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Last Call for Papers for Human-Centered Big Data Research at IEEE Big Data 2015
by Chris Argenta ARA/SED 17 Aug '15

17 Aug '15

The second annual workshop on Human-Centered Big Data Research will be held in conjunction with IEEE BigData 2015 in Santa Clara, CA, USA on Thursday October 29 2015. More information can be found at our website: http://www.hcbdr.org Please note that Aug 30 2015 is the last day to submit papers for this workshop. Call for Papers Rapid growth in data volume and velocity has driven a revolution in computational infrastructure and processing capabilities, but how does this change the way humans work in this new Big Data environment? Human-centered computing focuses on technologies that enhance the human's abilities to perceive, understand, and collaborate. There are many significant challenges for combined human/technology systems that emerge from the dramatic changes in the nature of the technology that humans use to harness Big Data. The purpose of this workshop is to gather experts in multi-disciplinary fields and discuss research at the intersection of humans and Big Data. This second workshop on Human-Centered Big Data Research (HCBDR) marks a continuing interest for research that aims to understand how people solve problems and make decisions in the face of magnitudes more information, analyze how tools can help us bridge the gap between Big Data and knowledge acquisition, and evaluate how different aspects of Big Data (e.g., volume, velocity, veracity, and variety) impact a user's sensemaking strategies and performance. HCBDR 2015 will be a one day workshop at the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (IEEE BigData 2015) in Santa Clara, CA, USA on Oct 29 - Nov 1, 2015. More information can be found at the IEEE BigData 2015 conference website: http://cci.drexel.edu/bigdata/bigdata2015/. We invite early research results and position statements on topics including: * Sensemaking processes for Big Data * Analytical methods aiding in Big Data information foraging and discovery * Storytelling and narrative generation in Big Data environments * Challenges with Big Data veracity and variety * Mental models and Big Data interaction * Large scale user experience, visualization, and collaboration technology for Big Data Papers will be published in the IEEE BigData 2015 proceedings. Keynote Speaker Dr. Mark Greaves of PNNL will present the keynote at HCBDR 2015. Making Sense of Big Data Streams. As our sensors become more sophisticated and our world becomes more online, it is important to understand how humans can interact with stream data processing systems to make sense of dynamic phenomena in near-real-time. In this talk, Dr. Greaves will discuss some ongoing research in the interaction between humans and streams of data, parallels with exploratory data analysis, useful formalisms, and the relation to work on social machines. Mark Greaves is currently Technical Director for Analytics in the National Security Directorate of the US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory<http://www.pnnl.gov/>, providing scientific, programmatic, and business development leadership. At PNNL, he works with national security clients and cutting-edge PNNL scientific teams to advance the nation's overall capability for extracting meaning from large heterogeneous data sets. Important dates: * Aug 30 2015: Workshop submissions due. Papers should be no longer than 9 pages in the IEEE 2-column format. * Sep 20 2015: Notification of acceptance. * Oct 05 2015: Camera-ready of accepted papers due. * Oct 29: HCBDR 2015 at IEEE BigData 2015 in Santa Clara, CA, USA. For more information about the workshop, please visit http://www.hcbdr.org or email workshop(a)hcbdr.org<mailto:workshop@hcbdr.org>.

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Call for Papers: Diagrams 2016 (9th Int'l Conference on the Theory and Application of Diagrams)
by Stephanie Schwartz 06 Aug '15

