The UCL VEIV is the EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre in Virtual Environments,
Imaging and Visualisation. VEIV projects advance the science and engineering
of computational capture, rendering and simulation in a diverse range of
applications. VEIV runs an engineering doctorate (equivalent to a PhD),
through which research engineers (REs) are fully co-funded to devise
solutions relating to visualisation and imaging in engineering and design.
The EngD is four years in duration and includes an intensive MRes taught
course in the first year, with optional technical and business training at a
high level in subsequent years. The EngD is targeted at outstanding students
and engineers who want to direct research in industry, or want to maintain
significant links with industry in an academic career.
We currently have four open vacancies, sponsored by a variety of companies
and institutions:
* Microsoft Research: Novel Methods in Augmented Reality, Gaming and Novel
Display Technologies.
* Royal Free Charity: Argument Visualization for Medical Decision Support.
* Intel Research Institute on Sustainable Connected Cities: Sensing,
Visualizing and Making Sense of the City.
* Maxeler Technologies: Dataflow Architectures in the Creation of High-End
Immersive Virtual Reality.
For more information, please see
<http://engdveiv.ucl.ac.uk/information-for-potential-students/vacancies/56-c
urrent-vacancies>
http://engdveiv.ucl.ac.uk/information-for-potential-students/vacancies/56-cu
rrent-vacancies
In addition, we have secured sponsorship for three more places starting
after January 2013 (January or October preferably, but other start dates are
possible. The sponsors are in the mobile applications and broadcast spaces.
We will be looking for skilled computer scientists with an interest in
computer graphics, user interaction design, computer vision-based
interaction or real-time systems. If you fit this profile and are interested
in coming to UCL, tell us what your interests are and we'll see if your
interests match the sponsors.
Note, that applicants must be either be UK citizens or EU citizens with
three years residency in the UK prior to the programme start date.
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Prof. Jan Kautz
University College London, Dept. of Computer Science, Malet Place, London
WC1E 6BT, UK
Phone: +44 (0)20 7679 3249
DIRK BARTZ PRIZE FOR VISUAL COMPUTING IN MEDICINE 2013
(EUROGRAPHICS MEDICAL PRIZE)
Submission Deadline: 26 November 2012
Notification: 16 January 2013
The Eurographics Association organizes a biannual competition to acknowledge the contribution that computer graphics is playing in the medical field, and to encourage further development.
In 2010 the Eurographics Medical Prize was renamed to honor Dirk Bartz who passed away far too early in March 2010. Dirk Bartz was a highly recognized and enthusiastic scientist, teacher and promoter of Visual Computing in Medicine.
Dirk Bartz was an active member of the Eurographics Association and Chair of the EG Medical Prize 2007 and 2009.
CALL
Submissions for the Dirk Bartz Prize for Visual Computing in Medicine 2013 are now being invited from researchers and developers who can demonstrate that a particular benefit has resulted from the use of computer graphics technology in a medical application that they have produced. Examples of entries could include the use of new data visualization techniques, interaction methods, or virtual/augmented environments.
Instructions for submission can be found at https://srm.eg.org/SRM_EG2013MED
WINNERS
The top three winning entries of the Dirk Bartz Prize for Visual Computing in Medicine 2013 will receive a prize and their submission will be published in the “Short and Areas Papers and Medical Prize Awards” proceedings. The judging panel will select the winning entries on the basis of their clinical value, use made of computer graphics, and novelty. All three winning teams will have an opportunity to briefly present their results at Eurographics 2013 in Girona (Spain), 6-10 May, which means that at least one author of each winning team must attend to present the results.
See the Hall of Fame http://www.eg.org/images/stories/awards/dirk_bartz_price/halloffame_2012052… for previous recipients of the prize.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Cristian Lorenz, Philips Hamburg, Germany
Charl Botha, TU Delft, Netherlands
Jürgen Meixensberger, Universität Leipzig
Bernhard Preim, Universität Magdeburg, Germany
Timo Ropinski, Linköping University, Sweden
Nigel W. John, Bangor University, United Kingdom
Jorge Juan Olsina Kissler, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Spain
Valentina Puntmann, King's College London, United Kingdom
Michael Meissner, Omnyx, United States
Katja Bühler, VRVis Center for Virtual Reality and Visualization Research, Austria
Co-Chairs
Hans-Christian Hege, Zuse Institute Berlin, Germany
Anna Vilanova, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
The aim of the Eurographics Best PhD Thesis Award is to recognize good
thesis work in Europe, to incentivize young researchers, and to offer them
the opportunity to publish the state of the art section of their thesis as a
STAR in the Computer Graphics Forum Journal.
