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Lectureships in CS - City, University of London - giCentre
by Dykes, Jason 08 Sep '22

08 Sep '22

We're looking for creative and inspiring candidates for our permanent (tenured) Academic positions in Computer Science at City - Lecturer (Assistant Prof). http://bit.ly/cityJob60023128 Researchers in *visualization* are encouraged to apply to join the giCentre team in London. http://gicentre.net Application deadline - 28th August Please get in touch with Jo Wood or Jason Dykes to discuss - gicentre(a)city.ac.uk @giCentre @city_cs

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WSOM+2019, Barcelona, Spain: 2nd CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
by Alfredo Vellido 13 Jun '19

13 Jun '19

[Our apologies if you received multiple copies of this message] =============================================================== *2nd CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ******* ************ WSOM+ 2019 ************ 13th International Workshop on Self-Organizing Maps and Learning Vector Quantization, Clustering and Data Visualization Barcelona, Spain, 26-28 June 2019 *https://wsom2019.cs.upc.edu wsom2019(a)easychair.org Barcelona awaits your participation in the 13th WSOM+ conference! This is a welcoming and inclusive city, home to thriving Machine Learning and Computational Intelligence communities. Hosted by the Intelligent Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (IDEAI) Research Center at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC BarcelonaTech), WSOM+ 2019 aims to build on a successful string of editions that started more than two decades ago with WSOM’97 in Helsinki. The conference is meant to be an international reference for research in unsupervised learning, self-organizing systems, Learning Vector Quantization and data visualization. Preliminary program available @https://wsom2019.cs.upc.edu/at-a-glance <https://wsom2019.cs.upc.edu/at-a-glance/> WSOM+19 will include an AI-companies workshop on Thu afternoon (27th), where our sponsors will participate in a round table. Meet us in the Barcelona summer! **** REGISTRATION **** The WSOM+2019 Registration System is available @https://wsom2019.cs.upc.edu/registration **** INVITED SPEAKERS **** Paulo J.G. Lisboa, Head of Department of Applied Mathematics at Liverpool John Moores University, U.K. "Unsupervised ML in Sports Analytics" Tobias Schreck, Institute for Computer Graphics and Knowledge Visualization at the Faculty for Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering of TU Graz, Austria "Visual Analytics Techniques for Data Exploration: Visual Cluster Analysis, Interactive Data Modeling, and User Guidance" Aïda Valls, Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Tarragona, Spain. "Ontology-based Clustering for Managing Semantic Data and its Use in Tourism Applications" Alessandro Sperduti, Dipartimento di Matematica Pura ed Applicata, Universita degli Studi di Padova, Italy. "Self-organizing Maps for Structured Data: from Unsupervised to Deep Supervised Models" **** SOCIAL EVENTS **** A welcome cocktail by the beach to get in the mood, after the first day of the conference (June 26th). It will happen at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB,http://www.prbb.org) Gala Dinner at Palau Requesens, a Gothic palace built on top of the ancient Roman walls of Barcino. Right at the heart of the old city and, you might say, at the heart of Catalan culture. Guided tour of Barcelona city center. **** VENUE **** The city of Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,7 million inhabitants and 3 million in the metropolitan area. Its cultural richness, vibrant life, and splendid location has made it one of the most visited cities in the world, with over 4 million visitors per year (http://www.barcelonaturisme.com/wv3/en/) The 13th edition of WSOM+ will take place at UPC BarcelonaTech Vèrtex Building of Campus Nord, the location of the UPC Department of Computer Science (https://wsom2019.cs.upc.edu/upc-venue) This campus is in the south part of the city, at walking distance from Barcelona Football Club stadium and perfectly communicated with the city center and main tourist amenities through public transport: underground, tram and buses. ************ WSOM+ 2019 ************ *Organizing Committee* Alfredo Vellido, Chair (IDEAI, UPC BarcelonaTech) Karina Gibert (IDEAI, UPC BarcelonaTech) Cecilio Angulo (IDEAI, UPC BarcelonaTech) José David Martín (Universitat de València) *Steering Committee:* Teuvo Kohonen (Honorary Chairman, Finland) Marie Cottrell (France) Pablo Estevez (Chile) Timo Honkela (Finland) Jean Charles Lamirel (France) Thomas Martinetz (Germany) Erzsebet Merenyi (USA) Madalina Olteanu (France) Michel Verleysen (Belgium) Thomas Villmann (Germany) Takeshi Yamakawa (Japan) Hujun Yin (UK) ==========================================================

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CFP: Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare (VAHC)
by Annie T. Chen 09 Jun '19

