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VDS 2023 - Submission deadline extension (Jul 20)
by Ana Crisan 12 Jul '23

12 Jul '23

We would like to invite you to submit your research to VDS'23, co-located with IEEE VIS 2023 in Melbourne Australia. You can refer to the VDS website <https://www.visualdatascience.org/2023/cfp/> for the latest details! *Submissions are open on PCS* (VGTC > VIS 2023 > VIS 2023 VDS) until July 20th 2023. See additional submission information below: *VDS Call for Participation* We encourage you to submit original work that emphasizes the role, application, and impact of visualization in data science. Accepted submissions have the opportunity to present at VDS IEEE VIS <http://ieeevis.org/year/2023/welcome>, and will be archived in the IEEE Xplore digital library (associated publishing fees may apply). This event accepts full and short paper submissions for talks. Full Papers (up to 8 pages) Paper submissions should describe the role, application, and impact of visualization in data science. We would like to particularly encourage papers that cross disciplinary boundaries and show how visualization in data science can be a catalyst for discovery. Accepted papers will be archived in the IEEE Xplore digital library (associated publishing fees may apply). In addition, we plan to recommend extended versions of selected papers in a special issue of the journal, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). Papers that integrate visualization with any stages of the data science pipeline (collecting data, cleaning data, mining data, exploring data, and communicating data) would be welcome as submissions to VDS. Short Papers (up to 4 pages) We also accept short papers, with similar themes as described in the Full Paper track above. However, we will not recommend extended versions of the short papers to IEEE TVCG due to their shorter length. Review Process (Double blind) Paper submissions will be managed by the Program Chairs and sent to the Program Committee to evaluate the work’s novelty and significance. Your work reviewed via a double-blind process; to do this, simply be sure to exclude all identifying information in the submitted manuscript file, ensuring that the reviewers will not know the identity of the authors. Otherwise, the review process will be single-blind, i.e., the reviewers will know the identity of the authors, but the authors will not know the identity of the reviewers. Paper Submission and Formatting Guidelines Submissions should be no more than 8 pages long excluding references for full papers – and 4 pages for short papers. Papers should follow the formatting guidelines for IEEE VIS TVCG Journal submissions <https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/publications/journal>. Papers should include full-color figures throughout and we encourage authors to showcase their work with annotated, well described, large, and detailed graphics. We also encourage the placement of a teaser image at the top of the very first page to showcase your work visually. Submission Systems & DatesVDS @ VISVDS @ VIS Submission System To submit a paper please use the Precision Conference System <https://new.precisionconference.com/submissions>. After logging in go to “submissions”, please do following selections: “VGTC” (Society) -> “VDS 2023” (Conference/Journal) -> “VDS 2023 Papers” (Track) for VDS 2023. VDS @ VIS Important Dates Thur, Jul. 20th, 2023 11:59 pm AOE: Paper and Abstract Submission Thur, Aug. 10, 2023 11:59 pm AOE: Author Notification Thur, Aug. 29, 2023 11:59 pm AOE: Camera-ready Copy for Accepted Submissions Sun, Oct. 16 (tentative), 2023: VDS Workshop at IEEE VIS

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Research Assist/Assoc Prof Position in Digital Humanities + DataVis, U of Edinburgh
by benjamin bach 04 Jul '23

