September 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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Deadline Extension: Workshop on Immersive Analytics: Exploring Future Interaction and Visualization Technologies for Data Analytics
by benjamin bach 30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

Hi Everyone, We extended the deadline for our 2016 Workshop on Immersive Analytics to *Monday*, October 3rd, 23:59 PDT. Web: http://immersiveanalytics.net <http://immersiveanalytics.net/> Twitter: #immersive2016 Happy writing! Thanks for reading, Best Regards, Immersive2016 Organizing Team

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Call for Posters: Big Data Visual Analytics (BDVA)
by Julian Heinrich 30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

Apologies for cross posting CALL FOR POSTERS 2nd International Symposium on Big Data Visual Analytics (BDVA) 22-25th November 2016, CSIRO North Ryde, Sydney, Australia Poster Submission Deadline *October 1st, 2016* Submission instructions: http://www.bdva.net/?page_id=38 All posters will be reviewed by the PC co-chairs until October 7. Accepted posters will be presented at the conference during the coffee breaks. SCOPE We invite posters from a range of topics, including methods, systems, applications, evaluation techniques and theoretical work in the area of Big Data and Visual Analytics. The scientific scope of the symposium includes, but is not limited to: - Visual Analytics of High-dimensional and Spatio-temporal Data - Scientific and Information Visualisation - Machine Learning and Data Mining for Big Data Visual Analytics - Visual Representation and Interaction - Perception and Cognition of Visual Information - Analytical Reasoning and Sense-making on Big Data - Context-driven User Querying and Semantics-driven Visual Analytics - Evaluation Methods for Visual Analytics - Visual Analytics Algorithms and Foundations - High Performance Graphics for Visualisation - Advanced Technologies and Applications for Visual Analytics - Virtual and Augmented Reality for Visual Analytics - Art and Science for Visual Analytics - Big Data Management, Transformation, and Presentation - Visual Analysis of Large and Complex Networks - Visual Analytics Processes and Workflows - Simulation for Visual Analytics FURTHER INFORMATION BDVA website: www.bdva.net Email BDVA16 enquiries to: info(a)bdva.net Regards, Karsten Klein and Julian Heinrich (PC co-chairs)

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Research Associate for Interactive Visualization of "Big Data"
by Jetter Hans-Christian 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Job Title: Research Associate for Interactive Visualization of "Big Data" Institute: University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Campus Hagenberg Hours: Full-time or part-time Supervisor: Dr. Hans-Christian Jetter (see http://jetter-it.de) Start Date: Dec, 1st 2016 or soon thereafter (please apply until Oct 17th, 2016 for full consideration) Salary: Monthly salary starts at EURO 2,646.13. There is an additional 13th and 14th salary. Depending on your qualification (e.g. PhD or job experience), entry salary might be higher. Description: I am looking for new team members (PhD students, postdocs, research scientists ...) who are interested in interaction design and user-centered visualization and would like to join my project group USIVIS (User-Centered Interactive Visualisation of Big Data) as full-time or part-time research associates. We will work together with our colleagues from the School of Management (Campus Steyr) and different industry partners to design, prototype, and evaluate the next generation of interactive visualizations for "Big Data". Our goal is to provide our industry partners with novel designs and prototypes and to publish our results at conferences such as CHI, InfoVis, ISS, or similar. The project has a total volume of 0.94 Mio Euros and is funded by the Austrian FFG for 4 years. More information about the position and project at http://jetter-it.de/jetter/team-members-usivis/ Key facts and responsibilities: - your qualification: Master's degree or doctorate in computer science, information visualization, interaction design, human-computer interaction or similar (previous research experience or doctorate are a plus) - design and prototyping of novel interactive visualizations of "Big Data" using HTML5 / JavaScript / d3 / Meteor / ... - prototyping for post-desktop systems such as multi-tablet visualizations and Microsoft Surface Hub 84" - supporting user studies and analysing their results for publication at international conferences With 5,400 students the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria ("FH Oberösterreich") is the largest university of applied sciences in Austria. It Is also the most successful in terms of research funding and considered one of the leading Austrian institutions for applied research. The university has four locations in and around the city of Linz (pop. 200,000) which is the regional capital of Austria's industrial heartland and close to scenic regions and nature reserves in the Alps, Bavarian Forest, and Bohemian Forest. The campus in Hagenberg ("FH Hagenberg") is home to the School of Informatics, Communications and Media with many activities in the fields of human-computer interaction, software engineering, and interactive systems including the new Master degree program "Human-centered Computing". If you have any questions about the positions or would like to apply, please do not hesitate to contact me at hans-christian.jetter(a)fh-hagenberg.at<mailto:hans-christian.jetter@fh-hagenberg.at> Please apply by email until Oct 17th, 2016 for full consideration. Unfortunately, costs arising from applications cannot be reimbursed. Best regards, Christian -- Dr. Hans-Christian Jetter (M.Sc., B.Sc.) Professor of User Experience and Interaction Design University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Campus Hagenberg Softwarepark 11, Room FH 1.226, 4232 Hagenberg, Austria Office: +43-(0)50804-22920 (internal 22920) Mobile: +43-(0)660-722 37 54 E-Mail: hans-christian.jetter(a)fh-hagenberg.at<mailto:hans-christian.jetter@fh-hagenberg.at> Web: http://jetter-it.de<http://jetter-it.de/> Skype: christian_jetter

