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Web3D 2017: 5-7 June, Brisbane, Australia Call for Papers
by Xavier Ho 07 Dec '16

07 Dec '16

Hello, On behalf of the Web3D 2017 committee and program chairs, we would like to invite paper, tutorial, workshop, and poster submissions for The 22nd International Conference on 3D Web Technology. Please see CFP below for important dates and forward it to interested colleagues in your network. Cheers, Xav Web3D 2017 Communications Co-Chair ---------------------------------------------------------- First Call For Papers, Posters, Tutorials And Workshops ---------------------------------------------------------- Web3D 2017 The 22nd International Conference on 3D Web Technology ---------------------------------------------------------- Date: 5-7 June 2017 Location: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Website: http://web3d2017.org 2017 will be a historic year for 3D on the Web. We are seeing the explosion of WebVR and the potential of WebAR just around the corner. With WebGL now widely supported by default in modern browsers, tools such as X3D, X3DOM, Cobweb, three.js, glTF, and A-Frame VR are allowing nearly anyone to create Web3D content. Commercial game engines such as Unity and Unreal are starting to offer ways to export and publish directly to Web3D. The conference will explore topics including: research on simulation and training using Web3D, enabling technology of web-aware, interactive 3D graphics from mobile devices up to high-end immersive environments, and the use of ubiquitous multimedia across a wide range of applications and environments. For example: * Virtual Reality (VR) * Mixed Augmented Reality (MAR) * Cultural and Natural Heritage * Medical, Telemedicine (eHealth) * Transportation and Geospatial * Industry Applications * Archival Digital Publications * Human Animation, Motion Capture * 3D Printing and 3D Scanning * CAD and Advanced Manufacturing * Education and E-learning * Collaboration and Annotation * Tourism and Accessibility * Gaming and Entertainment * Creativity and Digital Art * Public Sector and Government * Open Web Platform Integration For the 2017 conference edition, we welcome works addressing the emerging opportunities and research of portable, integrated information spaces over the web including, but not limited to: * Emerging WebVR and WebAR capabilities. * Scalable, interoperable representations and modeling methods for complex geometry, structure, and behaviors. * 3D similarity search and matching, 3D search interfaces, and sketch-based approaches. * Visualization and exploration of 3D object repositories. * Scientific and medical visualization, medical simulation and training. * 3D content creation, analysis tools and pipelines, and 3D classification. * Annotation, metadata, hyperlinking and Semantic Web for 3D objects and scenes. * Generative and example-based shape modeling and optimization. * 3D scanning, 3D reconstruction 3D digitization, and 3D printing. * Streaming and rendering of large-scale models, animations, and virtual worlds. * Progressive 3D compression and model optimization. * Collaborative operation and distributed virtual environments. * Web-wide human-computer interaction and 3D User Interfaces. * 3D City Models, Building Information Modeling & Geo-visualization. * Mixed and Augmented Reality (MAR) including standardization aspects. * Web3D and associated APIs, toolkits, and frameworks. * Novel Web3D interaction paradigms for mobile/handheld applications. * Web based interaction techniques including gesture, pen and voice. * Agents, animated humanoids, and complex reactive characters. * Motion capture for composition and streaming of behaviors and expressions. * Web3D for social networking. * Script algorithms and programming for lightweight Web3D. * Network transmission over mobile Internet. * Server-side 3D engines and cloud-based gaming. * Architecture support by large Web3D applications for CAD tools and solid modelers. * Data analysis and intelligent algorithms for big Web3D data. * Interactive Web 3D applications in all applications and sectors. ---------------------------------------------------------- Papers Submission Deadline: 13 February 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------- Authors are invited to submit full papers (up to 9 pages, including figures and references) or short papers (up to 4 pages, including figures and references) in PDF format via the Submission Site: http://web3d2017.web3d.org/submissions/papers Papers must be formatted using the document templates for conferences sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH (see http://www.siggraph.org/learn/instructions-authors) All submissions will be peer-reviewed for quality and contribution by the conference International Program Committee. ---------------------------------------------------------- Poster Submission Deadline: 13 February 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------- Posters present results of ongoing work in relevant areas of Web3D research and application. The poster format offers the opportunity to interactively present and discuss interesting results to the Web3D community. We particularly encourage contributions that take advantage of the nature of the poster space to present and raise awareness of the work in effective and imaginative ways. Authors submitting posters should provide a poster abstract (2 pages) that gives a concise description of the main idea, its findings, and next steps. The abstract should include supportive data, and a brief discussion of the most relevant related work from the literature and state where the presented work extends. Poster submissions must be formatted using the document templates for conferences sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH (see http://www.siggraph.org/learn/instructions-authors) All submissions will be peer-reviewed for quality and contribution by the conference International Program Committee. ---------------------------------------------------------- Tutorial and Workshop Deadline: 4 April 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------- Tutorials on specific related topics and panels on challenging areas are encouraged. As in previous years, Web3D 2017 will also feature a number of co-located Workshop sessions. The series of Workshops and Tutorials are intended to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners from both the Web and 3D graphics communities to discuss and exchange positions on current and emergent 3D Web topics. For more details about Workshops: http://web3d2017.web3d.org/submissions/workshops For more details about Tutorials: http://web3d2017.web3d.org/submissions/tutorials ---------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates ---------------------------------------------------------- Papers/Posters Submission Deadline: 13 February 2017 Papers/Posters Notification: 17 March 2017 Tutorial/Workshop Deadline: 3 March 2017 Tutorial/Workshop Notification: 4 April 2017 Camera-ready Papers/Posters: 4 April 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------- Organisers ---------------------------------------------------------- Program Chairs Vince Marchetti, KShell Analysis & Web3D Consortium, USA Jakub Flotyński, Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland Chris Thorne, Systemic, Australia Tutorials Chairs Sandy Ressler, NIST, USA Erik Champion, Curtin University, Australia Workshop Chairs Tony Huang, University of Tasmania, Australia Sean O’Donoghue, CSIRO & The Garvan Institute, Australia Digital Art Exhibition Chairs June Kim, University of New South Wales, Australia Ina Conradi Chavez, NTU General Chairs Matt Adcock, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia Tomasz Bednarz, CSIRO Data61 & Queensland University of Technology, Australia Steering Committee Anita Havele, Executive Director, Web3D Consortium, USA Don Brutzman, Naval Postgraduate School, USA Nicholas F. Polys, Virginia Tech, USA Communications/Outreach Chairs Anita Havele, Web3D Consortium Angela Cheng, Khronos Group, USA Xavier Ho, CSIRO & The University of Sydney, Australia Web3D 2017 is sponsored by the Web3D Consortium and ACM SIGGRAPH.