06 Aug '15

Call for Papers: Diagrams 2016 Ninth International Conference on the Theory and Application of Diagrams http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2016 diagrams2016(a)diagrams-conference.org 7th to 10th August, 2016 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA * CALL FOR PAPERS * Diagrams is an international interdisciplinary conference series, covering all aspects of research on the theory and application of diagrams. In 2016 it will be held near Philadelphia at the ACE Conference Center in Lafayette, Pennsylvania, USA. Diagrams 2016 will run from 7th of August 2016 to the 10th of August 2016. It will be co-located with Spatial Cognition 2016 <http://sites.temple.edu/sc16/> (2-5 August) and Cognitive Science 2016 <http://cognitivesciencesociety.org/conference_future.html> (10-13 August). Diagrams is the only conference series that provides a united forum for all areas that are concerned with the study of diagrams, including architecture, artificial intelligence, biology, cartography, cognitive science, computer science, education, graphic design, history of science, human-computer interaction, linguistics, logic, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, and software modelling. The conference attracts a large number of researchers from almost all these related fields, positioning Diagrams as the major international event in the area. Diagrams 2016 is the ninth conference in the bi-annual series that started in 2000. Diagrams 2016 will include presentations of refereed papers, posters, tutorials, workshop sessions, and a graduate symposium. We invite submissions that focus on any aspect of diagrams research, as follows: - long research papers (15 pages) - short research papers (7 pages) - posters (3 pages) - tutorial proposals (2 pages; see the conference web page for full details) - workshop proposals (2 pages; see the conference web page for full details) - graduate symposium submissions (3 pages; see the conference web page for full details) All submissions will be fully peer reviewed. The proceedings, which will include accepted long and short papers and posters, will be published by Springer in their Lecture Notes in Computer Science series, http://www.springer.com/lncs. Submissions will be administered via Easychair with details following on the conference web site. Full details on the preparation of submissions can be found on the conference web site. Conference topics include, but are not limited to: - applications of diagrams - computational models of reasoning with, and interpretation of, diagrams - design of diagrammatic notations - diagram understanding by humans or machines - diagram aesthetics and layout - educational uses of diagrams - evaluation of diagrammatic notations - graphical communication and literacy - heterogeneous notations involving diagrams - history of diagrammatic notations - information visualization using diagrams - nature of diagrams and diagramming - novel technologies for diagram use - psychological issues pertaining to perception, comprehension or production of diagrams - software to support the use of diagrams - usability and human-computer interaction issues concerning diagrams * Submission Dates * Abstract submissions: 4 January 2016 Paper and poster submissions: 11 January 2016 Workshop proposal submissions: 18 January 2016 Tutorial proposal submissions: 18 January 2016 Initial Paper Notification (for rebuttal): 19 February 2016 Final Paper Notification: 14 March 2016 Graduate symposium submissions: 21 March 2016 Conference dates: 7 to 10 August 2016 * Organising Committee * General Chair: Stephanie Schwartz (Millersville University, USA) Program Chairs: Mateja Jamnik (The University of Cambridge, UK), Yuri Uesaka (The University of Tokyo, Japan) Local Chair: Richard Burns (West Chester University, USA) Workshops and Tutorials Chair: Aidan Delaney (The University of Brighton, UK) Graduate Symposium Chair: Luana Micallef (Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, Finland)

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IEEE VIS Call for meetups (deadline: 9/4/15) & T-shirt voting (open 8/5/15)
by Jian Chen 05 Aug '15

05 Aug '15

*IEEE VIS 2015*: http://ieeevis.org <http://ieeevis.org/>October 25-30 2015, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ieeevis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ieeevis LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IEEE-VIS-4469236?home=& gid=4469236&trk=anet_ug_hm <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IEEE-VIS-4469236?home=&gid=4469236&trk=anet…> *Call for Meetups* http://www.ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/call-participation/meetups We invite you to submit proposals for informal meetups on scientific visualization, information visualization, visual analytics, application areas, or related topics. Meetups: 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 BioVis contest, and the connection between art and science. VIS2015 is eager to expand its Meetup sessions and will consider proposals given room availability. VIS2015 meetups are public and open to all attendees. Meetup organizers need to register at the conference. Proposal format: A meetup proposal should include a title, a responsible person (name, contact information), a brief description of the topic to be addressed, prospective audience, a foreseen number of participants, room equipment requirements as well as, if needed, preferences and constraints for meetup schedule. The proposal should be no longer than two pages in length. Meetup proposals should be sent to the Meetup Chairs at meetups(a)ieeevis.org <mailto: meetups(a)ieeevis.org>. Impromptu meetups: 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. Networking: To find other people interested in VIS 2015 meetups on social media, please use the hashtag #vis2015meetup. *IMPORTANT DATES:* Deadline: Sep.4th 2015. Submissions after the deadline will be considered subject to room availability. We also welcome on-site impromptu meetups. Please contact us in person or per email. Notification: Sep. 9th 2015 Later submissions will be processed and notified within a couple of days. Onsite meetup requests will be processed asap. SUBMISSIONS: Submissions should be emailed to meetups(a)ieeevis.org<mailto: meetups(a)ieeevis.org > *CHAIRS:* Tatiana von Landesberger, TU Darmstadt Marc Streit, Johannes Kepler University Zoe Wood, California Polytechnic State University For more information, email meetups(a)ieeevis.org<mailto: meetups(a)ieeevis.org> ================================ *Student Volunteer T-Shirt Design Contest* For the first year, Student Volunteers can design the T-Shirt they will receive at the conference! If you are eligible to be a Student Volunteer at VIS this year and interested in designing the T-Shirt, the winner will automatically be selected to be a Student Volunteer on top of being acknowledged for designing the T- Shirt. Information about the contest is available on the Student Volunteer website: http://www.vissv.org/ <http://www.vissv.org/> Important dates: July 30, 2015: T-Shirt Contest Submissions Due August 5, 2015: T-Shirt Contest Voting Begins August 20, 2015: T-Shirt Contest Voting Ends Best regards, - Jian ------------------------------------------------------------- Jian Chen, PhD, Assistant Prof. CSEE, University of Maryland Baltimore County http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~jichen/index.html

