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IEEE VIS workshop - CFP - DataVis Activities to Facilitate Learning, Reflecting, Discussing, and Designing
by Samuel Huron 12 Apr '21

12 Apr '21

Dear All, Help us spread the news ! We invite submissions for our second workshop on VisActivities-DataVis Activities to Facilitate Learning, Reflecting, Discussing, and Designing (Oct. 24/29, 2021, Virtual/New Orleans, LA, USA): https://visactivities.github.io . MOTIVATION: Workshops, classes, or collaborations with domain experts often include hands-on data visualization activities that involve analog or digital tools and materials as well as more or less well-defined protocols. Recent years have seen the emergence of such data visualization activities in different contexts, including education, visualization design, activism, self-reflection, and interdisciplinary collaboration: for example, sketching aids designers to consider alternative ideas; ,manipulating tokens help students conceptualize quantities for data visualization; user interviews and discussions help developers understand requirements manipulating data help activist better understand social issues, etc. While many of these activities would naturally take place in a group setting, due to the social distancing measures during the Covid-19 more and more of these activities are now happening online. Switching from co-located and synchronous activities to remote and sometimes asynchronous activities, changed the way we teach or design data visualization. This required teachers and designers to reinvent activities, adapt materials to be suitable for online delivery, reorganise procedures, replace physical tools with virtual, rethink collaboration and engagement, restructure or invent new activities. At the same time, moving activities online opens new possibilities to involve people across the world and in turn increase diversity and access. The goals of this workshop include: Building an understanding and to synthesize protocols and materials used to lead data vis activities (online and offline), to bring together researchers, practitioners, and educators from within and outside of the visualization community, brainstorm, design, experience, and try novel activities, and to discuss issues around goals, methods, audiences, materials, and evaluation for teaching data visualization. And also exchanges about the best teaching moment of the year. SUBMISSION: All submissions are submitted using PCS: https://new.precisionconference.com The workshop accepts 2 types of submissions: - Workshop paper, - Lightning Talks * Workshop papers, refer to classical research papers with a scientific contribution in theory, reflection, application, evaluation, design, or implementation. Page length will be limited to 4 pages TVCG/VIS style. Contributions can include: visualization activities, online platforms for activities, learning material, learning goals, taxonomies, visualization guidelines, critical reflections on conducting visualization activities (teaching experience), evaluation strategies for activities, teaching approaches, ethical and critical considerations on activities and teaching. Reports on activities should include procedures, reports and experiences about one or many teaching activities, including a protocol and material of activities including results and reflections. Materials should include new teaching material that supports teaching in general and which is ready for application (slides, visualizations of schema/diagrams/design spaces, cheat sheets, teaching tools), or targeted to support specific activities (physical visualization, sketching templates, programming tutorials). We encourage evaluations for both activities and materials. * Lightning Talks, refer to fast 2 minute presentations of anecdotes, experiences and best experience specifically regarding online vis activities. These can discuss best teaching moments, activity reports, materials, tools, set-up etc in a brief concise way (4-5 slides) with the possibility of including additional material on the workshop website. Submission page length will be limited to 1 page briefly outlining the experience (only the abstract and a picture are mandatory) with any additional material added as an appendix. Lightning talks could also be picked for the Ice breaker: Fast forward testimony of best (teaching) moment of the year. The goal of these (casual) talks is to inspire, exchange nuggets of knowledge, provoke, trigger conversation and have fun. Any submission will be peer-reviewed, providing constructive feedback for the camera-ready version. All submissions will be published on and linked from our website and authors of workshop paper can choose to publish their accepted submissions in the IEEE DL. TIMELINE: July 4, 2021: Submission Deadline July 25, 2021: Reviews Collected August 3, 2021: Author Notification August 17, 2021: Submission Camera Ready Deadline ORGANIZERS: Samuel Huron, Telecom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris Benjamin Bach, University of Edinburgh Georgia Panagiotidou, KU Leuven Mandy Keck, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Jonathan C. Roberts, Bangor University Sheelagh Carpendale, Simon Fraser University Best regards, Samuel Huron for the Vis activities Workshop Organizers

