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EuroVis 2025: Call for Education Papers
by Aurisano, Jillian (aurisajm) 13 Nov '24

13 Nov '24

Call for Eurovis Education Papers We seek original contributions for presentation and publication in the Eurovis Education Papers track. The scope includes various topics related to education: 1. Teaching related areas such as Information Visualization, Scientific Visualization, Visual Analytics, 2. Designing and teaching online and hybrid courses: novel teaching methods, curriculum design, teaching to diverse audiences, tools and platforms for teaching, assessment techniques for evaluating learning outcomes, 3. Enabling and exploiting visualization tools and techniques to teach in other disciplines. 4. Classroom challenges in visualization, e.g. innovative and effective assessment, engaging student interest, managing diverse student backgrounds, teaching mathematical foundations, 5. Incorporating modern technology in visualization courses (e.g. VR, AR, 3D printing, gaming, etc), 6. Bringing visualization research into the classroom, 7. Promoting undergraduate research in visualization, 8. Visualization Literacy - models and frameworks for evaluating data visualization literacy, strategies to enhance data visualization literacy in the classroom or with general audiences, case studies of data visualization literacy initiatives. We invite authors to submit their contributions that fall into one of the following categories: * Regular papers [max. 8 pages] describing the experience of educators in the topics listed above, bringing ideas on how to make the education process more efficient and funnier, attracting students to further research work, discussing innovative opportunities, etc. Whenever possible, we encourage authors to provide evidence of their effectiveness. * Innovative assignments [max. 4 pages] explaining real assignments, providing examples of handouts and starter code and examples of student work. Explanations and descriptions of when and how to implement and facilitate the assignments in a semester (e.g., orchestration details) are highly recommended. Providing a description of the assessment method is also suggested. Authors may provide all relevant artifacts as supplementary materials during submission, and agree to provide access to them online upon acceptance. * Outstanding student projects (individual or group) [max. 2 pages] should describe the learning context for the project and show how the student(s) brought creativity to their work. Upon acceptance, authors are expected to demonstrate the project during their presentation. Eurovis Education contributions are published in the Eurographics Digital Library. The best regular papers may be recommended to the editors of prestigious journals in the field, Computer Graphics Forum<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14678659>, Computers and Graphics<https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/computers-and-graphics>, and IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications<https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/cg>, who may invite the authors of these papers to submit extended versions to their journals. The best assignments may be invited to publish in CGEMS: Computer Graphics Educational Materials Source<https://education.siggraph.org/resources/cgems>. Timeline All deadlines are in 2025. Submission: January 8 Notification: March 4 Camera-ready deadline: March 25 All deadlines are at 23:59 GMT on the date indicated Eurovis 2025 Education Paper Chairs Jillian Aurisano, University of Cincinnati, US Robert S Laramee, University of Nottingham, UK Carolina Nobre, University of Toronto, Canada

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Faculty Positions at Tufts University
by Remco Chang 12 Nov '24

12 Nov '24

Hi everyone, Tufts University has one tenure-track faculty position in HCI-VIS where I'm the search committee chair. We also have a (non-tenure track) teaching professor position in AI where the ability to teach the Intro to AI course is required. Still, we're generally interested in people who can teach courses for our new MS in AI program, including Big Data, ML, NLP, Statistics, etc. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me. p.s., Tufts is located in the Boston area. We're 2 subway stops away from Harvard, 2 additional stops from MIT, and (on the new Green Line), 30 minutes from Northeastern, Boston University, and Boston College. Employment opportunities Faculty positions The Department of Computer Science at Tufts University invites applications for multiple open faculty positions. Candidates are encouraged to demonstrate throughout their application their attention to diversity and inclusion as these topics relate to teaching, research, and engagement within the academic environment. We welcome candidates with a variety of life experiences and perspectives that will positively contribute to the Tufts computer science department and broader university community. Women, Black/African Descent, Indigenous/Native American, Hispanic/Latinx, People of Color, LGBTQ+, individuals with disabilities, and others with intersecting marginalized identities are strongly encouraged to apply. The department especially values candidates who have an interest in civic engagement, social impact, and the betterment of society. Tenure-track faculty positions starting in Fall 2025 *Human-Computer Interaction (HCI): *The department seeks candidates who conduct research in human-computer interaction (HCI), interpreted broadly. We especially seek candidates who publish in venues such as CHI, VIS, UIST, and CSCW. Those who can connect to and build on the department’s and/or university’s strengths in related areas, including visualization, interaction techniques, human-robot interaction, usable security, human-AI interaction, and cognitive science, are strongly encouraged to apply. While candidates at the assistant professor level are preferred, candidates at all levels will also be considered. *Systems:* The department seeks candidates who conduct research in computer systems, especially those with interests in networking, operating systems, cloud and mobile systems, databases, security and privacy, and systems for AI/ML. The department’s presence in systems has been quickly growing in recent years, with faculty publications in top venues such as OSDI, ATC, and SoCC. Candidates who can connect to and build on the department’s and/or university’s strengths are particularly encouraged to apply. While candidates at the assistant professor level are preferred, candidates at all levels will also be considered. Exceptional candidates not matching the above position descriptions will also be considered. Please submit your application through Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/155047. Review of applications will begin December 15, 2024 and will continue until the positions are filled. Inquiries should be emailed to ttsearch(a)cs.tufts.edu. Teaching-track faculty positions (in person and online) starting in 2025 We invite applications for a full-time teaching position as Teaching Professor (open rank), Lecturer (open rank), or Professor of the Practice. The primary responsibility for the position is teaching and curriculum development for the department’s undergraduate and graduate programs. The position will begin in Spring or Fall 2025. The department primarily seeks candidates who have strong foundational knowledge in Artificial Intelligence who can contribute to expanding diversity of thought in the field. We also invite applications from exceptional candidates in any area. These are full-time, non-tenure-track positions. The initial appointment term will be for two years with the possibility of renewal contingent on annual performance review results. Please submit your application through Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/154438. Applications are due December 1, 2024 but review of applications will begin October 15, 2024 and will continue until the positions are filled. Inquiries should be emailed to cssearch(a)cs.tufts.edu. Remco -- Remco Chang (he/him) Professor Department of Computer Science Tufts University http://www.cs.tufts.edu/~remco (lab) 617-627-6514 https://tufts.zoom.us/my/remcochang http://www.cs.tufts.edu/~remco/calendar.html