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Lecture Series: Media Arts and the Archive, DanubeU
by Image Science 05 Dec '16

05 Dec '16

Lecture Series: Media Arts and the Archive Danube University / Department of Image Science / Krems, Austria Leading experts discuss contemporary handleing of Media Art from research to the archive. How have digital media changed our perception and interaction with images? How do museums and archives address the new challenges of collecting, researching, indexing and interpreting Media Art? Numerous contemporary issues arise for debate through Media Arts, from the image and media revolutions, human-machine interaction, to globalization and surrveillience society. What connections do we find between media art and the archive addressed in these controversial topics. The Lecture Series "Media Art and the Archive" focuses on proposed solutions for the central dilemma of arts politics of our time. Internationally chosen experts from art history, humanities, museum studies and art envision solutions, strategies, and ground-breaking results from a variety of research fields. PROGRAMM Prof. Jeffery Shaw (CityU / HK) 08.08.2016, Danube University The Age of Experience Dr. Ana Peraica (DanubeU / AT) 02.11.2016, Danube University Media of Self-Representation and Media Politics Dr. Andreas Broeckmann (Leuphana / GER) 03.11.2016, Danube University Machine Art - History and Aesthetics Patricia Falcao (Tate Modern / UK) 10.11.2016, Danube University Preserving, Documenting and Displaying Media Art Dr. Harald Kraemer (CityU / HK) 05.12.2016, Danube University Multimedia Classics - Hypermedia Hermeneutics: On the Increasing Loss of Digital Cultural Heritage Morten Sondergaard (AalborgU / DK) 6. 12. 2016, Danube University Sound + Art + Archives Ramón Reichert (Universität Wien / A) 13. 12. 2016, Stift Göttweig, Zentrum für Bildwissenschaften Analogizität Digitalität Postdigitalität, Erna Fiorentini (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin / GER) 16.02. 2017, Danube University Visual Worlds LOCATION Donau-Universität Krems, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, 3500 Krems / 17.00 18:30, unless otherwise noted. Department für Bildwissenschaft: www.donau-uni.ac.at/dbw Archive of Digital Art www.digitalartarchive.at

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CFP (2nd Call): ACM TiiS Special Issue on Interactive Visual Analysis of Human and Crowd Behaviors
by Nan Cao 01 Dec '16

