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IEEE PacificVis 2021 Call for Papers
by Chaoli Wang 10 Aug '20

10 Aug '20

############################################################################## Call for Papers: 14th IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium (PacificVis 2021) APRIL 19-22, 2021 Pan Pacific, TIANJIN, China http://pvis.org/ ############################################################################## PacificVis is a unified visualization symposium, welcoming all areas of visualization research such as information visualization, scientific visualization, graph and network visualization, visual analytics, and specific applications such as (but not limited to) security, software, and biological visualization. Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research and application papers in all areas of visualization. We encourage papers in any new, novel, and exciting research area that pertains to visualization. All submitted papers will go through a two-stage review process to guarantee the publication of high-quality papers. All papers accepted by IEEE Pacific Visualization 2021 will be published by IEEE and will also be included in the IEEE Digital Library. Selected papers will be published directly in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). Important Dates --------------- Abstract due : Sep. 25, 2020 Full paper due : Oct. 2, 2020 Reviews due : Nov. 13, 2020 1st cycle notification : Nov. 27, 2020 Revision due : Dec. 18, 2020 2nd cycle notification : Jan. 11, 2021 Camera ready paper due : Jan. 21, 2021 All deadlines are due at 9:00 pm Pacific Time (PDT/PST). Topics ------ Suggested topics include, but are not limited to: Visualization Application Areas: * Statistical Graphics and Mathematics * Financial, Security, and Business Visualization * Physical Sciences and Engineering * Earth, Space, and Environmental Sciences * Geographic, Geospatial, and Terrain Visualization * Molecular, Biomedical, Bioinformatics, and Medical Visualization * Text, Document, and Software Visualization * Social and Information Sciences * Education and Everyday Visualization * Multimedia (Image/Video/Music) Visualization Data-focused Visualization Research: * High-dimensional Data, Dimensionality Reduction, and Data Compression * Multi-field, Multi-modal, Multi-resolution, and Multi-variate Data * Causality and Uncertainty Data * Time Series, Time-varying, Streaming, and Flow Data * Scalar, Vector, and Tensor Fields * Regular and Unstructured Grids * Point-based Data * Large-scale Data (Petabytes, ...) Technique-focused Visualization Research: * Volume Modeling and Rendering * Extraction of Surfaces * Topology-based and Geometry-based Techniques * Glyph-based Techniques * Integrating Spatial and Non-spatial Data Visualization * Machine Learning Approaches Graph and Network Visualization Research: * Design and Experimentation of Graph Drawing Algorithms * Techniques, Interfaces, and Interaction Methods for Graphs, Trees, and Other Relational Data * Visualization of Graphs and Networks in Application Areas * Interfaces and Interaction Techniques for Graph and Network Visualizations * Benchmarks and Experimental Analysis for Graph Visualization Systems Interaction-focused Visualization Research: * Icon- and Glyph-based Visualization * Focus + Context Techniques * Animation * Zooming and Navigation * Brushing + Linking * Coordinated Multiple Views * View-dependent Visualization * Data Labeling, Editing, and Annotation * Collaborative, Co-located, and Distributed Visualization * Manipulation and Deformation * Visual Data Mining and Visual Knowledge Discovery Empirical and Comprehension-focused Visualization Research: * Visual Design and Aesthetics * Illustrative Visualization * Cognition and Perception Issues * User Studies on Visualization Readability and User Interaction * Presentation, Dissemination, and Storytelling * Design Studies, Case Studies, and Focus Groups * Task and Requirements Analysis * Metrics and Benchmarks * Evaluations of All Types: Qualitative, Quantitative, Laboratory, Field, and Usability Studies * Use of Eye Tracking and Other Biometric Measures System-focused Visualization Research: * Novel Algorithms and Mathematics * Taxonomies and Models * Methodologies, Discussions, and Frameworks * Visual Design, Visualization System, and Toolkit Design * Data Warehousing, Database Visualization, and Data Mining * Collaborative and Distributed Visualization Hardware, Display, and Interaction Technology: * Large and High-resolution Displays * Stereo Displays * Mobile and Ubiquitous Environments * Immersive and Virtual Environments * Multimodal Input (Touch, Haptics, Voice, etc.) * Hardware Acceleration * GPUs and Multi-core Architectures * CPU and GPU Clusters * Distributed Systems, Grid, and Cloud Environments * Volume Graphics Hardware Submission ---------- Papers are to be submitted online through the new Precision Conference System (https://new.precisionconference.com/user/login?society=vgtc) at the PacificVis 2021 Papers track. Original, unpublished papers of up to ten (10) pages (two-column, single-spaced, 9 point font, including figures, tables, and references) are invited. Manuscripts must be written in English and follow the formatting guidelines (https://pacificvis.github.io/) It is recommended (but not mandatory) to submit an anonymized version of your manuscript for double-blind review - in this case, please remove all author and affiliation information from submissions and supplemental files as well as