February 2025 - 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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Extended Deadline for IEEE CG&A special issue on Breakthroughs, Challenges, and Opportunities in Biological Data Visualization
by Aurisano, Jillian (aurisajm) 28 Feb '25

28 Feb '25

The IEEE CG&A upcoming Sep 2025 special issue on Breakthroughs, Challenges, and Opportunities in Biological Data Visualization has extended the deadline for paper submissions to March 24th. This extension will be final, due to constraints related to the review and publication process. CFP: 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 March 24th, 2025. Outstanding papers accepted for publication may also be selected for presentation at collaborating conferences such as IEEE Vis and EuroVis. (authors may accept or decline this invitation). https://www.computer.org/digital-library/magazines/cg/cfp-biological-data-v… 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 BioVis researchers. 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<mailto:cga5-2025@computer.org>. Elisabeta (Liz) Marai, CGA AE, Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois Chicago and Jillian Aurisano, CGA Guest Editor, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Cincinnati

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EuroVis 2025 Posters and Demos: Call for Papers (Deadline: April 6)
by Kostiantyn Kucher 24 Feb '25

24 Feb '25

=================================== EuroVis 2025 Posters and Demos: Call for Papers https://www.eurovis2025.lu/for-submitters/posters-demos =================================== Submission deadline: April 6, 2025 (Sunday), AoE (anywhere on Earth) (no deadline extension to be expected this year) Submission via: https://new.precisionconference.com/eurovis25i The EuroVis Posters and Demos track will present late-breaking results, work in progress, follow-up extensions, application case studies, or evaluations of existing methods relevant to the field of visualization at EuroVis 2025 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg during June 2–6, 2025. In particular, this track provides young researchers, especially postgraduate students, with valuable opportunities to receive feedback from other researchers and engage in stimulating discussions. Addition of the opportunity to present hardware or software demonstrations may also be of particular interest for practitioners. We solicit poster and/or demo submissions in the form of an extended abstract of at most 2 pages in the EuroVis poster format, with an additional page allowed for references only, submitted as a PDF file. **NEW FOR 2025**: The intended presentation form during the Posters and Demos conference session must be indicated during the submission process (printed poster and/or live demonstration). In case of a poster presentation, the draft of the actual poster (A0 format, portrait orientation) is mandatory to include with the submission. In case of a live demonstration, a supplementary video is mandatory. We strongly encourage the submission of further additional materials. Contributions must be written and presented in English. EuroVis 2025 Posters and Demos submissions will undergo a one-stage single-blind review process, with the reviews provided by the international program committee. Extended abstracts and supplementary materials are submitted using the Precision Conference System (PCS): https://new.precisionconference.com/eurovis25i Please select Society: Eurographics, Conference/Journal: EuroVis 2025, Track: EuroVis 2025 Posters and Demos. Any accepted Posters and Demos track submissions are required to have at least one (paid) registered author to attend and present the contribution at the conference in person. The PDF version of the extended abstract as well as the supplementary materials will be included in the EG digital library with a DOI in open access. The material in the submission can later be reused by the original authors for a more extensive publication (e.g., a full paper) with more detailed content and mature results, without being considered self-plagiarism. For detailed paper preparation and submission instructions (including the LaTeX template) please refer to the submission guidelines here: https://www.eurovis2025.lu/for-submitters/posters-demos --------------- Important Dates --------------- Submission deadline: April 6, 2025 (Sunday) Author notification: April 24, 2025 (Thursday) Camera ready version: April 30, 2025 (Wednesday) First day of conference: June 2, 2025 (Monday) All deadlines are AoE (anywhere on Earth) on the date indicated. Due to the very tight conference schedule, no deadline extension can be expected this year. --------------- Posters and Demos Chairs --------------- Alexandra Diehl, University of Zurich, Switzerland Kostiantyn Kucher, Linköping University, Sweden Nicolas Médoc, LIST, Luxembourg For any questions concerning Posters and Demos submissions, please contact the respective track chairs at posters(at)eurovis.org .