04 Jul '23

Hi All, I am sharing a position for Prof. Melissa Terras in Digital Humanities / Humanities Informatics (University of Edinburgh) and have been told that Data Vis is one of the strategic goals for this post. The position is focused on research (no teaching!), with the aim to translate into a regular faculty position after that. It’s a very prestigious appointment at the same level as Assistant Prof or Associate prof (depending on experience). Informal requests are best directed the contact indicated below, but myself (and Uta Hinrichs) are happy to talk about data vis @ Edinburgh more general and collaborate across a wide range of fields. Benjamin Bach University of Edinburgh, VisHub, https://vishub.net +++++++ Applications are sought by Edinburgh College of Art for a Chancellor’s Fellowship in Humanities Informatics: applied computing in the Arts and Humanities, designing data-led and data-rich approaches to research questions and data sources that place art, design, language, literature, history, and cultures at the heart of data science. This prestigious post is aimed at early career individuals of the highest potential and attainment who have begun to establish a reputation for the highest quality research related to the exploration and application of data-driven research methodologies to uncover new insights and enhance understanding in the realms of Arts, Humanities and Digital Humanities, and who also have a commitment to learning and teaching at university level. The candidate will have a strong track record and the potential to make a major contribution to the University’s Data Driven Innovation programme, in the areas of research, teaching, and enterprise related to Digital Humanities and computational Arts areas. This post will be an appointment in Design Informatics, within the School of Design, within ECA. The role will contribute to the delivery of a new strategic area in Humanities Informatics within Design Informatics (https://www.designinformatics.org/ <https://www.designinformatics.org/>). The positions will be on the Academic Staff scale. Appointments will normally be made on the grade 8 academic scale (£43,414- £51,805), dependent on experience and the normal practice within the discipline, but in exceptional circumstances a more senior appointment may be made at grade 9 (£54,949- £61,823). Closing date: Apply Before 28/08/2023, 23:59 Job Purpose: To undertake research and knowledge exchange in Edinburgh College of Art, in the area of Humanities Informatics: applied computing in the Arts and Humanities, designing data-led and data-rich approaches to research questions and data sources that place art, design, language, literature, history, and cultures at the heart of data science. Alongside research activity, you will be expected to make a strong contribution to research-led teaching in Design Informatics and potentially in other areas such as EFI (https://efi.ed.ac.uk <https://efi.ed.ac.uk/>), and contribute to the establishment of Humanities Informatics as a strategic research area. Candidate Information: To be considered for this post, candidates should be able to demonstrate research and teaching qualifications, and a specific research interest, in one or more of the following areas related to Humanities Informatics: • Digital Humanities: the use of digital technologies and computational methods to enhance scholarship in Arts and Humanities disciplines, including topics such as text mining and analysis, digital archives and libraries, data visualization, digital storytelling, and the development and design of digital tools (including Artificial Intelligence) for Humanities research. • Cultural Analytics: the design of data-driven approaches to analyze cultural artifacts, patterns, and trends, examining large-scale cultural datasets, such as literature, visual arts, music, design, and historical records, to gain new insights into cultural phenomena. • Text Analysis and Natural Language Processing: the design of computational techniques to analyze and extract meaning from textual data, including text mining, sentiment analysis, topic modelling, named entity recognition, and machine learning, to understand and interpret texts in the Humanities, and design approaches to interrogate them. • Data Visualization: the design of visual representations of data to aid in the exploration, analysis, and communication of complex information to uncover patterns, relationships, and narratives within Arts and Humanities datasets. • Computational Linguistics: combining linguistics and computer science to design algorithms and models for analyzing and understanding human language. In Humanities Informatics, this research area is applied to study linguistic features in literary texts, historical documents, and other Arts and Humanities sources. • Designing approaches to any other advanced and applied Digital Humanities area including Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, image processing, audio and music processing, GIS, High Performance Compute, etc, as applied to Arts and Humanities research. A good candidate will be able to demonstrate high quality outputs and a track record of attracting external funding in Digital Humanities, Arts and Humanities, and/or Data Science. Of particular interest are those with experience in acquiring, cleaning, and managing large datasets from diverse sources, including structured and unstructured data. They will have experience working on interdisciplinary research projects that bridge the Arts and Humanities and applied Data Science to design novel approaches, and knowledge of ethical considerations and best practices in Digital Humanities research, particularly in relation to privacy, consent, and data protection. Chancellor’s Fellowships are designed to support talented early career researchers to develop into a leading research-active academic at the University of Edinburgh. Given the particular barriers facing female researchers and those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups, the Chancellor’s Fellow scheme aims to appoint at least 50% female and 20% BAME applicants. We therefore particularly encourage applications from these groups and from other under-represented groups such as disabled candidates. We also encourage applications from those with non-traditional career paths, including those returning from a period of parental leave, or those who have moved to academia from a career in another sector. International candidates are welcome and will be supported through the process of visa application if required. About the Institution: The University of Edinburgh is a world-leading research institution, ranked #15 in the QS World University Rankings 2023, #29 in THES World University Rankings 2023, #32 in US News Best Global Universities, and #4 in the UK based on the quality and breadth of its research (known as research power) in the Research Excellence Framework (REF2021). This post is associated with the Institute for Design Informatics (IDI, https://www.designinformatics.org <https://www.designinformatics.org/> <https://www.designinformatics.org/ <https://www.designinformatics.org/>>) a long-standing joint research initiative between the Schools of Design and Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. About to enter its tenth year, IDI successfully draws upon Edinburgh’s unique combination of strengths in Informatics and Design. Working with technology as a medium for practice-based enquiry, our program is designed to inspire, equip and nurture a new generation of researchers, practitioners and entrepreneurs at the intersection of data, design and emerging technologies. IDI has a wide-range of projects funded by grants from external funding bodies (e.g., UKRI, EU), with projects typically aiming to consider futures for design through a series of imaginative and provocative data-driven prototypes that help us to make ‘real’ through design the ideas that underpin the emerging data society. The successful candidate will join IDI’s dynamic team of 50+ academics, researchers, software research engineers and professional services staff. They will contribute to the Institute’s diverse research, teaching and entrepreneurship activities, and help shape the future of a new strategic area for IDI: Humanities Informatics. This post will also work closely with the Edinburgh Futures Institute (https://efi.ed.ac.uk <https://efi.ed.ac.uk/> <https://efi.ed.ac.uk/ <https://efi.ed.ac.uk/>>) and the Edinburgh Centre for Data, Culture and Society (https://www.cdcs.ed.ac.uk <https://www.cdcs.ed.ac.uk/> <https://www.cdcs.ed.ac.uk/ <https://www.cdcs.ed.ac.uk/>>). The culture of the University is open and diverse, and we are keen to replicate that in our appointments. We are the proud holder of a prestigious Athena SWAN Silver Institution Award recognising our work in supporting the advancement of gender equality in academia. As women and members of ethnic minorities are currently under-represented in posts at this level across many of our Schools, we are particularly keen to encourage applications from members of these groups. We are committed to support individuals looking to return to research after a career break for family, caring or health reasons. We also recognise that the Covid-19 pandemic may have disrupted candidates’ research and encourage applicants to note any major disruption to their research in their application materials (for example, due to caring responsibilities or health issues). For more information, see this job advert: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1… <https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1…> Informal enquiries should be directed to Jillian Walker, ECA.HR(a)ed.ac.uk <mailto:ECA.HR@ed.ac.uk> ———— Professor Melissa Terras Design Informatics, University of Edinburgh @melissaterras