substitute your paper’s ID number for the author name. Papers should be submitted electronically in Adobe PDF format. Please provide supplemental videos in QuickTime MPEG-4 or DivX version 5, and use TIFF, JPEG, or PNG for supplemental images. Papers Chairs ------------- Nan Cao Tongji University, China Holger Theisel University of Magdeburg, Germany Chaoli Wang University of Notre Dame, USA Email: pvis_papers(a)pvis.org Paper Types ----------- A visualization research paper typically falls into one of five categories: technique, system, application/design study, evaluation, or theory/model. We briefly discuss these categories below. Although your main paper type has to be specified during the paper submission process, papers can include elements of more than one of these categories. Please see “Process and Pitfalls in Writing Information Visualization Research Papers” by Tamara Munzner for a more detailed discussion. *Technique papers* introduce novel techniques or algorithms that have not previously appeared in the literature, or that significantly extend known techniques or algorithms, for example, by scaling to datasets of much larger size than before or by generalizing a technique to a larger class of uses. The technique or algorithm description provided in the paper should be complete enough that a competent graduate student in visualization could implement the work, and the authors should create a prototype implementation of the methods. Relevant previous work must be referenced, and the advantage of the new methods over it should be clearly demonstrated. There should be a discussion of the tasks and datasets for which this new method is appropriate, and its limitations. Evaluation through informal or formal user studies, or other methods, will often serve to strengthen the paper, but are not mandatory. *System papers* present a blend of algorithms, technical requirements, user requirements, and design that solves a major problem. The system that is described is both novel and important, and has been implemented. The rationale for significant design decisions is provided, and the system is compared to documented, best-of-breed systems already in use. The comparison includes a specific discussion of how the described system differs from and is, in some significant respects, superior to those systems. For example, the described system may offer substantial advancements in the performance or usability of visualization systems or novel capabilities. Every effort should be made to eliminate external factors (such as advances in processor performance, memory sizes, or operating system features) that would affect this comparison. *Application/design study papers* explore the choices made when applying visualization and visual analytics techniques in an application area, for example relating the visual encodings and interaction techniques to the requirements of the target task. Similarly, application/design study papers have been the norm when researchers describe the use of visualization techniques to glean insights from problems in engineering and science. Although a significant amount of application domain background information can be useful to provide a framing context in which to discuss the specifics of the target task, the primary focus of the case study must be the visualization content. The results of the application/design study, including insights generated in the application domain, should be clearly conveyed. Describing new techniques and algorithms developed to solve the target problem will strengthen a design study paper, but the requirements for novelty are less stringent than in a technique paper. Where necessary, the identification of the underlying parametric space and its efficient search must be aptly described. The work will be judged by the design lessons learned or insights gleaned, on which future contributors can build. We invite submissions on any application area. *Evaluation papers* explore the usage of visualization and visual analytics by human users, and typically present an empirical study of visualization techniques or systems. Authors are not necessarily expected to implement the systems used in these studies themselves; the research contribution will be judged on the validity and importance of the experimental results as opposed to the novelty of the systems or techniques under study. The conference committee appreciates the difficulty and importance of designing and performing rigorous experiments, including the definition of appropriate hypotheses, tasks, data sets, selection of subjects, measurement, validation, and conclusions. The goal of such efforts should be to move from mere description of experiments, toward prediction and explanation. We do suggest that potential authors who have not had formal training in the design of experiments involving human subjects may wish to partner with a colleague from an area such as psychology or human-computer interaction who has experience with designing rigorous experimental protocols and statistical analysis of the resulting data. Other novel forms of evaluation are also encouraged. *Theory/model papers* present new interpretations of the foundational theory of visualization and visual analytics. Implementations are usually not relevant for papers in this category. Papers should focus on basic advancement in our understanding of how visualization techniques complement and exploit properties of human vision and cognition. For more information and updates, please visit: http://pvis.org/

