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IEEE VIS 2014 CFP: Scientific Visualization Contest
by G.Elisabeta Marai 17 Jun '14

17 Jun '14

IEEE VIS 2014 http://ieeevis.org CFP: The 2014 IEEE Scientific Visualization Contest Visualize the aftermath of volcanic eruptions http://sciviscontest.ieeevis.org/2014/ We invite you to participate in the 2014 IEEE Scientific Visualization Contest. This year’s contest targets data from atmospheric research that captures volcanic eruptions and their atmospheric aftermath. Participants are challenged to create a comprehensive visualization that enables domain experts to gain deeper insight into the spread of aerosols from volcanic eruption events and helps them understand the atmospheric and climatic consequences. Besides a number of interesting incentives, the contest winners will be presenting their work at IEEE VIS 2014 and they will get a chance to publish their results as a full, peer-reviewed IEEE CG&A article. Find out more at http://sciviscontest.ieeevis.org/2014/ Submission deadline: July 31st 2014 Dr. Bernd Hentschel RWTH Aachen University -- Liz -- G. Elisabeta Marai Robotics Institute School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University htttp://visualizlab.org/people/marai

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2nd Call for Papers: International Workshop on Knowledge Maps and Information Retrieval (KMIR) at DL 2014
by Mutschke, Peter 13 Jun '14