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Extended Deadline for ETVIS 2025 - 9th Workshop on Eye Tracking and Visualization
by Maurice Koch 21 Feb '25

21 Feb '25

Dear colleagues, We wanted to inform you that the paper submission deadline for the 9th Workshop on Eye Tracking and Visualization (ETVIS 2025) has been extended. Extended Submission deadline: *Mar 03, 2025* Please note that this also changes the notification date to Mar 21, 2025. ________________________________________________________________________ You are invited to submit relevant manuscripts for consideration in the * 9th Workshop on Eye Tracking and Visualization (ETVIS 2025) * May 26 – May 29, 2025, Tokyo - Japan in conjunction with the ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications (ETRA): https://etra.acm.org/2025/ All accepted papers will be published by ACM as part of the Workshop Proceedings of ETRA 2025. The details are appended and also available at https://www.etvis-workshop.org/etvis-2025 Please feel free to contact us directly for any further enquiry. Best regards, Michael Burch (University of Applied Sciences, Chur, Switzerland) Kuno Kurzhals (University of Stuttgart, Germany) ************************************************************************** 9th Workshop on Eye Tracking and Visualization (ETVIS 2025) May 26 – May 29, 2025, Tokyo - Japan in conjunction with ACM ETRA 2025 The workshop will be held in hybrid mode https://etra.acm.org/2025/ ************************************************************************** Contact: etvis.workshop(a)gmail.com<mailto:etvis.workshop@gmail.com> ************************************************************************** _____________________ IMPORTANT DATES (AoE) _____________________ ● Submission Due: Mar 03, 2025 (DEADLINE EXTENDED) ● Notification: Mar 21, 2025 (DEADLINE EXTENDED) ● Camera Ready: Mar 31, 2025 All accepted papers will be published by ACM. _____ SCOPE _____ Broadly, this workshop considers the intersection of eye tracking research with visualization, whether the contributions relate to eye tracking studies of visualizations, or vice versa, visualization techniques for eye tracking. Technological advances in computer vision algorithms and sensor hardware have greatly reduced the implementational and financial costs of eye tracking. Thus, it is unsurprising to witness a significant increase in its use as a research tool in fields beyond the traditional domains of biological vision, psychology, and neuroscience, in particular, in visualization and human-computer interaction research. One of the key challenges lies in the analysis, interaction, and visualization of complex spatio-temporal datasets of gaze behavior, which is further complicated by complementary datasets such as semantic labels, user interactions and/or accompanying physiological sensor recordings. Ultimately, the research objective is to allow eye tracking data to be effectively interpreted in terms of the observer’s decision-making and cognitive processes. To achieve this, it is necessary to draw upon our current understanding of gaze-behavior across various and related fields, from vision and cognition to visualization. All together eye tracking is an important field to be understood, be it in the sense of data analysis and visualization, interaction, or user-based evaluation of visualization. ______ TOPICS ______ Manuscripts are solicited on the following topics with an emphasis on the relationship between eye tracking and visualization, including but not limited to the following: ● Visualization techniques for eye-movement data (inc. spatio-temporal visualization, evolution of gaze patterns, visual analysis of individual behavior, 2D vs. 3D representations of eye-movement data) ● Visual analytics of gaze behavior (inc. visual data mining, aggregation, clustering techniques, and metrics for eye-movement data) ● Eye-movement data provenance ● Standardized metrics for evaluating gaze interactions with visualization ● Cognitive models for gaze interactions with visualizations ● Novel methods for eye tracking in challenging visualization scenarios ● Uncertainty visualization of gaze data ● Interactive annotation of gaze and stimulus data ● Systems for the visual exploration of eye-movement data ● Eye tracking studies that evaluate visualization or visual analytics ● Eye tracking in non-WIMP visualization environments, including mobile eye tracking, mobile devices, and large displays ● Visualization of eye tracking data in mixed and virtual reality (3df & 6df, 360°) ● Visualization applications that rely on eye tracking as an input parameter ___________ SUBMISSIONS ___________ Authors are invited to submit original work complying with the ETRA SHORT PAPER format (up to 8 pages in single-column format, any number of references, max. 150 words abstract). Also, ensure that the Author Guidelines (https://www.siggraph.org//learn/instructions-authors for SIG sponsored events [sigconf]) are met prior to submission. __________ ORGANIZERS __________ ● Michael Burch, University of Applied Sciences, Chur, Switzerland, michael.burch(a)fhgr.ch<mailto:michael.burch@fhgr.ch> ● Kuno Kurzhals, University of Stuttgart, Germany, Kuno.Kurzhals(a)visus.uni-stuttgart.de<mailto:Kuno.Kurzhals@visus.uni-stuttgart.de> ____________ PAPER CHAIRS ____________ ● Minoru Nakayama, Institute of Science Tokyo (Tokyo Tech.), Japan, nakayama(a)ict.e.titech.ac.jp<mailto:nakayama@ict.e.titech.ac.jp> ● Zofija Tupikovskaja-Omovie, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, z.tupikovskaja-omovie(a)mmu.ac.uk<mailto:z.tupikovskaja-omovie@mmu.ac.uk> ● Yao Wang, University of Stuttgart, Germany, Yao.Wang(a)vis.uni-stuttgart.de<mailto:Yao.Wang@vis.uni-stuttgart.de> __________________ STEERING COMMITTEE __________________ ● Michael Burch, University of Applied Sciences, Chur, Switzerland, michael.burch(a)fhgr.ch<mailto:michael.burch@fhgr.ch> ● Lewis Chuang, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, lewis.chuang(a)phil.tu-chemnitz.de<mailto:lewis.chuang@phil.tu-chemnitz.de> ● Daniel Weiskopf, University of Stuttgart, Germany, Daniel.Weiskopf(a)visus.uni-stuttgart.de<mailto:Daniel.Weiskopf@visus.uni-stuttgart.de> __________________ SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIR __________________ Ioana Lupascu, Tufts University, United States, Ioana.Lupascu(a)tufts.edu<mailto:Ioana.Lupascu@tufts.edu> _____________ WEBSITE CHAIR _____________ Maurice Koch, University of Stuttgart, Germany, Maurice.Koch(a)visus.uni-stuttgart.de<mailto:Maurice.Koch@visus.uni-stuttgart.de>