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Visual Analytics in Healthcare Workshop call open until 8/31
by Arcia, Adriana 08 Aug '20

08 Aug '20

VAHC 2020 at AMIA Virtual: Paper, Poster, and Demo Submissions due August 31st, 2020 New this year: we are accepting visual approaches for gaining insights into COVID-19. https://www.visualanalyticshealthcare.org/ . Topics and Scope We will welcome discussions of the use of visual approaches, interaction design, statistical methods, and machine learning for healthcare data analysis. Participants may address the needs of a variety of users, including clinical researchers, epidemiologists, public health analysts, pharmacovigilance experts, physicians, hospital-based quality assurance officers, insurance claim analysts, and patients. Paper Submission and Format Guidelines We encourage a diverse range of submissions and demonstrations from academia, healthcare organizations, and industry that address any of the topics listed above. As logistical arrangements for the workshop have not yet been made, agenda and format remain to be determined. However, we are hoping to support (1) paper / podium presentations, (2) poster presentations, and (3) live & interactive system demonstrations: Paper: submissions are limited to eight pages. Poster: abstract submissions are limited to two pages. Demonstration: abstract submissions are limited to two pages. Updates will be provided as we work with the AMIA conference team to determine the exact schedule and nature of the workshop. Accepted papers, posters, and demonstration abstracts will be included in the VAHC online proceedings. Note that workshops are not archival, and prior submission is allowed. We are accepting submissions for work previously accepted elsewhere to foster increased discussion and dissemination of ideas from a wide variety of venues. Blind submissions are not required. More information can be seen at https://www.visualanalyticshealthcare.org/ . Submissions can be made through EasyChair. Contact vahc.sig (at) gmail.com or any of the co-chairs for questions. Important Dates Deadline for submission: August 31 Notification of acceptance: September 30 Camera-ready papers due: October 19 Workshop: November 14 Organizing Committee Harry Hochheiser, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, PA (co-chair) Bum-Chul (BC) Kwon, PhD, IBM T.J. Watson, NY (co-chair) Danny T.Y. Wu, PhD, MSI, University of Cincinnati, OH (co-chair) Adriana Arcia, PhD, RN, Columbia University, NY David Borland, PhD, RENCI, NC Annie T. Chen, PhD, University of Washington, WA Naleef Fareed, PhD, Ohio State University, OH Swami Kandaswamy, PhD, Emory University, GA Mustafa Ozkaynak. PhD, University of Colorado, CO Steering Committee Jesus J. Caban, PhD, NICoE, Walter Reed, MD David Gotz, PhD, UNC Chapel Hill, NC Jeremy Warner, MD, MS, Vanderbilt University, TN

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VCBM 2020 2nd Call for Posters: Submission Deadline is August 14, 2020
by Fritz Lekschas 07 Aug '20

07 Aug '20

Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine 2020 in Tübingen, Germany We invite you to submit work in progress, preliminary results, research overview, or open research challenges to be presented as a poster. For detailed information please continue reading or see https://www.gcpr-vmv-vcbm-2020.uni-tuebingen.de/?page_id=558 <https://www.gcpr-vmv-vcbm-2020.uni-tuebingen.de/?page_id=558>. == Important Dates == *) Poster abstract submission deadline: August 18, 2020 (extended) *) Author notification: August 21, 2020 *) Camera-ready deadline: September 4, 2020 *) Workshop: September 28 - October 1, 2020 All deadlines are at 23:59 CET (UTC+1). == Aims and Scope == EG VCBM (http://www.vcbm.org/ <http://www.vcbm.org/>), the Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, is an annual event addressing the state of the art in visual computing research with a strong focus on applications in biology and medicine. It provides an interdisciplinary forum for experts (researchers and practitioners) from visualization, visual analytics, computer graphics, image processing, computer vision, human-computer interaction, as well as experts from biology and medicine, jointly working on next-generation visual computing solutions for medicine, healthcare, and the biotechnology sector. This year’s workshop (already the 10th VCBM since its foundation in 2008) will be held during September 28 - October 1, 2020 in Tübingen, Germany. We are pleased that this year we accept the following types of posters: *) Original, application-oriented research posters that advance the fusion of visual computing methods within medicine and biology, according to the general call that can be found athttp://www.vcbm.org/ <http://www.vcbm.org/>. *) Research overview posters summarizing biomedical visualization research on topics below. This is an excellent way to highlight, for example, the research carried out in the scope of a PhD project, to promote PhD direction discussions with experts, or to present activities of a specific research group. *) Research group overview posters presenting the current research work of an entire group or a research center. The scope of such a poster can also include upcoming funded projects and thus even indicate open vacancies. *) Posters describing an open research problem that may have been defined by a domain scientist (e.g., a physician or biologist). This is a unique opportunity to present an exciting research problem to a broad professional audience and to promote new collaborations. Suggested topics for posters include, but are not limited to: *) Visual computing solutions for medical applications like radiology, surgery, pathology, cardiology, nephrology, neurology, etc., including medical education *) Visual computing solutions for applications that support biomedical research in systems biology, -omics research, molecular pathology, neuroanatomy, biomedical imaging, etc. *) Medical simulation and visual computing solutions that support new approaches in computational medicine, including also the uses of stereoscopy and haptics *) Visualization approaches for data from new or challenging imaging modalities including real-time imaging (e.g., ultrasound) *) Visual computing solutions in the context of the virtual physiological human Methods might include, but are not limited to: *) Visualization and analysis of all kinds of biomedical data (signals and images) *) Visualization, mining, and analysis of biomedical data collections, including cohort data *) Information visualization of medical data sets, e.g., electronic health records *) Computer models of biomechanical, physiological, and biochemical functions in living systems *) Fusion, analysis, and visualization of heterogeneous and/or multi-source data *) Multi-scale methods and data structures for large data *) Interaction and design of visual computing workflows in medicine and biology *) Data tracking and registration *) Data reconstruction and geometry extraction *) Real-time rendering and interaction with anatomy models == Information for Authors == EG VCBM 2020 continues the poster track to enable researchers to present their work in progress, minor improvements beyond the state-of-the-art, and the best results of the undergraduate student projects in the area of visual computing for biology and medicine. Accepted posters will be placed in the workshop area during the time of the event, and the program will feature a dedicated poster session where the authors have the opportunity to present their research and lead fruitful discussions with peer researchers to inspire future research and cooperation. == Submission Instructions == The submission to the poster track at EG VCBM consists of a ½ - 1 page abstract (using the poster submission template) including one picture. The posters abstracts will be reviewed by the poster conference chairs and the abstracts of the accepted posters will be included in the conference publications. The material from the poster can be re-used for a full paper submission somewhere else. This act is not to be considered as self-plagiarism. Authors of the accepted posters are expected to bring their poster to the conference, register for the conference participation, and present their work at the poster at the time of the poster session. Please submit your non-anonymized poster abstract submissions including authors names, affiliations, and acknowledgments using the Eurographics SRM conference management system: https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/VCBM_2020p <https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/VCBM_2020p> Please use the LaTeX style available at https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/VCBM_2020/GetConferenceFile?fileID=11… <https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/VCBM_2020/GetConferenceFile?fileID=11…> to prepare your submission. More information on the preparation of your submissions is available on the VCBM 2020 website: http://www.vcbm.org/ <http://www.vcbm.org/> -- Sincerely, the Poster Co-Chairs of EG VCBM 2020, Fritz Lekschas (Harvard University, USA) and Gabriel Mistelbauer (University of Magdeburg, Germany)

