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EuroVis 2019 Posters Track

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EuroVis 2019 Posters Track Call for Posters Deadline: April 7, 2019, 23:59 GMT EuroVis 2019 (3-7 June 2018, in Porto, Portugal) features a posters track. The posters track will present late-breaking results, work in progress, and follow-up extensions, application case studies, or evaluations of existing methods. In particular, it provides young researchers, especially postgraduate students, with valuable opportunities to receive feedback from other researchers and engage in stimulating discussions. Submission Instructions We solicit poster submissions in the form of a sketch (i.e., an extended abstract of at most 2 pages in the EuroVis poster format, with an additional page allowed for references only).We strongly encourage the submission of additional materials. For example, you can submit an additional PDF (without any page limit) that contains a number of example results, screenshots, an interaction sequence, etc. The poster draft can also be added as additional material (but is not mandatory for the submission). Finally, submissions can also include supplementary material such as videos or executable programs. In particular for interactive tools/approaches, a digital video is essential and thus strongly encouraged to allow the reviewers to assess the interactive aspects. Poster sketches are to be submitted using the Precision Conference System ( <http://new.precisionconference.com/> PCS). At least one author of an accepted poster must attend the conference to present the work, and authors will also be required to present a brief (less than one-minute) summary of their poster content at the opening preview session (also called fast-forward). Both a PDF version of the poster and the extended abstract will be included on the conference USB stick and also in the EG digital library with a DOI. The material in a poster/sketch can later be reused by the original authors for a more extensive publication (e.g., a full paper) with more detailed content and mature results, without being considered self-plagiarism. For detailed poster preparation and submission instructions please refer to the submission guidelines (http://eurovis2019.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/posters/). Important Dates * April 07, 2019: Submission deadline * April 28, 2019: Notification of acceptance * May 05, 2019: Camera-ready version All deadlines are at 23:59 GMT. Poster Program Co-Chairs: Renata Raidou (TU Wien, Austria) and João Madeiras Pereira (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal) EuroVis General Chairs: Alfredo Ferreira (INESC-ID, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa) and Joaquim A. Jorge (INESC-ID, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa)

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post-doctoral fellowship in computer graphics

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Our research team would like to recruit a post-doctoral student in computer graphics for 12 to 18 months. The topic is to modelize and simulate the appearance of ancient precious textiles in a virtual heritage project which aims to reconstruct the "The Field of the Cloth of Gold" (1520). More details are provided here : <http://www-lisic.univ-littoral.fr/spip.php?article358> http://www-lisic.univ-littoral.fr/spip.php?article358 Sincerely C. Renaud -- ------------------------------------------ Pr. C. Renaud Directeur du LISIC Laboratoire d'Informatique, Signal et Image de la Côte d'Opale (LISIC) BP 719 - 62228 Calais cedex tél. : (+33) 321 46 56 66 fax. : (+33) 321 46 06 86 http://www-lisic.univ-littoral.fr

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Eurographics 2019 - Call for Participation

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<https://www.eurographics2019.it/> https://www.eurographics2019.it **** Early bird deadline approaching: March 31st 2019 ******** Registration: <https://www.eurographics2019.it/index.php/for-attendees/registration/> https://www.eurographics2019.it/index.php/for-attendees/registration/ Some Program Milestones: * More than 100 presentations * New Think Tank sessions * On-Site Lunch * Social Events * Electronic Theater Preliminary Program: <https://www.eurographics2019.it/index.php/program/> https://www.eurographics2019.it/index.php/program/ Eurographics 2019 continues a series of events organized by the Eurographics Association covering the wide field of computer graphics, from applied geometry techniques of meshing and surface reconstruction to photorealistic rendering techniques, as well as computer animation and simulation of natural phenomena or fabrication. The 40th Eurographics conference will be held on May 6-10 2019 in Genova, Italy. It will be hosted at the Porto Antico Conference Center at Magazzini del Cotone (Cotton Warehouses) located on one of the ancient quays of the old port of Genova, in the center of the city. Besides an outstanding technical program with fantastic keynote speakers, such as Bernd Bickel, Florence Bertails-Descoubes and Enrico Gobbetti, the conference also offers social activities and opportunity to meet with other participants during on site lunches and coffee breaks, the welcome cocktail and the social event, which will take place at the Palazzo Grimaldi della Meridiana, one of the historical Genoese Palaces that became a Unesco World Heritage site. This year, in collaboration with SIGGRAPH, Eurographics 2019 will present the Electronic Theater to our participants and invite you to join this fantastic show. All information about the conference can be found at: <https://www.eurographics2019.it/> https://www.eurographics2019.it Looking forward to seeing you in Genova! Michela Spagnuolo, Franca Giannini, Marina Monti and Bianca Falcidieno Conference Chairs