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Extended Deadline for IEEE CG&A special issue on Breakthroughs, Challenges, and Opportunities in Biological Data Visualization
by Aurisano, Jillian (aurisajm) 20 Feb '25

20 Feb '25

The IEEE CG&A upcoming Sep 2025 special issue on Breakthroughs, Challenges, and Opportunities in Biological Data Visualization has extended the deadline for paper submissions by 30 days. The deadline is March 24th, instead of Feb 21st. This extension will be final, due to constraints related to the review and publication process. CFP: 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 March 24th, 2025 (formerly Feb 21st). Outstanding papers accepted for publication may also be selected for presentation at collaborating conferences such as IEEE Vis and EuroVis. (authors may accept or decline this invitation). https://www.computer.org/digital-library/magazines/cg/cfp-biological-data-v… 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 BioVis researchers. 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<mailto:cga5-2025@computer.org>. Elisabeta (Liz) Marai, CGA AE, Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois Chicago and Jillian Aurisano, CGA Guest Editor, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Cincinnati Dr. Jillian Aurisano (she/her) Assistant Professor DaVInCi laboratory (Data Visualization and Interaction at Cincinnati) Department of Computer Science University of Cincinnati

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Extension of deadline for nominations for EuroVis Young Researcher Award
by Gerik Scheuermann 07 Feb '25

