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REMINDER: Call for Macroscope Tools for the Places & Spaces: Mapping Science Exhibit (2022) - Deadline is Feb 15, 2022
by Borner, Katy 10 Jan '24

10 Jan '24

Happy New Year 2022! Call for Macroscope Tools for the Places & Spaces: Mapping Science Exhibit (2022) Please see below for more info. Deadline is Feb 15, 2022. Best regards from Bloomington, k From: Borner, Katy Sent: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 10:17 PM To: 'SOCNET(a)LISTS.UFL.EDU' <SOCNET(a)LISTS.UFL.EDU>; 'SCISIP(a)LISTSERV.NSF.GOV' <SCISIP(a)LISTSERV.NSF.GOV>; 'ASIS&T Special Interest Group on Metrics' <SIGMETRICS(a)listserv.utk.edu>; 'sigmetrics(a)mail.asis.org' <sigmetrics(a)mail.asis.org>; 'infovis(a)infovis.org' <infovis(a)infovis.org>; 'POLNET-L(a)LISTSERV.SIU.EDU' <POLNET-L(a)LISTSERV.SIU.EDU>; 'ieee_vis(a)listserv.uni-tuebingen.de' <ieee_vis(a)listserv.uni-tuebingen.de> Cc: Record, Elizabeth <recorde(a)indiana.edu>; Theriault, Todd Nicholas <ttheriau(a)indiana.edu> Subject: Call for Macroscope Tools for the Places & Spaces: Mapping Science Exhibit (2022) - Deadline is Feb 15, 2022 Dear all, we are seeking engaging, relevant, interactive data visualizations of science and technology developments that help people make smarter decisions in their personal and professional lives. The Call for Submissions has been posted at https://scimaps.org/call-for-macroscopes and we welcome your help in spreading the word. Submissions are due by Feb 15, 2022. More information on maps and macroscopes included in the exhibit can be found at https://scimaps.org interviews with select map and macroscope makers are at https://scimaps.org/learning-center/maker-videos. Call for Macroscope Tools is below. Thank you and kind regards, Katy Bӧrner, Lisel Record, & Todd Theriault Curators, Mapping Science exhibit, http://scimaps.org 2022 Call for Macroscopes Background and Goals The Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibit is designed to open people’s minds and hearts to the value, complexity, and beauty of science and technology. We are inviting authors of interactive data visualizations, also called macroscopes, to submit their work for inclusion in the Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibit. IMPORTANT DATES Submissions due: Feb 15, 2022 Mapmakers notified: Apr 1, 2022 Submit final entries: May 30, 2022 Ready for display: Aug 31, 2022 Macroscopes are software tools that help us focus on patterns in data that are too large or complex to see with the naked eye. The idea of the macroscope was explored in 1979 by Joël de Rosnay in a book titled The Macroscope: A New World Scientific System [1]. To meet the challenges posed by the rapidly increasing abundance, diversity, and complexity of information, de Rosnay proposed the macroscope, a tool for observing “what is at once too great, too slow, and too complex for our eyes.” Like microscopes and telescopes, macroscopes can startle us when we point them at objects we thought we already knew. Through their lens, we may see familiar structures in a new light or gain a fresh perspective on an old process. This year’s call for submissions to the Places & Spaces exhibit celebrates the decidedly scopic feature of macroscopes. Simply put, we are looking for interactive visualizations that disrupt our old habits of seeing, that challenge our common patterns of perception in order that we might see something anew. To do so, they may use novel datasets and algorithms or employ innovative user interface designs. Places & Spaces is a traveling exhibit that currently features 100 maps and 28 interactive macroscopes from a wide range of disciplines. Since 2005, the exhibit has traveled to 28 countries and appeared in various formats at over 382 venues and events, including the Davos Economic Forum, National Academy of Sciences, and the New York Public Library. News coverage has appeared in Nature, Science, USA Today, and Wired. References [1] de Rosnay, Joël. 1979. The Macroscope: A New World Scientific System. New York: Harper & Row. Submission Details Interactive data visualizations designed for