August 2024 - Infovis

Two PhD scholarship opportunities (deadline 7 April)
by Kai Xu 20 May '25

20 May '25

There are two PhD scholarships sponsored by MHR<https://mhrglobal.com/uk/en>. It is open to both UK and international students. The application must be completed by 7 April. Please forward the information to students who might be interested. They can contact me by email (kai.xu(a)nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:kai.xu@nottingham.ac.uk>) if there is any question. Project 1: Next generation HR: Conversational Interfaces and Large-Language Models for Empathic Human-Robot Interaction The project aims to explore how the use of AI could enhance various interface types beyond the usual web forms to better support staff training, facilitation and arbitration at meetings. This could take the form of an embodied conversational interface, using technology such as Large-Language Models (LLMs), integrated into a physical robot. The research goals are to investigate how LLMs can be adapted in real-time using multi-modal situational awareness, what capabilities an intelligent robot embodiment focussed on HR should have, and to understand how people would interact and behave around it. Project 2: Human-Centred AI for Productivity The project aims to explore the options to use human-centred AI to improve productivity, which is a core concern of many of sponsor’s customers. One possibility is to leverage the new data that is becoming available, such as user interactions with computer systems and those collected through wearables. The data will then be analysed with the latest AI and Machine Learning methods, with the goal to use the insight from the analysis to design the least intrusive intervention needed in a HR software solution setting that can improve productivity effectively and ethically. About MHR MHR (https://mhrglobal.com/uk/en) MHR is a specialist provider of software and outsourcing services for Human Resources (HR), payroll, finance, and business intelligence. They support the management, development, and payment of just over 10% of the UK workforce. Their R&D team are constantly looking to redefine the HR software market by developing new and innovative solutions to HR problems. Regards, Kai Dr Kai Xu Associate Professor Co-director of the Visualization, Text Analytics, and Graphics (VisTAG) Group School of Computer Science University of Nottingham, UK kai.xu(a)nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:kai.xu@nottingham.ac.uk> https://kaixu.me/ Book a Teams chat <https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/86b31acc20a345da9ea76c5a4338d2ec…> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored where permitted by law.

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Reminder - Call for Nominations: IEEE VGTC Visualization Awards Due April 30th!
by Ebert, David 13 Apr '25

13 Apr '25

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 and the 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, 2024. Nominations, except the 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 specified at the above URL 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/awards/vis-award-nominations/ If you have any questions, please contact: VGTC Awards Program Chair for Visualization David Ebert, University of Oklahoma vgtc-vis-awards(a)vgtc.org<mailto:vgtc-vis-awards@vgtc.org> Dr. David S. Ebert, Gallogly Chair Professor of ECE and CS Associate Vice President of Research and Partnerships Director, Data Institute for Societal Challenges (DISC) University of Oklahoma 5 Partners Place 201 Stephenson Pkwy, Ste 4600 Norman, OK 73019 ebert(a)ou.edu<mailto:ebert@ou.edu>

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Reminder IEEE VR 2025 Call for Papers - Abstracts due September 11, 2024
by IEEE VR Publicity 30 Aug '24