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[One Week Left! Apply or Share!] PhD in Visual Analytics for Explainable Visual Rehabilitation
by Chatzimparmpas, A. (Angelos) 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Dear all, We are hiring a fully funded PhD Student at Utrecht University, NL! The deadline is due in one week (15 Nov. 2024)! Do you want to develop a Visual Analytics solution to help therapists monitor the rehabilitation of visually impaired patients? This PhD project is for you! In this PhD project, several teams (clinical centers, serious game developers, and academic institutions) combine their multidisciplinary skills to create and deploy a solution for rehabilitating patients having visual impairments by offering them training scenarios using a virtual reality (VR) setup. As PhD candidate in this project, you will conduct independent, high-quality research resulting in a doctoral dissertation. Your research will focus on designing a Visual Analytics solution to analyse data from rehabilitating patients with hemianopsia (partial blindness). With the support of explainable AI models, you will develop Visual Analytics dashboards for exploring complex data recorded from the training patients including eye tracking, task progress, and success rates. By quantifying model uncertainty, these dashboards will enable therapists to monitor and improve patients’ visual rehabilitation progress. You will collaborate with a diverse project team of academics, clinicians, and software developers to realize the goals of the project. Do you want to know more and apply? Follow the link below: https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/phd-in… For more information, please contact Dr. Chatzimparmpas at a.chatzimparmpas(a)uu.nl<mailto:a.chatzimparmpas@uu.nl>. With best regards, Angelos Chatzimparmpas and Alex Telea ——————— Visualization and Graphics Research Group Department of Information and Computing Sciences Utrecht University The Netherlands

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2nd Call for Papers - IVAPP 2025 (2nd Batch of Submissions Deadline: November 13)
by Kostiantyn Kucher 04 Nov '24