01 Dec '16

<http://orange.hosting.lsoft.com/trk/click?ref=znwrbbrs9_6-116dax3bda9x06302&> *CALL FOR PAPERS* ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TiiS) *Special Issue on Interactive Visual Analysis of Human and Crowd Behaviors* Guest Editors Nan Cao <nan.cao(a)gmail.com>, TongJi University, Shanghai, China Yu-Ru Lin <yuruliny(a)gmail.com>, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA ------------------------------ *Overview* The continuous growth and adoption of communication, mobility, and sensing technologies have spurred human data proliferation from a large number of diverse data sources, which has offered unprecedented opportunities to study human behaviors and their relationships to various types of systems and services. The analysis of human behaviors has impacted many domains, ranging from business, health, security, to education and disaster management. For example, marketers analyze website traffic data for behavioral insights to identify potential marketing targets, while healthcare providers augment clinical data with patients' social networking behavior to improve health plans and clinical outcomes. While many statistical techniques have been developed, people often find them insufficient to provide behavioral insights, especially into how individuals or crowds will behave and why, because behavioral context is missing from most statistical analyses. Interactive visual analytic systems that couple interaction design with data analysis, and show analytic results with behavioral context have provided new ways to overcome the challenge. This special issue aims at featuring recent progress and new results in this emerging area. *Scope, Description, and More Information* This special issue invites submissions featuring original research relating to interactive visual analysis of human and crowd behavior. A suitable submission must also demonstrate its relevance to the TiiS journal by exhibiting the two defining characteristics of an interactive intelligent system: intelligence and interactivity. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - New visual analytics coupling human interaction and machine learning techniques - New system and design for supporting behavioral analysis, e.g., summarizing behavior patterns, detecting behavior anomalies, etc. - New system and design for human and social behavioral applications, e.g., disaster response and management, health analytics, smart city, etc. - Evaluation framework for assessing the effectiveness and utility of new systems - Design processes for developing interactive visual analysis of human behaviors - Interactive social network analysis (i.e., analysis users' social interaction behaviors) - Interactive visual analysis of collective / ego centric social behaviors - Interactive visual analysis of crowd's mobility patterns - Interactive visual analysis of egocentric behaviors - Interactive visual analysis of users' sentiments and emotions *Schedule* - Full paper submission deadline: January 15th, 2017 - First author notification: April 15th, 2017 - Revised paper due: July 15th, 2017 - Final author notification: August 30, 2017 - Expected publication: Winter 2017 Please see tiis.acm.org/authors.cfm <http://orange.hosting.lsoft.com/trk/click?ref=znwrbbrs9_6-116dax3ffb0x06302&> for author information and submission details. For further information, please contact the Guest Editors.

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From Skala: Call for Papers WSCG 2017 - Computer Graphics, Visualization and Vision and related
by Vaclav Skala 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

------ Call for Papers ------- 25. WSCG International Conference on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision 2017 where: Plzen [Pilsen] – the City of BEER, Close to Prague Apologies for multiple copies, if any TO BE KEPT updated register at http://wscgreg.zcu.cz Submission is OPEN, closing on January 20, 2017 To: infovis(a)infovis.org ------------ Call for Papers WSCG 2017 -------------- 25. WSCG International Conference on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision 2017 http://www.wscg.cz or http://www.wscg.eu Plzen [Pilsen], close to Praha [Prague], Czech Republic May 29 - June 2, 2017 in cooperation with the Eurographics Association supported by IFIP TC5 WG5.10, ACM and ACM SIGGRAPH listed Call for Papers [PDF] http://wscg.zcu.cz/WSCG-2017-CfP.pdf ============================================================ MAIN TOPICS (but not limited to) ================================ Computer Graphics, Scientific and Medical visualization, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Pattern Recognition, Virtual Reality and Haptic Systems, Rendering Techniques, Physically Based Modeling, Human Computer Interfaces and related Mathematics and other related topics (see the Call for Papers/WEB site) Associated "sub-events" (submission will be open soon) ------------------ - GraVisMa 2017 - Computer Graphics, Computer Vision and Computational Mathematics 2017, http://www.GraVisMa.eu - HCI-Europe 2017 - Human Computer Interfaces 2017, http://www.HCI-Europe.eu ==================== WSCG 2017 Co-Chairs ------------------------------- Paul Bourke, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Vaclav Skala, University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic Important dates (regular papers) -------------------------------------------- Workshop or special session proposal - December 10, 2016 Paper abstract submission - January 5, 2017 (recommended) Paper submission - January 20, 2017 21:00 GMT(London, U.K.) Acceptance decision - April 20, 2017 Final version - April 30, 2017 Post-conference proceedings – July/August 2017 on-line Venue - May 29 - June 2, 2017, Primavera Hotel & Congress Center, Pilsen [Plzen] PUBLICATIONS ------------------------- All submitted papers will be peer anonymously reviewed by external reviewers. Title, authors and abstract will be available publicly after acceptance decision. ALL papers presented will be available on-line in PDF AFTER the conference – Open Access. Accepted and presented papers will be published in: - Journal of WSCG (the best selected papers only) ISSN 1213-6972 (print), ISSN 1213-6980 (CD-ROM) - Computer Science Research Notes series (conference proceedings) CSRN 26xx, ISSN 2464-4617 (print), ISSN 2464-4625 (CD-ROM) Please, see recent publications since 1992 - available at http://wscg.zcu.cz/DL/wscg_DL.htm Journal of WSCG and WSCG proceedings (in CSRN with ISSN) will be sent for indexing to Scopus, IEE, ISI/Thomson Reuters, Elsevier's Engineering Information (EI) and other reputable indexing services. Journal of WSCG and WSCG proceedings published in the Computer Science Research Notes series - both will be available via WEB with access free => FAST research results dissemination! Feel free to contact me if you would have any question at: Prof.Vaclav Skala c/o University of West Bohemia, Faculty of Applied Sciences Dept.of Computer Science and Engineering, Univerzitni 8, CZ 30614, Plzen Czech Republic, http://www.VaclavSkala.eu >> To be REMOVED from the list: =================== mailto:skala@kiv.zcu.cz?subject=WSCG%20REMOVE%20infovis@infovis.org or RETURN this mail with the email address in the text to skala(a)kiv.zcu.cz with the subject to REMOVE WSCG (Please, DO NOT REMOVE the @mail address in the mail we sent to you). --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Exploratory Search and Interactive Data Analytics (ESIDA) Workshop - CFP
by Fernando Paulovich 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