30 Aug '24

IEEE VR 2025: the 32nd IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces March 8-12, 2025 | Saint-Malo, France https://ieeevr.org/2025/contribute/papers/ <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2XWWrej79BKCyv4xvKmGJGPk…> <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2kMGS2egRtQ8ySLCuod1EiGQ…> Overview IEEE VR 2025 seeks original, high-quality papers in all areas related to virtual reality (VR), including augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and 3D user interfaces (3DUIs). This year, there is again a SINGLE submission deadline for a unified review process for both the IEEE TVCG and the conference only papers. The possible outcomes of this unified process are: 1. Accept as IEEE TVCG paper, with presentation at IEEE VR 2025 2. Accept as IEEE VR 2025 conference paper, with presentation at IEEE VR 2025 3. Accept as IEEE VR 2025 poster 4. Reject Inquiries: program2025 [at] ieeevr.org <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2faa-C_TcVyB6oC0TbZF5Ndm…> Important Dates Each deadline is 23:59:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth) == GMT/UTC-12:00 on the stated day, no matter where the submitter is located. The submission deadlines will be strictly enforced. Requests for extensions will not be honored. - September 11 Wednesday, 2024: Abstracts due (REQUIRED) - September 18 Wednesday, 2024: Submissions due - December 10 Tuesday, 2024: Initial notifications - January 2 Thursday, 2025: Revised submissions due - January 9 Thursday, 2025: Final notifications - January 16 Thursday, 2025: Camera-ready materials due Submission Guidelines Submissions will be accepted through Precision Conference Solutions this year. https://new.precisionconference.com/vr <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2BTp8FsfnelVGlC4JiRLqL20…> IMPORTANT: IEEE VR 2025 uses a DOUBLE-BLIND review process. Failure to anonymize submissions will result in desk rejection. Each research paper should provide a contribution covering one or more of the following categories: methodological, technical, applications, and systems. - Methodological papers should describe advances in theories and methods of AR/VR/MR and 3DUI, such as ethical issues, theories on presence, or human factors. - Technical papers should describe advancements in algorithms or devices critical to AR/VR/MR and 3DUI development such as input, display, user interaction, or tracking. - Application papers provide an important insight to the community by explaining how the authors built upon existing ideas and applied them to solve an interesting problem in a novel way. Each paper should include an evaluation of the success of the use of AR/VR/MR and/or 3DUI in the given application domain. - System papers should indicate how the developers integrated techniques and technologies to produce an effective system, and convey any lessons learned in the process. Each paper should include an evaluation of its contributions, such as user studies, benchmarking and/or comparison with existing systems/techniques/methods. We welcome paper submissions between 4 and 9 pages, not including references. Authors are encouraged to submit videos to aid the program committee in reviewing their submissions. All paper submissions must be formatted using the IEEE Computer Society TVCG conference format ( https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/publications/conference/ <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2u8EqQiwLfdCVWE4sRiAWVlu…>). Accepted papers and posters will have to be formatted by the authors according to the relevant camera-ready guidelines. Topics IEEE VR 2025 seeks contributions in VR/AR/MR and 3DUI, including, but not limited to, the following topics: - 360° video - 3D and volumetric display and projection technology - 3D authoring - 3D User Interfaces - Accessibility of immersive interfaces - Audio interfaces and rendering - Collaborative interactions - Computer graphics techniques - Crowd simulation - Cybersickness - Diversity and gender issues - Embodied agents, virtual humans, and (self-)avatars - Ethical issues - Evaluation methods - Haptic interfaces and rendering - Human factors and ergonomics - Immersive analytics and visualization - Immersive applications and games - Input devices - Locomotion and navigation - Mediated and diminished reality - Mobile, desktop, or hybrid 3DUIs - Modeling and simulation - Multi-user and distributed systems - Multimodal capturing and reconstruction - Multimodal/cross-modal interaction and perception - Multisensory interfaces and rendering - Perception and cognition - Presence, body ownership, and agency - Redirection - Software architectures, toolkits, and engineering - Teleoperation and telepresence - Therapy and rehabilitation - Touch, tangible, and gesture interfaces - Tracking - User experience and usability - XR technology infrastructure Review process The review process will have two cycles. Review Cycle I (Submission to Initial notification) Submissions will be assigned to two members of the VR 2025 International Program Committee (IPC): a coordinator (primary) and a secondary reviewer. Submissions that violate the submission guidelines or that receive low review scores from the coordinator and the secondary reviewer will be early rejected. This stage of the review process will be double blind. We will strive to have all other submissions receive a total of at least three reviews. Based on the reviews and in consultation with a subset of the IPC, the Program Chairs will make one of the following initial recommendations for each submission: - Conditionally accept as IEEE TVCG paper. Continuing our cooperation with the IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), these submissions with substantial contribution will be considered for publication in a special issue of IEEE TVCG. - Conditionally accept as conference paper. These submissions will be considered for inclusion in the Proceedings of IEEE VR, archived in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. - Recommend as a two-page poster. Authors of a submission receiving this recommendation have the option of condensing their submission into a two-page poster, including references. Subject to a final approval by the Posters chairs, accepted posters will be included in the IEEE VR Abstracts and Workshops proceedings and will be archived in the IEEE Digital Library. Note that IEEE VR does not consider posters as a final disclosure of research results. Thus, work accepted as an IEEE VR poster might be eligible for inclusion in future publications. - Reject. Review Cycle II (Initial notification to Final decision) The revision of each conditionally accepted paper will be reviewed by its coordinator, who will make a final recommendation regarding acceptance. Should the conditions for acceptance not be met, the paper will be rejected. Additional Guidelines Abstract Submission. Note that a paper abstract must be uploaded seven days prior to the actual paper submission deadline. This facilitates the process of assigning reviewers, as the review process operates on a very tight schedule. Ethics and Responsibility. All submissions describing research experiments with human participants must follow the appropriate ethical