09 Jun '19

CALL FOR PAPERS, POSTERS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS: Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare (VAHC) (In conjunction with IEEE VIS 2019, Oct 20th, Vancouver, BC, Canada) Website: www.visualanalyticshealthcare.org *** Paper, Poster, and Demo Submissions due June 17th, 2019 *** *** New this year *** We are accepting posters for both original work, and for work previously accepted elsewhere -- or concurrently at VIS this year -- to foster increased discussion and dissemination of ideas from a wide variety of venues. CALL FOR PAPERS: ---------------- The 2019 Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare (VAHC 2019) is the tenth annual workshop that provides an opportunity for participants to discuss state-of-the-art data visualization techniques and review how such techniques can be applied to healthcare data. The primary objective of the annual workshop is to bring together medical experts, leading scientists, and visionaries to discuss visualization techniques that can be applied to healthcare data and discuss the areas of healthcare that need more attention from the visualization and visual data mining communities. The workshop will enable participants to showcase their ongoing work on visual analytics of healthcare-related data through podium, posters, or demo presentations as well as to learn more about emerging techniques, software applications, and datasets. In years past, demos of prototype and/or production visual analytics software have been particularly well received, and paper submitters should also consider submitting a companion demo proposal. During the last nine years the Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare (VAHC) has been organized and hosted annually. The VAHC workshop has been hosted five times at the IEEE VIS conference (2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2017) and four times at the AMIA Annual Symposium (2013, 2014, 2016, and 2018). This year the VAHC 2019 workshop is held in conjunction with the IEEE VIS conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada. For information about all previous VAHC events and to access the open-access proceedings from each of the previous workshops, please see http://www.visualanalyticshealthcare.org<http://www.visualanalyticshealthcare.org/>. TOPICS AND SCOPE: ------------------ We will welcome discussions of the use of visual approaches, interaction design, statistical methods, and machine learning for healthcare data analysis. Participants may address the needs of a variety of users, including clinical researchers, epidemiologists, public health analysts, pharmaco-vigilance experts, physicians, hospital-based quality assurance officers, insurance claim analysts, and patients. Topics of interests include but are not limited to: * Visualization of public health data * Visualization of patient-generated health data * Design principles of dashboards for public health surveillance programs * Visual analysis and exploration of longitudinal clinical data * Visual data mining of electronic medical records (EMRs) * Visualization of drug-drug interactions * Improving hospital and operating room (OR) workflow with visual analytics * Outcome forecasting or prediction * Visual analytics for patient safety * Pandemic forecasting and tracking * Visual analytics in radiology * Visual analytics in the emergency department (ED) * Improving patient understanding and/or physician-patient communication with visual analytics * Visual analytics as a means for knowledge discovery * Human-computer interaction with EHRs PAPER SUBMISSION AND FORMAT GUIDELINES: --------------------------------------- We encourage a diverse range of submissions and demonstrations from academia, healthcare organizations, and industry that address any of the topics listed above. Submissions can be for (1) paper / podium presentations, (2) poster presentations, or (3) live & interactive demonstrations. - Paper: Papers are limited to eight pages. We anticipate that accepted papers will be published in the IEEE Xplore digital library. - Poster: Poster abstract submissions are limited to two pages.. - Demo: Demonstration abstract submissions are limited to two pages. Accepted papers, poster, and demonstration abstracts will be included in the VAHC proceedings and made available via the IEEE VIS USB stick or digital download. All material should be submitted via the Precision Conference System (PCS): https://new.precisionconference.com/user/login?society=vgtc For all submissions, please use the VGTC conference style template: http://junctionpublishing.org/vgtc/Tasks/camera.html Contact vahc.sig at gmail.com if you have any questions. IMPORTANT DATES: ---------------- Deadline for submission:June 17th, 2019 Notification of acceptance:August 5th, 2019 Camera-ready papers due: August 22th, 2019 VAHC 2019 workshop: October 20th, 2019 JOIN OUR MAILING LIST: ---------------------- Visit www.visualanalyticshealthcare.org to join our mailing list. NEWS: ----- Proceedings of the 2018 Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare (VAHC 2018) are now available at http://www.visualanalyticshealthcare.org/proceedings.html ORGANIZERS: ---------------- Theresia Gschwandtner - TU Wien (gschwandtner at cvast.tuwien.ac.at) Jürgen Bernard - Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany (juergen.bernard at gris.tu-darmstadt.de) David Borland - RENCI, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (borland at renci.org) David Gotz - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

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Associate Lecturer in Interactive Media at the University of York
by Jonathan Hook 30 May '19