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Deadline Extended - VizSec 2015
by Nicolas Prigent 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

****************************************************************************** 12th IEEE Symposium on Visualization for Cyber Security (VizSec) *** Deadline Extended *** New deadline is August 6, 2015 vizsec.org ****************************************************************************** The 12th IEEE Symposium on Visualization for Cyber Security (VizSec) is a forum that brings together researchers and practitioners from academia, government, and industry to address the needs of the cyber security community through new and insightful visualization and analysis techniques. VizSec provides an excellent venue for fostering greater exchange and new collaborations on a broad range of security- and privacy-related topics. VizSec will be held in Chicago, Illinois, USA in conjunction with IEEE VIS. The purpose of VizSec is to explore effective and scalable visual interfaces for security domains such as network security, computer forensics, reverse engineering, insider threat detection, cryptography, privacy, user assisted attacks prevention, compliance management, wireless security, secure coding, and penetration testing. Technical Papers ---------------- Full papers describing novel contributions in security visualization are solicited. Papers may present techniques, applications, practical experience, theory, analysis, experiments, or evaluations. We encourage the submission of papers on technologies and methods that promise to improve cyber security practices, including, but not limited to: - Situation awareness and/or understanding - Incident handling including triage, exploration, correlation, and response - Computer forensics - Recording and reporting results of investigations - Assisting proactive security configuration and deployment - Reverse engineering and malware analysis - Vulnerability management - Multiple data source analysis - Analyzing information requirements for computer network defense - Evaluation and/or user testing of VizSec systems - Criteria for assessing the effectiveness of cyber security visualizations (whether from a security goal perspective or a human factors perspective) - Modeling system and network behavior - Modeling attacker and defender behavior - Studying risk and impact of cyber attacks - Predicting future attacks or targets - Security metrics and education - Software security - Mobile application security - Social networking privacy and security When applicable, visualization and interaction techniques that effectively capture the insights of human analysts and/or allow analysts to collaborate efficiently are particularly desirable. Posters ------- Poster submissions may showcase late-breaking results, work in progress, preliminary results, or visual representations relevant to the VizSec community. The poster program will be a great opportunity for the authors to interact with the attendees and solicit feedback. Accepted poster abstracts will be made available on this website. Tests and Evaluation -------------------- When applicable, submissions including tests and evaluations of the proposed tools and techniques are considered particularly desirable. If possible, making the data used for the tests available will also be considered positively. If you do not have real-world data to demonstrate your visualization, you may be interested in looking at the VAST Challenge data sets. Submissions ----------- The VizSec 2015 proceedings will be published by IEEE. Submissions must be formated using the IEEE VGTC template that can be found at http://junctionpublishing.org/vgtc/Tasks/camera.html. Papers should be at most 8 pages including the bibliography and appendices. Committee members are not required to read the appendices or any pages past the maximum. Submissions not meeting these guidelines will be rejected without consideration of their merit. Reviews are single-blind, so authors may include names and affiliations in their submissions. Submitted papers must not substantially overlap papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their papers will be presented at the conference. Submit papers and poster abstracts using EasyChair: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vizsec2015 Important Dates --------------- All deadlines are 5:00 PM PDT Papers August 6, 2015 (was August 1, 2015) Submission for Papers September 5, 2015 Author Notification for Papers September 19, 2015 Camera Ready Submission and Copyright Forms for Papers Posters September 19, 2015 Abstract Submission for Posters September 26, 2015 Author Notification for Poster ------------------------------