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SCA CFP 2019

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Submit your papers, posters and sketches to SCA 2019 in Los Angeles! Papers due April 5; sketches & posters due May 8. Website: <https://sca2019.kaist.ac.kr/> https://sca2019.kaist.ac.kr/ ----------------------------- The 18th annual Symposium on Computer Animation (SCA) will take place in sunny Los Angeles, California from July 26 to July 28, 2019, immediately before SIGGRAPH. For almost two decades now, SCA has been the premier forum for presenting innovations in the theory and practice of computer animation. Bringing together academic and industrial researchers and practitioners working in all aspects of time-based phenomena, SCA provides an intimate setting that encourages community interaction, promotes the exchange of research results, inspires future ideas, and establishes new collaborations. Conditionally accepted regular papers will undergo a second round of revision and will, upon approval, appear in the new journal Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (PACMCGIT). Best Paper Awards will be given to excellent submissions that push the leading edge. New this year, we are also excited to introduce SCA Sketches, which provides a forum to present and discuss your late-breaking, innovative, and thought-provoking animation ideas and work-in-progress at SCA. SCA 2019 will also feature an exciting lineup of keynote and invited speakers, which so far includes: Uri Ascher, UBC (Keynote) Etienne Vouga, UT Austin Melina Skouras, Inria Grenoble Rhône-Alpes Mridul Aanjaneya, Rutgers Chenfanfu Jiang, University of Pennsylvania Steve Tonneau, University of Edinburgh We invite work on a broad range of animation topics, including: 2D, 3D, and N-D animation systems Autonomous characters Clothing and hair animation and simulation Expressive motion / communication Facial animation Fabrication of dynamic objects and characters Group and crowd behavior Intuitive interfaces for creating and editing animations Mathematical foundations of animation Methods of control and artistic direction of simulations Nature in motion (natural phenomena, plants, clouds, ) New time-based art forms on the computer Novel time-varying phenomena Perceptual foundations and metrics for animation Physical realism / measuring the real world for animation Physical simulation Fluid animation Planning / learning / optimization for animation Real-time and interactive methods Camera control methods for computer animation Sound and speech for animation ...as well as related problems and techniques in robotics, game development, human-computer interaction, simulation, visualization, computer vision, and beyond. Regular Papers: We invite submissions of original, high-quality papers on computer animation, broadly defined as computation dealing with time-varying phenomena. Each submission should be 7-10 pages in length (excluding references) and will be reviewed by an international program committee for technical quality, novelty, significance, and clarity. All conditionally accepted regular papers will be guaranteed a presentation slot and to appear in the SCA proceedings. They will then undergo a thorough second round of revision and review, and (conditional on final acceptance) be published in the new journal Proceedings of the ACM in Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (PACMCGIT). In the case that a paper fails to pass the second review round, authors retain the option to withdraw the paper or exclude it from the conference/proceedings, if requested. Posters: As in previous years, the poster (1-2 pages) session will be an integral part of the SCA program. The poster session will be held prior to the reception Friday evening and will follow a posters fast-forward session during which all presenters will have the opportunity to give a one-minute description of their work. Posters will be included in the conference proceedings and the ACM and EG digital libraries. Sketches (NEW!): We also invite sketch submissions (in 2-4 pages) for quick dissemination of fresh, compact ideas. These submissions will also undergo a full review by the program committee, but with greater emphasis placed on novelty and potential future impact over polish or completeness. Accepted submissions will be presented during the symposium. Sketches can be freely published in other venues because they will not be archived in any journal, conference proceedings, or digital libraries. We hope that feedback from reviewers and attendees will help to improve your work for a future paper submission! Important Dates: Regular Papers: ----------------- Paper Submission: April 5, 2019 23:59 UTC Notification of Acceptance: May 2, 2019 Paper Revised Version: May 23, 2019 Paper Final Notification: June 7, 2019 Camera-Ready Paper: June 12, 2019 Sketches & Posters: ---------------------- Sketch/Poster Submission: May 8, 2019 23:59 UTC Notification of Acceptance: May 23, 2019 Symposium: -------------- July 26-28, 2019 Organization: --------------- Conference Co-Chairs: Sung-Hee Lee, KAIST Craig Schroeder, UC Riverside Program Co-Chairs: Christopher Batty, University of Waterloo Jin Huang, Zhejiang University Posters Chair: Tamar Shinar, UC Riverside

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Two ESR/PhD positions available at CRS4, Italy

