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Call for Questions for a EuroVis Panel
by Jürgen Bernard 06 Jun '23

06 Jun '23

Dear Members of the VIS Community, we are organizing a panel “The Future of Interactive Data Analysis and Visualization” at EuroVis, on Wednesday June 14, 11:00-12:30. We are happy to have five excellent panelists: Johanna Schmidt, Timo Ropinski, Alvitta Ottley, Michael Sedlmair, and Marc Streit! https://www.eurovis.org/ For the panel, we are asking YOU to submit questions/statements/positions regarding the three leading questions about the past, the presence, and the future of VIS! https://forms.gle/uiPEuy18VfoQDsaS6 Types of questions that may be relevant (not limited to): - provoking questions - questions about the (good old) past, (intensive) present, and (pessimistic/optimistic on) future of VIS - questions about how VIS relates to other research fields, such as ML, HCI, etc. Question ranking criteria - scientific content is preferred over meta and organizational aspects - questions from EuroVis attendees will be preferred - one question per participant will be selected (to foster heterogeneity and inclusivity) - provoking questions will be preferred - short and concise questions will be preferred We are looking forward to having this special interactive panel with you in person in Leipzig! This is an excellent opportunity for Ph.D. students, academics, practitioners, and enthusiasts of VIS to have their questions answered by VIS with quite some experience and seniority! So take your chance to submit a question! We look forward to meeting you in June! Best regards, The EuroVis Panel Organizers, Jürgen Bernard and Mennatallah El-Assady Panel Abstract: The interactive data analysis and visualization (VIS) community has prospered for over thirty years. Generation after generation, the community has evolved its understanding of research problems and, along the way, contributed various techniques, applications, and research methods. While some of the developed techniques have stood the test of time, we will consider what else needs to be remembered or even revitalized from the good old days in this panel. Further, VIS is currently facing exciting times, with great changes and trends within and outside the community. Thus, in this panel, we want to analyze current research trends and discuss our most exciting ideas and directions. Looking ahead, it can already be anticipated that the future of VIS is subject to change. In this panel, we want to map out future research directions for our community. Along these three lines, the guiding theme of our interactive panel will be three types of (provoking) statements: (i) In the good old days, I liked when we did . . . (ii) Currently, a most exciting trend is … & (iii) In the future, we will be doing . . . Come and join us to reflect on past and present trends, daring a look ahead to an exciting future for the interactive data analysis and visualization community! -- Jürgen Bernard Assistant Professor of Computer Science University of Zurich juergen-bernard.de

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The Web3D 2023 Papers Submission Deadline is Approaching!
by Web3D 2023 26 May '23

26 May '23

The final deadline for submissions of Papers is June 15, 2023 *The Web3D 2023 Papers Submission Deadline is Approaching!* Don't miss your chance to shape the future of 3D Graphics. The final deadline for submissions of Papers <https://web3d.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0051673b83909ae284624feb2&…> to the annual Web3D 2023 Conference <https://web3d.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0051673b83909ae284624feb2&…> on 9-11 October 2023 in beautiful San Sebastián, Spain is looming - *June 15, 2023*. Important Dates <https://web3d.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0051673b83909ae284624feb2&…> This Conference is sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH <https://web3d.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0051673b83909ae284624feb2&…>, in cooperation with Web3D Consortium <https://web3d.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0051673b83909ae284624feb2&…> and supported by Eurographics <https://web3d.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0051673b83909ae284624feb2&…>, *and is hosted by Vicomtech <https://web3d.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0051673b83909ae284624feb2&…> Spain.* We Welcome Submissions in the Following Categories: 1. Academic Papers and Posters 2. Tutorials 3. Workshops 4. Industrial Use Cases 5. Competition Entries Why Submit your Work? - *Visibility*: Gain exposure to an international audience passionate about 3D Graphics. - *Networking*: Engage with leading minds in your industry. - *Influence*: Drive the conversation and inspire the next generation of creators and innovators. - *Publication Possibility*: Open the doors to new opportunities with your published work. Ready to make an impact? Submit your paper here <https://web3d.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0051673b83909ae284624feb2&…> by June 15, 2023 Accepted papers and poster summaries will be published in the Web3D 2023 ACM Conference Proceedings, available in the ACM Digital Library <https://web3d.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0051673b83909ae284624feb2&…>. Works selected for the Best Paper awards will be invited to submit extended versions to the Computers & Graphics journal <https://web3d.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0051673b83909ae284624feb2&…> . Learn More <https://web3d.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0051673b83909ae284624feb2&…>

