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Postdoc Position in Ocean Observation, Analysis and Prediction
by Charles Perin 02 Jul '21

02 Jul '21

Hi, As part of a large scale, multi-institution, interdisciplinary project we are looking for a postdoc in Ocean Observation, Analysis and Prediction. One of the topics is "data science, interactive visualization and visual analytics" - and it's an opportunity to do some really interdisciplinary work on an exciting societally-relevant topic. It's also a position that comes with responsibilities beyond publishing, including teaching and mentoring, seminars and workshops, and interactions with government/industry/NGO. Ad available at https://web.uvic.ca/~cperin/misc/PRODIGY_pdf_ad.pdf - Charles --- Charles Perin | Assistant Professor | University of Victoria | http://charlesperin.net

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Open PhD Position in Information Visualization / Visual Analytics at Linköping University, Sweden
by Andreas Kerren 01 Jul '21

01 Jul '21

*** Apologies for cross-posting *** We are seeking for an engaged and bright PhD student to work with us in the areas of Information Visualization and Visual Analytics. The main focus of the advertised position (ref. LiU-2021-02831) is the visual analysis of large and complex, multivariate networks and/or text data. Research in this doctoral project will involve foundational visualization principles, techniques and visual analytics tools for analyzing heterogeneous network/text data coming from various data sources. The work will even include the development and provisioning of a suitable backend infrastructure to serve the web-based, interactive visual display with the needed original and derived data streams, and/or user data collected during the analytical process. Main supervisor will be Prof Andreas Kerren (andreas.kerren(a)liu.se) Please visit the official vacancy website of Linköping University for a more detailed description of the topic, formal requirements, and on how to apply for this position: https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies?rmpage=job&rmjob=16881&rmlang=UK The application deadline is August 20, 2021. Note that a PhD position in Sweden is a salaried employment with the right to social benefits. As a doctoral student, you devote most of your time to doctoral studies and the research projects of which you are part. Your work may also include teaching or other departmental duties, up to a maximum of 20% of full-time. The PhD thesis must be completed and defended within the official appointment up to a maximum of five years (i.e., 4 years doctoral studies and 1 year departmental tasks, full-time equivalent). The advertised position will be placed in the iVis research group (http://bit.ly/ivis-liu) led by Prof Andreas Kerren, Linköping University, Norrköping Campus, which is part of the division for Media and Information Technology. The research group mainly focuses on the explorative analysis and visualization of typically large and complex information spaces, for example in the life sciences, humanities, or environmental sciences. Our research vision is to attack the big data challenge through the combination of human-centered data analysis and interactive visualization for decision making. These research topics are highly relevant for academia and economy as both science and industry make increasing use of data-intensive technologies. Please share this message with any great candidates. Best regards, Andreas Kerren iVis Group @ Linköping University

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Data Science preadoc position at the University of Vienna
by Anne Marie Faisst 30 Jun '21

30 Jun '21

The University of Vienna seeks to fill the position as soon as possible of a University Assistant (prae doc) at the Research Platform The Challenge of Urban Futures: governing the complexities in European cities. Urban Futures is a University of Vienna funded Research Platform striving to govern the challenges of the future of European cities. We search for a PhD student at the exiting interface of Environmental Science and Pollution Research with Advanced Computational Science / Data Science. Hosted by the Urban Futures Platform, the successful candidate will be embedded in an active and international leading research team linked to the Department of Environmental Geosciences and the Research Network Data Science. The successful candidate will be assigned to both the Urban Futures Research Platform and the Department of Environmental Geosciences. Applications including a letter of motivation, a full detailed curriculum vitae (including contact information of 3 referees), and a research statement should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna (http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 12.07.2021, mentioning reference number 11814. The detailed job call and application procedure can be found at: https://univis.univie.ac.at/ausschreibungstellensuche/flow/bew_ausschreibun… -- Anne Marie Faisst, BA Universität Wien Fakultät für Informatik Forschungsgruppe Visualization and Data Analysis Coordinator Research Network Data Science @ Uni Vienna Währinger Strasse 29/S6/2.04, A - 1090 Wien contact me via MS Teams

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Final CfP ACM ISS 2021 (Summer Round), DL: July 2nd, 2021
by Hans-Christian Jetter 26 Jun '21

