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2nd CfP: International Workshop on Visual Languages and Computing
by James Burton 12 Feb '13

12 Feb '13

Apologies if you receive multiple copies. ------------------ 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: April 29, 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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2nd CfP: International Conference on Distributed Multimedia Systems (Brighton, UK)
by James Burton 12 Feb '13

12 Feb '13

Apologies if you receive multiple copies. ------------------- 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: April 29, 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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3 PhD Positions in Text Analytics Project, Sweden
by Andreas Kerren 06 Feb '13

06 Feb '13

*** apologies for cross-posting *** THREE SALARIED PHD POSITIONS IN TEXT ANALYTICS PROJECT DESCRIPTION ---------------------- Applications are invited for three PhD positions in Sweden starting in September 2013. Position 1: PhD position in computer science with specialization in information visualization / visual analytics located at Linnaeus University, Växjö. Enquiries should be directed to Professor Andreas Kerren (andreas.kerren(a)lnu.se) Position 2: PhD position in computer science with specialization in computational linguistics located at Gavagai AB in Stockholm (with formal affiliation to Linnaeus University, Växjö). Enquiries should be directed to Dr Magnus Sahlgren (mange(a)gavagai.se) Position 3: PhD position in English linguistics, specializing in semantics/pragmatics using computational techniques located at the Centre for Languages and Literature at Lund University. Enquiries should be directed to Professor Carita Paradis (carita.paradis(a)englund.lu.se) All three positions are part of the StaViCTA project on advances in the description and explanation of stance in discourse using visual and computational text analytics funded by the framework grant No. 2012-5659 from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet). The research team consists of three senior researchers and three doctoral students, whose work will be carried out under the supervision of the three senior researchers. HOW TO APPLY ------------------------- Interested candidates find detailed application information on the web page below http://cs.lnu.se/stavicta/index.php/jobs Applications will be received until March 15, 2013 (Positions 1 and 2) and March 1, 2013 (Position 3). PROJECT PARTNERS & AIMS ---------------------------------------------- - Professor Andreas Kerren (PI of the project), Department of Computer Science, Linnaeus University, Växjö (http://cs.lnu.se/isovis/) - Professor Carita Paradis, Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University (http://www.sol.lu.se/en/sol/staff/CaritaParadis/) - Dr Magnus Sahlgren, Gavagai AB, Stockholm (http://www.gavagai.se) This interdisciplinary project across semantics, computational linguistics and information visualization investigates stance in human communication. Stancetaking, which is crucial for the social construction of meaning, involves expressions of attitudes, feelings, perspectives, judgements, doubts, trust and certainty. Stancetaking is a forceful factor in the communicative dynamics of Web-based social media such as websites, blogs, communities or forums. StaViCTA focuses on analyzing stance in such real-world streaming language data. Our goal is to identify the resources that language offers, how these resources act together and how they evolve in large amounts of digital text over time. This goal is achieved through the development of innovative, computational and interactive information visualization techniques. We propose a visual text analytics approach for the description, explanation and interpretation of stance in digital text media that includes automatic analyses seamlessly interwoven with interactive visualizations. This combination will make it possible for human beings to make sense of large and dynamic text data and allows for exploration, control and final evaluation of the analysis processes and results. Such an approach for analyzing stance is crucial for many application fields, including intelligence and security analytics, early warning and crisis management systems, financial analytics and business intelligence, and social media monitoring. REQUIREMENTS & ELIGIBILITY ------------------------------------------------- Applicants should hold a good MA degree in a relevant field of study. Good command of English is also required for all positions. The specific requirements for the different PhD positions are listed in the following: Position 1: The candidate should hold a good MA degree in Computer Science with an excellent background in information visualization, visual analytics, and/or human-computer interaction. Good programming skills and training in computer graphics are presupposed. Knowledge of visual text analytics, visualization of streaming data, machine learning or natural language processing is an advantage. Position 2: The candidate should hold a good MA degree in Computer Science or Computational Linguistics (or the equivalent), with an excellent background in machine learning/data mining and natural language processing. Experience with deep learning algorithms is an additional important qualification. Good programming skills (e.g. Java, Python) and a solid training in mathematics and statistics are required. Knowledge of linguistics and semantics is preferred. Position 3: The candidate should hold a good MA degree in English Linguistics (or comparable) with a solid background in semantics/pragmatics. Programming skills (e.g. Java, Python) and statistical training are advantages. Native or near-native command of English is a requirement. All three PhD students are expected to: - complete and defend a PhD thesis within the official appointment duration of four years; - collaborate with the other project members on common research targets; - regularly present intermediate research results at international conferences and workshops, and publish them in conference proceedings and journals. All three PhD candidates are employed by the universities with regular salaries (starting salary is about 23,000 SEK before taxes (around 30%)), and the positions include common benefits for social security according to Swedish laws and university regulations.