My apologies for any cross postings --- *Exploratory Search and Interactive Data Analytics (ESIDA)* Limassol, Cyprus, March 13, 2017 https://sites.google.com/site/esida2017/ Hosted by IUI 2017, March 13-16, 2017 http://iui.acm.org/2017/ *Workshop Topic and Description* In recent years, retrieval techniques operating on text or semantic annotations, have become the industry standard for retrieval from large data collections, such as documents, images, videos, music, medical data. This approach works well with sufficient high-quality meta-data or tagging. However, with the explosive growth of big data collections, it has become apparent that tagging new data quickly and efficiently is not always possible. Secondly, even if instantaneous high quality data tagging were possible, there would still be many instances, where search by keyword query is problematic. For example, in the case of image retrieval it might be easier for a user to define their query if they are looking for an image of a cat, but how would they specify that the cat should be of a particular shade of ginger with sad looking eyes? A solution to these problems is active engagement of the user in the information retrieval loop, thus enabling the user to not only explore a given dataset more easily but also gradually direct their search to a more specific area of the search space. The aim of this workshop is to explore new methods and interface/system design for interactive data analytics and management in various domains, including specialised text collections (e.g. legal, medical, scientific), multimedia, and bioinformatics, as well as for various tasks, such as semantic information retrieval, conceptual organization and clustering of data collections for sense making, semantic expert profiling, and document/multimedia recommender systems. The primary audience of the workshop are researchers and practitioners in the area of interactive and personalised system design as well as interactive machine learning both from academia and industry. IUI, with its focus on the intersection of HCI and AI, is a perfect venue where researchers from system/interface design community and the machine learning community can meet. *Workshop Target Areas* The workshop aims to solicit submissions in all areas of interactive data analytics and exploratory search including: - design, testing and assessment of interactive systems for data analytics - interactive data visualisation for exploratory and investigative analysis - interactive classification and clustering of data - user assisted curation and validation of the analysis process, and generation of data visualisations - user engagement in the semantic analysis process via suitable annotation and correction tools - study of the trade-off between accuracy of the results and user effort - personalisation and user modelling related to interactive system design Submissions aimed at solving practical problems in specific application domains are especially welcome, including: - digital libraries - legal document management - personalized online learning systems - news media - biomedical data - multimedia collections - specialised image and video collections, e.g. medical images. We encourage submissions of work in progress, concept papers, case studies, and generally material that will stimulate discussion, generate useful feedback to the authors, encourage research collaborations and vigorous exchange of ideas on promising research directions, in one of the following formats: - full papers (up to 8 pages in the ACM format), which will presented either as contributed talks or posters - extended abstracts (up to 4 pages in ACM format), which will be presented as posters with a possibility to be accompanied by a demo. *Submission information: *Submissions to the workshop will be through EasyChair, https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esida2017 The accepted workshop papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library. In addition, a special issue with the title “Exploratory Search and Interactive Data Analytics (ESIDA)” will be proposed to an appropriate journal based on the contents of the accepted papers, for example the ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems,http://tiis.acm.org/. The special issue will involve an open call, to which workshop authors will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers. *Important dates:* Submission deadline: December 16th, 2016 (midnight Hawaii time) Acceptance notification: January 8th, 2017 Final manuscript due: January 13th, 2017 *Workshop date:* March 13th, 2017 *Workshop location:* St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus - http://iui.acm.org/2017/venue.html *Organizers:* - Dorota Glowacka, Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki, glowacka(a)cs.helsinki.fi - Evangelos Milios, Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, eem(a)cs.dal.ca - Axel J. Soto, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, axel.soto(a)manchester.ac.uk - Fernando V. Paulovich, University of Sao Paulo, paulovic(a)icmc.usp.br *Program Committee* Peter Bruzilovsky (University of Pittsburgh, USA) Giuseppe Carenini (University of British Columbia, Canada) Patrik Floreen (University of Helsinki, Finland) Giulio Jacucci (University of Helsinki, Finland) Alan Medlar (University of Helsinki, Finland) Torsten Moller (University of Vienna, Austria) Michael Sedlmair (University of Vienna, Austria) John Stasko (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA) Julita Vassileva (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) Eduardo Veas (University of Cuyo, Argentina; Know-Center, Austria) -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fernando V. Paulovich Assistant Professor Computer Science Department University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos/SP, Brazil http://www.icmc.usp.br/~paulovic http://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=TmMJsJkAAAAJ