desktop, mobile, touch-enabled, and/or large (e.g., tiled wall) devices are all welcome. To be incorporated into the exhibit kiosk, macroscopes must be 1) web-based, 2) touch-enabled, 3) allowed to run inside an iframe element, 4) have CORS enabled for http://idemo.cns. iu.edu, and 5) served over HTTPS. Macroscopes will be deployed on a 46” multi-touch 1920 x 1080 display running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Chrome 91. Each macroscope should be fully functional for at least two years. Macroscopes might be deployed using other hardware, please contact the curatorial team to discuss options. Macroscope authors should be available to work with the exhibit staff over a period of three months to prepare the macroscopes for public display and travel. Each entry must be submitted by February 15, 2022, and needs to include: * Title of macroscope * Author(s) name, email address, affiliation, mailing address, and social media handles * Link to online site that features the macroscope tool or to executable code * Macroscope tool description (300 words max): user group and needs served, data used, data * analysis performed, visualization techniques applied, and main insights gained. Please also outline * the vision that this new macroscope embodies. * References to relevant publications or online sites that should be cited, links to related projects or * works * Describe the impact your data visualization has had on public awareness, social policy, or political * action. * Submit entries via https://forms.gle/wPr5X16Cm5MwDb7c9 Review Process Submissions will be reviewed and evaluated by the exhibit advisory board (listed below) in terms of their: * Scientific rigor * Value as a tool for data exploration * Ability to provide new, actionable insights * Relevance for a general audience Final Submission Authors of winning entries will be contacted by April 1, 2022 and invited to submit final entries by May 30, 2022. Each final entry consists of: * Link to online site that features the macroscope tool or link to executable code. This must be a * fully self-contained version of the macroscope that can operate without any outside links and * without opening new windows. * Biographies for all authors (100 words each) * High resolution author portraits that are no smaller than 360 x 450 pixels, or 1.2” x 1.5” at 300 dpi. * Signed copyright and reproduction agreement Authors are welcome to use the expertise and resources of the exhibit curators and designers. The macroscopes are expected to be ready for display by August 31, 2022. Exhibit Advisory Board * Gary Berg-Cross, Cognitive psychologist * Kevin Boyack, President, SciTech Strategies Inc. * Donna Cox, Advanced Visualization Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign * Bonnie DeVarco, Media X, Stanford University * Ingo Günther, Karlsruhe University of Art and Design * Francis Harvey, Cartography and Visual Communication, Leipzig University * Peter A. Hook, Associate Law Librarian, University of Notre Dame * Vincent Lariviére, Professor of Information Science, Universitè de Montrèal * Lev Manovich, Computer Science, The Graduate * Elijah Meeks, Chief Visualization Officer & Co-founder, Noteable * André Skupin, Geography, San Diego State University * Olga Subirós, Big Bang Data, Olga Subiros Studio * Stephen Uzzo, Chief Scientist, New York Hall of Science * Caroline S. Wagner, Wolf Chair in International Affairs, The Ohio State University * Benjamin Wiederkehr, Interactive Things Please feel free to send any questions you might have regarding the judging process to Todd Theriault (ttheriau(a)indiana.edu<mailto:ttheriau@indiana.edu>) and use the subject heading “Macroscope Inquiry.” -- Katy Borner Victor H. Yngve Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Information Science Director, CI for Network Science Center, http://cns.iu.edu<http://cns.iu.edu/> Curator, Mapping Science exhibit, http://scimaps.org<http://scimaps.org/> ISE and ILS, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University Luddy Hall 4018, 700 N. Woodlawn Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA Phone: (812) 855-3256 Twitter: @katycns