13 Jun '14

2nd CALL FOR PAPERS Knowledge Maps and Information Retrieval (KMIR) Workshop at Digital Libraries 2014 11th September 2014, London, UK Submission deadline: Friday 4th July, 2014 (submission instructions see below or workshop website) Workshop page: http://www.gesis.org/en/events/conferences/kmir2014/ Conference page: http://www.dl2014.org<http://www.dl2014.org/> Abstract: Knowledge maps are promising tools for visualizing the structure of large-scale information spaces, but still far away from being applicable for searching. The workshop aims at bringing together experts in IR and knowledge mapping in order to discuss the potential of interactive knowledge maps for information seeking purposes. Motivation, Goals, Objectives, Outcome The success of an information system depends mainly on its ability to properly support interaction between users and information. Current information systems, however, show as a particular point of failure the vagueness between user search terms and the knowledge orders of the information space in question (Mayr et al. 2008, Mutschke et al. 2011). Studies in interactive information seeking behavior have confirmed that the ability to browse an information space and observe similarities and dissimilarities between information objects is crucial for accidental encountering and the creative use of information (Nicholas et al. 2004, Westerman et al. 2005). This is in particular true for heterogeneous information spaces within the open web. Some kind of guided searching therefore becomes more and more important in order to precisely discover information without knowing the right search terms. Yet, this seems to remain the weakest point of interactive information systems (Ford 2000, Foster 2004, Tang 2007). Knowledge mapping encompasses all attempts to use visualizations to gain insights into the structure and evolution of large-scale information spaces. Knowledge maps can take the form of network visualizations, treemaps or specific, map like arrangements of search results (cf. Börner et al. 2003, Shiffrin/Börner 2004, Börner 2010, Klavans/Boyack 2010, Skupin et al. 2013, Sahal et al. 2013, Boyack/Klavans 2013). As an activity performed in very different disciplines - and often independent from each other - it stands in line with the dominance of the visual in our culture (Manovich 2009). Knowledge maps of digital library collections are promising navigation tools through knowledge spaces but - to the best of our knowledge - still far away from being applicable for searching digital libraries. Most maps are made for special purposes, are static, and usually not interactive (Akdag Salah et al. 2012). In interactive information systems the use of visual elements to enhance information seeking and discovery is a recurring research issue. However, not much of the experiences made in knowledge mapping have ever been implemented in online interfaces to digital libraries and collections (Börner/Chen 2001), nor is there a stable and continuous knowledge exchange between the "map makers" on the one hand and the Information Retrieval (IR) specialists on the other hand. Thus, there is also a lack of models that properly combine insights of the two strands, which are driven by quite different epistemic perspectives. Our workshop aims at bringing together these two communities: experts in IR reflecting on visual enhanced search interfaces and experts in knowledge mapping reflecting on visualizations of the content of a collection that might also present - visually - a context for a search term. The intention of the workshop is to raise awareness of the potential of interactive knowledge maps for information seeking purposes and to create a common ground for experiments aiming at the incorporation of knowledge maps into IR models at the level of the user interface. The major focus of the workshop is on the question of how knowledge maps can be utilized for scholarly information seeking in large information spaces. Our interests include interactive IR, information seeking behavior, knowledge mapping, science modelling, information visualization, and digital libraries. The workshop is closely related to the COST action KNOWeSCAPE (Analyzing the dynamics of information and knowledge landscapes: http://knowescape.org/<http://www.gesis.org/http:/>) which aims at implementing new navigation and search strategies based on insights of the complex nature of knowledge spaces as well as visualization principles for knowledge maps. The long-term research goal is to develop and evaluate new approaches for combining knowledge mapping and IR. More specifically, we address questions such as: * What are appropriate interactive knowledge maps for IR systems * How can knowledge maps be utilized for information seeking purposes? * How to locate an information need on a knowledge map? * How can (visually enhanced) search interfaces to knowledge maps look like? * How can interaction with knowledge maps be transformed into IR tasks? * Can knowledge maps improve searching in large, in particular heterogeneous, cross-language, cross-domain information spaces? * And the other way around: Can insights from IR also improve knowledge mapping itself? The availability of new IR test collections that contain citation and bibliographic information like the iSearch collection (see Lykke et al. 2010) or the ACL collection (Ritchie et al. 2006) could deliver an interesting playground for developing or evaluating combined models of IR and knowledge mapping for scholarly searching. Topical Outline To support the previously described goals the workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following: * Knowledge maps for digital libraries * Knowledge orders of information spaces * Information seeking behaviour * Information discovery * Interactive IR systems * Human-computer IR * Knowledge Visualization in IR * Visual interfaces to information systems * Browsing and navigating information spaces * Task based user modelling, interaction and personalization * Evaluation of interactive IR systems. Types of Submissions * Full Papers (6 to 8 pages): Full papers, describing advanced or completed work * Short Papers (4 pages): Position papers or work in progress * Poster and Demonstrations (2 pages): Poster and Presentation of systems or prototypes All submissions must be written in English following the Springer LNCS Author Guidelines (http://www.springer.com/lncs) and should be submitted as PDF files to EasyChair: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kmir2014. All submissions will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. At least one author per paper needs to register for the workshop and attend the workshop to present the work. In case of no-show the paper (even if accepted) will be deleted from the proceedings AND from the program. Important Dates * Submissions: Friday 4th July, 2014 * Notification: Friday 25th July, 2014 * End of Registration: Monday 11th August, 2014 * Camera Ready Contributions: Friday 15th August, 2014 * Workshop: Thursday 11th September, 2014, London (UK) Output Printed proceedings will be distributed to all attendees. In addition, workshop proceedings will be deposited online in the CEUR workshop proceedings publication service (ISSN 1613-0073) - This way the proceedings will be permanently available and citable (digital persistent identifiers and long term preservation). All workshop papers will be published in the DL Workshop Proceedings. Keynote Speaker André Skupin <http://geography.sdsu.edu/People/Pages/skupin/> (San Diego State University): "Managing Domain Knowledge: Ontology, Visualization, and Beyond" Program Committee * Alkim Almila Akdag Salah, University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) * Nicholas J. Belkin, Rutgers University (USA) · Katy Börner, Indiana University (USA) * Edward A. Fox, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (USA) * Norbert Fuhr, University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany) * Peter Ingwersen, Royal School of Library and Information Science (Denmark) * Claus-Peter Klas, University of Hagen (Germany) * Birger Larsen, Royal School of Library and Information Science (Denmark) * Vivien Petras, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Germany) * André Skupin, San Diego State University (USA) * Catherine L. Smith, Kent State University (USA) * Howard D. White, Drexel University (USA) Organizers * Peter Mutschke (GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Cologne, Germany) * Andrea Scharnhorst (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) / Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), Amsterdam / The Hague, The Netherlands) * Christophe Guéret (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) / Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), Amsterdam / The Hague, The Netherlands) * Philipp Mayr (GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Cologne, Germany) * Preben Hansen (University of Stockholm, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Sweden) * Aida Slavic (UDC Consortium, The Hague, The Netherlands) Kind regards, Peter Mutschke --- Acting Head of Department Dep. Knowledge Technologies for the Social Sciences (WTS) GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences Unter Sachsenhausen 6-8 D-50667 Köln Tel.: +49(0)221 / 47694 -500 Fax: +49(0)221 / 47694 -8500 Mail: peter.mutschke(a)gesis.org<mailto:peter.mutschke@gesis.org> www.gesis.org<http://www.gesis.org/>

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Research positions available at the Vale Institute of Technology in Brazil
by Cleidson de Souza 12 Jun '14

