of the tutorial content, intended length, and evidence of the possibility of attracting audience to the tutorial. It is possible to extend the symposium by one day in case many workshops or tutorials are proposed and accepted. Detailed information on the electronic submission can be found on the conference web page. 4. SPECIAL SESSIONS AND PANELS ============================== We also invite special session and panel proposals for VINCI '16. Proposals for special sessions and panels should include the title, aim and scope, the names and affiliations of the organizers together with a short biography. A list of potential contributors or panel members would be surely helpful too. The proposers are expected to have a good publication track record and excellent standing in the proposed area. Detailed information on the submission of special sessions and panel proposals can be found on the conference web page. Papers submitted to special sessions should be done through the VINCI '16 EasyChair submission system (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vinci2016) The paper types are identical to those of regular submissions. It is the responsibility of the special session organizers to make sure that papers submitted to their special session clearly indicate the name of the special session the paper belongs to. All papers submitted to special sessions will be subject to the same peer-review procedure as the regular papers (however chaired by the special session organizers) and will appear in the VINCI '16 conference proceedings as well. The symposium chairs reserve the right to move accepted papers for a special session into a regular session in case the special session has finally less than four papers. In this case, the special session will be cancelled. 5. IMPORTANT DATES ================== Workshop/Tutorial/Special Session/Panel proposals due: April 15, 2016 Workshop/Tutorial/Special Session/Panel decision and notification: April 25, 2016 Paper submission deadline: May 01, 2016 (23:59 in PST) Notification of decision: June 15, 2016 Camera-ready copy due: July 05, 2016 6. ORGANIZATION =============== General Chair: Kang Zhang, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Program Chair: Andreas Kerren, Linnaeus University, Sweden Program Committee: Wolfgang, Aigner, St. Poelten University of Applied Sciences Benjamin Bach, Microsoft Research — Inria Joint Centre Tomasz Bednarz, Queensland University of Technology Robert P. Biuk-Aghai, University of Macau Rita Borgo, Swansea University Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome Paul Bourke, University of New South Wales Stephen, Brooks, Dalhousie University Michael Burch, University of Stuttgart Antonio Camurri, University of Genoa Daniel Cernea, AGT International Jian Chen, University of Maryland Gennaro Costagliola, Università di Salerno Achim Ebert, University of Kaiserslautern Mai Elshehaly, Virginia Tech Camilla Forsell, Linköpings Universitet Vittorio Fuccella, Università di Salerno Philip Galanter, Texas A&M University Liang Gou, IBM Research - Almaden Denis Gracanin, Virginia Tech Theresia Gschwandtner, Vienna University of Technology Masahito Hirakawa, Shimane University Seok-Hee Hong, University of Sydney Weidong Huang, University of Tasmania Xiaodi Huang, Charles Sturt University Takayuki Itoh, Ochanomizu University Karsten Klein, Monash University Jun Kong, North Dakota State University Robert S Laramee, Swansea University Yina Li, Nankai University Zhanping Liu, Kentucky State University Aidong Lu, UNC Charlotte Kresimir Matkovic, VRVis Research Center Kazuo Misue, University of Tsukuba Quang Vinh Nguyen, University of Western Sydney Margit Pohl, TUW Francois Poulet, IRISA Raimondo Schettini, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Kamran Sedig, The University of Western Ontario Guanglei Song, Twitter Arcot Sowmya, University of New South Wales Changming Sun, CSIRO Shigeo Takahashi, University of Aizu Cagatay Turkay, City University London Andrew Vande Moere, K.U.Leuven Gualtiero Volpe, Casa Paganini-InfoMus, DIBRIS-University of Genova Sai-Keung Wong, The National Chiao Tung University Hsiang-Yun Wu,Keio University Yingcai Wu, Zhejiang University Kai Xu, Middlesex University Yu-Bin Yang, Nanjing University Ye Zhao, Kent State University Jianlong Zhou, National ICT Australia Hong Zhou, Shenzhen University

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VINCI 2016 call for paper
by jie.li＠tju.edu.cn 30 Mar '16