guidelines required by the authors’ institution(s), and authors are required to secure and report their approval by the relevant ethics committee prior to collecting data. An approval by any ethical review board, if required by your institution, needs to be indicated via the submission system. Authors will be required to submit the name of the ethical review board, approved protocol title and number, and date that ethical approval was obtained prior to running human participants. Authors must be able to provide proof of ethical approval upon request. Incorrect reporting of ethical approval will result in desk rejection. Participant Diversity. To support high-quality research, all submissions describing research with human participants should strive for participant diversity. As first steps toward this goal, VR 2025 is encouraging the following: - Research that aims to benefit a general population should be representative of that population. (e.g. balanced across gender or age). Research that claims to benefit a specific population should clearly state and justify its focus on that population (e.g. pilots, surgeons). - All submissions must report participant demographics (gender, age, etc.). Notes about recruiting representative populations: - Recruiting more diverse samples does not imply that the research must treat these data as independent variables and analyze differences in independent variables between demographic groups. - Recruiting more diverse samples does not increase the number of participants required for adequate statistical power given an effect size. - Many ethics review boards and funding sources already require participant diversity for inclusive and unbiased research. The VR 2025 program committee and external reviewers will be strongly encouraged to consider participant diversity in relation to the generality of the claims made by a submission as a first-order reviewing concern. Submissions that make general claims yet rely on a severely imbalanced participant groups may be negatively impacted by the reviewing process. Review Duties for Authors. The increasing number of submissions for IEEE VR makes us all dependent on a large number of good reviewers who are willing to provide constructive feedback and engage with authors on their work. Every paper needs three quality reviews. To expand the reviewing pool and to promote quality reviews, for each submitted paper, one author will be required to register to review up to three papers through PCS at the time of submission. For example, if the same author group submits two papers, they need to commit to reviewing six papers. Additionally, senior authors are encouraged to ask experienced junior authors to register in PCS to review papers, and then to mentor the junior authors during the review process. Presentation at the Conference. All accepted submissions must be presented orally at the conference. An in-person presentation is expected, and online presentations will be accommodated only in exceptional cases. Requests for online presentations due to exceptional cases must be made at least one month before the conference. Submission Language. All paper submissions must be in English. Previous Publication and Plagiarism. Submitted manuscripts must not have been previously published. A manuscript is considered to have been previously published if it has appeared in a peer-reviewed journal, magazine, book, or meeting proceedings that is reliably and permanently available afterward in print or electronic form to non-attendees, regardless of the language of that publication. A manuscript identical or substantially similar in content (in its entirety or in part) to one submitted to VR should not be simultaneously under consideration for another conference or journal during any part of the VR review process, from the submission deadline until notifications of decisions are emailed to authors. In some situations, a submission may build upon prior work. In order to fully explain the relationship between the submitted paper and prior work, authors may upload additional papers as well as a non-anonymous letter of explanation that highlights the significant changes or advances; these materials will only be seen by the primary reviewer. Specifically, this treatment is applied to the following cases: - non peer-reviewed works that are publicly available (on arXiv, as a technical report, etc.) - non-archival publications presented in past IEEE VR conferences (posters, demos, etc.) Submissions will be checked for plagiarism using IEEE Crosscheck. Detection of significant plagiarism will lead to rejection. For more information about definitions of plagiarism and IEEE policies in this area, please see the Introduction to the Guidelines for Handling Plagiarism Complaints <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2pqnpzUUFqfP6z1ZV7-NzroA…> and the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board Operations Manual <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2CSx7_14HkG-cxiq-oglp2bG…> . AI-generated Text. Large-scale language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT can only be used by the authors to edit grammar of their own text. Submission Anonymity. * IEEE VR uses a DOUBLE-BLIND review process * This means that both the authors and the reviewers must remain anonymous to each other. Submissions (including citations and optional videos) must not contain information that identifies the authors, their institutions, funding sources, or their places of work. Relevant previous work by the authors must be cited in the third person to preserve anonymity (exceptions were described above). Authors should work diligently to ensure that their submissions do not expose their identities either intentionally or through carelessness. Authors that have questions/issues around the double-blind submission policy should contact the program chairs. * Failure to make reasonable attempts to adhere to the double-blind policy will result in desk rejection. * Pre-dissemination through public online repositories. Uploading the submitted manuscript to an online repository (e.g., arXiv) before the end of the review process does not constitute a reason for rejecting the manuscript. However, the authors should be advised that doing so can compromise the anonymity of their manuscript and therefore bias its double-blind review. Videos. Videos must be submitted according to the instructions on the submission website. Videos submitted with papers will automatically be considered for possible inclusion in the video proceedings (video submissions may also be made independently, as described in the separate Call for Videos). When submitted as supporting material, videos must be free of any identifying information prior to reviewing as per the double-blind submission policy. If accepted for the video proceedings, a revised version of the materials will be requested. Contactsprogram2025 [at] ieeevr.org <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2fWGEZJdZ7t1OMzuB7fPZ7EJ…> Technical Papers Chairs: - Daisuke Iwai, University of Osaka, Japan - Luciana Nedel, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - Tabitha Peck, Davidson College, USA - Voicu Popescu, Purdue University, USA [image: beacon]

