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Bell Labs Cambridge is hiring (and offering visiting positions)
by Daniele Quercia 27 Sep '16

27 Sep '16

There are open positions for researchers, postdocs, and visiting scientists in the Social Dynamics team of BellLabs Cambridge, UK. We are looking for experts in a wide range of disciplines (urban, computer vision, visual analytics and more) who are willing to take the chance to revolutionize their own field. Bell Labs is an awesome place to work, with a very special research culture; recommended especially for those who value ambitious, long-term research challenges. Please feel free to spread the word! Open positions: http://researchswinger.org/hiring.html Research positions: http://researchswinger.org/scientists.pdf Visiting positions: http://researchswinger.org/visiting.pdf cheers, - daniele hiring! <https://twitter.com/danielequercia/status/669917197368733696> rethinking visual algorithms for faces <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrJNotsH89g> (video) @ tedx 2016 The makings of a smart city <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS_8KiEu_mA> – O’Reilly Interview sensory maps <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krxyemjJgxY> (video) @ wired 2015 good city life <http://goodcitylife.org/> researchswinger.org

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ESANN 2017: announcement and call for papers
by Michel Verleysen 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

ESANN 2017 - 25th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning Bruges, Belgium, 26-27-28 April 2017 http://www.esann.org/ Call for papers The call for papers is available at http://www.esann.org/. The deadline for submitting papers is November 19, 2016. The ESANN conferences cover machine learning, artificial neural networks, statistical information processing and computational intelligence. Mathematical foundations, algorithms and tools, and applications are covered. In addition to regular sessions, 7 special sessions will be organized on the following topics: - Randomized Machine Learning approaches: analysis and developments - Deep and kernel methods: best of two worlds - Algorithmic Challenges in Big Data Analytics - Machine Learning in Biomorphic Robots - Environmental signal processing: new trends and applications - Biomedical data analysis in translational research: integration of expert knowledge and interpretable models - Processing, Mining and Visualizing Massive Urban Data ESANN 2017 builds upon a successful series of conferences organized each year since 1993. ESANN has become a major scientific event in the machine learning, computational intelligence and artificial neural networks fields over the years. The conference will be organized in Bruges, one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Europe. Designated as the "Venice of the North", the city has preserved all the charms of the medieval heritage. Its centre, which is inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage list, is in itself a real open air museum. We hope to receive your submission to ESANN 2017 and to see you in Bruges next year! ======================================================== ESANN - European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning http://www.esann.org/ * For submissions of papers, reviews, registrations: Michel Verleysen Univ. Cath. de Louvain - Machine Learning Group 3, pl. du Levant - B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve - Belgium tel: +32 10 47 25 51 - fax: + 32 10 47 25 98 mailto:esann@uclouvain.be * Conference secretariat d-side conference services 24 av. L. Mommaerts - B-1140 Evere - Belgium tel: + 32 2 730 06 11 - fax: + 32 2 730 06 00 mailto:esann@uclouvain.be ========================================================

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Fwd: CFP: Special issue on Cooperation at JOURNAL ON MULTIMODAL USER INTERFACES
by Tony Huang 15 Sep '16

15 Sep '16

Special issue on “cooperative design, visualization and engineering for multimodal systems and datasets” at Journal of Multimodal User Interfaces. http://www.springer.com/computer/hci/journal/12193 With the rapid advancement of storage media and network technologies, the data we need to deal with in organizational systems has become increasingly large and complex. How to address the distributive and multimodal nature of enterprise data and cooperative practice of system design to accommodate the demand for systems of data analytics remains an open problem, which has attracted rich attention from both from researchers and practitioners in these days. This specie issue targets on novel design principles, analytics techniques and evaluation methodologies that are to address issues surrounding cooperative design, visualization and engineering for multimodal systems and datasets. The primary objective is to foster focused attention in this emerging area and to serve as forum for researchers and professionals all over the world to exchange and discuss the latest advances. Papers to be submitted to this special issue must focus on multimodal interaction and multimodal interfaces (e.g. combination of several input and/or output modalities such as gesture, speech, vision, graphics, haptics, touch, etc.). All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed and papers will be selected based on their quality and relevance to the theme of this special issue. Topics considered for this special issue include, but are not limited to, the following: · Innovative visual processing and analytics systems and techniques of multimodal data · Case studies, user studies, and application systems of multimodal user interfaces and multimodal data sets · Multiple user, multiple location collaborative design methodologies · Demonstrating feasibility and applicability in cooperative design · Visualization for multiple user, multiple location, concurrent visualization · System architecture, prototypes, and user interfaces for cooperative visualization · Collaborative process planning, scheduling, control, conformance testing and interoperability checking, cooperative decision making · Human-machine interfaces, frameworks, reference models, architectures, tools and systems *Schedule:* Paper submission deadline: November 30, 2016 Final notification June 30, 2017 Notification of the first review April 30, 2017 Final manuscript July 30, 2017 Revised paper submission May 30, 2017 Publication Late 2017 *Instructions for authors: * Submissions should be around 8-12 pages and must not have been previously published, with the exception that substantial extensions of conference and workshop papers (at least 30% new content) can be considered. Authors are requested to follow instructions for manuscript submission to the Journal of Multimodal User Interfaces (http://www.springer.com/compu ter/hci/journal/12193) and to submit manuscripts at the following link: http://www.editorialmanager.com/jmui/. The article type to be selected is “SI-Coop”. Guest editors: Dr. Tony Huang, University of Tasmania, Australia Prof Yuhua Luo, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain Prof Henry Duh, University of Tasmania, Australia contact: Tony.Huang(a)utas.edu.au