12 Jun '14

Research positions available at the Vale Institute of Technology in Brazil ============================================================================ The Vale Institute of Technology (ITV) is a recently established Brazilian multidisciplinary research institution focused on science, technology and innovation with particular emphasis on the usage of natural resources, mining, habitat conservation and sustainable development. ITV is a non-profit research and postgraduate teaching institution funded by Vale. Vale is one of the world’s main mining companies present in all 5 continents. At ITV we are passionate about creating long-term value and we are committed with leveraging the interaction between company, universities and governmental entities. The researchfacilities of ITV are located in Belém (Pará) and in Ouro Preto (Minas Gerais). The location of the candidate will be defined based upon his/her expertise and the ongoing projects. We have six (6) research fellowships available for young talented researchers for a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 months. These fellowships are offered within the Young Talents Program (Atração de Jovens Talentos), granted by the National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development in Brazil (CNPq). Benefits include: R$ 7.000,00 (about US$ 3.500,00) per month for living expenses and an one time accommodation aid in the same amount. No taxes are charged. Fellows will work on research projects related to information visualization, machine learning / big data, software engineering, robotics and other information technology aspects. We also have other fellowships with different values depending on the candidate’s experience. Qualifications: Applicants should have experience in developing computational solutions and the ability to conduct independent research. In addition, applicants must be proficient in spoken and written English, and have excellent communication skills. A strong track record of publications, working experience within multidisciplinary teams or in the mining industry, and experience in attracting external funding are a plus. Positions are now open in the following areas: - Information Visualization; - Visual Analytics - Big Data / Data mining / Machine Learning; - Computer-Supported Collaborative Work; - Human Computer Interaction; - Image Processing / Pattern Recognition / Signal Processing; and - Ubiquitous Computing, Sensors, Sensor Networks. The ideal candidate should have a Ph.D. in one of the following areas: Automation Engineering, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Sciences, or Telecommunications. Prospective candidates who do not strictly meet these requirements are also encouraged to apply and will be considered. We are particularly but *not* exclusively interested in Brazilian researchers currently living abroad and who are willing to return to Brazil. Application Procedure: Candidates are requested to submit their applications via email. To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter to: Cleidson de Souza ( cleidson.de.souza(a)itv.org OR cleidson.desouza(a)acm.org) . Screening will start immediately and continue until positions are filled. Additional Information: Learn more about the ITV and Vale at: - http://www.vale.com/EN/aboutvale/initiatives/itv/Pages/default.aspx - http://www.vale.com/EN/Pages/Default.aspx More information about Belém and Ouro Preto can be found at: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belém - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouro_Preto For further information regarding these positions, please contact Dr. Cleidson de Souza (cleidson.de.souza(a)itv.org OR cleidson.desouza(a)acm.org)

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Keynote at DL2014 workshop on Knowledge Maps and Information Retrieval (KMIR)
by Mutschke, Peter 04 Jun '14