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Visualisation and BI, IV2013, London
by Gilles Venturini 04 Feb '13

04 Feb '13

(sorry for cross-posting) Visualisation and BI: deadline is approaching! (end of February) iV2013 - VBI 1st International Symposium Visualisation and Business Intelligence 15, 16, 17 and 18 July 2013 SOAS - University of London ● London ● UK ● <http://www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV2013/VBI.htm> http://www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV2013/VBI.htm <http://www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV2013/> www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV2013/ Visualisations play a key role in Business Intelligence (BI), a domain where data, knowledge and users are tightly related. Visualisations in BI must be intuitive and must support an interactive, collaborative and ubiquitous discovery process. These visualisations must deal both with data and knowledge exploration, and also with presentation of results to managers. Data in BI are stored in Data Warehouses and are generally large, heterogeneous, geo-localized and time-dependent. In addition, the discovery process involving visualisations in BI is necessarily interactive and highly user-centred. In this context, visualisations in BI must be dynamic and are not only concerned with the representation of data and knowledge, but also with the representation of operators acting on data. The results of an analysis in BI have to be presented to managers, which concerns not only the produced knowledge but also the facts that support this knowledge. Here visualisations can be used to report on the results and on the discovery process, a task where visualisations aesthetics and innovative technologies for data presentation come into play. BI thus creates important challenges in the visualisation domain. The aim of this symposium is precisely to make a state of the art and to contribute to these challenging objectives by covering all aspects of interactive visualisations in BI, from both a theoretical and practical point of view. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: ・ Visual OLAP, data cubes, dynamic cross tables, ・ Visualisations for dashboards, score cards, key performance indicators , reporting ・ Visualisations for big data, ・ Visualisations for mobile BI, ・ Visualisations and cloud computing, ・ Collaborative visualisations for BI, ・ Visualisation of time-dependent data, geo-localized data, maps, multidimensional data, hierarchies, ・ Visualisation of knowledge, visualisations for decision support in BI ・ Interactions, interactive knowledge discovery, visual operators on data and knowledge, graphical requests, ・ Visual analytics, integration of visualisations and data mining methods for BI ・ Innovative visual presentations and reporting of results, aesthetics in visualisations, use of advanced technologies for data/knowledge presentation, ・ Visualisations for CRM, market basket analysis, strategic watch, education, open data ・ User and case studies, reports on real cases and experiments Submission procedures: <http://www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV2013/PAPERS.htm> www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV2013/PAPERS.htm Further information: <http://www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV2013/> www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV2013/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Important Dates: 1 March 2013 - Submission of papers & Submission of tutorials: <https://www.conftool.net/IV2013/> https://www.conftool.net/IV2013/ <will be available shortly> 05 May 2013 - Submission of camera-ready & early registration closes Symposium Chair: Dr. Fatma Bouali, University of Lille 2, France <mailto:Fatma.bouali@univ-lille2.fr> Fatma.bouali(a)univ-lille2.fr Prof. Alfredo Cuzzocrea, ICAR-CNR & University of Calabria, Italy <mailto:cuzzocrea@si.deis.unical.it> cuzzocrea(a)si.deis.unical.it Prof. Gilles Venturini, University Francois Rabelais of Tours, France <mailto:venturini@univ-tours.fr> venturini(a)univ-tours.fr All other enquiries and submissions should be addressed to: Conference Co-ordinator P.O. BOX 29, HATFIELD, AL9 7ZL,United Kingdom. Tel: (Int. +44) 1707 - 652 224 Fax: (Int. +44) 1707 - 652 247 Email: IV13(a)graphicslink.co.uk URL: <http://www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV2013/> http://www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV2013/

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CFP: AAAI ICWSM'13 Workshop on Social Media Visualization
by Eser Kandogan 31 Jan '13