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IEEE VR 2025 - Call for Doctoral Consortium
by IEEE VR Publicity 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

*IEEE VR 2025: The 32nd IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces* March 8-12, 2025 | Saint-Malo, France Important Dates - *November 25th, 2024 23:59 AoE:* Submission deadline. - *January 10th, 2025 23:59 AoE:* Notification of acceptance. - *January 24th, 2025 23:59 AoE:* Camera-ready. Overview The Doctoral Consortium at IEEE VR 2025 is a concentrated event where students present their research interests, plans, and results to a panel of researchers in related fields and receive specific and constructive feedback, including opportunities to meet with mentors one-on-one. Accepted students will be expected to give in-depth presentations of their research and will receive valuable comments from mentors and peers. Additionally, accepted students will have the chance to create a poster about their work to allow IEEE VR 2025 attendees to quickly familiarize themselves with each other’s work. These posters will also be shown to the broader audience during the conference poster session. Accepted students will have the option to publish their two-page extended abstract in the conference proceedings and to be included in the IEEE VR 2025 online program. Abstracts may be archived in the IEEExplore digital library. Eligibility and Topics Ideal candidates will be in the early or mid-stage of their PhD and should have a solid idea of their research direction as well as dissertation topic, which may still have room for improvement. The consortium welcomes applicants from a broad range of disciplines conducting research related to Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces including VR, MR, AR, 3D user interfaces, human-computer interaction, wearable computing, social informatics, information technology, cognitive science, and related fields. Submission Guidelines To apply to the Doctoral Consortium, please submit the following two documents via the Precision Conference Doctoral Consortium track at https://new.precisionconference.com/vr25 <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2WSYXXDHsVLLHlmgel0fLl16…> as a single PDF file. All submissions to the Doctoral Consortium should be prepared in IEEE Computer Society VGTC format (see https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/publications/conference/ <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2ZOoypFFODZgfRVUVDAe0CH0…> ). 1. *Position paper*: Submissions should be two pages in length (including references). This position paper must clearly motivate, discuss, and summarize the proposed PhD research, describe how the research fits into and advances research in the field, and report on your progress. You may additionally focus on a more specific area of the research if desired. In the concluding section, you should identify two to three questions or areas for improvement that you would like to discuss during the doctoral consortium. 2. A two-page Curriculum Vitae. *Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered.* Financing Your Conference Travel Students are encouraged to seek funding from their institutions for registration costs. Doctoral Consortium participants who also apply as Student Volunteers should refer to the Student Volunteer chairs for funding information. Questions? For more information, please contact the Doctoral Consortium Program Chairs at *doctoralconsortium2025(a)ieeevr.org*. - Marc Macé, *CNRS/Inria/Irisa, Rennes, France* - Iana Podkosova, *Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France* - Missie Smith, *Auburn University, USA* - Jonathan Ventura, *California Polytechnic State University, USA* [image: beacon]

