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2013 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge: entries due Sept. 30, 2013
by Zemankova, Maria 04 Jun '13

04 Jun '13

10th Anniversary International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and AAAS Science Journal http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/scivis/index.jsp The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the journal Science created the International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge to celebrate the grand tradition of science visualization and to encourage its continued growth. The spirit of the competition is to communicate science, engineering and technology for education and journalistic purposes. Judges appointed by NSF and Science will select winners in five categories: * Photography * Illustration * Posters & Graphics * Games & Apps * Video. The winning entries will appear in a special section of Science (with one entry chosen for the front cover) and be hosted at ScienceMag.org<http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/good-bye?http://www.sciencemag.org/> and NSF.gov<http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/scivis/winners.jsp>. In addition, each winner will receive a one-year online subscription to Science and a certificate of appreciation. Winners 2003 - 2012: http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/scivis/winners.jsp You and your colleagues are encouraged to enter the competition. Important Dates: * The deadline for all entries is 11:59 p.m. EST on Sept. 30, 2013. * Competition judging rounds take place in October 2013. * The 2013 winning entries will be published in a February 2014 issue of the journal Science. Guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/scivis/guidelines.jsp If you have questions, please contact: scivis(a)nsf.gov<mailto:scivis@nsf.gov>

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CfP: International Workshop on Diagram Logic and Cognition 2013 -- DLAC 2013
by James Burton 04 Jun '13

04 Jun '13

Dear colleague, apologies if you receive multiple copies. Please pass this on to colleagues and students who may be interested in submitting a paper to DLAC 2013. ------------------------------------------ International Workshop on Diagram Logic and Cognition 2013 Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India 28th and 29th October 2013 http://www.cem.brighton.ac.uk/dlac2013/ Our world is increasingly visual, and diagrams are an essential aspect of many of the fields that try to make sense of it. These include demography, cartography, medical imaging, aviation, and so on. In particular, diagrammatic logic is gaining ground in logic and mathematics as an alternative to or when used in parallel with symbolic logics, and recent years have seen the appearance of increasingly expressive diagrammatic systems. Considering the growing interest in reasoning with diagrams in India, a session has been planned on the history, current state-of-the-art and future of diagrammatic logics such as Euler-Venn diagrams, concept diagrams and spider diagrams, to mention a few recent and representative systems. Though our main focus is on the following topics, submissions need not be limited to these. . History of diagrams . Inference in diagrammatic logics . Diagrams and cognition . Aesthetics and visual complexity We invite authors to submit an extended abstract (3-4 pages) via easychair at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dlac2013. Documents should be formatted using IEEE style (see http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html) Accepted authors will then be required to prepare an 8-page paper for inclusion in the proceedings, which will be published online by CEUR (http://ceur-ws.org) As well as the refereed talks, we are delighted to be able to present several keynote speakers, including Dr Gem Stapleton -- see below for details. We also hope to include talks from several other distinguished researchers, whose names will be announced when available. The purpose of the workshop is twofold. Firstly, we want to gain deeper insights into the activities involved in reasoning with diagrammatic systems. The questions under consideration include: how can a modern, highly-expressive diagrammatic logic help with inferential tasks in practice, such as those undertaken in the field of knowledge engineering? What are the advantages and limitations of such a logic when considered for these tasks, and to what extent are any limitations defined by notations, tools, or the nature of the information itself? Answering these questions will lead to more suitable notations and better tools, and has a wide potential impact. Our second purpose, closely related to the first, is cognition. Reasoning through diagrams facilitates inferential tasks for a group of users known as the "visualisers". Recent research in cognitive science has examined the verbaliser-visualiser cognitive style classification. The category of visualiser can be divided into two contrasting groups: those with relatively high or low spatial ability. In recent work, Kozhevnikov has showed visualizers with high spatial ability usually generate abstract images whereas visualizers with low spatial ability tend to generate detailed pictorial images of individual objects. Barbara Tversky claims that when congruent mappings are made, the abstract concept matches the spatial representation, implying that abstract thought has roots in spatial world. The elegance of diagrams needs to be investigated from this perspective and these concepts should be considered in the context of the logic of diagrams. Finally, the use of diagrams as a vehicle of reasoning calls for simplicity, accessibility, visual clarity and expressiveness. Accordingly, our meeting will also focus on the topics of diagram aesthetics and visual complexity. Attendance at the workshop is free, but you will need to register in advance. Accommodation at Jadavpur University can be arranged at a minimal fee by contacting Dr Lopmudra Choudhury (choudhuryl(a)yahoo.com) . Keynote speakers Gem Stapleton on Inference in Diagrammatic Logics (title and abstract to be announced) Dr Gem Stapleton is a Reader in Computer Science at the University of Brighton. She first began research into diagrams during 2001 and has continued working on them ever since. She has published around 70 articles on topics spanning diagrammatic logics, automated reasoning, automated diagram generation and layout, and sketch recognition technologies. Much of this research has been collaborative, with colleagues at the Universities of Auckland, Cambridge and Kent. Her research has been supported by Nokia, who are applying results of her research in practice. Gem has undertaken many roles in the diagrams and visual languages communities, including being the Steering Committee Chair for the Diagrams Conference Series and a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Visual Languages and Computing. . Program Committee Dave Barker Plummer, Stanford University, US Mihir Kumar Chakraborty, Jadavpur University, India Mark Minas, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany Kim Marriott, Monash University, Australia Peter Rodgers, University of Kent, UK Ryo Takemura, Keio University, Japan . Important dates Submission period ends: 2nd July 2013 Notification to authors: 6th August 2013 Registration opens: 6th August 2013 Workshop: 28th and 29th October 2013 The workshop is followed by the annual meeting of The Kolkata Logic Circle, 30th October to 2nd November 2013. If you have any queries, please contact one of the organisers Jim Burton (j.burton(a)brighton.ac.uk) or Lopmudra Choudhury (choudhuryl(a)yahoo.com) -- Dr Jim Burton Lecturer in Computing School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics University of Brighton ___________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by MessageLabs' Email Security System on behalf of the University of Brighton. 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ISSI 2013, Vienna - 14th Int. Conf. on Scientometrics and Informetrics: Call for Registration
by Steinbrunner Silvia 03 Jun '13

