February 2026 - Infovis

WSCG 2026 - Call for Papers -REMINDER - Prague/Pilsen[ser] - 34. Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision 2026 infovis@infovis.org - SERV
by prof. Vaclav Skala [UWB] 28 Feb '26

28 Feb '26

>> === *Deadlines EXTENDED *==== March 28, 2026 << ----------- *REMINDER - WSCG 2026 - Call for Papers* -------------- >> Please, forward to your fellows, friends and/or PhD students << TO: infovis(a)infovis.org Sent via listserv: infovis(a)infovis.org *34. WSCG 2026 Conference on Computer Graphics, Visualization & Computer Vision 2026* == HYBRID MODE == (physical attendance is preferred, but online is possible) -- In cooperation with the Eurographics Association - www.eg.org -- /Prague / Pilsen (the city of beer) close to Prague, Czech Republic/ *May 25-28, 2026* - http://www.wscg.cz - detailed info - http://www.wscg.eu ------------------ *Special workshops/sessions *(already accepted)*: * - Mobile Robotics, Autonomous Vehicle, and Smart Mobility - CAD systems and Virtual Reality - Meshless methods for computer graphics and visualization* * **- Other proposals/agreements expected ------------------ *Important dates & Submission: -- PASSED --* January 10, 2026 - special session proposals via email only to the Conference office *Regular submissions: * -------------- *via submission server only* --------------- March 28, 2026 - Abstract, title regitration March 28, 2026 - Full, Short papers March28, 2026 - Poster papers with oral presentation (submission via server only [http://wscgreg.zcu.cz] *Help us as a reviewer?* ====================== 1. Register yourself at https://wscgreg.zcu.cz first, and then login again and check your data 2. Send an email to WSCGconf(a)gmail.com subject: "WSCG reviewer" and include in the message (use ";" as separator - ALL in one line) First(Given) name;Last(Family) name;email address;ORCID;Research ID [Web of Science/ISI];Scopus Auhor ID;URL of your reserch WEB page *Accepted & presented papers (Full, Short, Posters) to be published* in - Computer Science Research Notes [CSRN], ISSN 2464-4617. The best selected papers will be published in the - Journal of WSCG, ISSN 1213-6972 DOI will be given to each paper (doi.org) Recent papers available via Scopus or at the repository (since 1992) http://wscg.zcu.cz/DL/wscg_DL.htm *>> At least one author has to present the paper physically or online* << /Proceedings with individual DOIs will be produced after the conference/ and sent for indexing to Scopus, WoS etc. ================== prof. Vaclav Skala www.VaclavSkala.eu ----------------- *Contact - please, all enquiries to the Conference office *======= *Conference office*: mailto:WSCGconf@gmail.com?subject=WSCG2026 or in the case of urgency http://www.VaclavSkala.eu, skala(a)kiv.zcu.cz subject: WSCG2026 c/o University of West Bohemia, Faculty of Applied Sciences Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Univerzitni 8, CZ 30614, Plzen, Czech Republic ------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prof.Vaclav Skala WSCG Conf. on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision http://www.WSCG.eu http://www.VaclavSkala.eu c/o University of West Bohemia Faculty of Applied Sciences Dept.of Computer Science & Engineering Univerzitni 8 CZ 306 14 Plzen Czech Republic tel. (420) 37-763-2473

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AIces 2026: early registration March 10
by David Silva - IRDTA 28 Feb '26

