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Cyberworlds 2017 Final Call for Participation

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Apologies for cross postings 2017 International Conference on CYBERWORLDS University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom 20-22nd September, 2017 In cooperation with the Eurographics Association, ACM SIGGRAPH, and the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) <http://www.cyberworlds-conference.org/> http://www.cyberworlds-conference.org/ Final Call for Participation Cyberworlds are information spaces and communities that use computer technologies to augment the way we interact, participate in business and receive information throughout the world. Cyberworlds have ever-growing impact on our lives and the evolution of the world economy. Examples include social networking services, 3D shared virtual communities and massively multiplayer online role-playing games. As the University of Chester is hosting the 2017 conference we particularly invite submissions based on our specialist areas of virtual and augmented reality, and cybersecurity. However, a broad range of topics will be accepted for CW2017, including: * Applications of augmented and mixed reality * Applications of virtual reality * Networked and shared virtual worlds * Virtual collaborative spaces * Shape modelling for cyberworlds * Virtual humans and avatars * Multimodal interaction and rendering * Computer vision for augmented and mixed reality * Cognitive informatics * Brain-computer interfaces * Affective computing * Social computing * Online communities * E-learning in cyberworlds * Multi-user web games * Art and heritage in cyberspace, cyber-museums * Cyberethics and cyberlaws * Cybersecurity * Welfare in cyberworlds * Data mining and warehousing in cyberworlds * Visual analytics in cyberworlds SUBMISSION CATEGORIES include full papers (up to 8 pages), short papers (up to 4 pages), and poster papers (up to 4 pages). The papers must be written in good English, carefully proofread, and formatted to <http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.htm l> IEEE Manuscript Template. Full papers and short papers will be scheduled for oral presentation (25 min full papers, 15 min short papers). Posters/demos will have to be displayed by the authors during the poster session and will also require 1 min fast-forward slide presentation. All three categories of papers will participate in the competition for the Best Paper awards. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS with all accepted papers will be published by Conference Publishing Services as well as submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, IEEE Computer Society Digital Library and reference databases of all major referencing indices (e.g., see the proceedings listed at SCI, Scopus, etc.). SPECIAL JOURNAL ISSUES referenced by SCI and other major indices are currently being confirmed for selected full papers. We have agreements with The Visual Computer (Springer), Computers & Graphics (Elsevier) and Transactions on Computational Science (Springer, LNCS Journal Subline). Selected papers will be subject to additional reviewing and the papers have to be extended and improved with at least 30% of new content. KEYNOTE TALKS: * Professor Min Chen, University of Oxford, "Myths and Promises of Data Intelligence". * Dr. Rafal Mantiuk, University of Cambridge, "Towards perceptually realistic visual experience" REGISTRATION and ORAL PRESENTATION of each paper accepted for the conference will be required to be included in the conference proceedings. CONFERENCE VENUE: Chester is one of the most historic cities in the UK and many tourist attractions are nearby. CW2017 will be held in the heart of the city at the Riverside Innovation Centre. There is a wide selection of hotels at a range of prices available to book in Chester - for more information see <http://www.visitchester.com/> www.visitchester.com. Manchester International Airport is 30 miles from Chester and can be reached in 40 minutes by road or 1hr 30 mins by rail. Liverpool Airport is 25 miles from Chester and can be reached in 35 minutes by road. Chester is also well served by the railway network and has frequent, fast rail links to London and major cities in the UK. IMPORTANT DATES: Monday 15 May 23:59 UTC Papers (Full/Short) submission Friday 23 June Papers (Full/Short) notification Friday 30 June 23:59 UTC Poster papers submission Friday 7 July Poster papers notification Thursday 13 July Author Registration Friday 14 July Camera-ready papers submission to IEEE CPS Links to previous conferences in the Cyberworlds series can be found <http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/assourin/CW/cw-conferences.htm> here.