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MLVis 2021: Machine Learning Methods in Visualisation - Extended deadline
by Peltonen Jaakko 10 Apr '21

10 Apr '21

MLVis 2021: Machine Learning Methods in Visualisation - Extended deadline https://www.tuni.fi/mlvis2021/ MLVis 2021 will be a co-located workshop at EuroVis 2021. It aims to bring Machine Learning and Visualization researchers together in order to exchange research ideas. We solicit short papers on machine learning methods in visualisation, from both the machine learning and visualisation communities, addressing how the two technologies can be used together to provide greater insight to end users. Paper submissions for MLVis should be at most 4 pages in MLVis 2021 latex style (provided on the website), with an additional page allowed for references. Papers are to be submitted via the PCS system, link on the website. Proceedings will be published by the Eurographics Association, and be stored on the Eurographics Digital Library. Selected papers may be invited to ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems. Important Dates: Submission deadline (extended): April 16, 2021 Notification deadline (extended): May 7, 2021 Camera-ready deadline: May 14, 2021 Workshop: June 14, 2021 All submission deadlines are at 23:59 Anywhere on Earth on the date indicated.

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University of Calgary – 3 tenure-track positions in "Digital Science and Immersive Technologies" and "Fundamental Data Science"
by Wesley Willett 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

The Department of Computer Science and Faculty of Science at the University of Calgary is seeking candidates for two tenure-track positions in “Digital Science and Immersive Technologies”, and one in “Fundamental Data Science” (3 positions total). *** Digital Science and Immersive Technologies *** https://careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/6496559-assistant-professor-digital-scienc… Candidates must have strong interests in trans-disciplinary research to support the University of Calgary’s Growth through Focus strategic vision, as well as the Faculty of Science 's initiative on Digital Science. The successful candidates will embrace the opportunity to develop future-focused undergraduate and graduate programs, including the expansion and augmentation of on-line delivery and experiential learning activities (e.g., labs and field work). The Faculty of Science is committed to enhancing and accelerating the use of digital technology in our research laboratories and classroom spaces. We are specifically interested in candidates fluent in VR/AR/XR tools to explore and apply immersive visualization technologies. *** Fundamental Data Science *** https://careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/6496560-assistant-professor-fundamental-da… The successful candidate must demonstrate evidence of a track record of impactful publications in high quality journals and conferences. The successful applicant needs to contribute to the Faculty's innovative teaching and research initiatives, including our highly successful professional graduate programs in Data Science & Analytics. The successful applicant must have demonstrated expertise in the latest big data processing approaches, data analysis, information presentation and visualization, machine learning, cloud computing, or distributed processing of sensors and computational devices. -- The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Calgary is one of the world's cleanest cities and has been named one of the world's most livable cities for years. Calgarians also enjoy more days of sunshine per year than any other major Canadian city. The University also sits less than an hour's drive from the majestic Rocky Mountains and boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America.

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Datavis postdoc+research engineer @ university of edinburgh
by Benjamin Bach 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