04 Jun '14

We are pleased to announce the keynote speaker for the KMIR<http://www.gesis.org/en/events/conferences/kmir2014/> workshop on Knowledge Maps and Information Retrieval (to be held as part of the International Conference on Digital Libraries 2014<http://www.dl2014.org/>), London, 11th September: Dr. André Skupin (San Diego State University) will give a keynote talk on Managing Domain Knowledge: Ontology, Visualization, and Beyond. André Skupin<http://geography.sdsu.edu/People/Pages/skupin/> (Ph.D., University at Buffalo) is a Professor of Geography at San Diego State University. Areas of interest and expertise include geographic visualization, visual data mining, information visualization, and spatio-temporal modeling. Skupin's work has been strongly interdisciplinary, aimed at increased cross-fertilization between geography, information science, and computer science. It has been published in such diverse outlets as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE, the Journal of Informetrics, and Pervasive and Mobile Computing. Aside from developing new methods for analyzing human mobility, demographic change, and environmental sensor data in n-dimensional attribute space, much of his research has addressed the question of how knowledge artifacts can be conceptualized and visualized. His approaches combine natural language processing and intense computation with geographic principles and cartographic techniques and have been applied to varied data sets, ranging from thousands of ICU medical records to tens of thousands of conference abstracts and millions of journal publications. André Skupin has served on the advisory board of the Places & Spaces project (http://scimaps.org/) since its inception, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS). Abstract: Formal ontologies have become a standard staple of knowledge management, aiming to enumerate domain concepts and their relationships in a parsimonious manner amenable to digital storage and computational inference. This ontological approach is now converging with a long tradition of capturing domain knowledge in so-called Bodies of Knowledge (BoKs), in fields as diverse as project management, civil engineering, or business analysis. However, significant gaps remain when it comes to capturing the concepts and diverse practices of domain communities beyond giving voice to a small number of subject experts, as well as in envisioning the manner in which BoKs and ontologies can be usefully deployed. A team of researchers funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation recently developed a comprehensive approach to how a domain BoK could be conceptualized, collaboratively edited, stored, and visualized. Among the key proposals made is to turn a BoK from a hierarchically organized collection of domain topics into the foundation of an operational knowledge reference system. This in turn allows visualizations of the BoK to act as base maps supporting analytical operations inspired by geographic information systems (GIS). It then becomes possible to express relationships among domain artifacts (e.g., research articles, course syllabi, curricula vitae) and thereby among the actors and activities that produce and consume them, with natural language processing (NLP) playing a central role in operationalizing this vision. The resulting high-dimensional models of domain language can be leveraged within Web services and interactive visualizations, some of which will be featured in this presentation. Please remember the deadline for paper submissions: Friday 4th July, 2014 (see submission instructions on workshop website: http://www.gesis.org/en/events/conferences/kmir2014/) Kind regards, Peter Mutschke --- Acting Head of Department Dep. Knowledge Technologies for the Social Sciences (WTS) GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences Unter Sachsenhausen 6-8 D-50667 Köln Tel.: +49(0)221 / 47694 -500 Fax: +49(0)221 / 47694 -8500 Mail: peter.mutschke(a)gesis.org<mailto:peter.mutschke@gesis.org> www.gesis.org<http://www.gesis.org/>

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Information Visualization at EVL / UI-Chicago
by Angus Forbes 30 May '14

30 May '14

Posted May 29th, 2014. Accepting applications through October 1st, 2014, or until position is filled. The Department of Computer Science at University of Illinois—Chicago (UIC) seeks a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in the areas of visualization and human-computer interaction to work on a DARPA-funded project under the direction of Dr. Angus Forbes. The project will be carried out within the Electronic Visualization Laboratory and involves researching and developing information visualization systems for representing and interacting with biological networks across multiple layers of abstraction. Funding is available for up to three years; the appointment will begin in Fall 2014 or shortly thereafter. Applicants should have a PhD in computer science or a closely related discipline. Ideally, applicants will have strong experience in designing and evaluating visualization systems. Experience with (or interest in learning) the following technologies and/or areas is desired: network visualization, visual analytics, biological visualization, SBML and SBGN, and immersive systems. The Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL) is an extraordinarily collaborative place, especially for work in visualization and immersive environments. EVL, established in 1973, represents the oldest formal collaboration between engineering and art in the country, specializing in the design and development of visualization, virtual reality and collaboration systems utilizing high-performance networks. UIC ranks among the nation’s top 50 universities in federal research funding and is ranked the fourth best U.S. university under 50 years old by Times Higher Education. Interested applicants can email a letter of inquiry along with a C.V. to angus.forbes(a)gmail.com, using the subject line: "EVL Postdoc”.

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IEEE VIS Arts Program (VSAP'14) - Call for Papers and Artworks
by Angus Forbes 30 May '14

30 May '14

(Apologies for cross-posting, but feel free to forward!) IEEE VISAP'14 Call for Papers and Artworks November 9-14, 2014 Paris, France http://visap2014.sista.arizona.edu/ *** Paper and artwork submissions are due by June 15, 2014 *** The IEEE VIS Arts Program, or VISAP'14, showcases high-quality artwork and research that explores the increasingly prominent intersections between art and visualization. Through a dedicated papers track and an art show that runs concurrently with the IEEE VIS 2014 conference, the Arts Program aims to foster new thinking, discussion, and collaboration between artists, designers, technologists, visualization scientists, and others working at the intersection of these fields. The theme for VISAP'14 is Art+Interpretation. We are looking especially for projects and papers that explore the relationships between visualization research and artistic practice, and that present or discuss creative visual techniques that emphasize the interpretative or narrative aspects of scientific or cultural exploration. However, we are open to any submissions that could challenge or inspire the communities participating in IEEE VIS. Papers and artworks are due before June 15th, 2014. See the VISAP'14 website for more details: http://visap2014.sista.arizona.edu/ All accepted papers and artworks will appear in the VISAP'14 proceedings. Additionally, in collaboration with Leonardo/ISAST, we will be selecting outstanding submissions to appear in a special section of an issue of Leonardo, the Journal of the International Society of the Arts, Sciences and Technology. IEEE VISAP'14 chairs: Angus Forbes (angus.forbes(a)gmail.com) Fanny Chevalier (fanny.chevalier(a)inria.fr) Program Committee: Basak Alper, Koç University Andres Burbano, University of Los Andes Alberto Cairo, University of Miami Joann Cho, Triton College Xarene Eskander, University of California, Los Angeles Guia Camille Gali, OCAD University Tobias Isenberg, INRIA Daniel Keefe, University of Minnesota Martha Ladly, OCAD University Lindsay MacDonald, University of Calgary Francis T. Marchese, Pace University Stefanie Posavec, Independent Francesca Samsel, University of Texas, El Paso Daria Tsoupikova, University of Illinois at Chicago Julie Wagner, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Ruth West, University of North Texas Daniel Weiskopf, University of Stuttgart Jarke J. van Wijk, Eindhoven University of Technology Romain Vuillemot, Harvard University

