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Jigsaw system available for download
by John Stasko 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

Hello, We have made the Jigsaw visual analytics system available to anyone for download. The link can be found at http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/ii/jigsaw. Jigsaw may be useful for understanding collections of text documents -- It combines computational text mining techniques with interactive visualizations. The system just requires that you have java on your computer. The website above includes a tutorial document as well as a series of short tutorial videos. The site (and distribution) also includes a number of example document collections in a convenient XML-ish format. One that may be of special interest to this community is a collection of all InfoVis and VAST papers -- not the full papers' text, but the title, abstract, authors, conference, year, and other metadata.

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ISSI 2013 - 14th Int. Conf. on Scientometrics and Informetrics: Call for Registration
by Steinbrunner Silvia 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

(Apologies for cross postings) The registration is now open! ISSI 2013 - 14th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics July 15-19, 2013, Vienna, Austria http://www.issi2013.org Most important dates: *** Deadline for posters: 18 March 2013 *** ***End of Early Bird registration: 12 May*** 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, Edgar Schiebel & Juan Gorraiz ---------------------------------------------------- In order to signoff ISSI click & sends the following url mailto:ISSI-signoff-request@listserv.rediris.es<mailto:mailto:ISSI-signoff-request@listserv.rediris.es> ----------------------------------------------------

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3 PhD Positions in Text Analytics Project, Sweden
by Andreas Kerren 05 Mar '13

05 Mar '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 Master's 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 MS 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 MS 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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From Skala - PosdDoc position in Plzen, Czech Republic - ESF Funded
by Vaclav Skala 01 Mar '13

01 Mar '13

NEXLIZ - FAV - 6 ESF Funded submission & admin.questions - e-mail: mkepka(a)kma.zcu.cz Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (the"Announcer") announces selection procure to fill the vacancies of academicians for the work position: Academician - research assistant (postdoc) Research specialization of the specialist team: Research activities are targeted to development of new algorithms for computer graphics, data and information visualization, methods for 3D TV and 3D Cinema technologies, virtual reality and haptic systems with application of geometrical algebra and conformal geometry (http://GeometryAlgebra.zcu.cz) in the context of large data processing with GPU/Intel MIP technologies application. Close collaboration on international and national research and application projects with the mentor is expected. Importance is given to the above mentioned research fields with a strong priority for research publications in international research journals with an impact factor and at leading international research conferences (ACM SIGGRAPH, Eurographics, Computer Graphics International, Pacific Graphics etc.) and participation of the prototype (software) production. Description of work position: Selected candidates will reinforce the existing top quality research team of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. His/her main task will be to get involved in the activities of the specialist team under the leadership of the mentor, to follow the determined schedule of research and scientific activities and to get involved into educational activities (3-5 hours per calendar week in average for postdoc full-time position). Performance of the candidate's own scientific and research work includes publication of scientific and research results in prestigious foreign impacted magazines and in significant conferences, applied results, involvement in national and international research projects and organization of specialist/scientific events at the workplace (seminars, conferences). The postdoc job description includes participation in research fellowship programme for 3-5 months, participation in foreign and domestic conferences and transfer of acquired knowledge through workshops to other academicians and students (especially in master and doctoral study programmes). Mentor of this position is Prof. Ing. Vaclav Skala, CSc., e-mail: skala(a)kiv.zcu.cz. Qualification requirements: - Properly completed doctoral study programme at the Czech university or college excluding UWB or properly completed similar study programme in abroad, recognized pursuant to Act No. 111/1998 Coll. on universities and on amendment of some other statues (the "Education Act"), as amended, with the date of graduation after 28 March 2008, - Good knowledge of the Czech or English language (min. CAE or equivalent), - Experience in research in the field of the specialist team's research topic. T H I S A C T I O N I S R E A L I Z E D B Y T H E P R O J E C T N E X L I Z - C Z . 1 . 0 7 / 2 . 3 . 0 0 / 3 0 . 0 0 3 8 , W H I C H I S C O - F I N A N C E D B Y T H E E U R O P E A N S O C I A L F U N D A N D T H E S T A T E B U D G E T O F T H E C Z E C H R E P U B L I C . The vacancy can be filled only with a full-time candidate for the period of up to 25 months (by 31.05.2015 at the latest). Offered salary: min. CZK 40,000 (gross monthly salary/wage - full-time employment - 40 hours/week) and a possibility to gain further support within the motivation system of the University of West Bohemia depending on the results of work, up to CZK 57,000 monthly (gross). Expected commencement of employment contract: 2 May 2013. Required form of candidate's job application: - Structured C.V., - Copies of documents proving obtained education (PhD diploma or equivalent thereof), - Copies of documents proving achieved level in English (CAE or equivalent), - Full bibliographic data of published articles in impacted magazines (state namely articles relating to specialization of the position, incl. the impact factor of the magazine at the time of publishing of the article concerned), - Full bibliographic data of papers published in collections/almanacs of significant (listed in WoS or SCOPUS) international conferences relating to specialization of activity in the offered vacancy, - Summary of significant teams (especially international ones) with whom the candidate cooperated, incl. the projects in which he/she was engaged, - Summary of cooperation with sphere of application and achieved application outputs, - Enclose at least two letters of recommendation from important personalities (e.g. dissertation supervisor or examiner). For detailed information visit https://nexliz.zcu.cz/en/node/24 Term for publishing: 28. 2. 2013. Term for submitting applications: from 1. 3. 2013 till 31. 3. 2013. Candidates shall submit their applications to: Zapadoceska univerzita v Plzni (University of West Bohemia in Pilsen), FAV - KMA, Univerzitni 8, 306 14 Plzen, Ceska republika (Czech Republic). Responsible person: Ing. Michal Kepka, e-mail: mkepka(a)kma.zcu.cz, Tel: +420 37763 2606. Deliver your application together with all documents via registered mail or submit them personally. Please send all materials electronically to the above mentioned e-mail address simultaneously. http://www.VaclavSkala.eu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prof.Ing.Vaclav Skala, CSc. Head of Center of Computer Graphics and Visualization (http://Graphics.zcu.cz) FELLOW of the Eurographics Association c/o University of West Bohemia http://www.zcu.cz Computer Science Dept. http://www-kiv.zcu.cz Center of Computer Graphics and Visualization http://Graphics.zcu.cz Secretary: cse(a)kiv.zcu.cz Univerzitni 8 CZ 306 14 Plzen-Bory Czech Republic e-mail: skala(a)kiv.zcu.cz URL: http://www.VaclavSkala.eu WSCG URL: http://wscg.zcu.cz --------------------------------------------------- Direct Tel. +420-37-763-2473 Direct Fax. +420-37-763-2457 Tel.secretary: +420-37-763-2461, 2462, 2463 Fax Department: +420-37-763-2402