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[JWCR23] Call for Participation | 1st Joint Workshop on Cross Reality at ISMAR
by Hans-Christian Jetter 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

We invite researchers, practitioners, and designers to participate in the 1st Joint Workshop on Cross Reality (CR). Cross Reality is an emerging technology that focuses on the concurrent usage of or the transition between multiple systems at different points on the reality-virtuality continuum, including Virtual Reality, Augmented Virtuality, and Augmented Reality. CR has gained significant attention in recent years due to its potential for revolutionizing various research and industry areas where users need to comprehend and explore spatial data and its relevant information in different forms. Five separate workshops on individual Cross Reality topics have been held in the past three years. This workshop will bring together the community of CR researchers and aims to establish the research area further. The goal of the workshop is to explore the current challenges, solutions, and opportunities in the field of CR. WORKSHOP CONTRIBUTIONS We welcome position paper submissions from 2-4 pages long, excluding references. All paper submissions must be in English. Paper quality versus length will be assessed according to a contribution-per-page judgment. All submissions will be accepted or rejected as workshop papers. All accepted papers will be archived in the IEEE Xplore digital library. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Cross-reality environment design: virtuality and reality - Visual representations in cross-reality systems - Cross-reality transitions across multiple interfaces - Cross-reality interaction - Multimodal interaction, perception, and cognition - Real-world tool use and tangibles as input to CR systems - Input and output devices - Collaborative cross-reality immersive analytics - Collaboration across the reality-virtuality continuum - Cross-reality user experience - Cross-reality user behavior - Cross-reality tools, frameworks, and APIs - Testing Cross-reality systems - Design guidelines for Cross-reality applications - Evaluation of Cross-reality experiences and systems - Cross-reality applications and scenarios - Cross-reality use cases in, e.g., education, industry, transportation, sports, healthcare IMPORTANT DATES - Submissions deadline: July 17th - Acceptance notifications: August 7th - Camera-ready versions: August 21st - Workshop day: October 16th WORKSHOP DETAILS The workshop will be held in conjunction with ISMAR 2023. We plan to offer our workshop in a hybrid format, meaning we will offer both online and in-person participation for our attendees. Find our workshop website here: http://cross-realities.org ORGANIZERS - Hai-Ning Liang (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University) - Hans-Christian Jetter (Universität zu Lübeck) - Frank Maurer (University of Calgary) - Uwe Gruenefeld (University of Duisburg-Essen) - Mark Billinghurst (University of South Australia and University of Auckland) - Christoph Anthes (University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria)

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Open Research Symposium "Smashing the Silos - The Future of Cultural Heritage Information and Visualization" (Hybrid, July 9th, 10am - 5pm CET)
by Florian Windhager 03 Jul '23

03 Jul '23

On July 9th, we would like to welcome you to a hybrid research symposium (https://intavia.eu/dh2023) to reflect on novel developments in the field of cultural heritage information and visualization. The event, which is co-located to DH 2023, will take place at the Kunsthaus Graz between 10 am and 5 pm (CET) and will be streamed live on zoom - registration is required but free! Since 2020, the Horizon-Project InTaVia (https://intavia.eu) works at the transnational connection and harmonization of cultural heritage data collections (both on tangible and intangible aspects of CH information) and on making these complex collections accessible and visible for a wide range of audiences. Starting from a reflection on the project's main questions and results, the one-day symposium aims to expand, deepen and contextualize the impulse of this European initiative with cutting-edge inputs from digital humanists, visualization scholars, and GLAM practitioners. The symposium aims to strengthen the collaboration between actors from digital humanities, cultural heritage, and visualization fields, deepening the networking activities of the VIS4DH workshop community (https://vis4dh.org - paper submission DL extended until July 10th). Link to the registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoguoFG9Vf4LlElNGwZJNu3AAaldNyKHZ… Dr. Florian Windhager Research Associate Danube University Krems - University for Continuing Education Department for Arts and Cultural Studies Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Strasse 30, A-3500 Krems, Austria +432732 893-2338 | https://donau-uni.ac.at/florian.windhager

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CfP: IEEE EduVis Workshop on Visualization Education, Literacy, and Activities
by Keck Mandy 29 Jun '23