31 Jan '13

CALL FOR PAPERS Workshop on Social Media Visualization (SocMedVis) at the International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media (ICWSM'13) 11th July 2013, Boston, USA http://socmedvis.swansea.ac.uk Social media study and analysis brings researchers from many fields into a single setting. Even though the tasks of these researchers are varied, data visualization and analytics plays an important role. For industry and academics alike, visualization of social media data helps with hypothesis formation and supports the explanation of phenomena. The 2nd Workshop on Social Media Visualization (SocMedVis) will be held in conjunction with the International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media (ICWSM'13) in Boston, USA on 11th July 2013. The workshop is a venue for presentation of research and applications of visualization of social media data. The goal of the workshop is to bring together researchers and industry practitioners interested in visual and interactive techniques for social media analysis to discuss their potential application to the social sciences, humanities, and industry. We solicit contributions that discuss novel techniques and applications of visualization and visual analytics approaches to social media data sources. Important Dates Paper Submission Deadline: 18th March 2013 Paper Notification: 26th March 2013 Paper Camera-Ready Deadline: 1st April 2013 Early registration for ICWSM'13: 10th May 2013 FInal registration for ICWSM'13: 7th June 2013 Workshop: 11th July 2013 Topics We invite research, application, and position papers on the topic of visualization and social media. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: Visual Analysis of Evolving Social Media Data Interactive Techniques for Sentiment Analysis and Brand Perception Visualization of Memes and Trends in Social Media Visualization of Social Media for Media Studies Social Media in Social Sciences and Humanities Data Mining and Machine Learning in Social Media Visual Analytics of Social Media in Industry Formal Evaluation Techniques in Social Media Systems and Languages for Social Media Analytics Methodologies and Processes for Social Media Analysis Collaborative Analysis of Text Corpora Real-Time Visualization of Social Media Data Visualization and Visual Text Analytics in Social Media Visualization and Visual Analytics of Social Media Networks Studies of Analytic Work on Social Media Representations of Uncertainty in Text Analytics Submissions Papers are limited to 4 pages in length and should have a visualization or visual analytics component to them. Papers must be formatted according to AAAI guidelines. Papers in PDF format must be submitted using EasyChair by 18th March 2013. A subset of the accepted papers will be invited for oral presentation at the workshop and will appear in the ICWSM'13 workshop proceedings. All other accepted papers will be presented as posters during the poster session or interactive demo session. We also plan to host a panel of researchers in social sciences and humanities and industrial researchers of varied perspectives on the application of visualization to academic disciplines and industry where visualization is needed to understand social media data. For more information please visit the workshop web page at http://socmedvis.swansea.ac.uk. Regards, Daniel Archambault, Swansea University, D.W.Archambault(a)swansea.ac.uk Eser Kandogan, IBM Research, eser(a)us.ibm.com Martin Harrigan, Betapond, martin.harrigan(a)betapond.com

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Funded Ph.D. Position in Collaborative Geovisual Analytics
by Orland Hoeber 29 Jan '13

29 Jan '13

We are seeking candidates interested in pursuing doctoral research in the domain of geovisual analytics, with a specific focus on the design, development, and study of geovisual analytics tools that support collaborative input, exploration, and analysis of small-scale fisheries data. This research will occur as part of large international interdisciplinary research project titled "Too Big To Ignore: Global Partnership for Small-Scale Fisheries Research". Although the specific analysis context is fixed (support for collaborative work with fisheries data), many other aspects of this research are open and flexible. Options include exploring collaborative geovisual analytics as a distributed web-based environment, in a collaborative table-top setting, or using mobile devices. Specific details and goals for the research will be crafted based on the skill set and research interests of the successful candidate. For this position, we are seeking candidates that meet one or more of the following requirements: (1) completed thesis-based Master's degree in Computer Science (or Geography/Geomatics or related disciplines, with a strong Computer Science background) (2) prior research experience or a strong research interest in geovisual analytics, GIS, or information visualization (3) prior experience or interest in fisheries and fisheries data analysis (4) superior oral and written communication skills in English The successful candidate will conduct research under the supervision of Dr. Orland Hoeber at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. In addition, Dr. Rodolphe Devillers (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada) will serve as a co-supervisor for the research and Dr. Ellen Hines (San Francisco State University, USA) will serve on the supervisory committee. For more information on Dr. Hoeber's research, the University of Regina, or the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, please consult the following links: http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~hoeber/ http://www.uregina.ca http://www.regina.ca/residents/index.htm http://toobigtoignore.net Four years of cost-of-living funding has been reserved for the successful candidate for this position. Additional funding opportunities are available in the form of teaching assistantships, sessional instruction appointments, and other scholarships. We are planning for the successful candidate to start in September 2013. Interested parties should contact Dr. Hoeber (orland.hoeber(a)uregina.ca) prior to March 1, 2013 to receive full consideration for this position. Discussions and selections will be made early in March, and the successful candidate will then be instructed to apply to the graduate program at the University of Regina. -- Dr. Orland Hoeber Associate Professor Department of Computer Science University of Regina orland.hoeber(a)uregina.ca http://www.cs.uregina.ca/~hoeber/