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CFP: International Workshop on Knowledge Maps and Information Retrieval (KMIR) at DL 2014
by Mutschke, Peter 30 May '14

30 May '14

CALL FOR PAPERS Knowledge Maps and Information Retrieval (KMIR) Workshop at Digital Libraries 2014 11th September 2014, London, UK Submission deadline: Friday 4th July, 2014 (submission instructions see below or workshop website) Workshop page: http://www.gesis.org/en/events/conferences/kmir2014/ Conference page: http://www.dl2014.org<http://www.dl2014.org/> We are pleased to announce the opening of calls for paper for the upcoming halfday workshop on Knowledge Maps and Information Retrieval (KMIR), to be held as part of the International Conference on Digital Libraries 2014 - ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2014) and International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL 2014), London, 8th-12th September 2014 (http://www.dl2014.org<http://www.dl2014.org/>/). Abstract: Knowledge maps are promising tools for visualizing the structure of large-scale information spaces, but still far away from being applicable for searching. The workshop aims at bringing together experts in IR and knowledge mapping in order to discuss the potential of interactive knowledge maps for information seeking purposes. Motivation, Goals, Objectives, Outcome The success of an information system depends mainly on its ability to properly support interaction between users and information. Current information systems, however, show as a particular point of failure the vagueness between user search terms and the knowledge orders of the information space in question (Mayr et al. 2008, Mutschke et al. 2011). Studies in interactive information seeking behavior have confirmed that the ability to browse an information space and observe similarities and dissimilarities between information objects is crucial for accidental encountering and the creative use of information (Nicholas et al. 2004, Westerman et al. 2005). This is in particular true for heterogeneous information spaces within the open web. Some kind of guided searching therefore becomes more and more important in order to precisely discover information without knowing the right search terms. Yet, this seems to remain the weakest point of interactive information systems (Ford 2000, Foster 2004, Tang 2007). Knowledge mapping encompasses all attempts to use visualizations to gain insights into the structure and evolution of large-scale information spaces. Knowledge maps can take the form of network visualizations, treemaps or specific, map like arrangements of search results (cf. Börner et al. 2003, Shiffrin/Börner 2004, Börner 2010, Klavans/Boyack 2010, Skupin et al. 2013, Sahal et al. 2013, Boyack/Klavans 2013). As an activity performed in very different disciplines - and often independent from each other - it stands in line with the dominance of the visual in our culture (Manovich 2009). Knowledge maps of digital library collections are promising navigation tools through knowledge spaces but - to the best of our knowledge - still far away from being applicable for searching digital libraries. Most maps are made for special purposes, are static, and usually not interactive (Akdag Salah et al. 2012). In interactive information systems the use of visual elements to enhance information seeking and discovery is a recurring research issue. However, not much of the experiences made in knowledge mapping have ever been implemented in online interfaces to digital libraries and collections (Börner/Chen 2001), nor is there a stable and continuous knowledge exchange between the "map makers" on the one hand and the Information Retrieval (IR) specialists on the other hand. Thus, there is also a lack of models that properly combine insights of the two strands, which are driven by quite different epistemic perspectives. Our workshop aims at bringing together these two communities: experts in IR reflecting on visual enhanced search interfaces and experts in knowledge mapping reflecting on visualizations of the content of a collection that might also present - visually - a context for a search term. The intention of the workshop is to raise awareness of the potential of interactive knowledge maps for information seeking purposes and to create a common ground for experiments aiming at the incorporation of knowledge maps into IR models at the level of the user interface. The major focus of the workshop is on the question of how knowledge maps can be utilized for scholarly information seeking in large information spaces. Our interests include interactive IR, information seeking behavior, knowledge mapping, science modelling, information visualization, and digital libraries. The workshop is closely related to the COST action KNOWeSCAPE (Analyzing the dynamics of information and knowledge landscapes: http://knowescape.org/<http://www.gesis.org/http:/>) which aims at