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Call for submissions to Visual Method Workshop at ACM Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS) 2024 (Deadline Sep 23, 2024)
by Zezhong Wang 28 Aug '24

28 Aug '24

ACM Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS) is the premier academic venue for research in the design, development, and use of new and emerging interactive surface technologies and interactive spaces. This years conference will take place 27-30 October 2024 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Visual methods have become increasingly vital in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research, particularly as we analyze and interpret the complex visual data that emerges from various interaction modalities. However, the methodologies for analyzing this visual data remain underdeveloped compared to textual data analysis. This workshop seeks to unite HCI researchers who work with visual data—such as hand sketches, photographs, physical artifacts, UI screenshots, videos, and information visualizations—to establish a collection of methods, exchange strategies, and delve into the challenges and opportunities of visual data analysis in HCI. Topics We invite contributions on a wide range of topics related to visual data analysis in HCI, including but not limited to: Challenges and opportunities in visual data analysis methods within HCI. Methodologies for coding and analyzing visual data. Reflections on visual data analysis practices in HCI and visualization research. Innovations in tools and systems that support qualitative coding of visual data. *Combining qualitative and quantitative methods for rich insights from visual materials. Epistemological reflections on the use of visual methods in research. Submission Guidelines We welcome submissions of papers (1-3 pages) that explore various aspects of visual data analysis, including reflections on current research, discussions of methodological challenges, and future ideas for visual methods. Submissions can be in the form of traditional papers or pictorials that visually represent the analytical process. All submissions will undergo a peer-review process. Accepted papers will be shared among participants prior to the workshop to foster discussion and collaboration. Important Dates Paper Submission: September 23, 2024 (AOE) Author Notification: September 30, 2024 (AOE) https://iss2024.acm.org/track/visual-methods ACM ISS 2024 - Visual Methods & Analyzing Visual Data in Human Computer Interaction - ACM ISS 2024 iss2024.acm.org Best regards, Visual Method Workshop Organizers Zezhong Wang, Samuel Huron, Miriam Sturdee, Sheelagh Carpendale

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Postdoc position in data visualization/physicalization for children at the University of Edinburgh
by Uta Hinrichs 25 Aug '24