30 Mar '16

CALL FOR PAPERS =============== The 9th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI 2016) (vinci-conf.org) Dallas, Texas, USA, 24-26 September 2016 ======================================== Visual communication through graphical or sign languages has long been conducted among human beings of different backgrounds or cultures, and in recent decades between human and machine. In today's digital world, visual information is typically encoded with various metaphors commonly used in daily life to facilitate rapid comprehension and easy analysis during the communication process. Visual information communication generally encompasses information visualization, graphical user-interfaces, visual analytics, and visual languages. Visual information is increasingly being used to facilitate human-human communication through the Internet and mobile devices. The Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI) (vinci-conf.org) is the premier international forum for researchers and industrial practitioners to discuss the state-of-the-art in visual communication theories, designs, and applications. The 9th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI '16) will be held on 24-26 September 2016, in Dallas, TX, USA, in the heart of the complex of over 600 major multinational technology corporations, with 47 non-stop flights to international destinations. Papers can be submitted as full papers, short papers and posters. All accepted papers will be published by ACM Press and made available in the ACM Digital Library (EI indexed). Authors of a number of selected full papers of high quality will be invited to submit revised versions of their works to a special issue of the Journal of Visual Languages and Computing (Elsevier, SCI indexed). In addition, revised versions of selected best papers in art and design will be invited for subsequent publication in a special issue of Leonardo (MIT Press, AHCI indexed). 1. SCOPES AND TOPICS ==================== We solicit original, unpublished research papers that focus on all aspects of visual information communication and interaction, either via images, computer graphics, animations, virtual reality, web, or other media. Research papers may address cognitive and design aspects, underlying theories, taxonomies, implementation work, tool support, and case studies. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: = Cognitive aspects of visual information comprehension = Empirical studies of novel visual metaphors = Visual interaction through multimodality = Visual approaches for knowledge discovery = Computational aesthetics = Visual analytics = Graph drawing and (multivariate) network visualization = Information visualization = Graphical user interface design = Aesthetics in visual communication = Influence of visual arts and design = Visual modeling languages and UML = Visual communication metaphors = Visual programming languages = Visualization on mobile devices = Applications like SoftVis, BioVis, GeoVis, ... = Sketching = Human-computer interaction 2. PAPER SUBMISSION =================== Submissions that address research and development, as well as experience reports and tool demonstrations on the above and other related topics are strongly encouraged. Papers can be submitted as full papers, short papers and posters. Each submitted symposium paper will be peer-reviewed by at least three International Program Committee members. All accepted papers and posters will appear in the proceedings of VINCI’2016 published by ACM Press and made available in the ACM Digital Library (EI indexed). Moreover, authors of a number of selected full papers of high quality will be invited to prepare revised versions of their work for submission to a special issue of the Journal of Visual Languages and Computing (Elsevier; SCI indexed). In addition, it is planned that revised versions of selected best papers in art and design will be invited for the subsequent publication in a special issue of Leonardo (MIT Press; AHCI indexed). Research papers and experience reports of up to ten (10), short papers of up to four (4), and tool demonstrations or posters of up to two (2) ACM double-column pages should be submitted through https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vinci2016. Detailed information on the electronic submission can be found on the conference web page. 3. WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS ========================== VINCI '16 is also soliciting proposals for full-day or half-day workshops and tutorials on topics that address areas of interest to the community. Proposals should not be longer than a maximum of 2 pages. In particular, workshop proposals should include: 1) The title and a brief description of the specific issues that the workshop will address, the reasons why the workshop is of interest in these times, and the main research areas involved. 2) Contact information of the workshop chairs, their competence in the proposed topic(s) and previous experience in chairing scientific events. 3) A tentative list of program committee members. 4) Intended length (half or full day) and a draft of the Call for Papers. It is expected that the workshop organizers will setup an own workshop web page as soon as the workshop proposal has been accepted. Tutorials usually attract a broad range of audiences, including professionals, researchers, students, or practitioners, who wish to enhance their knowledge in the specific tutorial topic. Tutorials offer a unique opportunity to disseminate in-depth information on specific topics in visual information communication and interaction. Tutorial proposals should include short biographies of the proposers, a draft of the tutorial content, intended length, and evidence of the possibility of attracting audience to the tutorial. It is possible to extend the symposium by one day in case many workshops or tutorials are proposed and accepted. Detailed information on the electronic submission can be found on the conference web page. 4. SPECIAL SESSIONS AND PANELS ============================== We also invite special session and panel proposals for VINCI '16. Proposals for special sessions and panels should include the title, aim and scope, the names and affiliations of the organizers together with a short biography. A list of potential contributors or panel members would be surely helpful too. The proposers are expected to have a good publication track record and excellent standing in the proposed area. Detailed information on the submission of special sessions and panel proposals can be found on the conference web page. Papers submitted to special sessions should be done through the VINCI '16 EasyChair submission system (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vinci2016) The paper types are identical to those of regular submissions. It is the responsibility of the special session organizers to make sure that papers submitted to their special session clearly indicate the name of the special session the paper belongs to. All papers submitted to special sessions will be subject to the same peer-review procedure as the regular papers (however chaired by the special session organizers) and will appear in the VINCI '16 conference proceedings as well. The symposium chairs reserve the right to move accepted papers for a special session into a regular session in case the special session has finally less than four papers. In this case, the special session will be cancelled. 5. IMPORTANT DATES ================== Workshop/Tutorial/Special Session/Panel proposals due: April 15, 2016 Workshop/Tutorial/Special Session/Panel decision and notification: April 25, 2016 Paper submission deadline: May 01, 2016 (23:59 in PST) Notification of decision: June 15, 2016 Camera-ready copy due: July 05, 2016 6. ORGANIZATION =============== GENERAL CHAIR: Kang Zhang, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA PROGRAM CHAIR: Andreas Kerren, Linnaeus University, Sweden PUBLICITY CHAIR: Jie Li, Tianjin University, China PUBLICATION CHAIR: Kostiantyn Kucher, Linnaeus University, Sweden LOCAL ORGANZATION CHAIR: Pushpa Kumar, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA FINANCE CHAIR: Jey Veerasamy, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Wolfgang, Aigner, St. Poelten University of Applied Sciences Benjamin Bach, Microsoft Research — Inria Joint Centre Tomasz Bednarz, Queensland University of Technology Robert P. Biuk-Aghai, University of Macau Rita Borgo, Swansea University Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome Paul Bourke, University of New South Wales Stephen Brooks, Dalhousie University Michael Burch, University of Stuttgart Antonio Camurri, University of Genoa Daniel Cernea, AGT International Jian Chen, University of Maryland Wei Chen, Zhejiang University Gennaro Costagliola, Università di Salerno Achim Ebert, University of Kaiserslautern Mai Elshehaly, Virginia Tech Camilla Forsell, Linköpings Universitet Vittorio Fuccella, Università di Salerno Philip Galanter, Texas A&M University Liang Gou, IBM Research - Almaden Denis Gracanin, Virginia Tech Ira Greenberg, Southern Methodist University Theresia Gschwandtner, Vienna University of Technology Masahito Hirakawa, Shimane University Seok-Hee Hong, University of Sydney Weidong Huang, University of Tasmania Xiaodi Huang, Charles Sturt University Takayuki Itoh, Ochanomizu University Karsten Klein, Monash University Jun Kong, North Dakota State University Robert S Laramee, Swansea University Yina Li, Nankai University Zhanping Liu, Kentucky State University Aidong Lu, UNC Charlotte Kresimir Matkovic, VRVis Research Center John McGhee, UNSW Australia Kazuo Misue, University of Tsukuba Quang Vinh Nguyen, University of Western Sydney Margit Pohl, Vienna University of Technology Francois Poulet, University of Rennes 1 - IRISA Raimondo Schettini, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Maximilian Schich, The University of Texas at Dallas Kamran Sedig, The University of Western Ontario Guanglei Song, Twitter Arcot Sowmya, University of New South Wales Changming Sun, CSIRO Shigeo Takahashi, University of Aizu Ioannis G. Tollis, University of Crete Cagatay Turkay, City University London Chris Muelder, University of California at Davis Andrew Vande Moere, K.U.Leuven Gualtiero Volpe, DIBRIS-University of Genova Sai-Keung Wong, The National Chiao Tung University Hsiang-Yun Wu,Keio University Yingcai Wu, Zhejiang University Kai Xu, Middlesex University Yu-Bin Yang, Nanjing University Ye Zhao, Kent State University Jianlong Zhou, National ICT Australia Hong Zhou, Shenzhen University