29 Jun '23

CALL FOR SUBMISSION: Dear All, we invite submissions for the IEEE VIS<https://ieeevis.org/> Workshop on Visualization Education, Literacy, and Activities in October 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. https://ieee-eduvis.github.io WORKSHOP GOALS: The workshop intends to bring together scholars to share research and experiences and to discuss activities, teaching methods, and research challenges. With this workshop, we want to achieve the following goals: * build an international forum and an interdisciplinary community around teaching data visualization, open to researchers, students, and practitioners outside the traditional VIS community * share research on visualization literacy, education and teaching,, and practices * collect, test, and systematize learning activities * discuss best practices and challenges concerning visualization education and literacy SCOPE OF TOPICS: The workshop topics include, but are not limited to: * Visualization literacy * Learning goals and learning methods * Evaluation methods and learning analytics * Educational tools * Visualization activities * Pedagogy in visualization * Teaching in different scenarios (onsite, online, hybrid) * Reflective and research practices * Understanding and teaching to diverse audiences (e.g., children/adult learning, data journalists/data scientists/computer scientists/designers) * Guidelines, strategies, and guidance for education * Debate and discussions on visualization guidelines and well-established knowledge * Knowledge dissemination * Challenges and personal experiences * Informal learning * Experiential learning (hands-on learning & physicalization) * Visualizations for public education (e.g., health education, science communication) * Engagement with visualizations * Teaching approaches that encourage creativity and design critique * Accessibility of visualization learning resources SUBMISSION: The workshop accepts two types of submissions: * Research papers: authors are encouraged to submit a paper of length proportional to its contribution (submissions are expected to be minimum of 2 pages to a maximum of 8 pages excluding references, intended for publication through the IEEE DL) * Activities: practical reports that describe how an activity is conducted and how it could be reused by others and in other contexts; these activity reports will be published on the workshop website (not for publication in IEEE DL). Research papers must follow the formatting guidelines for IEEE VIS TVCG Journal submissions<https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/publications/journal>. We will use the Precision Conference System (PCS)<https://new.precisionconference.com/vgtc> for the submission and reviewing process. At least one author per accepted paper must register for IEEE VIS and present the work at the workshop, which will take place on 22 or 23 October 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. There is no online or hybrid participation planned this year. IMPORTANT DATES: All deadlines are at 11:59pm (23:59) AoE Anywhere on Earth * July 1, 2023: Submission Deadline * July 25, 2023: Reviews Collected * July 30, 2023: Author Notification * August 15, 2023: Submission Camera Ready Deadline * September 20, 2023: Deadline for Activity Submission * October 22-27, 2023: IEEE VIS in Melbourne, Australia (the workshop day will be announced later) ORGANIZERS * Mandy Keck, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria * Samuel Huron, Telecom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris * Georgia Panagiotidou, UCLIC, University College London * Christina Stoiber, St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences * Fateme Rajabiyazdi, Carleton University * Charles Perin, University of Victoria * Jonathan C. Roberts, Bangor University * Benjamin Bach, University of Edinburgh

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VDS Call for Participation
by Alvitta Ottley 29 Jun '23

29 Jun '23

We would like to invite you to submit your research to VDS'23, co-located with IEEE VIS 2023 in Melbourne Australia. You can refer to the VDS website <https://www.visualdatascience.org/2023/cfp/> for the latest details! *Submissions are open on PCS* (VGTC > VIS 2023 > VIS 2023 VDS). See additional submission information below: *VDS Call for Participation* We encourage you to submit original work that emphasizes the role, application, and impact of visualization in data science. Accepted submissions have the opportunity to present at VDS IEEE VIS <http://ieeevis.org/year/2023/welcome>, and will be archived in the IEEE Xplore digital library (associated publishing fees may apply). This event accepts full and short paper submissions for talks. Full Papers (up to 8 pages) Paper submissions should describe the role, application, and impact of visualization in data science. We would like to particularly encourage papers that cross disciplinary boundaries and show how visualization in data science can be a catalyst for discovery. Accepted papers will be archived in the IEEE Xplore digital library (associated publishing fees may apply). In addition, we plan to recommend extended versions of selected papers in a special issue of the journal, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). Papers that integrate visualization with any stages of the data science pipeline (collecting data, cleaning data, mining data, exploring data, and communicating data) would be welcome as submissions to VDS. Short Papers (up to 4 pages) We also accept short papers, with similar themes as described in the Full Paper track above. However, we will not recommend extended versions of the short papers to IEEE TVCG due to their shorter length. Review Process (Double blind) Paper submissions will be managed by the Program Chairs and sent to the Program Committee to evaluate the work’s novelty and significance. Your work reviewed via a double-blind process; to do this, simply be sure to exclude all identifying information in the submitted manuscript file, ensuring that the reviewers will not know the identity of the authors. Otherwise, the review process will be single-blind, i.e., the reviewers will know the identity of the authors, but the authors will not know the identity of the reviewers. Paper Submission and Formatting Guidelines Submissions should be no more than 8 pages long excluding references for full papers – and 4 pages for short papers. Papers should follow the formatting guidelines for IEEE VIS TVCG Journal submissions <https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/publications/journal>. Papers should include full-color figures throughout and we encourage authors to showcase their work with annotated, well described, large, and detailed graphics. We also encourage the placement of a teaser image at the top of the very first page to showcase your work visually. Submission Systems & Dates VDS @ VIS VDS @ VIS Submission System To submit a paper please use the Precision Conference System <https://new.precisionconference.com/submissions>. After logging in go to “submissions”, please do the following selections: “VGTC” (Society) -> “VDS 2023” (Conference/Journal) -> “VDS 2023 Papers” (Track) for VDS 2023. VDS @ VIS Important Dates Thur, Jul. 13, 2023 11:59 pm AOE: Paper and Abstract Submission Thur, Aug. 24, 2023 11:59 pm AOE: Author Notification Thur, Sept. 8, 2023 11:59 pm AOE: Camera-ready Copy for Accepted Submissions Sun, Oct. 16 (tentative), 2023: VDS Workshop at IEEE VIS --- *Alvitta Ottley for VDS* Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Affiliate Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Director of Visual Interaction and Behavior Exploration (VIBE) Lab Washington University in St. Louis alvitta(a)wustl.edu https://visualdata.wustl.edu | https://alvitta.com