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PacificVis paper deadline October 5, abstracts due September 28
by Tim Dwyer 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

The 10th IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium (PacificVis 2017) will be held in Seoul, Korea during April 18 to 21, 2017. Visualization has become an increasingly important research area due to its wide range of applications in many disciplines. PacificVis is an IEEE sponsored international visualization symposium held in the Asia-Pacific region, with the objective to foster greater exchange between visualization researchers and practitioners, and to draw more researchers in the Asia-Pacific region to enter this rapidly growing area of research. http://pacificvis.snu.ac.kr/cfp SEP. 28, 2016, 11:59PM (PDT) Full paper abstract due OCT. 5, 2016, 11:59PM (PDT) Full paper due -- Dr Tim Dwyer BSc BCS(Hons) PhD http://marvl.infotech.monash.edu/~dwyer Senior Lecturer and Larkins Fellow Caulfield School of Information Technology Monash University, Victoria, Australia Office Address: Building H, 6.36, Caulfield Campus 900 Dandenong Rd Caulfield East Mobile: 0481 240 767 (from overseas: +61 481 240 767) Postal Address: Faculty of Information Technology PO Box 197 Caulfield East VIC 3145 Australia

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Reminder: CfP: Workshop on Immersive Analytics: Exploring Future Interaction and Visualization Technologies for Data Analytics
by benjamin bach 27 Sep '16

27 Sep '16

Hi Everyone, This is a reminder that the deadline of our 2016 Workshop on Immersive Analytics is this *Friday*, September 30th, 23:59 PDT. Web: http://immersiveanalytics.net <http://immersiveanalytics.net/> Twitter: #immersive2016 Immersive Analytics are a new multidisciplinary initiative to explore future interaction technologies for data analytics. Immersive Analytics aims to bring together researchers in Information Visualization, Visual Analytics, Virtual and Augmented Reality and Natural User Interfaces. The workshop is held as part of ACM ISS Interactive Spaces and Systems on November 6th, 2016 in Niagara Falls, Canada. http://iss2016.acm.org <http://iss2016.acm.org/> >> Why? Due to the recent advances in immersive technologies (VR, AR, large displays, tangible surfaces, etc.), we see new opportunities to using these technologies to analyze and explore data. Visual analytics is concerned with analytical reasoning facilitated by interactive visual interfaces. This definition is agnostic of the actual interface devices employed by visual analysis systems. Nevertheless, the affordances of the display and input devices used for analyzing data strongly affect the experience of the users of such systems, and so, their degree of engagement and productivity. However, a systematic approach to developing visual analytic tools that move beyond the desktop is yet lacking. >> What? In this call, we are looking for innovative research, design, and view-points, mature or work-in-progress, that fall into or are related to the following topics: * Real-world VA/AR, * Collaboration, * Hybrid 2D/3D, * Affordances for Immersion, * Changing Technologies, * Application Areas, * Platforms and Toolkits. We call this new research thrust ''Immersive Analytics'', a topic that will explore the applicability and development of emerging user-interface technologies for creating more engaging experiences and seamless work-flows for data analysis applications. The type of contributions can include, but is not limited to the following: * Techniques: Interactions, visualizations, displays, devices, setups, ... * Applications and use cases: When, how, and why using immersive technologies. * Evaluations: Quantitative or qualitative evaluations on immersive techniques and setups. * Position papers</b>: Ideas, thoughts, viewpoints, critiques, on how to shape the field, how to do research, what are the methodologies, etc. Submissions can be of any length from 2 to 7 pages, in proportion to the contribution. >> How?: Paper Submission deadline: September 30th, 23:59 PDT Paper format: ACM CHI Extended Abstract Submission length: up to 7 pages Submission website: EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ia20160 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ia20160> Review Process: 3 peer reviews each. Single-blind mandatory, double-blind optional. Publication Format: Archival in ACM Digital Library Presentation: ~8 minutes at Workshop (including questions). Registration: Participants receive reduced registration to ISS. >> Who? Benjamin Bach (benj.bach(a)gmail.com <mailto:benj.bach@gmail.com>), Monash University Sheelagh Carpendale, University of Calgary Christopher Collins, University of Ontario Raimund Dachselt, Technische Universitaet Dresden Tim Dwyer, Monash University Bongshin Lee, Microsoft Research Program Committee: announced shortly: check #immersive2016 Thanks for reading, Best Regards, Immersive2016 Organizing Team

