September 2020 - Infovis

IEEE PacificVis 2021 Call for Papers - - Final Call
by Chaoli Wang 15 Sep '20

15 Sep '20

############################################################################## Call for Papers: 14th IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium (PacificVis 2021) APRIL 19-22, 2021 Pan Pacific, TIANJIN, China http://pvis.org/ ############################################################################## PacificVis is a unified visualization symposium, welcoming all areas of visualization research such as information visualization, scientific visualization, graph and network visualization, visual analytics, and specific applications such as (but not limited to) security, software, and biological visualization. Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research and application papers in all areas of visualization. We encourage papers in any new, novel, and exciting research area that pertains to visualization. All submitted papers will go through a two-stage review process to guarantee the publication of high-quality papers. All papers accepted by IEEE Pacific Visualization 2021 will be published by IEEE and will also be included in the IEEE Digital Library. Selected papers will be published directly in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). Important Dates --------------- Abstract due : Sep. 25, 2020 Full paper due : Oct. 2, 2020 Reviews due : Nov. 13, 2020 1st cycle notification : Nov. 27, 2020 Revision due : Dec. 18, 2020 2nd cycle notification : Jan. 11, 2021 Camera ready paper due : Jan. 21, 2021 All deadlines are due at 9:00 pm Pacific Time (PDT/PST). Topics ------ Suggested topics include, but are not limited to: Visualization Application Areas: * Statistical Graphics and Mathematics * Financial, Security, and Business Visualization * Physical Sciences and Engineering * Earth, Space, and Environmental Sciences * Geographic, Geospatial, and Terrain Visualization * Molecular, Biomedical, Bioinformatics, and Medical Visualization * Text, Document, and Software Visualization * Social and Information Sciences * Education and Everyday Visualization * Multimedia (Image/Video/Music) Visualization Data-focused Visualization Research: * High-dimensional Data, Dimensionality Reduction, and Data Compression * Multi-field, Multi-modal, Multi-resolution, and Multi-variate Data * Causality and Uncertainty Data * Time Series, Time-varying, Streaming, and Flow Data * Scalar, Vector, and Tensor Fields * Regular and Unstructured Grids * Point-based Data * Large-scale Data (Petabytes, ...) Technique-focused Visualization Research: * Volume Modeling and Rendering * Extraction of Surfaces * Topology-based and Geometry-based Techniques * Glyph-based Techniques * Integrating Spatial and Non-spatial Data Visualization * Machine Learning Approaches Graph and Network Visualization Research: * Design and Experimentation of Graph Drawing Algorithms * Techniques, Interfaces, and Interaction Methods for Graphs, Trees, and Other Relational Data * Visualization of Graphs and Networks in Application Areas * Interfaces and Interaction Techniques for Graph and Network Visualizations * Benchmarks and Experimental Analysis for Graph Visualization Systems Interaction-focused Visualization Research: * Icon- and Glyph-based Visualization * Focus + Context Techniques * Animation * Zooming and Navigation * Brushing + Linking * Coordinated Multiple Views * View-dependent Visualization * Data Labeling, Editing, and Annotation * Collaborative, Co-located, and Distributed Visualization * Manipulation and Deformation * Visual Data Mining and Visual Knowledge Discovery Empirical and Comprehension-focused Visualization Research: * Visual Design and Aesthetics * Illustrative Visualization * Cognition and Perception Issues * User Studies on Visualization Readability and User Interaction * Presentation, Dissemination, and Storytelling * Design Studies, Case Studies, and Focus Groups * Task and Requirements Analysis * Metrics and Benchmarks * Evaluations of All Types: Qualitative, Quantitative, Laboratory, Field, and Usability Studies * Use of Eye Tracking and Other Biometric Measures System-focused Visualization Research: * Novel Algorithms and Mathematics * Taxonomies and Models * Methodologies, Discussions, and Frameworks * Visual Design, Visualization System, and Toolkit Design * Data Warehousing, Database Visualization, and Data Mining * Collaborative and Distributed Visualization Hardware, Display, and Interaction Technology: * Large and High-resolution Displays * Stereo Displays * Mobile and Ubiquitous Environments * Immersive and Virtual Environments * Multimodal Input (Touch, Haptics, Voice, etc.) * Hardware Acceleration * GPUs and Multi-core Architectures * CPU and GPU Clusters * Distributed Systems, Grid, and Cloud Environments * Volume Graphics Hardware Submission ---------- Papers are to be submitted online through the new Precision Conference System (https://new.precisionconference.com/user/login?society=vgtc) at the PacificVis 2021 Papers track. Original, unpublished papers of up to ten (10) pages (two-column, single-spaced, 9 point font, including figures, tables, and references) are invited. Manuscripts must be written in English and follow the formatting guidelines (https://pacificvis.github.io/) It is recommended (but not mandatory) to submit an anonymized version of your manuscript for double-blind review - in this case, please remove all author and affiliation information from submissions and supplemental files as well as substitute