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15th EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage

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15th EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage Graz, Austria, September 27-29, 2017 https://gch17.tugraz.at/ Full Paper Deadline: ** May 12, 2017 ** (extended) Upon multiple author request, and due to a culmination of bank holidays leading up to the original deadline, the GCH full paper submission deadline is extended from May 5 to May 12. Please note, however, that there will be no further extensions possible. Also, this deadline extension does not affect the deadline for short papers. The 15th EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage (GCH 2017) aims to foster an international dialogue between ICT experts and CH scientists to advance the understanding of critical requirements for processing, managing, and delivering cultural information to a broad audience. The objective of the workshop is to introduce and showcase new techniques and applications for supporting Cultural Heritage information ranging from data acquisition, analysis and synthesis, 3D documentation, and data management, to new forms of interactive presentation and 3D printing solutions. Interdisciplinary approaches for analysis, classification and interpretation of cultural artefacts are particularly relevant to the event. GCH 2017 provides a scientific forum to exchange novel ideas and techniques in research, education and dissemination of Cultural Heritage information, to transfer them into practice, and identify future research and application opportunities. To advance the dialogue between ICT and CH experts, GCH 2017 will be held in close cooperation with the Museumsakademie of the Universalmuseum Joanneum in Graz, providing opportunity for exchange between the domains. We seek original, innovative and previously unpublished contributions in the computer graphics area applied to digital cultural heritage, challenging the state of the art solutions and leveraging new ideas for future developments. Equally, original contributions in the cultural heritage field of relevance to computer graphics are welcome. Specific workshop sessions will be devoted to reports on applications, experiences and projects in this domain. Contributions are solicited (but not limited to) in the following areas: 2/3/4D data acquisition and processing in Cultural Heritage Multispectral imaging and data fusion Digital acquisition, representation and communication of intangible heritage Material acquisition analysis Heterogeneous data collection, integration and management 3D printing of cultural assets Shape analysis and interpretation Similarity search of digital artefacts Visualization and Virtual Museums including storytelling and design of heritage communications Multi-modal and interactive environments and applications for Cultural Heritage Spatial and mobile augmentation of physical collections with digital presentations Semantic-aware representation of digital artefacts (metadata, classification schemes, annotation) Digital libraries, archiving and long-term preservation of 3D documents Standards and documentation Serious games in Cultural Heritage Organizational aspects of cooperation between ICT and CH experts for project development Best practices for deployment of novel ICT solution in the CH domain, including budgeting and maintenance User demand and reception of ICT solutions in CH institutions In cooperation with the Museumsakademie Joanneum, GCH is also planning for a half-day tutorial program, addressing practices and challenges in the important areas of acquisition and presentation of CH content. IMPORTANT DATES 12 May Full Papers Deadline (** extended **) 30 June Notification Full Paper 14 July Short Papers + Posters 15 Aug Notification Short Papers + Posters 03 Sept Camera Ready Deadline 27-29 Sept Event takes place Submission Information Please submit your work via the SRM conference management system: https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/GCH_2017. A LaTeX template for preparing submissions can be found here: https://gch17.tugraz.at/conference_participation.html. Please also see the submission instructions at https://gch17.tugraz.at/conference_participation.html. Proceedings All accepted papers will be published by the Eurographics Association and archived in the EG Digital Library. The authors of selected best papers will be invited to submit an extended version to the ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage (JOCCH, see http://jocch.acm.org/). Organization Event Co-Chairs Dieter Fellner, TU Darmstadt/Fraunhofer IGD, TU Graz Bettina Habsburg-Lothringen, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz Program Co-Chairs Tobias Schreck, Graz University of Technology Tim Weyrich, University College London Tutorial Co-Chairs Bettina Habsburg-Lothringen, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz Pavlos Mavridis, Graz University of Technology Short Paper Chairs Robert Sablatnig, TU Wien Benjamin Stular, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana Local Chair Torsten Ullrich, Fraunhofer Austria, Graz Full Paper Program Committee Pierre Alliez, INRIA Carlos Andujar, ViRVIG Barcelona Juan Barcelo, Universidad Autonoma Barcelona Silvia Biasotti, CNR-IMATI, Genova Jean-Yves Blaise, CNRS Ulrich Bockholt, Fraunhofer IGD Benedict Brown, University of Pennsylvania Chiara Catalano , CNR-IMATI, Genova Alan Chalmers, University of Warwick Paolo Cignoni, CNR-ISTI, Pisa Livio De Luca, CNRS Anastasios Doulamis, NTU Athens Andrea Giachetti, University of Verona Enrico Gobbetti, CRS4 Antonella Guidazzoli, CINECA Interuniversity Consortium Gabriele Guidi, Politecnio Milano Sorin Hermon, The Cyprus Institute Marinos Ioannides, Cyprus University of Technology Stuart James, University College London Martin Kampel, TU Wien Reinhard Klein, University of Bonn Maria Teresa Linaza, Vicomtech-IK4, Spain Alamin Mansouri, LABORATOIRE Le2i Ricardo Marroquim, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Michela Mortara, CNR-IMATI, Genova Andras Patay-Horvath, Eötvös Loránd University Sofia Pescarin, CNR-ITABC, Montelibretti (Rome) Matteo Delle Piane, CNR-ISTI, Pisa Ioannis Pratikakis, Univserity of Thrace, Xanthi Patrick Reuter, INRIA Bordeaux Selma Rizvic, University of Sarajevo Karina Rodriguez Echavarria, University of Brighton Vincent Rossi, Smithsonian Institute Maria Roussou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Holly Rushmeier, Yale Pedro Santos, Fraunhofer IGD Roberto Scopigno, CNR-ISTI, Pisa Ivan Sipiran, Universidad Católica del Perú Michela Spagnuolo, CNR-IMATI, Genova Didier Stricker, University of Kaiserslautern Jean-Marc Vallet, CICRP Marseille Michael Wimmer, TU Wien