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VINCI 2016 call for paper
by jie.li＠tju.edu.cn 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

CALL FOR PAPERS =============== The 9th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI 2016) (vinci-conf.org) Dallas, Texas, USA, 24-26 September 2016 ======================================== Visual communication through graphical or sign languages has long been conducted among human beings of different backgrounds or cultures, and in recent decades between human and machine. In today's digital world, visual information is typically encoded with various metaphors commonly used in daily life to facilitate rapid comprehension and easy analysis during the communication process. Visual information communication generally encompasses information visualization, graphical user-interfaces, visual analytics, and visual languages. Visual information is increasingly being used to facilitate human-human communication through the Internet and mobile devices. The Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI) (vinci-conf.org) is the premier international forum for researchers and industrial practitioners to discuss the state-of-the-art in visual communication theories, designs, and applications. The 9th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI '16) will be held on 24-26 September 2016, in Dallas, TX, USA, in the heart of the complex of over 600 major multinational technology corporations, with 47 non-stop flights to international destinations. Papers can be submitted as full papers, short papers and posters. All accepted papers will be published by ACM Press and made available in the ACM Digital Library (EI indexed). Authors of a number of selected full papers of high quality will be invited to submit revised versions of their works to a special issue of the Journal of Visual Languages and Computing (Elsevier, SCI indexed). In addition, revised versions of selected best papers in art and design will be invited for subsequent publication in a special issue of Leonardo (MIT Press, AHCI indexed). 1. SCOPES AND TOPICS ==================== We solicit original, unpublished research papers that focus on all aspects of visual information communication and interaction, either via images, computer graphics, animations, virtual reality, web, or other media. Research papers may address cognitive and design aspects, underlying theories, taxonomies, implementation work, tool support, and case studies. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: = Cognitive aspects of visual information comprehension = Empirical studies of novel visual metaphors = Visual interaction through multimodality = Visual approaches for knowledge discovery = Computational aesthetics = Visual analytics = Graph drawing and (multivariate) network visualization = Information visualization = Graphical user interface design = Aesthetics in visual communication = Influence of visual arts and design = Visual modeling languages and UML = Visual communication metaphors = Visual programming languages = Visualization on mobile devices = Applications like SoftVis, BioVis, GeoVis, ... = Sketching = Human-computer interaction 2. PAPER SUBMISSION =================== Submissions that address research and development, as well as experience reports and tool demonstrations on the above and other related topics are strongly encouraged. Papers can be submitted as full papers, short papers and posters. Each submitted symposium paper will be peer-reviewed by at least three International Program Committee members. All accepted papers and posters will appear in the proceedings of VINCI’2016 published by ACM Press and made available in the ACM Digital Library (EI indexed). Moreover, authors of a number of selected full papers of high quality will be invited to prepare revised versions of their work for submission to a special issue of the Journal of Visual Languages and Computing (Elsevier; SCI indexed). In addition, it is planned that revised versions of selected best papers in art and design will be invited for the subsequent publication in a special issue of Leonardo (MIT Press; AHCI indexed). Research papers and experience reports of up to ten (10), short papers of up to four (4), and tool demonstrations or posters of up to two (2) ACM double-column pages should be submitted through https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vinci2016. Detailed information on the electronic submission can be found on the conference web page. 3. WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS ========================== VINCI '16 is also soliciting proposals for full-day or half-day workshops and tutorials on topics that address areas of interest to the community. Proposals should not be longer than a maximum of 2 pages. In particular, workshop proposals should include: 1) The title and a brief description of the specific issues that the workshop will address, the reasons why the workshop is of interest in these times, and the main research areas involved. 2) Contact information of the workshop chairs, their competence in the proposed topic(s) and previous experience in chairing scientific events. 3) A tentative list of program committee members. 