04 Nov '24

--------------------------------------- 2ND CALL FOR PAPERS 16th International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications (IVAPP) @ VISIGRAPP 2025 February 26-28, 2025, Porto, Portugal (Hybrid Event) https://ivapp.scitevents.org The International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications aims at becoming a major point of contact between researchers, engineers and practitioners in Information Visualization, covering themes relating to Information and Data Visualization, as well as Visual Analytics or Scientific Visualization. IVAPP is organized in 3 major tracks: 1 - Information Visualization 2 - Scientific Visualization 3 - Visualization Techniques ---------------------------------------- Position Paper / Regular Paper (2nd batch) Submission: November 13, 2024 Proposals for Tutorials, Demos, and Panels: January 17, 2025 All deadlines refer to AOE time, i.e. "Anywhere on Earth" ---------------------------------------- Authors can submit their work in the form of a complete paper or an abstract, but please note that accepted abstracts are presented but not published in the proceedings of the conference. Complete papers can be submitted as a Regular Paper, representing completed and validated research, or as a Position Paper, portraying a short report of work in progress or an arguable opinion about an issue discussing ideas, facts, situations, methods, procedures or results of scientific research focused on one of the conference topic areas. Regular and position paper submissions must be anonymized for the double-blind review process, which will involve two or more expert reviewers. Paper acceptance will be based on quality, relevance to the conference theme and originality as part of the peer-review process. The conference program will include both oral and poster presentations. Special sessions, dedicated to case-studies and commercial presentations, as well as technical tutorials, dedicated to technical/scientific topics, are also envisaged. All accepted complete papers will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on paper and on digital support (e.g., see the proceedings from VISIGRAPP 2024: https://doi.org/10.5220/0000183300003660) SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/) and every paper on our digital library is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier). The proceedings will be submitted for indexation by SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, Semantic Scholar, EI and Web of Science / Conference Proceedings Citation Index. A short list of presented papers will be selected so that revised and extended versions of these papers are planned to be published by Springer in a CCIS Series book (final approval pending). A short list of best papers will be invited for a post-conference special issue of the Springer Nature Computer Science Journal. Furthermore, we would like to inform that the event will be of hybrid nature, in the sense that online presentations of accepted papers will be possible for those authors that are unable to travel to the venue. Please see further information and detailed submission instructions at https://ivapp.scitevents.org/CallForPapers.aspx ---------------------------------------- Conference Chairs - Kadi Bouatouch, IRISA, University of Rennes 1, France - A. Augusto Sousa, FEUP/INESC TEC, Portugal Program Chairs - Stefan Jänicke, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark - Helen Purchase, Monash University, Australia Associate Chairs - Kostiantyn Kucher, Linköping University, Sweden - Christina Gillmann, Fraunhofer FIT, Germany - Johanna Schmidt, VRVis Center for Virtual Reality and Visualization Forschungs-GmbH, Austria Technically co-sponsored by: - IEEE CS Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee (VGTC) In cooperation with - European Association for Computer Graphics - VRVis Center for Virtual Reality and Visualization Forschungs-GmbH - French Association for Computer Graphics Keynote Speakers - Julien Pettré, Inria, France - Daniel Archambault, Newcastle University, United Kingdom - Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Germany - Diane Larlus, Naver Labs Europe, France ---------------------------------------- For any questions regarding paper submission or participation, please contact IVAPP Secretariat at ivapp.secretariat(a)insticc.org

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Reminder - EuroVis 2025: Call for workshops
by Alfie Abdul Rahman 04 Nov '24

04 Nov '24

EuroVis 2025: Call for workshops https://www.eurovis2025.lu/for-submitters/workshops We solicit workshops related to all areas of visualization. These informal workshops in EuroVis provide a setting for participants to discuss advanced topics in visualization, involve experts in the field, disseminate work in progress, and promote new ideas. Workshops at EuroVis are open to all registered attendees (“invitation only” workshops will not be approved). Important Dates * Proposal Submission Monday, November 11, 2024 * Notification Monday, November 25, 2024 All deadlines are at 11:59 pm (23:59) AoE Anywhere on Earth (AoE)<https://time.is/Anywhere_on_Earth>. Workshops should: * Emphasize emerging ideas, concepts, or technologies that are currently too nascent or too interdisciplinary for a full symposium; * Encourage information flow not solely from the presenters to the audience but rather engage the participation of all attendees, for example, through collective or small group discussions. Possible topics may include emerging or persisting