07 Feb '25

Dear colleagues: We have received very few nominations for the EuroVis Young Researcher Award this year. We have therefore extended the deadline for nominations to Feb. 28th, 2025. Our community is filled with talented early career researchers. Please take the opportunity to nominate candidates to this prestigious award. Attached below is the original call for nominations. Sincerely, Gerik Scheuermann EuroVis Young Researcher Award Chair -------------------------------- Dear colleagues, The *EuroVis Early Career Award* [1][2] is given each year to one or two early-career researchers in the field, who have already made a significant contribution to visualization in general, and more specifically to the European visualization community (e.g., through outstanding scientific contributions to the EuroVis conference [3]). The intent of this award is to recognize people early on in their career who have already made a notable contribution and are likely to make more. Nominations: Members of the visualization research community may nominate individuals for the EuroVis Early Career Award by filling out the online form at: <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eg.or g%2Fwp%2Feurographics-awards-programme%2Fvisualization-award%2Fnominate%2F&d ata=05%7C01%7Canders.ynnerman%40liu.se%7Cf3542063b80041b0b20608daf714ff44%7C 913f18ec7f264c5fa816784fe9a58edd%7C0%7C0%7C638093966802839669%7CUnknown%7CTW FpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D %7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DyqWtHLUMPXqzH7X9vVTJ7x%2BEDycW0rfHFpSJOjXMQM%3D&rese rved=0> https://www.eg.org/wp/eurographics-awards-programme/visualization-award/nomi nate/ Note that Candidates to the EuroVis Early Career Award 2025 must have finished their PhD in 2019 or later [4]. Deadline for nominations is *January, 31st 2025*. Questions regarding the award and the nomination process may be forwarded to the awards chair, Gerik Scheuermann (eurovis-early-career-award(a)eg.org <mailto:eurovis-early-career-award@eg.org> ). Gerik Scheuermann EuroVis Early Career Award Chair [1] <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eg.or g%2Fwp%2Feurographics-awards-programme%2F&data=04%7C01%7Canders.ynnerman%40l iu.se%7C9a0b6796161e42c6b26008d9f492ee91%7C913f18ec7f264c5fa816784fe9a58edd% 7C0%7C0%7C637809735039644806%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJ QIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=fQQSTbKk7ylhRfCYrEM aE5qbsh82LK1aBfqctg3%2BI0U%3D&reserved=0> Eurographics Awards Programme - Eurographics (eg.org) [2] <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eg.or g%2Fwp%2Feurographics-awards-programme%2Fvisualization-award%2F&data=04%7C01 %7Canders.ynnerman%40liu.se%7C9a0b6796161e42c6b26008d9f492ee91%7C913f18ec7f2 64c5fa816784fe9a58edd%7C0%7C0%7C637809735039644806%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8e yJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sda ta=gwM9Z2w6Lpa7bXlojpbGjA6vtv6v0Zq2H%2BXGk6n43CE%3D&reserved=0> The EuroVis Early Career Award - Eurographics (eg.org) [3] <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurov is.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Canders.ynnerman%40liu.se%7C9a0b6796161e42c6b26008d9 f492ee91%7C913f18ec7f264c5fa816784fe9a58edd%7C0%7C0%7C637809735039644806%7CU nknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJ XVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=gnr55a4su0oJp7CD71pwMnVInbDRVj32WacgNxs5%2Fls%3D&re served=0> www.eurovis.org [4] Approved delays, such as leaves of absences, COVID delays, and switching fields will be considered on a case by case basis by contacting the awards chair. Gerik Scheuermann (he/him/his) -- Prof. Dr. Gerik Scheuermann Image and Signal Processing Group Department of Computer Science Leipzig University D-04081 Leipzig Phone: +49 341 97 32250 Fax: +49 341 97 32252 email: <mailto:scheuermann@informatik.uni-leipzig.de> scheuermann(a)informatik.uni-leipzig.de

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INTERACT 2025 - 20th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Sept. 8 - 12, 2025)
by Carla Maria Dal Sasso Freitas 05 Feb '25