28 Feb '26

****************************************************** 1st INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON THE COGNITIVE, ETHICAL AND SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AIces 2026 Porto – Maia, Portugal March 30 – April 2, 2026 https://aices.irdta.eu/2026/ ****************************************************** Co-organized by: University of Maia Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA Luxembourg/London ****************************************************** Early registration: March 10, 2026 ****************************************************** SCOPE: AIces 2026 will be the first in a series of research training events aiming at updating participants on the most recent multidisciplinary discussions about the foundations, meaning, challenges and risks of AI. The event will have a global scope along 3 thematic lines: cognition, ethics, and society. It will cover current debates about: AI and philosophy of mind; cognitive architectures; machine learning and cognitive development; large language models and visual information; robotics and embodied cognition; neuroscience-inspired AI; algorithmic bias and fairness; transparency and explainability; accountability and responsibility; privacy and surveillance; autonomy and control; AI impact on human values and social inequalities; the future of work and automation; governance, regulation and public policies; AI, human rights and democracy; AI and global development; information and AI education. The event will consist of 10 courses, 2 keynote lectures, 3 symposia collecting short contributions from participants, and 2 individual presentations on debated topics. Renowned academics and industry pioneers will lecture and share their views with the audience. The organizers are convinced that outstanding speakers will attract the brightest and most motivated students. Face to face interaction and networking will be main ingredients of the event. It will be also possible to fully participate in vivo remotely. ADDRESSED TO: Graduate students, postgraduate students and industry practitioners will be typical profiles of participants. However, there are no formal pre-requisites for attendance in terms of academic degrees, so people less or more advanced in their career will be welcome as well. Since there will be a variety of levels, specific knowledge background may be assumed for some of the courses. Overall, AIces 2026 is addressed to students, researchers and practitioners who want to keep themselves updated about recent developments and future trends. All will surely find it fruitful to listen to and discuss with major researchers, industry leaders and innovators. VENUE: AIces 2026 will take place in Porto, the second largest city in Portugal, recognized by UNESCO in 1996 as a World Heritage Site. The venue will be: University of Maia Avenida Carlos de Oliveira Campos - Castêlo da Maia 4475-690 Maia Porto, Portugal https://www.umaia.pt/en STRUCTURE: 2 courses will run in parallel during the whole event. Participants will be able to freely choose the courses they wish to attend as well as to move from one to another. Full live online participation will be possible. The organizers highlight, however, the importance of face to face interaction and networking in this kind of research training event. All lectures will be videorecorded. Participants will be able to watch them again for 45 days after the event. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: David Danks (University of Virginia), Trustworthy AI in an Untrustworthy World Ming Lin (University of Maryland), Socially Responsible and Trustworthy AI PROFESSORS AND COURSES: Ricardo Baeza-Yates (KTH Royal Institute of Technology & Pompeu Fabra University), [introductory] Introduction to Responsible AI Susan Brennan (Stony Brook University), [introductory/advanced] Where Are the Humans in Human-Centered AI? Thomas Breuel (Nvidia Research), [introductory] Facts and Rules in LLMs Carlos Castillo (Pompeu Fabra University), [introductory] Algorithmic Fairness in High-Risk AI Applications Alan Dix (Cardiff Metropolitan University), [introductory] AI for Social Justice Elia Formisano (Maastricht University), [introductory/intermediate] Auditory Cognition in Humans and Machines Marijn Janssen (Delft University of Technology), [introductory/advanced] Data and AI Governance - From Control to Trust Christian Lebiere (Carnegie Mellon University), [intermediate] Computational Cognitive Models of Human-AI Teaming Paul Smolensky (Johns Hopkins University), [intermediate/advanced] Symbol Processing in Transformers and Other Neural Networks Savannah Thais (City University of New York), [intermediate/advanced] Measurement for Safer AI SYMPOSIA: A symposium will collect 10-minute voluntary presentations on any of the 3 thematic areas of the event: cognition, ethics, and society. A 1-page abstract containing the title, authors, and summary of the presentation must be sent to david(a)irdta.eu by February 28, 2026. Only registered participants can contribute to symposia. INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS ON DEBATED TOPICS: 50-minute individual presentations will be scheduled for any of the 3 thematic areas of the school: cognition, ethics, and society. A 2-page expression of interest including the topic to be debated must be sent to david(a)irdta.eu by December 30, 2025. Only registered participants are eligible for individual presentations. SPONSORS: Companies/institutions/organizations willing to be sponsors of the event can download the sponsorship leaflet from https://aices.irdta.eu/2026/sponsors/ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Samuel Anjos (Maia, social networks) Osheen Jain (London, communications) José Paulo Marques dos Santos (Maia, local chair) Carlos Martín-Vide (Tarragona, program chair) Santiago Montes (Tarragona, webpage) Sara Morales (Luxembourg) José Luís Reis (Maia) Luís Paulo Reis (Porto) David Silva (London, organization chair) REGISTRATION: It has to be done at https://aices.irdta.eu/2026/registration/ The selection of 6 courses requested in the registration template is only tentative and non-binding. For logistical reasons, it will be helpful to have an estimation of the respective demand for each course. Since the capacity of the venue is limited, registration requests will be processed on a first come first served basis. The registration period will be closed and the on-line registration tool disabled when the capacity of the venue will have got exhausted. It is highly recommended to register prior to the event. FEES: Fees comprise access to all program activities and lunches. There are several early registration deadlines. Fees depend on the registration deadline. The fees for on site and for online participation are the same. ACCOMMODATION: Accommodation suggestions are available at https://aices.irdta.eu/2026/accommodation/ CERTIFICATE: A certificate of successful participation in the event will be delivered indicating the number of hours of academic activities. This should be sufficient for those participants who plan to request ECTS recognition from their home university. QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION: david(a)irdta.eu ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Universidade da Maia Universidade do Porto Universitat Rovira i Virgili Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA, Luxembourg/London