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EuroRV3 Call for Papers
by Paul Rosenthal 01 Mar '13

01 Mar '13

*** Call for Papers *** (Apologies for receiving multiple copies) EuroRV3: EuroVis Workshop on Reproducibility, Verification, and Validation in Visualization June 17-18, 2013 Leipzig, Germany http://www.eurorvvv.org/ The EuroRV3: EuroVis Workshop on Reproducibility, Verification, and Validation in Visualization focuses on the need for reliable visualization. We concentrate on recent and future developments related to the reproducibility of newly-developed visualization approaches, the verification of visualization and data-processing systems, the validation of visualization paradigms, and the effective incorporation of each of these into modern visualizations. Reliable reproducibility is a given in the more mature sciences such as physics, chemistry, and biology etc. and is a requirement if visualization is to evolve into a mature science. This workshop solicits short papers (4+1 pages) and panel statements (2 pages) that address the core questions of the field of reliability in visualization. This includes - the reproducibility of newly developed visualization approaches - the verification of visualization and data-processing systems - the validation of the used visualization paradigms - the incorporation of such uncertainty aspects into visualizations In addition, this year’s workshop invites submissions with a special focus on Human-Centered Visualization and Verification. Topics include: - The role of the user in the verification and validation of visualization - Reliability of the human visual system - Limitations challenges associated with the human visual system - Verification that is most effective/objective from a human-centered point of view - Information overload - Intuitive interactions - Human-centered evaluation of visualizations - Cognition - Symbolization and abstraction - Theoretical vs. practically effective validation, verification, and visualization. *** Submission *** All submissions have to be completed through the Precision Conference System (https://precisionconference.com/~vgtc) until the submission deadline. Authors are also asked to follow the formatting instructions, see http://www.eurorvvv.org/submission/ for details. *** Important Dates *** Submission Deadline: March 8, 2013 (23:59 UTC/GMT) Acceptance Notification: April 19, 2013 Camera-ready Deadline: May 3, 2013 *** Proceedings *** The proceedings of the workshop will be published in the Eurographics Digital Library. A selection of the best short papers will be invited to extend their papers and submit to a special issue of Computing and Visualization in Science. *** Workshop Co-Chairs *** Paul Rosenthal Robert S. Laramee Mike Kirby Gordon L. Kindlmann