05 Feb '25

Dear colleagues, We think the CFP you find in this message can be of interest to you. There is a subcommittee on *Visualization and Visual Analytics*, so contributions should be sent there. Best regards, Carla Freitas and Paolo Buono *************************************************************************************** INTERACT 2025 - 20th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction September 08 – 12, 2025 Belo Horizonte, Brazil http://www.interact2025.org/<http://www.interact2025.org/> *************************************************************************************** Call for Papers INTERACT 2025 is the 20th International Conference of Technical Committee 13 (Human- Computer Interaction) of IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing). INTERACT is a highly international conference and welcomes papers on all aspects of human-computer interaction. The theme of the conference is “Blending Experiences in Interaction Design”. INTERACT 2025 will be hosted at Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais, in Brazil. The state of Minas Gerais has a rich diversity with the blending of experiences encompassing a hot pot of cultures and ancestries from around the world, mixing heritage and modern, hand-made traditional artifacts and high-tech industry. This context provides inspiration to bring research challenges to designing blending experiences with virtual and physical, different cultures, and a growing blending of human-created and artifacts generated by artificial intelligence. The call for papers is currently open for the following categories: *Deadline 17 February 2025 - Full papers * - Workshops Deadline 19 May 2025 - Short papers - Posters - Courses - Panels - Interactive Demos - Doctoral Consortium - Industrial Experiences All contributions are peer reviewed, juried or curated by the members of the international program committee. Papers accepted in all the tracks will be published in the proceedings edited by Springer in the LNCS series, except the Doctoral Consortium papers. Consortium attendees are encouraged to submit a paper or contribution to any of the other tracks on content similar to that in the proposal for the Doctoral Consortium. A selection of papers accepted and presented in workshops organized by the IFIP TC-13 Working Groups will be published as post proceedings in a Springer LNCS volume. Submission Information is available at the Conference Website. Technical Program chairs Carmelo Ardito - Politecnico di Bari, Italy Isabela Gasparini - Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Brazil Tayana Conte - Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Brazil General chairs Raquel Prates - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil André Freire - Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For further information please visit the web site: http://www.interact2025.org/<http://www.interact2025.org/>

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GD 2025: 1st CALL FOR PAPERS
by Andreas Kerren 05 Feb '25