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Dear EG members: we have two PhD positions on visual computing subjects available in our group, funded by a Marie Curie project (see below). Could you be so kind to inform students of this opportunity? Thanks a lot! -- Enrico Gobbetti CRS4/Visual Computing Call for two MSCA-ITN Early-Stage Researchers (PhD positions) on Advanced Visual and Geometric Computing for 3D Capture, Display, and Fabrication (EVOCATION) We are happy to announce the availability at CRS4 of 2 Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) PhD positions (out of 14) in the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network on Advanced Visual and Geometric Computing for 3D Capture, Display, and Fabrication (EVOCATION). This project has received funding from the European Unions (EU) Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 813170. 1. REGISTER HERE: https://evocation.eu/recruitment/apply/ 2. APPLY HERE: <http://jobs.crs4.it/show/jo-48-0507> http://jobs.crs4.it/show/jo-48-0507 (DEADLINE: 23 APRIL 2019) EVOCATION, started in October 2018 and lasting four years, is a leading European-wide doctoral Collegium focusing on scalable and high-fidelity shape and appearance acquisition, extraction of structure and semantic information, processing, visualization, 3D display and 3D fabrication in professional and consumer applications. The ESRs will receive scientific skills in cutting-edge techniques in a highly stimulating and collaborative international environment involving eight leading institutions across Europe. Further information on the EVOCATION network is available at <http://www.evocation.eu/> http://www.evocation.eu/ The two ESRs will be hosted by the Visual Computing Group of the CRS4 research center in Italy, at the forefront of research in the acquisition, storage, processing, distribution, and interactive exploration of massive data. More information on the Visual Computing group is available at <http://vic.crs4.it/> http://vic.crs4.it/ The two specific research topics are the scalable reconstruction and exploration of complex indoor environments (main topics: 3D reconstruction, (deep) learning, modeling) and the scalable exploration of complex objects and environments beyond visual replication (main topics: real-time graphics, rendering, visualization). The main goal is to conduct excellent research, generating results which are published and presented in top international journals and conferences, while being practically applicable for solving challenging large scale visualization problems. The activities will not only include research and continuing education for network participants, but also support in teaching (esp. to other network participants), as well as system/software maintenance and administrative tasks. The work will involve trans-national mobility and will also include pursuing a PhD degree at the University of Cagliari. Full details are available on EURAXESS: <https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/390747> https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/390747 -- Enrico Gobbetti ( Enrico.Gobbetti(a)crs4.it ) Director of Visual Computing, CRS4 ( <http://www.crs4.it/vic/> http://www.crs4.it/vic/ ) Main Lab: CRS4, Via Ampère 2, I-09134 Cagliari (CA), ITALY Pula Offices: CRS4, POLARIS Ed. 1, C.P. 25, I-09010 Pula (CA), ITALY

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8th Workshop on Intelligent Cinematography and Editing: Call for Papers

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- 8th Workshop on Intelligent Cinematography and Editing Call for Papers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Researchers should submit one of: - Regular paper (max 8 pages) reporting new work or new ideas in a relevant research area. - Short paper (max 4 pages) describing work in progress or a vision of the near term future of intelligent cinematography. - Invited paper (1 page abstract) reporting relevant work already published in other venues. Proceedings of the workshop will be published by EG Publishing in the EG Digital Library. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- IMPORTANT DATES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- The prospective schedule for the workshop is as follows: Paper deadline: 28 March 2019 Notification: 15 April 2019 Camera Ready Due: 20 April 2019 Workshop : 6 May 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- KEYNOTE TALKS ANNOUNCED ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- * Adam Myhill, Creative Director at Unity, Head of Cinemachine Adam Myhill has spent almost two decades in video game and film worlds, working as a Director of Photography and CG supervisor at Electronic Arts and Blackbird Interactive. Using his experience on multiple titles and as a feature film DP on several movies, Myhill created a ground-breaking procedural cinematic and in-game camera system called Cinemachine, which is now an integral part of Unity's offering where he now works to empower creators. He also holds a number of technology patents around virtual cameras and procedural cinematography. * Stephen Jolly, Senior R&D Engineer, BBC R&D Stephen Jolly is a Senior R&D Engineer at BBC R&D. He has been employed by the BBC as a research engineer since 2004, and has worked on a very wide range of projects in areas such as digital radio, 3D television, television remote control APIs, television companion applications and the Internet of Things. He currently co-leads the AI in Production project at BBC R&D, focusing on cinematic feature extraction in video materials, and automated editing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- TOPICS OF INTEREST ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Camera path planning and visibility Interactive and automatic camera control Automatic video editing Movie pre-visualization Game cinematics, cinematic replays, and machinima Virtual reality and augmented reality movie making Immersive and interactive cinema Natural user interfaces for cinematography and video editing Expressive performance of virtual characters Cognitive models of film perception Automatic video analysis of movies Re-cinematography, re-lighting and re-framing of live-action video Computer-assisted multi-camera production Evaluation methodologies and user experience Analysis of film style ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- PROGRAM CHAIRS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- -Marc Christie, Univ Rennes, Inria, CNRS -Stephen Jolly, BBC R&D -Hui-Yin Wu, INRIA Sophia-Antipolis