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Early Bird Registration for VIS 2016 is Friday, September 9, 2016 (Today)
by Jian Chen 09 Sep '16

09 Sep '16

=================== IEEE VIS 2016 http://ieeevis.org/ <http://ieeevis.org/> October 23 - 28, 2016 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ieeevis <https://twitter.com/ieeevis> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ieeevis <https://www.facebook.com/ieeevis> LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/5qABWF <https://goo.gl/5qABWF> This is a letter from the VIS 2016 GCs. The summary includes four topics: 1. Early bird registration (Deadline: September 9, 2016) http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/registration/conference-registration <http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/registration/conference-registration> 2. Job Fair related events at VIS 2016 3. Ricardo Hausmann and Jean Luc Doumont will be keynote and capstone speakers for VIS 2016 4. The full program is available online. http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/overview-amp-topics/week-glance <http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/overview-amp-topics/week-glance> Hello: This is a gentle reminder from the VIS 2016 General Chairs that the deadline for Early Bird registration for VIS 2016 is Friday, September 9, 2016 (http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/registration/conference-registration <http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/registration/conference-registration>). As you know, IEEE VIS includes programs for students, academics, artists, industry and commercial practitioners, government researchers, and anyone with interests in visualization and data analytics. VIS 2016 is the community conference for our field, a time for us all to share our latest work, confer over the latest developments, and drawing about 1,000 participants from dozens of countries to a week of research presentations, tutorials, workshops, panels, demonstrations, posters, and exhibitions. This year we are excited to share some important adjustments that we are making to the meeting. The week will include multiple events that comprise a job fair. 1. The primary focus of the exhibition is not a trade show, but rather a venue where job candidates can circulate and representatives for employers can be found at known locations so that contact can be made. 2. Beyond a traditional job board, as part of the VIS Community program (formerly known as VIS Compass) VIS 2016 is adding a job poster venue during the regular poster sessions. Individuals can bring posters that showcase their research, their skills and capabilities, and their interests. In contrast to academic posters which have one subject and multiple authors, a job poster is expected to have a single author and could cover multiple areas of expertise. Your poster should include a URL or QR code to your online resume or CV. This is the converse of the exhibition; job seekers will be stationary, and employers can circulate. This session will be Wednesday afternoon before the banquet. 3. In addition to the exhibition, high-level supporters have a session, Tuesday, October 25, 4:15-5:55 PM, to present their technologies and research. 4. To facilitate connections between employers and job seekers, we are adding an additional request for information to the registration system. If you are or will be on the job market soon, you can signify this when you register, and even upload a CV or resume. You must elect to share your information; we will not be volunteering attendee information to our supporters without permission. If you have a paper or poster, you should note the time and location in your information so that interested employers can visit your talk or poster. VIS 2016 will share this information with supporters at the gold level and above before the conference. The job-related events are intended to be relatively early in the week so that hopeful candidates and eager employers have time to get connected as the week progresses. This year we are excited to welcome Dr. Ricardo Hausmann of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government as our keynote speaker on Tuesday, October 25, and Dr. Jean Luc Doumont, author of Trees, Maps, and Theorems (Effective communication for rational minds) as our capstone speaker on Friday, October 28. Throughout the week, the VIS 2016 Conference Committee has prepared an engaging technical program with symposia, workshops, panels, challenges, posters, and paper presentations. The full program for the week is now available online. Please find the VIS program at a glance: http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/overview-amp-topics/week-glance <http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/overview-amp-topics/week-glance>. Don’t forget to register before this Friday ends. Join us and bring your imagination, your data, your problems, your solutions, your research, insights, experience, and enthusiasm. Looking forward to seeing you in Baltimore! — Terry Yoo, VIS 2016, GC — Jesus Caban, VIS 2016, Vice-GC