05 Feb '25

Sorry if you receive multiple copies of this announcement. ================================================================ GD 2025: 1st CALL FOR PAPERS The 33rd International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization (GD 2025) September 24-26, 2025, Norrköping, Sweden https://graphdrawing.github.io/gd2025/ ================================================================ PDF version: https://graphdrawing.github.io/gd2025/assets/pdfs/Call_for_Papers-2025.pdf HTML version: https://graphdrawing.github.io/gd2025/pages/cfp/ ================================================================ IMPORTANT DATES - Abstract submission deadline: June 3 - Paper submission deadline: June 10 - Author notification: July 23 - Poster submission deadline: August 22 - Poster notification: September 1 ================================================================ *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 for which it is crucial to visually analyze and interact with relational datasets. Application areas include data science, social sciences, web computing, information systems, life sciences, geography, business intelligence, information security, and software engineering. Graph Drawing has been the main annual conference in this area for more than 30 years. Its focus is on combinatorial and algorithmic aspects of graph drawing, their experimental evaluation, as well as the design of network visualization systems and interfaces. 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 as well as the graph drawing contest. GD 2025 will be held in Norrköping, Sweden, on September 24-26, 2025 with a reception on the evening of September 23. A preconference PhD school will take place September 22-23, 2025. GD 2025 is designed to be held on-site. It is expected that regular papers are presented on site by one of the authors. To address the global challenges and as an offer for authors who are unable to attend we allow for a limited number of remote presentations, as further explained below. The code of conduct for the GD conference can be found at http://graphdrawing.org/safetoc.html ================================================================ PAPERS We invite authors to submit papers describing original research of theoretical or practical significance to graph drawing and network visualization. To promote a balanced coverage of the field, GD has two distinct tracks, and papers submitted to one track will not compete with papers submitted to the other track. Regular papers must be submitted explicitly to one of the two tracks. However, all program committee members may review papers from either track. *TRACK 1:* Combinatorial and algorithmic aspects This track is mainly devoted to *fundamental theoretical graph drawing advances*, such as combinatorial and algorithmic aspects. We aim at covering a diverse set of topics, which 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 • Graph representations • Geometric advances and computing in graph drawing • Combinatorics and optimization in graph drawing *TRACK2 :* Experimental, applied, and network visualization aspects This track is mainly devoted to the *practical aspects of graph drawing*, such as experimental evaluations of graph drawing related algorithms, the development and/or evaluation of related libraries and tools, or systems and interfaces in different application areas. We aim at covering a diverse set of topics, which for this track includes (but is not limited to): • Engineering of graph drawing algorithms and network visualization systems • Interfaces, methods, and high-quality tools for interacting with graphs and networks • Benchmarks and experimental studies in the context of graph drawing and network visualization • Cognitive studies on network visualization aesthetics and user interaction • Visualization of networks in real world applications • Machine learning methods in graph drawing & network visualization • Graph drawing & network visualization for AI explainability Authors of accepted papers in this track are encouraged to show a demo of their software/system during the poster session. *SHORT PAPERS* In addition to the above two tracks, there will be a separate track for short papers. Here we welcome smaller and less elaborate contributions on relevant topics. Papers in this category will be assigned a shorter time for presentation during the conference. *REMOTE PRESENTATIONS* For authors who cannot present their paper in person we offer the possibility for remote presentation, which must be declared at submission time. Authors of accepted papers in this category have to register for the conference. Papers in this category are evaluated and selected by the program committee by applying the same high standards as for the other tracks. In addition, the authors have to submit a recording of their presentation two weeks after the submission of the paper. The remote submission chair can influence the score of papers in this track based on the quality of the recorded talk and even reject submissions if the quality of the recorded talk is inappropriate. There is a limit of six remote presentations. *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 that must be submitted together with the poster itself. Each submission will thus consist of two pdf files (the abstract and the poster). Details about the traditional *Graph Drawing Contest*, which is held at the conference, are provided at the website <https://mozart.diei.unipg.it/gdcontest/2025/>. ================================================================ RULES FOR SUBMISSION Results that have been previously published (or are scheduled for publication) in another conference proceedings or journal, as well as simultaneous submissions of results to other conferences with published proceedings or journals are not permitted, except for poster submissions. With the exception of remote presentations, each paper or poster must be presented at the conference by an author, otherwise the paper can be excluded from publication in the proceedings. ChatGPT and similar large language models may be used to improve the paper’s language, but its use should be mentioned as a footnote and the authors remain responsible for the full paper. In particular, the unattributed use of any such tools in the creation of the paper’s scientific content is forbidden. *SUBMISSION FORMAT* The proceedings will be published in the LIPIcs <https://www.dagstuhl.de/en/publishing/series/details/lipics> series. To facilitate the process, submissions have to be prepared in accordance with the LIPIcs author instructions <https://submission.dagstuhl.de/series/details/LIPIcs#author>, the page provides links to the LIPIcs class file along with an example and detailed author instructions. For the submission, the use of the LaTeX class file gd-lipics-v2.cls <https://graphdrawing.github.io/gd2025/assets/template/gd-lipics-v2.cls> is requested. The class file is a wrapper around the standard LIPIcs class and implements line counting, see CG-linecount.pdf <https://www.computational-geometry.org/guidelines/linecount_2022_09_19.pdf> for