30 May '19

Associate Lecturer in Interactive Media at the University of York - Full time from mid-Sept 2019 for 9 months - Apply by 30/06/2019 - More info and apply at http://bit.ly/imlecturer <http://bit.ly/imlecturer> We invite applications for the position of Associate Lecturer in Interactive Media to contribute to the University of York’s BSc in Interactive Media programme. Launched in September 2014, this interdisciplinary BSc programme achieved an overall satisfaction score of 90% in the 2018 National Student Survey, and was ranked first in the Russell Group for “Learning Opportunities” and “Organisation and Management” measures. This position will commence mid-September 2019 and will be available as a full time appointment for a period of 9 months. Department The role will be held within the University’s interdisciplinary Department of Theatre, Film and Television (TFTV). TFTV, established in 2006, is a highly innovative department that brings together research, teaching and commercial activities in the fields of interactive media, film, television and theatre. In September 2010, we moved into a £30m purpose-designed building with superb facilities for both production activities and academic study. In 2015, the department together with Computer Science started leading the Digital Creativity Labs, a newly funded £18m flagship project of the UK Government’s Digital Economy programme. On 1 May 2019, the department, together with the Digital Creativity Labs, launched XR Stories, an exciting new R&D partnership for the Yorkshire screen industries as part of the Creative Industries Cluster Programme, funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council and part of the Industrial Strategy. Role The successful candidate will lead and teach on existing modules covering introductory media asset creation, virtual environment design and development, and design and prototyping with advanced human-computer interaction technologies. You will develop and apply innovative and appropriate teaching techniques and material to create interest, understanding and enthusiasm amongst students as well as carry out on-going curriculum review, and contribute to the development of teaching and learning strategies. You will also contribute to project supervision and marking and undertake a range of administrative responsibilities. Skills, Experience & Qualification needed You will have a postgraduate degree, ideally a PhD but at least a Masters in a relevant subject (e.g. Computer Science, HCI or Games Design and Development) and experience teaching at HE level. You will have knowledge of media asset creation using industry standard tools (ideally including the Adobe Creative Suite and Autodesk Maya); object-oriented programming (ideally in C#); and 3D environment development using games engines (ideally Unity). You must also have the ability to apply this knowledge in the context of teaching prototyping with advanced interaction technologies. Further skills include the ability to design, manage and deliver their own teaching, carry out assessment duties, engage with a wide-ranging audience, as well as supervise student work. Further, you must demonstrate attention to detail and commitment high-quality work, a collaborative ethos, a positive attitude to colleagues and students, willingness to work proactively and ability to plan and prioritise their own work. Please direct informal enquiries to the BSc in Interactive Media Programme Leader, Dr Jenna Ng (telephone: 01904 325277; e-mail: jenna.ng(a)york.ac.uk)

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EXTENDED LP/Workshop DL for OzCHI'2019 - CfP - @Perth/Fremantle/WA/Australia - Submit in 6 days...
by Artur Lugmayr 27 May '19

