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VRVis is looking for a Senior Researcher / Team Lead (f/m/d): Human-Centered Transitional Visualization.
by Kresimir Matkovic 20 Dec '24

20 Dec '24

Hello, can you please post the following message to the list, thanks, Kresimir! VRVis is looking for a Senior Researcher / Team Lead (f/m/d): Human-Centered Transitional Visualization. We are looking for a Senior Researcher (Post Doc Level) with leadership experience to establish and lead a research group at the interface between Visual Analytics, Extended Reality and AI, as well as the internal coordination and external representation of VRVis’ research area „Human-Centered Transitional Visualization“. All details at: https://www.vrvis.at/en/about/career/open-positions/senior-researcher-human… -- Dr. Kresimir Matkovic, Senior Researcher, Visualization VRVis GmbH Vienna Research Center for Visual Computing FN: 195369h, HG Wien mail: matkovic(a)vrvis.at, tel +43(0)1 908 98 92, web: https://www.vrvis.at/

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IEEE VR 2025 - Call for DEIA Grant
by VR Publicity 20 Dec '24

20 Dec '24

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and accessibility grants *deia2025(a)ieeevr.org* *IEEE VR 2024: The 32nd IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces* March 8-12, 2025 | Saint-Malo, France IEEE VR 2025 is striving towards an inclusive and accessible environment to encourage conference participation by individuals of all identities and with diverse backgrounds. As part of this goal, we invite early career researchers to apply for a *2025 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Grant*. Apply for a Grant <https://forms.gle/SDcsZgiSMVVzzUjW6> Who Should Apply? DEIA grants are intended to provide financial support for early-career researchers (graduate students and postdocs) and established researchers from under-represented or historically marginalized groups to attend this year’s conference. These groups may include (but is not exclusive to): - Women - People of color - Indigenous persons - People with disabilities - People who identify as LGBTQIA+ - Individuals from developing countries - Individuals with extreme financial hardship We also invite researchers from *regions and countries historically under-represented at the IEEE VR conference* to apply. The countries that are eligible to receive a registration grant are: India, any country in Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. Countries in southern Europe will also be considered. Eligibility DEIA grants will cover some of the costs towards the registration for attending the 2025 IEEE VR conference. Funding is available for: - Researchers with full papers accepted - Researchers presenting posters - Student researchers who are not presenting work but who may benefit academically or professionally from attending the conference Application Guidelines and Process The deadline for application is the *15th of January, 2025* . The deadline is 23:59:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth) == GMT/UTC-12:00, no matter where the submitter is located. Recipients of DEIA Grants will be informed by the 29th of January 2025. Given that we have a limited number of grants, you will need to submit an updated copy of your CV (1 page) and justify why you are applying for this grant in the registration form. Interested individuals may apply via this Google Form <https://forms.gle/6hhHKXR9Jjrr1vQX8>. Data Protection and Retention The information provided by the candidates will be accessible only to the members of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility committee. The applicants can request for their information to be corrected or deleted at any time until 31st of May 2025. For this, please write an email to deia2025(a)ieeevr.org. After the 31st of May, candidates’ answers to the three essay questions as well as their institutional/company affiliation will be deleted. Their remaining data will be anonymized and provided to the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility committee of future iterations of IEEE VR for statistical purposes. Student Volunteering Opportunities Eligible student researchers are also encouraged to apply for a Student Volunteer position <https://ieeevr.org/2025/contribute/studentVolunteers> (13th of January 2025 deadline), as those positions include financial benefits and offer a great opportunity to meet / engage with other students and the VR community in general. Mentoring Opportunities Eligible researchers are also encouraged to apply for a Mentorship Program <https://ieeevr.org/2025/attend/mentorship> (February 21 deadline), which is a great opportunity for newcomers to the conference to connect with more senior participants. Questions? This program is an initiative of the 2025 IEEE VR Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Committee. The committee can be reached via email at *deia2025(a)ieeevr.org*.

