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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 22 Oct '16

22 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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Deadline Extension: Workshop on Immersive Analytics: Exploring Future Interaction and Visualization Technologies for Data Analytics
by benjamin bach 30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

Hi Everyone, We extended the deadline for our 2016 Workshop on Immersive Analytics to *Monday*, October 3rd, 23:59 PDT. Web: http://immersiveanalytics.net <http://immersiveanalytics.net/> Twitter: #immersive2016 Happy writing! Thanks for reading, Best Regards, Immersive2016 Organizing Team

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Call for Posters: Big Data Visual Analytics (BDVA)
by Julian Heinrich 30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

Apologies for cross posting CALL FOR POSTERS 2nd International Symposium on Big Data Visual Analytics (BDVA) 22-25th November 2016, CSIRO North Ryde, Sydney, Australia Poster Submission Deadline *October 1st, 2016* Submission instructions: http://www.bdva.net/?page_id=38 All posters will be reviewed by the PC co-chairs until October 7. Accepted posters will be presented at the conference during the coffee breaks. SCOPE We invite posters from a range of topics, including methods, systems, applications, evaluation techniques and theoretical work in the area of Big Data and Visual Analytics. The scientific scope of the symposium includes, but is not limited to: - Visual Analytics of High-dimensional and Spatio-temporal Data - Scientific and Information Visualisation - Machine Learning and Data Mining for Big Data Visual Analytics - Visual Representation and Interaction - Perception and Cognition of Visual Information - Analytical Reasoning and Sense-making on Big Data - Context-driven User Querying and Semantics-driven Visual Analytics - Evaluation Methods for Visual Analytics - Visual Analytics Algorithms and Foundations - High Performance Graphics for Visualisation - Advanced Technologies and Applications for Visual Analytics - Virtual and Augmented Reality for Visual Analytics - Art and Science for Visual Analytics - Big Data Management, Transformation, and Presentation - Visual Analysis of Large and Complex Networks - Visual Analytics Processes and Workflows - Simulation for Visual Analytics FURTHER INFORMATION BDVA website: www.bdva.net Email BDVA16 enquiries to: info(a)bdva.net Regards, Karsten Klein and Julian Heinrich (PC co-chairs)

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Research Associate for Interactive Visualization of "Big Data"
by Jetter Hans-Christian 29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

Job Title: Research Associate for Interactive Visualization of "Big Data" Institute: University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Campus Hagenberg Hours: Full-time or part-time Supervisor: Dr. Hans-Christian Jetter (see http://jetter-it.de) Start Date: Dec, 1st 2016 or soon thereafter (please apply until Oct 17th, 2016 for full consideration) Salary: Monthly salary starts at EURO 2,646.13. There is an additional 13th and 14th salary. Depending on your qualification (e.g. PhD or job experience), entry salary might be higher. Description: I am looking for new team members (PhD students, postdocs, research scientists ...) who are interested in interaction design and user-centered visualization and would like to join my project group USIVIS (User-Centered Interactive Visualisation of Big Data) as full-time or part-time research associates. We will work together with our colleagues from the School of Management (Campus Steyr) and different industry partners to design, prototype, and evaluate the next generation of interactive visualizations for "Big Data". Our goal is to provide our industry partners with novel designs and prototypes and to publish our results at conferences such as CHI, InfoVis, ISS, or similar. The project has a total volume of 0.94 Mio Euros and is funded by the Austrian FFG for 4 years. More information about the position and project at http://jetter-it.de/jetter/team-members-usivis/ Key facts and responsibilities: - your qualification: Master's degree or doctorate in computer science, information visualization, interaction design, human-computer interaction or similar (previous research experience or doctorate are a plus) - design and prototyping of novel interactive visualizations of "Big Data" using HTML5 / JavaScript / d3 / Meteor / ... - prototyping for post-desktop systems such as multi-tablet visualizations and Microsoft Surface Hub 84" - supporting user studies and analysing their results for publication at international conferences With 5,400 students the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria ("FH Oberösterreich") is the largest university of applied sciences in Austria. It Is also the most successful in terms of research funding and considered one of the leading Austrian institutions for applied research. The university has four locations in and around the city of Linz (pop. 200,000) which is the regional capital of Austria's industrial heartland and close to scenic regions and nature reserves in the Alps, Bavarian Forest, and Bohemian Forest. The campus in Hagenberg ("FH Hagenberg") is home to the School of Informatics, Communications and Media with many activities in the fields of human-computer interaction, software engineering, and interactive systems including the new Master degree program "Human-centered Computing". If you have any questions about the positions or would like to apply, please do not hesitate to contact me at hans-christian.jetter(a)fh-hagenberg.at<mailto:hans-christian.jetter@fh-hagenberg.at> Please apply by email until Oct 17th, 2016 for full consideration. Unfortunately, costs arising from applications cannot be reimbursed. Best regards, Christian -- Dr. Hans-Christian Jetter (M.Sc., B.Sc.) Professor of User Experience and Interaction Design University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Campus Hagenberg Softwarepark 11, Room FH 1.226, 4232 Hagenberg, Austria Office: +43-(0)50804-22920 (internal 22920) Mobile: +43-(0)660-722 37 54 E-Mail: hans-christian.jetter(a)fh-hagenberg.at<mailto:hans-christian.jetter@fh-hagenberg.at> Web: http://jetter-it.de<http://jetter-it.de/> Skype: christian_jetter