The current nomination term is open, and it will close on November 30th,
2012. Candidates will be PhD Theses defended and mainly conducted in Europe
or in countries having a Eurographics Chapter or in EG Organizational Member
Institutions. Theses defended and awarded the degree from May 1st, 2011 up
October 31st, 2012 are eligible in this edition. The required documentation
is available in the Eurographics web page:
<http://www.eg.org/index.php/awards/phd-award>
http://www.eg.org/index.php/awards/phd-award
Computers & Graphics Journal
Special Edition on High Dynamic Range Imaging CALL FOR PAPERS Papers are
invited for a Computers & Graphics journal Special Edition on High Dynamic
Range Imaging. This special edition seeks contributions which are based on
technical aspects related to the capture, storage, processing and display of
High Dynamic Range content.
High Dynamic Range (HDR) imagery has enabled the handling of content that
supports real world luminance. This has created a step change in imaging
technologies which were previously limited to a fixed and reduced dynamic
range which was unable to represent real-world lighting. HDR still has
challenges to overcome before it can become a fully-fledged commercial
technology. It is still not possible to capture HDR data, particularly
video, in a straightforward manner; once it is captured the number of
storage, compression and streaming algorithms are limited; and the display
technology has still not achieved its full potential. The applications for
HDR also vary widely, and some aspects such as Image-based Lighting have
garnered a lot of support, but other interesting applications are sure to
exist and yet to be brought into the limelight.
In this CFP we invite researchers and professionals that work with imaging
technologies to submit papers that will project HDR forward to meet and
overcome the current challenges and limitations. We invite work related to
but not limited to:
- The capture of HDR video and still images
- The storage, compression and streaming of HDR content
- Display of HDR content on LDR and HDR displays
- Generation of HDR content from LDR content
- Creation of novel HDR displays
- Image-based lighting
- Applications of HDR
- User studies which establish limits for HDR methods (capture, storage,
display)
- The extension of HDR to other imaging technologies The Special Edition on
High Dynamic Range Imaging editors are: Kurt Debattista from the University
of Warwick (UK) and Luís Paulo Peixoto dos Santos from the University of
Minho (Portugal) see short CVs below.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submissions: Friday, 1st March, 2013
Decision on Submitted papers: Tuesday, 16th April, 2013
Revised papers due: Friday, 16th May, 2013
Final
Notifications to Authors due: Monday, 6th July, 2013
Accepted papers due: Wednesday, 31st July, 2013
Publication:
November 2013
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Computers & Graphics is an Elsevier publication. For paper formatting and
submission instructions please refer to <http://ees.elsevier.com/cag>
http://ees.elsevier.com/cag .
You will have to register/log on to EES in order to be able to submit your
paper. When prompted to specify the paper type, you have to select: Special
section, HDR. Papers will be reviewed by at least three external
reviewers.
For further details please refer to: <http://gec.di.uminho.pt/psantos/HDR>
http://gec.di.uminho.pt/psantos/HDR
Postdoctoral Position in Data-intensive Analysis, Visualization, and
Storage, Argonne National Laboratory
We are seeking a postdoctoral appointee in data-intensive analysis,
visualization, and storage. Join a vibrant multidisciplinary research team
of computer scientists and discover new parallel scalable algorithms for
data analysis and visualization, storage and analysis of scientific data,
and integrate your ideas in parallel scientific simulations on some of the
worlds largest supercomputers.
You will work in the Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS) Division at
Argonne National Laboratory, in the Chicago suburbs, funded by the DOE
SciDAC Scientific Data Analysis and Visualization (SDAV) Center, the DOE
Center for Exascale Simulation of Advanced Reactors (CESAR), and other
projects. Be part of an integrated, multidisciplinary research team and
collaborate with computer and computational scientists at Argonne as well as
in the broader community.
The ideal candidate will have comprehensive knowledge in C/C++ programming
under Unix/Linux, and experience in data analysis and/or scientific
visualization, including one or more of the following: statistical analysis,
graph analysis, data mining, visualization of scalar and vector multivariate
data. Experience in software development for parallel computing is a plus.
Candidates should have earned a Ph.D. in computer science within the past
three years.