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Call for Participation - VAST Challenge 2013
by Cook, Kristin A 01 Mar '13

01 Mar '13

VAST Challenge 2013 Call for Participation Mini-Challenge 1 and Mini-Challenge 2 now available! See http://vacommunity.org/VASTchallenge2013 for details. There is something for everyone in this year's VAST Challenge. This year's challenge presents three distinct mini-challenges to test your skills. These challenges are open to participation by individuals and teams in industry, government, and academia. Creative approaches to visual analytics are encouraged. Now Open! Mini-Challenge 1 focuses on predictive analytics for movie openings. It will challenge your ability to use visual analytics for predictive analysis, as well as your ability to manage large data and to make decisions in a short timeframe. Using data we specify, you will use your interactive visualization tools to predict upcoming movies' opening weekend box office successes and viewer ratings. It is decidedly different from previous VAST Challenges in that it will be continuous and iterative with reviewing and recognition being presented from now until the final judging session. Please visit boxofficevast.org<http://boxofficevast.org> for more information and to register. Now Open! Mini-Challenge 2 tests your skills in visual design. The fictitious Big Enterprise is searching for a design for their future situation awareness display. The company's intrepid network operations team will use this display to understand the health, security, and performance of their entire computer network. This challenge is also very different from previous VAST Challenges, because there is no data to process and no questions to answer. Instead, the challenge is to show off your design talents by producing a creative new design for situation awareness. Please visit VAST Challenge 2013: Mini-Challenge 2<http://vacommunity.org/VAST+Challenge+2013%3A+Mini-Challenge+2> for more information. Coming soon! Mini-Challenge 3 focuses on unusual happenings on the computer network of a marketing company. Can you identify what looks amiss on the network using the network flow and network health data provided? And can you ask the right questions to help you piece together the timeline of events? For more information, please contact vast_challenge(a)ieeevis.org<mailto:vast_challenge@ieeevis.org>. The submission deadline is July 8, 2013. We look forward to seeing your creative solutions. Kris Cook, Georges Grinstein, and Mark Whiting VAST Challenge Committee co-chairs

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CFP: LDAV 2013
by Meghan Haley 28 Feb '13

28 Feb '13

Call For Papers IEEE Symposium on Large-Scale Data Analysis and Visualization 2013 (LDAV 2013) October 13-14, 2013 Atlanta, Georgia http://www.ldav.org/ Contact: papers(a)ldav.org Modern large-scale scientific simulations, sensor networks, and experiments are generating enormous datasets, with some projects approaching the multiple exabyte range in the near term. Managing and analyzing large datasets in order to transform them into insight is critical for a variety of disciplines including climate science, nuclear physics, security, materials design, transportation, and urban planning. This is currently referred to as the Big Data Challenge. The tools and approaches needed to mine, analyze, and visualize data at extreme scales can be fully realized only if we have end-to-end solutions, which demands collective, interdisciplinary efforts. The Large Scale Data Analysis and Visualization (LDAV) symposium, to be held in conjunction with IEEE VIS 2013, is specifically targeting possible end-to-end solutions. The LDAV symposium will bring together domain scientists, data analysts, visualization researchers, users, designers and artists, to foster common ground for solving both near- and long-term problems. Scope: We are looking for original research contributions on a broad-range of topics related to the collection, analysis, manipulation or visualization of large-scale data. We also welcome position papers on these topics. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Innovative approaches combining information visualization, visual analytics, and scientific visualization - Streaming methods for analysis, collection and visualization - Novel, extreme or innovative methods for understanding and interacting with data - Data mining and machine learning techniques for large data analysis - Advanced hardware and system architectures for data handling, analysis or visualization - Hierarchical data storage, retrieval or rendering - Distributed, parallel or multi-threaded approaches - MapReduce-based and Database-related methods, algorithms or approaches - Data collection, management and curation - Collaboration or co-design of data analysis with domain scientists - Application case studies - Topics in cognitive issues specific to manipulating and understanding large data - Industry solutions for Big Data analytics and infrastructure Submission Instructions: Submitted manuscripts may not exceed maximum of eight (8) pages in length, with an optional ninth page that can only contain references. The length of the paper should be proportional to the contributions it makes. We welcome short papers of 4 or 6 pages in length. The manuscripts should be formatted according to guidelines available on the IEEE VIS 2013 site (forthcoming). Submission Site: Go to the submission site (https://precisionconference.com/~vgtc) log in, and select 'Submit to LDAV 2013 Papers'. Important Dates Papers: Paper Registration including Abstract: May 8, 2013 (required), 11:59 PM PST Paper Submission: May 15, 2013 (firm), 11:59 PM PST Author Notification: July 31, 2013 Camera-Ready Deadline: August 21, 2013 Proceedings: The proceedings of the symposium will be published together with the IEEE VIS 2013 proceedings and via the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Best Paper: The LDAV Program Committee will award a Best Papers award to the authors whose submission is deemed the strongest according to the reviewing criteria. This award will be announced at the event. Symposium Chairs: David Rogers, Sandia National Laboratories Claudio Silva, New York University Program Chairs: Berk Geveci, Kitware Inc. Hanspeter Pfister, Harvard University Venkatram Vishwanath, Argonne National Laboratory