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ACM Spatial User Interaction 2020: Poster Submission deadline extended to August 17, 2020.
by Isaac Cho 06 Aug '20

06 Aug '20

We invite you to showcase your demo at the ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI 2020, https://sui.acm.org/2020/) which will be held virtually from 31 October to 1 November 2020. Posters offer you the opportunity of engaging the audience of the Symposium at a personal level, elicit feedback on early stage work, and discuss potential collaborations in an informal manner. You will also be able to publicize your poster during the fast-forward session at the Symposium. We seek posters describing work in progress, novel ideas or systems, or late breaking results and application implementations from all areas of spatial user interaction. You can submit both a paper and a poster on the same topic, and some authors of otherwise rejected papers will be invited to present their work as a poster. Extra information such as videos may also be submitted. These will be taken into account during the review process and may be included in the final publication. This year, SUI will be co-located with the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST 2020) and CHI PLAY 2020. Topics of interest include: - Spatial interaction techniques - Spatial user interface metaphors - Spatial input devices and technology - Interaction on spatial, stereoscopic, and 3D displays - Evaluation methods for spatial user interaction - Collaborative interaction in 3D space - Design and user experience (UX) for spatial user interaction - Applications of human spatial perception to interaction - Adaptive and perceptual-inspired spatial user interaction - Applications of spatial UIs, such as games, entertainment, CAD, education - Gesture-based spatial interaction - Tangible spatial user interaction - Multi-touch technologies for spatial user interaction - Desktop interfaces for spatial interaction - Multisensory and other novel forms of spatial user interaction Important Dates - Submission Deadline: August 7 → August 17, 2020, 23:59 (Anywhere on Earth<https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe>) - Author Notification: August 21 → August 24, 2020 - Camera Ready Deadline: September 4, 2020 Submission Instructions * Unlike paper submissions, poster submissions are not anonymous. Be sure to include the names and affiliations of all authors. Posters extended abstracts should be prepared as a two-page manuscript in the ACM SIG Proceedings format<http://www.acm.org/publications/article-templates/proceedings-template.html>. Please submit your extended abstract in camera-ready format and include an initial poster draft. For the LaTeX version, the correct template to use is sigconf. The poster abstracts will be included in the ACM Digital Library. * Submissions are expected to address topics within the scope of SUI, i.e., one or more of the topics listed in the Call for Papers page<https://sui.acm.org/2020/papers>. Unlisted but strongly related topics are also welcome. * At least one author of each accepted poster will be required to register to present at the symposium. The author is also required to be available during the poster viewing session. * SUI 2020 uses the new version of the Precision Conference System<https://new.precisionconference.com/sui20a/>. Supplementary videos are encouraged, but not required. * In addition to on-site presentation of posters, authors will be expected to submit a hi-res PNG of their actual posters before the event, in time for the organizers to incorporate them into a VR viewing platform that will be publicly accessible through this web site. Authors will be encouraged to provide videos or other content for incorporation into the VR viewer. For further information and questions please contact the Poster, Deme and Interaction Chairs: poster(a)sui.acm.org Kangsoo Kim, University of Central Florida, USA Isaac Cho, North Carolina A&T State University, USA Tham Piumsomboon, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Isaac Cho, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Computer Science The North Carolina A & T State University 1601 E Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27411 Tel: 336-285-3700 | Office: 502 McNair Hall ------- NOTICE: This e-mail correspondence is subject to Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. --------