27 May '19

============================================================================================================================= OzCHI 2019 - Call for Participation 31st Australian Conference on Human-Computer-Interaction "Experience Design Across Asia Pacific" @Perth/Fremantle, WA, AUSTRALIA 3-5 December 2019 W. http://www.ozchi.org | F. https://www.facebook.com/ozchi2019/ T. https://twitter.com/OzchiWA | #Quokka_CHI E. ozchi2019(a)gmail.com IMPORTANT DATES 31st May 2019 (EXTENDED) Long Papers 31st May 2019 (EXTENDED) Workshop Proposals 24 June 2019 Doctoral Consortium 10 August 2019 Short Papers 14 August 2019 Student Design Challenge Team Applications 6 September 2019 Demos, Posters, Industry Papers, and Work-in-Progress We listen to YOUR voice and want to make OzCHI'19 even better - submit your conference ideas! The best ideas are awarded during the conference closing session. ozCHI ‘Idea Box': https://goo.gl/forms/0XceZlmoP0XSV5RO2 ============================================================================================================================= OzCHI is the annual non-profit conference for the Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group (CHISIG) of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia and Australia's leading forum for the latest in HCI research and practice. OzCHI attracts a broad international community of researchers, industry practitioners, academics and students. Participants come from a range of backgrounds, including interface designers, user experience (UX) practitioners, information architects, software engineers, human factors experts, information systems analysts and social scientists. After 18 years, OzCHI finally come back to Western Australia. Time has passed and things have changed a lot since OzCHI 2001. More HCI and UX works have been done in Western Australia as well as its neighbouring countries. Having the privilege to convene the 2nd OzCHI conference in Western Australia, one of our objectives is to be inclusive towards attendees across overall Asia-Pacific. The conference theme is Experience Design in Asia Pacific, which highlights the challenges we all face in the endeavour to tame the environment without destroying it to ensure our continuing existence. Our vision is to make OzCHI 2019 as an inclusive event for academic, industry, research, start-ups, maker communities to learn and exchange knowledge in the recent and emerging HCI and UX areas - practical, technical, empirical and theoretical aspects regardless their level of maturity in the fields. We invite contributions on all topics related to Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Architecture, Engineering, Planning, Social Science, Creative Industries, and other related disciplines. Creating * Designing * Experiencing * Innovating * Intelligence * Community * Reaching out to Asia-Pacific Join us in Perth/Fremantle, Western Australia in December 2019 to explore and understand the design and role of contemporary interactive technologies. ============================================================================================================================= SUBMISSIONS ============================================================================================================================= Submissions will be accepted in various categories as described below. All submissions must be written in English and follow formatting guidelines in the paper template. Both long and short papers will undergo a double-blind review by an international panel and evaluated on the basis of their significance, originality, and clarity of writing. This review will be based on the full text of the submitted paper. Accepted papers will be published in the ACM International Conference Proceedings Series available from the ACM Digital Library. Award will be given to the highest quality papers. We are looking for submissions under the theme of Experience Design across Asia Pacific in the following areas but not limited to: ============================================================================================================================= TOPICS ============================================================================================================================= HCI: Methods, Tools and Techniques • Usability Methods and Practices • Human-centered Design • Participatory Design • User Studies and Ethnographic Approaches • Design Methods • Tools for Design, Modelling and Evaluation • HCI and Software Engineering • Usability Metrics and Measurement • Ethical issues in HCI • HCI Education and Design Education • HCI4D UX Applications and Business Domains • Digital Transformation • Mobile User Experience • Organizational context and technology design • Games and Entertainment • Healthcare, E-health and Telemedicine • Interactive Design for Online Education • Computer-supported cooperative work and collaboration • E-commerce Interface Design and Evaluation • Electronic, Mobile and Ubiquitous Commerce • Service Design (Micro-finance, Micro-loan, Instant Courier, Agile Transport) • Social Computing (Social Media, Social Networking) • Online Gaming, Crowdsourcing, Collective Intelligence, Online Dating • Cryptocurrency and Financial Technology • UX and eLearning • Blockchain • Crowdsourcing User Research and Usability • Lean User Experience • Agile User Experience • Usability Testing • User Research • Internationalization and Localization • Accessibility and inclusion • Design System • Multimedia and Multimodal Interfaces • Natural User Interfaces • Tactile and Haptic Interaction • Novel Interaction Techniques • Mobile User Interfaces • Responsive Design • Graphic User Interface • Information Visualisation Emerging Technologies • Virtual Reality • Augmented Reality • Mobile Computing and User Mobility • Affective Computing • Context-Aware and Ubiquitous Computing • Internet of Things • Big Data • Human Robot Interaction • Artificial Intelligence • Smart Cities • Autonomous Vehicles • Wearable Technology • Brain Computer Interface • Novel Interface Graphics, Art and Media Technology • Engaging users with multimedia • Methods and techniques of creative practices • Visualizing and interacting with data • Quality of Experience (QoE) • Digital storytelling • Interactive art • Media technology and interactivity • Designing for multi-user interaction • Tangible, mixed reality interfaces and multi-modal interfaces ============================================================================================================================= SUBMISSION TYPES ============================================================================================================================= 1. Long papers report on innovative, original, and completed research, which is relevant, significant, and interesting to the HCI community. 