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Postdoctoral Fellow at American University, Washington, DC
by Alex Godwin 26 Jun '23

26 Jun '23

The Department of Computer Science in the College of Arts and Sciences at American University invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow. The appointment is a 12-month position, with the possibility of renewal for one additional year, and will commence on August 1, 2023. Applicants should hold a PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field on or before August 1, 2023. This position is part of a collaboration between the Computer Science department at American University, the Environmental Science department at American University, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The successful candidate will become a part of an interdisciplinary team working to visualize global seafood trade data to understand when global seafood trade either improves or threatens food and nutrition security. The project aims at developing novel methods and systems to support the construction and analysis of a global seafood trade network database to advance human-environmental research. The focus of this postdoctoral fellow position at American University will be in analyzing geographic network flow datasets and delivering novel and interpretable representations on the web. Candidates must have a strong programming background. Requirements: • Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related technical field. • Strong background in interactive data visualization and analysis. • Expertise in JavaScript, CSS, and HTML, and other technologies supporting website development. • Experience with server-side web technologies, such as NodeJS and Flask, is preferred • Experience with online databases, especially network database schema (e.g., Neo4J), is preferred • Experienced in designing and implementing empirical user studies. • Experienced with quantitative research methods. • Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a diverse interdisciplinary team. • Demonstrated ability to work with and mentor undergraduate students. • Excellent written and oral communication. • Research experience in spatial data analysis and/or GIS technologies is preferred. Annual salary is $65,000. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Please submit applications via: http://apply.interfolio.com/120001. Include a letter of application, curriculum vita, three letters of recommendation, and copies of recent published papers or working papers. Please contact Prof. Alex Godwin, 202-885-2790, or godwin(a)american.edu<mailto:godwin@american.edu> if you have any questions. American University is a private institution within easy reach of the many centers of government, business, research, and the arts located within the nation’s capital. For more information about American University, visit www.american.edu<http://www.american.edu/>. The Department of Computer Science is a small but exciting department with a growing student population and strong research achievements. American University has specifically identified Computer Science as one of its targets for growth, with the goal of making it a premium research and teaching unit within the university. Along with the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, the Department of Physics, the Game Lab, the Collaborative for Applied Perceptual Research and Innovation (CAPRI), and the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Incubator, the Department of Computer Science has moved into the brand-new Don Myers Technology & Innovation Building. A proposal for a combined Ph.D. program with the Mathematics and Statistics Department as well as the Game Lab is also in the works. Learn more about the College of Arts and Sciences at http://www.american.edu/cas/ and about the department at http://www.american.edu/cas/cs/. American University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution that operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, personal appearance, gender identity and expression, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, veteran status, an individual’s genetic information or any other bases under federal or local laws (collectively “Protected Bases”) in its programs and activities. American University is a tobacco and smoke free campus. To ensure the health and safety of our community, American University requires that all faculty and staff are vaccinated for Covid-19. To learn more about American University's health and safety directives please click here. https://www.american.edu/hr/how-we-work/vaccinations.cfm Hiring offers for this position are contingent on the successful completion of a background check. Alex Godwin, PhD Assistant Professor, Computer Science Don Myers Building - 112C American University https://jagodwin.github.io<https://jagodwin.github.io/>