4) Intended length (half or full day) and a draft of the Call for Papers. It is expected that the workshop organizers will setup an own workshop web page as soon as the workshop proposal has been accepted. Tutorials usually attract a broad range of audiences, including professionals, researchers, students, or practitioners, who wish to enhance their knowledge in the specific tutorial topic. Tutorials offer a unique opportunity to disseminate in-depth information on specific topics in visual information communication and interaction. Tutorial proposals should include short biographies of the proposers, a draft of the tutorial content, intended length, and evidence of the possibility of attracting audience to the tutorial. It is possible to extend the symposium by one day in case many workshops or tutorials are proposed and accepted. Detailed information on the electronic submission can be found on the conference web page. 4. SPECIAL SESSIONS AND PANELS ============================== We also invite special session and panel proposals for VINCI '16. Proposals for special sessions and panels should include the title, aim and scope, the names and affiliations of the organizers together with a short biography. A list of potential contributors or panel members would be surely helpful too. The proposers are expected to have a good publication track record and excellent standing in the proposed area. Detailed information on the submission of special sessions and panel proposals can be found on the conference web page. Papers submitted to special sessions should be done through the VINCI '16 EasyChair submission system (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vinci2016) The paper types are identical to those of regular submissions. It is the responsibility of the special session organizers to make sure that papers submitted to their special session clearly indicate the name of the special session the paper belongs to. All papers submitted to special sessions will be subject to the same peer-review procedure as the regular papers (however chaired by the special session organizers) and will appear in the VINCI '16 conference proceedings as well. The symposium chairs reserve the right to move accepted papers for a special session into a regular session in case the special session has finally less than four papers. In this case, the special session will be cancelled. 5. IMPORTANT DATES ================== Workshop/Tutorial/Special Session/Panel proposals due: April 15, 2016 Workshop/Tutorial/Special Session/Panel decision and notification: April 25, 2016 Paper submission deadline: May 01, 2016 (23:59 in PST) Notification of decision: June 15, 2016 Camera-ready copy due: July 05, 2016 6. ORGANIZATION =============== GENERAL CHAIR: Kang Zhang, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA PROGRAM CHAIR: Andreas Kerren, Linnaeus University, Sweden PUBLICITY CHAIR: Jie Li, Tianjin University, China PUBLICATION CHAIR: Kostiantyn Kucher, Linnaeus University, Sweden LOCAL ORGANZATION CHAIR: Pushpa Kumar, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA FINANCE CHAIR: Jey Veerasamy, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Wolfgang, Aigner, St. Poelten University of Applied Sciences Benjamin Bach, Microsoft Research — Inria Joint Centre Tomasz Bednarz, Queensland University of Technology Robert P. Biuk-Aghai, University of Macau Rita Borgo, Swansea University Paolo Bottoni, Sapienza University of Rome Paul Bourke, University of New South Wales Stephen Brooks, Dalhousie University Michael Burch, University of Stuttgart Antonio Camurri, University of Genoa Daniel Cernea, AGT International Jian Chen, University of Maryland Wei Chen, Zhejiang University Gennaro Costagliola, Università di Salerno Achim Ebert, University of Kaiserslautern Mai Elshehaly, Virginia Tech Camilla Forsell, Linköpings Universitet Vittorio Fuccella, Università di Salerno Philip Galanter, Texas A&M University Liang Gou, IBM Research - Almaden Denis Gracanin, Virginia Tech Ira Greenberg, Southern Methodist University Theresia Gschwandtner, Vienna University of Technology Masahito Hirakawa, Shimane University Seok-Hee Hong, University of Sydney Weidong Huang, University of Tasmania Xiaodi Huang, Charles Sturt University Takayuki Itoh, Ochanomizu University Karsten Klein, Monash University Jun Kong, North Dakota State University Robert S Laramee, Swansea University Yina Li, Nankai University Zhanping Liu, Kentucky State University Aidong Lu, UNC Charlotte Kresimir Matkovic, VRVis Research Center John McGhee, UNSW Australia Kazuo Misue, University of Tsukuba Quang Vinh Nguyen, University of Western Sydney Margit Pohl, Vienna University of Technology Francois Poulet, University of Rennes 1 - IRISA Raimondo Schettini, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Maximilian Schich, The University of Texas at Dallas Kamran Sedig, The University of Western Ontario Guanglei Song, Twitter Arcot Sowmya, University of New South Wales Changming Sun, CSIRO Shigeo Takahashi, University of Aizu Ioannis G. Tollis, University of Crete Cagatay Turkay, City University London Chris Muelder, University of California at Davis Andrew Vande Moere, K.U.Leuven Gualtiero Volpe, DIBRIS-University of Genova Sai-Keung Wong, The National Chiao Tung University Hsiang-Yun Wu,Keio University Yingcai Wu, Zhejiang University Kai Xu, Middlesex University Yu-Bin Yang, Nanjing University Ye Zhao, Kent State University Jianlong Zhou, National ICT Australia Hong Zhou, Shenzhen University