Dear Colleagues, Good luck everyone with all your VIS submissions. Up for new adventures?—read on and join us! We have two new positions in our lab! We are looking for a full-time postdoc and a research engineer for up to 2 years in the area of data visualization. Come contribute to exciting research in data-driven storytelling, network visualization, visualization literacy, human-computer interaction, and interdisciplinary vis. https://visualinteractivedata.github.io/jobs-viscovery.html <https://visualinteractivedata.github.io/jobs-viscovery.html> The project aims to develop visualizations, interfaces and systems to support analysts in the humanities (history, social science, archaeology, etc.) in exploring geo-temporal networks. Our research aims to provide new ways to support interactive exploration for network data as well as training novice-analysts in data and visualization literacy. A research engineer role will support the development of our network visualization platform. Publications are aimed to be presented at top-tier international conferences (CHI, VIS, EuroVis). The project is led by Benjamin Bach. We will collaborate with researchers in visualization and HCI at Microsoft Research as well as in network analysis, archaeology, and history in the UK, across Europe, and beyond. Environment: Both positions are hosted by the VisHub group (https://visualinteractivedata.github.io <https://visualinteractivedata.github.io/>) at the University of Edinburgh. The group is a new and thriving interdisciplinary visualization group including faculty, postdocs, PhD students, and master students in Design Informatics. We focus on topics in visualization and HCI such as visualization of networks and temporal data, storytelling, visualization education, physicalization and immersive analytics. We engage in collaborations in public health, NLP, international law, history, social sciences, industry and visualization researchers across the globe. The Vishub is embedded within the School of Informatics as well as the Institute for Design Informatics spanning both Informatics and the School of Design. The successful candidate for the postdoc position are invited to both PhD and MSc/MA supervision as well as teaching (extra pay). The School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh offers many possibilities for interdisciplinary collaborations and fellowships. Edinburgh is a beautiful, international, and academic place amidst the Scottish nature and close to islands and Highlands. The PI will help the postdoc and research engineer with career planning, networking, and teaching relevant research skills relevant to the project and beyond (methodology, proposal writing, etc.). Organization: The following includes both roles, postdoc(s) and research engineer Deadline: April 21st Start: as soon as possible Duration: up to 2 years Visa: Required for all non-UK/non-pre-settled applicants and will be managed by the University Eligibility postdoc: PhD in visualization or related areas Eligibility research engineer: strong web and visualization development skills, MSc in computer science or PhD and interest in research preferred. Fields of expertise/interest: exploratory visualization, data-driven storytelling, network analysis, human-computer interaction, web-development Temporary remote work might be possible on a case-by-case basis but relocation is required as soon as possible. For questions and application details, please e-mail Benjamin Bach, bbach(a)ed.ac.uk. Benjamin Bach Lecturer in Design Informatics and Visualization School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh https://visualinteractivedata.github.io <https://visualinteractivedata.github.io/> http://benjbach.me The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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Associate Senior Lecturer in Computer Engineering with focus on Information Visualization and Visual Analytics
by Sjöström, Mårten 07 Apr '21

07 Apr '21

Associate Senior Lecturer in Computer Engineering with focus on Information Visualization and Visual Analysis Mid Sweden University, Department of Information Systems and Technology, Campus Sundsvall, Sweden Associate Senior Lecturer is a first academic position starting at most 5 years after finishing a doctoral degree. After four years employment, an associate senior lecturer has the right to be tried for promotion to a position as a Senior Lecturer. The position includes both teaching and research in approximately equal parts. Teaching will in visualization, computer graphics and related courses, as well as related administrative tasks. The research involves conducting innovative theoretical and experimental scientific studies in information visualization and visual analysis, and it includes theoretical analysis, practical experiments, algorithm design and implementation in software as well as documentation in the form of scientific articles and reports. The research will be carried out in the research group Realistic 3D, but the candidate will collaborate with teachers and researchers in several disciplines and departments at Mid Sweden University, as well as with authorities and industrial partners. The work also includes the formulation of research applications. Further information is found at https://www.miun.se/en/meet-mid-sweden-university/career/jobs/vacancy/assoc… Welcome with your application via our recruitment system no later than 18 of April 2021. https://miun.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:382481/where:4/ MÅRTEN SJÖSTRÖM Professor in Signal Processing MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY Information Systems and Technology Holmgatan 10, SE-85170 Sundsvall, Sweden

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Full paper deadline approaching - CDVE2021
by cdve .org 07 Apr '21

07 Apr '21

*CDVE2021 Full Paper Deadline Approaching* *Short Paper Deadline Coming Soon* *The 18th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering * www.cdve.org, email: cdve2021(a)easychair.org The CDVE2021 conference will be held October 24-27, 2021 online with the conference control center at Naresuan University, Thailand. The registration fee is reduced. It is a good opportunity to submit a paper. You are invited to submit unpublished papers. The conference proceedings of CDVE2021 will be published by the LNCS - Lecture Notes in Computer Science by Springer Nature. It will be indexed by ISI(CPCI-S), Web of Science, EI, Scopus, DBLP, ACM Digital Library. Selected papers will be invited to fully expand to be considered in a couple SCI indexed journals. In addition, this year we will have the best paper award for the authors. *Full paper 10-12 pages* Submission deadline: April 10, 2021. Notification of acceptance: May 20, 2021 Final camera ready paper due and registration for accepted paper authors: June 20, 2021 *Short paper 6 pages* Submission deadline: April 20, 2021. Notification of acceptance: May 20, 2021 Final camera ready paper due and registration for accepted paper authors: June 20, 2021 The submission is anonymous without author information. The submission page is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cdve2021 . To see how to write a paper and how we evaluate the papers, please see https://www.cdve.org/evaluate.html Please feel free to forward this call. You can also reply to this mail with a mail title: “Unsubscribe” to stop receiving further calls from CDVE2021. -- The 18th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering October 24 - 27, 2021, Online Email: cdve2021(a)easychair.org Web: https://www.cdve.org