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Multiple Tenure-Track Positions at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
by Lane Harrison 23 Oct '16

23 Oct '16

WPI is hiring with a particular focus in Visualization, HCI, and Data Science this year. Find me at VIS to learn more! ~~~ WPI invites applications for a tenure track (open rank) Professor positions with a research focus in Computer Science to begin in the Fall of 2017. The Computer Science Department anticipates hiring multiple tenure-track faculty for the Fall of 2017 whose expertise is in the following areas: 1) User Interfaces and Visualization; 2) Mobile and Sensor Software Systems; and 3) Dependable Software Systems; 4) Data Science in areas such as machine learning, large-scale data management, and big data analytics, joining faculty in our interdisciplinary Data Science program; 5) Robotics, joining faculty in our interdisciplinary Robotics Engineering program; and 6) Interactive Media and Game Development, joining faculty in our interdisciplinary Interactive Media & Game Development program. Candidates should have a PhD in Computer Science or a closely related field, and the potential for excellence in research and teaching. Founded in 1865, WPI is one of the nation’s best technological universities. A highly selective private university located within an hour of Boston, WPI is consistently ranked among the top 60 research institutions by US News & World Report. The university is home to an innovative and intensive project based curriculum that empowers students with the knowledge and skills to address real world problems around the globe, an approach repeatedly cited for excellence by The Fiske Guide to Colleges and The Princeton Review. Questions about the hiring process should be sent to recruit(a)cs.wpi.edu. More information about the positions and instructions for applying are available at *http://apptrkr.com/880736* <http://apptrkr.com/880736>. You will need to include detailed research and teaching statements, vitae and contact information for at least three references. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or disability. We are looking for individuals who value creativity, diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. --- Lane Harrison Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Worcester Polytechnic Institute http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~ltharrison/

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Visualization REU Summer 2017
by Meghan Haley 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

Clemson University invites undergraduates from all disciplines to apply for a paid 8 weeks summer REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program in Visualization. Program Dates: June 5 – July 28, 2017 Link to REU Application: http://visualization.sites.clemson.edu/ <http://visualization.sites.clemson.edu/> The program identifies research collaborators with visualization needs and assigns each student to a REU team. Each REU Team consists of a research/science collaborator, a visualization mentor and a visualization REU student. This arrangement fosters collaboration among team members, an appreciation of the visualization process and an understanding of the role visualization plays in discovery and analysis. Research areas of this site include: computer science, genetics and biochemistry, geophysics, sociology, molecular modeling and simulation, inorganic chemistry, social media, parks recreation tourism management, biological sciences, digital humanities and much more. Students will participate in activities as a member of their REU Team, their Research Lab, and their REU cohort thereby creating a rich, multidisciplinary research experience that will include enrichment lectures, excursions and social events. In addition to the exposure to cutting edge research, students selected to participate will receive a travel stipend for one round trip to and from Clemson, a housing allowance, a stipend to cover living expenses and access to research faculty and cyberinfrastructure resources to help facilitate their success in the program. This REU Site is sponsored by NSF ACI Grant No. 1359223 <https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1359223> and is being directed and coordinated by Dr Wole Oyekoya <http://www.wolex.com/>. Please feel free to forward this email. Wole Oyekoya, PhD Director of Visualization Clemson Computing and Information Technology (CCIT) Clemson University

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CFP: ACM TiiS Special Issue on Interactive Visual Analysis of Human and Crowd Behaviors
by Nan Cao 14 Oct '16