your paper’s ID number for the author name. Papers should be submitted electronically in Adobe PDF format. Please provide supplemental videos in QuickTime MPEG-4 or DivX version 5, and use TIFF, JPEG, or PNG for supplemental images. Papers Chairs ------------- Nan Cao Tongji University, China Holger Theisel University of Magdeburg, Germany Chaoli Wang University of Notre Dame, USA Email: pvis_papers(a)pvis.org Paper Types ----------- A visualization research paper typically falls into one of five categories: technique, system, application/design study, evaluation, or theory/model. We briefly discuss these categories below. Although your main paper type has to be specified during the paper submission process, papers can include elements of more than one of these categories. Please see “Process and Pitfalls in Writing Information Visualization Research Papers” by Tamara Munzner for a more detailed discussion. *Technique papers* introduce novel techniques or algorithms that have not previously appeared in the literature, or that significantly extend known techniques or algorithms, for example, by scaling to datasets of much larger size than before or by generalizing a technique to a larger class of uses. The technique or algorithm description provided in the paper should be complete enough that a competent graduate student in visualization could implement the work, and the authors should create a prototype implementation of the methods. Relevant previous work must be referenced, and the advantage of the new methods over it should be clearly demonstrated. There should be a discussion of the tasks and datasets for which this new method is appropriate, and its limitations. Evaluation through informal or formal user studies, or other methods, will often serve to strengthen the paper, but are not mandatory. *System papers* present a blend of algorithms, technical requirements, user requirements, and design that solves a major problem. The system that is described is both novel and important, and has been implemented. The rationale for significant design decisions is provided, and the system is compared to documented, best-of-breed systems already in use. The comparison includes a specific discussion of how the described system differs from and is, in some significant respects, superior to those systems. For example, the described system may offer substantial advancements in the performance or usability of visualization systems or novel capabilities. Every effort should be made to eliminate external factors (such as advances in processor performance, memory sizes, or operating system features) that would affect this comparison. *Application/design study papers* explore the choices made when applying visualization and visual analytics techniques in an application area, for example relating the visual encodings and interaction techniques to the requirements of the target task. Similarly, application/design study papers have been the norm when researchers describe the use of visualization techniques to glean insights from problems in engineering and science. Although a significant amount of application domain background information can be useful to provide a framing context in which to discuss the specifics of the target task, the primary focus of the case study must be the visualization content. The results of the application/design study, including insights generated in the application domain, should be clearly conveyed. Describing new techniques and algorithms developed to solve the target problem will strengthen a design study paper, but the requirements for novelty are less stringent than in a technique paper. Where necessary, the identification of the underlying parametric space and its efficient search must be aptly described. The work will be judged by the design lessons learned or insights gleaned, on which future contributors can build. We invite submissions on any application area. *Evaluation papers* explore the usage of visualization and visual analytics by human users, and typically present an empirical study of visualization techniques or systems. Authors are not necessarily expected to implement the systems used in these studies themselves; the research contribution will be judged on the validity and importance of the experimental results as opposed to the novelty of the systems or techniques under study. The conference committee appreciates the difficulty and importance of designing and performing rigorous experiments, including the definition of appropriate hypotheses, tasks, data sets, selection of subjects, measurement, validation, and conclusions. The goal of such efforts should be to move from mere description of experiments, toward prediction and explanation. We do suggest that potential authors who have not had formal training in the design of experiments involving human subjects may wish to partner with a colleague from an area such as psychology or human-computer interaction who has experience with designing rigorous experimental protocols and statistical analysis of the resulting data. Other novel forms of evaluation are also encouraged. *Theory/model papers* present new interpretations of the foundational theory of visualization and visual analytics. Implementations are usually not relevant for papers in this category. Papers should focus on basic advancement in our understanding of how visualization techniques complement and exploit properties of human vision and cognition. For more information and updates, please visit: http://pvis.org/