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*** EXTENDED DEADLINE: Diagrams 2021 ***
by Mikkel Willum Johansen 01 Apr '21

01 Apr '21

Dear all Deadlines for Long Papers, Short Papers, Abstracts and Posters for the Diagrams 2021 Conference have been extended. The new deadline for pre-submission of title and descriptive abstract in all categories is now April 14, 2021. Full versions are due April 21, 2021. To assist with our organization, it would be very helpful if we can receive your descriptive abstract at your earliest convenience, if you wish to contribute. If you know of people who might wish to take advantage of the new submission deadline, please do share this information. You can find more information in the extended deadline call attached below or on the Diagrams 2021 webpage http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021/. Best wishes, Mikkel Willum Johansen, Publicity chair *** EXTENDED DEADLINE: Diagrams 2021 *** 12th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Diagrams September 28 – 30, 2021 Virtual Event www.diagrams-conference.org/2021<http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021> *** NEW SUBMISSION DATES FOR PAPERS, ABSTRACTS AND POSTERS *** Pre-submission of descriptive abstracts (all submission categories): April 14, 2021 Long and Short paper categories, full versions: April 21, 2021 Abstract and Poster categories, full versions: April 21, 2021 These are FIRM deadlines. *** Highlights *** - FREE REGISTRATION - Proceedings published by Springer - Three Tracks: Main, Philosophy, and Psychology and Education. - Graduate Symposium - Best Paper and Best Student Paper awards ***************** Keynote Speakers Announced ******************* Shaaron Ainsworth, University of Nottingham Daniel Rosenberg, University of Oregon Katarina Scheiter, University of Tubingen Atsushi Shimojima, Doshisha University Frederik Stjernfelt, Aalborg University of Copenhagen Francesco Bellucci, University of Bologna, is the Inspirational ECR Speaker for Diagrams 2021 ******************* Novel Program Schedule ********************* Diagrams 2021 will adopt a novel approach to scheduling talks, to accommodate different time zones across the globe. See http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021/index.php/program/ for more details. ************************************************************* Diagrams is the only conference series that provides a united forum for all areas that are concerned with the study of diagrams and has a multidisciplinary emphasis. For 2021, *MAIN TRACK* conference topics include, but are not limited to: – applications of diagrams, – computational models of reasoning with, and interpretation of, diagrams, – design of diagrammatic notations, – diagram understanding by humans or machines, – diagram aesthetics and layout,– evaluation of diagrammatic notations, – graphical communication and literacy, – heterogeneous notations involving diagrams, – history of diagrammatic notations, – information visualization using diagrams, – nature of diagrams and diagramming, – novel technologies for diagram use, – reasoning with diagrams, – semiotics of diagrams, – software to support the use of diagrams, and – usability and human-computer interaction issues concerning diagrams. In addition to the main track, Diagrams 2021 will have two further tracks: Philosophy, and Psychology and Education; for their topics of interest, see http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021/index.php/calls/main-track/ http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021/index.php/calls/philosophy/ http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021/index.php/calls/psychology-of-diagr…. If the main research contribution of your submission is considered to fit either of the other tracks then you are strongly encouraged to submit to the respective special track, each of which has a dedicated program committee. Authors of accepted submissions will be expected to be in attendance at the virtual conference to present their research and respond to questions presented by delegates. All presenters must accept that it is not within the power of the organisers to prevent delegates from recording talks. However, when registering, delegates will be asked to confirm that they will not record any part of the conference. ***************************************************************** Submission Categories The conference will include presentations of refereed Papers, Abstracts, and Posters, alongside a graduate symposium. We invite submissions for peer review that focus on any aspect of diagrams research, as follows: - Long Papers (16 pages), - Abstracts (3 pages), - Short Papers (8 pages), - Posters (4 pages – this is both a maximum and minimum requirement). More details and all important dates can be found on at www.diagrams-conference.org/2021<http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021>. ***************************************************************** ________________________________ Mikkel Willum Johansen Associate professor Department of Science Education University of Copenhagen Tlf: (+45) 28 72 84 41