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New tenured Faculty position in Bergen, Norway (professor or associate professor): visual data science / visualization
by Helwig Hauser 19 Dec '24

19 Dec '24

The Department of Informatics at the University of Bergen, Norway, seeks to recruit a professor or an associate professor into a tenured position with focus on visual data science / visualization (application deadline: February 28, 2025). For information on expected qualifications, requirements, benefits, and to apply, visit https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/271566/professor-associate-p… This position is in the Visualization research group (vis.UiB.no) with close ties to UiB’s Center for Data Science, CEDAS, and the Mohn Medical Imaging and Visualization Center, MMIV. The group’s research focuses on human-in-the-loop solutions, empowering the user with interactive visual means to data exploration, analysis, and presentation.  Computational methods, for example from statistics, machine learning, and optimization, are integrated with interactive visual solutions with the user in charge.  The group focuses also on theoretical foundations to visualization that enable a meaningful presentation / communication as well as an effective and efficient exploration and analysis of data – irrespective of the application domain.  The new professor / associate professor is expected to strengthen the group’s research and teaching of visual data science / visualization, relying on top competence related to the mathematical and technical basis of the field, as well as on strong programming skills.  All applications must be submitted through the JobbNorge portal (link above). Contact Helwig Hauser, Noeska Smit, or Laura Garrison in case of questions. -- Dr. Helwig Hauser, Professor in Visualization; http://vis.UiB.no Coleader of CEDAS (Center for Data Science); http://UiB.no/en/cedas Høyteknologisenteret, room 311O2, https://link.mazemap.com/QcdQeC1e Mailing address: Dept. of Informatics, Univ. of Bergen, Postboks 7803, N-5020 Bergen, Norway

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CFP reminder: IEEE CG&A issue on BioVis, tie-in w/ VIS and EuroVis
by Aurisano, Jillian (aurisajm) 17 Dec '24

17 Dec '24

2nd CFP (reminder), and also a reminder that CG&A has a partnership for the presentation of outstanding papers, including papers in this special issue, at IEEE VIS and EuroVis: IEEE CG&A has an ongoing initiative to select outstanding papers published the previous year for presentation at collaborating conferences such as IEEE VIS and EuroVis. For instance, 8 of our 2023 papers were showcased at EuroVis 2024 and 12 at IEEE VIS 2024. Paper authors have the option to accept or decline these invitations. ----------------------------- CFP: IEEE CG&A seeks submissions for its upcoming Sep 2025 special issue on Breakthroughs, Challenges, and Opportunities in Biological Data Visualization, with a submission deadline of Feb 21st, 2025. https://www.computer.org/digital-library/magazines/cg/cfp-biological-data-v… The rapidly expanding data generated by advanced methods in biology is creating enormous challenges at the interface between humans and biological data that can be represented and analyzed visually. To meet these challenges, a blend of methodology from the visualization, bioinformatics and biology domains is required. This methodology encompasses perception and design knowledge, algorithm design, techniques for analyzing and visualizing big data, statistics, and specific domain knowledge for different application problems. Powerful and integrative visualization methods are necessary, as well as methods for visually communicating the outcome of computational analytical methods and findings. This special issue aims to highlight new challenges in biological data visualization (BioVis), and state-of-the-art solutions created by biological data visualization researchers. We invite contributions on all aspects of data visualization in biology, from molecular to cell, tissue, organism and population biology. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Genome and sequence data visualization, including genomic variation data, 3D and 4D genome visualization, and chromosome interaction maps * Multivariate omics data visualization (transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc.) * Phylogenetic data visualization, as well as biological networks and pathways * Neurobiology and developmental biology visualization, biological atlases and metadata * Macromolecular structures (e.g., protein or RNA structures) visualization * Biological image data, such as microscopy data visualization * Visualization for the modeling and simulation of biological systems * BioVis systems and software frameworks, and integrating visualization and machine learning for biological analysis * Biological workflows or collaborative processes, processes for interdisciplinary collaboration between biology and visualization, and usability of visualization by biologists, including communicating uncertainty * New challenges, breakthroughs, and opportunities in biological data visualization ________________________________ Submission Guidelines For author information and guidelines on submission criteria, visit the Author’s Information page. Please submit papers through the ScholarOne system and be sure to select the special issue or special section name. Manuscripts should not be published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. Please submit only full papers intended for review, not abstracts, to the ScholarOne portal. If requested, abstracts should be sent by email to the guest editors directly. ________________________________ Questions? Contact the guest editors at cga5-2025(a)computer.org<mailto:cga5-2025@computer.org>. Elisabeta (Liz) Marai, CGA AE, Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois Chicago and Jillian Aurisano, CGA Guest Editor, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Cincinnati Dr. Jillian Aurisano (she/her) Assistant Professor DaVInCi laboratory (Data Visualization and Interaction at Cincinnati) Department of Computer Science University of Cincinnati

