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CHITALY 2019 - CFP Doctoral Consortium (Reminder)
by Daniela Fogli 27 May '19

27 May '19

[Apologies for multiple postings] ======================================= CHITALY 2019 - DESIGNING THE NEXT INTERACTION The Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter 23 September - 25 September 2019 Palazzo Bò, Giardino delle Biodiversità and Orto Botanico - Padova, Italy www.chitaly2019.org <http://www.chitaly2019.org/> Organized by the University of Padova and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice In cooperation with ACM-SIGCHI and SIGCHI Italy ======================================= Doctoral Consortium at CHITALY 2019 ======================================= The goal of the Doctoral Consortium is to provide a setting in which PhD students can present and receive feedback on their work. The Doctoral Consortium also aims to provide students with useful guidance on various aspects of their research from established researchers and the other student attendees. Finally, the Doctoral Consortium seeks to motivate students in the development of their scientific curiosity and facilitate their networking within the research community. The topics of the Doctoral Consortium are the same as CHItaly’s. The main goal of the consortium is to enables PhD students to interact with their peers, as well as with more senior researchers, on a wide range of Human-Computer Interaction related topics. The consortium is open to PhD students worldwide at any stage in their research. Students at an initial stage should be able to challenge their ideas and current research directions. Students at a more mature stage should be able to present their thesis and get advice on ways to further improve and better communicate their contributions and findings. ======================================= Important dates for Doctoral Consortium ======================================= June 1: Submission deadline July 1: Notification to authors July 15: Submission deadline for the camera ready of accepted contributions July 30: Early Registration deadline Sept 23: Doctoral Consortium Sept 24-25: Main conference ======================================== Paper Format, Submission and Proceedings ======================================== Submissions must be single-author, but the name of the supervisor could be mentioned within the paper. The language of the consortium is English. All submitted materials must be in English. DC papers must be 2-page word abstracts in the ACM template and pdf format. Submissions must: - identify a significant problem in the field of research - outline the current status of the problem domain and related solutions - describe the contribution of the applicant’s work by presenting the proposed approach and the results achieved so far Papers must be sent to chitaly2019(a)gmail.com <mailto:chitaly2019@gmail.com> with 'DC proposal' in the e-mail subject. Accepted papers will be included in the adjunct proceedings volume (not published by ACM). Each author of an accepted paper will present orally his/her research problem and contribution the first day of the conference (Sept 23, 2019). Participants will also be requested to attend the presentation of the other authors of a paper accepted at the DC. ======================================= Doctoral Consortium Co-Chairs ======================================= Francesco Di Nocera, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy Emmanuel Dubois, University of Toulouse, France Daniela Fogli, University of Brescia, Italy For any further information, please write an email to the co-chairs: dinocera(a)uniroma1.it <mailto:dinocera@uniroma1.it>, emmanuel.dubois(a)irit.fr <mailto:emmanuel.dubois@irit.fr>, daniela.fogli(a)unibs.it <mailto:daniela.fogli@unibs.it> ———————————————————— Daniela Fogli Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione Università degli Studi di Brescia Via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia Tel. +39 030 3715666 Email: daniela.fogli(a)unibs.it <mailto:daniela.fogli@unibs.it> -- Informativa sulla Privacy: http://www.unibs.it/node/8155 <http://www.unibs.it/node/8155>

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CfP HICSS-53 Minitrack "Security and Privacy Aspects of Human-Computer-Interactions"
by Paul Rosenthal 23 May '19

