************************************************************************ CALL FOR PAPERS DEXIS 2015 Workshop on Visual Data Exploration on Interactive Surfaces November 15, 2015 - Madeira, Portugal in conjunction with ITS 2015 http://aviz.fr/dexis2015 *** Submission Deadline: September 4, 2015 *** ************************************************************************ We invite you to join DEXIS 2015 - a workshop on Visual Data Exploration on Interactive Surfaces, held in conjunction with ITS 2015 on the wonderful island of Madeira in Portugal on November 15, 2015. Objectives ---------- DEXIS 2015 focuses on the use of interactive surfaces for visual data exploration. Interactive tabletops and surfaces provide are more and more commonly used for data visualization and analysis, and hence offer rich opportunities to researchers and practitioners. They provide benefits in various ways, e.g., * data can be accessed and analyzed anywhere, any time (e.g., on tablets or on public displays), * novel visualization designs and interaction experiences contribute to richer user experience, promoting the use of visualization systems even to non-experts, and * data analysis is increasingly turning into a collaborative process, and interactive surfaces offer promising possibilities for computer- supported collaborative analysis. Despite these benefits, much remains to be learned about the effects of providing a visual data exploration experience on interactive surfaces: Interactive surfaces often come in the forms of larger screens, smaller screens, more screens, higher pixel counts, and multiple simultaneous inputs, all of which create demanding challenges for designing visualization and interaction techniques. In addition, we need to learn more about designing surface-based visualization systems for richer user experience, find out about scenarios that are suited for such systems, and unveil the added value of surface-based visualization applications in realistic settings. As the second iteration of the first DEXIS workshop held at ITS 2011, we will discuss & reflect on research dedicated to visualization systems for interactive surfaces, define open research questions in the field, and refine research agendas aiming to shape future research in the field. Topics ------ Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * design of information visualization, scientific visualization, or visual analytics interfaces and environments for interactive surfaces, * design of interactive visual representations for collaborative work on interactive surfaces, * design of multi-display environments for data analysis, * the use of interactive surfaces to visualize and interact with information and data, * guidelines and best practices for visualization and analysis environments on interactive surfaces, * visual analysis and exploration for a wider range of audiences using emerging display technology, * aspects of cognition in interactive visualization and visual analysis environments, * evaluation of interaction in single- or multi-user information visualization, scientific visualization, and visual analytics systems, * collaborative visualization and visual analytics systems with interactive surfaces, * collaborative sensemaking & decision making and its connection to interactive surfaces, and * comparative experiences of visualization on desktop and visualization on interactive surfaces. Submission Instructions ----------------------- We accept position papers of up to 4 pages submitted in the SIGCHI Paper format (http://www.sigchi.org/publications/chipubform) through the CMT submission system (https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/DEXIS2015). They will be reviewed by the program committee, and accepted papers will be sent back to the authors for finalization. They will be published in the workshop web site prior to the event. Important Dates --------------- Submission deadline: Sep 4, 2015 Notification of Acceptance: Sep 25, 2015 Camera-ready deadline: Oct 9, 2015 Workshop date: Nov 15, 2015 Workshop Chairs --------------- Petra Isenberg - INRIA, France Bongshin Lee - Microsoft Research, USA Alark Joshi - University of San Francisco, USA Tobias Isenberg - INRIA, France Contact ------- For any questions regarding the workshop, contactdexisws2015@gmail.com +33 17 292 5916 | http://www.aviz.fr/~isenberg/ -- Petra Isenberg, PhD Research Scientist AVIZ group | INRIA Saclay Île-de-France phone: +33 17 292 5916 | http://www.aviz.fr/~isenberg/