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[CfP] VIS4DH - Storytelling and Narrative in Visualization for the Humanities
by Georgia Panagiotidou 24 May '23

24 May '23

We are happy to announce that the 8th edition of VIS4DH — the Workshop on Visualization for the Digital Humanities — will take place as part of [IEEE VIS 2023](http://ieeevis.org/year/2023/welcome) in Melbourne, Australia. For 7 years now, the VIS4DH workshop has brought together researchers and practitioners from the fields of visualization and the humanities to discuss new research directions at the intersection of visualization and (digital) humanities research. The general aim is to foster productive collaborations that mutually advance all fields involved. This year VIS4DH is taking inspiration from the conference’s host country by focusing on storytelling and narrative. Like other forms of communication, visualizing data is a way of telling stories. Just presenting data is not enough: it is also important to structure, sequence, and engage with the information being presented. You can contribute to VIS4DH 2023 in two ways - you can submit to the [Paper track](https://vis4dh.dbvis.de/cfp/#papers) (with an option to publish your work at IEEE Xplore), or you can submit to the [Exhibits & Provocations track](https://vis4dh.dbvis.de/cfp/#provocations). For the paper track, we seek works from scholars in visualization, the humanities, social science, and the arts who use visualization as part of analyzing and interrogating human culture. Submissions will present original research ideas or results as they relate to visualization for the digital humanities. Paper Track Submission Deadline 3 July 2023, 5 PM PST Paper Notification 3 August 2023 Camera Ready Deadline 18 August 2023 Submissions to the VIS4DH Exhibits & Provocations track are meant to capture alternate forms of participation beyond a standard conference paper. Potential submission types include: viewpoints, works of art, performance, art criticism or an overview/exhibition of a research center. Exhibits & Provocations Track Submission Deadline 18 August 2023, 5 PM PST Exhibits & Provocations Notification 28 August, 2023 Check out our [website](https://vis4dh.dbvis.de/) or follow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/vis4dh) for the latest updates. Papers and invited talks from previous years can be found [here](https://vis4dh.dbvis.de/archives/). Website: http://www.vis4dh.org/ Contact: vis4dh(a)gmail.com

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ChinaVis 2023 - Call for Posters (DDL Jun 26)
by Wang, Qianwen 22 May '23