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CFP: VIS 2013 (formerly VisWeek)
by Meghan Haley 27 Feb '13

27 Feb '13

VIS 2013 (formerly VisWeek) http://ieeevis.org/ 8TH IEEE VISUAL ANALYTICS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE 19TH IEEE INFORMATION VISUALIZATION CONFERENCE 24th IEEE SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION CONFERENCE Co-located with BIOLOGICAL DATA VISUALIZATION SYMPOSIUM (BioVis) LARGE-SCALE DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION SYMPOSIUM (LDAV) SYMPOSIUM ON VISUALIZATION FOR CYBER SECURITY (VizSec) -- CALL FOR PAPERS & PARTICIPATION -- 13 - 18 OCTOBER, 2013 ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA VIS 2013 is the premier forum for advances in scientific and information visualization. The event-packed week brings together researchers and practitioners from academia, government, and industry to explore their shared interests in tools, techniques, and technology. We invite you to participate in IEEE Visual Analytics Science and Technology, IEEE Information Visualization, and IEEE Scientific Visualization by sharing your research, insights, experience, and enthusiasm. CO-LOCATED SYMPOSIA The 3rd IEEE Symposium on Large-Scale Data Analysis and Visualization (LDAV) aims at bringing together domain scientists, data analytics and visualization researchers, and users, and fostering the needed exchange to develop the next-generation data-intensive analysis and visualization technology. Visit ldav.org for more information. The 3rd IEEE Symposium on Biological Data Visualization (BioVis) aims at bringing together researchers from the visualization, bioinformatics, and biology communities to establish an interdisciplinary dialogue and to promote the sharing of expertise, between both meeting participants and the communities at large. Visit biovis.net for more information. The 10th International Symposium on Visualization for Cyber Security (VizSec) is a forum that brings together researchers and practitioners from academia, government, and industry to address the needs of the cyber security community through new and insightful visualization and analysis techniques. VizSec will provide an excellent venue for fostering greater exchange and new collaborations on a broad range of security- and privacy-related topics. Accepted papers will appear in the ACM Digital Library as part of the ACM International Conference Proceedings Series. LOCATION In 2013, IEEE VIS comes to the city of Atlanta, the heart and high-tech center of Georgia and the American south. Atlanta is a dynamic destination for tourism. Nearby is the world's largest indoor aquarium, the Georgia Aquarium, and just a few steps away, the World of Coca-Cola and Centennial Olympic Park. The conference will be located at the downtown Marriott Marquis Hotel, the 3rd largest Marriott in the world. The Marriott is 12 miles north of Atlanta's international airport and the MARTA subway connects the hotel conveniently to the airport. More info on Atlanta tourism can be found here: atlanta-tourism.org and http://www.atlanta.net. IMPORTANT DATES *VIS 2013 Deadlines* March 21, 2013 (Paper Abstracts) March 31, 2013 (Full Papers) May 15, 2013 (Workshops) June 15, 2013 (Tutorials & Panels) June 21, 2013 (PhD Colloquium) June 27, 2013 (Posters) July 31, 2013 (SciVis Contest) Check http://www.ieeevis.org/ for other deadlines and information. *LDAV Deadlines* May 8, 2013 (Paper Abstracts) May 15, 2013 (Full Papers) Check http://www.ldav.org/ for Poster deadlines and information. *BioVis Deadlines* April 30, 2013 (Paper Abstracts) May 7, 2013 (Full Papers) Check http://www.biovis.net/ for Poster and Contest deadlines and information. *VizSec Deadlines* July 8, 2013 (Full Papers) August 23, 2013 (Posters) Check http://www.vizsec.org/ for other deadlines and information. -- Follow us @ieeevisweek and 'like' us on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/VisWeek to keep up with conference activities and announcements. Questions? Email info(a)ieeevis.org *VIS 2013 General Chair* John T. Stasko, Georgia Institute of Technology *VIS 2013 Conference Chairs* Matt Ward, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (VAST) Chris Weaver, University of Oklahoma (InfoVis) Rachael Brady, Cisco Systems (SciVis) *VIS 2013 Paper Chairs* Jason Dykes, City University London (InfoVis) Helwig Hauser, University of Bergen (InfoVis) Jeff Heer, Stanford University (InfoVis) David Laidlaw, Brown University (SciVis) Chris North, Virginia Tech (VAST) Giuseppe Santucci, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" (VAST) Han-Wei Shen, The Ohio State University (SciVis) Anders Ynnerman, Linkoping University (SciVis)