03 Jun '13

(Apologies for cross postings) The preliminary programme is online! ISSI 2013 - 14th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics July 15-19, 2013, Vienna, Austria http://www.issi2013.org The Conference Organizing Committee cordially invites you to attend the 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference 2013 in Vienna, Austria, hosted by the University of Vienna and the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. We are looking forward to seeing you in Vienna. Best regards, Juan Gorraiz & Edgar Schiebel Conference Chairs

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Inteernational Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge: Entries due Sept. 30, 2013
by Zemankova, Maria 21 May '13

21 May '13

[Example of winning images] You are invited to submit an entry to this year's International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge, cosponsored by the National Science Foundation and AAA's journal Science. Entry categories include: Photography, Illustration, Posters and Graphics, Games & Apps, and Videos. Winning entries will be published in a special section of a February 2014 print issues of Science and ScienceMag.org, and NSF's website. Entry deadline: September 30, 2013 For entry forms, rules and more information go to: www.nsf.gov/news/scivis <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING VISUALIZATION CHALLENGE Call for Entries Entry deadline: Sept. 30, 2013 Science & Engineering's Most Powerful Statements Are Not Made From Words Alone Award Categories: * Photography * Illustration * Posters&Graphics * Video * Games & Apps [NSF logo] [AAAS Science Logo] This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscription to the category listed above. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate messages. [NSF logo]<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIw…> Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> | Unsubscribe<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> | Help<mailto:support@govdelivery.com> | Contact NSF<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> Follow NSF: [Follow us on YouTube]<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIw…>[Follow us on Twitter]<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIw…>[Follow us on Facebook]<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIw…>[Follow us on RSS]<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIw…>[Follow us on email]<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIw…>[Science360 News Service]<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIw…>[Science Nation Online Magazine]<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIw…> ________________________________ This email was sent to olpa(a)nsf.gov<mailto:olpa@nsf.gov> using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111 [Powered by GovDelivery]<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIw…>