Follow the link below to the official Argonne job posting and apply online
there. The attached advertisement has more information as well. To apply:
<http://web.anl.gov/jobsearch/detail.jsp?userreqid=319355+MCS&lsBrowse=POSTD
OC>
http://web.anl.gov/jobsearch/detail.jsp?userreqid=319355+MCS&lsBrowse=POSTDO
C
PhD position at the University of Gävle, Sweden
Theme: Geovisualization and flood risk mapping
The position requires a MSc degree (or Swedish Magister) or equivalent in
Geomatics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other closely related
areas.
The applicant should have
- good written and oral communication skills (English)
- strong interest and experience in computer graphics & 3D
visualization
- strong interest in use and development of geographical information
systems
The deadline is 11th of November 2012. The position is available from 1st
of December 2012.
For more details see:
<http://www.hig.se/4.5fc1b6fa12929ea9b0480009887.html?guid=490BD029-1891-4DA
F-9007-740545D30F79>
http://www.hig.se/4.5fc1b6fa12929ea9b0480009887.html?guid=490BD029-1891-4DAF
-9007-740545D30F79
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Professor Stefan Seipel
Department of Industrial Development, IT and Land Management
University of Gävle
801 76 Gävle
Sweden
Email <mailto:ssl@hig.se> ssl(a)hig.se
Phone +46-26-648563
Fax +46-26-648686
Cell +46-760282800
**** VRIPHYS 2012 : Call for Participation ****
9th Workshop on Virtual Reality Interaction and Physical Simulation
December 6-7 2012
Darmstadt, Germany
http://vriphys2012.inrialpes.fr/
We are pleased to announce the 9th Workshop on Virtual Reality Interaction
and Physical Simulation VRIPHYS 2012. The workshop is hosted by the
Graduate School of Computational Engineering and the Interactive Graphics
Systems Group at the Technical University of Darmstadt and Fraunhofer IGD.
The workshop presents high-quality research in the domains of dynamic
simulation and physical interaction in virtual reality environments, as well
as work showing on-going research with promising results and new technology
with applications of related focus.
*** REGISTRATION
Vriphys 2012 registration is open. See
http://vriphys2012.inrialpes.fr/registration/ for details.
*** PROGRAM
The program ( http://vriphys2012.inrialpes.fr/program/ ) includes two
invited talks:
* Jan Peters - full professor at the Technische Universitaet Darmstadt and a
senior research scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent
Systems (MPI-IS); heading the interdepartmental robot learning group.
* Stéphane Cotin - scientific leader of the SHACRA team at Inria Lille.
Stephane joined Inria in 2007 to hold a position of Research Director, and
since 2012 he is highly involved in a new institute (IHU) based in
Strasbourg and dedicated to new, hybrid, surgical techniques.
A list of accepted papers is available at
http://vriphys2012.inrialpes.fr/accepted-papers/
We are looking forward to seeing you in Darmstadt!
Jan Bender Graduate School CE, TU Darmstadt, Germany
Arjan Kuijper Fraunhofer IGD, Darmstadt, Germany
Dieter Fellner TU Darmstadt & Fraunhofer IGD, Germany
Éric Guérin INSA Lyon, France
POSTDOC position the University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic
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Theme: triangulations, meshing, space subdivisions
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Mentor: Prof.Ivana Kolingerova, <http://iason.zcu.cz/~kolinger>
http://iason.zcu.cz/~kolinger, <mailto:kolinger@kiv.zcu.cz>
kolinger(a)kiv.zcu.cz
Duration: till the end of 2014
Info:
https://exliz.zcu.cz/sites/default/files/docs/VR/EXLIZ-FAV-3_EN-Academician_
research_assistant_(postdoc).pdf
Project: EXLIZ <https://exliz.zcu.cz/en/node/49>
https://exliz.zcu.cz/en/node/49
DEADLINE November 1, 2013
Applications to be sent to: Martina Vichrova, e-mail:
vichrova(a)kma.zcu.cz, tel: 420-377-632-690
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Prof.dr.ing.Ivana Kolingerova
e-mail <mailto:kolinger@kiv.zcu.cz> kolinger(a)kiv.zcu.cz,
<http://iason.zcu.cz/~kolinger> http://iason.zcu.cz/~kolinger
Department of Computer Science
University of West Bohemia
Univerzitni 8, Box 314
306 14 Plzen
Czech Republic
tel.: +420-37763-2433 direct, +420-37763-2401 secretary,
fax: +420-37763-2402
**** EUROGRAPHICS 2013 Tutorials ****
34th Annual Conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics
May 6th to 10th, 2013
Girona, Spain
http://eg2013.udg.edu
Eurographics 2013, the 34th Annual Conference of the European Association
for Computer Graphics, will take place from May 6 to May 10 in Girona,
Spain. It will be organized by
ViRVIG and University of Girona. Eurographics 2013 will provide a unique
platform for the computer graphics community to showcase latest techniques
and educational work, and to explore new trends and ideas.