22 May '23

Dear Colleagues, Apologies for cross-posting. Please find below the Call for Posters of ChinaVis 2023, and feel free to forward it to anyone who might be interested. **Call for Posters - ChinaVis 2023** The 10th China Visualization and Visual Analytics Conference (ChinaVis 2023) will be held in Chongqing from July 21st to 24th, 2023. ChinaVis Poster Program aims to promote communication between scholars in visualization with interactive and dynamic presentation on the latest results and ideas of visualization research. The ChinaVis 2023 Poster Program encourages the submission of any work related to visualization, especially those that have not been officially published and are in progress, or published that can trigger new thinking through visualization. The Poster Program welcomes any topics in visualization and visual analytics, including but not limited to: • Visualization and visual analysis theory • New methods of scientific visualization • New methods of information visualization • New methods of visual analysis • Visual knowledge representation and discovery • Visualization evaluation method and theory • Visual representation of various types of data • Visual data management • Visual query and mining • Interactive visualization technology and equipment • Big data visualization and visual analysis techniques and systems • Scientific and engineering simulation and visualization • Visual display technology • Visualization and visual analysis system • Applications of visualization (including natural sciences and social sciences) Check this link for more details: https://chinavis.org/2023/english/poster_en.html **Submission Instructions** To submit a poster, please open the following link https://send2me.cn/AX2Z3U8T/SfmpVlvmBWw7mA and upload the required files, which should include: • A two-page summary of your poster named as: ChinaVis2023_Poster_FirstAuthorName_BriefTitle_2Page.pdf • The sketch of your poster layout (in PDF format) named as: ChinaVis2023_Poster_FirstAuthorName_BriefTitle.pdf Authors of each poster are required to submit a two-page summary in the IEEE VIS format: http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~vis/Tasks/camera.html. The summary can be written in either Chinese or English. The summary needs to include an introduction of the research motivation, results, findings, illustrations, and a discussion of the broader impact to application domains. It is not necessary to include a comprehensive list of references, but it is required to cite the most relevant literature in the 2-page summary. In addition, we highly recommend the authors to include a video that highlights the research work. The video submission can be made by including an online link to the video. The orientation of the poster must be portrait (taller than wide), and the dimension may not exceed A0 paper size (841 mm x 1189 mm / 33.1 in x 46.8 in). The language can be either Chinese or English. The design sketch (in PDF format) must be submitted together with the two-page summary. **Important Dates** • Submission deadline: Jun. 26, 2023 • Notification of acceptance: Jul. 10, 2023 • Final submission of camera ready versions: Jul. 17, 2023 All deadlines are at 23:59 Beijing Time. **Poster Presentation** At least one author of each poster should be registered for the conference and be available at the poster to discuss their work during the poster session. The authors must print the poster and hang the poster at the designated location at the conference venue. During the poster session, the authors should plan to present their work and discuss with attendees. Please bring a laptop to the poster session if you plan to show live demos or videos. **Best Poster Awards** The poster chairs will award a "Best Poster" award and several "Best Poster Honorable Mention" awards based on the review comments, and present certificates accordingly. **Poster Chairs** • Guodao Sun, Zhejiang University of Technology • Chenhui Li, East China Normal University • Siming Chen, Fudan University

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Submission due in four weeks! ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction, Oct 13-15 Sydney
by Tony Huang 18 May '23

18 May '23

**apologies if you have received multiple copies of this email* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *ACM SUI 2023* The 11th ACM International Symposium on Spatial User Interaction SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA OCTOBER 13—15, 2023 https://sui.acm.org/2023/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *CALL FOR PAPERS* ACM SUI brings together top researchers and practitioners from around the world who focus on spatial interaction for Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, and for ubiquitous, intelligent/smart and real environments. We invite contributions from a wide range of fields including design, social science, arts and creative Industries, and other application domains. ACM SUI 2023 is the 11th edition of the Symposium. We welcome you to join us in this premier international forum for sharing exciting new research and development in the field while meeting your peers and enjoying the beautiful Sydney! Accepted Workshops: Interactive Spatial Interfaces for Health and Well-being: https://www.xipeiren.com/hsi.html Approved SUI23 Special Issue: Computers & Graphics (SCI indexed, impact factor:1.821): https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/computers-and-graphics Please refer to https://sui.acm.org/2023/ for more details. *IMPORTANT PAPER DATES* Submission deadline: *June 23, 2023* Author notification: August 6, 2023 Camera Ready: August 27, 2023 *TOPICS* All topics that are directly or indirectly relevant to spatial user interactions and interfaces are welcome. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Design practices, principles and frameworks Interaction design, usability and user experience (UX) User interface metaphors Evaluation methodologies and metrics Perception and cognition Human factors and ergonomics Ethical, social, cultural and language factors Inclusion and accessibility Privacy and security Empathy, trust, acceptance and safety Interactive spatial computer graphics Spatial input devices and technology Haptics, spatial audio, touch, tangible, gesture based spatial interactions and interfaces Multimodal/multisensory and other novel forms of spatial interaction and perception Spatial interaction with data, virtual humans and avatars Distributed, multi-user and collaborative spatial interaction Immersive analytics and visualisation Intelligent spatial interfaces, interaction and collaboration User adaptive spatial interaction and personalization Applications of human spatial perception to interaction Applications of spatial UIs, such as games, entertainment, CAD, education, health, engineering

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Survey on Accessibility Challenges Faced by Visualization Creators
by Ather Sharif 17 May '23