problems, developing research agendas, networking to find common interests and possibilities for cooperation, interacting with domain experts involving analysis of their domain problems, etc. When choosing workshop topics to propose, please consider pre-approved workshops and try to avoid large overlaps: * EGPGV * EuroVA Note that workshops remain extremely well attended, but as new associated events and publication formats are introduced to EuroVis, the number of submitted papers may drop from previous years. So, a more interactive format (rather than one based mainly on presentations of submitted papers) is encouraged. Submission requirements Workshop proposals should include: * a title, * the contact details of the organizers, * a brief description of the organizers’ background, related publications, and research, * the planned activities (e.g., mainly talks, mainly interactive sessions, a mix), including an outline schedule for the program—workshops are strongly encouraged, though not required, to consider ways to engage all participants interactively, * the intended result and impact of the workshop, * a brief justification for why this workshop is necessary (e.g., why would the topic benefit from a more informal setting, in what ways is the topic emergent or a relatively poor fit for the main conference program, etc.), * a chosen measure for a successful CFP (e.g., number of submissions), possibly including an outline for a “backup policy” (e.g., changing the workshop format or voluntarily withdrawing the workshop before acceptance notification is sent, but should not require the workshop organizers to submit emergency papers to their own workshop), * a statement of the organization and the development of the list of participants (intended size, detailed selection procedures, and timeline for finalizing workshop presenters), * a list of any special technology needed, * the number of poster slots requested, if the workshop intends to feature posters, and * the proposed dates for the call for participation, author notification, and camera-ready deadlines (author notification must be before the early registration deadline for EuroVis; for inclusion of materials in the EG digital library and/or the downloadable proceedings, the camera-ready deadline must be 4 weeks prior to the conference). Because the number of workshop time slots is limited, half-day workshop proposals are strongly encouraged. However, well-justified full-day proposals will also be considered. Full-day proposals may optionally state what changes would be implemented to allow the workshop schedule to fit within a half day. If the proposed workshop is a follow-up of a previous workshop, please include a critical reflection of the prior workshop(s), including a discussion of the results and evidence of impact. The proposal should not exceed four pages. Please use the template file from https://www.eurovis2025.lu/fileadmin/files/egPublStyle-EuroVis_full-short-s… Attendance At least one author for each paper must register and attend the conference in person. Evaluation criteria The workshops aim to include various topics and a healthy mix of new and recurring events. Repeat submissions will be partially judged by the previous workshop's success. Workshop success will be judged subjectively, but popularity, research impact, visibility, and attendee feedback will all be considered. Specifically, the workshop proposals will be evaluated according to the following criteria: * The potential for inspiring people, being influential, and opening new lines of research, * The degree to which the workshop provides a more interactive environment for participants—all things being equal, preference will be given to workshops that emphasize participant interaction, * The coherence of the proposed topic and the degree to which it would benefit from a workshop environment, * The ability to attract people and make them excited about the workshop, * The appropriateness with respect to EuroVis topics, * If this workshop has special needs, the feasibility of the proposed plan, including financial, logistics, scheduling, and coordination impact, is also important. The workshop chairs will balance the proposed topics to support the diversity of topics within EuroVis and complement the main program. Organizers should consider what steps they will take to encourage diverse participants in their workshop (e.g., a balance of experience, background, gender, etc.) to make participation as inclusive as possible. If accepted, workshops are required to prepare a short summary (50–100 words) for the workshop website and the web program. Workshop Support The workshop organizers will receive the following support from the EuroVis conference: * One complimentary 1-day registration for an invited speaker, * Room and AV support suitable for around 50 attendees, * Food and beverages for attendees: coffee breaks throughout the day, Sunday evening opening reception, space in the poster display area, if requested (from a limited pool set aside for standard workshops; available space depends on the specifics of the venue; early requests given priority over late requests), * PCS (Precision Conference Solutions) support for managing submissions and the review process, * EuroGraphics Digital Library publication of the workshop proceedings, if requested (considered archival). Note that each workshop participant will need to register to attend the EuroVis conference. Workshop Chairs * Alfie Abdul-Rahman, King's College London * Guido Reina, Universität Stuttgart