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TrustVis (EuroVis 2019 Workshop): New submission deadline on April 5

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Dear Colleagues, we have extended the deadline for the EuroVis Workshop on Trustworthy Visualization (TrustVis) to April 5. TrustVis, formerly known as EuroRVVV, will be held as a co-located event with EuroVis 2019 on June 3rd in Porto, Portugal. /// EuroVis Workshop on Trustworthy Visualization /// http://trustvis.org/ /// New submission deadline: April 5 TrustVis is a continuation of the EuroRVVV workshop, which was held six times in conjunction with EuroVis and IEEE VIS. TrustVis includes the topics covered by EuroRVVV Reproducibility, Verification, and Validation in visualization and also widens the scope. We use the term trust in a broad sense. As a user, trust in a visualization might mean that: * It shows the numbers I know from my spreadsheets (a common use case in industry) * I understand how it is showing the data and I know how to interpret it (HCI, perception, etc.) * It shows results that I can verify or validate by some means (verification, validation) * It employs methods that are based on sound research (reproducibility of research) * If I get sued for a decision I make based on this, I will be able to use it as evidence that I did nothing wrong (reproducibility of decisions) * It shows me the limits of what my data and/or models can provide (uncertainty) Topics we are looking for in the TrustVis workshop include, but are not limited to: * Verification and validation in visualization * Reproducibility of visualization methods and decision making * Ways to improve trust in visualization * Uncertainty visualization * Ways to attack visualization (adversarial visualization) We welcome short paper contributions, which will be peer-reviewed in a one-stage process by an international program committee. They will be electronically archived in the Eurographics Digital Library and are fully citable publications. Submissions for the TrustVis track should be no longer than 4 pages for the main content, plus one page for references. All accepted papers will be presented at the workshop. Besides regular short papers, we also welcome short position papers, where authors have an opportunity to state opinions, present controversial arguments, show on-going work, or share thoughts for future directions. Important Dates: *Paper Submission Deadline*: April 5, 2019 Acceptance Notification: April 19, 2019 Camera-ready Deadline: April 24, 2019 Workshop Date: June 3, 2019 Further details, including the call for papers and submission instructions, can be found at <http://trustvis.org/> http://trustvis.org/ The TrustVis 2019 Organizers Robert Kosara // Tableau Software, United States Kai Lawonn // University of Koblenz Landau, Germany Lars Linsen // University of Münster, Germany Noeska Smit // University of Bergen, Norway

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Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing (SGP) 2019 --- Call for Papers

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Call for Papers - <https://sgp2019.di.unimi.it/> Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing (SGP) 2019 (A <https://www.eg.org/%22%20%5Co%20%22Eurographics%20--%20European%20Associati…> EUROGRAPHICS symposium in cooperation with ACM <https://www.siggraph.org/%22%20%5Co%20%22ACM%20special%20interest%20group%2…> SIGGRAPH) Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy 8-10 July, 2019 Conference website: <http://geometryprocessing.org> http://geometryprocessing.org The Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing (SGP) 2019 will be held at Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy on 8-10 July, 2019. Following the success of previous editions, a <https://sgp2019.di.unimi.it/graduate_school.html> Graduate School will offer tutorials taught by leading experts on the weekend of 6-7 July. The SGP is the premier venue for disseminating new research ideas and