17 May '23

Hi everyone, My name is Ather and I am a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Washington. For my dissertation work, I am conducting a survey to study the challenges and barriers that visualization creators face in making online data visualizations accessible to blind and low-vision users. If you are someone who creates online data visualizations (for work, research, or even just for fun), please consider filling out this survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLthgBibDSm6lKPvbyClGSyEVSbUK2HKt… . It should only take about 10 minutes of your time. You can find more information on our projects on making online data visualizations here: athersharif.me/projects/VOX. Thanks! -- Ather Sharif (Pronouns: he/him/his) PhD Student Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington +1 267.788.0898 asharif(a)cs.washington.edu athersharif.me LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/athersharif

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Funded PhD Positions Visual Analytics & Computer Vision in Cultural Heritage f/m/d (30-40h)
by Aigner Wolfgang 16 May '23

16 May '23

In a cooperative doctoral program between TU Wien and St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences, Austria, we offer room for interdisciplinary team cooperation and personal growth at the forefront of visual computing research in the context of cultural heritage applications. We are looking for PhD candidates (Junior Researcher; f/m/d) in the joint doctoral program “Visual Analytics and Computer Vision Meet Cultural Heritage”. Details: www.visual-heritage.at WHAT YOU WILL BE WORKING ON - You are part of an excellent doctoral training programme of TU Wien and FH St. Pölten with the highest standards. - You conduct innovative applied and basic research on interactive analysis, exploration, and presentation of historical visual media collections. - You design, implement, and evaluate methods in visual analytics and/or computer vision in interdisciplinary problem settings of film studies and art history. - You develop methods for the automatic analysis, retrieval, and classification of images and videos, as well as interactive visual interfaces for the analysis, exploration, and (situated) presentation of large visual media databases. - You write scientific publications, give presentations, and conduct scientific outreach activities. - Further details on the research topics: www.visual-heritage.at/research-topics WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU - University degree (Master level) in computer science (or comparable technical degree) or digital humanities. - Expertise in visual computing with a particular focus on at least one of the following areas: computer vision, machine learning, visual analytics, information visualization, immersive analytics (augmented reality / AR). - Excellent programming skills, especially in visualization/user interfaces and/or computer vision/machine learning. - Excellent command of English and willingness to learn/improve your German language skills (for non-natives). - Curiosity, independent working style, and interest in questions from cultural heritage and the digital humanities. - Strong ambition for a PhD, writing papers, and scientific discourse. WHAT WE OFFER - Exciting and challenging interdisciplinary research on visual analytics & computer vision in cultural heritage. - Work in an innovative, open-minded, and internationally oriented environment. - Flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home. - A total gross monthly salary of at least EUR 3,286 (14x/year; basis: 40h/week; according to Austrian Science Fund). - Please indicate your preferred research topics in your application documents (first and second choice): www.visual-heritage.at/research-topics The variety and diversity of its staff members is the key to innovation, success, and further development. Applications by qualified women are particularly welcome. In the case of equal suitability, we give precedence to applicants with special needs. We explicitly invite persons with a migration background to apply. Second stage interviews are planned for June 23, 2023. Please apply here: https://www.fhstp.ac.at/en/job-openings-career/junior-researcher-vacovicu-3… We are looking forward to receiving your application! Wolfgang Aigner, Silvia Miksch, Franziska Bruckner, Robert Sablatnig, Markus Seidl, Manuela Waldner, Matthias Zeppelzauer FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE PHD PROGRAM

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PhD position in Deep Learning and Visual Analytics, University of Montpellier, France
by Arnaud Sallaberry 15 May '23