25 Aug '24

Dear all (and apologies for cross-posting), we are looking for a Postdoc in the area of data visualization/physicalization to join us at the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh on the ‘Grasping Data’ project. Grasping Data is a two-year, interdisciplinary research project between the Universities of Edinburgh (the Schools of Education and Informatics) and Glasgow (School of Computing Sciences) and project partners (Scottish Schools Education Research Centre (SSERC), the Glasgow Science Centre, and Edinburgh Zoo) to change how we think about children and their personal data. The project goes beyond current emphases on data privacy and protection by co-creating cutting-edge, child-centred tools and pedagogies with young children, helping them understand and directly benefit from their own data. The vision of this project is to empower young children (ages 3-8) to create, explore, understand, and directly benefit from their personal data through visual and physical data representations and bespoke activities. This post is one of three Postdoc positions, each of which will explore ‘Grasping Data’ from the perspective of education, data visualization/physicalization and physical computing, respectively. The post holder will, thus, work within a large interdisciplinary team led by investigators in education (Prof. Andrew Manches (PI) and Dr. Cara Wilson), data visualization and HCI (Dr. Uta Hinrichs and Prof. John Vines), physical computing (Prof. Stephen Brewster) and the partner organizations mentioned above. We are looking for a candidate who has completed or is in the process of completing their PhD in the area of data visualization, design, and/or HCI. The candidate should have experience in the design of data visualizations and physicalizations, in conducting qualitative and quantitative studies "in the wild", and a strong interest (if not experience) in working with children to investigate and co-design data physicalizations and related activities. This is a two-year position. The post holder will be based at the Institute for Design Informatics (IDI) <https://www.designinformatics.org/> at the University of Edinburgh (School of Informatics) and the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) <https://efi.ed.ac.uk/>. The post is also associated with VisHub <https://vishub.net/>, the University of Edinburgh's interdisciplinary research group for data visualization and HCI and the Children, Interaction, and Design Group (CID) <https://www.de.ed.ac.uk/project/children-interaction-and-design-group> at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Research in Digital Education. The closing date for applications is*September 13, 2024*. Please include the following in your application: • Cover letter (3 pages max.) including a statement of motivation for applying to this post and outlining relevant research experience. • Full CV (resume) and publication list • Contact details for 2 referees • (optional) A visual portfolio demonstrating experience in visualization/physicalization design (can be provided as PDF or web link). The start date for this post**is *1st January 2025*. Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date, in September 2024. More information about this position can be found here: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1… <https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1…> Feel free to share this position within your network and get in touch for more information. Best wishes, Uta Hinrichs -- Uta Hinrichs, PhD Reader in Data Visualization School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh VisHub, Design Informatics, Edinburgh Futures Institute uhinrich(a)ed.ac.uk |www.utahinrichs.de -- Uta Hinrichs, PhD Reader in Data Visualization School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh VisHub, Design Informatics, Edinburgh Futures Institute uhinrich(a)ed.ac.uk |www.utahinrichs.de

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CFP: IEEE CG&A Special Issue on Breakthroughs, Challenges, and Opportunities in Biological Data Visualization
by Jillian Aurisano 23 Aug '24

23 Aug '24

IEEE CG&A seeks submissions for its upcoming Sep 2025 special issue on Breakthroughs, Challenges, and Opportunities in Biological Data Visualization, with a submission deadline of Feb 21st, 2025. https://www.computer.org/digital-library/magazines/cg/cfp-biological-data- visualization The rapidly expanding data generated by advanced methods in biology is creating enormous challenges at the interface between humans and biological data that can be represented and analyzed visually. To meet these challenges, a blend of methodology from the visualization, bioinformatics and biology domains is required. This methodology encompasses perception and design knowledge, algorithm design, techniques for analyzing and visualizing big data, statistics, and specific domain knowledge for different application problems. Powerful and integrative visualization methods are necessary, as well as methods for visually communicating the outcome of computational analytical methods and findings. This special issue aims to highlight new challenges in biological data visualization (BioVis), and state-of-the-art solutions created by the vibrant BioVis community. We invite contributions on all aspects of data visualization in biology, from molecular to cell, tissue, organism and population biology. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Genome and sequence data visualization, including genomic variation data, 3D and 4D genome visualization, and chromosome interaction maps * Multivariate omics data visualization (transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc.) * Phylogenetic data visualization, as well as biological networks and pathways * Neurobiology and developmental biology visualization, biological atlases and metadata * Macromolecular structures (e.g., protein or RNA structures) visualization * Biological image data, such as microscopy data visualization * Visualization for the modeling and simulation of biological systems * Biovis systems and software frameworks, and integrating visualization and machine learning for biological analysis * Biological workflows or collaborative processes, processes for interdisciplinary collaboration between biology and visualization, and usability of visualization by biologists, including communicating uncertainty * New challenges, breakthroughs, and opportunities in biological data visualization ________________________________ Submission Guidelines For author information and guidelines on submission criteria, visit the Author’s Information page. Please submit papers through the ScholarOne system and be sure to select the special issue or special section name. Manuscripts should not be published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. Please submit only full papers intended for review, not abstracts, to the ScholarOne portal. If requested, abstracts should be sent by email to the guest editors directly. ________________________________ Questions? Contact the guest editors at cga5-2025(a)computer.org. Elisabeta (Liz) Marai, CGA AE, Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois Chicago and Jillian Aurisano, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Cincinnati