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Joint Call for Workshop Papers (Extended Deadline) | VINCI 2020
by Limberger, Daniel 15 Sep '20

15 Sep '20

[Apologies for cross-posting] # Joint Call for VINCI 2020 Workshop Papers - Extended Submission Deadline The 13th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI 2020) 8-10 December 2020, Eindhoven, The Netherlands https://vinci-conf.org/ # IMPORTANT DATES (EXTENDED) Workshop Papers Due: September 29, 2020 # PAPER SUBMISSION Workshop papers of up to four (4) ACM double-column pages should be submitted through https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vinci2020. Early work and prototypes are welcome! The review process will be single-blind. All accepted papers will appear in the proceedings of VINCI2020 published by ACM Press and made available in the ACM Digital Library (EI indexed). Moreover, authors of a number of selected 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 Computing for Industry, Biomedicine, and Art, and a special issue of the Journal of Visualization (SCI indexed). # LIST OF WORKSHOPS AND RELEVANT TOPICS - Workshop on 3D Interaction for Visual Communication (3DIVC) - Metaphors and techniques for navigation in 3D visualizations and 3D environments - Evaluation of existing interaction concepts, techniques, and applications - Navigation on touch-based devices (small and large screens) in virtual 3D environments - Collaborative interaction design in 3D visualizations - User-interface design for 3D visualizations - Guidelines and best-practices for interaction in 3D - Frameworks for 3D interaction techniques (event-handling, gesture-detection, state-handling, etc.) - Interplay of interaction and visual feedback - Interaction aids and gizmos in 3D - Techniques for interaction in immersive environments - Integration of gaze-based interaction concepts - Utilization of existing peripherals for 3D interaction - Rendering techniques for aiding object identification - Workshop on Algorithm Animation and Visual Presentation (AAVP) - Algorithm animation - Static visualizations for algorithm dynamics - Interactions with algorithmic concepts - Visual analytics of algorithms - Sorting, clustering, shortest path algorithms and many more - Visual presentation of algorithm metrics, properties, and performances - Tools for algorithm visualizations - Evaluations of algorithm dynamics presentation - Scalability issues for algorithm dynamics and visualization - Challenges in algorithm visualization - 2nd Workshop on Eye Tracking and Visual Communication (ETVC) - Eye tracking studies focusing on visual communication - Analysis techniques for eye tracking data to improve visual communication - General data science applied to eye movement data to analyze visual communications - Gaze-assisted interaction for visual communication - HCI and eye tracking - Eye tracking in virtual and augmented reality - Visualization techniques for eye tracking data improving visual communication - Text reading and implementing source code - Workshop on Visual Communication in HCI and Design (VCHD) - Visual communication of design processes - The role of interaction in the design process - Human users (laymen vs. experts) - Evaluation of visual communication in design - Challenges and perspectives for VCHD - Visual tools supporting design practice - Creativity in design - Individual vs. team design - The role of aesthetics - Dissemination of the visual results - User studies of design outcomes involving visual communication and data visualization - Workshop on Visual Influence and Influential Visualizations (VIIV) - Visual encoding - Visual elements (featuring/improving influence) - Measurements (of influence) - Visual system and perceptions (e.g. eye tracking) - Emotional response and reactions - Aesthetics of influential visualizations - Memorability - Visualization criticism - Visual communication and analysis - Close reading, active reading Detailed information on the electronic submission can be found on the conference web page. For any question, please contact vinci2020(a)easychair.org<mailto:vinci2020@easychair.org> Chairs Michael Burch, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, <m.burch(a)tue.nl<mailto:m.burch@tue.nl>> Michel Westenberg, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, <m.a.westenberg(a)tue.nl<mailto:m.a.westenberg@tue.nl>>