14 Oct '16

*CALL FOR PAPERS * *ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TiiS)* *Special Issue on Interactive Visual Analysis of Human and Crowd Behaviors* *Guest Editors* Nan Cao <nan.cao(a)gmail.com>, TongJi University, Shanghai, China Yu-Ru Lin <yuruliny(a)gmail.com>, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA ------------------------------ *Overview* The continuous growth and adoption of communication, mobility, and sensing technologies have spurred human data proliferation from a large number of diverse data sources, which has offered unprecedented opportunities to study human behaviors and their relationships to various types of systems and services. The analysis of human behaviors has impacted many domains, ranging from business, health, security, to education and disaster management. For example, marketers analyze website traffic data for behavioral insights to identify potential marketing targets, while healthcare providers augment clinical data with patients' social networking behavior to improve health plans and clinical outcomes. While many statistical techniques have been developed, people often find them insufficient to provide behavioral insights, especially into how individuals or crowds will behave and why, because behavioral context is missing from most statistical analyses. Interactive visual analytic systems that couple interaction design with data analysis, and show analytic results with behavioral context have provided new ways to overcome the challenge. This special issue aims at featuring recent progress and new results in this emerging area. *Scope, Description, and More Information* This special issue invites submissions featuring original research relating to interactive visual analysis of human and crowd behavior. A suitable submission must also demonstrate its relevance to the TiiS journal by exhibiting the two defining characteristics of an interactive intelligent system: intelligence and interactivity. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - New visual analytics coupling human interaction and machine learning techniques - New system and design for supporting behavioral analysis, e.g., summarizing behavior patterns, detecting behavior anomalies, etc. - New system and design for human and social behavioral applications, e.g., disaster response and management, health analytics, smart city, etc. - Evaluation framework for assessing the effectiveness and utility of new systems - Design processes for developing interactive visual analysis of human behaviors - Interactive social network analysis (i.e., analysis users' social interaction behaviors) - Interactive visual analysis of collective / ego centric social behaviors - Interactive visual analysis of crowd's mobility patterns - Interactive visual analysis of egocentric behaviors - Interactive visual analysis of users' sentiments and emotions *Schedule* - Full paper submission deadline: Jan 15th, 2017 - First author notification: April 15th, 2017 - Revised paper due: July 15th, 2017 - Final author notification: Aug. 30, 2017 - Expected publication: Winter 2017 Please see tiis.acm.org/authors.cfm <http://orange.hosting.lsoft.com/trk/click?ref=znwrbbrs9_6-115e2x3ffb0x068&> for author information and submission details.

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A full time academic position in Information Visualization at UCL (Belgium)
by Jerry Jacques 12 Oct '16