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CFP NEW DEADLINES: SSCI 25, Norway. CITREX Symposium on Explainable, Responsible, and Trustworthy CI
by avellido＠cs.upc.edu 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

* apologies for cross-posting* ***** NEW DEADLINES ***** **IEEE Symposium on Explainable, Responsible, and Trustworthy CI (IEEE CITREx)** **2025 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence(SSCI)** 17-20 March 2025 - Trondheim, Norway https://ieee-ssci.org/?ui=trustworthy-explainable-and-responsible-ci https://twitter.com/CITRExConf *************************************************** The development of explainable, responsible, and trustworthy computational intelligence (CI) and artificial intelligence (AI) is crucial for transparency, accountability, and user confidence. By ensuring AI/CI systems are understandable, monitored, and reliable, we can make decisions that comply with regulations and ethical principles, thereby reducing risks and biases. This empowers users to engage with these technologies confidently, promoting a harmonious integration of AI into daily life. This symposium aims to discuss the ethical principles governing AI/CI technology in light of current regulatory efforts and the impact on operators, users, and stakeholders. It will explore how to make AI/CI decisions clear and interpretable to enhance transparency and trust. Additionally, the symposium will address balancing technological ecological footprints with economic benefits, managing automation's workforce impact, protecting privacy, and the legal implications of AI/CI in autonomous systems among some othertopics of interest https://ieee-ssci.org/?ui=trustworthy-explainable-and-responsible-ci . IEEE SSCI is widely recognized for cultivating the interchange of state-of-the-art theories and sophisticated algorithms within the broad realm of Computational Intelligence Applications. The Symposia provide for cross-pollination of research concepts, fostering an environment that facilitates future inter and intra collaborations. IMPORTANT DATES UPDATED https://ieee-ssci.org/?ui=important-dates Title and Abstract Submission: **NEW DEADLINE** **22nd**** Sept, 2024** Full/Short Papers Submission: **NEW DEADLINE ****1st Oct, 2024** KEYNOTE SPEAKERS https://ieee-ssci.org/?ui=plenary-and-keynote-sessions · **Keeley Crockett**(Manchester Metropolitan University and Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee SHIELD: Ethical, Legal, Social, Environmental and Human Dimensions of AI/CI)- Physical Intelligence of Small-scale Robots · **Metin Sitti**(President and Professor of Koç University, Istanbul) - Social Robots and LLMs: a step towards to behave more human like · **Nadia Magnenat Thalmann**(Research Director of MIRALab, University of Geneva, Switzerland) We are looking forward to seeing you in Trondheim! Alfredo Vellido, IEEE CITREx Symposium Chair, on behalf of organizing committee

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BioVis meetup Announcement Will Stahl-Timmins
by Helena Jambor 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

******** BioVis meetup************ (please share!) A picture of health: Visualisations in medical publishing Sept 18th 2024, 5 pm Berlin / 4 pm London / 11am East Coast US / 8 am California with: Will Stahl-Timmins, Data Graphics Designer at the British Medical Journal. MA in Design, PhD on Information Graphics in Health technology Assessment, 10 years experience in medical inforgraphics (https://www.bmj.com/infographics) Visual presentation can be a useful tool to efficiently explain complex information to busy health professionals. Will is going to explain the processes used for making graphics for The BMJ (British Medical Journal) and his freelance clients. He will discuss the practicalities and tradeoffs necessary when working in a quick production environment, and offer his view of current developments in visualisation practice in scientific publishing. Zoom Link https://tu-dresden.zoom-x.de/j/62028007253?pwd=zIxAlt0j2GsskqmpbddT5Gzy2Qi6… Meeting ID: 620 2800 7253 Passcode: 0RcP=f7A ______________________________ Dr. rer. nat Helena JAMBOR Fachhochschule Graubünden DAViS Pulvermühlestrasse 57 CH-Chur, 7000 https://www.fhgr.ch/personen/person/jambor/ Publikation: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011… _________________________ Dr Helena JAMBOR National Center for Tumor Diseases, University Cancer Center, NCT-UCC Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus an der Technischen Universität Dresden Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden