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CFP: NIER and Tool-Demos @ 1st IEEE Working Conference on Software Visualization (VISSOFT 2013)
by Jonas Trümper 21 May '13

21 May '13

*** apologies for cross-posting *** Call for Papers: IEEE VISSOFT 2013 - NIER and Tool-Demos ---------------------------------- Location: Eindhoven, NL Date: September 27-28, 2013 Website: http://icsm2013.tue.nl/VISSOFT/ *** Submission deadline: June 28, 2013 *** The first IEEE Working Conference on Software Visualization (VISSOFT 2013) follows six editions of the IEEE International Workshop on Visualizing Software for Understanding and Analysis (VISSOFT) and five editions of the ACM Symposium on Software Visualization (SOFTVIS). In 2013, these two events will be united in a single top-tier conference on software visualization which is co-located with ICSM 2013. Software Visualization is a broad research area encompassing techniques that assist in a range of software engineering activities, such as, specification, design, programming, testing, maintenance, reverse engineering and reengineering. Covered methods contain the development and evaluation of approaches for visually analyzing software and software systems, including their structure, execution behavior, and evolution. In this conference, we focus on visualization techniques that target aspects of software maintenance and evolution, program comprehension, reverse engineering, and reengineering, i.e., how visualization helps programmers to understand, analyze, and evolve software. We aim to gather tool developers, users and researchers from software engineering, information visualization, and human-computer interaction to discuss theoretical foundations, algorithms, techniques, tools, and applications related to software visualization. We seek theoretical, as well as practical papers on applications, techniques, tools, case studies, and empirical studies. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Program visualization * Visual software analytics * Network visualizations in software engineering * Visualization of software documentations * Visualization of parallel programs * Visualization-based software in computer science and software engineering education * Visualization of workflow and business processes * Integration of software visualization tools and development environments * Visualization of web services * Visualization of software evolution * Visualization of database schemes * Protocol and log visualization (security, trust) * Graph algorithms for software visualization * Visual debugging * Software visualization on the internet * Empirical evaluation of software visualization * Visualization to support program comprehension In addition to full papers, this edition of VISSOFT features a New Ideas or Emerging Results (NIER) track and a tool-demo track related to the same list of topics suggested above: * NIER papers (up to 4 pages): The NIER contributions describe work-in-progress and preliminary exciting results which have not been extended to the extent required by a full paper. * Tool papers (up to 4 pages): Tool contributions describe the design or actual utilization of software visualization tools, with a focus on relevant tool construction aspects. All accepted submissions will appear in the conference proceedings and the IEEE Digital Library. More information on how to submit a paper including paper formatting can be found here: http://icsm2013.tue.nl/VISSOFT/ Important Dates --------------- * Deadline for submissions to NIER and tool demo tracks: June 28, 2013 * Notification for NIER and tool demo tracks: July 18, 2013 Organizers ---------- * General Chair Alexandru C. Telea, University of Groningen, NL * Program Co-Chairs Andreas Kerren, Linnaeus University, SE Andrian Marcus, Wayne State University, MI, USA * NIER & Tool Demo Track Co-Chairs Stephan Diehl, University of Trier, DE James A. Jones, University of California, Irvine, USA * Publicity & Web Chair Jonas Trümper, Hasso-Plattner-Institut, Univ. of Potsdam, DE Program Committee: NIER and Tool-Demo Tracks ------------------ Bilal Alsallakh, Technical University Vienna, Austria Jairo Aponte, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia, USA Michael Collard, The University of Akron, USA Michael Burch, University of Stuttgart, Germany Stephan Diehl, University Trier, Germany James Jones, University of California Irvine, USA Huzefa Kagdi, Wichita State University, USA Chris Parnin, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Denys Poshyvanyk, College of William and Mary, USA Jonas Trümper, Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Germany

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CFP - Submit papers now for the Visualization and Analytics Minitrack at HICSS 47, January 6-9, 2014 Big Island, Hawaii - Deadline June 15, 2013
by David S. Ebert 17 May '13