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5 PhD positions Uni Wien, TU Wien, WU Wien
by Torsten Möller 16 Dec '24

16 Dec '24

We are happy to announce the establishment of the Vienna Doctoral College on Digital Humanism, an interdisciplinary doctoral training program addressing critical societal challenges in the digital age. We are recruiting five PhD candidates for the Doctoral College to explore topics like AI transparency, sustainability, democratic impact, inclusive design, and more. Candidates will work across three leading universities in Vienna—TU Wien, University of Vienna, and WU Wien—combining informatics, social sciences, and humanities expertise. Applications are open until January 15, 2025. For details on the positions and how to apply, please see the call document available here: https://t.ly/836lz I wish you a lovely Holiday Season! Torsten

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CFP reminder: IEEE CG&A issue on BioVis, tie-in w/ VIS and EuroVis
by Aurisano, Jillian (aurisajm) 09 Dec '24

09 Dec '24

2nd CFP (reminder), and also a reminder that CG&A has a partnership for the presentation of outstanding papers, including papers in this special issue, at IEEE VIS and EuroVis: IEEE CG&A has an ongoing initiative to select outstanding papers published the previous year for presentation at collaborating conferences such as IEEE VIS and EuroVis. For instance, 8 of our 2023 papers were showcased at EuroVis 2024 and 12 at IEEE VIS 2024. Paper authors have the option to accept or decline these invitations. ----------------------------- CFP: IEEE CG&A seeks submissions for its upcoming Sep 2025 special issue on Breakthroughs, Challenges, and Opportunities in Biological Data Visualization, with a submission deadline of Feb 21st, 2025. https://www.computer.org/digital-library/magazines/cg/cfp-biological-data-v… The rapidly expanding data generated by advanced methods in biology is creating enormous challenges at the interface between humans and biological data that can be represented and analyzed visually. To meet these challenges, a blend of methodology from the visualization, bioinformatics and biology domains is required. This methodology encompasses perception and design knowledge, algorithm design, techniques for analyzing and visualizing big data, statistics, and specific domain knowledge for different application problems. Powerful and integrative visualization methods are necessary, as well as methods for visually communicating the outcome of computational analytical methods and findings. This special issue aims to highlight new challenges in biological data visualization (BioVis), and state-of-the-art solutions created by the vibrant BioVis community. We invite contributions on all aspects of data visualization in biology, from molecular to cell, tissue, organism and population biology. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Genome and sequence data visualization, including genomic variation data, 3D and 4D genome visualization, and chromosome interaction maps * Multivariate omics data visualization (transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc.) * Phylogenetic data visualization, as well as biological networks and pathways * Neurobiology and developmental biology visualization, biological atlases and metadata * Macromolecular structures (e.g., protein or RNA structures) visualization * Biological image data, such as microscopy data visualization * Visualization for the modeling and simulation of biological systems * Biovis systems and software frameworks, and integrating visualization and machine learning for biological analysis * Biological workflows or collaborative processes, processes for interdisciplinary collaboration between biology and visualization, and usability of visualization by biologists, including communicating uncertainty * New challenges, breakthroughs, and opportunities in biological data visualization ________________________________ Submission Guidelines For author information and guidelines on submission criteria, visit the Author’s Information page. Please submit papers through the ScholarOne system and be sure to select the special issue or special section name. Manuscripts should not be published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. Please submit only full papers intended for review, not abstracts, to the ScholarOne portal. If requested, abstracts should be sent by email to the guest editors directly. ________________________________ Questions? Contact the guest editors at cga5-2025(a)computer.org<mailto:cga5-2025@computer.org>. Elisabeta (Liz) Marai, CGA AE, Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois Chicago and Jillian Aurisano, CGA Guest Editor, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Cincinnati Dr. Jillian Aurisano (she/her) Assistant Professor DaVInCi laboratory (Data Visualization and Interaction at Cincinnati) Department of Computer Science University of Cincinnati