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Job Posting - 1 week until application deadline: Lecturer in Information Visualisation @ Aston University
by Lumsden, Joanna (Jo) 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

[Apologies for cross posting.] The Department of Computer Science at Aston University, UK is advertising the following lectureship and seeking applications from motivated, enthusiastic candidates in the field of Information Visualisation. Lecturer in Computer Science Engineering & Applied Science Salary: £31,656 to £46,414 per annum Grade: Grade 08 Basis: Full Time Closing Date: Friday 16 September 2016 Interview Date: Monday 10 October 2016 Reference: R160314 Aston University School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) is consistently ranked as one of the top Universities in the UK for engineering-related disciplines. Our research strengths are concentrated in selected areas, are often multidisciplinary in nature and are designed to develop solutions to practical problems. This appointment will strengthen the expanding research and teaching activities of the Computer Science Subject Group at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We intend to appoint a Lecturer to develop further the research in the System Analysis Research Institute (SARI -http://www.aston.ac.uk/eas/research/groups/institute-of-systems-analytics/), particularly in the field of Information Visualisation. We are seeking a dynamic lecturer who approaches information visualisation research from a human-computer interaction (HCI) perspective and who is, therefore, capable of contributing equally to the HCI research group (based on practical familiarity with HCI methodologies and philosophies) and to SARI. Ideally, you will have experience of multidisciplinary research in which information visualisation and HCI approaches have been applied to real world, practical problems. You will have a relevant PhD and be capable of making significant contributions to our research activities, including the attraction of external research funding. All our Computer Science staff are fully integrated in delivering our mainstream computing programmes at undergraduate and graduate levels and you will be expected to deliver excellence in your teaching as well as developing your research profile. You will also supervise undergraduate and postgraduate projects and engage with external individuals and groups, such as contributing to summer schools and other outreach activities. We would particularly like to encourage applications from women seeking to progress their academic careers. Aston University is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN Charter http://www.ecu.ac.uk/equality-charter-marks/athena-swan/<https://mail.aston.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=tP1UuJh0Tg5XOMunru39xk_lkHKZ-l…>, recognised recently by a prestigious Silver Award to EAS, and we pride ourselves on our vibrant, friendly and supportive working environment and collaborative atmosphere. The proposed starting date is in January 2017, but there is scope for flexibility. For further information, please contact the Director of the Aston Interactive Media (AIM) Lab, Dr. Joanna Lumsden on +44 (0)121 204 3470 or j.lumsden(a)aston.ac.uk<mailto:j.lumsden@aston.ac.uk>. Please visit our website http://www.aston.ac.uk/jobs for further information and to apply online.

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From Skala - 25. Conf. WSCG2017 - Call for Papers - Graphics, Visualization, Vision, .. - please, resend
by Vaclav Skala 03 Sep '16