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textbook "Visual Analytics for Data Scientists" (Springer, 2020)
by Andrienko, Gennady 15 Sep '20

15 Sep '20

Dear all, We would like to announce that our textbook on Visual Analytics for Data Scientists is published by Springer as an eBook and hardcover: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030561451 <https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030561451> The book is used in our teaching a module on VA for a Data Science MSc at City University London, with more than 500 students successfully graduated during 6 years. Here is the ToC: Ch.1. Introduction to Visual Analytics by Example Ch.2. General Concepts Ch.3. Principles of Interactive Visualization Ch.4. Computational Techniques in Visual Analytics Ch.5. Visual Analytics for Investigating and Processing Data Ch.6. Visual Analytics for Understanding Multiple Attributes Ch.7. Visual Analytics for Understanding Relationships Between Entities Ch.8. Visual Analytics for Understanding Temporal Distributions and Variations Ch.9. Visual Analytics for Understanding Spatial Distributions and Spatial Variation Ch.10. Visual Analytics for Understanding Phenomena in Space and Time Ch.11. Visual Analytics for Understanding Texts Ch.12. Visual Analytics for Understanding Images and Video Ch.13. Computational Modelling with Visual Analytics Ch.14. Conclusion Best wishes, Gennady {& co-authors}

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[2nd CfP GD 2020]: Second Call for paper Graph Drawing and Network Visualization Conference 2020
by David Auber 09 Sep '20