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IEEE VR 2025 - Reminder for Workshop Proposals and CFPs Due Date - Monday (November 4th, 2024)
by IEEE VR Publicity 01 Nov '24

01 Nov '24

*workshops2025(a)ieeevr.org* *IEEE VR 2025: The 32nd IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces* March 8-12, 2025 | Saint-Malo, France Important Dates Each deadline is 23:59:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth) == GMT/UTC-12:00 on the stated day, no matter where the submitter is located. - *November 04, 2024*: Proposals and CFPs due - *November 11, 2024*: Notification of results - *January 09, 2025*: Latest accepted workshop paper notification (only applies if the workshop organizers want proceedings included in the digital library) - *January 16, 2025*: Camera-ready submission of workshop papers for inclusion in the IEEE Digital Library (only applies if the workshop organizers want proceedings included in the digital library) - *March 8-9, 2025*: Workshops (held on the first two days of the conference) Overview We invite individuals or teams interested in organizing such a workshop to submit proposals that will work at the conference venue for IEEE VR 2025. We encourage workshops to consider this in their initial submission to maximize participation, as IEEE VR2025 will be held in person. We invite individuals or teams interested in organizing such a workshop to submit proposals. Workshops will be held during the first two days of the conference: March 8th (Saturday) and March 9th 2025 (Sunday). Workshops are intended to bring together researchers, developers, technology providers, practitioners, and users for a lively and interactive discussion of issues through an informal exchange of ideas and information. Workshops may target a specific application area, a specific research area, or a topic of general interest. Workshops should be more than just mini-conferences of paper presentations. Workshops may include, but are not limited to: - A focus on creating and exchanging new ideas and opportunities to meet new people - A balance of formal presentations with informal discussion and ideation - Emphasis on attendee participation and interactive discussions - Thought experiments and playing with ideas - Curated panels - Position papers - Live application development by both speakers and attendees - Inclusive VR and geographical diversity - Breakout groups and presentation of ideas generated by the groups - A summary session concluding with lessons learned, insights gained, and new ideas generated from the workshop - Continued discussion after the conference. Submission Guidelines Workshop submissions require a short two-page maximum proposal and a call for papers (CFP). - The Workshop Proposal is an internal document for decision-making purposes only. Organizers are welcome to email a PDF proposal to the Workshop Chairs at *workshops2025(a)ieeevr.org*, which should address the following: - Workshop title and acronym. - The goal of organizing the workshop. - Target audience and/or attendee prerequisites. - Has the workshop been organized before? - If yes, how many times has it been previously organized? - If yes, how many people attended the last time it was held? (Typical workshop rooms will have between 30 and 80 seats; if you seriously expect more, please indicate an estimation of attendees) - How long do you expect the workshop to be? Most workshops are half-day events, but full-day is possible, typically for established workshops with significant numbers of submissions. Please choose between these three options: Full day, could be full day or half day, half day. - Primary organizer name. - Primary organizer email. - Names, contact information, and short bios of all the organizers. - Other speakers and/or contributors. Do you have keynote speakers in mind already? Please list them here. - How are you planning to review submissions for your workshop? Are you running your submission system like EasyChair? It is generally possible to use the main conference's Precision Conference system, but there is a cost attached to that, so we need to know how many workshops will need it to see if we can absorb the cost. If you plan to use the Precision Conference System, please mention it. - Are you planning on publishing your papers in the IEEE Digital Library? Workshops are optional to have papers that will be submitted to IEEE Digital Library. It is a powerful motivation for authors, but it will require adhering to some main conference deadlines, so you may have to do your reviews reasonably quickly to make it in time (see important dates above). - List any technical requirements for workshop hosting, including space, audio/visual, computer, and communication needs. Workshop rooms typically have a projector and presenter podium. If you need anything else (power for demos, tables for discussion, poster boards for posters, etc.), please include it here. We cannot promise to provide everything, but we will try as much as possible. - Do you have constraints on which day the workshop needs to be? This typically depends on the keynote speaker's availability. Please be flexible; everybody wants a Sunday slot to save a day of travel, but that's only possible for some workshops. - Are there any conflicts with other workshops? Are any organizers also involved in different workshops, either as organizers or presenters? - The Workshop CFP is the public document that will be posted and publicized. Organizers are welcome to email the PDF of the CFP (two pages max), which should include: - The workshop title and acronym. - The workshop acronym you want to use. - The workshop website. - A brief overview and description of the workshop (500 words or less). - A list of the workshop's topics. - The workshop's format and submission guidelines including, for example, speakers, discussion format, duration, topics, types of acceptable papers (e.g., research papers, position papers), acceptable lengths, and acceptable format. Please follow the IEEE Computer Society VGTC conference format (https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/publications/conference/ <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2ccS3xacsuDkzth0luRuZ8rv…> ). - A list of important dates (if applicable to the format), including - Abstract deadline (if applicable). - Submission deadline. - Notification deadline. - Camera-ready deadline. - A list of the workshop organizers, including their affiliations and how to contact them. The deadline for the workshop proposals and CFP submissions is *Monday, November 4, 2024 (AoE)*. Results will be notified on *Monday, November 11, 2024 (AoE)*. Accepted workshop CFPs might be posted and publicized directly. Workshop organizers are expected to distribute their CFP and announce the workshops through their professional networks if accepted. As listed in the Workshops CFP submission, workshop organizers must provide a workshop website and are expected to update that website as workshop details become better defined. In case the workshop has contributions that should be included in the IEEE digital library, workshop organizers are expected to issue any acceptance decisions to their contributors no later than *Thursday, January 9, 2025 (AoE)*, to allow sufficient time for delivering camera-ready material, as well as planning and advance registration for the conference. IEEE VR Workshops proceedings will be published electronically through the IEEE Digital Library, depending on the workshop organizers' on-time submission of the proceedings before the mandatory IEEE deadline of *Thursday, January 16, 2025 (AoE)*. Organizers of accepted workshops are encouraged to seek assistance from the Workshops Chairs to navigate this process. *For each accepted workshop, we will be able to provide one complimentary workshop/tutorial registration (Saturday- Sunday).* Contacts *workshops2025(a)ieeevr.org* For more information, to inquire about a particular tutorial topic, or to submit a proposal, please contact the Workshop Chairs at *workshops2025(a)ieeevr.org* - Rebecca Fribourg, *École Centrale Nantes, France* - Hugo Brument, *TU Wien, Austria* - Dirk Reiners, *University of Central Florida, USA* - Carolin Wienrich, *Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg, Germany* [image: beacon]

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IEEE VR 2025 - XR Gallery Abstract Due Tomorrow - October 31st, 2024 at 12pm AOE
by IEEE VR Publicity 30 Oct '24