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Call for Nominations: IEEE VGTC Visualization Awards
by Chuck Hansen 19 Apr '23

19 Apr '23

The IEEE VGTC Visualization Awards program recognizes and honors individuals who have made a significant contribution to the community through their research and/or service. Furthermore, we seek out nominations of individuals that enable us to recognize both the diversity of individuals, as well as diversity of contributions, from the community at large. The VGTC Visualization Awards Program has five awards plus induction to the IEEE VGTC Visualization Academy: VGTC Visualization Dissertation Award The Doctoral Dissertation Award recognizes outstanding academic research and development in the field. VGTC Visualization Significant New Researcher Award The VGTC Significant New Researcher Award recognizes an individual who has made significant recent research contributions in the field. VGTC Visualization Technical Achievement Award The Technical Achievement Award is given each year to recognize an individual for a seminal technical achievement and/or significant contribution in the field. VGTC Visualization Lifetime Achievement Award The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to an individual to honor that person’s lifetime contribution to the field. VGTC Visualization Service Award The IEEE VGTC Service Award recognizes extraordinary service to the community through the IEEE VGTC and/or the IEEE VGTC Sponsored Conferences and Symposia. VGTC Visualization Academy Selection The IEEE VGTC Visualization Academy is a prestigious academy that highlights the accomplishments of the leaders in the field. The criteria for these awards can be found at: https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/award-criteria Nominations are due by April 30, 2022. Nominations, except Dissertation award, should contain the name of the person nominated, the awards for which they are nominated, the short citation for the award, and a summary that carefully addresses the criteria below while not exceeding 600 words. Dissertation Award nominations should include: (1) The title and abstract of the dissertation, (2) the name of the candidate, (3) the name of the candidate’s primary advisor, (4) the institution where the dissertation was defended, (5) the date of the dissertation defense, (6) A 1-2 page summary of the significance and impact of the dissertation research, (7) an electronic copy of the full dissertation, or a pointer to where it can be obtained, (8) one letter of recommendation, up to 2 pages in length, ideally from the candidate’s primary advisor, and (9) a list of publications, awards, and other recognition by peers produced from the dissertation work. To nominate someone for any of these awards or the academy, please visit: https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/vis-award-nominations/ If you have any questions, please contact: Chair of the VGTC Awards Program for Visualization Charles Hansen, University of Utah vgtc-vis-awards(a)vgtc.org

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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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Call for Papers: VISSOFT 2022 - 10th IEEE Working Conference on Software Visualization
by Samuel Beck 29 Apr '22