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MLVis 2021: Machine Learning Methods in Visualisation - 2nd Call For Papers
by Peltonen Jaakko 01 Apr '21

01 Apr '21

MLVis 2021: Machine Learning Methods in Visualisation - 2nd Call For Papers https://www.tuni.fi/mlvis2021/ MLVis 2021 will be a co-located workshop at EuroVis 2021. It aims to bring Machine Learning and Visualization researchers together in order to exchange research ideas. We solicit short papers on machine learning methods in visualisation, from both the machine learning and visualisation communities, addressing how the two technologies can be used together to provide greater insight to end users. Paper submissions for MLVis should be at most 4 pages in MLVis 2021 latex style (provided on the website), with an additional page allowed for references. Papers are to be submitted via the PCS system, link on the website. Proceedings will be published by the Eurographics Association, and be stored on the Eurographics Digital Library. Selected papers may be invited to ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems. Important Dates: Submission deadline: April 12, 2021 Notification deadline: May 3, 2021 Camera-ready deadline: May 14, 2021 Workshop: June 14, 2021 All submission deadlines are at 23:59 Anywhere on Earth on the date indicated.

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2 Open PhD Positions in Information Visualization / Visual Analytics at Linköping University, Sweden
by Andreas Kerren 31 Mar '21

31 Mar '21

*** Apologies for cross-posting *** We are seeking for two engaged and bright PhD students to work with us in the areas of Information Visualization and Visual Analytics. The main foci of the two advertised positions are on the following topics: 1. Visual analysis of large and complex, multivariate networks and/or text data. Research in this 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 for this topic and candidate 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=15811&rmlang=UK 2. Visual analysis of temporal event data. Research in this project will be conducted at the intersection of temporal data mining and interactive visualization with the aim to introduce methods that facilitate progressive user-driven analysis of large and complex temporal event data sets. Topics of central focus include interactive, user-centred and context-aware mining approaches for pattern identification, and visual reasoning and visual causality analysis methods for pattern exploration. Main supervisor for this topic and candidate will be Assoc. Prof Katerina Vrotsou (katerina.vrotsou(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=15815&rmlang=UK It is possible to apply for both full-time positions at the same time. The application deadline is: April 11, 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 positions will be placed in the iVis research group (http://bit.ly/ivis-liu) led by Professor 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 and Katerina Vrotsou iVis Group @ Linköping University

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postdoc position for 1 year for 40 hours/week at the Research Unit Visual Analytics (TU Wien)
by Miksch Silvia 31 Mar '21

31 Mar '21

We are looking for exceptionally talented and highly motivated candidates to fill the following open postdoc position at the Research Unit Visual Analytics (TU Wien) - for 1 year for 40 hours/week. Expected start: May 2021 For details, please see --> https://tiss.tuwien.ac.at/mbl/blatt_struktur/anzeigen/10452#p152.2 or --> https://jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/148599 Closing date for applications: *** April 15, 2021*** (on our job platform: https://jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/148599) The position will be filled earliest as possible. The Vienna University of Technology aims for enhancing the number of women in scientific positions and therefore, particularly invites women to apply. Applicants are not entitled to claim reimbursement of traveling expenses and/or other costs caused by the application procedures. Best regards, Silvia Miksch ================================================================ Silvia Miksch, Univ.-Prof. Ph.D. MSc. Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) Faculty of Informatics Institute of Visual Computing and Human-Centered Technology Favoritenstrasse 9-11 / 193-07 (188-1) A-1040 Vienna, Austria, Europe email: silvia.miksch(a)tuwien.ac.at url: https://www.cvast.tuwien.ac.at/team/silvia-miksch =================================================================

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