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Extended Deadline for ETVIS 2026 - 10th Workshop on Eye Tracking and Visualization
by Maurice Koch 27 Feb '26

27 Feb '26

Dear colleagues, We wanted to inform you that the paper submission deadline for the 10th Workshop on Eye Tracking and Visualization (ETVIS 2026) has been extended. Extended Submission deadline: *Mar 05, 2026* For more details, please visit: https://www.etvis-workshop.org/etvis-2026 Best regards, Kuno Kurzhals (University of Stuttgart, Germany) Michael Burch (University of Applied Sciences, Chur, Switzerland) ************************************************************************** Tenth Workshop on Eye Tracking and Visualization (ETVIS 2026) June 1st - June 4th, 2026, Marrakech - Morocco in conjunction with ACM ETRA 2026 https://etra.acm.org/2026/ ************************************************************************** Contact: etvis.workshop(a)gmail.com ************************************************************************** _________________________________________ IMPORTANT DATES (deadlines updated!) (AoE - Anywhere on Earth) _________________________________________ ● Submission Due: Mar 05, 2026 (DEADLINE EXTENDED) ● Notification: Mar 23, 2026 ● Camera Ready: Mar 30, 2026 All accepted papers will be published by ACM. _____________________________________ ACM's TRANSITION TO FULL OPEN ACCESS _____________________________________ ** Important update on ACM's new open access publishing model for 2026 ACM Conferences ** Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). With over 2,600 institutions already part of ACM Open, the majority of ACM-sponsored conference papers will not require APCs from authors or conferences (currently, around 76%). Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial waiver. To find out whether an APC applies to your article, please consult the list of participating institutions in ACM Open and review https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/policy-on-discretionary-open-acce…. Keep in mind that waivers are rare and are granted based on specific criteria set by ACM. Understanding that this change could present financial challenges, ACM has approved a temporary subsidy for 2026 to ease the transition and allow more time for institutions to join ACM Open. The subsidy will offer: ● $250 APC for ACM/SIG members ● $350 for non-members This represents a 65% discount, funded directly by ACM. Authors are encouraged to help advocate for their institutions to join ACM Open during this transition period. This temporary subsidized pricing will apply to all conferences scheduled for 2026. ______ 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. Altogether, 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 and visual analytics techniques for eye movement data • Eye movement data analysis, visual data mining, aggregation, clustering, and metrics for eye movement data • Eye movement data provenance, big eye movement data • Uncertainty visualization of gaze data • Standardized metrics for evaluating interactions with visualization • Novel methods for eye-tracking in challenging visualization scenarios • Interactive annotation of gaze and stimulus data • Systems for visual exploration of eye movement data • Reports of eye tracking studies evaluating visualization or visual analytics • Eye tracking in non-WIMP visualization environments, including mobile eye tracking, mobile devices, virtual environments, mixed reality, and large displays • Eye tracking-based interaction techniques for visualization • Interpreting eye movement scanpaths from the perspective of human cognitive architecture and perceptuo-motor expertise • Perception in eye tracking studies • Evaluation of cartographic and other spatial visualizations with eye tracking • Inferences that can be drawn from gaze behavior • Cognitive models for inferring user states from gaze behavior with visualizations • Applications that rely on eye-tracking as an adaptive input parameter • Explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) with a focus on eye tracking NEW THIS YEAR: • Position/road map papers for ETVIS related topics ____________ 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). ETVIS uses the Precision Conference System (PCS) through ETRA 2026 to handle the submission and reviewing process. Also, ensure that the Author Guidelines (https://www.siggraph.org/learn/instructions-authors for SIG sponsored events [sigconf]) are met prior to submission. Please read and follow the ACM Policy on Authorship (https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/new-acm-policy-on-authorship) regarding the use of Generative AI tools and technologies in ACM published Work. NEW THIS YEAR: We will allow authors to submit position/road map papers about ETVIS related topics. In contrast to the regular research papers, this type should foster discussion and envision potential future directions for the research in our field. We include an additional category of paper submissions: position/road map papers about ETVIS related topics. _________ ORGANIZERS _________ ● Kuno Kurzhals, University of Stuttgart, Germany, Kuno.Kurzhals(a)visus.uni-stuttgart.de ● Michael Burch, University of Applied Sciences, Chur, Switzerland, michael.burch(a)fhgr.ch ____________ PAPER CHAIRS ____________ ● Jacob Miller, Technical University of Munich, Germany, jacob.miller(a)tum.de ● Stanislav Popelka, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic, standa.popelka(a)gmail.com ● Günter Wallner, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, guenter.wallner(a)jku.at __________________ STEERING COMMITTEE __________________ ● Michael Burch, University of Applied Sciences, Chur, Switzerland, michael.burch(a)fhgr.ch ● Lewis Chuang, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, lewis.chuang(a)phil.tu-chemnitz.de ● Daniel Weiskopf, University of Stuttgart, Germany, Daniel.Weiskopf(a)visus.uni-stuttgart.de ______________ WEBSITE CHAIR ______________ Maurice Koch, University of Stuttgart, Germany, Maurice.Koch(a)visus.uni-stuttgart.de

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Reminder: 27th February submission deadline - EuroVA 2026 - Call for Papers: 17th International EuroVis Workshop on Visual Analytics, Nottingham (co-located with EuroVis 2026)
by Vilanova Bartroli, Anna 25 Feb '26