09 Sep '20

============================================== Second Call for Papers GD 2020 28th International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization September 15-18, 2020 Vancouver, Canada https://gd2020.cs.ubc.ca/ CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: GD 2020 will be organized as an online meeting. We plan to keep all the important dates of the conference as announced. ================================================ Graph Drawing is concerned with the geometric representation of graphs and constitutes the algorithmic core of Network Visualization. Graph Drawing and Network Visualization are motivated by applications where it is crucial to visually analyze and interact with relational datasets. Examples of such application areas include data science, social sciences, web computing, information systems, biology, geography, business intelligence, information security, and software engineering. GD has been the main annual event in this area for more than 25 years. Its focus is on combinatorial and algorithmic aspects of graph drawing as well as the design of network visualization systems and interfaces. GD 2020 will take place September 15-18, 2020, at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Researchers and practitioners working on any aspects of graph drawing and network visualization are invited to contribute papers and posters, and to participate in the symposium and the graph drawing contest. PAPERS ------ We invite authors to submit papers describing original research of theoretical or practical significance to graph drawing and network visualization. Regular papers must be submitted explicitly to one of two distinct tracks described below. Papers submitted to one track will not compete with papers submitted to the other track. Track 1: Combinatorial and algorithmic aspects ---------------------------------------------- This track is mainly devoted to fundamental graph drawing advances, such as combinatorial aspects and algorithm design. The range of topics for this track includes (but is not limited to): • Design and analysis of graph drawing algorithms • Geometric and topological graph theory • Computational topology of graphs on surfaces • Geometric network design and optimization • Geometric computing Track 2: Experimental, applied, and network visualization aspects ---------------------------------------------- This track is mainly devoted to the practical aspects of graph drawing, such as the development of network visualization systems and interfaces in different application areas. The range of topics for this track includes (but is not limited to): • Visualization of graphs and networks in real world applications, including big data analysis • Engineering of network visualization algorithms and systems • Experimental results in graph theory and algorithms • Benchmarks and experimental studies of network visualization systems and user interfaces • Cognitive studies on graph drawing readability and user interaction • Interfaces and methods for interacting with graphs Authors of applied papers will have the opportunity to show a demo of their software/system during the conference. SHORT PAPERS ------------ In addition to the above two tracks, there will be a separate category for short papers, describing theoretical or applied contributions of shorter length. Papers in this category will be assigned a shorter time for presentation during the conference. SUBMISSION FORMAT ----------------- All submissions must be formatted using the LaTeX style file for the conference series Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) provided by Springer. The default margins and fonts must not be modified; in particular, the use of packages such as times.sty is not allowed. Submissions that do not comply with this format risk rejection without consideration of their merits. To promote inclusion of more figures in the submitted papers, submission will have a strict number of lines limit and the possibility to have one page more compared to previous years. REGULAR PAPERS HAVE AT MOST 400 lines (excluding references and figures) AND AT MOST 13 PAGES (excluding references). Short papers have at most 200 lines (excluding references and figures) AND at most 7 pages (excluding references). The claims of the paper should be fully substantiated. If this information does not fit within the page limits, the authors should include it in a clearly marked appendix, whose length is not constrained and which the reviewers may read at their own discretion. All submissions will be handled through EasyChair at the web site : https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gd2020 POSTERS & CONTEST ----------------- Submissions of posters on graph drawing, network visualization, and related areas are solicited. The poster session will provide a forum for the communication of late-breaking research results (which may also appear elsewhere) to the GD community. Authors of posters should prepare an abstract (up to 2 pages in the LNCS style) that must be submitted together with the poster itself. Details about the traditional Graph Drawing Contest held at the conference are provided on the conference web site. PUBLICATION ----------- All accepted papers (including the two-page poster abstracts) will appear in the conference proceedings, published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. The LNCS proceedings will be made freely accessible to the GD community upon publication and openly accessible to anyone after four years. Authors will be required to submit their accepted papers to the arXiv repository, in order to provide immediate and unrestricted open access to them. The self-archived arXiv papers shall consist of the LNCS proceedings version (identical, except for possibly changed references to the appendix resp. the arXiv version) plus an optional clearly marked appendix. Subsequent submissions of revised versions of the paper to the arXiv (known as arXiv ``replacements’’) are allowed. Failure to comply with these guidelines will impede the publication of the paper. Each paper or poster must be presented at the conference by an author (barring unforeseen circumstances), otherwise the paper will not be included in the proceedings. Should any visa restriction prevent an author from attending the conference and presenting a paper, he/she will be given ways to participate and give the talk via electronic means. Selected papers from both tracks will be invited for submission to a special issue of the Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications (JGAA). The authors of two selected papers in Track 2 will be invited to submit a substantially extended version of their work to IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). Furthermore, two regular TVCG papers will be presented by their authors in a TVCG papers session. IMPORTANT DATES --------------- Abstract submission deadline : June 3 (23:59 PDT) Paper submission deadline : June 8 (23:59 PDT) Notification of paper acceptance : July 20 Poster submission deadline : August 12 (23:59 PDT) Notification of poster acceptance : August 21 Final versions due : August 26 (23:59 PDT) Contest submission deadline : September 5 (23:59 PDT) Symposium : September 15-18 PROGRAM COMMITTEE ----------------- Daniel Archambault, Swansea University, UK David Auber (co-chair), University Bordeaux , FR Benjamin Bach, The University of Edinburgh, UK Fabian Beck, University of Duisburg-Essen, DE Romain Bourqui, University Bordeaux, FR Steve Chaplick, University of Maastricht, NL Markus Chimani, Osnabrück University, DE Sabine Cornelsen, University of Konstanz, DE Walter Didimo, University of Perugia, IT Stefan Felsner, TU Berlin, DE Radoslav Fulek, IST Austria, AT Fabrizio Frati, Roma Tre University, IT Seokhee Hong, University of Sydney, AU Yifan Hu, Yahoo!, US Katherine Isaacs, University of Arizona, US Philipp Kindermann, Universität Passau, DE Kwan-Liu Ma, University of California, Davis, US Tamara Mchedlidze, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, DE Fabrizio Montecchiani, University of Perugia, IT Tamara Munzner, University of British Columbia, CA Martin Nöllenburg, TU Vienna University, Arnaud Sallaberry, University of Montpellier, FR Alexandru Telea, Utrecht University, NL Ioannis Tollis, University of Crete, GR Csaba Tóth, California State University, Northridge, US Pavel Valtr (co-chair), Charles University, CZ Alexander Wolff, Universität Würzburg, DE INVITED SPEAKERS ---------------- Jeff Erickson, Professor of Computer Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sheelagh Carpendale, Professor, School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University ORGANIZING COMMITTEE -------------------- William Evans. Computer Science. University of British Columbia CONTEST COMMITTEE ----------------- Philipp Kindermann, (Chair) Universität Passau, DE Tamara Mchedlidze, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, DE Ignaz Rutter, University of Passau, DE Wouter Meulemans, Eindhoven University, NL