23 May '19

HICSS-53 Call for Papers Track: Software Technology Minitrack: Security and Privacy Aspects of Human-Computer-Interactions Deadline: June 15, 2019 _____________________________________________ Call for Papers *Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Minitrack on* *Security and Privacy Aspects of Human-Computer-Interactions* http://hicss.hawaii.edu With increasing digitization, the security and privacy aspects of information are a nonnegotiable factor in information system design and operation. Especially the human factor of information systems is a pivotal role in information security and increasingly relevant in establishing user-privacy concepts. More often than not, their knowledge about security aspects and ways of user-manipulation tactics are the last line of defense against cyberattacks. However, studies show users are also seen as the weakest link in information security. Therefore, they are also the primary target of attackers. In addition to the traditional forms of user-computer-interactions in the form of mouse-keyboard-input-devices, new ways of system-interactions, e.g., physiological data from fitness-trackers, eye-tracking devices or even pupillary responses indicating cognitive-load-levels, are increasingly feasible as everyday HCI-components. With the interest in data privacy increasing, are users aware how valuable those personal input data is and how do they value data privacy measures? We have identified two main aspects relevant to researchers within the domain of Software Technology: 1) how to securely deal with input data (also focusing on privacy aspects) 2) how this data can be utilized in order to increase secure behavior or to raise awareness among users (help the users to make better security-related decisions) In this minitrack we seek papers that explore concepts, prototypes, and evaluations of how users interact with information systems and what implications these interactions have for information security and data privacy. Further, we welcome new and innovative ways of human-computer-interaction and security-related concepts currently examined in the field. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: • Security related devices • Physiological sensors • Human-Computer-Interaction • Artificial intelligence • Sensor analysis • Data visualization • Biometrics authentication • Security and privacy awareness • Usable security design • Privacy and security by design • User valuation of privacy • Validation of user data *Organizers:* *Nicholas Müller*, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (FHWS), Germany *Paul Rosenthal*, University of Rostock, Germany *Kristin Weber*, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (FHWS), Germany *Publication of Papers* Presented papers will be included in the Proceedings of HICSS-53. *Important Dates* *June 15, 2019:* Paper submission deadline (11:59 pm HST) *August 17, 2019:* Notification of Acceptance/Rejection *September 22, 2019:* Deadline for submission of final manuscript *October 1, 2019:* Deadline for at least one author to register for the conference *Conference Dates* *January 8-10, 2020: *Paper presentations *Author Instructions* http://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/ *Link to Minitrack* *https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-53/software-technology/#security-and-privacy-aspects-of-human-computer-interactions-minitrack <https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-53/software-technology/#security-and-privac…>*

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Postdoctoral positions in visual analytics at Purdue
by Karimzadeh, Morteza 23 May '19

23 May '19

Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Visual Analytics Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN We invite applications for one or two postdoctoral researcher positions with Summer or Fall start dates in visual analytics, visualization, social media analytics, and big data analytics across a wide spectrum of application areas. The successful candidate will perform duties including: * Research in visual analytics in application domains including social medial analysis, interactive and explainable AI, sustainable food-energy-water systems public safety, crisis management, functional soil mapping, precision agriculture. * Assist in drafting successful research grant proposals. * Lead research activities within the group, including project management and stakeholder engagement. * Assist in supervising graduate and undergraduate students. * Interface with renowned academic research groups at and beyond Purdue University. The candidate should hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Science, Industrial Engineering, Geography, Statistics, or a related field, with a strong research background and expertise in visual analytics and some of these areas: visualization, geospatial and temporal analysis, statistics, machine learning, cognitive science, human-computer interaction, big data, human factors, computer graphics, food-water-energy systems, sustainable/precision agriculture. Purdue has multiple joint research projects with Peruvian Universities. Therefore, professional proficiency in Spanish is a plus. Both beginning and senior postdoctoral candidates are encouraged to apply. Excellent oral and written communication skills are mandatory. We are the Purdue Visual Analytics Center and are engaged in many cross-disciplinary visual analytics projects. We are also the lead of the VACCINE Center, an Emeritus Visualization Sciences Center of Excellence funded by many U.S. agencies including DHS, NSF, DOE and other government agencies. We have partner institutions across the world. We have many interesting integrated, stakeholder oriented projects working on real data and great challenging projects. VACCINE is working closely with collaborators including social media experts, sustainability experts, agricultural producers, health and public safety departments, US Coast Guard, economists, first responders, computational scientists, soundscape ecologists, businesses, and researchers in science, engineering, and economics. To apply, please send your CV, a research statement (no more than one page) to Dr. Ebert (ebertd(a)purdue.edu<mailto:ebertd@purdue.edu>) and Dr. Morteza Karimzadeh (karimzadeh(a)purdue.edu<mailto:karimzadeh@purdue.edu>). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. Regards, Morteza Morteza Karimzadeh, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, Purdue University Visualization and Analytics Center (PURVAC) Visual Analytics for Command, Control, and Interoperability Environments (VACCINE) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Purdue University karimzadeh(a)purdue.edu<mailto:karimzadeh@purdue.edu>

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2 Full-Time Research Associate Posts in ESports Data Visualization and Intelligent Content Creation Tools at the University of York
by Jonathan Hook 20 May '19