25 Feb '26

EuroVA 2026 - Call for Papers: 17th International EuroVis Workshop on Visual Analytics, Nottingham (co-located with EuroVis 2026) https://www.eurova.org/eurova-2026 EuroVA invites submission of innovative, fresh, and creative ideas with a high potential of becoming significant contributions to the Visual Analytics community. We welcome contributions within the broad area of Visual Analytics, including: * research papers presenting novel techniques or systems, evaluation studies and methods, and theoretical foundations, * application papers that describe success stories of Visual Analytics in practice, as well as * position papers expressing novel and potentially controversial viewpoints on Visual Analytics. Important Dates * Submission: 27 February 2026 * Notification 10 April 2026 * Camera-ready: 30 April 2026 * Workshop: 08 June 2025 All submission deadlines are at 23:59 GMT on the date indicated. Submission Guidelines Papers can be up to 5 pages in length + references. Papers must be prepared using the EuroVA LaTeX template, which can be downloaded from the EuroVA website: https://www.eurova.org/eurova-2026 Papers are to be submitted via the new PCS at https://new.precisionconference.com/submissions under Eurographics –> EuroVis 2026 –> EuroVis 2026 EuroVA At least one author of an accepted paper must register and participate in the workshop to present the accepted work. Topics The workshop covers topics in the area of Visual Analytics (VA) including, but not limited to: * Immersive analytics * Human-Centered VA and Human Factors * Decision making through VA * Explainable AI through VA * Scalable VA * Progressive Visual Analytics * VA for machine learning & machine learning for VA * Uncertainty-aware VA * Visual Data Science * Interaction techniques * Novel data representations * Analytical processes and provenance * Infrastructures, systems, frameworks, and architectures * Evaluation and user studies * Methodologic and theoretical foundations * Applications and problem-driven work Chairs Daniel Archambault, Newcastle University, United Kingdom Anna Vilanova, TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands Anna Vilanova Professor Visual Analytics Department of Mathematics and Computer Science [cid:c4bf6c12-8bbc-4b64-979d-3f982db4056c] T +31 (0)40 247 8333 a.vilanova(a)tue.nl<mailto:a.vilanova@tue.nl> De Zaale, Metaforum MF 6.077 PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven

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Deadline Extended:: Call for Papers EuroVis 2026 Workshop: VisGap 2026
by Blenman, Kim 25 Feb '26

25 Feb '26

Dear Colleagues We would like to invite you to contribute to VisGap 2026. VisGap - The Gap Between Visualization Research and Visualization Software Held in conjunction with EuroVis 2026 (https://eurovis.org.uk/registration<https://eurovis.org.uk/registration/>/<https://eurovis.org.uk/registration/>) Monday, June 08, 2026 from 2pm to 6pm CEST Nottingham, UK Visit Our Website for Topics and Key Dates: https://visgap.gitlab.io/visgap26/ Please feel free to reach out to the organizers via visgap(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:visgap@googlegroups.com> Regards Dr Kim RM Blenman Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Medical Oncology, School of Medicine Department of Computer Science, School of Engineering and Applied Science Yale Cancer Center Yale University Profile: https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/kim_blenman/ Research: https://blenmaninnovationgroup.org/ Associate Editor: Cancer Research Communications (AACR) Associate Editor: Nature Partner Journals (npj) Breast Cancer (Flagship academic journal of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF)) "Once we face the things that we fear, they no longer have power over us."

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EXTENDED DEADLINE: CFP | DIAGRAMS 2026
by DIAGRAMS CONFERENCE 20 Feb '26

20 Feb '26

*** *Extended deadline: CFP Diagrams 2026**** 15th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Diagrams August 24–28, 2026 Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia https://diagrams-conference.org/2026/ *** Highlights *** - Proceedings published by Springer - Graduate Symposium - Three Tracks: Main <https://diagrams-conference.org/2026/calls/main-track/>, Philosophy <https://diagrams-conference.org/2026/calls/philosophy-of-diagrams/>, and Psychology and Education <https://diagrams-conference.org/2026/calls/psychology-and-education/> - Best Paper and Best Student Paper awards ***************************************************************** Diagrams 2026 will feature three dedicated special tracks: Main, Philosophy and Psychology and Education. Submissions whose primary research contribution aligns with these themes are encouraged to be directed to the relevant track, each overseen by its own program committee. Details of the theme and program committees will be provided in the call for each track. The conference program will include presentations of accepted papers, posters, and abstracts. At least one author of every accepted submission is expected to attend the conference to present their work and engage with questions from participants. For information about the topics of interest for each track, see: https://diagrams-conference.org/2026/calls/ ***************************************************************** SUBMISSION We invite submissions for peer review that focus on any aspect of diagram research for each track, as follows: • Long Papers (16 pages) • Short Papers (8 pages) • Posters (4 pages – this is both a maximum and minimum requirement) • Abstracts, i.e. non-archival contributions (3 pages) *For all submission categories, pre-submission of title and descriptive abstract: Extended deadline 8th March 2026* *For all submission categories: Extended deadline 15th March 2026* Long Papers, Short Papers, and Posters will be included in the conference proceedings. Abstracts, however, will not appear in the published proceedings but will be made available on the conference website. The Abstracts category is designed for presenting research at the conference without publishing a paper and is not intended for work-in-progress; such work should be submitted as a Poster. More details, including formatting instructions and all-important dates, can be found at https://diagrams-conference.org/2026/calls/ -- Publicity Chair, Diagrams Conference 2024 Reetu Bhattacharjee, PhD Department of Philosophy University of Münster