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Final Call for Papers: International Workshop on Set Visualisation and Reasoning
by Sven Linker 21 Mar '16

21 Mar '16

Dear colleague, apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message. ====================================================================== SetVR 2016 International Workshop on Set Visualisation and Reasoning 7 August 2016, Philadelphia, United States of America (co-located with DIAGRAMS 2016) https://sites.google.com/site/setvr2kn/current-workshop ====================================================================== ---- Important Dates ---- Submission of papers: 11 April 2016 Notification of acceptance/rejection: 16 May 2016 Final version due: 11 July 2016 Workshop: 7 August 2016 ---- Aims and Scope ---- The International Workshop on Set Visualisation and Reasoning (previously called the Euler Diagrams Workshop) aims to bring together researchers in the field. The community publishes in a diverse range of outlets, hence a single workshop provides a unique opportunity to share ideas and practice. The topic of the workshop includes established set representations like Euler/Venn diagrams and matrices as well as new formalisms, such as linear diagrams and line-sets. The workshop scope covers methods for laying out, reasoning with and evaluating set visualisations. As new notations come online, this workshop will provide a focal point for early-stage research alongside more advanced contributions, enabling a better understanding of how we visualize and reason about sets. Application areas for this research are broad and encompass many other disciplines, such as biosciences, business, and criminology. Submissions detailing novel applications of visual set representations are welcome. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Theoretical Advances: - diagrammatic drawability - layout constraints - logic - reasoning - novel forms of set visualisation Software Support: - visualisation generation - mechanisms for interaction - tools for dynamic set data - automated reasoning - layout algorithms - data exploration Real-World Applications: - big data - system modelling - education - social networks - biosciences - security Cognition and Perceptual Principles: - readability - aesthetics - evaluation and comparisons ---- Paper Submission and Publication ---- We solicit submissions on the topics mentioned above and other related areas, in the following forms: full papers (15 pages), consisting of: - original research - surveys short papers (7 pages), consisting of: - systems descriptions - software demonstrations - position statements - early original research contributions All submissions should be in LNCS format (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0) Please submit via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=setvr2016) We plan to publish the proceedings of the workshop in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings (http://ceur-ws.org) Workshop on the web https://sites.google.com/site/setvr2kn/current-workshop ---- Organisation ---- Program Chairs Sven Linker, University of Brighton, UK Peter Rodgers, University of Kent, UK Program Committee Bilal Alsallakh, Bosch Research and Technology Center Jim Burton, University of Brighton, UK Peter Chapman, Edinburgh Napier University, UK Rosario De Chiara, Poste Italiane Renata De Freitas, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brasil Jean Flower, Autodesk Mateja Jamnik, University of Cambridge, UK Luana Micallef, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT, Finland Gem Stapleton, University of Brighton, UK Sun-Joo Shin, Yale University, USA ___________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by MessageLabs' Email Security System on behalf of the University of Brighton. For more information see: https://staff.brighton.ac.uk/is/computing/Pages/Email/spam.aspx