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IEEE PacificVis 2013 - Call for Participation
by PacificVis 2013 28 Jan '13

28 Jan '13

[Apologies if you receive this more than once] IEEE PacificVis 2013 Sydney, Australia, February 26 to March 1, 2013 http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/it/~pvis2013 ----------------------------------------------- The 6th PacificVis (Pacific Visualization) will be held in Sydney, Australia during February 26 to March 1, 2013. As part of PacificVis, workshop/tutorial sessions will be held on February 26, with the Symposium starting from February 27. Information Technology currently faces the challenges of Big Data. Human understanding of massive data sets can be enhanced with visualization. PacificVis is an IEEE sponsored international visualization symposium held in the Asia-Pacific region, with the objective to foster greater exchange between visualization researchers and practitioners, and to draw more researchers in the Asia-Pacific region to enter this rapidly growing area of research. Program at a Glance (Preliminary) --------------------------------- http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/it/~pvis2013/program/programataglance Day 1 Tuesday, 26 February 09:00 - Registration 09:30 - 12:00 Tutorial I, Graph Drawing Karsten Klein, The University of Sydney Michael Newton, NewtonGreen Technologies 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break 12:00 - 13:30 Lunch 13:30 - 16:30 PacificVAST The PacificVAST2013 program will consist of a series of invited presentations. Workshop Chair: Seok-Hee Hong, The University of Sydney 15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break 17:00 - 19:00 Reception Day 2 Wednesday, 27 February 08:30 - Registration 08:45 - 09:00 Open Session 09:00 - 10:00 Keynote Speech I, Graph Animation Giuseppe Di Battista, Università Roma Tre 10:00 - 10:20 Coffee Break 10:20 - 11:40 Session 1, Text & Map Visualization(4 papers @ 20min) 11:40 - 12:00 Poster Fast Forward 12:00 - 13:40 Lunch 13:40 - 15:00 Session 2, Big Data Visualisation (4 papers @ 20min) 15:00 - 15:20 Coffee Break 15:20 - 16:40 Session 3, Volume Rendering (4 papers @ 20min) 17:00 - 19:00 Poster Session Day 3 Thursday, 28 February 08:30 - Registration 09:00 - 10:00 Keynote Speech II, Interdisciplinary Vis Donna Cox, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) 10:00 - 10:20 Coffee Break 10:20 - 12:00 Session 4, Visualization in Medicine and Natural Sciences (5 papers @ 20min) 12:00 - 13:40 Lunch 13:40 - 15:00 Session 5, Time-varying and Multivariate Visualization (4 papers @ 20min) 15:00 - 15:40 Coffee Break 15:40 - 17:00 Session 6, Visual Analytics (4 papers @ 20min) 18:00 - 20:00 Banquet Day 4 Friday, 1 March 09:00 - 10:20 Session 7, Tree and Graph Visualization (4 papers @ 20min) 10:20 - 10:50 Coffee Break 10:50 - 12:30 Session 8, Vector and Tensor Fields Visualization (5 papers @ 20min) 12:30 - 13:00 Closing Session and Best Paper Award Contact Email: pvis2013(a)it.usyd.edu.au Symposium Co-Chairs: Peter Eades, The University of Sydney Hans Hagen, University of Kaiserslautern Program Co-Chairs: Sheelagh Carpendale, University of Calgary Wei Chen, Zhejiang University Seokhee Hong, University of Sydney Poster Co-Chairs Shixia Liu, Microsoft Research Asia Quang Vinh Nguyen, University of Western Sydney Shigeo Takahashi, University of Tokyo Publicity Chair: Jinman Kim, The University of Sydney Organizing Chair: Karsten Klein, The University of Sydney Steering Committee: Issei Fujishiro, Keio University Seokhee Hong, University of Sydney Arie Kaufman, Stony Brook University Kwan-Liu Ma (Chair), University of California, Davis Huamin Qu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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PostDoc in Dimensionality Reduction and Information Visualization at UCLouvain
by Michel Verleysen 25 Jan '13