cutting-edge results in Geometry Processing. In this research area, concepts from mathematics, computer science, and engineering are studied and applied to offer new insights and design efficient algorithms for acquisition, modeling, analysis, manipulation, simulation and other types of processing of 3D models and shape collections. The SGP proceedings will appear as a regular electronic issue of Computer Graphics Forum, the International Journal of the EUROGRAPHICS Association. The journal status of the proceedings requires a two-stage review process with conditional acceptance after the first round and final acceptance based on the revised submissions. We are happy to announce <https://vision.in.tum.de/members/cremers> Daniel Cremers (TU Munich), <https://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/> David Eppstein (University of California, Irvine), <http://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~ylipman/> Yaron Lipman (Weizmann Institute) and <http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~haoz/> Hao (Richard) Zhang (Simon Fraser University) as invited speakers. We invite submissions related to, but not limited to, the following topics: - Acquisition and reconstruction - Analysis and design for fabrication - Architectural and industrial geometry - Computational geometric design - Computer-aided design and manufacturing - Discrete differential geometry - Exploration of shape collections - Geometry and topology representations - Geometry compression - Geometric data sorting, clustering, and visualization - Geometry processing applications - Interactive techniques for shape design and editing - Isogeometric analysis - Machine learning in geometry - Mesh editing and deformation - Meshing and remeshing - Multiresolution modeling and subdivision meshes - Multimodal shape processing - Procedural geometric modeling - Processing of big geometric datasets - Shape analysis and synthesis - Simulation and animation - Smoothing and denoising - Surface and volume parameterization Timeline - Abstract submissions: April 5, 2019 - Full paper submissions: April 11, 2019 - Notification of acceptance: May 22, 2019 - Revised version due: June 14, 2019 - Camera ready copy due: June 24, 2019 <https://sgp2019.di.unimi.it/submission.html> Paper submission via SRMv2 system: <https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/SGP_2019> https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/SGP_2019 All deadlines are at 23:59 UTC / GMT Awards and Recognitions Following its traditions, SGP 2019 will attribute three best paper awards, a software award recognizing the authors of an open-source software that has greatly influenced the field, and a data set award designed to acknowledge the suppliers of high-quality datasets used in geometry processing. In addition, SGP provides papers with the reproducibility stamp to recognize the effort of researchers who, in addition to publishing their paper at SGP 2019, provide a complete open-source implementation of their algorithm. Conference Chairs Marco Tarini <https://tarini.di.unimi.it/> (University of Milan, Italy) Alessandro Rizzi <http://mips.di.unimi.it/content/view/9> (University of Milan, Italy) Paolo Cignoni <http://vcg.isti.cnr.it/~cignoni/> (ISTI, Italy) Technical Program Chairs David Bommes <https://cgg.unibe.ch/> (University of Bern, Switzerland) Hui Huang <http://vcc.szu.edu.cn/~huihuang> (Shenzhen University, China) Graduate School Chairs Marcel Campen <http://graphic> (Osnabrück University, Germany) Sylvain Lefebvre <http://www.antexel.com/sylefeb/research> (INRIA Nancy, France) SGP Steering Committee Leif Kobbelt <https://www.graphics.rwth-aachen.de/person/3/> (RWTH Aachen, Germany) [President] Marc Alexa <https://www.cg.tu-berlin.de/team/prof-dr-marc-alexa/> (TU Berlin, Germany) Pierre Alliez <https://team.inria.fr/titane/pier> (INRIA, France) Niloy Mitra <http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/n.mitra/> (UCL, UK) Daniele Panozzo <https://cims.nyu.edu/gcl/daniele.html> (NYU, USA)