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Request for Proposals — Bid on ACM IUI 2023
by Axel Soto 08 Sep '20

08 Sep '20

Request for Proposals — Bid on ACM IUI 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------- Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) is the premier conference series sponsored by ACM (SIGCHI and SIGAI) and has been held annually since 1993 as the principal international forum for reporting outstanding research and development on intelligent user interfaces. To involve the greater IUI community in conference organization and better plan for the conference, we request proposals for hosting and organizing IUI two years ahead of time. We regularly rotate the conference locations to engage with IUI research communities around the globe. Below shows the location and time of the three most recently scheduled IUI conferences: IUI 2020 (cancelled) Cagliari, Italy March 17-20 IUI 2021 College Station, Texas April 13-17 IUI 2022 Helsinki, Finland March 22-26 Why host IUI? There are several benefits of hosting and organizing an IUI conference. First, conference hosts/organizers have an opportunity to publicize their work, build relationships, and interact with the international IUI community. Second, this is a great opportunity for the organizers/hosts to introduce their students and colleagues to the IUI community and help grow the community as a whole. Third, hosts/organizers can use the opportunity to build local IUI communities, connecting representatives from both academia and industries. Bid Requirements All proposals must be written in English with a readable font not smaller than 12 point and margins not less than one inch on all sides. The proposal should address each aspect outlined below but not exceed 15000 characters (approx. 5-6 pages). Based on the merits of the proposals and factors such as ensuring a diversity of conference locations, the board will choose the top candidates and then a finalist will be chosen and announced at IUI 2021. Please note that the bid requirements have been modified from previous years. Please read the requirements below carefully before writing up your bid. Hosts/Organizers The conference hosts/organizers should have knowledge of the IUI community, such as having attended and published regularly at IUI, and have experience with conference organization. One of the main IUI goals is to bring together people from diverse backgrounds. For that reason, the bid proposal must suggest ONLY the conference general chairs. The IUI steering committee will work with the selected bid proposers on building the conference organizing team. We especially encourage that the key conference organizers consist of people from both industry and academia, representing both AI and HCI since the work presented at IUI is at the intersection of these disciplines. Please include short bios of the proposed conference general chair(s). Location Since IUI is an international forum, we expect that attendees will travel from different parts of the world to the conference location. It is important that the proposed location is conveniently located for all attendees to reach by available means of transportation. Time IUI conferences have been held at various times during late winter through early spring, most typically in March though earlier times will be considered. Your bid should include a proposed time with key dates (e.g., paper submission and notification). The choice of time should also take into account the weather conditions of the proposed location to avoid potential weather-caused travel delays and potential conflicts with other conferences and their submission deadlines. Please note that HRI 2023 will take place the week of March 20, 2023, and thus this week is not available for IUI 2023 bids. Virtual Attendance and the Impact of COVID-19 We hope that by the time of the 2023 conference that it will be possible to hold a physical conference similar to those held before 2020. Organizers should still prepare for decreased attendance and to offer virtual participation options for those who may not yet be comfortable traveling long distances. Conference Venue Please describe the proposed conference venue, including the following aspects: * Capacity. In recent years, IUI has typically had around 250 attendees, though IUI 2018 had a record high of over 350 participants and IUI 2019 had a similar number. No conference has been held since COVID, however current ACM recommendations are to anticipate a 30-40% decrease in attendance in the near term. IUI has typically taken place over four days, the first of which consists of workshops and tutorials hosted in parallel separate rooms (10-20 people). To encourage interaction among the attendees, during the main conference, it is also desirable to have additional space at the venue to put up IUI posters for the attendees to visit during coffee breaks. * Facilities. The venue should provide basic conference facilities, such as high speed internet access that can support the participants in parallel effectively and LCD projectors. * Location. The venue should be centrally located for attendees to reach quickly by ground transportation and have access to other amenities (e.g., restaurants). * Accessibility. The venue should be accessible to attendees with disabilities. * Reception and poster session dinner. Traditionally, IUI opens with a welcome reception on the night before the 1st day of the conference. The first night of the conference features a dinner reception with the poster and demo session. The location(s) of the receptions are not required to be co-located with the venue, however the location criterion above should still be used to minimize the travel for the attendees. * Social event. Traditionally, IUI has a social event + dinner on the second day of the main conference * Special events. Traditionally, during the conference the “test of time” paper award is given to the most influential IUI paper, which is accompanied by a plenary talk session for its authors. TiiS papers published in the last year are also integrated into the technical program, there is a “town hall meeting” where IUI community issues are discussed, and there is IUI steering committee lunch with current and upcoming conference and program chairs. These events need to be considered while planning the conference Accommodation Most attendees will need accommodation during the conference period. One of the responsibilities of the conference hosts/organizers is to locate and reserve a bulk of affordable lodging for attendees. Please describe the proposed accommodation options, including the price range of the hotel rooms and the distance to the main venue. Provisionary Budget Plan The proposal should also include a provisional budget, outlining the cost of major items, including the rental of the conference venue, cost/per person for the reception and banquet, and the estimated conference registration fee. Please consider including meals for participants in the budget, especially if there are limited food options near the conference venue. Important Dates Jan 8, 2021: Bids are due. Please submit your bid to steering-chair(a)iui.acm.org Feb 5, 2021: Notifications are sent to all submissions. For further information, please contact: jeff(a)jeffreynichols.com