30 Oct '24

Call for Proposals *“XR Gallery”* *art2025(a)ieeevr.org* *IEEE VR 2025: The 32nd IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces* March 8-12, 2025 | Saint-Malo, France *Edges of Reality: Questioning the Truthfulness of our Digital Realities* Important Dates - ALL DEADLINES ARE ANYWHERE ON EARTH (AOE) - *October 31, 2024:* Submission of abstracts. - *November 28, 2024:* Notification of acceptance. - *January 28, 2025:* Camera-ready version. Overview The desire to replicate reality has been a long-lasting human endeavor. Images of the earliest cave drawings communicated about the important aspects of life at the beginning of human civilization. Paintings and sculptures aspired to capture the natural proportions and beauty of human form as well as spirit, while cinema made the static images move and accompany them with sound. In the late 20th century, the unprecedented speed in digital developments enabled the creation of three-dimensional worlds, which did not only surround the user, but also respond to their actions. Today, we are witnessing a rapid rise of artificial intelligence, conversational agents, and creative machines, the way reality is perceived is going through an unprecedented transformation. While offering immense creative possibilities, those tools also pose significant challenges by blurring the lines between fact and fiction, truth and fabrication. This digital storm is reshaping our relationship to facts and history, confronting our definition of reality, plausibility and realism. TOPICS and SCOPE As part IEEE VR 2025, we are delighted to invite you to the first edition of the ‘XR Gallery’ fostering bridges between people from the XR and Art communities through this art exhibition, titled "Edges of Reality: Questioning the Truthfulness of our Digital Realities". We aim to provoke creative thought and discussion between artists and researchers around the question of authenticity and truthfulness of digital experiences. By bridging the gap between the XR research community and the art world, we hope to inspire innovative perspectives and foster a deeper understanding of the complex relationship between technology and reality. Some of the potential questions which can be explored in this respect are: - How do scientific and technological advances confront and alter our common senses, changing our own perception of reality and of what is possible to imagine - Does my behavior change in a plausible simulated environment? - Can a software that behaves indistinguishably from a human be considered truly real? - What distinguishes our actual self from a simulated self constructed from our digital traces? - What would be the implication of a faithful simulation of an ancestor based solely on their private diaries or literary correspondence? - ... The exhibition will primarily focus on interactive XR art installations, while also welcoming non-XR art installations, such as performances or any other digital media questioning the nature of reality in our increasingly digital world. Accepted submission will be showcased at the dedicated space for the XR Gallery during the entire duration of the IEEEVR conference, excluding the days of workshops *(March 8-12 2025, Saint-Malo, France)*. Discussions are underway to arrange a public exhibition in the days following the conference. Eligibility The call is open to anyone interested in creating artistic content: artists, researchers, designers, etc. The proposed artistic work may be new or already existing. We will have an important inclusion criterion, and we particularly want to include the achievements of minorities. If you think you do fit within such criterions and face issues which prevent you from applying, please do not hesitate to contact us (see contact email). Submission *(NEW)* In order to apply, submit the following information directly to the PCS system: (https://new.precisionconference.com/vr <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/24MysYPw1DI7wlYRv4gg3o-M…>). The abstract should include: - Abstract (1000 words) with the following required information: - Description of the art piece - How it fits into the scope of XR Gallery 2025 - Implementation (how it will be executed, e.g., HMD or screen-based project, performance, etc) - Representative image - Video (max 5 min, max size 150MB) - The equipment and technical information required Any supplementary material (press kit, portfolio, ..) which shows your previous work is also welcomed but not required! Selection Process* (NEW)* Each submission will be examined by a panel of external assessor from the digital arts fields and XR research communities, on the basis of the following criteria: - Originality - How well it fits in the scope of the XR Gallery - Representative video and image - The equipment and technical information required for its realization: (including light, sound, network needs) Accepted Submissions The art installation will be showcased at the dedicated space for the XR Gallery during the entire duration of the conference, excluding the days of workshops (March 8-12 2025, Saint-Malo, France). The authors of the accepted submissions will receive *support for their accommodation and monetary compensation: one free full conference registration and €500 (on invoice)*. Abstracts and supplementary material due: October 31, 2024 The abstract paper and optional supplementary material are to be submitted via the online submission system: https://new.precisionconference.com/vr <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/213F9PP29LKV_rUNS_JeyaUb…> Authors who are unfamiliar with the formalism expected by our community will be able to draw inspiration from the essays edited in the Siggraph 2023 Art Gallery proceeding ( https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3588428 <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2mExSoedns-QA9gUbWKdKGiN…> ). Camera-ready version due: January 28, 2025 All accepted submissions must be prepared in the IEEE Computer Society VGTC format (https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/publications/conference/ <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2YC2Opxbrym7ScUgk058OSDM…>) and submitted as a 1-2 page PDF. We highly encourage authors to use the LaTeX template (https://github.com/ieeevgtc/vgtc_conference_latex/releases <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2rjBRB3vWVQiD-c6GtCN7myi…> ). Authors unfamiliar with the Latex software can use theirs software of your choice (Ideally word, template here: https://github.com/ieeevgtc/vgtc_conference_word/releases/tag/2024.02.14 <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2BpkS9KWhG-kw0WT-Kn-9A2b…>) as long as it respects the VGTC format ( https://ieeecs-media.computer.org/tc-media/sites/49/2024/02/26230749/vgtc-c… <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2LFEBjrUaSvgSZxKzXBTFu7X…>) and submitted as a PDF. These papers will be included in the IEEE Xplore as part of the VRW proceedings (XR Gallery track). Contacts *art2025(a)ieeevr.org* For more information, please contact us at: art2025(a)ieeevr.org <+art2025(a)ieeevr.org> - Remi Cambuzat ‒ *Inria, France* - Valérie Gouranton ‒ *IRISA, France* - Jüergen Hagler ‒ *Ars Electronica, Austria* - Roland Haring ‒ *Ars Electronica, Austria* - Katja Zibrek ‒ *Inria, France* [image: beacon]

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IEEE VR 2025 - Reminder XR Gallery Abstract Due Date - October 31, 2024
by IEEE VR Publicity 24 Oct '24