8 years

GraDiFab2017 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics for Digital Fabrication in the Arts and Culture: CfP

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Call for Papers GraDiFab2017 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics for Digital Fabrication in the Arts and Culture 5th-6th July, 2017 at University College London, UK. Co-located with the Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing Workshop URL: www.gradifab.org Abstract deadline: May 12th, 2017 Submissions deadline: May 19th, 2017 ***Aims and scope*** Digital fabrication technologies comprise of a combination of programmable tools, processes, materials and equipment. They allow the creation of physical objects of complexities not achievable by traditional manufacturing processes. Artists and other professionals in the Arts and Culture sector are experimenting with innovative technical solutions which can support their creative processes. The research of the computer graphics community has the potential to impact on these communities by offering skills, techniques, tools and infrastructure. In its second edition, the workshop aims to bring together communities working on aspects related to computer graphics and digital fabrication for Arts and Culture. The intended audience involves practitioners and experts from a wide range of areas such as computer graphics, additive manufacturing, computer aided design, materials, human computer interaction as well as end users. Topics include are (but are not limited to) the following: - Artistic processes and cultural applications of digital fabrication - 3D printing and fabrication algorithms and applications - Digital fabrication for museums and art galleries - 3D acquisition algorithms and applications - Complex art shapes processes, algorithms, examples - Reproduction of complex materials - Fabrication at different scales from nano to large scales - Fabrication of flexible materials - Digital fabrication using innovative materials and technologies - User applications in arts and culture ***Submission contributions*** We invite submissions of different types: - Research papers: reporting relevant research. Page limit is 10. - Project reports: discussing current projects or experiences from practitioners in the area of arts and culture. Reports should address creative processes and requirements for new technologies. Page limit is 4. - Posters: reporting related initiatives where digital fabrication is being (or is intended to be) used and where the author will benefit with interaction with the wider community. Two-page abstract for review. Paper and reports submission via: https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/GraDiFab_2017/ Poster submission via email to: chairs-gradifab2017(a)eg.org ***Presentation & publication*** Submission will be reviewed by the Programme Chairs and the International Programme Committee. Successful submissions will be presented at the workshop. Accepted posters will be exhibited during the workshop as an A1 poster. All accepted research contributions will be published by the European Association of Computer Graphics (Eurographics). They will also be made available in the Eurographics Digital Library Archive. ***Important dates*** - Abstract deadline for papers and reports: May 12th, 2017 - Submission deadline for contributions: May 19th, 2017 - Poster submission: June 1st, 2017 - Notification of acceptance: June 9th, 2017 - Camera-ready deadline: June 16th, 2017 - Workshop: July 5th-6th, 2017 ***Program Chairs*** Ergun Akleman (Texas A&M University) Konrad Polthier (Freie Universitaet Berlin) ***Organizers*** Asla Medeiros e Sá (Getulio Vargas Foundation) Karina Rodriguez Echavarria (University of Brighton) Nico Pietroni (ISTI-CNR) ------