12 Oct '16

(french version below) A full time academic position in Information Visualization http://www.uclouvain.be/en-emploi-academiques.html <http://www.uclouvain.be/en-emploi-academiques.html> Vacancy Reference : 10733 / ESPO 026 / 2017 (to be quoted in any correspondence) The Université catholique de Louvain invites applications for a tenure track or tenured full time position in Information and communication The successful candidate will develop research in the field of information design, specifically in information visualization. He or she will develop research on the design and appropriation of data intelligibility systems. His or her expected field of expertise covers the visual production of data through the use of digital and interactive information and communication technologies, and the development of interactive data exploration systems. The successful candidate will work in a highly interdisciplinary and transverse field in Information and Communication. He or she will be able to work in collaboration with other research entities, including in the fields of computer science, economics and law. He or she will also be able to interact with the corresponding professional worlds. Abilities in the management of applied research projects, in partnership with the private and public sectors, will be an asset. The successful candidate will be involved in continuing education. He or she will teach in the area of theory and history of information design. He or she will oversee practical work in the various professional fields covered by the curricula of the School of Communication (COMU / ESPO): businesses, for-profit and non-profit organizations, cultural organizations, journalism. He or she will be able to work in teams and develop innovative educational projects. He or she will also be able to teach more general courses related to the foundations of Information and Communication Sciences. He or she will be able to teach the technical aspects of information design and articulate them tightly to information and communication theories, in their different fields. Deadline for the applications: November 15th, 2016, at 11:59 pm at the latest Starting date : 1st September, 2017 Further information : Professor Sébastien Van Bellegem, dean ESPO – doyen-espo(a)uclouvain.be <mailto:doyen-espo@uclouvain.be> Professor Philippe Verhaegen, research director ILC – president-ilc(a)uclouvain.be <mailto:president-ilc@uclouvain.be> Localization : Humanities Sector Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication (http://www.uclouvain.be/en-espo.html <http://www.uclouvain.be/en-espo.html>) Institut Langage et Communication (http://www.uclouvain.be/en-ilc.html <http://www.uclouvain.be/en-ilc.html>) General conditions -------------------------- Tasks : the applicant will: - be responsible for teaching courses at all study levels (i.e. undergraduate and postgraduate), as well as in programmes of continuing education; - supervise the final diploma research (i.e. theses) of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as PhD students; - be involved in (and/or supervise, promote) research programmes; - contribute to the international visibility of the University through teaching and research excellence; - contribute to activities of the University with a societal impact in the fields of the economy, socio-cultural changes or cooperation with developing countries. Qualifications : the applicant must have - a PhD degree in Information and communication or any related discipline; - a significant scientific record with international publications; - either studied abroad for an extensive period or have had substantial experience outside UCL; - experience in and the aptitude for teaching at university level; - the capacity to work within a team of teachers and to integrate research findings into teaching; - creativity and must be open to teaching innovation and interdisciplinarity; - the capacities required to undertake academic research at a high level and to advise, or lead, a research team; - good knowledge of both spoken and written French and English. If this is not the case, the applicant accept to learn French and/or English in order to be able to teach in French and English within 2 years. Fluency in other languages is an additional advantage. Apply to this job now... https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?company=UCLouvain&site=VjItSmJSO… <https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?company=UCLouvain&site=VjItSmJSO…> ------- Un poste de Professeur·e (temps plein) en Visualisation de l'Information http://www.uclouvain.be/emploi-academiques.html <http://www.uclouvain.be/emploi-academiques.html> Référence du poste : 10733 / ESPO 026 / 2017 (à mentionner dans toute correspondance svp) L’Université catholique de Louvain recherche un·e professeur·e à temps plein en Information et communication Le ou la titulaire du poste développera des recherches en design de l’information, et plus spécifiquement en visualisation de données. Il ou elle développera des recherches portant sur la conception et l'appropriation de dispositifs d'intelligibilité de données. Le champ d’expertise recherché couvre la production visuelle de données en recourant aux technologies de l’information et de la communication digitale et interactive, le développement de systèmes interactifs d’exploration des données. Le ou la titulaire travaillera dans un champ fortement interdisciplinaire et transversal en Information et communication. Il ou elle sera capable de travailler en collaboration avec d’autres entités de recherche, y compris dans les champs des sciences informatiques, économiques et juridiques. Il ou elle sera également capable de dialoguer avec les mondes professionnels concernés. Des capacités de gestion de projets de recherche appliquée, en partenariat avec les secteurs privés et publics constitueront un avantage. Le ou la titulaire pourra s’impliquer dans la formation continue. Il ou elle assurera des enseignements en théorie et en histoire du design de l’information. Il ou elle encadrera des travaux pratiques transversaux dans les différents champs professionnels couverts par l’enseignement de l’École de communication (COMU/ESPO) : entreprises, organisations marchandes et non marchandes, organisations culturelles, journalisme. Il ou elle sera capable de travailler en équipe et de développer des projets pédagogiques novateurs. Il ou elle sera également capable de dispenser des cours plus généraux relevant des fondements de l’Information et communication. Il ou elle sera capable d’enseigner les dimensions techniques du design de l’information en les articulant étroitement aux théories de l’information et de la communication, en leurs différents champs. Echéance pour le dépôt des candidatures: 15/11/2016 à 23.59 H Entrée en fonction : le 1er septembre 2017 Renseignements complémentaires : Prof. Sébastien Van Bellegem, Doyen ESPO – doyen-espo(a)uclouvain.be <mailto:doyen-espo@uclouvain.be> Prof. Philippe Verhaegen, Président ILC – president-ilc(a)uclouvain.be <mailto:president-ilc@uclouvain.be> Localisation : Secteur des sciences humaines Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales, politiques et de communication (ESPO ) (http://www.uclouvain.be/espo.html <http://www.uclouvain.be/espo.html>) Institut Langage et Communication (ILC) (http://www.uclouvain.be/ilc.html <http://www.uclouvain.be/ilc.html>) Conditions générales ----------------------------- Tâches - Assurer des enseignements dans divers cycles d’études gérés par la faculté, ainsi que dans des programmes de formation continue - Assurer la direction de mémoires de fin d’études et superviser des thèses de doctorat - Animer des programmes de recherche - Assurer, par des activités de recherche et d’enseignement, la visibilité internationale de l’université - Contribuer aux services à la société, notamment dans les domaines économique, socio-culturel ou de la coopération au développement. Qualifications - Etre titulaire d’un diplôme de doctorat en Information et communication ou équivalent - Faire état d’une expérience scientifique reconnue par des publications de niveau international - Faire état d’un séjour d’étude prolongé à l’étranger ou d’une expérience significative acquise hors de l’UCL - Faire état d’une expérience et d’aptitudes en matière d’enseignement universitaire - Etre capable de travailler en équipe d’enseignants et d’intégrer des résultats de recherches dans ses enseignements - Etre créatif et ouvert à l’innovation pédagogique et à l’interdisciplinarité - Avoir les qualifications pour mener des recherches scientifiques de haut niveau et animer, voire diriger, une équipe de chercheurs - Posséder la maîtrise des langues française et anglaise, parlées et écrites, ou s’engager à les acquérir dans les deux années qui suivent la prise de fonction, dans le but d’être capable d’enseigner dans ces langues ; la connaissance d’autres langues constitue un atout supplémentaire. Postuler pour ce poste maintenant… <https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?company=UCLouvain&site=VjItSmJSO…>https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?company=UCLouvain&site=VjItSmJSO… <https://career012.successfactors.eu/career?company=UCLouvain&site=VjItSmJSO…> Jerry JACQUES Université catholique de Louvain IL&C/RECOM/GReMS Ruelle de la Lanterne Magique, 14 B-1348 Louvain-la-neuve +32 10 47 95 56