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PostDoc Position in Visual Analytics at Tsinghua University
by Shixia Liu 16 Jun '23

16 Jun '23

We are seeking two 2-year Postdoctoral Researchers to join our team in the field of Visual Analytics. The successful candidate will contribute to cutting-edge research projects focused on visualization-based eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), visual data quality analysis, or high-dimensional data visualization. This is a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative environment, pushing the boundaries of visual analytics and its applications. If you are interested in this position, please contact Shixia Liu ( shixia(a)tsinghua.edu.cn)

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[VAHC at VIS2023] Call for Papers
by Jürgen Bernard 09 Jun '23

09 Jun '23

Dear colleagues, this is the Call for Papers for the Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare (VAHC) (in conjunction with IEEE VIS 2023) Website: www.visualanalyticshealthcare.org The submission deadline is July 17, 2023, creating an opportunity to showcase late-breaking research results on Visual Analytics in Healthcare. CALL FOR PAPERS: ---------------- The 2023 Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare (VAHC 2023) is the 14th annual workshop that provides an opportunity for participants to discuss state-of-the-art interactive visual data analysis techniques and review how such techniques can be applied to healthcare data. The primary objective of the workshop is to bring together leading VIS designers, scientists, medical experts, and visionaries to discuss: a) interactive data visualization techniques that can be applied to healthcare data, b) areas of healthcare that need more attention from visualization and visual data analysis research, and c) emerging research trends, visualization techniques, software applications, benchmarks, and open datasets. The workshop will enable presenters to showcase their ongoing work through oral presentations and system demos, either as video supplemental material or live demos during the workshop to be arranged with the organizers for maximum visibility. In years past, demos of prototype and/or production visual analytics software have been particularly well received, and paper submitters are encouraged to submit a companion demo proposal. BEST PAPERS: ---------------- VAHC assigns Best Paper and Honorable Mention awards. The awards entail a certificate and recognition on the VAHC website. This year, we also plan to invite authors of high-quality papers to submit a revised and extended version to an internationally recognized scientific journal (t.b.a. soon). The topic of this special issue will be “Interactive Visualization of Health Data for Digital and Personal Health”. The review process will seek to assign the same reviewers for previously accepted VAHC papers. Watch out for details in our second call for papers. TOPICS AND SCOPE: ------------------ We welcome discussions of the use of visual approaches, interaction design, statistical methods, and machine learning for healthcare data analysis. Participants may address the needs of various user groups, including (but not limited to) patients, clinical researchers, epidemiologists, public health analysts, physicians, hospital-based quality assurance officers, and insurance claim analysts. The 2023 Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare will cover a range of topics on the design, implementation, deployment, evaluation, and abstraction of visual analytics methods, including (but not limited to): Clinical care - Prescription drugs and drug-drug interactions - Multi-omic datasets - Longitudinal clinical data - Visual data mining of EMRs - Specific treatment contexts, emergency department, patient safety, mental health. - Clinical workflows - Outcome forecasting or prediction - Explainable AI and ML in healthcare Digital health and personal health - Mobile health - Wearable devices' data control and processing - Telehealth and telemedicine - Personalized medicine Patient-related applications: - Patient-generated health data - Understanding of patient behavior and experience - Patient education - Physician-patient communication Public health data: - Pandemic forecasting and tracking - Learning from crises with visualization - Public health surveillance systems PAPER SUBMISSION AND FORMAT GUIDELINES: --------------------------------------- VAHC 2023 will have a new paper format! We will accept short papers with up to six pages plus one page of references (6+1). We encourage a diverse range of submissions and demonstrations from academia, healthcare organizations, and industry in any of the short paper types listed below: Application papers (format: “6+1”) Research papers (format: “6+1”) Positions and system demo papers (format “2+1”) Posters (format: “2+1” abstract and A0 poster) Accepted application papers and research papers will be published in the IEEE Xplore digital library. Accepted system demo papers and posters will be included in the VAHC proceedings and made available via IEEE VIS for digital download. We remind you that at least one author of each accepted paper is expected to be in person at the workshop to present. All accepted types of submissions will have the chance for an oral presentation. Demo: Every system demo paper may be accompanied by a video demo submission All material will be submitted via the Precision Conference System (PCS): https://new.precisionconference.com/user/login?society=vgtc For all submissions, please use the VGTC conference-style template: http://ieeevis.org/year/2021/info/call-participation/shortpapers Contact vahc.sig at gmail.com if you have any questions. IMPORTANT DATES: ---------------- Deadline for submission: July 17, 2023 Notification of acceptance: August 14, 2023 Camera-ready papers due: August 28, 2023 VAHC 2023 workshop: October 22 or 23, 2023 JOIN OUR MAILING LIST: ---------------------- Visit www.visualanalyticshealthcare.org to join our mailing list. ORGANIZERS: ---------------- Jürgen Bernard University of Zurich General Chair Annie T. Chen University of Washington Co-Chair Danny T.Y. Wu University of Cincinnati Co-Chair -- Jürgen Bernard Assistant Professor of Computer Science University of Zurich juergen-bernard.de <https://juergen-bernard.de>