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Re: [Infovis] EGAS Deadline Extension to August 14, 2015
by Haglin, David J 01 Aug '15

01 Aug '15

From: Haglin, David J Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 9:20 AM To: ieee_vis(a)listserv.uni-tuebingen.de; infovis(a)infovis.org Subject: EGAS Deadline Extension to August 14, 2015 Dear colleagues, There have been a number of requests to extend the deadline for submitting to the upcoming IEEE VIS Workshop on Exploring Graphs at Scale (IEEE EGAS 2015) http://vacommunity.org/egas2015/index.html. We have a new deadline of August 14, but will give priority and early decisions to papers submitted by the original deadline of August 3. EGAS 2015 will explore the technical challenges and technology development opportunities of graph visual analytics found in the big data era with the goal of solving big problems with big graph data. We invite researchers and practitioners to participate at IEEE EGAS 2015 by submitting technical or position papers and, if accepted, presenting their ideas at the workshop co-located at IEEE VIS 2015. A technical paper aims to discuss preliminary but promising results, whereas a position paper is meant to share visionary ideas and/or unsolved challenges that the paper authors have encountered. David

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Reminder - Personal visualization workshop at VIS
by Charles Perin 30 Jul '15

30 Jul '15

CALL FOR PAPERS, POSTERS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS: Workshop on Personal Visualization: Exploring Data in Everyday Life (In conjunction with IEEE VIS 2015, Oct 25th or 26th, Chicago, IL) Website: http://www.vis4me.com/personalvis15 *** Paper Submissions due August 31st, 2015 *** CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: -------------------------------- Information visualization and visual analytics tools have tended to focus on data that is important to science, finance, business, and government. These tools have typically been designed for experts, including scientists, financiers, and other professionals. However, individuals are now increasingly able to collect and manipulate large volumes of data about themselves (e.g. biometric data, exercise, sleep, and nutrition data) as well as data about topics that interest them (neighborhood statistics, sports metrics, environmental data, etc.). This "personal data" is creating new opportunities for both visualization and visual analytics, and presents a variety of new research and design challenges. Recently, the visualization community has started to consider the emerging and important case of "personal visualization" and examine the challenges and potential associated with collecting, visualizing, and making sense of personal data. This workshop, held in conjunction with the <http://ieeevis.org/> 2015 IEEE VIS conference in Chicago, will examine the opportunities and challenges for personal visualization and personal visual analytics. The venue will provide an opportunity to discuss the current landscape of personal visualization tools and approaches as well as highlight ongoing work in this new area. We welcome submissions both as papers and as posters/demos. PAPERS Authors should submit a 2-4 page position paper in <http://junctionpublishing.org/vgtc/Tasks/camera_tvcg.html> TVCG format which describe a personal visualization challenge, informed by their own research, observations, or thinking about personal visualization and analytics. Position papers should clearly identify one challenge and discuss implications for the visualization community. POSTERS/DEMOS Authors wishing to demo should submit a 2-page description of the work in <http://junctionpublishing.org/vgtc/Tasks/camera_tvcg.html> TVCG format, accompanied by an A0 poster and/or a plan for an interactive demonstration. Posters and demos should present new or ongoing research on the topic of personal visualization. Example demonstrations might include tools the authors have built for themselves, for relatives, or for novice communities, while poster submissions might include design ideas and early sketches describing new personal visualization tools and concepts. TOPICS AND SCOPE: ------------------------ Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): * Defining and exploring the relationship between personal visualization and parallel research areas such as personal informatics that focus on collecting personal data. * Providing approaches for visualizing and making sense of large quantities of multi-dimensional, temporal, multi-variate personal data. * Examining the role of communities, sharing, and privacy in personal analytics. * New application areas that involve personal data (health and well-being, environmental concerns, sport monitoring, etc.). * Designing visualization and analysis tools for non-expert. * Exploring the relationship between personal visualization tools and data portraits, data sculptures, and other artistic representations of personal information. * Evaluation tools and strategies for measuring the impact of personal visualization. * Visualization designs that consider factors such as pleasure, gamification, and engagement with personal data. Detailed information available on the workshop website: http://www.vis4me.com/personalvis15 WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS: -------------------------------- <http://charles.perin.free.fr/> Charles Perin, University of Calgary <http://alicethudt.de/> Alice Thudt, University of Calgary <http://webhome.cs.uvic.ca/~mtory/> Melanie Tory, University of Victoria <http://www.wjwillett.net/> Wesley Willett, University of Calgary <http://pages.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~sheelagh/wiki/pmwiki.php> Sheelagh Carpendale, University of Calgary --- Charles Perin <mailto:charles.perin@ucalgary.ca> charles.perin(a)ucalgary.ca Post-doc / Sessional instructor <http://charles.perin.free.fr/> http://charles.perin.free.fr University of Calgary