29 Apr '22

VISSOFT 2022 (10th IEEE Working Conference on Software Visualization) Call for Papers ======================================= VISSOFT 2022: 2-3 October 2022, Limassol, Cyprus. https://vissoft.info/2022/ ======================================= Software visualization is a broad research area whose general goal is to enhance and promote the theory, realization, and evaluation of approaches to visually encode and analyze software systems, including software development practices, evolution, structure, and software runtime behavior. Software visualization is inherently interdisciplinary, drawing on theories and techniques from areas such as information visualization, human-computer interaction, computer graphics, and data science, and applying these in the software engineering domain. The VISSOFT conference is principally a venue for publishing and discussing research related to software visualization. Consequently, VISSOFT brings together a community of researchers from software engineering, information visualization, human-computer interaction, computer graphics, and data science to discuss theoretical foundations, algorithms, techniques, tools, and applications related to software visualization. VISSOFT, co-located with ICSME, encourages a variety of submissions that address outstanding challenges in software systems using visualization. This includes technical papers, evaluations, and papers that present novel ideas and tools. Topics of interest ======================================= * Innovative visualization and visual analytics techniques for the analysis of software engineering data. This includes source code, dependencies, repositories, developer social networks like StackOverflow and GitHub, mobile app reviews, documentation, runtime logs, and DevOps data * Visualization to support software development activities, including design, requirements engineering, software maintenance, program comprehension, software performance, software testing, and debugging * Interaction techniques and algorithms for software visualization * Visualization-based techniques in software engineering education * Integration of software visualization tools with development environments * Empirical evaluation of software visualizations, including eye-tracking * Industrial experience with using software visualization * Applications of new technologies to enhance software visualization, including virtual reality, augmented reality, gamification, and machine learning * Analytical approaches to understanding software-related aspects based on data science concepts We solicit papers that present original, unpublished research results. Papers will be rigorously reviewed by an international program committee. In addition to full technical papers, VISSOFT features a New Ideas and Emerging Results and Tool Demo (NIER/TD) track whose purpose is to present an idea still under development or to demonstrate the functionality of a newly developed tool. All accepted submissions will appear in the conference proceedings and the IEEE Digital Library. Submission Types ======================================= ==== Technical Track A technical paper contribution must describe an in-depth and mature research result relevant to software visualization. The content of a technical paper can be a maximum of 10 pages long (including all figures, tables, and appendices). However, the 10-page limit does not include the bibliography, which is limited by two additional pages. The submission of a video (up to 5 minutes in length) to accompany the paper is highly encouraged to show interaction possibilities. Authors who wish to submit a video should add a URL to the video at the end of the abstract (e.g., Video URL: https://youtu.be/XXX) Authors of technical papers that do not receive an acceptance recommendation from reviewers can, eventually, be invited to adapt the paper and make it acceptable for the NIER/TD track. Paper Awards: VISSOFT 2022 will award the best technical papers. Artifact Evaluation: Paper authors are encouraged to submit research artifacts (e.g., tools, data repositories, frameworks, videos) for evaluation. For more details, please refer to the Artifact Track. == Important Dates (23:59:59 AoE) Paper Abstract: June 20, 2022 Paper Submission: June 27, 2022 Notification: July 25, 2022 Camera-Ready: August 1, 2022 Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vissoft2022 ==== NIER/TD Track The NIER/TD Track of VISSOFT accepts two types of submissions: NIER (New Ideas and Emerging Results) and Tool Demonstrations (TD). Both NIER and TD contributions have a page limit of 5 (including bibliography). NIER contributions describe work-in-progress and preliminary, exciting results. Authors are encouraged to include open questions and even provocative hypotheses to get early feedback on their research ideas. A sound evaluation is not required for NIER contributions. One of the goals of the NIER Track is to foster collaboration among different research groups. Tool Demonstrations (TD) describe the design or actual utilization of software visualization tools, with a focus on the architecture of the tool or its use to gain new insights. During the conference, we will organize an informal tool demonstration session where authors of TD papers are invited to demonstrate their tools. The submission may also contain a link to a screencast (e.g., YouTube or Vimeo) to show the interaction possibilities offered by the tool. == Important Dates (23:59:59 AoE) Paper Abstract: June 20, 2022 Paper Submission: June 27, 2022 Notification: July 25, 2022 Camera-Ready: August 1, 2022 Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vissoft2022 ==== Artifact Evaluation Track Also this year, ICSME, VISSOFT, and SCAM have joined forces and present a single Artifact Evaluation Track for all three venues. We invite authors of papers of all lengths accepted to VISSOFT 2022 to submit artifacts associated with those papers for evaluation. Papers with artifacts that meet the review criteria will be awarded badges, noting their contributions to open science in SE. For more information please read the Call for Papers of the Joint Artifact Evaluation Track available at https://cyprusconferences.org/icsme2022/call-for-joint-artifact-evaluation-… ==== Journal-first Track A submission to the VISSOFT 2022 call for journal-first paper presentations must adhere to the following criteria: * The paper was accepted to a relevant journal and it is in the scope of the conference * The paper was published between July 1, 2019 and July 25, 2022. * The paper reports new research results and/or presents novel contributions that significantly extend, and were not previously reported in, prior work * The paper has not been presented at and is not under consideration for journal-first programs of other conferences Authors of a paper that meets these criteria are invited to submit by email to vissoft2022(a)easychair.org<mailto:vissoft2022@easychair.org> a one-page presentation proposal consisting of the paper's title, the paper's authors, a short statement on how the work satisfies the journal first criteria, and a pointer to the original journal paper at the journal's Website. If the paper is not online yet, then specify so. The original paper (or a preprint) should also be sent during submission. The journal-first manuscripts are published through the journals and will not be part of the Conference proceedings. The journal-first papers will be listed in the conference program. Journal first presentations will have the same presentation time as technical papers. == Important Dates (23:59:59 AoE) Paper Submission: July 25, 2022 Notification: August 1, 2022 Informal Tools Showcase ======================================= As successfully done in the past, at VISSOFT 2022 authors of all accepted papers will be invited to demonstrate their approaches and tools to the participants in an informal setting. More details will follow a few weeks before the conference. How to submit ======================================= Technical papers must not exceed 10 pages (including figures and appendices) plus up to 2 pages that contain ONLY references. NIER/TD papers must not exceed 5 pages including references. Journal-first presentations must submit a one-page proposal. Papers must strictly adhere to the two-column IEEE conference proceedings format. Please use the available IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html If a submission is accepted for the journal-first program, at least one author of the associated journal paper must register and present the paper at the conference. Supplemental material (e.g., video, data, software) that might be helpful for reviewers can be linked in your paper. Note: VISSOFT uses a single-blind review process (i.e., the names and affiliations of the authors are revealed to reviewers but reviewers' identities are not revealed to authors). Important Dates ======================================= All dates refer to midnight 23:59:59 AoE. Paper Abstract: June 20, 2022 Paper Submission: June 27, 2022 (Technical Papers, NIER/TD Track) July 25, 2022 (Journal First Track) Notification: July 25, 2022 (Technical Papers, NIER/TD Track) August 1, 2022 (Journal First Track) Camera Ready: August 1, 2022 Conference Date: October 2-3, 2022 ======================================= We look forward to your contributions!