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PostDoc fellowship in Computer Science with specialization in Information Visualization and Visual Analytics, Linnaeus University, Sweden
by Andreas Kerren 16 Mar '16

16 Mar '16

*** apologies for cross-posting *** PostDoc fellowship in Computer Science with specialization in Information Visualization and Visual Analytics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- placed at Linnaeus University, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Technology, Växjö, Sweden (lnu.se) Job status: full time, no longer than a maximum of two years Location: Växjö, Sweden Subject Area: Computer Science with specialization in Information Visualization and Visual Analytics Reference number: 2016/727-2.2.1 Linnaeus University is a modern, international university with Småland as its base and the world as its stage. We combine curiosity, creativity and utility with an entrepreneurial thinking in education and research. Seeing possibilities and believing in the future is part of what we do every day. We now strengthen our prominent research by recruiting 21 postdoctoral fellows. The Department of Computer Science carries out research in three main subjects: Program Analysis and Information Quality, Information Visualization and Visual Analytics, and Software Architecture and Self-Adaptive Systems. Currently, 32 staff members work at the Department, running various national and European projects that focus on both fundamental and applied research. The department has a strong connection with the environment and in this capacity leads the Information Engineering Center that provides an IT cluster and meeting place for research, industry and public actors. The advertised position will be placed in the ISOVIS group (http://cs.lnu.se/isovis/) led by Professor Andreas Kerren. The research group mainly focuses on the explorative analysis and visualization of typically large and complex information spaces, for example in biochemistry, humanities, or software engineering. Our vision is to attack the big data challenge by a combination of human-centered data analysis and interactive visualization for decision making. These research topics are highly relevant for academia and economy as both science and industry make increasing use of data-intensive technologies. *** Duties *** - Research within the fields of information visualization and visual analytics. - Regularly present intermediate/final research results at international conferences and workshops, and publish them in conference proceedings and journals. - Close collaboration with the other members in our interdisciplinary research environment as well as domain experts. - At most 20% time can be dedicated to teaching and other departmental tasks. *** Qualification requirements *** The postdoc position requires a PhD degree in Computer Science, or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD, and who has completed the degree no more than three years before the application deadline. Eligibility for this position also requires that the doctoral thesis has a focus on information visualization, visual analytics, or closely related fields. *** Assessment criteria *** Excellent knowledge in the focused research areas of information visualization and visual analytics is a strong advantage. Good programming skills (Java, JavaScript, HTML5, WebGL/OpenGL) and a solid training in mathematics and computer graphics are highly preferred. Documented expertise and working experience within at least one of the following research and educational areas is a great advantage: - (Multivariate/Temporal) network visualization - Collaborative visual analysis and interaction - Visual analytics of Big Data - Multidimensional visualization techniques in combination with machine learning and/or data mining techniques - Visual text analytics - Experiences in specific application domains and their visualization needs, such as in systems biology, social sciences, etc. Excellent written and oral communication skills in English are required. Teamwork experiences should also be documented in the application. Since the subject is male-dominated, we encourage female applicants. Applicants will be selected through a qualitative overall assessment of the competences and skills, assessed most suitable to conduct research and to contribute to a successful development of the research environment. *** Further information and contact *** Professor Andreas Kerren, phone number: +46 470 767502, email: andreas.kerren(a)lnu.se, or web: http://homepage.lnu.se/staff/akemsi/ and http://cs.lnu.se/isovis/. The application (in English) must be registered online no later than March 31, 2016, via the following link: http://lnu.se/about-lnu/jobs-and-vacancies?l=en (reference number: 2016/727-2.2.1) The application must include a cover letter, CV, degree certificates, a list of relevant publications (incl. theses, reports, etc.), and the contact information of three referees. In addition, a link to the candidate’s PhD thesis should be provided. Linnaeus University has the ambition to utilize the qualities that an even gender distribution and diversity brings to the organization. -- +------------------------------------------------------- + Prof. Dr. Andreas Kerren + + Linnaeus University + Department of Computer Science + Vejdes Plats 7, Room B3019 + SE-351 95 Växjö, Sweden + + Phone: +46 470 767502 + Fax: +46 470 84004 + Email: andreas.kerren(a)lnu.se + WWW: http://homepage.lnu.se/staff/akemsi/ + WWW: http://cs.lnu.se/isovis/ +-------------------------------------------------------