15 May '23

Title. Explaining the trajectories of jellyfishs with heterogeneous text and images mining and visualization Key words. Ecology, Deep learning, Explainability, Visual Analytics, Analysis of spatiotemporal series, Heterogeneous data visualization. Context. The study of jellyfish outbreaks is important because they can have a negative impact on the provisioning of marine ecosystems services for human welfare. In addition, they can disrupt human activities, such as fishing, tourism and shipping. Jellyfish outbreaks are often linked to environmental changes such as water temperature, salinity and currents. Studying these factors can help predict future jellyfish outbreaks and develop management strategies to mitigate their impact on the environment and human activities. There are several methods to collect data on jellyfish, to better understand their distribution, abundance and behavior such as visual observations- as jellyfish can be visible on the surface of the water-, the use of plankton nets, satellite tags to track their movements, underwater cameras, etc. However, their capture and conservation and their fleeting and unpredictability appearances induce scarce scientific datasets. Objectives. We here propose the collection and analysis of multilingual and heterogeneous documents to complement existing data (i.e., JeDI) with original data social media, press and scientific literature. Our objective is to depict patterns and trends in collected data, to map spacetime patterns of coastal aggregations and stranded jellyfish, and to track their diversity changes and the contribution of non-indigenous species to such phenomena (e.g. determination of invasion speed). The originality of our project is to disentangle the extent to which these events and the distribution patterns of non-indigenous species are related to climatic change and ecosystem degradation. Methodology. We will follow a three steps strategy: 1) analysis of spatio-temporal series: multimodal supervised classification to exploit heterogeneous resources and spatio-temporal clustering to group similar data in space and time and to use species distribution modelling to understand their relation to the environment and model future evolutions 2) heterogeneous data visualization: design, implementation and validation of an interactive visual interface for exploring the results of the first step (classes, patterns, clusters…) and the texts/images from the raw data. Particular attention will be paid to the 3) interpretability of the used methods. Deadline for applications: 30 May 2023 Duration of the PhD: 3 years Requirements: - a master's degree in Computer Science with successful research experience - advanced programming skills (design and implementation) - a good academic level attesting to his/her ability to combine practice and theory - a level of professional oral and written English - general knowledge in the field of artificial intelligence - an appetite for ecological issues Procedure and contact - Send tosandra.bringay@lirmm.fr,arnaud.sallaberry@lirmm.fr,maximilien.servajean@lirmm.fr - Your master's degree (if already obtained) and your transcripts - Curriculum vitae with 2 references - At least one letter of recommendation  - Any publications you may have Applications are managed on a case-by-case basis. You will be informed promptly by email of the admissibility of your application and if you are invited to a first interview. We look forward to your applications! Sandra Bringay, Arnaud Sallaberry, Maximilien Servajean

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CFP: INTERACT 2023 workshop on Designing Map-based Interfaces and Interactions (MAPII 2023)
by Masood Masoodian 13 May '23

13 May '23