26 Jun '21

ACM ISS 2021, http://iss.acm.org/2021/, has two separate reviewing rounds (winter and summer) with separate deadlines. The winter round for ISS 2021 has already passed. This is the call for the summer round of ISS 2021. ISS 2021 Papers Summer Round: Important Dates AoE (Anywhere on Earth) Submission due: July 2, 2021 Notifications to authors: August 13, 2021 Revisions due: September 13, 2021 Final decisions to authors: September 26, 2021 Camera-ready due: October 1, 2021 ISS 2021: November 14-17 ACM Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ACM ISS) is the premier venue for research on the design, development and use of new and emerging interactive surface technologies and interactive spaces. ACM ISS welcomes original, high-quality research and industry contributions that advance the state-of-the-art in the area of interactive surfaces, interactive spaces and novel interface technologies. Beyond our traditional scope – i.e. interactive tabletops, large displays, multi-display systems, mobile and mini devices – we also encourage contributions focused on the use of space and technology around us to bridge the gap between our digital and everyday lives, such as interactive 3D spaces, on-body sensors, interactive art or interactive architecture. We also encourage contributions focused on understanding individual and group needs related to interactive surfaces and interactive spaces, and the impact on individuals and groups of these technologies. We embrace innovations in a wide variety of areas including design, software, hardware, understanding of use, and applications or deployments of such interactive systems. ISS 2021 will be a hybrid event: Accepted papers are invited to present at the conference, and authors can choose whether or not they wish to present. Because of the evolving situation with COVID-19 and the difficulties of running a physical in-person conference, ACM ISS will allow remote participation. While we do not know what the exact format of the conference will be, we will ensure everyone can present their papers at ISS. Publication model: PACMHCI journal: Starting last year, ISS switched to a journal model of publication. This year, there will be two submission rounds: winter round and summer round, with separate deadlines. Papers published by the Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACMHCI), https://dl.acm.org/journal/pacmhci , accepted in both rounds will be invited for presentation at the ISS 2021 conference. The conference retains its workshop, poster, and demo tracks, which will have their own publication outlet. The call for workshops, posters, and demos will be included in the summer round. Submissions will be done through http://new.precisionconference.com<http://new.precisionconference.com/> Submissions: Submissions to PACMHCI ISS should present original and mature research work. High-quality, elaborated case studies and practice reports with generalizable findings will also be considered. Papers should be written using a template provided by PACMHCI, https://dl.acm.org/journal/pacmhci/submission-templates . Submissions should be anonymized. Primarily, this means that submissions must remove all author and institutional information from the title and header area of the first page. Author information should also be removed from submitted supplementary materials, in particular, videos. Submissions that do not do so may be rejected without review. Furthermore, all references must remain intact. If you previously published a paper and your current submission builds on that work, the complete reference with the author's name must appear in the references. Authors must refer to their previous work in the third person (e.g., “We build on prior work by Smith et al. [X] but generalize their algorithm to new settings.”) and avoid blank references (e.g., “12. REMOVED FOR REVIEWING”). Further suppression of identity in the body of the paper (for example, in an Acknowledgements section), while encouraged, is left to the authors’ discretion. Paper Length: We recommend a page length in the new format of between 5-15 pages + any additional pages for references. There are no length restrictions on papers, however, reviewers will put the length of any submitted paper in context of the provided contribution when making decisions about acceptance and revisions. Revisions: The associate editors will make decisions for any submitted papers as either accepted, minor revisions, major revisions, or rejected. These notifications will then be sent to the authors. If the initial decision is "minor revisions", the authors will revise their paper within this round. After the revised paper is submitted, the final decisions will be sent to the authors a few weeks later. If the initial decision is "major revisions", the paper must be submitted in the next round to guarantee treatment as a revision, meaning that the same primary and secondary board members will be assigned to continuously handle the submission. Submissions requiring "major revisions" will not submit their revision within the current round, to allow extra time for any significant new work, such as conducting a new evaluation, before acceptance is possible. This means that papers accepted in the winter or summer round will be able to present their paper at ISS of the same year. A paper submitted in the summer round that received a major revision decision will not be presented at ISS of the same year but might be presented at ISS of the next year if accepted in the following winter round. Topic Areas: The conference welcomes contributions on a wide range of topics relating to interactive surfaces and spaces as well as novel interface technologies, including (but not limited to): • Large display interfaces and multi-display environments • Gesture-based interfaces (hands, finger, body) • Multimodal interfaces • Tangible user interfaces • Novel interaction techniques and paradigms • Interaction with mobile and body-worn devices • Different materials and form factors: curved, sand, water, ... • Interactive 3D spaces (Mixed Reality and Augmented Reality, mid-air displays, ...) • Large scale and outdoor interactive spaces (projected interfaces, drones, ...) • Interactive architecture • Beyond traditional surfaces: shape-changing and actuated surfaces, body-related, ... • Interactive information visualization/data presentation • Software engineering methods and frameworks • Social aspects and protocols related to interacting with surfaces and spaces • Interactive surfaces and spaces that support group work or social interaction • Hardware, including sensing and input technologies with novel capabilities, and results from maker communities • Human-centered design and methodologies related to interactive surfaces and spaces • Empirical evaluations of novel interactive surfaces and/or spaces designs • Evaluations of deployed interactive surfaces and/or spaces in specific domains (public spaces, education, science, business, entertainment, health, art, homes, etc.) Petra Isenberg, Hans-Christian Jetter, and Morten Fjeld ACM ISS 2021 Paper Chairs