17 May '13

We are soliciting paper in visualization and analytics for decision support, operational management, and scientific discovery as part of the minitrack with the same name at HICSS 47. Accepted paper will appear in the proceedings as well as the IEEE Digital Library. HICSS is always one of the top conferences for downloads in the IEEE Digital Library! A description of the paper topics is below. Please contact us with any questions. We look forward to receiving your submissions, David, Tom, Kelly David Ebert Tom Ertl Kelly Gaither ------------------------------------------ This minitrack will have applications in a broad range of situations where human expertise must be brought to bear on problems characterized by massive datasets and data that are uncertain in fact, relevance, location in space and position in time. Examples include environmental science and technologies, natural resources and energy, health and related life sciences, safety and security (aircraft safety, law enforcement, antiterrorism, disaster relief) and business processes. We encourage submissions that extend the areas of use to include a broader range of analytic tasks such as science and technology, public health, business intelligence, financial analysis, and other domains where interactive visualization systems may be used to improve human decision making. Submissions may include studies of visual analytics and decision support in the context of an organization (e.g., communication between analysts and policy-makers), perceptual and cognitive aspects of the analytic task, and collaborative analysis using visual information systems. -------------------------------------------------- - Dr. David S. Ebert, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering - - Silicon Valley Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering - - Purdue University; 465 Northwestern Ave., West Lafayette, IN 47907 - - Director, Visual Analytics for Command, Control, and Interoperability - - Environments (VACCINE), DHS CCI Center of Excellence - - http://www.VisualAnalytics-CCI.org - - Director, Purdue Visualization and Analytics Center, www.purvac.org - - ebertd(a)purdue.edu http://www.ece.purdue.edu/~ebertd - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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LECTURESHIPS in VISUALIZATION - City University London
by Dykes, Jason 14 May '13

14 May '13

Two new permanent lectureships with an emphasis on visualization and visual analytics are available in the Department of Computer Science at City University London. Post 1: Visual and Analytic Computing Academic focus on Information Visualization, Visual Analytics or Information Retrieval http://j.mp/city2013visualAnalyticComputing Post 2: Applied Data Science Academic focus on Information Analytics, Information Visualization and business processes http://j.mp/city2013appliedDataScience We encourage applications from candidates with an outstanding academic reputation in either of these fields developed through research publications in high ranking journals and at internationally renowned conferences. These are permanent positions that provide excellent opportunities to work with the giCentre, the Centre for Human Computer Interaction Design and the Centre for Interactive Systems Research. Closing date: Monday, 10 June 2013 http://j.mp/10LWxYn http://www.city.ac.uk/hr/jobs Please contact Prof. Jason Dykes or Prof. Jo Wood to discuss these opportunities to join our dynamic research groups. We're in a great location in one of the World's great cities, close to the City of London and Europe's own Silicon Valley - Tech City (http://j.mp/techCityLondon) We would be pleased to chat about the posts, the University, research in the Department of Computer Science and visualization and data science at City. j.dykes(a)city.ac.uk j.d.wood(a)city.ac.uk

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IEEE VIS 2013 Workshops *one week to go*
by Meghan Haley 09 May '13

09 May '13

IEEE VIS 2013: Call For Workshops *Submission Deadline: May 15, 2013* We solicit workshops related to all areas of visualization including information visualization and visual analytics. The workshops venue at IEEE VIS provides an informal setting for participants to discuss advanced technical topics in visualization, involve experts in the field, disseminate work in progress, and promote new ideas. Workshops should emphasize emerging ideas, concepts, or technologies that are currently too nascent or too interdisciplinary for a full symposium, or bring together experts on a subject to create a report, white-paper, or proposal requiring interactive work sessions. More details on workshop format and submission guidelines can be found here: http://ieeevis.org/year/2013/info/call-participation/workshops Other important deadlines for IEEE VIS 2013: June 15: Panel Deadline June 15: Tutorial Deadline June 21: Doctoral Colloquium Deadline June 27: Poster Deadline June 27: Industry & Government Track Poster Deadline July 8: VAST Challenge Deadline July 15: Arts Program Deadline July 31: SciVis Contest Deadline Visit http://ieeevis.org/ for more details.