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DSIA Workshop Submission Deadline Extended (and Keynote Speaker announcement)
by Carlos Scheidegger 30 Jul '15

30 Jul '15

Due to a conflict with the VLDB deadline, we are extending the submission deadline for the Workshop on Data Systems for Interactive Analysis (DSIA) by 2 weeks. The new deadline is Monday, August 17, 2015. In addition, we are pleased to announce that Joe Hellerstein from UC Berkeley will be the keynote speaker for the workshop. Joseph M. Hellerstein is a Chancellor's Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley, whose work focuses on data-centric systems and the way they drive computing. He is an ACM Fellow, an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow and the recipient of three ACM-SIGMOD "Test of Time" awards for his research. In 2010, Fortune Magazine included him in their list of 50 smartest people in technology, and MIT's Technology Review magazine included his work on their TR10 list of the 10 technologies "most likely to change our world". Hellerstein is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Trifacta, a software vendor providing intelligent interactive solutions to the messy problem of wrangling data. He serves on the technical advisory boards of a number of computing and Internet companies including EMC, SurveyMonkey, Captricity, and Dato, and previously served as the Director of Intel Research, Berkeley. Workshop Announcement: The 1st Workshop on Data Systems for Interactive Analysis (DSIA 2015) http://www.interactive-analysis.org/ Monday, October 26, Chicago. In conjunction with IEEE VIS 2015. *** New Submission Deadline: August 17 (Monday), 2015 *** MOTIVATION AND BACKGROUND OF THE WORKSHOP The goal of this workshop is to foster innovative research at the intersection of databases, machine learning, and interactive visualization. Database researchers have developed techniques for storing and querying massive amounts of data, including methods for distributed, streaming and approximate computation. Machine learning techniques provide ways to discover unexpected patterns and to automate and scale well-defined analysis procedures. Recent systems research has looked at how to develop novel database systems architectures to support the iterative, optimization-oriented workloads of machine learning algorithms. Of course, both the inputs and outputs of these systems are ultimately driven by people, in support of analysis tasks. The life-cycle of data involves an iterative, interactive process of determining which questions to ask, the data to analyze, appropriate features and models, and interpreting results. In order to achieve better analysis outcomes, data processing systems require improved interfaces that account for the strengths and limitations of human perception and cognition. Meanwhile, to keep up with the rising tide of data, interactive visualization tools need to integrate more techniques from databases and machine learning. In this workshop, we will explore the idea that the next generation of database, machine learning, and interactive visualization systems should not be designed in isolation. For example, machine learning techniques might recommend improved data transformation and visual encoding decisions. Or, database query optimizers might take advantage of perceptual constraints, while prefetching methods reduce latency by modeling likely interactions. This workshop seeks to jump start cross-pollination between these fields. The program will be split between invited talks from researchers in these communities, and speculative, ongoing work that straddles the areas. LIST OF TOPICS This workshop will focus on interactive systems: techniques, methods, architecture, systems that enable the user to interactively explore and analyze large amounts of data in the back end with little or no latency. We encourage late-breaking work, research in progress, and position papers in interactive analysis, broadly construed. For example, topics of interest to the workshop include (but are not limited to): * design of database architectures for interactive analysis * novel database applications for interactive analysis * novel database techniques based on perceptual constraints and human-centered design * evaluation of database systems for interactive analysis * identify unique characteristics of database for supporting vis * communication protocols between front and back ends * techniques for data storage, retrieval, compression, transformation, sampling, and streaming * techniques for metadata generation * front-end architectures that exploit these novel back-end capabilities We are interested, more generally, in the questions that arise at the *intersection* of these systems. IMPORTANT DATES * Submission Deadline: August 17, 2015 * Notification Date: August 31, 2015 * Final Version Due: September 15, 2015 * Workshop Date: Monday, October 26, 2015. 1-5pm WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS * Remco Chang, Tufts University * Danyel Fisher, Microsoft Research * Carlos Scheidegger, University of Arizona * Jeffrey Heer, University of Washington * Leilani Battle, Student Organizer, MIT CONTACT website: http://www.interactive-analysis.org email: organizers(a)interactive-analysis.org