8 years

15th EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage

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Call for Papers 15th EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage Graz, Austria, September 27-29, 2017 https://gch17.tugraz.at/ Full Paper Deadline: May 05, 2017 The 15th EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage (GCH 2017) aims to foster an international dialogue between ICT experts and CH scientists to advance the understanding of critical requirements for processing, managing, and delivering cultural information to a broad audience. The objective of the workshop is to introduce and showcase new techniques and applications for supporting Cultural Heritage information ranging from data acquisition, analysis and synthesis, 3D documentation, and data management, to new forms of interactive presentation and 3D printing solutions. Interdisciplinary approaches for analysis, classification and interpretation of cultural artefacts are particularly relevant to the event. GCH 2017 provides a scientific forum to exchange novel ideas and techniques in research, education and dissemination of Cultural Heritage information, to transfer them into practice, and identify future research and application opportunities. To advance the dialogue between ICT and CH experts, GCH 2017 will be held in close cooperation with the Museumsakademie of the Universalmuseum Joanneum in Graz, providing opportunity for exchange between the domains. We seek original, innovative and previously unpublished contributions in the computer graphics area applied to digital cultural heritage, challenging the state of the art solutions and leveraging new ideas for future developments. Equally, original contributions in the cultural heritage field of relevance to computer graphics are welcome. Specific workshop sessions will be devoted to reports on applications, experiences and projects in this domain. Contributions are solicited (but not limited to) in the following areas: 2/3/4D data acquisition and processing in Cultural Heritage Multispectral imaging and data fusion Digital acquisition, representation and communication of intangible heritage Material acquisition analysis Heterogeneous data collection, integration and management 3D printing of cultural assets Shape analysis and interpretation Similarity search of digital artefacts Visualization and Virtual Museums including storytelling and design of heritage communications Multi-modal and interactive environments and applications for Cultural Heritage Spatial and mobile augmentation of physical collections with digital presentations Semantic-aware representation of digital artefacts (metadata, classification schemes, annotation) Digital libraries, archiving and long-term preservation of 3D documents Standards and documentation Serious games in Cultural Heritage Organizational aspects of cooperation between ICT and CH experts for project development Best practices for deployment of novel ICT solution in the CH domain, including budgeting and maintenance User demand and reception of ICT solutions in CH institutions In cooperation with the Museumsakademie Joanneum, GCH is also planning for a half-day tutorial program, addressing practices and challenges in the important areas of acquisition and presentation of CH content. IMPORTANT DATES 05 May Full Papers Deadline 30 June Notification Full Paper 14 July Short Papers + Posters 15 Aug Notification Short Papers + Posters 03 Sept Camera Ready Deadline 27-29 Sept Event takes place Submission Information Please submit your work via the SRM conference management system: https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/GCH_2017. A LaTeX template for preparing submissions can be found here: https://gch17.tugraz.at/conference_participation.html. Please also see the submission instructions at https://gch17.tugraz.at/conference_participation.html. Proceedings All accepted papers will be published by the Eurographics Association and archived in the EG Digital Library. The authors of selected best papers will be invited to submit an extended version to the ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage (JOCCH, see http://jocch.acm.org/). Organization Event Co-Chairs Dieter Fellner, TU Darmstadt/Fraunhofer IGD, TU Graz Bettina Habsburg-Lothringen, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz Program Co-Chairs Tobias Schreck, Graz University of Technology Tim Weyrich, University College London Tutorial Co-Chairs Bettina Habsburg-Lothringen, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz Pavlos Mavridis, Graz University of Technology Short Paper Chairs Robert Sablatnig, TU Wien Benjamin Stular, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana Local Chair Torsten Ullrich, Fraunhofer Austria, Graz Full Paper Program Committee Pierre Alliez, INRIA Carlos Andujar, ViRVIG Barcelona Juan Barcelo, Universidad Autonoma Barcelona Silvia Biasotti, CNR-IMATI, Genova Jean-Yves Blaise, CNRS Ulrich Bockholt, Fraunhofer IGD Benedict Brown, University of Pennsylvania Chiara Catalano , CNR-IMATI, Genova Alan Chalmers, University of Warwick Paolo Cignoni, CNR-ISTI, Pisa Livio De Luca, CNRS Anastasios Doulamis, NTU Athens Andrea Giachetti, University of Verona Enrico Gobbetti, CRS4 Antonella Guidazzoli, CINECA Interuniversity Consortium Gabriele Guidi, Politecnio Milano Sorin Hermon, The Cyprus Institute Marinos Ioannides, Cyprus University of Technology Stuart James, University College London Martin Kampel, TU Wien Reinhard Klein, University of Bonn Maria Teresa Linaza, Vicomtech-IK4, Spain Alamin Mansouri, LABORATOIRE Le2i Ricardo Marroquim, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Michela Mortara, CNR-IMATI, Genova Andras Patay-Horvath, Eötvös Loránd University Sofia Pescarin, CNR-ITABC, Montelibretti (Rome) Matteo Delle Piane, CNR-ISTI, Pisa Ioannis Pratikakis, Univserity of Thrace, Xanthi Patrick Reuter, INRIA Bordeaux Selma Rizvic, University of Sarajevo Karina Rodriguez Echavarria, University of Brighton Vincent Rossi, Smithsonian Institute Maria Roussou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Holly Rushmeier, Yale Pedro Santos, Fraunhofer IGD Roberto Scopigno, CNR-ISTI, Pisa Ivan Sipiran, Universidad Católica del Perú Michela Spagnuolo, CNR-IMATI, Genova Didier Stricker, University of Kaiserslautern Jean-Marc Vallet, CICRP Marseille Michael Wimmer, TU Wien