20 May '19

2 Full-Time Research Associate Posts at University of York: Research Associate in Esports Data Visualisation <https://jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=3885&p_we…> Research Associate in Intelligent Content Creation Tools for Esports <https://jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=3885&p_we…> Salary range: £32,236 - £39,609 Apply by: 11/06/2019 “WEAVR: Pioneering Fully Integrated Cross-Reality Spectator Experiences in Esports and Beyond” is a £5.8 million R&D project aiming to radically transform audience experiences in esports (http://weavr.tv/) It is one of four UK flagship demonstrators, funded from the Industrial Strategy’s Audience of the Future programme, aiming to establish the UK as world leading in the emerging forms of interactive and immersive storytelling (https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/audience-of-the-future-launch) It is led by ESL, the world’s largest esports company, and the University of York, which brings world‑class research in digital storytelling, games, AI and data analytics. The other Weavr partners are top UK companies in studio TV production (Dock10), VR content development (Rewind), HD and 360 video (Focal Point VR) and data analytics (Cybula), making up a large interdisciplinary team of researchers, software developers, 2D & 3D artists, TV producers, game developers, designers, and market analysts. Weavr’s research engine is based at The University of York in the Digital Creativity Labs (https://www.digitalcreativity.ac.uk/) a world centre of excellence for impact-driven research. We invite applications for two exciting roles on this high profile project: Research Associate in Esports Data Visualisation We seek an outstanding data visualization researcher for a fixed-term position as a Research Associate on the Weavr project. As the successful candidate, you will conduct research for collaborative projects and develop interactive visualizations of esports player data. These visualizations will include: i) audience-facing visualizations of player behavior that can be included within live broadcasts and second-screen experiences; ii) visualizations that help commentators and pundits tell more nuanced and engaging stories during live broadcasts and post-game analysis; and iii) visualizations that assist other members of the research team in understanding complex data sources during the development of machine learning and game analytics algorithms. You will also write up research results and disseminate them through publications, seminar and conference presentations; contribute to the identification of possible new areas of research; and undertake appropriate administrative activities. You will have a PhD (or equivalent experience) and record of excellent research in data visualization, reflected in high quality publications. You will also have good programming skills (e.g. C, C++, C#, Python, Java, Unity) and knowledge of frameworks for creating data visualizations, accompanied by a passion to develop working research prototypes of visualizations that can be applied in real-world environments. More info: http://bit.ly/esportsvis <http://bit.ly/esportsvis> Contact: jonathan.hook(a)york.ac.uk <mailto:jonathan.hook@york.ac.uk> 2) Research Associate in Intelligent Content Creation Tools for Esports We are seeking an enthusiastic researcher to lead the development of tools and techniques to support interactive esports narrative experiences, in collaboration with a significant team of researchers, software developers, and esport producers. As the successful candidate, you will conduct research for collaborative projects and oversee the development of authoring tools that allow production teams to create new forms of immersive and data-driven esports narrative content. This will allow customisation of viewers’ experiences, either through their direct interaction (such as by selecting which character to follow in a battle, which depth of explanations to receive from commentators, or which aspects of the game to replay) or automatically (for example by taking into account their proficiencies, using their own game data). You will also write up research results and disseminate them through publications, seminar and conference presentations; contribute to the identification of possible new areas of research; and undertake appropriate administrative activities. You will have a PhD in a programming-related field of Computer Science or Electronic Engineering or related qualifications. You will also have expertise in one of the following two areas: authoring tools in multimedia, games, e-learning, sound/music or related areas; or knowledge representation and reasoning, for example for interactive narratives, personalisation, automated content generation, or related areas. You will have a record of excellent research, reflected in high quality publications, and will bring an appetite for innovation across discipline boundaries and application domains. Good programming skills (e.g. C, C++, C#, Python, Java, Unity) accompanied by passion to develop working research prototypes is another essential requirement. More info: http://bit.ly/esportstools <http://bit.ly/esportstools> Contact: marian.ursu(a)york.ac.uk <mailto:marian.ursu@york.ac.uk> We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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Ph.D. position - Visualizations in cybersecurity practice
by Vít Rusňák 19 May '19

19 May '19

Dear all, We are seeking to recruit a Ph.D. student for funded position in the cross-disciplinary topics of cybersecurity and visualizations in cybersecurity practice. The nearest deadline for the application is on the 26th of May with a start in September 2019. The students will be with the Faculty of Informatics, (https://www.fi.muni.cz/) and CSIRT-MU (https://csirt.muni.cz/) at Masaryk University, Czech Republic. Description: Interactive visualizations can help in better understanding and handling of security incidents. The goal is to explore different ways to visualize and interact with knowledge extracted automatically from extensive heterogeneous datasets from the network monitoring tools. The student will be working within the team of cybersecurity researchers and practitioners. Since the underlying infrastructure for collecting the data already exists, the student will have immediate access to datasets and users. User evaluation sessions (workshops, interviews, tests) with the incident handlers will be part of the work, to validate the visualization design. For further details about the topics, feel free to contact me via e-mail. -- Vit Rusnak, Ph.D. rusnak(a)ics.muni.cz CSIRT-MU https://csirt.muni.cz Institute of Computer Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