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IEEE VIS 2015 upcoming deadlines | Symposium on Visualization in Data Science (VDS) Call for Posters | Digital Compass
by Jian Chen 29 Jul '15

29 Jul '15

*IEEE VIS 2015*: http://ieeevis.org: October 25-30 2015, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ieeevis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ieeevis LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IEEE-VIS-4469236?home=& gid=4469236&trk=anet_ug_hm <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IEEE-VIS-4469236?home=&gid=4469236&trk=anet…> ======================== *Selected upcoming deadlines:* - *VIzSec 2015 paper deadline:* August 1, 2015 (http://vizsec.org/) - *Seven Workshops*: http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/overview-amp-topics/workshops (Note that *Visual analytics in Healthcare *has a new paper deadline on 7/31): - *Student volunteer application deadline*: August 1, 2015 http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/volunteer/student-volunteers <http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/volunteer/student-volunteers> - *Early registration deadline*: September 11, 2015 http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/registration/conference-registration <http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/registration/conference-registration> ======================== *Symposium on Visualization in Data Science (VDS at IEEE VIS 2015)* <http://visualdatascience.org/>http://visualdatascience.org CALL FOR POSTERS QUICK FACTS Poster Submission Deadline: August 15, 2015 5:00pm PST Required: 250-word abstract plus one image. Submit: https://precisionconference. <https://precisionconference.com/~vds15/>com/~vds15/ <https://precisionconference.com/~vds15/> VISION Transformations in many fields are enabled by rapid advances in our ability to acquire and generate data. The bottleneck to discovery is now our ability to analyze and make sense of heterogeneous, noisy, and often massive datasets. Extracting knowledge from this abundance of data lies at the heart of 21st century discovery. We truly are at the dawn of a revolutionary new era. Data science is the practice of deriving insight from data, at the intersection of the disciplines of statistical methodology, computer science, and one or more traditional scholarly fields. Visualization is an integral part of data science, and essential to enable sophisticated analysis of data. The first Symposium on Visualization in Data Science (VDS) at IEEE VIS 2015 will bring together domain scientists and methods researchers. POSTERS We solicit posters to engage the community in discussion on topics related to visualization in data science. You must present a corresponding poster during the designated poster session, and are encouraged to incorporate a demo or video into your presentation. You also have the opportunity to give a brief oral preview during a plenary ‘fast forward’ session. We encourage submission of work in progress and preliminary results, previously published work from other venues, and visualization challenges relevant to data science. REVIEW PROCESS Poster submissions will be reviewed for relevance and interest to the Data Science community by the Program Chairs. SUBMISSION AND FORMATTING GUIDELINES Poster submissions consist of a **250-word textual abstract and a supporting image**. Optionally, you can also submit a link to a short video or other supplementary material such as software. To submit a poster please use the Precision Conference System ( https://precisionconference. <https://precisionconference.com/~vds15/> com/~vds15/ <https://precisionconference.com/~vds15/>). After logging in go to “new submissions” and select “Submit to Posters” for VDS 2015. IMPORTANT DATES Poster Submission Deadline: August 15, 2015 5:00pm PST Author Notification: September 4, 2015 SYMPOSIUM CHAIRS Daniel Keim, University of Konstanz Hanspeter Pfister, Harvard University Claudio Silva, New York University PROGRAM CHAIRS Alexander Lex, University of Utah Marc Streit, Johannes Kepler University Linz ======================== *Digital Compass* http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/overview-amp-topics/digital-compass IEEE VIS 2015 is proud to offer our attendees activities to socialize and meet fellow VIS researchers through the *Digital Compass* events. One of our goals in organizing the Compass activities at the main IEEE VIS conference is to support the next generation of visualization researchers by helping connect beginning and advanced researchers from the scientific visualization, information visualization and visual analytics communities. The Compass activities are open to all registered IEEE VIS participants. The activities are organized by the IEEE VIS Compass Chairs. CONTACT For more information contact IEEE VIS 2014 Compass Chairs: Alex Endert, Georgia Tech Daniel Best, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Mohammad Ghoniem, Centre de Recherche Public - Gabriel Lippmann Email: compass(a)ieeevis.org Best regards, -- Jian --------------------------------------------------------------- Jian Chen, PhD, Assistant Prof. CSEE, University of Maryland Baltimore County http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~jichen/index.html