2. Short papers present ideas that are emerging and would benefit from discussion with members of the HCI community. This type of submission may include work-in-progress, experiences of reflective practitioners, and first drafts of novel concepts and approaches. 3. Workshops are half-day and full-day sessions on topics that contribute to community building around a specific HCI topic. Topics may include methods, practices, and other areas of interest and that support active participation beyond presentation. 4. Doctoral consortium is a full-day intensive session for research students. A panel of experienced HCI researchers provides advice and guidance. 5. Student Design Challenge is an annual international competition in which students work rapidly researching, brainstorming and sketching a solution for a real HCI problem. Finalists will present their work at the OzCHI 2019 conference. 6. Industry papers provide the opportunity for practitioners and industries for their initiatives or new developments that could benefit from discussion with members of the HCI community. 7. Work-in-Progress papers are a subset of the long papers track (subject to the same format and deadlines). Rather than reporting on mature research, they describe work-in-progress, late-breaking and new ideas, questions, or challenges, and are intended to provoke discussion in the OzCHI community. The accepted submission will be required to present a poster 8. Demo/Posters is a venue for industry, research, startups, maker communities, the arts, and design to present their hands-on demonstration, share novel interactive technologies, and stage interactive experiences. This venue promotes and provokes discussion on novel technologies. ============================================================================================================================= OzCHI 2019 GENERAL CHAIRS ============================================================================================================================= General Chairs Artur Lugmayr, Curtin Univ., AUSTRALIA Long Paper Chairs Ryan, Kelly, Univ. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Mark Reynolds, Univ. of Western Australia, AUSTRALIA Virpi Roto, Aalto Univ. FINLAND Ingrid Richardson, Murdoch University, AUSTRALIA Short Paper Chairs Haifeng Shen, Australian Catholic Univ. AUSTRALIA Callum Parker, Univ. of Sydney, AUSTRALIA Naseem Ahmadpour, Univ. of Sydney, AUSTRALIA Jo Li Tay, Curtin Univ., AUSTRALIA Publication Chairs Hollie White, Curtin Univ., AUSTRALIA Jared Donovan, QUT, AUSTRALIA Simon Perrault, Singapore Univ. of Technology & Design, SINGAPORE Workshop Chairs Greg Wadley, Univ. of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Sarah Webber, Univ. of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Jo Jung, Edith Cowan Univ., AUSTRALIA Demos, Work in Progress, Posters Mark Billinghurst, Univ. of Auckland, NEW ZEALAND Soojeong Yoo, Univ. of Sydney, AUSTRALIA Martin Masek, Edith Cowan Univ., AUSTRALIA Doctoral Consortium Chairs Dana McKay, Univ. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Margot Brereton, QUT, AUSTRALIA Wally Smith, Univ. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Panel Chairs Marcus Foth, QUT, AUSTRALIA Jaz Hee-jeong Choi, RMIT, AUSTRALIA Student Design Challenge David Cook, Edith Cowan Univ., AUSTRALIA Trevor Hunter, Univ. of Queensland, AUSTRALIA Peter Worthy, Univ. of Queensland, AUSTRALIA Industry Engagement and Sponsorship Chairs Jess Tsimeris, Google, USA Jonathan Steingeisser, Isobar, Perth, AUSTRALIA Greg Stewart, SMS Management and Technology, Perth, AUSTRALIA Christopher Kueh, ECU, Perth, AUSTRALIA Ulrich Engelke, Data61, CSIRO, AUSTRALIA Sean Gardiner, BHP, AUSTRALIA Adi Tedjasaputra, UX Indonesia, AUSTRALIA/INDONESIA Local Liaisons & Publicity Chairs Susannah Soon, Curtin Univ., AUSTRALIA Website Yanginbo Zhang, Curtin Univ., AUSTRALIA Student Volunteers Chairs Casey Xin Wei Lim, Curtin Univ., AUSTRALIA Jamie Dougall, Curtin Univ., AUSTRALIA Asian Liaisons and Publicity Ethel Ong, De La Salle University, PHILIPINES Masitah Ghazali, University of Teknologi, MALAYSIA Thippaya Chintakovid, Chulangkorn University, THAILAND Nova Ahmed, North South University, Dhaka, BANGLADESH Adi Tedjasasaputra, UX Indonesia, INDONESIA/AUSTRIA CHISIG Liasons Duncan Stevenson, Australian National University, AUSTRALIA George Buchanan, University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Local Conference Steering Board Artur Lugmayr, Curtin University, AUSTRALIA Andrew Woods, HIVE, Curtin University, AUSTRALIA Andrew Rohl, Curtin University, AUSTRALIA Christopher Kueh, Edith Cowan University, AUSTRALIA Clive Barstow, Edith Cowan University, AUSTRALIA David Cook, Edith Cowan University, AUSTRALIA Eunice Sari, Charles Darwin University and UX Indonesia, AUSTRALIA Jo Jung, Edith Cowan University, AUSTRALIA Michelle Ellis, Edith Cowan University, AUSTRALIA Philip Ely, Curtin University, AUSTRALIA Martin Masek, Edith Cowan University, AUSTRALIA Mark McMahon, Edith Cowan University, AUSTRALIA Mark Reynolds, University of Western Australia, AUSTRALIA Tele Tan, Curtin University, AUSTRALIA Honorary Local Conference Steering Board Members Vasillis Kostakos, Univ. Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Eunice Sari, UXINDO & Charles Darwin Univ., AUSTRALIA/INDONESIA -- powered by phpList, www.phplist.com --