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CfP: [Deadline Extended] International Conference on Distributed Multimedia Systems -- DMS 2013
by James Burton 07 May '13

07 May '13

Dear colleague, apologies if you receive multiple copies. In response to several requests, we have extended the submission deadline for DMS 2013 to 13th May. -------------------- DMS2013 Call For Papers The 19th International Conference on Distributed Multimedia Systems Holiday Inn, Brighton - Seafront, United Kingdom August 8 - August 10, 2013 http://www.ksi.edu/seke/dms13.html With today's proliferation of multimedia data (e.g., images, animations, video, and sound), comes the challenge of using such information to facilitate data analysis, modeling, presentation, interaction and programming, particularly for end-users who are domain experts, but not IT professionals. The main theme of the 19th International Conference on Distributed Multimedia Systems (DMS'2013) is multimedia inspired computing. The conference organizers seek contributions of high quality papers, panels or tutorials, addressing any novel aspect of computing (e.g., programming language or environment, data analysis, scientific visualization, etc.) that significantly benefits from the incorporation/integration of multimedia data (e.g., visual, audio, pen, voice, image, etc.), for presentation at the conference and publication in the proceedings. Both research and case study papers or demonstrations describing results in research area as well as industrial development cases and experiences are solicited. The use of prototypes and demonstration video for presentations is encouraged. Special issue of Journals: The DMS conference is closely coordinated with the International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, the Journal of Visual Languages and Computing and the International Journal of Distance Education Technologies. Usually the best ranked papers from the conference, after rigorous reviews, extensive revisions and further enhancements, will appear in one or more special issues of the above journals. Papers suggested for the special issue(s) will be reviewed by external reviewers following the standard procedure of review stipulated by the respective journal. Topics: Distributed Multimedia Technology media coding, acquisition and standards QoS and Quality of Experience control digital rights management and conditional access solutions privacy and security issues mobile devices and wireless networks mobile intelligent applications sensor networks, environment control and management Distributed Multimedia Models and Systems human-computer interaction languages for distributed multimedia multimedia software engineering issues semantic computing and processing media grid computing, cloud and virtualization web services and multi-agent systems multimedia databases and information systems multimedia indexing and retrieval systems multimedia and cross media authoring Applications of Distributed Multimedia Systems collaborative and social multimedia systems and solutions humanities and cultural heritage applications, management and fruition multimedia preservation cultural heritage preservation, management and fruition distance and lifelong learning emergency and safety management e-commerce and e-government applications health care management and disability assistance intelligent multimedia computing internet multimedia computing virtual, mixed and augmented reality user profiling, reasoning and recommendations Information for Authors: Papers must be written in English. An electronic version (Postscript, PDF, or MS Word format) of the full paper should be submitted using the following URL: http://conf.ksi.edu/dms2013/submit/SubmitPaper.php (submission site will be open Jan 1, 2013). Manuscript must include a 200-word abstract and no more than 6 pages of 2-column text (include figures and references). All submissions must not be published or under consideration for publication in a journal or in a conference with proceedings. Papers will be evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness and clarify of exposition. Depending upon the results of evaluation a paper may be accepted as regular paper (6 pages), short paper (4 pages) or poster (poster presentation only). Hotel Information: The DMS 2013 Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn, Brighton - Seafront, United Kingdom. See: http://hibrighton.com A special daily rate of 99 pounds, VAT included, will be available during the conference period. This rate includes breakfast. For two persons, the rate will be 105 pounds. To make reservation at the special rate, please go to: http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/brighton/bhtsf/hoteldetail?groupCode… Keynote Speaker: Professor Roberto Laurini, Professor Emeritus of the University of Lyon, France and KSI Fellow, will deliver a keynote speech at DMS2013. Workshops and Special Sessions: The following workshops and special sessions are being planned: International Workshop on Distance Education Technology (DET) International Workshop on Visual Languages and Computing (VLC) Please contact the conference program co-chairs if you are interested in organizing a workshop or a special session. A one-page proposal with the following items is required: Title of the workshop/special session Name of the organizer(s) A list of program committee members (reviewers) E-mail address of the lead organizer A brief description of the theme Conference Contact Information: DMS 2013 Conference Secretariat Knowledge Systems Institute 3420 Main Street Skokie, IL 60076 USA Tel: 847-679-3135 Fax: 847-679-3166 E-mail: dms13(a)ksi.edu Important Dates: Paper submission due: [EXTENDED] May 13th, 2013 Notification of acceptance: May 31, 2013 Camera-ready copy: June 15, 2013 Early conference registration due: June 15, 2013 Conference organized by: Knowledge Systems Institute, USA Conference listed by: DBLP INSPEC Compendex Library of Congress AllConferences.com WikiCFP -- Dr Jim Burton Lecturer in Computing School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics University of Brighton ___________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by MessageLabs' Email Security System on behalf of the University of Brighton. 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CfP: [Deadline extended] International Workshop on Visual Languages and Computing -- VLC 2013
by James Burton 07 May '13