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Bell Labs Cambridge is hiring (and offering visiting positions)
by Daniele Quercia 27 Sep '16

27 Sep '16

There are open positions for researchers, postdocs, and visiting scientists in the Social Dynamics team of BellLabs Cambridge, UK. We are looking for experts in a wide range of disciplines (urban, computer vision, visual analytics and more) who are willing to take the chance to revolutionize their own field. Bell Labs is an awesome place to work, with a very special research culture; recommended especially for those who value ambitious, long-term research challenges. Please feel free to spread the word! Open positions: http://researchswinger.org/hiring.html Research positions: http://researchswinger.org/scientists.pdf Visiting positions: http://researchswinger.org/visiting.pdf cheers, - daniele hiring! <https://twitter.com/danielequercia/status/669917197368733696> rethinking visual algorithms for faces <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrJNotsH89g> (video) @ tedx 2016 The makings of a smart city <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS_8KiEu_mA> – O’Reilly Interview sensory maps <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krxyemjJgxY> (video) @ wired 2015 good city life <http://goodcitylife.org/> researchswinger.org

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ESANN 2017: announcement and call for papers
by Michel Verleysen 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

ESANN 2017 - 25th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning Bruges, Belgium, 26-27-28 April 2017 http://www.esann.org/ Call for papers The call for papers is available at http://www.esann.org/. The deadline for submitting papers is November 19, 2016. The ESANN conferences cover machine learning, artificial neural networks, statistical information processing and computational intelligence. Mathematical foundations, algorithms and tools, and applications are covered. In addition to regular sessions, 7 special sessions will be organized on the following topics: - Randomized Machine Learning approaches: analysis and developments - Deep and kernel methods: best of two worlds - Algorithmic Challenges in Big Data Analytics - Machine Learning in Biomorphic Robots - Environmental signal processing: new trends and applications - Biomedical data analysis in translational research: integration of expert knowledge and interpretable models - Processing, Mining and Visualizing Massive Urban Data ESANN 2017 builds upon a successful series of conferences organized each year since 1993. ESANN has become a major scientific event in the machine learning, computational intelligence and artificial neural networks fields over the years. The conference will be organized in Bruges, one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Europe. Designated as the "Venice of the North", the city has preserved all the charms of the medieval heritage. Its centre, which is inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage list, is in itself a real open air museum. We hope to receive your submission to ESANN 2017 and to see you in Bruges next year! ======================================================== ESANN - European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning http://www.esann.org/ * For submissions of papers, reviews, registrations: Michel Verleysen Univ. Cath. de Louvain - Machine Learning Group 3, pl. du Levant - B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve - Belgium tel: +32 10 47 25 51 - fax: + 32 10 47 25 98 mailto:esann@uclouvain.be * Conference secretariat d-side conference services 24 av. L. Mommaerts - B-1140 Evere - Belgium tel: + 32 2 730 06 11 - fax: + 32 2 730 06 00 mailto:esann@uclouvain.be ========================================================

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Fwd: CFP: Special issue on Cooperation at JOURNAL ON MULTIMODAL USER INTERFACES
by Tony Huang 15 Sep '16

15 Sep '16

Special issue on “cooperative design, visualization and engineering for multimodal systems and datasets” at Journal of Multimodal User Interfaces. http://www.springer.com/computer/hci/journal/12193 With the rapid advancement of storage media and network technologies, the data we need to deal with in organizational systems has become increasingly large and complex. How to address the distributive and multimodal nature of enterprise data and cooperative practice of system design to accommodate the demand for systems of data analytics remains an open problem, which has attracted rich attention from both from researchers and practitioners in these days. This specie issue targets on novel design principles, analytics techniques and evaluation methodologies that are to address issues surrounding cooperative design, visualization and engineering for multimodal systems and datasets. The primary objective is to foster focused attention in this emerging area and to serve as forum for researchers and professionals all over the world to exchange and discuss the latest advances. Papers to be submitted to this special issue must focus on multimodal interaction and multimodal interfaces (e.g. combination of several input and/or output modalities such as gesture, speech, vision, graphics, haptics, touch, etc.). All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed and papers will be selected based on their quality and relevance to the theme of this special issue. Topics considered for this special issue include, but are not limited to, the following: · Innovative visual processing and analytics systems and techniques of multimodal data · Case studies, user studies, and application systems of multimodal user interfaces and multimodal data sets · Multiple user, multiple location collaborative design methodologies · Demonstrating feasibility and applicability in cooperative design · Visualization for multiple user, multiple location, concurrent visualization · System architecture, prototypes, and user interfaces for cooperative visualization · Collaborative process planning, scheduling, control, conformance testing and interoperability checking, cooperative decision making · Human-machine interfaces, frameworks, reference models, architectures, tools and systems *Schedule:* Paper submission deadline: November 30, 2016 Final notification June 30, 2017 Notification of the first review April 30, 2017 Final manuscript July 30, 2017 Revised paper submission May 30, 2017 Publication Late 2017 *Instructions for authors: * Submissions should be around 8-12 pages and must not have been previously published, with the exception that substantial extensions of conference and workshop papers (at least 30% new content) can be considered. Authors are requested to follow instructions for manuscript submission to the Journal of Multimodal User Interfaces (http://www.springer.com/compu ter/hci/journal/12193) and to submit manuscripts at the following link: http://www.editorialmanager.com/jmui/. The article type to be selected is “SI-Coop”. Guest editors: Dr. Tony Huang, University of Tasmania, Australia Prof Yuhua Luo, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain Prof Henry Duh, University of Tasmania, Australia contact: Tony.Huang(a)utas.edu.au