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VizSec 2020 Call for Posters
by Nicolas Prigent 04 Aug '20

04 Aug '20

In line with the IEEE VIS conference, the presentation of VizSec posters will take place online. There will be 1-2 dedicated poster sessions in which poster authors can virtually meet and discuss their work with conference participants. An additional web presence of posters will replace the traditional physical installation of poster boards. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ----------------------- Poster authors must submit a two-page summary of their work in the VGTC conference two-column format in line with the IEEE VIS Posters’ formatting guidelines (http://junctionpublishing.org/vgtc/Track/vis.html) using the poster format. Summaries should include a concise description of the idea, the results or findings, supporting imagery and figures, and a discussion of the implications of the work to the selected domain. Full literature searches are not expected, although relevant citations should be included. The electronic posters will be created using a provided web-based interface. Access to this interface will be granted after the two-page summary has been accepted for presentation. Presenters are also encouraged to submit an accompanying video or other supplementary materials by following the IEEE VIS formatting guidelines: http://junctionpublishing.org/vgtc/Tasks/supplement.html. All VizSec poster submissions should be made through a single submission category on PCS - VIzSec 2020 Posters. After logging into PCS at https://new.precisionconference.com/~vgtc/, start your submission by selecting “VizSec 2020 Posters.” PLAGIARISM ---------- All submissions must be either: 1) original work that has not been presented previously at any workshop, symposium, or conference, and not published previously in any archived conference proceeding, magazine, or journal; or 2) a summary that highlights work presented or published in a related venue with a clear statement of attribution to the original work. At the time of submission, it is required by the authors to state explicitly in the submission form that the submitted work is the work by the authors themselves, or is a summary of previously presented/published work with clear attribution. Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable and will lead to a removal of the submission from the review process. For more information, please see the IEEE plagiarism FAQ and the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board Operations Manual. IMPORTANT DATES --------------- - August 20 2020 Submissions due for Poster Abstracts - September 3 2020 Author notification for Posters - October 28 2020 VizSec 2020 POSTER SESSIONS --------------- There will be 1-2 dedicated poster presentation sessions throughout the week in which the virtual posters will be presented. During these times, one or more authors have to be available online at their electronic poster to discuss their work. More details will soon be available on VizSec website, https://vizsec.org/

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[CfPoster Graph Drawing 2020]: Updated Call for Poster Graph Drawing Conference 2020
by David Auber 31 Jul '20