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CfP: VINCI '22 - Submission Deadline Extended to May, 6th
by Günter Wallner 29 Apr '22

29 Apr '22

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- VINCI '22 | CALL FOR PAPERS International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction August 16-18, 2022 | Chur, Switzerland. https://vinci-conf.org/index.html **** SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR PAPERS AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS **** **** EXTENDED TO MAY 6, 2022 **** --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI) is the premier international forum for researchers and industrial practitioners to discuss the state of the art in visual communication theories, designs, and applications. The 15th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI '22) will be held during 16–18 August 2022, in Chur, Switzerland. *** SCOPE & TOPICS *** We solicit original, unpublished research papers that focus on all aspects of visual information communication and interaction, either via images, computer graphics, animations, virtual reality, web, or other visual media. Research papers should address cognitive and design aspects, underlying theories, taxonomies, implementation work, tool support, and case studies. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: - Visual communication metaphors - Cognitive aspects of visual information comprehension - Empirical studies of novel visual metaphors - Visualization on artificial intelligence, machine learning and other fields - Explainable artificial intelligence - Aesthetics in visual communication and computational aesthetics - Influence of visual arts and design to visual communication - Information visualization and visual analytics - Visual approaches to knowledge discovery - Visual interaction through multimodality - Visualization on mobile devices - Graph drawing and network visualization - Visual modeling languages - Visual programming languages - Graphical user interface design - Human-computer interaction - Applications in SoftVis, BioVis, GeoVis, etc. *** SUBMISSION DEADLINES *** Full Papers: May 6, 2022 (extended!) Short Papers: May 6, 2022 (extended!) Posters: June 15, 2022 Workshop Proposals: May 6, 2022 (extended!) Workshop Submissions: June 15, 2022 *** SUBMISSION GUIDELINES *** Submissions that address research and development, and experience reports on the above topics are strongly encouraged. Papers can be submitted as full papers, short papers, and posters. Each submitted symposium paper will be peer-reviewed by at least three International Program Committee members. You are welcome to submit a paper to VINCI 2022. All accepted papers and posters will appear in the proceedings of VINCI 2022 published by ACM ICPS and made available in the ACM Digital Library (EI indexed). Moreover, authors of a number of selected full papers of high quality will be invited to prepare revised versions of their work for submission to a special issue of the Journal of Visualization (SCI indexed) and a special issue of the Journal of Visual Computing for Industry, Biomedicine, and Art. All paper submissions should be made through the EasyChair (easychair.org) conference management system. The review process will be double-blind, thus submitting an anonymized version of your manuscript by removing all author and affiliation information from submissions and supplemental files as well as substitute your paper's ID number for the author name. All submissions must be written in English and formatted according to the ACM Proceedings Template http://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template (using sigconf format/template double-column style) and should consist of a single PDF file. Please note: the authors of accepted papers will be later requested to submit source Latex or Word files during camera-ready version submission. We appreciate the submission of videos or other supplemental material. Please provide supplemental videos in MPEG-4, and use PNG for supplemental images, both in sufficient resolution. In case of any questions related to the submission process or conference program, please contact the program chairs via vinci2022(a)easychair.org. *** PAPER TYPES *** Research Papers: A research paper describes a new algorithm, technique, system, or theory that have not previously appeared in the literature, or that significantly extended. The description provided in the paper should be complete enough that a competent/qualified graduate student in visualization could implement or apply the work and should provide an formal/informal evaluation and discussion regarding its strengths and weaknesses. Experience Papers: An Experience paper reports on experience made during the applications of existing algorithms, techniques, systems, or theories as possibly alternative approaches to already researched problems in visual communication and interaction. This includes a description of a problem domain, data sets, the questions to be addressed, and describes the application to the task. Tooling/Demonstration Papers: Papers in this category, apply existing and well known algorithms, techniques, or systems for visual communication and interaction in new application fields/domains or demonstrate specific technical aspects as well as customized software solutions. Submissions should address what will be learned from the demonstration. *** WORKSHOP PROPOSALS **** VINCI '22 is also soliciting proposals for full-day or half-day workshops and tutorials on topics that address areas of interest to the community. In particular, workshop proposals should include: - A title and brief description of the specific issues that the workshop will address, the reasons why the workshop is of interest to VINCI, and the main research areas involved. - Contact information of the workshop chairs, their competence in the proposed topic(s) and previous experience in chairing scientific events. - A tentative list of program committee members. - Intended length (half or full day) and a draft of the Call for Papers. - It is expected that the workshop organizers will setup an own workshop web page as soon as the workshop proposal has been accepted. Tutorials usually attract a broad range of audiences, including professionals, researchers, students, or practitioners, who wish to enhance their knowledge in the specific tutorial topic. Tutorials offer a unique opportunity to disseminate in-depth information on specific topics in visual information communication and interaction. Tutorial proposals should include short biographies of the proposers, a draft of the tutorial content, intended length, and evidence of the possibility of attracting audience to the tutorial. Further information: https://vinci-conf.org/index.html