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Election of 5 New Members of the VGTC Executive Committee
by Rosen, Paul 08 Sep '20

08 Sep '20

***Apologies for cross-posting*** To the VGTC Community: The IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Community (VGTC) is pleased to announce the election of 5 new officers to the executive committee. The VGTC serves a vital role in the Visualization and Virtual Reality community by providing leadership, support, and organization services across multiple conferences. We thank these new officers, as well as the other candidates we were not able to select, for their interest in volunteering. The new officers are: • Jian Chen, The Ohio State University Vice Chair for Conferences • Charles Hansen, University of Utah Chair of the Awards Committee for Visualization • Mar Gonzalez Franco, Microsoft Research Ethics and Diversity Chair • Ben Watson, North Carolina State University Online Communities Chair • Laura Truțoiu, Facebook Industrial Relations Chair The complete announcement, along with the bios of the new executive committee members can be found at: https://ieeecs-media.computer.org/tc-media/sites/49/2020/09/07233430/VGTC-N… For questions about the VGTC, please contact Jim Ahrens at chair(a)vgtc.org<mailto:chair@vgtc.org>. Sincerely, Paul Rosen, on behalf of the entire VGTC executive committee ==================================== Paul Rosen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Computer Science and Engineering University of South Florida prosen(a)usf.edu<mailto:prosen@usf.edu> http://www.cspaul.com

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Participants needed for visualization recommendation performance study
by Zehua Zeng 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

Hi everyone, We are conducting a user study to evaluate the performance of different data visualization recommendation techniques. Participation in the study is completely remote. If you are interested, the full details are below. Sign up form: https://umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_3K7nFtrdXLeksst ** We need participants from both academia and industry. Industrial participants are more needed. We would deeply appreciate it if you could forward this email to anyone you think might be interested in participating. Thank you so much! ** ----------------------------------------------------- Are you interested in learning about some of the latest advances in data analytics and data science? Are you excited about new opportunities to practice your data visualization skills? Would you like to make a direct contribution to state-of-the-art data science research? We would like to invite you to participate in a University of Maryland research study on data visualization tools. We need participants for an approximately 60-minute study session online. In this session, you will use a visualization tool to answer analysis questions about a provided dataset and will be asked to complete surveys regarding demographic information and your feedback on the analysis environment. You will receive a *$10 Amazon gift card* as a thank you for your participation. Your participation will contribute directly to supporting current and future data science research. Usage data during the session will be recorded automatically, anonymized, and shared publicly as a community resource. Personal demographic details and survey answers will be only shared as aggregated results. Interaction logs and interview answers will be shared after being anonymized. Note that any raw data from the user study will be kept confidential, and will not be shared. To participate in the study, you must be at least 18 years of age and meet these criteria: (1) normal vision or corrected to normal with glasses or contact lenses; (2) normal color vision, and (3) have at least basic visualization or data analysis experience, such as experience with one of the following tools (or similar tools): Excel, R, SAS, Numpy/Pandas, Tableau. Participation in the study is completely voluntary. Please complete the following sign-up form <https://umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_3K7nFtrdXLeksst> if you are interested in participating in this study. If you have any questions, please contact Zehua Zeng by email at *zzeng(a)cs.umd.edu <zzeng(a)cs.umd.edu>*. Note that we cannot ensure the confidentiality of any information sent by e-mail. Please also feel free to forward this invitation to any other eligible individuals you think might be interested in participating. Best, Zehua