31 Jul '20

============================================== Call for Posters GD 2020 28th International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization September 16-18, 2020 Vancouver, Canada https://gd2020.cs.ubc.ca/ ================================================ Graph Drawing is concerned with the geometric representation of graphs and constitutes the algorithmic core of Network Visualization. Graph Drawing and Network Visualization are motivated by applications where it is crucial to visually analyze and interact with relational datasets. Examples of such application areas include data science, social sciences, web computing, information systems, biology, geography, business intelligence, information security, and software engineering. GD has been the main annual event in this area for more than 25 years. Its focus is on combinatorial and algorithmic aspects of graph drawing as well as the design of network visualization systems and interfaces. GD 2020 will be online on September 16-18, 2020, hosted by the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Researchers and practitioners working on any aspects of graph drawing and network visualization are invited to contribute papers and posters, and to participate in the symposium and the graph drawing contest. POSTERS ------- The submission of posters on graph drawing, network visualization, and related areas is solicited. The poster session will provide a forum for the communication of late-breaking research results (which may also appear elsewhere) to the GD community. Due to Covid-19 poster session will be done online. During the conference there will be an online 45-minute poster session where participants of the conference will have access to zoom rooms, one room for each accepted poster with at least one of the authors present in the room to answer questions. Furthermore, each poster will be accessible online to all participants during the entire conference. Authors of posters should prepare an abstract (up to two pages, excluding references, in LNCS style) that must be submitted via easychair. Abstracts of accepted posters will appear in the conference proceedings (two pages+references). The format of the poster is unrestricted this year, the authors just send a URL for their electronic poster. However, there are two requirements: (1) the poster must be accessible online during the entire period September 10-25, (2) a participant should be able to get the main information within at most 5 minutes when browsing/reading the poster. A valid webiste URL is mandatory to submit your poster. That url may point to a blank page until 19 August and you'll be able to update it until 9 September (23:59 PDT). Each submission will then consist of a pdf file (the two-page abstract) and a web link and must include names, email addresses and contact information of the contributors. Contributions must be submitted via EasyChair at the web site https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gd2020 Each poster must be presented at the conference by at least an author, otherwise the abstract will not be included in the proceedings. BEST POSTER AWARD ----------------- To recognize the effort of the participants in preparing and presenting their posters in a clear and elegant way, there will be a Best Poster Award voted on by the GD 2020 attendees. PUBLICATION ----------- All accepted posters will appear in the conference proceedings, published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. The LNCS proceedings will be made freely accessible to the GD community upon publication and openly accessible to anyone after four years. Authors will be required to submit their accepted papers to the arXiv repository, in order to provide immediate and unrestricted open access to them. The self-archived arXiv papers shall consist of the LNCS proceedings version (identical, except for possibly changed references to the appendix resp. the arXiv version) plus an optional clearly marked appendix. Subsequent submissions of revised versions of the paper to the arXiv (known as arXiv ``replacements’’) are allowed. Failure to comply with these guidelines will impede the publication of the paper. Each paper or poster must be presented at the conference by an author (barring unforeseen circumstances), otherwise the paper will not be included in the proceedings. Should any visa restriction prevent an author from attending the conference and presenting a paper, he/she will be given ways to participate and give the talk via electronic means. Selected papers from both tracks will be invited for submission to a special issue of the Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications (JGAA). The authors of two selected papers in Track 2 will be invited to submit a substantially extended version of their work to IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). Furthermore, two regular TVCG papers will be presented by their authors in a TVCG papers session. IMPORTANT DATES --------------- Abstract submission deadline : June 3 (23:59 PDT) Paper submission deadline : June 8 (23:59 PDT) Notification of paper acceptance : July 20 Poster submission deadline : August 12 (23:59 PDT) Notification of poster acceptance : August 21 Final versions due : August 26 (23:59 PDT) Contest submission deadline : September 5 (23:59 PDT) Symposium : September 16-18 PROGRAM COMMITTEE ----------------- Daniel Archambault, Swansea University, UK David Auber (co-chair), University Bordeaux , FR Benjamin Bach, The University of Edinburgh, UK Fabian Beck, University of Duisburg-Essen, DE Romain Bourqui, University Bordeaux, FR Steve Chaplick, University of Maastricht, NL Markus Chimani, Osnabrück University, DE Sabine Cornelsen, University of Konstanz, DE Walter Didimo, University of Perugia, IT Stefan Felsner, TU Berlin, DE Radoslav Fulek, IST Austria, AT Fabrizio Frati, Roma Tre University, IT Seokhee Hong, University of Sydney, AU Yifan Hu, Yahoo!, US Katherine Isaacs, University of Arizona, US Philipp Kindermann, Universität Passau, DE Kwan-Liu Ma, University of California, Davis, US Tamara Mchedlidze, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, DE Fabrizio Montecchiani, University of Perugia, IT Tamara Munzner, University of British Columbia, CA Martin Nöllenburg, TU Vienna University, Arnaud Sallaberry, University of Montpellier, FR Alexandru Telea, Utrecht University, NL Ioannis Tollis, University of Crete, GR Csaba Tóth, California State University, Northridge, US Pavel Valtr (co-chair), Charles University, CZ Alexander Wolff, Universität Würzburg, DE INVITED SPEAKERS ---------------- Jeff Erickson, Professor of Computer Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sheelagh Carpendale, Professor, School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University ORGANIZING COMMITTEE -------------------- William Evans. Computer Science. University of British Columbia CONTEST COMMITTEE ----------------- Philipp Kindermann, (Chair) Universität Passau, DE Tamara Mchedlidze, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, DE Ignaz Rutter, University of Passau, DE Wouter Meulemans, Eindhoven University, NL

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call for papers (VINCI 2020): VISUAL INFLUENCE AND INFLUENTIAL VISUALIZATIONS
by piero morseletto 30 Jul '20