03 Sep '16

To:infovis@infovis.org >>> ------------ Call for Papers WSCG 2017 -------------- <<< >>> -------- 25. Anniversary Conference WSCG ----------- <<< >>> ------------ Submission January 20, 2017 -------------- <<< 25. WSCG Int. Conf. on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision May 29 - June 2, 2017 http://www.wscg.eu http://www.wscg.cz - Venue: Primavera Congress Center, http://www.primaverahotel.cz/ Pilsen [Plzen] (City of Beer) close to Prague [Praha], Czech Republic Pilsen 2015 - European Capital of Culture =================================================== Main topics (but not limited to) --------------------------------------- Computer graphics, scientific and medical visualization, computer vision, image processing, pattern recognition, GPU graphics, graphical human computer interfaces, geometric modeling, rendering and animation, virtual reality, haptic systems, medical imaging, graphical interaction, computational photography, data compression for graphics, image based rendering, mathematical methods for graphics and vision, physically based modeling, shape analysis & modeling & retrieval, surface and volume parameterization, parallel graphics, CAD, CAGD and GIS systems, related applications and other related topics. Associated "sub-events" (part of the WSCG) [to be announced] --------------------------------------- - GraVisMa - Computer Graphics, Computer Vision and Computational Mathematics 2017, http://www.GraVisMa.eu - HCI-Europe - Human Computer Interfaces 2017, http://www.HCI-Europe.eu WSCG Conference Chair ------------------------------ Vaclav Skala, c/o University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic Important dates (see WEB for details) -------------------------------------------- - Workshop and special session proposal: November 15, 2016 - Paper registration (Title, abstract): January 10, 2017 (recommended) - Paper submission: January 20, 2017 - Acceptance notification (approx.): March 31, 2017 - Final version submission (approx.): April 30, 2017 (including REBUTAL) PUBLICATIONS ---------------------- All submitted papers will be anonymously reviewed by external reviewers (however extended abstract type submissions will be desk-top rejected). Title, authors and abstract will be available publicly after acceptance decision and final version of the paper upload. 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 27xx, ISSN 2464-4617 (print), ISSN 2464-4625 (CD-ROM) Journal of WSCG and ALL proceedings published will also be available via WEB with access free => FAST research results dissemination! Recent publications are available at http://wscg.zcu.cz/DL/wscg_DL.htm (OPEN access for ALL papers since 1992) Journal of WSCG and CSRN proceedings will be sent for indexing to Scopus, ISI/Thomson Reuters, IEE, Elsevier's Engineering Information (EI) and other reputable indexing services. Contact ----------- Prof. Vaclav Skala (Conference Chair) skala(a)kiv.zcu.cz mail subject WSCG2017 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Deadline Extension - IEEE VGTC VPG International Data-Visualization Contest
by Wong, Pak C 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

Call for Participation (CFP) The IEEE VGTC VPG International Data-Visualization Contest 2016 http://vacommunity.org/ieeevpg/viscontest/2016/ Contest Theme: Spatio-temporal Visual Analytics Collaborator and Support: ACT, Inc. Extended DEADLINE: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear colleagues, Location ambiguity within the contest data was reported on Friday, Aug 27 and remedies proposed by the data owner have been posted online http://vacommunity.org/ieeevpg/viscontest/2016/ on Monday, Aug 30. In light of the data integrity issue, VPG has decided to push back the submission deadline to Tuesday, Sep 20. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee (VGTC) is sponsoring its third International Data Visualization Contest to recognize outstanding design in visualization and visual analytics from around the world. The 2016 contest theme is "Spatio-temporal Visual Analytics." The contest will be administered by the IEEE Visualization Pioneers Group (VPG) under the auspices of IEEE VGTC and in collaboration with ACT, Inc. (ACT is a non-profit organization in the education readiness assessment sector.) The awards will be announced at the IEEE VPG Reception to be held at the IEEE VIS 2016 conference. You are not required to attend either the VIS 2016 conference or the VPG reception to participate in the contest. Contest Challenge: Spatio-temporal Visual Analytics ACT operates nearly 9,000 testing centers annually to deliver The ACT Assessment to over two million high school students on six different Saturdays each year as part of its open, "National" program. Use of the test data by schools and government agencies has grown significantly in recent years. This growth is increasing the demands on the ACT network and test seat availability. Thus, ACT seeks to use data to carefully mange its system and its operating costs. The 2016 challenge is to develop a visual representation of how changes in availability of an ACT product (i.e., an assessment test) in a geographic area or as part of a distribution network can affect nearby or adjacent distribution sites by moving students or assessments, changing dates, or some other strategy. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * How does the introduction of a new delivery location affect existing delivery? * How does the addition or subtraction of a distribution site affect demand in neighboring sites? * How do proximity and availability affect participation in the assessment by geographic region? * What is the optimal Test Center Network for each season by geographic region? * What geographic areas are at risk of under or over utilization? * How can derived measures like Market Saturation, Percent Utilization, and Cost per Unit be aggregated and visualized at local, regional and national levels? Eligibility All visualization and visual analytics designers, developers, researchers, and practitioners from business, academia, and government sectors around the world are eligible to participate. Submissions cannot promote a commercial product. Submission Limitation Contestants may be lead author on no more than three submissions to the 2016 contest. They may be a co-author of any number of submissions. Submission Deadline Contest packets must be received by 5 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 to qualify for the 2016 contest. Selection Procedure Five distinguished IEEE VPG members chosen jointly by the VGTC and VPC chairs will review the contest submissions thoroughly and assess the top contest winners. The chair of the selection committee will submit the committee's recommendation to the IEEE VGTC chair by Friday, Oct 14, 2016. Contest Award IEEE VGTC will award a certificate to the best submission in each of the following five categories: 1. Overall Excellence 2. Originality 3. Appropriateness 4. Understandability 5. Communication Impact Submissions will be considered in all categories and may win more than one award. Winners in all categories may have a chance to see their visualization work: 1. Being applied to ACT's data analysis, product development, and/or marketing/promotional efforts 2. Appear on a cover of IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (CG&A) in 2017. IEEE CG&A will make the final determination about publishing. Submission Details The 2016 contest accepts only static visualizations in the form of an image. Contest participants should email the submission package to ieeevpg(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:ieeevpg@googlegroups.com>. The package must include: 1. A pdf file that contains: a. Title of the data-visualization contest submission b. Name, affiliation, email address, and postal address of the participant c. A maximum of 300 word description of the visualization written in English 2. A static visualization figure in jpg or png format. The size of the total submission package must be less than 10MB. For questions, contact vpg_awards(a)vgtc.org<mailto:vpg_awards@vgtc.org>.