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CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (CUT)- Full Time European Research Area (Era) Chair Holder Position In The Field Of Digital Heritage

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CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (CUT) DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL and COMPUTER ENGINNERING and INFORMATICS UNESCO CHAIR on Digital Cultural Heritage FULL TIME EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA (ERA) CHAIR HOLDER POSITION IN THE FIELD OF DIGITAL HERITAGE Applications are invited from candidates who possess the necessary qualifications in order to fill one (1) Full-time Researcher Position: Special Scientist for Research / Senior Researcher A / ERA Chair holder on Digital Cultural Heritage) at the newly established UNESCO and European Research Area Chairs on Digital Cultural Heritage within the Digital Heritage Research Laboratory (DHRLab) of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) in the research field of Digital Heritage and Cultural Informatics. The selected scientist will work for fifty-four (54) months within the EU H2020 ERA Chair Mnemosyne Project, a unique EU-funded programme bringing together for the first time a worldwide network, aiming at implementing a multidisciplinary and intersectoral educational, research and training programme between academic research, creative industries and key Cultural Heritage stakeholders. Description Cultural Heritage is a strategic resource for Europe with high cultural, social, environmental and economic value. The era of Digital Cultural Heritage (DCH) is now well underway and the European research resource for DCH has grown significantly in recent years worldwide. But the visible contribution of the EU Widening countries to this effort remains relatively weak. The Digital Heritage Research Laboratory (DHRLab) at Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) www.digitalheritagelab.eu has been an exception in this respect, becoming a beacon in the Eastern Mediterranean and for Europe in general, in particular through its leadership of key initiatives in DCH research training and in EU policy co-ordination and support. While the Cypriot economy gradually recovers, in order to maintain and expand its leading role in DCH research, DHRLab needs further investment. This call for an ERA Chair is an ideal opportunity to ensure this by means of a well-designed and iterative process of strengthening its research capacity and restructuring of its role. Therefore, the EU ERA Chair Mnemosyne project will proceed from the appointment of an outstanding researcher and research manager as ERA Chair holder in 2019, who will attract, direct and maintain high quality human resources and negotiate and implement the necessary structural changes to achieve excellence on a sustainable basis. The project will be carried out over a period of 5 years. Following recruitment of the ERA Chair Research Team, a three-phase research programme centered on holistic documentation (knowledge management) of the DCH life cycle in support of existing and potential user needs, will be carried out and extensively evaluated, with strong attention paid to exploitation. Communication activities will be strategically planned and refined from the outset of the work and will last throughout the project duration. Cyprus University of Technology Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics Digital Heritage Research Lab Archbishop Kyprianou 30 CY-3036 Limassol, Cyprus Tel.: +357-25-002020, Fax: +357-25-002899 Email: marinos.ioannides(a)cut.ac.cy www.digitalheritagelab.eu The EU ERA Chair MNEMOSYNE has received funding from the European Unions Horizon 2020 Programme as Coordination and Support Action, under GA n° 810857 POSITION: The ERA Chair will be recruited by the host organization of the Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol, Cyprus for the duration of fifty-four (54) months under a full employment contract with the possibility of extension. The Chair holder will work closely together with the Director of DHRLab and the team of the UNESCO Chair on DCH and be responsible for the planned research topics and areas. It is noted that for this purpose funding is included in the MNEMOSYNE project for a group of post-doctoral scholars and PhD researchers to assist the Chair, the team at DHRLab and the UNESCO Chair. An outline of the research topics under consideration (subject to agreement with the ERA Chair) includes: A. Holistic structures and standardization - definition and creation of holistic documentation pipelines for specific user communities; - creation of standards for 3D documentation and knowledge management. B. DCH data acquisition - advanced digitisation and approaches such as mass, crowdsourced and on-demand digitisation; - methods for crowdsourcing content and allowing user-generated content for DCH in the cloud on cloud-computing for DCH, e.g. by leveraging popular photography; - the use of UAVs and related technologies in capturing documentation; - automated metadata extraction and crowd; - realizing the potential of big data management and opportunities created by the vast volume, variety and velocity of mainly unstructured new data, generated every day most for finding and using previously inaccessible European digital content; C. DCH data processing - user-oriented metadata and ontology standards for the description and exchange of DCH data; - metadata designs especially of language-based data close to human conceptual systems and gaining insights from data in natural language; - innovative tools and methods to extract meaning from digital artefacts, including video recordings, audio recordings, digital images, text, multispectral and thermal - information and 3D representations of objects or scenes; - generation and presentation of localized DCH content and its documentation to enhance audience value (in services such as Europeana) for example through efficient and innovative acquisition and deployment of geospatial data. D. Data modelling - data modelling and semantics, including those for Intangible Heritage and the modelling of motion for DCH; - classification and typology of objects, sites and monuments and its impact on media display and environments where these can be exhibited; - using immersive VR and AR technology (Mixed Reality MR) to blend and/or emphasize dimensions and detail environmental experiences; - interactive environments in DCH e.g. re-creating 3D space through spatial references, imaging and modelling. E. Knowledge management (interpretation) - establishing meaningful narratives (storytelling) for DCH objects which are meaningful to identified user groups for interpretation purposes; - using crowdsourcing and the Internet to provide documentation resources for experiencing, contributing and gaining understanding in cultural heritage scenarios; - systems for managing and re-using complex documentation and deriving knowledge e.g. for monuments and sites; - applications