details. Submissions must not exceed the following limits: • 500 lines for full papers, • 225 lines for short papers, • 80 lines for posters’ abstracts. The above limits do not include front matter (title, authors, and affiliations), references, or appendices. The class files provide line counting which should be accurate in most cases. Authors should avoid substantial amounts of text in unnumbered lines. In addition, the main content of the paper must not exceed the following page limits excluding references: • 15 pages for long papers, • 7 pages for short papers, • 3 pages posters’ abstracts. The claims of full and short papers should be fully substantiated. If this information does not fit within the line limit, 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. For poster submissions, no appendix is expected. We also encourage authors to avoid "et al." in citations in favor of an equal mention of the surnames of all authors. For references with few authors, it is recommended to name all of them; if the number of authors is large, consider writing "(It is shown that) X [#]" or "The authors in [#] show that X" instead of "A et al. [#] show that X". *PAPER SUBMISSION, PROCEEDINGS AND SPECIAL ISSUE* Papers should be submitted electronically via Easychair <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gd2025>. The proceedings will be published in the *Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)* series and are available open access. Selected papers from Track 1 and Track 2 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 and enhanced version of their work to *IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)*. A special TVCG papers session at the Graph Drawing conference will also feature regular TVCG papers. Further details can be found at https://www.computer.org/digital-library/journals/tvcg/tvcg-partners-with-c… ================================================================ LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE-BLIND REVIEW PROCESS The review process of regular and short papers will be handled in a lightweight double-blind mode. This means that authors are not allowed to reveal their identity in the submitted paper, but are free to disseminate draft versions of the paper prior to the conference and to give talks on the topic as they normally would. In particular, the submitted paper should not contain the authors’ names, affiliations, and email addresses. References to their own related work are allowed, as long as the supporting text maintains anonymity (e.g., using sentences in the third person). Members of the Program Committee will not have the identity of the authors of any paper revealed to them during the entire review process. To handle conflicts of interest effectively, authors will be required to declare conflicts of interest with PC members when they submit their paper. Poster submissions will be evaluated by the Program Committee in a single-blind mode. In particular, the submitted abstract should contain the authors’ names, affiliations, and email addresses. ================================================================ AWARDS For each of the two tracks, the Program Committee of GD 2025 will bestow a Best Paper Award. In addition, to recognize the effort of participants to present their work and to prepare their posters in a clear and elegant way, there will be a Best Presentation Award and a Best Poster Award voted on by the GD 2025 attendees. ================================================================ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Andreas Kerren, Linköping University, Sweden (general co-chair) Kostiantyn Kucher, Linköping University, Sweden (general co-chair) Claudio Linhares, Linnaeus University, Sweden (PhD school chair) Nico Reski, Linköping University, Sweden (Decision Arena chair) Zeyang Huang, Linköping University, Sweden (web chair) ================================================================ PROGRAM COMMITTEE Alessio Arleo, TU Eindhoven, Netherlands Michael Bekos, University of Ioannina, Greece Markus Chimani, University of Osnabrück, Germany Éric Colin de Verdière, CNRS, LIGM, Marne-la-Vallée, France Giordano Da Lozzo, Roma Tre University, Italy Sara Di Bartolomeo, TU Wien, Austria Vida Dujmovic, University of Ottawa, Canada (program co-chair) Henry Förster, TU Munich, Germany Fabrizio Frati, Roma Tre University, Italy Robert Ganian, TU Wien, Austria Daniel Gonçalves, CNRS & University of Montpellier, France Siddharth Gupta, BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus, India Thekla Hamm, TU Eindhoven, Netherlands Takayuki Itoh, Ochanomizu University, Japan Philipp Kindermann, Trier University, Germany Stephen Kobourov, TU Munich, Germany Kostiantyn Kucher, Linköping University, Sweden Silvia Miksch, TU Wien, Austria Fabrizio Montecchiani, University of Perugia, Italy (program co-chair) Pat Morin, Carleton University, Canada Tamara Mchedlidze, Utrecht University, Netherlands Giacomo Ortali, University of Perugia, Italy Sergey Pupyrev, Meta, USA Marcus Schaefer, DePaul University, USA Raphael Steiner, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Andrew Suk, University of California San Diego, USA Antonios Symvonis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Csaba D. Tóth, CSU Northridge, USA Torsten Ueckerdt, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Pavel Valtr, Charles University, Czech Republic Tatiana von Landesberger, University of Cologne, Germany Meirav Zehavi, Ben-Gurion University, Israel ================================================================ CONTEST COMMITTEE Sara Di Bartolomeo, University of Konstanz, Germany Fabian Klute, UPC Barcelona, Spain (chair) Debajyoti Mondal, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Jules Wulms, TU Eindhoven, Netherlands

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IEEE VR 2025 - Early Bird Registration Reminder - Feb 5th
by VR Publicity 03 Feb '25

03 Feb '25

Registration *register2025(a)ieeevr.org* *IEEE VR 2025: The 32nd IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces* March 8-12, 2025 | Saint-Malo, France The registration is now open! Please click *here <https://v4.event-vert.org/en/ieeevr2025/>* to register. Please read the following terms and conditions provided hereafter. We are looking forward to welcoming you at the IEEE VR 2025 conference, for this very special week of exchanges about innovative research and advances in VR, AR, XR and 3D user interfaces. - *February 5th, 2025*: Deadline for all authors to register and for scientific works to be included in the conference program and publications. - *February 5th, 2025*: Early registration ends. - *Visa Information Contact*: Contact visa2025(a)ieeevr.org. - *Conference Registration Services*: Contact register2025(a)ieeevr.org. Note: All deadlines are at 11:59 PM AOE on the stated date and all rates listed are in Euros (exempted of VAT). For more information https://ieeevr.org/2025/attend/registration/ Best regards, IEEE VR Publicity Chair

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