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Open Position: PhD candidate (Visual Analytics) @ VUT
by Silvia Miksch (asgaard) 25 Feb '13

25 Feb '13

Open Position: PhD candidate (Visual Analytics) at the Information Engineering Group, Vienna University of Technology, Austria ********************************************************************************************** The Information Engineering Group, at the Institute of Software Technology and Interactive Systems of the Vienna University of Technology, is seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate in the field of Information Visualization and Visual Analytics to work in the following two research projects + EXPAND: EXploratory Visualization of PAtent Network Dynamics: http://www.cvast.tuwien.ac.at/ieg-projects/expand + MobiGuide: Guiding Patients Anytime Everywhere: http://www.cvast.tuwien.ac.at/ieg-projects/mobiguide RESPONSIBILITIES The successful applicant will * perform research in the field of Information Visualization and Visual Analytics * design new techniques and implement interactive prototypes * write and review scientific publications * participate in scientific and consulting projects * work within a creative, highly motivated, and international team REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS * university degree (bachelor or master) in Computer Science, Information Systems, or an equivalent university study * experience in programming (preferably Java, Javascript, C++, or similar) * knowledge or interest in one or more of the following: Visual Analytics, Information Visualization, Computer Graphics, Human-Computer Interaction, Data Mining * abilities to work as an independent and flexible researcher in interdisciplinary teams * fluency in the English language both orally and in written form DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS * knowledge or interest in one or more of the following: Graph Theory, Social Network Analysis, Business Process Management, Medical Informatics * (for international applicants) basic proficiency in German or willingness to learn DATES * Application deadline: as soon as possible, but not later than *March 10*, 2013 * Start date: *March 31*, 2013 (negotiable) * Duration: 2,5 years (extension planned) * Working hours: 38,5 hours/week * Salary: according to the standard university regulations (http://www.tuwien.ac.at/fileadmin/t/pers1/downloads/Personalkostensaetze_20…) APPLICATION AND CONTACT Please send your application (with the usual documents including a statement of interest (motivation letter), full CV, list of subjects taken at university plus grades, publications, etc.) by email with the subject “iegJob2013” to Mr. Paolo Federico:federico@ifs.tuwien.ac.at The Vienna University of Technology aims for enhancing the number of women in scientific positions and therefore particularly invites women to apply. We encourage sending your application in electronic form. Applicants are not entitled to claim reimbursement of traveling expenses and/or other costs caused by the application procedures. If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Silvia Miksch: miksch(a)ifs.tuwien.ac.at MORE INFO Vienna University of Technology:www.tuwien.ac.at Institute for Software Technology and Interactive Systems: www.isis.tuwien.ac.at Information Engineering Group: http://www.cvast.tuwien.ac.at/ Information Visualization: www.infovis-wiki.net/index.php?title=Information_Visualization

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Call for Papers: International Symposium on Visualization for Cyber Security (VizSec) 2013
by Sophie Engle 24 Feb '13