of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning in DCH; - applying Big Data Analytics to DCH; - the role and applications of Linked Open Data in enriching DCH information, linking exhibited content to other relevant content to provide greater understanding; - curation of digital assets; - linking exhibited content to other relevant content to provide greater understanding of the viewed item. F. Preservation - documentation for the preservation of European heritage; - the virtual or actual reconstruction of destroyed or degraded sites and artefacts including the digital restoration of important monuments destroyed during conflict protecting against or remedying looting and destruction; - virtual reunification of CH assets which have been scattered to different parts of Europe and the world. G. Use and re-use - cost reduction and simplification of digital technologies; - personalisation and interactivity of viewing experiences in DCH, including the use of social media; - new types of User Experiences (UX) with DCH that arise from the current hardware and software revolution in the realms of VR/AR; interface selection (e.g. Augmented Reality, holograms) to allow seamless blending of on-site and on-line dimensions; - visualisation techniques and their combination in different contexts, drawing on the state of the art in technology and standards e.g. for Interactive Video (IV); Immersive VR (IVR); Augmented Reality (AR); 3D Real-time Editors (game-engines), Ultra High and Giga-Pixel Panoramas; infinite zooming images; VR Wearables and Gesture Recognition Interfaces; - inter-disciplinary collaborative research to establish paradigms in socio-economic areas of DCH impact e.g. tourism, education, employment, economic growth; - crowdsourcing, co-creation and Citizen Science; - using innovative social platforms to exchange user experiences and support multidisciplinary approaches. The Applicant should: - Have completed at least a four or five-year education cycle (e.g. Diploma in Engineering, Masters Degree etc.) from a recognized university in Geomatics, Computer- / Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Surveying Engineering and/or BA or MA in Humanities with a focus on e-CH) with at least eleven years of continuous full-time research experience in the above fields, and very good language, communication and implementation skills; - For this unique position, an earned Doctorate degree from a recognized University is required; - The qualifications required for this position are the same as those required for the post of a full Professor at the Cyprus University of Technology and, in addition, the following qualifications are required: o A total of at least eleven years of university / research work or experience of equal value after the award of the doctoral title, out of which, at least four shall be years of university work or holding a post in the rank of Professor in a recognized University or holding a position as a Senior Researcher in a recognized research organization. o International recognition of scientific work of acknowledged merit, promising an important contribution to science: publication of works, such as articles in international pre-reviewed scientific journals of well-known reputation or monographs or books of internationally recognized publishing companies, substantiating notable autonomous research work. o Ability to instruct and promote research, including the supervision of postgraduate students, significant contributions in research projects and track record in ensuring additional financing of research activities. o Indications of international recognition of the candidate´s contribution to the research fields described or similar fields, such as research reports, invitations for scientific lectures/keynotes, assignment of the evaluation of articles, research reports/projects or doctoral theses, participation in committees for the publication of scientific journals or participation in the organization of seminars, workshops and conferences. o Significant contribution to the teaching and/or administrative/management work of a University or research center. o Supervision/coordination of successfully completed of research projects or doctoral theses. o Excellent knowledge of the English language at a proficiency level (spoken and written). BENEFITS The yearly gross salary for this position will be 78.000,00 Euro. From this amount employer and employee contributions to the Cyprus government funds will be deducted. A 13th monthly salary is incorporated into the monthly gross salary. In addition, health insurance will be funded by the program. ABOUT THE HOSTING INSTITUTION: Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), was established by law in 2004, and enrolled its first students in 2007. With its orientation towards applied research, the University aspires to establish for itself a role in support of the state and society in their efforts to confront problems, which cover all areas of science and technology. CUT involvement in research can be recognized from the fact that within the last four years, projects with more than 30M Euro have been funded. CUT is an advanced University equipped with the most modern infrastructures and technological equipment which makes it possible to be the strongest on the island in research, with specialized units directed by distinguished professionals. The Digital Heritage Research Laboratory (DHRLab), established in 2013, is directed by Dr. Marinos Ioannides and already works in the digital and holistic documentation of Cultural Heritage Objects as well as contributing to national and European policies for DCH. Moreover, the Lab is very active in 3D Reconstruction and HBIM with a special focus on semantics and symbolic representation. UNESCO Chair on Digital Heritage: The main scope of this unique Chair is to extend the successful work of the DHRLab and address a full range of key aspects of novel research and innovative developments such as: - the e-documentation and analysis of cultural heritage data for both tangible and intangible heritage; - technical areas, including 2D and 3D virtual environments (tangible and intangible), archives and collections management systems, web and museum based interactive applications and language technologies; - non-technical areas, including testing, economic and social impact evaluation in support of the development of the cultural heritage sector and its opportunities in tourism, entertainment and education. Applications must be sent via email at: HRecruits(a)cut.ac.cy with the subject: Application for Researcher Position (Special Scientist for Research Senior Researcher A) Position Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Informatics no later than Friday 5 ?pril 2019, 12:00 (noon) which is the deadline for the submission of the applications. For further information please contact Dr. Marinos Ioannides (Director of the UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage) at email marinos.ioannides(a)cut.ac.cy and telephone number +357-25-002020