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Call for papers: MLVis 2026, Machine Learning Methods in Visualisation for Big Data
by Daniel Archambault 20 Feb '26

20 Feb '26

Machine Learning Methods in Visualisation for Big Data will be held as part of EuroVis 2026 in Nottingham, United Kingdom. The eleventh edition of this co-located event will be part-tutorial and part-workshop so as to increase the interaction between researchers. Part of the MLVis 2026 programme will consist of short papers. We solicit short papers on machine learning methods in visualisation from both the machine learning and visualisation communities, addressing how the two technologies can be used together to provide greater insight to end users. Topics include but are not limited to: Explainable Machine Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Visualisation of Clustering, Regression, and Classification, Steerable Machine Learning, Visualisation to Improve Machine Learning Models, Automation of Visualisation and Visual Analytics, Visualisation and Machine Learning in Text Analytics, Visualisation in Online Machine Learning. Submission deadline: April 16, 2026. More details: https://events.tuni.fi/mlvis/mlvis-2026/

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Postdoc Position on combining Text and Visualization (applications due March 20th)
by Marti Hearst 14 Feb '26

14 Feb '26

The Bellwether Postdoctoral Scholar program at the UC Berkeley School of Information is designed to allow exceptionally promising young researchers the time to develop their own research while collaborating with leading established faculty. It is designed to accelerate careers, and to maximize the ability of Bellwether Postdoctoral Scholars to build independent research trajectories. To accomplish this, a portion (30-40%) of each post-doc’s time will be reserved for their own independent research and publication efforts, including publishing results from their dissertation. Additionally, all Bellwether Postdoctoral Scholars will work with a mentor or mentors on research projects in specific areas (60-70%). There are several emphasis areas, one of which is relevant to the information visualization community: BPS 5: The goal of this postdoctoral position is to contribute to the development of an empirically-backed theoretical understanding of how people make sense of the combination of graphic and textual information. We seek a scholar with expertise in some combination of information visualization, the psychology of reading and/or diagram interpretation, and cognitive science or neuroscience more generally to investigate human conception at the intersection of language and information visualization. *Expertise in conducting and analyzing eye gaze is a requirement of the position*. Expertise or interest in multimodal information, both cognitively and in large vision and language models is a plus. The mentor for this position is Professor Marti Hearst. Application deadline: Friday, *March 20*, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) For full information, see https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05222 -- Marti Hearst Professor, School of Information and Computer Science Former Interim Dean, School of Information University of California, Berkeley

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DeepLearn 2026: early registration March 1st
by David Silva - IRDTA 14 Feb '26