30 Jul '20

Dear all, What influence do our visualizations have? How can we improve the influence of our visualizations? These are just a few among the many questions that can derive from the call below. If you have have an idea, please submit your paper (below the details as well). Have great days, piero *_call for papers - VISUAL INFLUENCE AND INFLUENTIAL VISUALIZATIONS _* VINCI 2020 - International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction this year, both on line and in Eindhoven (The Netherlands), 8-10 December 2020 details below or here: https://vinci-conf.org/workshop.html (workshop 5) - *submission deadline: September 15th, 2020* - length: short papers (4 pages limit) - early work and prototypes are welcome - submission guidelines: https://vinci-conf.org/submissions.html <https://vinci-conf.org/submissions.html> (end of the webpage) - extra information for authors (see below)_ The call:_ A visualization can influence and be influential, defining influence as the quality to change mindsets and behaviours without imposition. Influence of/in visualizations helps to shape ideas, create opinions, spread information or foster debates, often beyond the community of viewers it is devised. The most influential visualizations are recalled, mentioned, or imitated over time; mostly, they generate new knowledge or inspire new visualizations. Although we are all touched by influential visualizations, the topic of influence is still little explored by scholars of visual analysis/communication. For instance, defining, quantifying, and measuring influence in visualizations need to be verified. Equally, thorough investigations are required to define the visual elements that characterize influence or understand how producing more influential visualizations. In this workshop we will discuss ideas, concepts, problems, and challenges around important research questions that focus on influence in visualization and visual communication. _The relevant topics for this call/workshop are: _Visual encoding Visual elements (featuring/improving influence) Measurements (of influence) Visual system and perceptions (e.g. eye tracking) Emotional response and reactions Aesthetics of influential visualizations Memorability Visualization criticism Visual communication and analysis Close reading, active reading Paper Chair: Piero Morseletto, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Lisette van Beek, Utrecht University _EXTRA INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS_ * Each submitted paper is peer-reviewed by 3 reviewers selected by the program committee. If accepted, the papers have further check for readability and quality assurance. Accepted papers are published in the ACM Digital library, which is listed in DBLP and also appears in Google Scholar. The papers will be presented at the conference as a 10 minutes talk. The conference will be held both physically and virtually, then, the participants can attend and present online. * Moreover, authors of a number of selected full papers of high quality will be invited to prepare revised versions of their work for submission to a special issue of the Journal of Visual Computing for Industry, Biomedicine, and Art, and a special issue of the Journal of Visualization (SCI and Scopus indexed).

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ACM ISS 2020 Workshop Submission Deadline Extended to August 7
by Ruolin Wang 30 Jul '20

30 Jul '20

Dear Colleagues, [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] We invite researchers and practitioners working in the field of interactive surfaces and spaces to submit workshop proposals for ISS 2020. *ISS Workshops provide a unique opportunity to discuss ideas, challenges, and new work around more specific topics in the area of interactive spaces and surfaces.* We welcome proposals from a large variety of topics and domains. Example topics include but are not limited to: Architectural concepts and emerging trends Immersive analytics and data physicalization Museum and art installation trends Interaction paradigms around large surfaces (tangibles, pen+touch, etc.) New and emerging body and space sensing technologies Overview of social protocols, presence, territoriality, and proxemics Evaluation methods for surface applications Multi-touch interaction with mobile devices Feel, taste, smell and splash user interfaces on surfaces ... and other exciting topics! All workshops will take place on *November 8, 2020* and will run for either half a day or the full day. Workshops can be open (free to anyone who registered for it) or closed (attendees need to submit position papers). Please indicate the length and type of workshop in your proposal (see below). Accepted workshop proposals will be part of the ISS conference proceedings and available in the ACM Digital Library. *Submitting a Workshop Proposal* We request a short proposal (up to 4 pages, excluding references) in the single-column ACM Master Article Submission Template as well as an additional information sheet about the particular workshop requirements (1 page). Please include the following information in your 4-page workshop proposal: Workshop title Full contact information of all workshop organizers and the main contact person Topic, nature and goals of the workshop Relevance of the workshop to the ISS community Topics and planned activities covered in the workshop and planned activities New: A description of how the organizers plan to handle the online aspects of the workshop Given the situation with COVID-19, ISS 2020 will be online. Please indicate how you aim to facilitate and support an engaging workshop in an online format. Example tools that could be used to facilitate online brainstorming include: Mural Program Committee members for the workshop (if applicable) Please include a single additional information page (in addition to the 4-page proposal) with the following information: A call-for-papers to your workshop (200 words max.) Link to the workshop website Proposed workshop length (half-day or full-day) Workshop type (open or closed) Maximum number of people Please submit the workshop proposal using the ISS Precision Conference system by July 24, 2020. *Responsibilities of Workshop Organizers* Workshop organizers are expected to organize and facilitate all proposed workshop activities. We suggest the page limit for workshop papers to be 4–6 pages excluding references using the single-column (ACM Master Article Submission Template), but it is up to the organizers to make this decision. Due to the very tight schedule, we, unfortunately, cannot include the contributions of workshop participants into the official conference proceedings and the ACM Digital Library. Workshop organizers will be asked to: Organize and manage the review of submitted workshop papers (e.g. through a reviewing system such as EasyChair) Set a workshop position paper submission deadline (on or before October 2, 2020) and an author notification date (on or before October 19). We will provide workshop organizers a special code for early bird registration that they can give to authors in the acceptance notification. Workshops Co-Chairs Jo Vermeulen, Aarhus University Simon Völker, RWTH Aachen workshops2020(a)iss.acm.org Best, Ruolin(Violynne) Wang | Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering UCLA SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING 1538 Boelter Hall 580 Portola Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095-1600 https://www.violynnewang.com/ Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/my/violynne