Call for Papers – Designing Map-based Interfaces and Interactions (MAPII 2023)  INTERACT 2023 Workshop   28 August 2023 – York, UK More info: http://avcd.aalto.fi/mapii2023/ ABOUT THE WORKSHOP ----------------------- Maps, in their many forms, have long been used to guide and coordinate different human activities, ranging from local to global, and small scale to large scale. As such, maps continue to play a central role as the basis for a wide variety of interactive tools and applications in our modern digital age as well. This workshop aims to bring together researchers, designers and practitioners interested in maps and map-like visualizations as the underlying physical, theoretical, or metaphorical framework for designing interfaces and interactions. This workshop will create a common ground and a collaborative space for sharing design, research, and practical expertise to aid its participants with creating novel future map-based designs in different fields, including visualization, visual design, interaction design, user interface design, and cartography. This workshop is part of INTERACT 2023, and is supported by the IFIP TC 13 Working Group on Human-Centred Technology for Sustainability (WG 13.10). CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ----------------------- The primary objective of this workshop is to create common ground and a collaborative space for sharing design, research, and practical expertise, practices, learnings, and experiences to help its participants with creating novel future map-based designs in different fields, including visualization, visual design, interaction design, user interface design, and cartography. Prospective workshop participants are invited to submit a short paper describing their interests and work related to the topics of this workshop. Some of the main topics to be covered by this workshop will include, but not limited to, the following: – Research and design foundations of map-based interfaces and interactions. – Theories, principles and practices guiding the design of map-based interfaces and interactions. – Applications of map-based interfaces and interactions, in areas such environment, sustainability, epidemiology, healthcare, education, and entertainment. – User evaluations of map-based interfaces and interactions. WORKSHOP STRUCTURE ----------------------- This one-day workshop will be informal and interactive, combining short presentations of the accepted workshop papers with group discussions, aimed at assisting the authors and other participants with developing their research and design ideas. The workshop will also include a hands-on group activity. As part of this, the workshop participants will work in small groups to perform map-based tasks and create design sketches for an interactive application. The designs will then be shared at the main conference. We hope to run the workshop in person at the conference. Provisions will, however, be made to run the workshop in remote or hybrid mode if necessary. SUBMISSIONS ----------------------- Workshop paper submissions should be of maximum 10 pages, and prepared according to the Springer LNCS format, using the templates provided for CS Proceedings and other Multiauthor Volumes (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…) Submissions should be made through Easychair https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mapii2023. The workshop programme committee will review the submitted position papers, and select 10-15 papers for presentation at the workshop based on their quality and relevance to the workshop topics. In addition to sharing the accepted workshop papers with its participants, the authors will be invited to submit extended version of their papers for inclusion in an edited volume, to be published by INTERACT 2023 organizers. Furthermore, the workshop will include a discussion session on future publications in, for instance, a special issue of an international journal and/or a co-authored report for dissemination of the workshop findings. IMPORTANT DATES ----------------------- Submission deadline: 29 May 2023 Notification: 05 June 2023 Camera-ready: 26 June 2023 Workshop date: 28 August 2023 WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS ----------------------- Masood Masoodian, Aalto University (Finland) Saturnino Luz, University of Edinburgh (UK) PROGRAMME COMMITTEE ----------------------- Saturnino Luz, University of Edinburgh (UK) Masood Masoodian, Aalto University (Finland) Shane Sheehan, University of Edinburgh (UK) Artemis Skarlatidou, University College London (UK) Thomas Rist, Augsburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany) -- Prof. Masood Masoodian Visual Communication Design Aalto University avcd.aalto.fi