implementing new navigation and search strategies based on insights of the complex nature of knowledge spaces as well as visualization principles for knowledge maps. The long-term research goal is to develop and evaluate new approaches for combining knowledge mapping and IR. More specifically, we address questions such as: * What are appropriate interactive knowledge maps for IR systems * How can knowledge maps be utilized for information seeking purposes? * How to locate an information need on a knowledge map? * How can (visually enhanced) search interfaces to knowledge maps look like? * How can interaction with knowledge maps be transformed into IR tasks? * Can knowledge maps improve searching in large, in particular heterogeneous, cross-language, cross-domain information spaces? * And the other way around: Can insights from IR also improve knowledge mapping itself? The availability of new IR test collections that contain citation and bibliographic information like the iSearch collection (see Lykke et al. 2010) or the ACL collection (Ritchie et al. 2006) could deliver an interesting playground for developing or evaluating combined models of IR and knowledge mapping for scholarly searching. Topical Outline To support the previously described goals the workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following: * Knowledge maps for digital libraries * Knowledge orders of information spaces * Information seeking behaviour * Information discovery * Interactive IR systems * Human-computer IR * Knowledge Visualization in IR * Visual interfaces to information systems * Browsing and navigating information spaces * Task based user modelling, interaction and personalization * Evaluation of interactive IR systems. Types of Submissions * Full Papers (6 to 8 pages): Full papers, describing advanced or completed work * Short Papers (4 pages): Position papers or work in progress * Poster and Demonstrations (2 pages): Poster and Presentation of systems or prototypes All submissions must be written in English following the Springer LNCS Author Guidelines (http://www.springer.com/lncs) and should be submitted as PDF files to EasyChair: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kmir2014. All submissions will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. At least one author per paper needs to register for the workshop and attend the workshop to present the work. In case of no-show the paper (even if accepted) will be deleted from the proceedings AND from the program. Important Dates * Submissions: Friday 4th July, 2014 * Notification: Friday 25th July, 2014 * End of Registration: Monday 11th August, 2014 * Camera Ready Contributions: Friday 15th August, 2014 * Workshop: Friday 12th September, 2014, London (UK) Output Printed proceedings will be distributed to all attendees. In addition, workshop proceedings will be deposited online in the CEUR workshop proceedings publication service (ISSN 1613-0073) - This way the proceedings will be permanently available and citable (digital persistent identifiers and long term preservation). All workshop papers will be published in the DL Workshop Proceedings. Program Committee * Alkim Almila Akdag Salah, University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) * Nicholas J. Belkin, Rutgers University (USA) * Edward A. Fox, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (USA) * Norbert Fuhr, University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany) * Peter Ingwersen, Royal School of Library and Information Science (Denmark) * Claus-Peter Klas, University of Hagen (Germany) * Birger Larsen, Royal School of Library and Information Science (Denmark) * Vivien Petras, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Germany) * André Skupin, San Diego State University (USA) * Catherine L. Smith, Kent State University (USA) * Howard D. White, Drexel University (USA) Organizers * Peter Mutschke (GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Cologne, Germany) * Andrea Scharnhorst (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) / Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), Amsterdam / The Hague, The Netherlands) * Christophe Guéret (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) / Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), Amsterdam / The Hague, The Netherlands) * Philipp Mayr (GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Cologne, Germany) * Preben Hansen (University of Stockholm, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Sweden) * Aida Slavic (UDC Consortium, The Hague, The Netherlands) Kind regards, Peter Mutschke --- Acting Head of Department Dep. Knowledge Technologies for the Social Sciences (WTS) GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences Unter Sachsenhausen 6-8 D-50667 Köln Tel.: +49(0)221 / 47694 -500 Fax: +49(0)221 / 47694 -8500 Mail: peter.mutschke(a)gesis.org<mailto:peter.mutschke@gesis.org> www.gesis.org<http://www.gesis.org/>