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IEEE VIS 2016 - Bike Ride and Cycling Jerseys
by Dykes, Jason 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

This year's VIS BIKE RIDE is an 85km route from Central Baltimore through rolling hills north of the City. We head out at 9am on Saturday 29th October for a day in the saddle. Details on the route, bike rental and the Velo Club de VIS are here: http://www.gicentre.net/velo-club-de-vis You don't need to cycle the route to get a VIS cycling jersey - and you don't need a jersey to participate in the ride. But if you'd like a jersey you MUST ORDER VERY SOON! Sign up for the ride and / or VIS cycling apparel here : http://j.mp/veloClubDeVIS_signUp16 Clothing orders (with sizing) must be made by MON 29th AUGUST to meet the VIS delivery date. All are welcome to join the ride and / or wear club colours. Just sign up! Jason Velo Club de VIS -- jason dykes, giCentre, city university london http://gicentre.net/jsndyks/

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IEEE VIS 2016 registration, BioVis posters, MeetUps, and VISKids child care grants
by Jian Chen 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

=================== IEEE VIS 2016 http://ieeevis.org/ October 23 - 28, 2016 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ieeevis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ieeevis LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/5qABWF There are four items in this message: 1. Early bird registration (Deadline: September 9, 2016) 2. IEEE BioVis posters (Deadline: August 26, 2016) 3. IEEE VIS MeetUps (Deadline: September 4, 2016) 4. VISKids child care grants (Deadline: September 7, 2016) ============ 1. Early bird registration ============ http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/registration/conference-registration IEEE Vis includes programs for students, academics, artists, industry and commercial practitioners, government researchers, and anyone with interests in visualization and data analytics. The conference draws about 1,000 participants from dozens of countries to a week of research presentations, tutorials, workshops, panels, demonstrations, posters, and exhibitions. Join us and bring your imagination, your data, your problems, your solutions, your research, insights, experience, and enthusiasm. Please find the VIS program at a glance: http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/overview-amp-topics/week-glance. Important Date: Early bird registration deadline: September 9, 2016 ============ 2. BioVis posters ============ http://biovis.net/2016/ieeevis/ The BioVis 2016 Posters track offers a venue to present and discuss new research in biological data visualization. Submissions take the form of a short (250-word) abstract with a supporting figure and are presented at the conference site as large format posters during a dedicated poster session. The BioVis workshop as a whole aims to promote interaction between the visualization, bioinformatics, and biology communities, and the BioVis poster session offers an interactive forum that encourages graphical presentation, demonstration, and active engagement with BioVis participants as well as all attendees of IEEE VIS. Important Dates: Submission: August 26, 2016 Notification: September 9, 2016 ============ 3. IEEE VIS meetUps ============ http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/call-participation/meetups Do you want to meet people who share the same interest with you or just discuss a topic that you care about or that brings the visualization community forward? If yes, organize a meetup! Meetups (previously known as BOFs) are an excellent forum to discuss a wide range of topics related to visualization. For example, if you are an experienced researcher, consider submitting a proposal to share your knowledge in an informal setting with conference participants. Proposals devoted to a particular discipline’s methods and cross disciplinary proposals are both welcome. For example, some recent meetups have included opportunities to discuss topics related to blogging about visualization, the connection between art and science, even organizing a joint bike trip (Velo Club de VIS). MeetUps are public and open to all attendees. Important Dates: Early Submission: September 4, 2016 Notification: September 9, 2016 Submissions after the deadline will be considered subject to room availability. Later submissions will be processed and notified within a couple of days. We also encourage impromptu meetups to be organized during the conference itself. Please contact the chairs by email or in person during the conference in order to secure a conference room and time slot. ============ 4. VISKids child care grants ============ http://ieeevis.org/year/2016/info/committees/viskids-child-care-grants The VIS conference is excited to support our VISKids and young families! Grants of up to $500 per family are available for VIS attendees who are bringing small children to the conference or who incur extra expenses in leaving their children at home. If requests exceed available funding, or if additional funding becomes available, preference will be given to students and early career attendees who are presenting at the conference. Important Dates: Submission: September 7, 2016 Notification: September 9, 2016 Best regards, — Jian (on behalf of IEEE VIS publicity) ------------------------------------------------------------- Jian Chen, PhD, Asst. Prof. UMBC Innovation Fellow Computer Science and Electrical Engineering University of Maryland, Baltimore County http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~jichen