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10! Assistant or Associate Professors in Information and Computing Sciences at the Utrecht University, NL – Special Call for Computer Graphics
by Michael Behrisch 25 Jun '21

25 Jun '21

Dear all, Due to our successful educational programmes and our ambitions in research, the Department of Information and Computing Sciences (https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/department-of-information-and-computing-s…) is expanding. We are therefore actively searching for *10 or more motivated and committed Assistant or Associate Professors in Information and Computing Sciences*. In this advertisement, we would like to draw your attention to a *special focus on hiring an ***Assistant or Associate Professor with expertise in *Computer Graphics*. Furthermore, please consider applying if you have a background in the areas of Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning, large scale Deep Learning, etc.), Computer Vision, Interaction Technology, Human Computer Interaction, Technologies for Software Production (e.g. Cloud Computing and Architecture), Data Science, AI & Law, Computer Science Education, Security or Web Semantics and Technology. More information can be found in the official job advertisement: https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/assist… With best regards, Alex Telea and Michael Behrisch Visualization and Graphics Group https://vig.science.uu.nl -- <https://vig.science.uu.nl/> Skype <skype:cojack20?call>Twitter <https://twitter.com/michaelbehrisch>LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-behrisch-89144710/>Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=12Bl2VgAAAAJ&hl=en>Scholar <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael_Behrisch> Dr. Michael Behrisch | Assistant Professor m.behrisch(a)uu.nl <mailto:m.behrisch@uu.nl> +31 (0)687 110577 Princetonplein 5 | 3584 CC Utrecht http://michael.behrisch.info <http://michael.behrisch.info/>

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[VMV2021] Deadline Extension July 2, 2021
by Marcel Campen 22 Jun '21

22 Jun '21

[Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies] VMV 2021: CALL FOR PAPERS The 26th International Symposium on Vision, Modeling, and Visualization (VMV 2021) will take place as virtual-only event September 27-28, 2021 at the Faculty of Computer Science of the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. Paper Submission Deadline extended to July 2nd 2021: https://vmv2021.inf.tu-dresden.de/paper-submission VMV is well-established as Germany's premier scientific meeting that covers the full spectrum of visual computing. VMV offers researchers the opportunity to discuss a wide range of topics within an open, cross-cutting, international, and interdisciplinary environment. As in previous years, the proceedings will be published in cooperation with Eurographics and archived in the EG digital library. Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to Computer Graphics Forum. Authors are encouraged to submit their original research papers, empirical and comparative studies, as well as reports on practical and novel applications. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: Modeling - Geometric Modeling - Mesh and Geometry Processing - Digital Fabrication and 3D Printing - Animation and Simulation Rendering - Color, Illumination, and Reflectance Modeling - Material Appearance - Realistic and Non-Photorealistic Rendering - Offline and Real-time Rendering Visualization and Interactive Interfaces - Data Visualization - Visual Analytics and Interactive Data Science - Visual Interfaces - Immersive Analytics Computer Vision and Image Processing - 3D Acquisition, Motion Capture, and Tracking - Computational Photography, Sensors, and Sensor Fusion - Image-based Modeling and Rendering - Object and Pattern Recognition Applications of/for Visual Computing - Biology and Medicine - Games and Film - Physics and Engineering - Virtual, Mixed, and Augmented Reality - GPGPU Cross Domain - Explainable AI - Evaluation and Perception - Energy Efficiency - Differentiable Rendering - Benchmarking and Datasets - Machine Learning for Modeling & Visualization Submission Contributors are invited to submit papers of up to 8 pages in the EG publication style. Longer papers are expected to make additional contributions. The review process will be double-blind. Accepted papers have to be presented at the symposium. Papers and supplemental material will be submitted using the SRM submission system: https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/VMV_2021 Important Dates - July 2, 2021 (extended) Paper submission deadline - August 9, 2021 Acceptance notification - September 3, 2021 Camera ready version - Sep. 27-28, 2021 Symposium General Chair - Stefan Gumhold, Technische Universität Dresden Program Chairs - Björn Andres, Technische Universität Dresden - Marcel Campen, Osnabrück University - Michael Sedlmair, University of Stuttgart