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Job posting - PhD scholarship on Visual Modelling of Complex Engineering Systems - Technical University of Denmark
by Samuel Huron 28 Jul '15

28 Jul '15

*Job posting - PhD scholarship on Visual Modelling of Complex Engineering Systems - Technical University of Denmark* DTU Management Engineering offers one 3-year PhD fellowship to conduct research into Visual Modelling of Complex Engineering Systems Design. The position will be based in the Engineering Systems Group. The research project, part of the EuroTech Universities Alliance Partnership, will be carried out in association with the Institute of Product Development at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and other industry partners and public organisations. *Responsibilities and tasks * Engineering design deals with complex subject matters. Visualisations are fundamental to studying and communicating complex subject matters. However, beyond acknowledging this value, hardly any emphasis has been paid to the role of visual modelling in engineering systems design. Visualisations stimulate thought, enable collaboration across technical disciplines, inform technical as well as business decision making processes, and increase our ability to spot and avoid mistakes. Awareness and integration of different views is particularly important against the background of large-scale engineering projects, with the involvement of a myriad of technical and non-technical audiences. Moreover, we can observe a trend towards model-based engineering, enabling significant productivity improvements in the design process. However, operationalising the opportunities of model-based engineering is currently limited due to a lack of intuitive visual notations. Therefore, the project’s overall objective is to generate and enable the conscious use of integrated and interactive visualisations in engineering systems design that support integration of multiple views, uncover trends in data, and provide engineering intelligence for robust decision-making. In other words, the successful candidate will be able to model and communicate complex subject matters in ways that are understandable and actionable by decision-makers (e.g. in the form of visual representations, including network graphs, infographics, and dashboards). Core questions include: •How best to model and visualise complex systems? •How to use visual design of information to unearth trends in data, enable insights and foster robust decision-making? •What visualisations work best for communication among a variety of audiences? •How to balance information content and interaction qualities of visualisations?This project cherises the fruitful intersection between network science and design. Depending on the disciplinary background and expertise of the candidate, there are opportunities to tailor the project and push the research frontiers accordingly. We invite talented candidates who are passionate about conducting key research activities such as a) identifying critical transdisciplinary communication situations in the development cycle of engineering systems through literature reviews, field studies, and data-mining, b) analysing and categorising existing visualisations with respect to their particular properties, e.g. for supporting transdisciplinary communication situations, c) developing appropriate information visualisations and visual languages, d) testing for improved model comprehension by conducting experiments, and e) guiding visual modelling practices for improved complex engineering system design research and industry practice. Qualifications Candidates should have a master's degree in engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master's degree in engineering. The interdisciplinary nature of the project means that applicants from a broad range of technical backgrounds will be considered. Applicants should have (or expect to obtain by the start date) a first class degree or equivalent, preferably in engineering, computer science, information design, graphic design, psychology, or behavioural economics. Preference will be given to those candidates with a high level of English who can demonstrate an aptitude for programming, conceptual and empirical work and the confidence to network within academic, public, and commercial organisations. Approval and Enrolment The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. For information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies, please see the DTU PhD Guide. Assessment The assessment of the applicants will be made by an internal committee headed by Prof. Dr. Anja Maier. We offer We offer an interesting and challenging job in an international environment focusing on education, research, public-sector consultancy and innovation, which contribute to enhancing the economy and improving social welfare. We strive for academic excellence, collegial respect and freedom tempered by responsibility. The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is a leading technical university in northern Europe and benchmarks with the best universities in the world. Salary and appointment terms The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students. The period of employment is 3 years. Further information For informal enquiries, please contact Prof. Dr. Anja Maier at amai(a)dtu.dk You can read more about the Engineering Systems Group here. Application Please submit your application in one PDF file no later than Friday, July 31, 2015. The project is envisaged to commence in 2015. Applications must be submitted as one pdf file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online," fill in the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one pdf file. The file must include: •A letter motivating the application (cover letter) •Curriculum vitae •Two reference contacts •A brief description of your own research activities and ideas for future research in the field (1-3 pages) •An information visualisation / design portfolio (if applicable) •Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma •Excel sheet with translation of grades to the Danish grading system (see guidelines and excel spreadsheet here) http://www.dtu.dk/english/Education/phd/PhDguide/Admission/Calculation_Grad… Candidates may apply prior to obtaining their master's degree, but cannot begin before having received it. All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. =