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BioVis 2016 Design Contest CFP
by Jillian Aurisano 15 Mar '16

15 Mar '16

BioVis 2016 Design Contest CFP*Motivation* Many decisions on uncertain events are made based on the likelihood inferred from data of limited validity. The uncertainty is often expressed in numerical form as frequencies or probabilities. However, they are notoriously difficult to communicate effectively. Studies have shown both laymen and professionals have trouble understanding risk information involving conditional probabilities and Bayesian reasoning [1-6, 9]. *Contest Challenge* *This year’s design contest focuses on the visual communication of conditional probabilities, such as the communication of risk.* The contest is aimed at the exploration of the visual representations to communicate, or to support the communication of, risks in Bayesian reasoning tasks. Previous studies have found that the ability of people to solve Bayesian problems depends on the way the information is conveyed [2]. In this contest, a special emphasis is laid on the design of visual aids. For this challenge, we picked two Bayesian reasoning tasks: the classic mammography problem [3] and an example from a prenatal test brochure for Down Syndrome [2]. Participants are asked to design visual solutions for both tasks. We supply a scenario to provide a context to design your visual solutions, and a text and a target question for each task. Consider following questions: - What does it mean to have a positive test result in a screening test? - What is the best way to communicate a test result so a patient will understand it? - For the second task, consider how the prevalence (epidemiological parameters) affects the predictive power of the screening test. *Submission deadline:* *September 23, 2016*. *Accepted entries will be asked to present during the poster session of BioVis at the IEEE VIS conference (October 24th, 2016).* For further information, please refer to the BioVis 2016 design contest webpage at: http://biovis.net/2016/designContest_vis/

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Data Scientist #1 Best Job: Keep Pace with New Big Data Online Certificate
by H. Michelle Chen 15 Mar '16

15 Mar '16

A simple Google search will yield pages of results about the growing data science field. According to Glassdoor <https://www.glassdoor.com/Best-Jobs-in-America-LST_KQ0,20.htm>, data scientist is the best job in America. Analytics manager comes in at #11 of the best 25 jobs. If you're already working in the field, you know the importance of keeping pace as new practices are born. And if you're looking to enter the field, your timing couldn't be better. A new Certificate in Big Data <http://ischool.sjsu.edu/programs/certificate-big-data?utm_source=listservs&…> online program, offered by the San José State University School of Information (iSchool), is set to launch in fall 2016. With three total courses <http://ischool.sjsu.edu/programs/big-data-certificate/courses?utm_source=li…> (nine units) focused on Big Data Technologies, Information Visualization, and Web and Data Mining, the program can keep your skills current and get you ready for the next step in your career. All courses are delivered conveniently online <http://ischool.sjsu.edu/prospective-students/discover-online-learning?utm_s…> with no on-campus orientations or other required in-person events. An interest list is forming now. Reserve your spot <https://ischool.sjsu.edu/programs/big-data-certificate/interest-list?utm_so…>, and a school representative will contact you when applications open for admission. For more information about the iSchool's Certificate in Big Data program, please visit ischool.sjsu.edu/programs/certificate-big-data <http://ischool.sjsu.edu/programs/certificate-big-data?utm_source=listservs&…>. You may also contact Dr. Michelle Chen <http://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/email/email.php?fname=Michelle&lname=Chen>, program coordinator. Please feel free to forward this email to your friends and colleagues. *About* The San José State University (SJSU) School of Information <http://ischool.sjsu.edu/about?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_cam…> (iSchool) prepares individuals for careers as information professionals. Graduates work in diverse areas of the information profession, such as user experience design, digital asset management, information architecture, electronic records management, information governance, digital preservation, and librarianship. The SJSU School of Information is a recognized leader in online education and received the Online Learning Consortium's Outstanding Online Program award <http://ischool.sjsu.edu/about/news/detail/sjsu-school-information-wins-outs…>. Find out more about the SJSU iSchool's award-winning online educational programs at ischool.sjsu.edu <http://ischool.sjsu.edu/?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign…> . -- *Hsuanwei Michelle Chen, Ph.D.*Assistant Professor, School of Information San José State University One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192 http://ischool.sjsu.edu/

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Final Call for Posters: 22nd International Conference on Conceptual Structures 2016
by Sven Linker 14 Mar '16