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Early Bird Registration for VIS 2016 is Friday, September 9, 2016 (Today)
by Jian Chen 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

=================== IEEE VIS 2016 http://ieeevis.org/ <http://ieeevis.org/> October 23 - 28, 2016 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ieeevis <https://twitter.com/ieeevis> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ieeevis <https://www.facebook.com/ieeevis> LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/5qABWF <https://goo.gl/5qABWF> This is a letter from the VIS 2016 GCs. The summary includes four topics: 1. Early bird registration (Deadline: September 9, 2016) http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/registration/conference-registration <http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/registration/conference-registration> 2. Job Fair related events at VIS 2016 3. Ricardo Hausmann and Jean Luc Doumont will be keynote and capstone speakers for VIS 2016 4. The full program is available online. http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/overview-amp-topics/week-glance <http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/overview-amp-topics/week-glance> Hello: This is a gentle reminder from the VIS 2016 General Chairs that the deadline for Early Bird registration for VIS 2016 is Friday, September 9, 2016 (http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/registration/conference-registration <http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/registration/conference-registration>). As you know, IEEE VIS includes programs for students, academics, artists, industry and commercial practitioners, government researchers, and anyone with interests in visualization and data analytics. VIS 2016 is the community conference for our field, a time for us all to share our latest work, confer over the latest developments, and drawing about 1,000 participants from dozens of countries to a week of research presentations, tutorials, workshops, panels, demonstrations, posters, and exhibitions. This year we are excited to share some important adjustments that we are making to the meeting. The week will include multiple events that comprise a job fair. 1. The primary focus of the exhibition is not a trade show, but rather a venue where job candidates can circulate and representatives for employers can be found at known locations so that contact can be made. 2. Beyond a traditional job board, as part of the VIS Community program (formerly known as VIS Compass) VIS 2016 is adding a job poster venue during the regular poster sessions. Individuals can bring posters that showcase their research, their skills and capabilities, and their interests. In contrast to academic posters which have one subject and multiple authors, a job poster is expected to have a single author and could cover multiple areas of expertise. Your poster should include a URL or QR code to your online resume or CV. This is the converse of the exhibition; job seekers will be stationary, and employers can circulate. This session will be Wednesday afternoon before the banquet. 3. In addition to the exhibition, high-level supporters have a session, Tuesday, October 25, 4:15-5:55 PM, to present their technologies and research. 4. To facilitate connections between employers and job seekers, we are adding an additional request for information to the registration system. If you are or will be on the job market soon, you can signify this when you register, and even upload a CV or resume. You must elect to share your information; we will not be volunteering attendee information to our supporters without permission. If you have a paper or poster, you should note the time and location in your information so that interested employers can visit your talk or poster. VIS 2016 will share this information with supporters at the gold level and above before the conference. The job-related events are intended to be relatively early in the week so that hopeful candidates and eager employers have time to get connected as the week progresses. This year we are excited to welcome Dr. Ricardo Hausmann of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government as our keynote speaker on Tuesday, October 25, and Dr. Jean Luc Doumont, author of Trees, Maps, and Theorems (Effective communication for rational minds) as our capstone speaker on Friday, October 28. Throughout the week, the VIS 2016 Conference Committee has prepared an engaging technical program with symposia, workshops, panels, challenges, posters, and paper presentations. The full program for the week is now available online. Please find the VIS program at a glance: http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/overview-amp-topics/week-glance <http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/overview-amp-topics/week-glance>. Don’t forget to register before this Friday ends. Join us and bring your imagination, your data, your problems, your solutions, your research, insights, experience, and enthusiasm. Looking forward to seeing you in Baltimore! — Terry Yoo, VIS 2016, GC — Jesus Caban, VIS 2016, Vice-GC

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