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CFP IEEE VGTC VPG International Data-Visualization Contest - deadline extended
by Meghan Haley 27 Jul '15

27 Jul '15

Call for Participation (CFP) The IEEE VGTC VPG International Data-Visualization Contest Contest Theme: Perceived vs. Actual Student Interest Collaborator and Support: ACT, Inc. <http://www.act.org/> Extended DEADLINE: Friday, September 11, 2015 The IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee (VGTC) <http://vgtc.org/> is sponsoring its second International Data-Visualization Contest to recognize outstanding design in visualization and visual analytics from around the world. The 2015 contest theme is “Perceived vs. Actual Student Interest.” The contest will be administrated by the IEEE Visualization Pioneers Group (VPG) <http://vgtc.org/content/ieee-vgtc-visualization-pioneers-group> under the auspices of IEEE VGTC and in collaboration with ACT <http://www.act.org/>, 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 2015 <http://ieeevis.org/> conference. You are not required to attend either the VIS 2015 conference or the VPG reception to participate in the contest. Contest Challenge: Perceived vs. Actual Student Interest The importance of selecting and pursuing a major or career that fits a student’s interests and passions cannot be overstated. ACT’s research has shown that over time, students tend to declare the same or similar majors in their first year of college as their indicated planned major. However, ACT also has data regarding students’ measured—rather than self-reported—interests and has developed a “fit index” that can help accurately predict success based on their fit with selected or intended majors. VPG’s contest challenge is to develop a visual representation of Interest Perceived vs. Actual data that helps to relate the complexities of how students’ measured interests match with their indicated plans, declared majors, or their persistence into their sophomore year. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: · Which majors are most affected by the influx/outflux of students? · Which majors have had an increase or decrease in measured interest over time? · Which majors have experienced differences in follow-through of students over time? VPG/ACT will release the contest data on this CFP web site on Friday, June 26, 2015. Interested parties can read relevant literature online, such as http://www.act.org/emtrends/12/interestmajor.html <http://www.act.org/emtrends/12/interestmajor.html> and start planning their contest entries. 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 2015 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 Friday, September 11, 2015 to qualify for the 2015 contest. Selection Procedure All active IEEE VPG members <http://vgtc.org/content/vpg-members> who do not make a submission to the contest will be invited to participate in the first-round review. The top contest submissions from this first-round review will undergo a second round of reviews conducted by five distinguished IEEE VPG members representing different backgrounds, who will be chosen jointly by the VGTC and VPG chairs. The five-member selection committee will thoroughly review and assess the top contest submissions. The chair of the selection committee will submit his or her recommendation for best visualization to the IEEE VGTC chair by Friday, Oct 16, 2015. Contest Award Along with a certificate, VPG will give a check for $100 USD to the winner in each of the following categories: 1. Most practical 2. Most original 3. One or more surprise categories in areas determined by the committee after reviewing the submissions. Submissions will be considered in all categories and may win more than one award. Perhaps most importantly, winners in all categories will have a chance to see their work being applied to ACT’s data analysis, product development, and/or marketing/promotional efforts. Submission Details The 2015 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 200-300 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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