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PhD position: Visualization for fitness trackers/small devices
by Petra Isenberg 16 May '19

16 May '19

Hello everyone, I am looking for a motivated PhD student to work with me and Jean-Daniel Fekete on the topic of visualization for fitness trackers and smartwatches. Details of the position * Place: Inria, Team Aviz, ~20km (12 miles) south of Paris, France * Funding: Through a French-German research collaboration with the University of Stuttgart * Duration: French PhD studies have a timeframe limited to 3 years (no teaching or supervision obligations) * Supervisors: Petra Isenberg, Jean-Daniel Fekete * Contact: petra.isenberg(a)inria.fr, jean-daniel.fekete(a)inria.fr * Start Date: ideally until June 2019 * URL: https://www.aviz.fr/Research/JobsMicroVis Petra Isenberg

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Early call: ACM SIGIR CHIIR’20
by CHIIR 2020 Program Co-Chairs 15 May '19

15 May '19

Dear Colleagues, Please mark your calendars: the fifth ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR <https://www.chiir.org/>) (pronounced “cheer”) will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 14–18 March, 2020. ACM CHIIR 2020 invites submissions focused on user-centered approaches to the design and evaluation of systems for information access, retrieval, and use. Papers may explore improvements to existing systems and interfaces, propose novel theories, models, and systems, or focus on understanding individual and group interactions with information and information systems. As a multi-disciplinary research meeting, we welcome submissions using a wide range of quantitative and qualitative research methods. Topics covered include but are not limited to: - Information seeking, including task-based and exploratory studies - Search interfaces, including those for specialized tasks, populations and domains - User-centered design approaches to humans interacting with information and systems - Interaction techniques for information retrieval and discovery - Online information seeking, including log analysis of search and browsing - Modeling and simulation of information interaction - Information use, including measures of use as well as broader sense-making - Field and case studies relevant to understanding prerequisites for information searching, design and access - User-centered evaluation methods and measures, including measures of user experience and performance, experiment and search task design, eye-tracking and neuro-physiological approaches, data analysis methods, and usability - Human interaction and experience with conversational information systems - Context-aware and personalized search, including design, contextual features and analysis of information interaction - Information visualization and visual analytics, including search result presentation - Collaborative information seeking and social search, including social utility and network analysis for information interaction - Conversational search and other types of stateful and multi-turn interactions between users and search applications - Insights and analyses related to human experiences and usage trends with recommendation technologies - Information interaction and seeking with mobile devices and services ACM CHIIR operates under the ACM Conference Code of Conduct <http://sigir.org/conferences/conference-code-of-conduct/>. Please note the following submission deadlines October 1, 2019 Workshop and Tutorial proposals due October 15, 2019 Full papers and Perspectives papers due October 29, 2019 Short papers, Demos and Doctoral Consortium proposals due October 23, 2019 Notifications of acceptance for Workshops and Tutorials December 10, 2019 Notifications of acceptance for all other submission types Submission Requirements can be found on the conference website: https://sigir.org/chiir2020/calls.html The submission system will open in September 2019. Please stay tuned for further announcements and details. Questions? Please send an email to chiir2020conf(a)gmail.com. CHIIR Organizing Committee chiir2020program(a)gmail.com -- ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction & Retrieval (CHIIR 2020) Program Co-Chairs Orland Hoeber, University of Regina Ioannis Arapakis, Telefonica I+D Irene Lopatovska, Pratt Institute Conference website: http://sigir.org/chiir2020/ Call for papers: http://sigir.org/chiir2020/calls.html Important deadlines: Oct 1, 15, and 29 Oct 1 (workshop and tutorial proposals) Oct 15 (full and perspective papers) Oct 29 (short papers, demos and doctoral consortium proposals)

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CDVE2019 Paper deadline approaching - May 20
by cdve .org 14 May '19

14 May '19

The 16th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering, CDVE 2019 will be held on Oct. 6-9 in Mallorca, Spain. Paper deadline is approaching - May 20. If you have not yet submitted a paper, please hurry up. You are welcome to submit full papers up to 10 pages and short papers up to 6 pages. See our call for papers http://www.cdve.org/cfpaper.html page for more details. Your paper should dress one of the major topics in the call for paper themes. The paper should be original and has not been submitted to other conferences and journals. You should submit your paper directly to the Easychair system. See paper submission page http://www.cdve.org/submit.html for how to submit. Our proceedings book published by the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) enters the following indexing systems: • Science (CPCI-S) included in ISI Web of Science • Google Scholar • IO-Port • EI Engineering Index (Compendex and Inspec databases) • MathSciNet • ACM Digital Library • Scopus • dblp • Zentralblatt MATH If you don't want to receive further calls from this conference, please reply to this mail with the title: unsubscribe. The 16th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering Oct. 6 - 9, 2019, Mallorca, Spain Email: cdve2019(a)easychair.org <cdve2018(a)easychair.org> Web: http://www.cdve.org