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PostDoc position in user-centred design for visualization of effective search-profiling tools
by Tim Dwyer 30 May '14

30 May '14

Project Title: PostDoc position in user-centred design for visualization of effective search-profiling tools Location: Monash University, Australia Annual Salary: $AUD75-80k (~$US70-74k) Start Date: early 2015 Duration: one year Our project is to build interactive visualizations of the solution process of combinatorial optimization to support profiling and development of models and solvers. Effective and easy to use tools for optimization allow us to better use our limited resources, which benefits our industry, our health system, our security and our environment. Currently solvers for optimization problems are very much "black boxes" and it is difficult for people trying to model their problems to understand how to debug the model or to give hints to help the solvers. As a result there is a need for effective profiling tools to "open up" these black boxes. We have a lot of expertise in the solver and modelling technologies and are working to develop such profiling tools. However, since these tools are very much about placing a "human in the loop" of the model-development and optimization process, we are interested in adopting a user-centred design approach. There are key questions in understanding how people perceive these models and how the solver's progress can be usefully visualized in a way that is compatible with that perception. We have funding for a postdoc with expertise in visualization or human-computer interaction to join us in this research. We are interested in people with diverse backgrounds. Somebody who is less technical/mathematical but has good design or HCI skills may well be a good fit. contact: Tim Dwyer, tim.dwyer(a)monash.edu -- Dr Tim Dwyer BSc BCS(Hons) PhD Senior Lecturer and Larkins Fellow Caulfield School of Information Technology Monash University, Victoria, Australia Office Address: Building H, 6.36, Caulfield Campus 900 Dandenong Rd Caulfield East Mobile: 0481 240 767 (from overseas: +61 481 240 767) Postal Address: Faculty of Information Technology PO Box 197 Caulfield East VIC 3145 Australia

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Special issue on Time and Information Retrieval
by Ben Shneiderman 30 May '14

30 May '14

Since some of you work on temporal visualization, this opportunity may interest you. Sincerely… Ben Shneiderman CALL FOR PAPERS: TIME AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL A special issue of Information Processing and Management http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/~leon/time_and_ir_ipm.html We invite submissions for a special issue of Information Processing and Management on Time and Information Retrieval. ===== Motivation ===== With the rapid growth of digitised document resources, both on and off the web, and increased variety in types of document collections, future search systems will face growing difficulties in providing reliable, useful, and timely results. The web already archives a lot of content; organizing and searching by time will only become more critical as we move forward. This issue aims to explore opportunities and novel research on the intersection of time and information retrieval. Unlike existing work that focuses exclusively on the interesting problems related to adding time to established methods of information retrieval (such as, e.g., how to incorporate temporal relevance in ranking of retrieved results), we aim to stimulate discussion on new or powerful uses of temporality in all kinds of information systems. ===== Scope & Topics of Interest ===== We are particularly interested in work that describes novel advances on the intersection of temporality and IR. For example, work that goes deeper than metadata-level time (e.g. document creation timestamp), or that does temporal analysis of document collections for, e.g., event identification, tracking and prediction, or that works on temporal-based relevancy. We especially welcome papers on the following topics: * Time as a dimension of relevance - Time-aware ranking models - Opinion tracking - Media temporal similarity (e.g. text, video) - Longitudinal analysis - Document and sub-document timestamping * Time as context - Time-sensitive search - Searching for temporal bounds - Future Information Retrieval * Time as a query topic - Event-oriented Search - Temporal web image and video retrieval - Temporal clustering - Collective memory and web archiving - Cross-temporal information retrieval * General issues - Evaluation metrics for temporal IR - Visualizing and presenting time - In-document temporality - Temporal query understanding - Temporal indexing ===== Important dates ===== CFP: April 3, 2014 Manuscript due date: September 8th 2014 Acceptance Notification Date: December 2nd 2014 Final Manuscript Due Date: Jan 30th, 2015 (for all revisions) Publication date: Spring 2015 Substantial, creative, articles are welcomed, according to the journal format. After submission, we envisage a smooth and on-time progression through review and toward publication of this special issue. Contributions must not have been previously published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere, although substantial extensions of conference or workshop papers will be considered. All submissions should be prepared according to the Guide for Authors at http://www.elsevier.com/journals/information-processing-and-management/0306- 4573/guide-for-authors. Submissions should be made through EES at http://ees.elsevier.com/ipm/default.asp ===== Guest Editors ===== Leon Derczynski, University of Sheffield Jannik Strötgen, Heidelberg University Ricardo Campos, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar / LIAAD-INESC TEC Omar Alonso, Microsoft Corporation Primary contact: leon(a)dcs.shef.ac.uk<mailto:leon@dcs.shef.ac.uk> ===== Note on open access policy ===== Posting of author accepted manuscripts IS PERMITTED on author websites, uploaded to arXiv, etc., as stated in the publisher's open access policies. See also: http://www.elsevier.com/journal-authors/policies/open-access-policies/articl e-posting-policy Ricardo Campos Assistant Professor - ICT Department Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Portugal Researcher LIADD - INESC TEC at University of Porto, Portugal e-mail: <mailto:ricardo.campos@ipt.pt<mailto:ricardo.campos@ipt.pt>> ricardo.campos(a)ipt.pt<mailto:ricardo.campos@ipt.pt> web: http://www.ccc.ipt.pt/~ricardo -- Leon R A Derczynski Research Associate, NLP Group Department of Computer Science University of Sheffield, UK http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/~leon/