24 Oct '24

Call for Proposals *“XR Gallery”* *art2025(a)ieeevr.org* *IEEE VR 2025: The 32nd IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces* March 8-12, 2025 | Saint-Malo, France *Edges of Reality: Questioning the Truthfulness of our Digital Realities* Important Dates - ALL DEADLINES ARE ANYWHERE ON EARTH (AOE) - *October 31, 2024:* Submission of abstracts. - *November 28, 2024:* Notification of acceptance. - *January 28, 2025:* Camera-ready version. Overview The desire to replicate reality has been a long-lasting human endeavor. Images of the earliest cave drawings communicated about the important aspects of life at the beginning of human civilization. Paintings and sculptures aspired to capture the natural proportions and beauty of human form as well as spirit, while cinema made the static images move and accompany them with sound. In the late 20th century, the unprecedented speed in digital developments enabled the creation of three-dimensional worlds, which did not only surround the user, but also respond to their actions. Today, we are witnessing a rapid rise of artificial intelligence, conversational agents, and creative machines, the way reality is perceived is going through an unprecedented transformation. While offering immense creative possibilities, those tools also pose significant challenges by blurring the lines between fact and fiction, truth and fabrication. This digital storm is reshaping our relationship to facts and history, confronting our definition of reality, plausibility and realism. TOPICS and SCOPE As part IEEE VR 2025, we are delighted to invite you to the first edition of the ‘XR Gallery’ fostering bridges between people from the XR and Art communities through this art exhibition, titled "Edges of Reality: Questioning the Truthfulness of our Digital Realities". We aim to provoke creative thought and discussion between artists and researchers around the question of authenticity and truthfulness of digital experiences. By bridging the gap between the XR research community and the art world, we hope to inspire innovative perspectives and foster a deeper understanding of the complex relationship between technology and reality. Some of the potential questions which can be explored in this respect are: - How do scientific and technological advances confront and alter our common senses, changing our own perception of reality and of what is possible to imagine - Does my behavior change in a plausible simulated environment? - Can a software that behaves indistinguishably from a human be considered truly real? - What distinguishes our actual self from a simulated self constructed from our digital traces? - What would be the implication of a faithful simulation of an ancestor based solely on their private diaries or literary correspondence? - ... The exhibition will primarily focus on interactive XR art installations, while also welcoming non-XR art installations, such as performances or any other digital media questioning the nature of reality in our increasingly digital world. Accepted submission will be showcased at the dedicated space for the XR Gallery during the entire duration of the IEEEVR conference, excluding the days of workshops *(March 8-12 2025, Saint-Malo, France)*. Discussions are underway to arrange a public exhibition in the days following the conference. Eligibility The call is open to anyone interested in creating artistic content: artists, researchers, designers, etc. The proposed artistic work may be new or already existing. We will have an important inclusion criterion, and we particularly want to include the achievements of minorities. If you think you do fit within such criterions and face issues which prevent you from applying, please do not hesitate to contact us (see contact email). Submission *(NEW)* In order to apply, submit the following information directly to the PCS system: (https://new.precisionconference.com/vr <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2uTCrrivC8WFMoHfRSHwOXMf…>). The abstract should include: - Abstract (1000 words) with the following required information: - Description of the art piece - How it fits into the scope of XR Gallery 2025 - Implementation (how it will be executed, e.g., HMD or screen-based project, performance, etc) - Representative image - Video (max 5 min, max size 150MB) - The equipment and technical information required Any supplementary material (press kit, portfolio, ..) which shows your previous work is also welcomed but not required! Selection Process* (NEW)* Each submission will be examined by a panel of external assessor from the digital arts fields and XR research communities, on the basis of the following criteria: - Originality - How well it fits in the scope of the XR Gallery - Representative video and image - The equipment and technical information required for its realization: (including light, sound, network needs) Accepted Submissions The art installation will be showcased at the dedicated space for the XR Gallery during the entire duration of the conference, excluding the days of workshops (March 8-12 2025, Saint-Malo, France). The authors of the accepted submissions will receive *support for their accommodation and monetary compensation: one free full conference registration and €500 (on invoice)*. Abstracts and supplementary material due: October 31, 2024 The abstract paper and optional supplementary material are to be submitted via the online submission system: https://new.precisionconference.com/vr <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2TDk26okpabcGzR2umVlS-Oq…> Authors who are unfamiliar with the formalism expected by our community will be able to draw inspiration from the essays edited in the Siggraph 2023 Art Gallery proceeding ( https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3588428 <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2An7jaePyx7M8tDddDuyV68w…> ). Camera-ready version due: January 28, 2025 All accepted submissions must be prepared in the IEEE Computer Society VGTC format (https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/publications/conference/ <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/21mC4nxD_MBXE705ebn2D_Bo…>) and submitted as a 1-2 page PDF. We highly encourage authors to use the LaTeX template (https://github.com/ieeevgtc/vgtc_conference_latex/releases <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2SZAVNqa_oy21JqK7G8h55km…> ). Authors unfamiliar with the Latex software can use theirs software of your choice (Ideally word, template here: https://github.com/ieeevgtc/vgtc_conference_word/releases/tag/2024.02.14 <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2mhhN2O46z5GL4jNqGfIN8Nc…>) as long as it respects the VGTC format ( https://ieeecs-media.computer.org/tc-media/sites/49/2024/02/26230749/vgtc-c… <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2g9-PTzfI5T_DukovAvVTb4j…>) and submitted as a PDF. These papers will be included in the IEEE Xplore as part of the VRW proceedings (XR Gallery track). Contacts *art2025(a)ieeevr.org* For more information, please contact us at: art2025(a)ieeevr.org < art2025(a)ieeevr.org> - Remi Cambuzat ‒ *Inria, France* - Valérie Gouranton ‒ *IRISA, France* - Jüergen Hagler ‒ *Ars Electronica, Austria* - Roland Haring ‒ *Ars Electronica, Austria* - Katja Zibrek ‒ *Inria, France* [image: beacon]