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4th Workshop on Data Systems for Interactive Analysis (DSIA 2019), Co-located with IEEE VIS 2019, Vancouver
by Dominik Moritz 13 May '19

13 May '19

CALL FOR PAPERS The 4th Workshop on Data Systems for Interactive Analysis (DSIA 2019), Co-located with VIS 2019 https://www.interactive-analysis.org/ October 20 or 21st, 2019 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. In conjunction with IEEE VIS 2019. *** Submission Deadline: July 13, 2019 *** DSIA seeks to foster innovative research at the intersection of data processing systems and interactive visualization. In this workshop, we will explore ideas at the frontier of databases, machine learning, and other large-scale data-processing systems impact visualization systems design. It is our core tenant that designing these systems together will yield better systems. Examples include: * How can machine learning influence visualization design? * What data pre-processing can or should be done automatically in a database? * How can perceptual principles be applied to query optimization? This workshop is a forum for cross-pollination between these fields. The program will include invited talks from researches in these communities and preliminary research work. It will include time for short presentations outlining needs and new approaches. Finally, we will break into discussion groups and have a report out on research areas for the next year (Please see http://www.interactive-analysis.org/ for links to the program from previous years, including the notes from last year's discussion groups). -- LIST OF TOPICS -- This workshop will focus on interactive systems: techniques, methods, architecture, systems that enable the user to explore and analyze large amounts of data. The focus will be on issues that span front-end and back-end, with low-latency techniques that enable interaction especially interesting. We encourage research in progress, position papers and late-breaking results in interactive analysis in the broadest sense. We are generally interested in questions that arise at as visualization systems interface with other systems. Topics of interest workshop include (but are not limited to): * Application architectures that exploit these novel back-end capabilities * Techniques for data storage, retrieval, compression, transformation, sampling, and streaming * Database architectures for interactive analysis (designs or implementations) * Novel use of database facilities for interactive analysis * Novel database techniques based on perceptual constraints and human-centered design * Evaluation of data systems for interactive analysis * Identify unique characteristics of databases for supporting visualization * Communication protocols between front and back ends * Techniques for metadata generation We are also interested in position abstracts. In this format, we invite ideas for new research directions, their expected impact and anticipated challenges. We especially encourage junior researchers and students to consider this track as an opportunity to share concepts and get feedback. -- SUBMISSIONS -- We are accepting papers in two formats: * Preliminary research, late-breaking results and work in progress: 4 to 6 pages excluding references in IEEE VIS paper format. Accepted papers will be given a full slot to present at the workshop and will have the option to publish in IEEE Xplore. * Position abstracts, research ideas and desired future work: 1 to 3 pages excluding references in IEEE VIS paper format. Accepted position papers will be given a 5-minute "lightning" talk slot at the workshop to share their ideas/concepts/concerns. -- IMPORTANT DATES -- * Submission Deadline: July 13, 2019 * Notification Date: July 28, 2019 * Camera Ready Due: August 17, 2019 * Workshop Date: October 20 or 21, 2019 -- WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS -- * Dominik Moritz, University of Washington. * Leilani Battle, University of Washington/University of Maryland. * Joseph Cottam, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. -- CONTACT -- Website: https://www.interactive-analysis.org Email: organizers(a)interactive-analysis.org

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Postdoctoral position in visualization, topological analysis, and machine learning
by Joshua Levine 12 May '19

12 May '19

Postdoctoral Research Associate Dept. of Computer Science University of Arizona Tucson, AZ, USA Complete job posting here: https://uacareers.com/postings/37598 ----- The University of Arizona seeks a postdoctoral researcher in visualization under the direction of Joshua A. Levine. The primary duties will be conducting research on visualization of scientific data within the scope of projects in Dr. Levine’s research team. Secondary duties will involve projects associated with the HDC research group at the UA ( http://hdc.cs.arizona.edu/) In particular, this position will focus on research projects at the intersection of machine learning and topological analysis. The overall goal of this research is to produce novel analysis techniques for the visualization and analysis of multifaceted data coming from scientific simulations such as climate. We are seeking candidates with background in at least one of these areas. The position is a one-year term which can be extended an additional year by mutual consent. Please contact me directly (at josh(a)email.arizona.edu) for more information. Josh Levine http://www.cs.arizona.edu/~josh

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