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ACM ISS 2020 Tutorials CfP
by Ruolin Wang 23 Jul '20

23 Jul '20

ACM ISS 2020 Tutorials Call for Participants! Important Dates Submissions: *August 7, 2020*, 5PM PDT Notifications sent to Authors: August 21, 2020 Camera-Ready: September 9, 2020 Workshop day: November 8, 2020 ISS is a premier venue for presenting research in the design and use of new and emerging *surface and space technologies*. Tutorials provide a broad overview of particular topics in the area of Interactive Surfaces and Spaces from recognized experts in the field. We invite industry and academic leaders in interactive surfaces and spaces technologies interested in leading a tutorial session at ISS 2020 to submit a tutorial proposal following the guidelines below. Tutorials should focus on topics relevant to the ISS community and can include but are not limited to the following areas: - Architectural concepts and emerging trends - Immersive analytics and data physicalization - Museum and art installation trends - Interaction paradigms around large surfaces (tangibles, pen+touch, etc.) - New and emerging body and space sensing technologies - Overview of social protocols, presence, territoriality, and proxemics - Evaluation methods for surface applications - Multi-touch interaction with mobile devices - Large scale and outdoor interactive spaces (projected interfaces, drones, ...) - Feel, taste, smell and splash user interfaces on surfaces - ... and other exciting topics! In particular, we invite tutorial organizers to *think creatively about how tutorials can leverage the fact that ISS 2020 will be held as an online conference*. We encourage tutorials that explore new ways of engaging the ISS community that would not be possible in a traditional offline format. Topics include but are not limited to: - Online tools and technologies - Demonstrating hardware setups and installations, exploring the ins and outs of setting up interactive spaces in our labs - Live coding and code demonstrations - The latest hardware and platforms (e.g. HoloLens 2, pen & touch, gaze trackers, LIDAR sensors, MaxMSP, P5.js) - Using online tools to scale tutorials (e.g. multiple camera angles for sketching) Tutorials can run from *90 minutes* to a full day (the length is up to the tutorial organizers). Submitting a Tutorial Proposal We request a short proposal (up to 4 pages, excluding references) in the single-column ACM Master Article Submission Template <https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow>. Accepted proposals will be part of the ISS conference proceedings and will be available in the ACM Digital Library. Please include the following information in your tutorial proposal submission: - Title of the tutorial - Full contact information of all tutorial organizers and the main contact person (if there are multiple organizers) - Topics and objectives of the tutorial and how these are relevant to the ISS community - Description of planned hands-on activities and topics covered during the tutorial - *New:* A description of how the organizers plan to handle the online aspects of the workshop - Given the situation with COVID-19, the ISS 2020 conference will be online. - Please indicate how you aim to facilitate and support an engaging tutorial in an online format. - Short bio of the tutorial organizers Please include a single information page (in addition to the 4-page proposal) with the following information: - A maximum 100 words pitch advertising the aim and objectives to your tutorial - Proposed tutorial length (90 min, half day or full day) - Maximum number of tutorial participants Please submit your tutorial proposal using the ISS Precision Conference <https://new.precisionconference.com/> submission system by the deadline on *August 7, 2020*. Tutorials Co-Chairs Jo Vermeulen, Aarhus University Simon Völker, RWTH Aachen tutorials2020(a)iss.acm.org Best, Ruolin(Violynne) Wang | Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering UCLA SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING 1538 Boelter Hall 580 Portola Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095-1600 https://www.violynnewang.com/ Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/my/violynne

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IEEE AIVR 2020 CfP (deadline extended to Aug 3, 2020)
by Hürst, W.O. (Wolfgang) 23 Jul '20

23 Jul '20

3rd IEEE Intl. Conference on Artificial Intelligence & Virtual Reality Dec 14-18, 2020, http://ieee-aivr.org ========================================= *Update* Due to many requests because of vacations and covid, the full/short paper deadline has been extended till August 3, 2020. IEEE AIVR is a unique event, addressing researchers and industries from all areas of AI as well as Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality. It provides an international forum for the exchange between those fields to present advances in the state of the art, identify emerging research topics, and together define the future of these exciting research domains. We invite researchers from Virtual, as well as Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR) to participate and submit their work to the program. Likewise, any work on AI that has a relation to any of these fields or potential for the usage in any of them is welcome. Areas of interest include but are not limited to: * Systems, including techniques, performance, and implementation * Content creation and modelling * Cognitive aspects, perception, user behaviour * AI technologies for VR/AR * Interactions / interactive and responsive environments * Applications and use cases * Ethical and societal aspects of AI and VR/AR See website for futher details. DEADLINES August 3, 2020 (extended & final deadline): * Full & short papers September 4, 2020: * Special session papers * Posters & work-in-progress * Demo/video papers * Industry contributions September 24, 2020: * Workshop papers

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