September 2019 - Infovis

Faculty position at Georgia Tech (Interactive Computing)
by Stasko, John T 02 Sep '19

02 Sep '19

Data Vis faculty position at Georgia Tech Data visualization (broadly) has been identified as one of the target areas for hiring a faculty member here in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech this upcoming academic year. While the official ad for faculty positions in our unit will be coming out in a few weeks, we wanted to send out a preliminary message making potential candidates aware of the position. The School is open to candidates at all levels of seniority including fresh PhDs. For more info about Georgia Tech, Atlanta, or the Vis Lab, please feel free to contact us. John Stasko, stasko(a)cc.gatech.edu Alex Endert, endert(a)gatech.edu http://vis.gatech.edu

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LIVE-STREAM: Research Summit: Making Digital Heritage Multisensory
by Image Science 02 Sep '19

02 Sep '19

Making Digital Heritage Multisensory Strategies and Political Impact ************************* Research Summit Sep 4, 2019 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm Audimax, Danube University Campus Organized by the Department for Image Science www.donau-uni.ac.at/dbw ************************* Digital technologies and culture have become part of the fabric of our societies. In the digital sphere, artistic creation and scientific research are closely intertwined with the latest technological developments. Interfaces, visualizations, social media platforms, innovative communication devices, and data mining are significant components of our digital heritage. Does the inclusion of digital heritage into the museum world also enable digital arts to be finally represented in our publicly funded institutions? Because of the postdigital turn, digital materialities are explored through multisensory devices, haptic interfaces and tangible user applications. Simultaneously, through digitalization, new experiences of (inaccessible) cultural heritage have been established with virtual and immersive installations, 3D illusions and data visualizations. Today, we live in ever-changing knowledge societies: how do these new digital infrastructures influence socio-cultural transformations? The Research Summit is a new conference format at Danube University with the overall goal of bringing together scientists, technicians, students and the interested public for an interdisciplinary exchange. LIVE-STREAM start times: San Francisco 5:30, New York 8:30, Sao Paulo 9:30, London 13:30, Krems 14:30, Moscow 15:30, New Delhi 18:00, Singapore 20:30, Sydney 22:30. LINK TO LIVE STREAM www.donau-uni.ac.at/researchsummit/live www.donau-uni.ac.at/dbw Virtual Q&A email to image.science(a)donau-uni.ac.at /// Keynotes /// Prof. Dr. Sarah KENDERDINE Director of Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+) École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne Experimental Museology: Sculpting Cultural Data Prof. Dr. Hiroshi ISHII Associate Director of MIT Media Laboratory Director of Tangible Media Group Making Digital Tangible /// Panel /// Prof. Dr. Ryszard Kluszczyński, Chair Professor, Department of Media and Audiovisual Culture, University of Lodz, Poland Ass. Prof. Dr. Morten Søndergaard, Research Laboratory for Art and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark Prof. Dr. Oliver Grau, MAE, Chair professor, Department for Image Science, Danube University Krems, Austria Moderation: Wendy Coones, Department for Image Science /// Information /// http://www.mediaartscultures.eu/ www.digitalartarchive.at The Research Summit will be held at Audimax, Danube University Campus, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, 3500 Krems, Austria. New Publication: Oliver GRAU, Janina HOTH and Eveline WANDL-VOGT (eds.): Digital Art through the Looking Glass: New strategies for archiving, collecting and preserving in Digital Humanities free download: https://www.academia.edu/40089496/Digital_Art_through_the_Looking_Glass_

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IEEE AIVR 2019 - Special session "Immersive Analytics" (deadline reminder)
by Hürst, W.O. (Wolfgang) 01 Sep '19

01 Sep '19

This is a kind reminder of the approaching deadline for the IEEE AIVR 2019 special session on “Immersive Analytics” *IEEE AIVR 2019, Dec 9-11, 2019, San Diego, CA, USA* http://ieee-aivr.org The IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality (AIVR 2019), now in its second run, is a unique event, addressing researchers and industries from all areas of AI as well as Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality. This year features a dedicated call for a special session on "Immersive Analytics": *Call for papers on Immersive Analytics* Immersive analytics (IA) is an interdisciplinary research field that uses VR/AR to create truly immersive and interactive representations of big data for a better analysis and understanding. In this special session, we want to explore the state of the art in IA, identify problems and major challenges, and look into recent improvements and promising ideas. We are particulary interested in examples that show how AI and VR/AR can be brought together to create and improve IA. Related topics include but are not limited to: * IA for data analysis, exploration, and decision making * Application domains for IA, including health, science & engineering, education * Human factors related to IA, including perception, awareness, and cognitive load * Good examples and innovative ideas for visualization, exploration, and interaction in IA * Tools, standards, and best practices Special session papers are treated like regular conference papers. They undergo a thorough double-blind review process. Accepted ones that are presented at the conference will be included in the proceedings and the IEEE Xplore digital library. Outstanding papers will be considered for inclusion in special issues of high ranked journals. *Deadline* for special session papers is September 9, 2019. Please refer to the conference site for further details: http://aivr.science.uu.nl/aivr_special.html

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