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HONORARY PROFESSORSHIP FOR JEFFREY SHAW
by Image Science 24 Aug '16

24 Aug '16

<== HONORARY PROFESSORSHIP FOR JEFFREY SHAW: CEREMONY SEPTEMBER 8th, DANUBE UNIVERSITY ==> Danube University awards Prof. Jeffrey Shaw a honorary professorship on the merit of his long-time achievements in the fields of artistic and technological development, and for the scientific dissemination of media art. Through his work as an artist, researcher, curator and instructor at highly regarded universities, Shaw has contributed significantly to the development and research of immersive visualization environments, innovative user interfaces and interactive narration systems, and imparting of knowledge in media art. With his special artistic and technical competences, Shaw is a pioneer in the investigation and enhancement of creative and interactive possibilities with new technologies. Already in the 1960s Jeffrey Shaw co-founded artist groups that realized progressive participatory projects. Later, Shaw expanded his architectural and dynamic models using computer technology. JEFFREY SHAW's benchmarking and pioneering oeuvre is documented on ADA with over 140 media art works from his earliest 'happenings' like "Corpocinema" (1967) to his most recent site-specific immersions like "Look Up Bombay" (2015). An extensive quantity of images from concept drawings to exhibition photographs record his artistic process from inception to installation. In addition to these still images, and the art history of the digital age to which they are witness, an extended documentation enables ADA community members to more deeply explore SHAW'S body of work. Digital videos document his interactive and multi-media works. And textual material that includes artists statements, press releases, scholarly articles, and technical schematics, offer qualitative information on the multifarious iterations of SHAW'S artworks, exhibitions around the world, and collaborations with specialists such as those in the computer sciences. Further, a transhistorical keyword index, the Media Art Research Thesaurus, interconnects these contemporary media artworks by SHAW with their art historical predecessors on other digital databases, so that users of ADA are able to comparatively investigate his works through the very terms central to his practice–'acoustic,' 'expanded cinema,' 'panorama,' 'virtual,' and beyond! Jeffrey Shaw's work on ADA: https://www.digitalartarchive.at/database/artists/general/artist/shaw.html Comparative analysis on „Panorama“: http://mediaartresearch.org/search/key-liste.html?tx_vaindex_pi1%5Bkeywordu… Shaw worked as the founding director at the Institute for Image Media at ZKM in Karlsruhe from 1991 to 2003. Among other major exhibitions, he curated with Peter Weibel “Future Cinema” in 2002/2003. Shaw led his self-founded iCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema Research at the University of New South Wales in Sydney from 2003 to 2009. And since 2009, he is chair professor for Media Art and dean of the School of Creative Media at City University Hong Kong. A decisive factor for distinguishing Shaw with this award in addition to his artistic and scientific achievements, is his long relation and contribution to the Department of Image Science at Danube University. He teaches in courses that include the MediaArtHistories master’s program. And, as (former) dean and professor of the School of Creative Media at City University Hong Kong, Shaw functions as an important partner in the new Erasmus+ program Media Arts Cultures, developed by a consortium of Danube University, Aalborg University, Univerisity of Łódz, and City University Hong Kong, and led by Professor Grau, Chair of the Department of Image Science at Danube University. The solemn ceremony will take place on Thursday, September 8th 2016, 6 p.m. at Danube University. Department for Image Science DANUBE UNIVERSITY AUSTRIA www.donau-uni.ac.at/dbw

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