8 years

[PG 2017] 2nd CFP of Pacific Graphics 2017

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***** We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this email ***** Pacific Graphics 2017 Call For Papers ( <http://www.siggraph.org.tw/pg2017/> http://www.siggraph.org.tw/pg2017/) Pacific Graphics 2017 will be hosted by National Chiao Tung University and held in Taipei, Taiwan, during October 16-19, 2017. Pacific Graphics is an annual international conference on computer graphics and applications. As a highly successful conference series, Pacific Graphics provides a premium forum for researchers, developers, practitioners in the Pacific Rim and around the world to present and discuss new problems, solutions, and technologies in computer graphics and related areas. Paper submission Original unpublished papers are invited in all areas of computer graphics and its applications. The topics include (but are not limited to) modeling, rendering, animation, and imaging, as well as visualization, human-computer interaction, and graphics systems and applications. Any interesting new ideas related to computer graphics and applications are welcome. Paper publication The conference proceedings of Pacific Graphics 2017 will be published as an issue of the Computer Graphics Forum (CGF), the journal of the Eurographics Association, in print and online. Regular (full) papers will be presented in oral sessions and appear in the journal issue. A few submissions with strong potential but not accepted as regular papers will be recommended for a second review cycle of CGF after major revisions. Short papers will not appear in CGF, but will be published electronically through the EG digital library. Important dates - Paper submission: Apr 30, 2017 - Reviews sent to authors: Jun 13, 2017 - Rebuttal period closes: Jun 18, 2017 - Decision notification: Jun 28, 2017 - Camera ready: Jul 28, 2017 - Conference: October 16 - 19, 2017 Conference co-chairs Leif Kobbelt (RWTH Aachen University, Germany) Jung Hong Chuang (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan) Bing-Yu Chen (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) Program co-chairs Jernej Barbic (University of Southern California, USA) Wen-Chieh Lin (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan) Olga Sorkine-Hornung (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