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GD 2024 -- 2nd Call for Participation
by Martin Nöllenburg 18 Aug '24

18 Aug '24

Apologies in case you receive multiple copies of this announcement. ================================================================ 2nd Call for Participation GD 2024 32nd International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization September 18-20, 2024 -- Vienna, Austria https://graphdrawing.github.io/gd2024/ ================================================================ TL;DR - Early registration deadline approaching on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 - Booking period of reserved hotel rooms in Motel One Wien Westbahnhof ending on August 21, 2024 ================================================================ The 32nd edition of the International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization (GD 2024) will take place at TU Wien, Vienna, Austria, on September 18-20, 2024, with a reception on the evening of September 17. The pre-conference PhD school takes place September 16-17, 2024. The conference will also feature a poster session, a software exhibition, the traditional Graph Drawing Contest, and keynote talks from distinguished invited speakers: - Otfried Cheong - SCALGO, Denmark - Monika Henzinger - Institute of Science and Technology Austria ================================================================ TENTATIVE PROGRAM The tentative program and the list of accepted papers are available here: https://graphdrawing.github.io/gd2024/pages/program/ ================================================================ REGISTRATION **The early registration phase ends on Tuesday, August 20 (23:59 CEST).** Instructions on how to register can be found at https://graphdrawing.github.io/gd2024/pages/registration/. The conference fees are: Student Early (until August 20): 260 Euro Full Early (until August 20): 360 Euro Student Late (from August 21): 350 Euro Full Late (from August 21): 450 Euro On-site registration will not be possible. The conference fee includes the welcome reception (17/09), coffee breaks, three lunches (18/09, 19/09, 20/09), the social dinner (19/09), and the LIPIcs publication fees. ================================================================ PHD SCHOOL A pre-conference PhD school (https://graphdrawing.github.io/gd2024/pages/school/) on Graph Drawing will take place at the conference venue on September 16-17, 2024. The PhD school early registration fee is 50 Euro (until August 20) and the late registration fee is 70 Euro (from August 21). Registration includes the participation at the lectures and coffee breaks. Registration for the PhD school is via the same registration link as for the main conference and can be booked individually or combined with the main conference. The PhD School speakers are - Thekla Hamm - TU Eindhoven, Netherlands - Philipp Kindermann - Trier University, Germany - Tamara Mchedlidze - Utrecht University, Netherlands - Manfred Scheucher - TU Berlin, Germany ================================================================ ACCOMMODATION Vienna has a large variety of accommodation options from hotels at all levels to AirBnB apartments or hostels. We list several suitable hotels/hostels on the webpage https://graphdrawing.github.io/gd2024/pages/travel_accomodation/#accommodat… **We have reserved a number of single/double rooms in Motel One Wien Westbahnhof, which are still available for booking until August 21.** See the above webpage on instructions of how to book them as long as availability lasts. Generally we recommend booking at your earliest convenience since September is usually a month with high visitor numbers in Vienna. ================================================================ TRAVEL Vienna can be easily reached by rail, air, bus, and car, see the travel page for some recommendations: https://graphdrawing.github.io/gd2024/pages/travel_accomodation/ If you decide to travel by plane, notice that there is a special discount code for booking with the Lufthansa Group (Austrian, Lufthansa, Eurowings, Swiss, Brussels Airlines) as a GD24 travel partner. See the above webpage for the booking URL. We look forward to seeing you in Vienna soon! Stefan Felsner and Karsten Klein PC chairs of GD 2024 Robert Ganian and Martin Nöllenburg Local chairs of GD 2024

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