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IEEE VR 2025 - Call for VGTC Award Nominations
by VR Publicity 03 Dec '24

03 Dec '24

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Awards Lifetime Achievement, Technical Achievement, Best Dissertation, Significant New Researcher, Service, and VR Academy Be part of recognizing outstanding research and service of members of our broad virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality community by nominating worthy colleagues for one of the VGTC VR Awards. The link below takes you to descriptions of the awards, criteria for the awards, and the short online nomination forms. https://ieeevr.org/2025/awards/vgtc/ Nomination Deadline: 5 January 2025

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[CFP] IEEE PacificVis 2025 VisMeetsAI Workshop
by Junpeng Wang 01 Dec '24

01 Dec '24

Dear Colleagues, Please find below the CFP for our “Visualization Meets AI” workshop, co-located with IEEE PacificVis 2025. ===WORKSHOP=== Visualization Meets AI Workshop, colocated with IEEE PacificVis 2025 https://vismeetsai.github.io/ The task of data visualization generally involves a design step, which requires the knowledge of the data domain and visualization methods to do well. Because of the immense design space for optimization, it can take both novices and experts substantial effort to derive desired visualization results from data for exploration or communication. Following the resurgence of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in recent years, in the field of visualization, there is a growing interest and opportunity in applying AI to perform data transformation and to assist the generation of visualization, aiming to strike a balance between cost and quality. The use of visualization to enhance AI is the other active line of research. This workshop, held in conjunction with IEEE PacificVis 2025, aims at exploring this emerging area of research and practice by fostering communication between visualization researchers and practitioners. Attendees will be introduced to the latest and greatest research innovations in AI-enhanced visualization (AI4VIS) as well as visualization-enhanced AI (VIS4AI), and also learn about further research opportunities. The workshop will be composed of paper presentations and invited talks. ===CALL FOR PAPERS=== All accepted papers will appear in the proceedings of IEEE PacificVis 2025 and the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. We welcome contributions as both full papers and short papers this year. There is no page limit, but authors are encouraged to submit a paper whose length matches its contribution, and the manuscript should be prepared according to the guide for authors given at IEEE. Check out https://vismeetsai.github.io/ for submission details. ===IMPORTANT DATES=== - Paper due: December 27, 2024 - 1st cycle notification: January 31, 2025 - Revision due: February 14, 2025 - 2nd cycle notification: February 24, 2025 - Camera ready paper due: March 3, 2025 - Workshop: April 22, 2025 All deadlines are due at 11:59pm Anywhere on Earth (AoE). Thanks, Takanori Fujiwara and Junpeng Wang Visualization Meets AI Workshop Co-Chairs

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IEEE VR 2025 - Call for Student Volunteer
by VR Publicity 25 Nov '24