14 Feb '26

****************************************************** 13th INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON DEEP LEARNING DeepLearn 2026 Orléans, France July 20-24, 2026 https://deeplearn.irdta.eu/2026/ ****************************************************** Co-organized by: University of Orléans Centre Val de Loire Doctoral College Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA Luxembourg/London ****************************************************** Early registration: March 1st, 2026 ****************************************************** SCOPE: DeepLearn 2026 will be a research training event with a global scope aiming at updating participants on the most recent advances in the critical and fast developing area of deep learning. Previous events were held in Bilbao, Genova, Warsaw, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Guimarães, Luleå, Bournemouth, Bari, and Porto. Deep learning is a branch of artificial intelligence covering a spectrum of current frontier research and industrial innovation that provides more efficient algorithms to deal with large-scale data in a huge variety of environments: computer vision, neurosciences, speech recognition, language processing, human-computer interaction, drug discovery, biomedicine and healthcare, medical image analysis, recommender systems, advertising, fraud detection, robotics, games, business and finance, biotechnology, physics and astrophysics, biometrics, communications, climate sciences, geographic information systems, signal processing, genomics, materials design, video technology, social systems, earth and sustainability, mathematical proofs, etc. etc. The field is also raising a number of relevant questions about efficiency and robustness of the algorithms, explainability, transparency, interpretability, risks and safety, as well as important ethical concerns at the frontier of current knowledge that deserve careful multidisciplinary discussion. Most deep learning subareas will be displayed and main challenges identified through 16 four-hour and a half courses, 2 keynote lectures, 1 round table, and a hackathon competition among participants. Renowned academics and industry pioneers will lecture and share their views with the audience. The organizers are convinced that outstanding speakers will attract the brightest and most motivated students. Face to face interaction and networking will be main ingredients of the event. It will be also possible to fully participate in vivo remotely. ADDRESSED TO: Graduates, postgraduates and industry practitioners will be typical profiles of participants. However, there are no formal pre-requisites for attendance in terms of academic degrees, hence people less or more advanced in their career will be welcome as well. Since there will be a variety of levels, specific knowledge background may be assumed for some of the courses. Overall, DeepLearn 2026 is addressed to students, researchers and practitioners who want to keep themselves updated about recent developments and future trends. All will surely find it fruitful to listen to and discuss with major researchers, industry leaders and innovators. VENUE: DeepLearn 2026 will take place in Orléans, located in the heart of the Loire Valley, which was declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site in 2000. The venue will be: University of Orléans Faculty of Law, Economics and Management 11 rue de Blois 45100 Orléans, France https://www.univ-orleans.fr/en STRUCTURE: 3 courses will run in parallel during the whole event. Participants will be able to freely choose the courses they wish to attend as well as to move from one to another. All lectures will be videorecorded. Participants will be able to watch them again for 45 days after the event. An open session will give participants the opportunity to present their own work in progress in 5 minutes. Also companies will be able to present their industrial developments for 10 minutes. The school will include a hackathon, where participants will be able to work in teams to tackle several machine learning challenges. Full live online participation will be possible. The organizers highlight, however, the importance of face to face interaction and networking in this kind of research training event. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Yingbin Liang (Ohio State University), Convergence Theory: How Fast Do Discrete Diffusion Models Generate? Le Song (Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence), Multiscale Foundation Models for Biology PROFESSORS AND COURSES: Nitesh Chawla (University of Notre Dame), [intermediate] Learning from Imbalanced Data Yuejie Chi (Yale University), [introductory/intermediate] Statistical and Algorithmic Foundations of Reinforcement Learning Bo Han (Hong Kong Baptist University), [introductory/intermediate] Trustworthy Machine Learning from Data to Models Jiawei Han (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), [intermediate] Structure-Guided, Theme-Based Knowledge Discovery with Large Language Models Mingyi Hong (University of Minnesota), [intermediate] Modern Optimization Algorithms for Large Language Models Cho-Jui Hsieh (University of California Los Angeles), [intermediate/advanced] Optimizers for Large Language