25 Jan '13

The Université catholique de Louvain invites applications for a 2-year postdoctoral position in Machine Learning/Information Visualisation, beginning July 1, 2013. The visual interpretation of data is an essential step to guide any further processing or decision making. Data visualization is tackled independently from two different angles in the scientific community. The domain of machine learning addresses mainly statistical, mathematical, and algorithmic aspects with dimensionality reduction (DR) techniques, whereas the field of information visualization focuses on the interaction with the user (man-computer interface, visual efficacy, user-friendliness). In this context, the project aims at bridging the two approaches. More specifically, the project intends to import the concepts of interactivity and controllability from the field of information visualization and to integrate them in advanced DR techniques in order to improve their acceptance by users and broaden their range of application. The successful applicant will hold a Ph.D. degree delivered not earlier than July 1, 2007, and must not have the Belgian nationality. In addition, the candidate must not have lived in Belgium for more than 2 years since July 1, 2010. The net salary after deduction of taxes and social security is about 26000 euros per year, or more, depending on seniority. Applicants should be knowledgeable in machine learning, data mining, information visualisation, with a particular interest in manifold learning, dimensionality reduction and information retrieval. Applicants should have a strong background in computer science and applied mathematics. A working knowledge of English language is mandatory. French is an optional asset. Working location will be Louvain-la-Neuve, a lively pedestrian town in the suburbs of Brussels, where most of the Université catholique de Louvain is located. The work will be carried out in collaboration with Profs. John A. Lee (http://scholar.google.be/citations?user=ZopTupcAAAAJ) and Michel Verleysen (http://perso.uclouvain.be/michel.verleysen/) in the ICTEAM institute (http://www.uclouvain.be/en-icteam.html) Application procedure: Interested individuals should send a CV, a brief statement of research and development interests (max. 1 page), and the names and contact details of two references by e-mail to John Lee (john.lee(a)uclouvain.be) with subject "Postdoc DRedVis". Candidates interested should send their application before March 15th, 2013; we reserve the right to accept late applications. The position will be available for an initial period of 1 year, with possible one-year extension after mid-term evaluation. ==================================================== Michel Verleysen Full professor - Honorary Research Director FNRS ICTEAM Institute - ELEN - Machine Learning Group Louvain School of Engineering Université catholique de Louvain Mail address: SST/ICTM/ELEN Maxwell Place du Levant 3, bte L5.03.02 B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Tel: +32 10 47 25 51 - Fax: +32 10 47 25 98 E-mail: <mailto:verleysen@dice.ucl.ac.be> michel.verleysen(a)uclouvain.be Homepage: <http://perso.uclouvain.be/michel.verleysen> http://perso.uclouvain.be/michel.verleysen Institute: <http://www.uclouvain.be/en-icteam.html> http://www.uclouvain.be/icteam Machine Learning Group: <http://www.ucl.ac.be/mlg/> http://www.ucl.ac.be/mlg/ Doctoral School: <http://www.uclouvain.be/doctoralschool-cil> http://www.uclouvain.be/doctoralschool-cil ====================================================

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CfP: Diagram Logic and Cognition, Oct 2013 (Kolkata, India)
by James Burton 22 Jan '13

22 Jan '13

Dear colleague, apologies if you receive multiple copies. ------------------------- 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. 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 - Extension of the papers deadline
by Steinbrunner Silvia 21 Jan '13

21 Jan '13

Dear colleagues, due to numerous requests the submission deadline has been extended to Monday, 28th January 2013 24:00. Please note that this is now the FINAL submission deadline with NO FURTHER extensions to be granted. Last call - ISSI 2013 - 14th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics July 15-19, 2013, Vienna, Austria http://www.issi2013.org Most important dates: *** Deadline for papers and workshops/tutorials: 21 January 2013*** *** New Deadline for papers: Monday, 28 January 2013 - 24:00 !!!!!! *** Deadline for Doctoral Forum applications: 4 February 2013*** *** Deadline for posters: 18 March 2013 *** 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. All the relevant information is available at the conference website: http://www.issi2013.org We are looking forward to seeing you in Vienna. Best regards, Edgar Schiebel & Juan Gorraiz DR. Edgar Schiebel Head of the Business Unit Technology Management Foresight & Policy Development Department AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH Donau-City-Straße 1 | 1220 Vienna | Austria T +43(0) 50550-4520 | M +43(0) 664 620 76 82 | F +43(0) 50550-4599 edgar.schiebel(a)ait.ac.at<mailto:edgar.schiebel@ait.ac.at> | http://www.ait.ac.at<http://www.ait.ac.at/> ResearcherID<http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-6529-2009> FN: 115980 i HG Wien | UID: ATU14703506 This email and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by return e-mail or by telephone and delete this message from your system and any printout thereof. Any unauthorized use, reproduction, or dissemination of this message is strictly prohibited. Please note that e-mails are susceptible to change. AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH shall not be liable for the improper or incomplete transmission of the information contained in this communication, nor shall it be liable for any delay in its receipt.

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