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CHITALY 2019 - CFP Doctoral Consortium (Reminder)
by Daniela Fogli 27 May '19

27 May '19

[Apologies for multiple postings] ======================================= CHITALY 2019 - DESIGNING THE NEXT INTERACTION The Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter 23 September - 25 September 2019 Palazzo Bò, Giardino delle Biodiversità and Orto Botanico - Padova, Italy www.chitaly2019.org <http://www.chitaly2019.org/> Organized by the University of Padova and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice In cooperation with ACM-SIGCHI and SIGCHI Italy ======================================= Doctoral Consortium at CHITALY 2019 ======================================= The goal of the Doctoral Consortium is to provide a setting in which PhD students can present and receive feedback on their work. The Doctoral Consortium also aims to provide students with useful guidance on various aspects of their research from established researchers and the other student attendees. Finally, the Doctoral Consortium seeks to motivate students in the development of their scientific curiosity and facilitate their networking within the research community. The topics of the Doctoral Consortium are the same as CHItaly’s. The main goal of the consortium is to enables PhD students to interact with their peers, as well as with more senior researchers, on a wide range of Human-Computer Interaction related topics. The consortium is open to PhD students worldwide at any stage in their research. Students at an initial stage should be able to challenge their ideas and current research directions. Students at a more mature stage should be able to present their thesis and get advice on ways to further improve and better communicate their contributions and findings. ======================================= Important dates for Doctoral Consortium ======================================= June 1: Submission deadline July 1: Notification to authors July 15: Submission deadline for the camera ready of accepted contributions July 30: Early Registration deadline Sept 23: Doctoral Consortium Sept 24-25: Main conference ======================================== Paper Format, Submission and Proceedings ======================================== Submissions must be single-author, but the name of the supervisor could be mentioned within the paper. The language of the consortium is English. All submitted materials must be in English. DC papers must be 2-page word abstracts in the ACM template and pdf format. Submissions must: - identify a significant problem in the field of research - outline the current status of the problem domain and related solutions - describe the contribution of the applicant’s work by presenting the proposed approach and the results achieved so far Papers must be sent to chitaly2019(a)gmail.com <mailto:chitaly2019@gmail.com> with 'DC proposal' in the e-mail subject. Accepted papers will be included in the adjunct proceedings volume (not published by ACM). Each author of an accepted paper will present orally his/her research problem and contribution the first day of the conference (Sept 23, 2019). Participants will also be requested to attend the presentation of the other authors of a paper accepted at the DC. ======================================= Doctoral Consortium Co-Chairs ======================================= Francesco Di Nocera, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy Emmanuel Dubois, University of Toulouse, France Daniela Fogli, University of Brescia, Italy For any further information, please write an email to the co-chairs: dinocera(a)uniroma1.it <mailto:dinocera@uniroma1.it>, emmanuel.dubois(a)irit.fr <mailto:emmanuel.dubois@irit.fr>, daniela.fogli(a)unibs.it <mailto:daniela.fogli@unibs.it> ———————————————————— Daniela Fogli Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione Università degli Studi di Brescia Via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia Tel. +39 030 3715666 Email: daniela.fogli(a)unibs.it <mailto:daniela.fogli@unibs.it> -- Informativa sulla Privacy: http://www.unibs.it/node/8155 <http://www.unibs.it/node/8155>

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CfP HICSS-53 Minitrack "Security and Privacy Aspects of Human-Computer-Interactions"
by Paul Rosenthal 23 May '19