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Deadline Extended: MERCADO Workshop at IEEE VIS 2023: Multimodal Experiences for Remote Communication Around Data Online
by Matthew Brehmer 08 Jun '23

08 Jun '23

MERCADO is a half-day workshop at IEEE VIS 2023 <https://ieeevis.org/> on the topic of new Multimodal Experiences for Remote Communication Around Data Online, taking place October 22nd or 23rd in Melbourne, Australia. https://sites.google.com/view/mercadoworkshop/home Update (Jun 8): the deadline for workshop submissions is July 15 2023 (EoD anywhere on Earth) We aim to gather researchers working in data visualization, human-computer interaction (HCI), and computer-supported collaborative work (CSCW) who are interested in multimodal, synchronous, and remote or hybrid forms of communication and collaboration within organizational and educational settings. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION If you have been working on designing new ways to communicate, present and tell stories about data synchronously or asynchronously, using visualizations and new modes of interaction for presenters, please consider sharing your experiences at this workshop. SUBMISSIONS Those who want to participate in this workshop will submit a short paper (two to four pages) in the style of short provocation or reflection statements, case studies, design fictions, or work-in-progress reports. We will also encourage the submission of accompanying videos. We will host accepted submissions on the workshop’s website, however will we also encourage authors to archive their publications using open access services. Please see the call for participation for details and a timeline of important dates. The proposal for this workshop is available at https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.11825. IMPORTANT DATES All deadlines are at 11:59pm (23:59) AoE Anywhere on Earth - Submission deadline: July 15 2023 via PCS (deadline extended) - Notification: August 5 2023 - Camera-ready deadline: September 5 2023 - Workshop: October 22 or 23, 2023 ORGANIZERS - Matthew Brehmer, Tableau Research, USA - Maxime Cordeil, University of Queensland, Australia - Christophe Hurter, ENAC, University of Toulouse, France - Takayuki Itoh, Ochanomizu University, Japan CONTACT mercadoworkshop(a)googlegroups.com

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