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CDVE2022 second call for papers - May 20, 2022
by cdve .org 24 Apr '22

24 Apr '22

The 19th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering www.cdve.org, email: cdve2022(a)easychair.org The second call submission deadline for both full paper and short paper: May 20, 2022. If you have not yet submitted the paper, it is the opportunity for you. The conference proceedings of CDVE2022 will be published by the LNCS by Springer Nature indexed by ISI(CPCI-S), Web of Science, EI, Scopus, DBLP, ACM Digital Library etc. Two SCI indexed journal special issues are set up for the fully extended papers of selected accepted papers in CDVE2022. 1. Journal of Electronics: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/conference_si_cdve2… 2. IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Magazine. See www.cdve.org/journal.html for more details. The submission is anonymous. The submission page is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cdve2022 The CDVE2022 conference will be held September 25-28, 2022 in Krakow, Poland with the option of virtual participation. Please feel free to forward this call. ------------------- The 19th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering September 25-28, 2022, Krakow, Poland Email: cdve2022(a)easychair.org <cdve2020(a)easychair.org> Web: http://www.cdve.org

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Open PostDoc Position in Information Visualization / Visual Analytics at Linköping University (LiU), Sweden
by Andreas Kerren 20 Apr '22

20 Apr '22

*** Apologies for cross-posting *** Come and join us! We are seeking for an engaged and bright PostDoc to work with us in the areas of Information Visualization and Visual Analytics. This position (ref. LiU-2022-01774) is part of a joint collaboration between the two largest research programs in Sweden, the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) and the SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS), with the ultimate goal of solving ground-breaking research questions across disciplines. The successful candidate will become member of an interdisciplinary research project entitled “Visual Analytics for Enhancing Quality and Trust in Genome-wide Expression Clustering and Annotation”, where the Information Visualization group at Linköping University (LiU) and the Systems Biology group at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) work closely together. There is a need for a functional genome-wide annotation of the protein-coding genes to get a deeper understanding of mammalian biology. The new data-driven strategy to be developed in the project is based on interpretable unsupervised learning (e.g., dimensionality reduction and clustering) of whole-body co-expression patterns, supported by state-of-the-art visual analytics. Interactive guiding of the clustering process will be used to explore the gene expression landscape in humans and other mammalian species, and to create a whole-body map of all protein-coding genes in all major cell types, tissues and organs. This will allow for the improvement of the quality of the classification of all protein-coding genes according to their whole-body co-expression patterns, resulting in every gene being annotated to a unique expression cluster together with other genes with a similar body-wide pattern. The focus of this PostDoc position at LiU will be on research and development of an interactive and interpretable (human-in-the-loop) clustering strategy to reach these goals. The successful candidate will develop visual analytics approaches that provide fine-grained quality analysis of the clustering processes and better interpretation/annotation of clusters. Please visit the official vacancy website of Linköping University for a more detailed description of the duties, formal requirements, and on how to apply for this position: https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies?rmpage=job&rmjob=18950&rmlang=UK The application deadline is May 20, 2022. The advertised position will be affiliated to the iVis research group led by Professor Andreas Kerren (see http://bit.ly/ivis-liu) Linköping University, Norrköping Campus, which is part of the division for Media and Information Technology. The research group mainly focuses on the explorative analysis and visualization of typically large and complex information spaces, for example in environmental research, transportation systems, social sciences, or artificial intelligence. Our vision is to attack the big data challenge by a combination of human-centered data analysis and interactive visualization for deriving meaning from the data and final decision making. Our research is highly relevant for academia and industry as both make increasing use of data-intensive technologies. We are looking forward to receiving your application! Please also consider to share this message with any great candidates. Best regards, Andreas Kerren iVis Group @ Linköping University -- +------------------------------------------------------- + Prof. Dr. Andreas Kerren + + Linköping University + Department of Science and Technology + Kopparhammaren 2, Room 3028 + SE-602 33 Norrköping, Sweden + + Phone: +46 11 36 34 06 + Email: andreas.kerren(a)liu.se + WWW: https://liu.se/en/employee/andke01 + WWW: https://ivis.itn.liu.se +-------------------------------------------------------