14 Mar '16

Dear colleague, apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message. We invite submissions to the poster session. DEADLINE: Poster Submission: March 24th, 2016 Furthermore, we can announce the good news that one of the Keynotes will be given by Mateja Jamnik, University of Cambridge, UK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 4th, 2016 (Revised!) Paper Submission: February 11th, 2016 (Revised!) 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 Frithjof Dau, SAP, Germany Aldo De More, CommunitySense, The Netherlands Harry Delugach, University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA 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 Ollivier Haemmerlé, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, France Jan Hladik, DHBW Stuttgart, Germany Rinke Hoekstra, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands 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 Hamamache Kheddouci, Université Claude Bernard, France 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 Peter Øhrstrøm, Aalborg University, Denmark Yoshiaki Okubo, Hokkaido University, Japan 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 Marie-Christine Rousset, University of Grenoble, France Sebastian Rudolph, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Fatiha Saïs, Université Paris Sud, France Eric Salvat, IMERIR, France Atsushi Shimojima, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Iain Stalker, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Gem Stapleton, University of Brighton, United Kingdom Gerd Stumme, University of Kassel, Germany Nouredine Tamani, INRIA, France Michaël Thomazo, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Serena Villata, CNRS I3S, France Martin Watmough, Sheffield Hallam University, UK ___________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by MessageLabs' Email Security System on behalf of the University of Brighton. For more information see: https://staff.brighton.ac.uk/is/computing/Pages/Email/spam.aspx

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Lectures of “Challenges of Digital Art for Our Societies”: Keynotes - LEV MANOVICH
by Image Science 09 Mar '16

09 Mar '16

Department for Image Science presents Conference Lectures "Challenges of Digital Art for Our Societies" MUMOK, Vienna Lev MANOVICH (New York): Archiving and Analyzing Digital Art the scale of Big Data https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYSd0hoBFZA Lev MANOVICH explores how digital art and technology has fundamentally changed how we perceive and interact with images, outlining a framework for cultural analysis using big data analysis and its visualisation as a 'medium.' Also discussed are the characteristics of visual social media relevant for the study of cultural and social patterns, including questions of connectivity and engagement; how exceptional events are represented in social media platforms and how social media can be used to predict socio-economic indicators; the visual signatures of cities, their sampling and aggregating images from social media platforms; and large-sample mapping of cultural fields such as those of news media such as "Time" Magazine, the MoMA photograph collection, and artistic movements such as that of the French impressionists. Lev MANOVICH is professor at CUNY Graduate Center, USA, Director of the Software Studies Initiative at the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (http://manovich.net/) He is author of Soft Cinema: Navigating the Database (MIT Press, 2005) and Software Takes Command (Bloomsbury, 2013). The Language of New Media (2001) was reviewed over 50 times and can be regarded as one of the most far-reaching media histories since Marshall McLuhan (Telepolis). In 2004 MANOVICH was included in the list of 50 "most interesting people building the future" (The Verge), and in 2013 he appeared on the List of 25 People Shaping the Future of Design. At present, MANOVICH investigates strategies of visualization of Big Data in the sciences and humanities. Department for Image Science, Danube University, Austria http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/dbw ADA – Archive of Digital Art http://www.digitalartarchive.at

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CDVE2016 Oct 24-27 Sydney: 2nd Call for Papers
by CDVE16 Sydney 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this notice, it is being cross-posted to multiple lists. The 13th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering Oct. 24-27, 2016, Sydney You are invited to submit original contribution to the CDVE2016 conference in all the aspects of cooperative design, visualization, engineering and other cooperative applications. Detailed topics, submission method and formats can be found in our website http://www.cdve.org/cfpaper.html. The CDVE2016 – the 13th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering will be held in Sydney, Australia, Oct. 24-27, 2016. The proceedings will be published by Springer on their LNCS which is indexed by more than 8 index systems such as ISI Web of Science, EI, ACM Digital Library, dblp, Google Scholar etc. In addition, this year, we will have strong IEEE society support including the SMC Visual Analytics and Communication Technical Committee and the opportunity to publish special issues on IEEE journals and other SCI indexed journals. The important dates are following, please mark your agenda: Full Papers - 8 pages Full Paper submission deadline: April 1, 2016 Notification of acceptance May 15, 2016 Short papers - 4 pages Short Paper submission deadline: April 20, 2016. Notification of acceptance May 20, 2016 Final camera ready paper for both full and short papers and registration deadline for accepted paper publication: July 10, 2016 Early registration for all participants: Sept. 20, 2016 Sydney is a wonderful city to visit. Please plan your submission and your travel in advance. We look forward to seeing you in Sydney. Please feel free to forward this call for papers. -- The 13th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering Oct. 24-27, 2016, Sydney Email: cdve2016(a)cdve.org Web: http://www.cdve.org

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