24 Feb '13

VIZSEC 2013 (Co-Located with IEEE VIS) October 14, 2013 in Atlanta GA, USA http://www.vizsec.org/ CALL FOR PAPERS The 10th International Symposium on Visualization for Cyber Security (VizSec) is a forum that brings together researchers and practitioners from academia, government, and industry to address the needs of the cyber security community through new and insightful visualization and analysis techniques. VizSec will provide an excellent venue for fostering greater exchange and new collaborations on a broad range of security- and privacy-related topics. Accepted papers will appear in the ACM Digital Library as part of the ACM International Conference Proceedings Series. Important research problems often lie at the intersection of disparate domains. Our focus is to explore effective, scalable visual interfaces for security domains, where visualization may provide a distinct benefit, including computer forensics, reverse engineering, insider threat detection, cryptography, privacy, preventing 'user assisted' attacks, compliance management, wireless security, secure coding, and penetration testing in addition to traditional network security. Human time and attention are precious resources. We are particularly interested in visualization and interaction techniques that effectively capture human analyst insights so that further processing may be handled by machines, freeing the analyst for other tasks. For example, a malware analyst might use a visualization system to analyze a new piece of malicious software and then facilitate generating a signature for future machine processing. When appropriate, research that incorporates multiple data sources, such as network packet captures, firewall rule sets and logs, DNS logs, web server logs, and/or intrusion detection system logs, is particularly desirable. TECHNICAL PAPERS Full papers offering novel contributions in security visualization are solicited. Papers may present techniques, applications, practical experience, theory, analysis, or experiments and evaluations. We encourage papers on technologies and methods that promise to improve cyber security practices, including, but not limited to: - Situational awareness / understanding - Incident handling including triage, exploration, correlation, and response - Computer forensics - Recording and reporting results of investigation - Reverse engineering and malware analysis - Multiple data source analysis - Analyzing information requirements for computer network defense - Evaluation / User testing of VizSec systems - Criteria for assessing the effectiveness of cyber security visualizations (whether from a security goal perspective or a human factors perspective) - Modeling system and network behavior - Modeling attacker and defender behavior - Studying risk and impact of cyber attacks - Predicting future attacks or targets - Security metrics and education - Software security - Mobile application security - Social networking privacy and security POSTERS Poster submissions may showcase late-breaking results, work in progress, preliminary results, or visual representations relevant to the VizSec community. Accepted poster abstracts will be made available on this website. AWARDS There will be an award for the best paper from the accepted program. The best paper award will be given to the paper judged to have the highest overall quality. A key element of the best paper selection process will be whether the results are believed to be repeatable by other scientists based on the algorithms and data provided in the paper. This award will be chosen by the program committee. DATA If you do not have real-world data to demonstrate your visualization, you may be interested in looking at the VAST 2012 Challenge data. VAST 2011 also had cyber security data if you are looking for additional data. SUBMISSIONS Papers Papers should be at most 8 pages including the bibliography and appendices. Committee members are not required to read the appendices or any pages past the maximum. Submissions not meeting these guidelines will be rejected without consideration of their merits. Submitted papers must not substantially overlap papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their papers will be presented at the conference, preferably by themselves or by prior arrangement through a delegate. Posters Poster submissions consist of an extended abstract of at most 2 pages including figures and references. Authors must present a corresponding poster during the designated poster session. Poster authors have the opportunity to give a brief oral preview during a plenary "fast forward" session. Formatting The VizSec proceedings will be published by ACM. The ACM SIG Proceedings Templates provides Word and LaTeX templates. (If you are using LaTeX, please use Option 2: LaTeX2e - Tighter Alternate style.) Authors should apply ACM Computing Classification categories and terms. ACM invites authors to submit an image representation of their article. The image must be selected from the article body and can be any of the following: art, graphic, table, figures, etc. (Image files are to be as square as possible, 100x100 ppi and in jpg format.) Authors must supply a caption with the image. The caption length should be no more than 512 characters. Submission Submit papers and poster abstracts using EasyChair: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vizsec2013 IMPORTANT DATES Papers July 8, 2013: Submission for Papers August 16, 2013: Author Notification for Papers August 30, 2013: Camera Ready Submission October 1, 2013: Papers Available in ACM Digital Library Posters August 23, 2013: Abstract Submission for Posters September 15, 2013: Author Notification for Poster COMMITTEE General Chair John Goodall, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Program Chairs Daniel Quist, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Kwan-Liu Ma, University of California, Davis Publications / Publicity Chair Sophie Engle, University of San Francisco Poster Chair Fabian Fischer, University of Konstanz CONTACT Website: http://www.vizsec.org/ Email: vizsec2013(a)easychair.org Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/vizsec

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