Model Training Furong Huang (University of Maryland), [advanced] Generative AI Agents Tara Javidi (University of California San Diego), [intermediate] Active Physical Intelligence for Industrial Scale Monitoring Yan Liu (University of Southern California), [intermediate] Time Series Foundation Models: From Forecasting to Reasoning Zhijin Qin (Tsinghua University), [intermediate/advanced] Semantic Communications Aarti Singh (Carnegie Mellon University), [intermediate] Human Centered AI: Challenges and Opportunities Suvrit Sra (Technical University of Munich), [introductory/intermediate] Introduction to the Theory of Learning with Transformers Ivor Tsang (A*STAR Centre for Frontier AI Research), [introductory/intermediate] Long-Horizon Agentic Intelligence Ming-Hsuan Yang (University of California Merced), [advanced] Recent Advances in Multimodal Understanding and Generation Tong Zhang (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), [introductory/intermediate] Reinforcement Learning for Large Language Models Jun Zhu (Tsinghua University), [introductory/advanced] Generative Models: from Virtual to Physical World OPEN SESSION: An open session will collect 5-minute voluntary oral presentations of work in progress by participants. They should submit a half-page abstract containing the title, authors, and summary of the research to david(a)irdta.eu by July 12, 2026. INDUSTRIAL SESSION: A session will be devoted to 10-minute demonstrations of practical applications of deep learning in industry. Companies interested in contributing are welcome to submit a 1-page abstract containing the program of the demonstration and the logistics needed. People in charge of the demonstration must register for the event. Abstracts have to be submitted to david(a)irdta.eu by July 12, 2026. HACKATHON: A hackathon will take place, where participants can voluntarily work in teams to tackle several machine learning challenges. They will be coordinated by Professor Sergei V. Gleyzer (University of Alabama). The challenges will be released 2 weeks before the beginning of the school. A jury will judge the submissions and the winners of each challenge will be announced by the end of August 2026. The winning teams will receive a modest monetary prize and the runners-up will get a certificate. SPONSORS: Companies/institutions/organizations willing to be sponsors of the event can download the sponsorship leaflet from https://deeplearn.irdta.eu/2026/sponsors/ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Karim Abed-Meraim (Orléans, local co-chair) Sergei V. Gleyzer (Tuscaloosa, hackathon chair) Meryem Jabloun (Orléans, local co-chair) Carlos Martín-Vide (Tarragona, program chair) Santiago Montes (Tarragona, webpage) Sara Morales (Luxembourg, finances) Florian Nowicki (Orléans, social networks) Philippe Ravier (Orléans, local chair) David Silva (London, organization chair) REGISTRATION: It has to be done at https://deeplearn.irdta.eu/2026/registration/ The selection of 6 courses requested in the registration template is only tentative and non-binding. For logistical reasons, it will be helpful to have an estimation of the respective demand for each course. Since the capacity of the venue is limited, registration requests will be processed on a first come first served basis. The registration period will be closed and the on-line registration tool disabled when the capacity of the venue will have got exhausted. It is highly recommended to register prior to the event. FEES: Fees comprise access to all program activities and lunches. There are several early registration deadlines. Fees depend on the registration deadline. The fees for on site and for online participation are the same. ACCOMMODATION: Accommodation suggestions are available at https://deeplearn.irdta.eu/2026/accommodation/ CERTIFICATE: A certificate of successful participation will be delivered indicating the number of hours of academic activities (40). This should be sufficient for those participants who plan to request ECTS recognition from their home university. QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION: david(a)irdta.eu ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Université d’Orléans Collège Doctoral Centre-Val de Loire Universitat Rovira i Virgili Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice – IRDTA, Luxembourg/London

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IEEE VIS Short Papers IPC Self-nomination - Deadline March 13th!
by Turkay, Cagatay 13 Feb '26

13 Feb '26

Dear colleagues, The IEEE VIS 2026 Short Paper track is soliciting self-nominations to join the VIS Short Papers<https://ieeevis.org/year/2026/info/call-participation/shortpapers> Programme Committee. This is particularly a great opportunity for junior researchers, practitioners, and those who are new to the field. The form can be accessed here: https://forms.gle/ZTxnVcnE4qCcU7Gt9 Please help us by sharing widely. And a note that if someone has already served on the IPC, they don't need to fill in this form since they will be on our database. Any questions, please contact us on: shortpapers(a)ieeevis.org Deadline March 13th! Thanks, IEEE VIS 2026 Short Paper Chairs Emily, Cagatay, Jiazhi, Vijay

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