The Eurographics 2013 Tutorials Committee invites you to propose tutorials
teaching the technical background of a given subject, or demonstrating its
potential creative applications. Tutorials are intended to show what can be
done, but even more importantly, how this is done and what kind of tools can
be used to do it. In a proposal for a tutorial you should consider that
tutorial attendees come from diverse backgrounds, ranging from research and
development to education and application.
We are soliciting half-day and full-day tutorial proposals at the beginning,
intermediate, or advanced level in all areas pertinent to Computer Graphics.
Half-day tutorials are about two and a half hours, plus a coffee break in
the middle. Full-day tutorials are twice that long, plus two coffee breaks
and a longer lunch break. Tutorial proposals are about 4-5 pages in length,
clearly indicating the audience that is addressed as well as the syllabus of
instruction. They will be reviewed by the tutorial chairs, supported by
external reviewers. The final selection will be based on quality of the
submission, qualification of the presenters, relevance to the conference
topics, and balance of topics.
Each accepted half day tutorial will be granted a free conference
registration for one speaker, while each full-day tutorial will be granted a
maximum of two free conference registrations. Free tutorial registrations
will be granted for all tutorial speakers.
For any question concerning tutorial submissions please contact any of the
tutorial co-chairs at tutorialschairs(a)eg2013.udg.edu.
Submission Details
==================
Tutorial proposals (in PDF) should be submitted via email to the tutorial
co-chairs. Full proposals (4-5 pages) should be submitted by October 31,
23:59 GMT. The full proposal should contain the following information:
Presenter(s) details:
* Name(s)
* Institution(s)
* email address(es)
* URL(s)
Tutorial details:
* Title of Tutorial
* Keywords
* Half or full day tutorial (either 2x90 minutes or 4x90 minutes)
* A detailed outline of the tutorial.
* A statement on the necessary background and potential target audience for
the tutorial.
* A brief resume of the presenter(s) indicating their background in the area
the tutorial addresses.
* If a (similar) tutorial was previously held, indicate the location (i.e.,
which conference), date, and the number of attendees. Please provide
information highlighting changes, improvements and/or why the tutorial
should be held again in this form.
Course Notes
==================
Sample course notes, although not required in the submission, are highly
encouraged to accompany the tutorial proposals. Notes may include original
text, formatted according to the Eurographics publication guidelines,
reprints of earlier papers (subject to copyright approval), slides and any
other material the authors consider useful. All course notes of accepted
tutorials will be distributed to conference participants both in printed and
DVD formats. The acceptance of tutorial proposals is contingent upon the
final submission of complete course notes.
Tutorial Co-Chairs
==================
Diego Gutierrez, Universidad de Zaragoza
Karol Myszkowski, Max-Planck-Institut fur Informatik
Prof. Alla Sheffer's research group at the University of British Columbia
(Vancouver, Canada) has a number of openings for outstanding PhD (or PhD
track MSc) positions. Successful applicants will have an opportunity to
take part in world class research in geometry processing, modeling, and
other related topics.
See <http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~sheffa/papers.html>
http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~sheffa/papers.html and
<http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~sheffa/proj.html>
http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~sheffa/proj.html
for recent research project examples.
The applicant's profile should include as many as possible of the following
characteristics:
. Master or Univ. Diploma degree in computer science or related fields
. Good written and oral communication skills (English)
. Strong interest and background in computer graphics
. Research or work experience in geometry modeling and/or processing a
plus
. Good programming skills (C, C++, Matlab)
The position is available from September 2013. More details on the PhD
program at UBC are available at
<https://www.cs.ubc.ca/students/grad/prospective/>
https://www.cs.ubc.ca/students/grad/prospective/
Applicants should send their CV to Alla Sheffer ( <mailto:sheffa@cs.ubc.ca>
sheffa(a)cs.ubc.ca) and simultaneously apply to the UBC graduate program as
described at <https://www.cs.ubc.ca/students/grad/prospective/application>
https://www.cs.ubc.ca/students/grad/prospective/application. Please note
that the UBC CS deadline for such applications is December 15 2012.