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PacificVis paper deadline October 5, abstracts due September 28
by Tim Dwyer 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

The 10th IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium (PacificVis 2017) will be held in Seoul, Korea during April 18 to 21, 2017. Visualization has become an increasingly important research area due to its wide range of applications in many disciplines. PacificVis is an IEEE sponsored international visualization symposium held in the Asia-Pacific region, with the objective to foster greater exchange between visualization researchers and practitioners, and to draw more researchers in the Asia-Pacific region to enter this rapidly growing area of research. http://pacificvis.snu.ac.kr/cfp SEP. 28, 2016, 11:59PM (PDT) Full paper abstract due OCT. 5, 2016, 11:59PM (PDT) Full paper due -- Dr Tim Dwyer BSc BCS(Hons) PhD http://marvl.infotech.monash.edu/~dwyer Senior Lecturer and Larkins Fellow Caulfield School of Information Technology Monash University, Victoria, Australia Office Address: Building H, 6.36, Caulfield Campus 900 Dandenong Rd Caulfield East Mobile: 0481 240 767 (from overseas: +61 481 240 767) Postal Address: Faculty of Information Technology PO Box 197 Caulfield East VIC 3145 Australia

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Reminder: CfP: Workshop on Immersive Analytics: Exploring Future Interaction and Visualization Technologies for Data Analytics
by benjamin bach 27 Sep '16

27 Sep '16

Hi Everyone, This is a reminder that the deadline of our 2016 Workshop on Immersive Analytics is this *Friday*, September 30th, 23:59 PDT. Web: http://immersiveanalytics.net <http://immersiveanalytics.net/> Twitter: #immersive2016 Immersive Analytics are a new multidisciplinary initiative to explore future interaction technologies for data analytics. Immersive Analytics aims to bring together researchers in Information Visualization, Visual Analytics, Virtual and Augmented Reality and Natural User Interfaces. The workshop is held as part of ACM ISS Interactive Spaces and Systems on November 6th, 2016 in Niagara Falls, Canada. http://iss2016.acm.org <http://iss2016.acm.org/> >> Why? Due to the recent advances in immersive technologies (VR, AR, large displays, tangible surfaces, etc.), we see new opportunities to using these technologies to analyze and explore data. Visual analytics is concerned with analytical reasoning facilitated by interactive visual interfaces. This definition is agnostic of the actual interface devices employed by visual analysis systems. Nevertheless, the affordances of the display and input devices used for analyzing data strongly affect the experience of the users of such systems, and so, their degree of engagement and productivity. However, a systematic approach to developing visual analytic tools that move beyond the desktop is yet lacking. >> What? In this call, we are looking for innovative research, design, and view-points, mature or work-in-progress, that fall into or are related to the following topics: * Real-world VA/AR, * Collaboration, * Hybrid 2D/3D, * Affordances for Immersion, * Changing Technologies, * Application Areas, * Platforms and Toolkits. We call this new research thrust ''Immersive Analytics'', a topic that will explore the applicability and development of emerging user-interface technologies for creating more engaging experiences and seamless work-flows for data analysis applications. The type of contributions can include, but is not limited to the following: * Techniques: Interactions, visualizations, displays, devices, setups, ... * Applications and use cases: When, how, and why using immersive technologies. * Evaluations: Quantitative or qualitative evaluations on immersive techniques and setups. * Position papers</b>: Ideas, thoughts, viewpoints, critiques, on how to shape the field, how to do research, what are the methodologies, etc. Submissions can be of any length from 2 to 7 pages, in proportion to the contribution. >> How?: Paper Submission deadline: September 30th, 23:59 PDT Paper format: ACM CHI Extended Abstract Submission length: up to 7 pages Submission website: EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ia20160 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ia20160> Review Process: 3 peer reviews each. Single-blind mandatory, double-blind optional. Publication Format: Archival in ACM Digital Library Presentation: ~8 minutes at Workshop (including questions). Registration: Participants receive reduced registration to ISS. >> Who? Benjamin Bach (benj.bach(a)gmail.com <mailto:benj.bach@gmail.com>), Monash University Sheelagh Carpendale, University of Calgary Christopher Collins, University of Ontario Raimund Dachselt, Technische Universitaet Dresden Tim Dwyer, Monash University Bongshin Lee, Microsoft Research Program Committee: announced shortly: check #immersive2016 Thanks for reading, Best Regards, Immersive2016 Organizing Team

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