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Academic positions
by Klippel, Alexander 21 Jun '21

21 Jun '21

Several academic positions in spatial data science and advanced visualization (including XR) The Laboratory for Geoinformation Science and Remote Sensing at Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands, is expanding research in spatial data science, modeling, and advanced visualization (including XR). They are hiring across the academic spectrum from Ph.D., Postdoctoral fellows, to tenure-track (assistant or associate professor) positions. Please see the advertisements below for more information. Please do feel free to share the job ads. Contact Prof. Alexander Klippel (alexander.klippel(a)wur.nl) for more information. Assistant or Associate Professor in Geo-information Science https://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/Assistant-or-Associate-Professor-in-Geo-infor…<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wur.n…> Postdoc Immersive Visualization and Modeling for Environmental Sciences https://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/Postdoc-Immersive-Visualization-and-Modeling-…<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wur.n…> PhD Immersive Visualization and Modeling for Environmental Sciences https://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/PhD-Immersive-Visualization-and-Modeling-for-…<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wur.n…>

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Mapping Affinities — Open Access Book
by Dario Rodighiero 21 Jun '21

21 Jun '21

Happy to announce the publication of my book “Mapping Affinities,” which illustrates a visual method to map large organizations through their members. The book is freely downloadable at https://metispresses.ch/files/2021/06/5287191.epub <https://metispresses.ch/files/2021/06/5287191.epub> More information at https://dariorodighiero.com/Mapping-Affinities-Cartographie-des-affinites <https://dariorodighiero.com/Mapping-Affinities-Cartographie-des-affinites> Manuel Lima says, “The important process of flattening and decentralizing organizations starts first by understanding their structure. Mapping Affinities by Dario Rodighiero introduces an important network visualization model to map large organizations in order to foster collaboration and autonomy. This is a much-needed effort.” Johanna Drucker says, “The diagrammatic mapping produced by Dario Rodighiero’s designs combines the complexity of esoteric insight with the clarity of rational logic. This well-formulated approach promises to produce ways of ‘reading’ massive quantities of current data so that its statistical richness becomes graphically legible. In the process, the transformation of mere information into schematic visualizations exposes latent, actual, and potential affinities through a practice suggestive of digital alchemy. This is fascinating work, full of possibilities.” Enjoy reading. All best, Dario Rodighiero

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PEARLS Data Exploration Tool
by kamal karlapalem 19 Jun '21

19 Jun '21

PEARLS DATA EXPLORATION https://github.com/VijayrajS/PEARLS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh8wPMyOxVM The PEARLS data visualization provides a conceptual visualization of high-dimensional data clusters, proposed by Mr. Nahil Jain in 2012. The algorithm aims to extract meaningful information from large quantities of data by clustering them using some already existing clustering algorithm, re-clustering the clusters to form 'pearls,' which are then assigned a particular shape and placed in the 3D space centroid of the cluster. For a more detailed description of the algorithm, refer to 'Visual Analysis of High Dimensional Real Data - Nahil Jain, 2012'<https://faculty.iiit.ac.in/~kamal/thesis_Nahil_Jain.pdf>. The web app has the ReactJS library on the frontend and python code on the backend (hosted on the backend). Click here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh8wPMyOxVM> to see the demo video. The PEARLS system is available for use and testing, and the code is made available for further development. Issues and further work · Dealing with the file system: The system is stateless, with files in the corresponding user's folder, but the user cannot access previously uploaded files. One can add an API call to do the same and necessary additions to the frontend. · Vulnerabilities and security concerns: The toolkit works fine as it is in a local context. But, a web app is for server deployment, and security is the main concern (especially for valuable datasets, etc.). Basic JWT token security needs fixing of flaws in further iterations. · Better testing strategies for the entire toolkit: There are no proper test cases to test the app and the correctness of the backend. Implement a testing strategy (and a CI/CD pipeline-like setup if possible). · Graceful error handling for any corner cases found: Due to the lack of a strategy, some bugs in the system might return some generic errors. Detect such errors with more informative messages. · Better parallel-coordinates plot component: The frontend uses the react-vis<https://uber.github.io/react-vis/> for displaying a parallel coordinates plot for a given cluster. The framework seems to be rendering the plots but without labels. For now, a workaround is there, but a custom component for the same would be favorable. · Issues with the 3D plots: Users can select a pearl by using a dropdown menu. Previously, a hover-to-select pearl is with three.js. However, this was extremely slow. Identifying the bottlenecks and re-introducing this feature would be favorable. The contacts for the project are: Vijayraj S vijayrajshanmugarajt(a)gmail.com Kamal Karlapalem kamal(a)iiit.ac.in ----- Thanks and Best, Kamal. [Karlapalem<https://faculty.iiit.ac.in/~kamal/> :: Professor :: IIIT Hyderabad<https://www.iiit.ac.in/>] IIIT Hyderabad :: A faculty-driven Institute for enhancing excellence among all its members!