07 May '13

Dear colleague, apologies if you receive multiple copies. In response to several requests, we have extended the submission deadline for VLC 2013 to 13th May. -------------------------------- VLC 2013 CALL FOR PAPERS 2013 International Workshop on Visual Languages and Computing Holiday Inn, Brighton - Seafront, United Kingdom, August 8 to 10, 2013 http://www.ksi.edu/seke/vlc13cfp.html SCOPE Visual languages mediate human and computer interaction. For some visual languages this mediation is straightforward; using a mouse to access a drop-down menu is well-known to computer users. For others, this mediation can be enriched via sketch and gesture recognition. This is made possible by advances in commodity hardware. More formal visual languages allow experts to accurately specify complex systems, such as software architecture or chemical molecules. A visual language can also encompass complex human-computer interaction such as navigating a set of semantically linked videos. Indeed, precision of semantics underlies visual languages and computation. Aspects of visual computing are multi-faceted in goals that are to be achieved during information or language design. The following represents a short list of qualities that are of importance to the study within visual computing: efficiency, aesthetics, pleasure, emotion, engagement, immersion, collaboration, and culture. Aspects of art, engineering, and science play key roles where certain practitioners focus on design and engineering of visual interactions whereas others analyze and study these interactions (i.e., science). The International Workshop on Visual Languages and Computing will explore these issues, and will be held in conjunction with the 2013 International Conference of Distributed Multimedia Systems (http://www.ksi.edu/seke/dms13.html) For this year's special theme we request high-quality submissions on visual languages that increase the efficacy of various tasks, or on the effectiveness of visual languages themselves. In addition to the special theme, we continue to solicit papers on all aspects and approaches to visual languages and computing, including interactive visual computing, computer-empowered visual computing, human-empowered visual computing, transformation algorithms for visual computing, and visual languages for visual computing. TOPICS Aesthetic Computing Ambient Information Interaction Automated Generation and Layout of Visualisations Biomedical Imagery Computer-Assisted Visual Art and Design Fusion of Vision with Audio and Other Modalities Gestural Computing Human-Machine Interface Design Human Vision Systems and Models Parallel/Distributed/Neural Computing and Representations for Visual Information Pictorial Databases and Information Systems Scientific Visualization Sketch and Gesture based design Sketch and Gesture based interaction with data Sketch Recognition Software to Support the use of Visual Languages Visual and Spatial/Temporal Reasoning Visual Computing for Expert Communities Visual Computing in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Visual Computing on Sensed Data Visual Languages Visual Programming Visualization of Computational Processes SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Submissions that address research and development on the above and other related topics are strongly encouraged. All the submitted papers will be reviewed by the international Program Committee members. Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings of DMS 2013. A selection of the best papers will be invited for subsequent publication in a special issue of the Journal of Visual Languages and Computing. Papers of up to six (6) IEEE double-column pages should be submitted electronically via the VLC 2013 paper submission page: http://conf.ksi.edu/vlc2013/submit/SubmitPaper.php (submission site will be open Jan 1, 2013). IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission due: [EXTENDED] May 13th, 2013 Notification of acceptance: May 31, 2013 Camera-ready copy: June 15, 2013 Early conference registration due: June 15, 2013 Conference listed by DBLP INSPEC Compendex AllConferences.com WikiCFP -- Dr Jim Burton Lecturer in Computing School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics University of Brighton ___________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by MessageLabs' Email Security System on behalf of the University of Brighton. For more information see http://www.brighton.ac.uk/is/spam/ ___________________________________________________________

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