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CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (CUT)

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CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (CUT) DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL and COMPUTER ENGINNERING and INFORMATICS UNESCO CHAIR on Digital Cultural Heritage Full Time Marie S. Curie Early Stage Researcher Position (ESR) in the field of Enrichment of 3D volumetric data with Metadata and Semantics Applications are invited from candidates who possess the necessary qualifications in order to fill one (1) full time Marie S. Curie Early Stage Researcher (ESR) Fellow Position in the newly established UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage / Digital Heritage Research Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) in the research field of Enrichment of 3D volumetric objects with Metadata and Semantics: The selected Marie S. Curie ESR will work for thirty six (36) months within the ITN CHANGE Marie S. Curie ITN Project, an EU-funded programme bringing together eight (8) leading European Institutions as full beneficiaries and ten (10) other as partners in a transnational network, aiming at implementing a multidisciplinary and intersectorial research and training programme between academic, research and the industrial partners. Description Cultural Heritage (CH) is an integral element of Europe, vital for the creation of a common European identity and one of the greatest assets for steering Europe's social, economic development and job creation. However, the current research training activities in CH are fragmented and mostly designed as single-discipline, failing to cover the whole lifecycle of Digital Cultural Heritage (DCH) research, which is by nature a multi-disciplinary and intersectorial agenda. The CHANGE project will train a new generation of early stage researchers towards a common goal, namely the assessment of changes in tangible cultural heritage objects and their monitoring in the atmosphere and/or during their conservation treatment, using multimodal imaging techniques to complement more traditional analytical techniques. Their research will consist in optimizing capture of data and their analysis, visualisation and management, to ensure a better documentation and long-term preservation of our common European cultural heritage. This work will be carried out within an interdisciplinary environment involving 5 CH and 4 ICT beneficiary institutions as well as 9 CH, ICT and industrial partners from 8 EU countries. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 813789 H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action ITN 2018 CHANGE http://change-itn.eu/ Position: One ESR to be recruited by the host organization of the Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol, Cyprus for the duration of three (3) years under full employment contract. The fellow will work on: Development of advanced metadata and semantic model for integrating: (1) Paradata of the acquisition technologies and historical and archaeological evidence of CH objects, (2) the argumentation leading to virtual reconstruction and discussing alternatives with the object owners/ stakeholders, (3) the connection of physical and social-historical, constructive, functional, aesthetic and environmental parameters, etc. with 3D/4D documentation of CH objects. Expected Results: A complete online platform for the holistic e-documentation of 3D CH objects: metadata, paradata, semantics, reflecting the interpretation and story of the 3D asset. The Applicant should: 1. Have completed at least a four or five-year education cycle (e.g. Diploma in Engineering, Master's Degree etc) from a recognized university in Geomatics, Computer- / Electrical Engineering Computer Science, Surveying Engineering and/or BA or MA in Humanities with a focus on e-CH with less than four (4) years of continuous full-time research experience in the above fields, with excellent programming skills and very good language and communication / implementation skills, 2. At the time of recruitment, not have resided (or carried out his/her main activity e.g. work, studies, etc.) in Cyprus, for more than 12 months in the last 3 years immediately prior to the reference recruitment date, 3. Possess excellent knowledge of the English language at a proficiency level (spoken and written) Career Stage Early stage researcher or 0-4 years of experience (Post graduate) - According to the H2020 (Marie S. Curie Actions) Regulations. Eligibility rules for the Marie S. Curie fellows can be found at the H2020 MSCA 2018-2020 Work programme: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2018-2020/main/h 2020-wp1820-msca_en.pdf Research Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 813789 H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action ITN 2018 CHANGE http://change-itn.eu/ Benefits . Competitive salary to cover living allowance (2.701,02 Euro - gross salary), mobility (600,00 Euro) plus a family allowance (if the candidate is married: 500,00 Euro), social and health insurance (according to the H2020 Marie S. Curie Actions Programme and CUT regulations). . In the context of a personal Career Development Plan, opportunities for international collaboration, attend outstanding conferences/events and exchanges to world-class academic and industrial partners will take place. . Registration for a PhD at CUT / UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage, Limassol, Cyprus. . Training in a range of state-of-the-art scientific skills, intellectual property and project management skills and visiting GR language courses at CUT language center, . Secondment placements within the network's partners (up to max. 30% of the training period). For more details on the fellow salary and other benefits/eligibility criteria please refer to the H2020 Marie S. Curie actions CHANGE website at http://change-itn.eu/ and http://change-itn.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Guide_Applicants_shortened.p df Applicants are requested to submit the following: 1. Detailed EuroPass - Curriculum Vitae in English - three (3) copies (see also: https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/documents/curriculum-vitae), 2. Motivation Letter - three (3) copies, 3. Official certified transcripts of grades from all academic institutions of higher education listed in his/her application, certified copies of degrees, or/and certifications of fulfillment of the required obligations for entering a graduate PhD programme - three (3) copies 4. Official certified copies of titles in English language - three (3) copies 5. Names and full address (including valid email) of three referees who, upon request, can provide recommendation letters - three (3) copies 6. Copies of any related research papers or other significant achievements/work by the applicant - three (3) copies Applications must be submitted in a closed envelop marked as "Application for H2020 Marie S. Curie CHANGE Research Fellow Position (ESR)" - UNESCO CHAIR DCH - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Informatics at the premises of the Cyprus University of Technology, Human Resource Department, 4th Floor, Arch. Kyprianos 31, CY-3036 Limassol via express courier or must be sent via registered post (P.O. Box 50329, CY-3603 Limassol) with a clearly visible post office stamp of a date not later than 31st of May, 2019, 24:00 which is the deadline for the submission of the applications. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 813789 H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action ITN 2018 CHANGE http://change-itn.eu/ Applicants are also requested to send their applications electronically to the email address marinos.ioannides(a)cut.ac.cy before the deadline of 31st of May 2019, however, please note that the electronic submission alone will not be considered as a formal application unless the printed application is received as requested in the previous paragraph. For further information please contact Dr. Marinos Ioannides at email marinos.ioannides(a)cut.ac.cy and telephone number +357-25-002020 or visit the website: http://change-itn.eu/. Research Fields Computer Science, Geomatics, Archives, libraries, semantics, ontology, Photogrammetry, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, Big Data, Holistic documentation Start of the fellowship: 1st of October 2019

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