25 Nov '24

Call for Student Volunteers *studentvolunteers2025(a)ieeevr.org* *IEEE VR 2025: The 32nd IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces* March 8-12, 2025 | Saint-Malo, France Apply to be a Student Volunteer <https://forms.gle/Wu8Hw6qcEaYtezR59> Important Dates - *December 10th, 2024:* Open student volunteer applications - *January 13th, 2025:* Close student volunteer applications - *January 23th, 2025:* Student volunteer notification of acceptance Dedicated and enthusiastic student volunteers (SVs) are crucial for the organization of a successful conference. Serving as a student volunteer is also a great chance to meet and interact with scientists from the field of Virtual Reality. Volunteering for VR 2025 is also an opportunity to gain academic service experience—an often-critical component of post graduate work—and valuable experience for future scientific event organization. We look forward to receiving your application for IEEE VR 2025! Benefits Besides the stimulating experience, SVs will receive an excellent package of benefits that includes: - free registration* - hotel accommodation for non-local volunteers when possible (shared with one or two other SVs) * If you are an author, make sure to have one of your co-authors register and pay a full fee according to your publication. Expectations This year, IEEE VR will take place in Saint-Malo, France. You must be willing to work about *25 to 30 hours* during the conference. Furthermore, you must be available for SV orientation on Friday, March 7th, before the conference begins. Your SV duties will include: working the registration desk on-site, helping with the setup of the conference environment, providing assistance to speakers and attendees, and more. If you cannot commit yourself to this time frame and this amount of work, then please do not take away a slot from another willing student. Eligibility All full-time undergraduate and graduate students interested in Virtual Reality or related disciplines are eligible. We will consider geographic distance from the conference as well as diversity in the area of research. The following additional considerations will influence volunteer selection: - An accepted publication/presentation at VR 2025. - Good communication skills in English. - Previous experience in event organization is desired but not required. - The number of volunteers from each region, institution, and research group may be balanced to ensure broad participation. - Students from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Application Application will be done through this form: https://forms.gle/Wu8Hw6qcEaYtezR59 Contacts *studentvolunteers2025(a)ieeevr.org* For more information, please contact the Student Volunteer Chairs: - Huyen Nguyen, *Université Paris-Saclay, France* - Jason Orlosky, *Augusta University, USA* - Claudio Pacchierotti, *CNRS IRISA/Inria Rennes, France* Contact: studentvolunteers2025(a)ieeevr.org

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IEEE VR 2025 - Reminder for Doctoral Consortium Submission - November 25, 2024
by VR Publicity 21 Nov '24

21 Nov '24

*IEEE VR 2025: The 32nd IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces* March 8-12, 2025 | Saint-Malo, France Important Dates - *November 25th, 2024 23:59 AoE:* Submission deadline. - *January 10th, 2025 23:59 AoE:* Notification of acceptance. - *January 24th, 2025 23:59 AoE:* Camera-ready. Overview The Doctoral Consortium at IEEE VR 2025 is a concentrated event where students present their research interests, plans, and results to a panel of researchers in related fields and receive specific and constructive feedback, including opportunities to meet with mentors one-on-one. Accepted students will be expected to give in-depth presentations of their research and will receive valuable comments from mentors and peers. Additionally, accepted students will have the chance to create a poster about their work to allow IEEE VR 2025 attendees to quickly familiarize themselves with each other’s work. These posters will also be shown to the broader audience during the conference poster session. Accepted students will have the option to publish their two-page extended abstract in the conference proceedings and to be included in the IEEE VR 2025 online program. Abstracts may be archived in the IEEExplore digital library. Eligibility and Topics Ideal candidates will be in the early or mid-stage of their PhD and should have a solid idea of their research direction as well as dissertation topic, which may still have room for improvement. The consortium welcomes applicants from a broad range of disciplines conducting research related to Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces including VR, MR, AR, 3D user interfaces, human-computer interaction, wearable computing, social informatics, information technology, cognitive science, and related fields. Submission Guidelines To apply to the Doctoral Consortium, please submit the following two documents via the Precision Conference Doctoral Consortium track at https://new.precisionconference.com/vr25 <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2wUceVB9xwCNlO6uHBrpsOsy…> as a single PDF file. All submissions to the Doctoral Consortium should be prepared in IEEE Computer Society VGTC format (see https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/publications/conference/ <https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2ZA5MnE5VkDFrxCZ_-DXHoD6…> ). 1. *Position paper*: Submissions should be two pages in length (including references). This position paper must clearly motivate, discuss, and summarize the proposed PhD research, describe how the research fits into and advances research in the field, and report on your progress. You may additionally focus on a more specific area of the research if desired. In the concluding section, you should identify two to three questions or areas for improvement that you would like to discuss during the doctoral consortium. 2. A two-page Curriculum Vitae. *Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered.* Financing Your Conference Travel Students are encouraged to seek funding from their institutions for registration costs. Doctoral Consortium participants who also apply as Student Volunteers should refer to the Student Volunteer chairs for funding information. Questions? For more information, please contact the Doctoral Consortium Program Chairs at *doctoralconsortium2025(a)ieeevr.org*. - Marc Macé, *CNRS/Inria/Irisa, Rennes, France* - Iana Podkosova, *Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France* - Missie Smith, *Auburn University, USA* - Jonathan Ventura, *California Polytechnic State University, USA*

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