23 May '19

HICSS-53 Call for Papers Track: Software Technology Minitrack: Security and Privacy Aspects of Human-Computer-Interactions Deadline: June 15, 2019 _____________________________________________ Call for Papers *Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Minitrack on* *Security and Privacy Aspects of Human-Computer-Interactions* http://hicss.hawaii.edu With increasing digitization, the security and privacy aspects of information are a nonnegotiable factor in information system design and operation. Especially the human factor of information systems is a pivotal role in information security and increasingly relevant in establishing user-privacy concepts. More often than not, their knowledge about security aspects and ways of user-manipulation tactics are the last line of defense against cyberattacks. However, studies show users are also seen as the weakest link in information security. Therefore, they are also the primary target of attackers. In addition to the traditional forms of user-computer-interactions in the form of mouse-keyboard-input-devices, new ways of system-interactions, e.g., physiological data from fitness-trackers, eye-tracking devices or even pupillary responses indicating cognitive-load-levels, are increasingly feasible as everyday HCI-components. With the interest in data privacy increasing, are users aware how valuable those personal input data is and how do they value data privacy measures? We have identified two main aspects relevant to researchers within the domain of Software Technology: 1) how to securely deal with input data (also focusing on privacy aspects) 2) how this data can be utilized in order to increase secure behavior or to raise awareness among users (help the users to make better security-related decisions) In this minitrack we seek papers that explore concepts, prototypes, and evaluations of how users interact with information systems and what implications these interactions have for information security and data privacy. Further, we welcome new and innovative ways of human-computer-interaction and security-related concepts currently examined in the field. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: • Security related devices • Physiological sensors • Human-Computer-Interaction • Artificial intelligence • Sensor analysis • Data visualization • Biometrics authentication • Security and privacy awareness • Usable security design • Privacy and security by design • User valuation of privacy • Validation of user data *Organizers:* *Nicholas Müller*, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (FHWS), Germany *Paul Rosenthal*, University of Rostock, Germany *Kristin Weber*, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (FHWS), Germany *Publication of Papers* Presented papers will be included in the Proceedings of HICSS-53. *Important Dates* *June 15, 2019:* Paper submission deadline (11:59 pm HST) *August 17, 2019:* Notification of Acceptance/Rejection *September 22, 2019:* Deadline for submission of final manuscript *October 1, 2019:* Deadline for at least one author to register for the conference *Conference Dates* *January 8-10, 2020: *Paper presentations *Author Instructions* http://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/ *Link to Minitrack* *https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-53/software-technology/#security-and-privacy-aspects-of-human-computer-interactions-minitrack <https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-53/software-technology/#security-and-privac…>*

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Postdoctoral positions in visual analytics at Purdue
by Karimzadeh, Morteza 23 May '19

23 May '19

Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Visual Analytics Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN We invite applications for one or two postdoctoral researcher positions with Summer or Fall start dates in visual analytics, visualization, social media analytics, and big data analytics across a wide spectrum of application areas. The successful candidate will perform duties including: * Research in visual analytics in application domains including social medial analysis, interactive and explainable AI, sustainable food-energy-water systems public safety, crisis management, functional soil mapping, precision agriculture. * Assist in drafting successful research grant proposals. * Lead research activities within the group, including project management and stakeholder engagement. * Assist in supervising graduate and undergraduate students. * Interface with renowned academic research groups at and beyond Purdue University. The candidate should hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Science, Industrial Engineering, Geography, Statistics, or a related field, with a strong research background and expertise in visual analytics and some of these areas: visualization, geospatial and temporal analysis, statistics, machine learning, cognitive science, human-computer interaction, big data, human factors, computer graphics, food-water-energy systems, sustainable/precision agriculture. Purdue has multiple joint research projects with Peruvian Universities. Therefore, professional proficiency in Spanish is a plus. Both beginning and senior postdoctoral candidates are encouraged to apply. Excellent oral and written communication skills are mandatory. We are the Purdue Visual Analytics Center and are engaged in many cross-disciplinary visual analytics projects. We are also the lead of the VACCINE Center, an Emeritus Visualization Sciences Center of Excellence funded by many U.S. agencies including DHS, NSF, DOE and other government agencies. We have partner institutions across the world. We have many interesting integrated, stakeholder oriented projects working on real data and great challenging projects. VACCINE is working closely with collaborators including social media experts, sustainability experts, agricultural producers, health and public safety departments, US Coast Guard, economists, first responders, computational scientists, soundscape ecologists, businesses, and researchers in science, engineering, and economics. To apply, please send your CV, a research statement (no more than one page) to Dr. Ebert (ebertd(a)purdue.edu<mailto:ebertd@purdue.edu>) and Dr. Morteza Karimzadeh (karimzadeh(a)purdue.edu<mailto:karimzadeh@purdue.edu>). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. Regards, Morteza Morteza Karimzadeh, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, Purdue University Visualization and Analytics Center (PURVAC) Visual Analytics for Command, Control, and Interoperability Environments (VACCINE) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Purdue University karimzadeh(a)purdue.edu<mailto:karimzadeh@purdue.edu>

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2 Full-Time Research Associate Posts in ESports Data Visualization and Intelligent Content Creation Tools at the University of York
by Jonathan Hook 20 May '19