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CFP Reminder: ACSAC 2021 -- June 23 2021
by Sanchari Das 18 Jun '21

18 Jun '21

**************************************** Website: https://www.acsac.org **************************************** Deadline for submission of Technical Papers, Case Studies, Panels, and Workshops: June 23, 2021 Deadline for submission of Student Conferenceship applications: September 15, 2021 Deadline for submission of Posters and Works in Progress: November 7, 2021 Conference Dates: December 6-10, 2021 The 37th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC 2021) will be held at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin, TX, USA. ACSAC is monitoring the evolving situation with COVID-19. While we are anticipating holding the physical conference, we are also planning to accommodate remote presenters in case any authors of accepted contributions are unable to travel to the venue. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ACSAC invites you to submit your work to the conference. As an internationally recognized forum where practitioners, researchers, and developers meet to learn and to exchange practical ideas and experiences in computer and network security, we welcome your contributions. In addition to peer-reviewed papers on new work, we also welcome case studies on real-world applications, panels featuring interactive expert discussions, posters and work in progress talks on new and emerging topics, and workshops consisting of 1-2 days sessions on hot topics. The deadline for submission of Technical Papers, Case Studies, Panels, and Workshops is June 23, 2021. Authors of technical papers accepted at ACSAC 2021 will be invited to submit an extended version of their work to a special issue of the ACM Digital Threats: Research and Practice (DTRAP) journal. We are planning to accommodate remote presenters in case they are unable to travel to the venue, and would thus encourage submitting your work regardless of travel restrictions. See https://www.acsac.org/2021/submissions/ for additional information. HARD TOPIC THEME — DEPLOYABLE AND IMPACTFUL SECURITY: We especially invite submissions on research results and technologies that are more practical and applied, and can be potentially deployed, where they can have a direct impact on improving the quality of cybersecurity in real-world systems. Deployable and impactful security generally involves the development of defensive solutions, rather than simply exposing weaknesses and vulnerabilities. The work may involve prototyping, defining metrics, benchmark evaluation, and experimental comparison with state-of-the-art approaches in testbeds or real-world pilots, possibly with operational data. While ACSAC has always solicited work on applied security, by having it as a hard topic theme we hope to put greater emphasis on deployability and impactfulness. More information on the hard topic theme is at https://www.acsac.org/2021/submissions/hardtopic/ ARTIFACT SUBMISSION: To help support the reproducibility for research results, ACSAC encourages authors of accepted papers to submit software they have developed and datasets they have used to perform their research and make them publicly available to the entire community. We believe that this is an important initiative that can help the entire community increase its reputation, and make research in the security field proceed faster by taking advantage of systems previously built by other researchers. Accepted papers with artifacts that have been tested by the evaluation committee will receive a special mention during the conference and on the ACSAC web page, an ACM Artifacts Evaluated badge on their papers, and a Distinguished Paper Award. See https://www.acsac.org/2021/submissions/papers/artifacts/ for more information about artifact submission and evaluation. KEEP UP WITH ACSAC ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter @ACSAC_Conf https://twitter.com/ACSAC_Conf LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/acsac-chair/ We look forward to your submissions to and participation in ACSAC 2021! The ACSAC Organizing Committee

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