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1st ADA Media Art Online Exhibition launched: CODeDOC Remediated curated by Christiane PAUL
by Image Science 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

1st ADA Media Art Online Exhibition launched: CODeDOC Remediated curated by Christiane PAUL www.digitalartarchive.at ADA is pleased to announce the launch of its first online exhibition, which lets users ‘re-experience’ two exhibitions on Net Art, and uses a diverse set of documentation media. On display are two outstanding exhibitions from the early 2000s – CODEDOC (Whitney Museum, 2002) and CODEDOC II (Ars Electronica, 2003), which explored the relationship between frontend and backend in Digital Art Works. Participating Artists are Ed BURTON, Mark NAPIER, Mary FLANAGAN, EpidemiC, Camille UTTERBACK, Scott SNIBBE, Joan LEANDRE, Martin WATTENBERG, Alexander R. GALLOWAY, Maciej WISNIEWSKI, Bradford PALEY, Golan LEVIN, et. al. In the curatorial process, we were faced with two challenges: 1. How to document and disseminate the variable and differing interfaces and stages of the art work? 2. How to deal with technical obsolescence? Since most digital artworks cannot be viewed by every user due to outdated software or browser settings, the aim was to document artworks in all of their complexity - allowing every user a comprehensive insight into them. We developed a 'Grid of Analysis', in which several documentation media –from keywords, technology, texts to videos- can be viewed simultaneously. This not only ensures documentation as encompassing as possible, but is meant to display the most important aesthetics and subjects of Digital Art such as interactivity, sequentiality and narration. Links to the original art works can be accessed, while media such as our video narratives document and showcase the artworks. You can enter the exhibition at the bottom of ADA’s front page. In the introduction slide, you will find a text collection available for download and information on technical requirements. Then you can browse through the art works slide by slide, search through the documentation and try out the links to the original art works from CODeDOC and CODeDOC II – remediated for your re-experience! SEND US YOUR CONCEPTS ADA is a Web 2.0 based online database for Media Art, which actively includes its community of hundreds of scholars and artists. We hope the online exhibition has sparked your interest and imagination – feel free to send us your own exhibition concepts and participate in the documentation of Digital Art! Sincerely The ADA Team (digitalart.editor(a)donau-uni.ac.at) ARTISTS and SCHOLARS are invited to become members of the online community and set up their ADA profile! To ensure a high academic standard, five published articles and/or exhibitions are required to become members of the ADA community. Apply for an account here: www.digitalartarchive.at/support/account-request.html SHARE YOUR RESEARCH WITH PEERS AND THE COMMUNITY Community members can upload publications and PDFs, announce upcoming events, post comments, document exhibitions, conferences and other relevant news. ADA: THOUSANDS OF ARTWORKS Since its foundation in 1999, the ARCHIVE OF DIGITAL ART (former Database of Virtual Art) has grown to be the most important online archive for digital art. In cooperation with established media artists, researchers and institutions it has been documenting the rapidly evolving world of digital art and its related fields for more than a decade and contains today a selection of thousands of artworks at the intersection of art, science and technology. ARTISTS and SCHOLARS are invited to join the community and set up their own archive pages. EXPANDED DOCUMENTATION FOR THE NEEDS OF DIGITAL ART Due to the processual, ephemeral, interactive, technology-based and fundamentally context-dependent character of digital art, it is at risk for becoming extinct without an adequate documentation. Therefore, the ADA is based on an expanded concept of documentation, which takes account of the specific conditions of digital art. ARTISTS represented, among many others: Rebecca ALLEN, Suzanne ANKER, Cory ARCANGEL, Roy ASCOTT, Louis BEC, Maurice BENAYOUN, Paolo CIRIO, Charlotte DAVIES, FLEISCHMANN & STRAUSS, Masaki FUJIHATA, Ken GOLDBERG, Agnes HEGEDÜS, Lynn HERSHMAN LEESON, Ryoji IKEDA, Eduardo KAC, Ken RINALDO, KNOWBOTIC RESEARCH, Lev MANOVICH, George LEGRADY, Golan LEVIN, Rafael LOZANO-HEMMER, Joseph NECHVATAL, Michael NAIMARK, David ROKEBY, Jeffrey SHAW, Julius v. BISMARCK, Paul SERMON, Karl SIMS, SOMMERER & MIGNONNEAU, STANZA, Nicole STENGER, THOMSON & CRAIGHEAD, Peter WEIBEL, et al. Advisory board: Christiane PAUL, Roy ASCOTT, Erkki HUHTAMO, Gunalan NADARAJAN, Martin ROTH, Jorge La FERLA et. al. ADA TEAM: Oliver GRAU (Head and Scientific Conception), Janina HOTH, Wendy COONES, Ann-Christin RENN, Viola RÜHSE, Devon SCHILLER, Florian WIENCEK (Editorial Team)

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