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CDVE2022 short paper deadline reminder ...
by cdve .org 18 Apr '22

18 Apr '22

The short paper deadline for CDVE2022 - The 19th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering is coming soon. A short paper can have up to 6 pages and focuses on ongoing project partial results. The deadline for short paper is April 20. This year, we have 2 journal special issues. They are both SCI indexed. Please see www.cdve.org/journal.html for more information. If you are late for the paper deadline, please send a mail here to ask for extension. The conference is planning to be held in Krakow, Poland with physical and virtual participation options. It will be our pleasure to see you in the conference! -- ------------------- The 19th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering September 25-28, 2022, Krakow, Poland Email: cdve2022(a)easychair.org <cdve2020(a)easychair.org> Web: http://www.cdve.org

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CfP: VINCI '22 - Deadline Extension
by Günter Wallner 15 Apr '22

15 Apr '22

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- VINCI '22 | CALL FOR PAPERS International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction August 16-18, 2022 | Chur, Switzerland. https://vinci-conf.org/index.html **** SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR PAPERS AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS **** **** EXTENDED TO APRIL 29, 2022 **** --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI) is the premier international forum for researchers and industrial practitioners to discuss the state of the art in visual communication theories, designs, and applications. The 15th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI '22) will be held during 16–18 August 2022, in Chur, Switzerland. *** SCOPE & TOPICS *** We solicit original, unpublished research papers that focus on all aspects of visual information communication and interaction, either via images, computer graphics, animations, virtual reality, web, or other visual media. Research papers should address cognitive and design aspects, underlying theories, taxonomies, implementation work, tool support, and case studies. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: - Visual communication metaphors - Cognitive aspects of visual information comprehension - Empirical studies of novel visual metaphors - Visualization on artificial intelligence, machine learning and other fields - Explainable artificial intelligence - Aesthetics in visual communication and computational aesthetics - Influence of visual arts and design to visual communication - Information visualization and visual analytics - Visual approaches to knowledge discovery - Visual interaction through multimodality - Visualization on mobile devices - Graph drawing and network visualization - Visual modeling languages - Visual programming languages - Graphical user interface design - Human-computer interaction - Applications in SoftVis, BioVis, GeoVis, etc. *** SUBMISSION DEADLINES *** Full Papers: April 29, 2022 (extended) Short Papers: April 29, 2022 (extended) Posters: June 15, 2022 Workshop Proposals: April 29, 2022 (extended) Workshop Submissions: June 15, 2022 *** SUBMISSION GUIDELINES *** Submissions that address research and development, and experience reports on the above topics are strongly encouraged. Papers can be submitted as full papers, short papers, and posters. Each submitted symposium paper will be peer-reviewed by at least three International Program Committee members. You are welcome to submit a paper to VINCI 2022. All accepted papers and posters will appear in the proceedings of VINCI 2022 published by ACM ICPS and made available in the ACM Digital Library (EI indexed). Moreover, authors of a number of selected full papers of high quality will be invited to prepare revised versions of their work for submission to a special issue of the Journal of Visualization (SCI indexed) and a special issue of the Journal of Visual Computing for Industry, Biomedicine, and Art. All paper submissions should be made through the EasyChair (easychair.org) conference management system. The review process will be double-blind, thus submitting an anonymized version of your manuscript by removing all author and affiliation information from submissions and supplemental files as well as substitute your paper's ID number for the author name. All submissions must be written in English and formatted according to the ACM Proceedings Template http://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template (using sigconf format/template double-column style) and should consist of a single PDF file. Please note: the authors of accepted papers will be later requested to submit source Latex or Word files during camera-ready version submission. We appreciate the submission of videos or other supplemental material. Please provide supplemental videos in MPEG-4, and use PNG for supplemental images, both in sufficient resolution. In case of any questions related to the submission process or conference program, please contact the program chairs via vinci2022(a)easychair.org. *** PAPER TYPES *** Research Papers: A research paper describes a new algorithm, technique, system, or theory that have not previously appeared in the literature, or that significantly extended. The description provided in the paper should be complete enough that a competent/qualified graduate student in visualization could implement or apply the work and should provide an formal/informal evaluation and discussion regarding its strengths and weaknesses. Experience Papers: An Experience paper reports on experience made during the applications of existing algorithms, techniques, systems, or theories as possibly alternative approaches to already researched problems in visual communication and interaction. This includes a description of a problem domain, data sets, the questions to be addressed, and describes the application to the task. Tooling/Demonstration Papers: Papers in this category, apply existing and well known algorithms, techniques, or systems for visual communication and interaction in new application fields/domains or demonstrate specific technical aspects as well as customized software solutions. Submissions should address what will be learned from the demonstration. *** WORKSHOP PROPOSALS **** VINCI '22 is also soliciting proposals for full-day or half-day workshops and tutorials on topics that address areas of interest to the community. In particular, workshop proposals should include: - A title and brief description of the specific issues that the workshop will address, the reasons why the workshop is of interest to VINCI, and the main research areas involved. - Contact information of the workshop chairs, their competence in the proposed topic(s) and previous experience in chairing scientific events. - A tentative list of program committee members. - Intended length (half or full day) and a draft of the Call for Papers. - It is expected that the workshop organizers will setup an own workshop web page as soon as the workshop proposal has been accepted. Tutorials usually attract a broad range of audiences, including professionals, researchers, students, or practitioners, who wish to enhance their knowledge in the specific tutorial topic. Tutorials offer a unique opportunity to disseminate in-depth information on specific topics in visual information communication and interaction. Tutorial proposals should include short biographies of the proposers, a draft of the tutorial content, intended length, and evidence of the possibility of attracting audience to the tutorial. Further information: https://vinci-conf.org/index.html