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2nd CfP for IEEE AIVR 2020 (deadline extended to Sep 11, 2020)
by Hürst, W.O. (Wolfgang) 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

3rd IEEE Intl. Conference on Artificial Intelligence & Virtual Reality Dec 14-18, 2020, http://ieee-aivr.org ========================================= *Update* We hear you! Due to various requests because of school year start and COVID19, we extended the deadline for all tracks of the 2nd call (special sessions, posters, demos, industry papers) by 1 week to Sep 11, 2020, AoE. IEEE AIVR is a unique event, addressing researchers and industries from all areas of AI as well as Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality. It provides an international forum for the exchange between those fields to present advances in the state of the art, identify emerging research topics, and together define the future of these exciting research domains. We invite researchers from Virtual, as well as Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR) to participate and submit their work to the program. Likewise, any work on AI that has a relation to any of these fields or potential for the usage in any of them is welcome. Areas of interest include but are not limited to: * Systems, including techniques, performance, and implementation * Content creation and modelling * Cognitive aspects, perception, user behaviour * AI technologies for VR/AR * Interactions / interactive and responsive environments * Applications and use cases * Ethical and societal aspects of AI and VR/AR DEADLINE (2nd call): Sep 11, 2020 (extended and final) * Special session papers * Industry papers * Posters & work-in-progress * Demo/video papers Note: Full paper deadline has passed, but special sessions are still accepting full papers till Sep 11. Deadlines for workshop papers are Sep 24, 2020: https://aivr.science.uu.nl/aivr_dates.html

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ACM ISS 2020 - International Workshop on Cross-Reality Interaction (CfP)
by Klen Čopič Pucihar 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

*ACM ISS 2020, Nov 8-11, 2020, Lisbon, Portugal (ALL VIRTUAL)* The 14th ACM conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ACM ISS 2020) is taking place from November 8 to 11 in all virtual conference mode. As part of the conference we organize the first International Workshop on Cross-Reality Interaction. *Call for participation* You are invited to submit a position or work-in-progress paper (2-4 pages, single column) to the first international workshop on Cross-Reality (XR) Interaction that describes the usage and transition between different systems on the reality-virtuality continuum (e.g. from reality to augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR)) or concurrent usage of multiple systems on this continuum for collaborative purposes. We invite you to make submissions relating to the workshop topic or any of the following themes: * XR ceptual models and design principles * Interaction, transition, and visualization or perception techniques * Real-world tool use and tangibles as input to XR systems * Collaboration across the reality-virtuality continuum * Input and output devices * Use cases in, e.g., education, industry, transportation, sports, healthcare * Evaluation of XR experiences * Privacy and security in XR * Any other XR related topic *Deadline* for submission is October 2nd 2020: https://xr.famnit.upr.si/#dates We will do our best to accommodate participants in disparate time-zones. All papers will be juried by an expert committee who will select participants based on the relevance and quality of the work on the broad domain of XR interaction. The proceedings of the workshop will be published on the website and through online repository (e.g. HAL, arXive) indexed by Google scholar. Please refer to the worksop website for further details https://xr.famnit.upr.si/ or write to augusto.esteves(a)tecnico.ulisboa.pt or klen.copic(a)famnit.upr.si. *Organisers* Adalberto L. Simeoneis, Mohamed Khamisis, Augusto Estevesis, Florian Daiber, Matjaž Kljun, Klen Čopič Pucihar, Poika Isokoskiis, Jan Gugenheimer

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