20 May '19

2 Full-Time Research Associate Posts at University of York: Research Associate in Esports Data Visualisation <https://jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=3885&p_we…> Research Associate in Intelligent Content Creation Tools for Esports <https://jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=3885&p_we…> Salary range: £32,236 - £39,609 Apply by: 11/06/2019 “WEAVR: Pioneering Fully Integrated Cross-Reality Spectator Experiences in Esports and Beyond” is a £5.8 million R&D project aiming to radically transform audience experiences in esports (http://weavr.tv/) It is one of four UK flagship demonstrators, funded from the Industrial Strategy’s Audience of the Future programme, aiming to establish the UK as world leading in the emerging forms of interactive and immersive storytelling (https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/audience-of-the-future-launch) It is led by ESL, the world’s largest esports company, and the University of York, which brings world‑class research in digital storytelling, games, AI and data analytics. The other Weavr partners are top UK companies in studio TV production (Dock10), VR content development (Rewind), HD and 360 video (Focal Point VR) and data analytics (Cybula), making up a large interdisciplinary team of researchers, software developers, 2D & 3D artists, TV producers, game developers, designers, and market analysts. Weavr’s research engine is based at The University of York in the Digital Creativity Labs (https://www.digitalcreativity.ac.uk/) a world centre of excellence for impact-driven research. We invite applications for two exciting roles on this high profile project: Research Associate in Esports Data Visualisation We seek an outstanding data visualization researcher for a fixed-term position as a Research Associate on the Weavr project. As the successful candidate, you will conduct research for collaborative projects and develop interactive visualizations of esports player data. These visualizations will include: i) audience-facing visualizations of player behavior that can be included within live broadcasts and second-screen experiences; ii) visualizations that help commentators and pundits tell more nuanced and engaging stories during live broadcasts and post-game analysis; and iii) visualizations that assist other members of the research team in understanding complex data sources during the development of machine learning and game analytics algorithms. You will also write up research results and disseminate them through publications, seminar and conference presentations; contribute to the identification of possible new areas of research; and undertake appropriate administrative activities. You will have a PhD (or equivalent experience) and record of excellent research in data visualization, reflected in high quality publications. You will also have good programming skills (e.g. C, C++, C#, Python, Java, Unity) and knowledge of frameworks for creating data visualizations, accompanied by a passion to develop working research prototypes of visualizations that can be applied in real-world environments. More info: http://bit.ly/esportsvis <http://bit.ly/esportsvis> Contact: jonathan.hook(a)york.ac.uk <mailto:jonathan.hook@york.ac.uk> 2) Research Associate in Intelligent Content Creation Tools for Esports We are seeking an enthusiastic researcher to lead the development of tools and techniques to support interactive esports narrative experiences, in collaboration with a significant team of researchers, software developers, and esport producers. As the successful candidate, you will conduct research for collaborative projects and oversee the development of authoring tools that allow production teams to create new forms of immersive and data-driven esports narrative content. This will allow customisation of viewers’ experiences, either through their direct interaction (such as by selecting which character to follow in a battle, which depth of explanations to receive from commentators, or which aspects of the game to replay) or automatically (for example by taking into account their proficiencies, using their own game data). You will also write up research results and disseminate them through publications, seminar and conference presentations; contribute to the identification of possible new areas of research; and undertake appropriate administrative activities. You will have a PhD in a programming-related field of Computer Science or Electronic Engineering or related qualifications. You will also have expertise in one of the following two areas: authoring tools in multimedia, games, e-learning, sound/music or related areas; or knowledge representation and reasoning, for example for interactive narratives, personalisation, automated content generation, or related areas. You will have a record of excellent research, reflected in high quality publications, and will bring an appetite for innovation across discipline boundaries and application domains. Good programming skills (e.g. C, C++, C#, Python, Java, Unity) accompanied by passion to develop working research prototypes is another essential requirement. More info: http://bit.ly/esportstools <http://bit.ly/esportstools> Contact: marian.ursu(a)york.ac.uk <mailto:marian.ursu@york.ac.uk> We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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Ph.D. position - Visualizations in cybersecurity practice
by Vít Rusňák 19 May '19

19 May '19

Dear all, We are seeking to recruit a Ph.D. student for funded position in the cross-disciplinary topics of cybersecurity and visualizations in cybersecurity practice. The nearest deadline for the application is on the 26th of May with a start in September 2019. The students will be with the Faculty of Informatics, (https://www.fi.muni.cz/) and CSIRT-MU (https://csirt.muni.cz/) at Masaryk University, Czech Republic. Description: Interactive visualizations can help in better understanding and handling of security incidents. The goal is to explore different ways to visualize and interact with knowledge extracted automatically from extensive heterogeneous datasets from the network monitoring tools. The student will be working within the team of cybersecurity researchers and practitioners. Since the underlying infrastructure for collecting the data already exists, the student will have immediate access to datasets and users. User evaluation sessions (workshops, interviews, tests) with the incident handlers will be part of the work, to validate the visualization design. For further details about the topics, feel free to contact me via e-mail. -- Vit Rusnak, Ph.D. rusnak(a)ics.muni.cz CSIRT-MU https://csirt.muni.cz Institute of Computer Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

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