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Summer Research Internship
by Fritz Lekschas 13 Apr '22

13 Apr '22

Are you a student interested in how data visualization, human-computer interaction, and human-centered machine learning can help scientists better understand the human immune system? At Ozette (https://ozette.ai) a new biotech startup from Fred Hutch and AI2, we are looking for a summer intern to research with us on the above-mentioned and related areas. If this sounds interesting to you, please reach out to me (fritz(a)ozette.com) Thanks, Fritz Fritz Lekschas, PhD | Research Scientist at Ozette | fritz(a)ozette.com --- ABOUT US: Ozette is a biotech startup that set out to develop a revolutionary immune profiling platform to turn data into actionable, interactive insights. Each year people are diagnosed with cancer, autoimmune diseases, and more. The immune system is the ultimate determinant of health and disease; however, it remains a black box. Leveraging our AI-first technology, we want to provide high-resolution understandings of the immune system to fully unlock its power. Our founders are leading experts in data science and medicine and we are backed by some of the best technology investors, including Madrona Venture Group (first investors in Amazon), Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and Vulcan Capital. OPPORTUNITY: If you’re passionate about leveraging technology to improve health, explore interning with our innovative, creative team over the summer. You will work on some of the most exciting initiatives by combining human-centered AI/ML and interactive visual interfaces to help solve scientific questions and aid interpretability. We have several research opportunities involving but not limited to data visualization, HCI, and human-centered ML. We strive to publish the internship work if possible. ABOUT YOU: You are a student enrolled in a computational field and feel excited/confident to tackle challenging research questions that have practical impact in computational immunology and computer science alike. WHY YOU WILL LOVE WORKING WITH OZETTE: At the heart of great companies are great teams. Ozette is dedicated to building a world-class science and technology team known for its innovation, products, and high standards. Our work and teams thrive most when we are diverse and inclusive, so we take equal opportunity seriously. We commit to fostering a respectful, diverse, and inclusive environment where all team members can contribute and develop to their fullest potential. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, orientations, and identities to join our community.

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