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IEEE AIxVR 2025 (2nd CfP - 1 week reminder)
by Hürst, W.O. (Wolfgang) 24 Oct '24

24 Oct '24

================================ IEEE AIxVR 2025 - 2nd call for papers 7th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence & extended and Virtual Reality January 27-29, 2025 (Lisbon, Portugal) ================================ Deadline 2nd call (short papers, demos/videos): October 31, 2024 See http://aixvr.orghttps://aixvr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/2nd%20call%20Short%20paper…<http://aixvr.orghttps:/aixvr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/2nd%20call%20Short%20papers…> for details. ================================ IEEE AIxVR stands out as a distinctive event that brings together researchers and professionals across the spectrum of Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, and Virtual Reality. This event serves as a global platform fostering collaboration between these diverse fields, facilitating the presentation of cutting-edge advancements, identifying emerging research avenues, and collectively shaping the future of these dynamic research domains. === AREAS OF INTEREST ========== + Integration of AI in XR + Innovation at the Intersection of AI and XR: + XR for AI + Technical and Human Challenges + Ethical Considerations in AI-driven XR + Industry Relevance === SUBMISSIONS ========== See http://aixvr.org for details. Conference proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press and submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. === VENUE & DATES ========== The conference will take place from Jan 27-29, 2025, at the Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal.

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Final CFP: Map-based Interfaces and Interactions, for a Spacial Issue of IxD&A
by Masood Masoodian 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

*CFP: Map-based interfaces and interactions* *A special issue of IxD&A * *---- Deadline extended to 30 November 2024 ----* *https://ixdea.org/map-based-interfaces-and-interactions/ * * * *Overview** +++++++++++++++* Maps have been used for centuries to coordinate a wide-range of human activities, to help explorers and armies to chart unknown and foreign lands and seas, to present information, and even to shape our imagination of the past and vision of the future. In our modern digital world, the role of maps has increased many folds, and maps in their various forms have become an underlying platform for countless tools, applications, visualizations, games, and other interactive systems, interfaces, and modes of interaction. Despite this increasing importance, and perhaps due to its transdisciplinary nature, research on map design, development, evaluation, and use is currently dispersed across many different disciplines and their specific publications, with hardly any of them focusing on maps as a basis for interfaces and interactions.This special issue aims to highlight the role of maps as a physical, theoretical, and metaphorical framework for interaction design and architecture. It provides a forum for the presentation of different perspectives in this emerging research area. * * *Topics of Interest** **+++++++++++++++* This special issue focuses on research related to the development of novel future map-based designs in different fields, including interaction design, user interface design, visualization, visual design, geographical information systems and cartography. The topics of interests include the following, as well as any other related topic: - Design of map-based interfaces and interactions - Theories, principles and practices of map-based interfaces and interactions - User evaluations of map-based interfaces and interactions - Applications of map-based interfaces and interactions - Reviews of research on map-based interfaces and interaction * * *Submission procedure ** **+++++++++++++++* Prospective participants are invited to submit a 8-30 pages paper (including authors’ information, abstract, all tables, figures, references, etc.). All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. The manuscripts should be submitted anonymized either in .doc or in .pdf format. The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors’ guidelines (https://ixdea.org/authors-guidelines/) Submission page -> https://ojs.ixdea.org/index.php/ixdea When submitting the paper please choose the section: "SI: Map-based interfaces and interactions" *Important dates **+++++++++++++++* Deadline: 30 November 2024 (Extended) Notification to the authors: 31 January 2025 Camera ready paper: 28 February 2025 Publication of the special issue: March 2025 (tentatively) *Guest Editors** **+++++++++++++++* • Masood Masoodian, Aalto University, Finland • Saturnino Luz, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom -- Prof. Masood Masoodian Visual Communication Design Aalto University avcd.aalto.fi

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