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Call for Papers: IEEE VIS 2023 Workshop on Visualization for Pandemic and Emergency Responses (submissions due July 1, 2023)
by Jentner, Wolfgang G. 12 May '23

12 May '23

Dear colleagues, Please find below the CfP for our IEEE VIS Workshop Vis4PandEmRes. Thanks! Call for Papers: ---------------------------- IEEE VIS Workshop on Visualization for Pandemic and Emergency Responses 2023 (Vis4PandEmRes) https://vis4pandemres.github.io ---------------------------- Half-day workshop at IEEE VIS, Melbourne, Australia, 22-27 October Workshop date: October 22 or 23, 2023 During the COVID-19 pandemic, data visualization played a highly visible role in supporting decision-making and information dissemination. While a large number of online platforms have provided various regularly-updated COVID-19 key indicators to worldwide or regional audiences, there have also been R&D activities conducted by visualization and visual analytics (VIS) researchers and practitioners. Although some of the latter activities have been reported in publications, many have not become public knowledge yet. -------------- Aims and Scope -------------- It is highly desirable for VIS scientists, researchers, and practitioners to share their experience and knowledge gained through their efforts made in supporting the COVID-19 pandemic responses, and to share their insight and foresight to inform how VIS can better support future pandemic and emergency responses. This workshop will enable VIS researchers and practitioners to share their experience, knowledge, and reflection and offer their insight and foresight about the role of VIS in pandemic and emergency responses. It will also allow the VIS community to compile one or more achievable collections of records about various VIS activities around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. While COVID-19 has now progressed to the endemic phase, it is still very important to gather the built-up knowledge from COVID-19 in the visualization community to be better prepared for future Pandemics. Our workshop has the following aims: (A) To provide VIS researchers and practitioners with the opportunity for: sharing their experience, knowledge, and reflection about their R&D activities in the context of pandemic responses; and offering their insight how VIS research and techniques have helped COVID-19 pandemic responses and can be improved to provide better support in future emergency responses. (B) To provide the VIS community with a timely mechanism for: compiling one or more achievable collections of records on various VIS activities around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic; and for stimulating a new R&D agenda in preparation for future emergency responses. ------ Topics ------ VIS researchers and practitioners may share their experience, knowledge, insight, and foresight on all aspects of VIS research and applications in the context of pandemics and emergency responses. The topics of contributions may include, but are not limited to the following examples: • VIS for information dissemination to the public, • VIS for routine or critical decision-making, • VIS for highlighting and responding to mis/disinformation during health and emergency responses, • VIS for supporting the development of simulation and forecasting models, • VIS theories, methodologies, and guidelines useful in pandemic and emergency responses, • Perception and cognition in VIS applications for pandemic and emergency responses, • Methods for engaging and collaborating with domain experts (e.g., healthcare experts, epidemiologists, modelers, data analysts, policymakers), • VIS infrastructures, VIS systems, VIS tools, & other types of VIS software for supporting pandemic & emergency responses, • Design of dashboards, storytelling VIS, and visual representations for visualizing pandemic and emergency data, • Data transformation algorithms for processing pandemic and emergency data, • Specific data types or specific analytics problems: • Uncertainty & biases in data, data processing, visual representations, • VIS processes, decision processes, & public information dissemination, • VIS for supporting sensitivity analysis, • Bioinformatics data, • Medical and healthcare data, • Geographical and geoinformation data, • Social media data, • Contact-and-tracing data, • Ensemble modeling data. • Data quality and predictive value. • Data integration, organization, and retrieval, • Rapid VIS software engineering (including requirement analysis, design, development, testing, and evaluation) in emergency responses, • Research funding and project management during the pandemic and emergency responses, • Readiness of VIS resources for future emergency responses, • Requirements for VIS techniques in future emergency responses. ----------------------------- Submission Types and Criteria ----------------------------- The workshop will be open to all IEEE VIS attendees. The workshop will solicit two types of contributions: (A) Paper — Authors may submit a technical paper on a piece of work that has not been previously published, and optionally, an accompanying bulletin video (same as the bulletin video below but without a summary document). The length of a paper is 4-6 pages. The paper will undergo a review process with a technical depth and rigor appropriate for VIS workshop papers. Accepted papers will be published in IEEE Xplore and are to be presented during the workshop. (B) Bulletin — Authors are required to submit a short video to share their work and experience together with a summary document of up to 2 pages maximum. The videos of accepted bulletin submissions, as well as optional videos of accepted papers, will be combined to an archive of videos documenting the contributions to COVID-19 responses. Like abstracts or posters, bulletins are not considered research papers. Because we aim to compile a comprehensive record as specified in (b1), the works suitable to be reported in bulletins include: A piece of work has already been published, and the authors wish to keep a record in the community archive. Authors wish to keep a record in the community archive without affecting the plan of submitting a research paper in the future. Authors do not have a plan for a research paper but wish to keep a record of their effort and activities in the community archive. The metadata of each paper accepted by the workshop. We note, authors of accepted bulletin submissions are not required to present these in person at the conference. --------------- Important Dates --------------- Publication of CfP: May 11, 2023 Submissions due: July 1, 2023 Notification: July 28, 2023 Camera-Ready: August 21, 2023 Workshop: October 22 or 23, 2023 ---------------------- Submission Information ---------------------- Papers: • Size: 4–6 pages, following the IEEE VGTC Conference Style • Please add the [PAPER] label to your submission title in PCS. Bulletins: • Size: A short video with a summary document of up to 2 pages maximum, in the IEEE VGTC Conference Style • Please add the [BULLETIN] label to your submission title in PCS. All submissions need to be made through the PCS system. Please go to: https://new.precisionconference.com/submissions, and select Society: VGTC, Conference/Journal: VIS2023, Track: VIS 2023 Vis4PanDemRes. Paper template: IEEE VGTC Conference Style https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/publications/conference/ ---------------------- Organizers and Contact ---------------------- Workshop Co-chairs • Alfie Abdul-Rahman, King's College London, UK • Kelly Gaither, University of Texas at Austin, USA • Wolfgang Jentner, University of Oklahoma, USA • Tobias Schreck, Graz University of Technology, Austria Advisory Panel Co-Chairs • Min Chen, University of Oxford, UK • David Ebert, University of Oklahoma, USA Please see the workshop webpage at https://vis4pandemres.github.io/, and contact the workshop chairs at vis4pandemres2023(a)cgv.tugraz.at for any questions.

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