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BELIV 2014 Workshop: CFP reminder: June 30 paper submissions due
by Heidi Lam 27 May '14

27 May '14

BELIV 2014, Nov. 10, Paris, France co-located with IEEE VIS 2014 http://beliv.org *June 30, 2014: Paper submissions due* CALL FOR PAPERS (RESEARCH & POSITION) We invite you to contribute to BELIV 2014, the international workshop on evaluation in visualization. Even though established scientific methods like controlled experiments and standard metrics like time and error continue to be the workhorse of evaluation in visualization, there is a growing need in the community to develop special approaches and metrics for evaluation at all stages of the development life cycle that address specific needs in visualization. The goal of the workshop is to continue the discussion and spread the word on alternative and novel evaluation methods and methodologies for visualization. Paper Types We accept two types of submissions—research papers and position papers. The workshop focuses on contributions from all areas of visualization, including visual analytics, information visualization, and scientific visualization. *Research papers* aim to make progress toward novel evaluation methods in visualization and to discuss their benefits and limitations compared to traditional methodologies. As in past editions of BELIV, we will not accept papers that merely report on the evaluation of a system or technique unless the focus of the contribution is on lessons learned about applying a novel evaluation method or methodology and new insights on the evaluation itself are presented. Research papers present new work and unpublished results on the topic areas of the workshop. Research papers will be selected according to their novelty, quality, and relevance. *Position papers* are problem discussions or statements describing the author's relevant experience and ideas in regards to evaluation methods and methodologies for visualization. Position papers will be selected according to their importance and relevance for the workshop topics and how well they will fit the planned discussions. Both types of papers can be up to eight pages long but the length of a submission needs to correspond to its contribution. All papers will be peer-reviewed by members of the program committee as well as the organizers. We are currently working on making sure that we will be able to publish all accepted papers in the ACM digital library including the assignment of DOIs to the papers. We also plan to invite a selected subset of the papers to contribute to a special issue in a major visualization journal venue such as the Information Visualization Journal. Important Dates June 30, 2014: Paper submission due Aug 1, 2014: First notification Sept 1, 2014: Revisions due Sept 15, 2014: Final notification Nov 10, 2014: BELIV workshop (1-day) Submission To submit a paper create an account and submit the paper to the submission system at: https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/BELIV2014/. Please clarify whether you are submitting a position or research paper. For additional questions, email the organizers at beliv.workshop(a)gmail.com Format All the submissions should be formatted in the ACM style. Suitable templates, in LaTeX and Word, can be downloaded from: http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates. The submission, however, must be made in PDF format. Topics of Interest Topics include, but are not limited to: Evaluation in the visualization development lifecycle, Utility characterization, Evaluation metrics, Insight characterization, Synthetic data sets and benchmarks, Taxonomy of tasks, Computational evaluation, Benchmark development and repositories, Methods for longitudinal studies and adoption, Evaluation of early prototypes, Evaluation heuristics and guidelines, and Reflections on evaluation practice in visualization in the past, present, and future. Topics of Non-Interest Evaluation results of a visualization system or technique Organizers: Heidi Lam, Google Petra Isenberg, INRIA Tobias Isenberg, INRIA Michael Sedlmair, University of Vienna Papers from previous BELIVs For past BELIV workshops and papers see these links: BELIV 2006: published in the ACM DL <http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1168149> BELIV 2008: published in the ACM DL <http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1377966> BELIV 2010: published in the ACM DL <http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2110192> BELIV 2012: published in the ACM DL <http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2442576>

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