8 years

Three Open PhD Positions in Computer Graphics (DISTRO ITN)

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Dear Colleagues, There are openings for 3 PhD positions within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network DISTRO ( <http://www.distro-itn.eu/> http://www.distro-itn.eu/), where we will train a total of 15 Early Stage Researcher (ESR) across a number of leading laboratories in Visual Computing and 3D Computer Graphics research across Europe ( <http://www.distro-itn.eu/participants/> http://www.distro-itn.eu/participants/). The aim is to train a new generation of scientists, technologists, and entrepreneurs that will move Europe into a leading role in the scientific and technological innovation in the area of casual, distributed 3d object design and customisation. All ESRs will have secondments linked to their research to other partners in the network. The current three openings are at at Universität des Saarlandes (Intel Visual Computing Institute, Saarbrücken), Univerzita Karlova v Praze (Charles University in Prague), and Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI, Saarbrücken). Please find additional information at <http://www.distro-> http://www.distro- <http://itn.eu/recruitment/> itn.eu/recruitment/. All ESRs must be, at the date of recruitment, within the first four years of their research career and not have a doctoral degree. In addition, they must not have spent more than 12 months in the host country in the 3 years prior to the date of recruitment. ESRs are paid a competitive salary which is adjusted in accordance to their individual circumstances. Please see the individual adverts linked from <http://www.distro-itn.eu/recruitment/> http://www.distro-itn.eu/recruitment/ to see details of the salary for your host country, as well as information on how to apply. For any further questions, please contact <mailto:admin@distro-itn.eu> admin(a)distro-itn.eu. Kind regards, -- Tim Weyrich Professor of Visual Computing Coordinator of Marie Skłodowska-Curie ITN DISTRO Dept of Computer Science University College London Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT, UK <http://tim.weyri.ch/> http://tim.weyri.ch/ <http://www.distro-itn.eu/> http://www.distro-itn.eu/

8 years

[PG 2017] 2nd CFP of Pacific Graphics 2017

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8 years

15th EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage

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Call for Papers 15th EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage Graz, Austria, September 27-29, 2017 http://gch17.tugraz.at/ Full Paper Deadline: May 05, 2017 The 15th EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage (GCH 2017) aims to foster an international dialogue between ICT experts and CH scientists to advance the understanding of critical requirements for processing, managing, and delivering cultural information to a broad audience. The objective of the workshop is to introduce and showcase new techniques and applications for supporting Cultural Heritage information ranging from data acquisition, analysis and synthesis, 3D documentation, and data management, to new forms of interactive presentation and 3D printing solutions. Interdisciplinary approaches for analysis, classification and interpretation of cultural artefacts are particularly relevant to the event. GCH 2017 provides a scientific forum to exchange novel ideas and techniques in research, education and dissemination of Cultural Heritage information, to transfer them into practice, and identify future research and application opportunities. To advance the dialogue between ICT and CH experts, GCH 2017 will be held in close cooperation with the Museumsakademie of the Universalmuseum Joanneum in Graz, providing opportunity for exchange between the domains. We seek original, innovative and previously unpublished contributions in the computer graphics area applied to digital cultural heritage, challenging the state of the art solutions and leveraging new ideas for future developments. Equally, original contributions in the cultural heritage field of relevance to computer graphics are welcome. Specific workshop sessions will be devoted to reports on applications, experiences and projects in this domain. Contributions are solicited (but not limited to) in the following areas: 2/3/4D data acquisition and processing in Cultural Heritage Multispectral imaging and data fusion Digital acquisition, representation and communication of intangible heritage Material acquisition analysis Heterogeneous data collection, integration and management 3D printing of cultural assets Shape analysis and interpretation Similarity search of digital artefacts Visualization and Virtual Museums including storytelling and design of heritage communications Multi-modal and interactive environments and applications for Cultural Heritage Spatial and mobile augmentation of physical collections with digital presentations Semantic-aware representation of digital artefacts (metadata, classification schemes, annotation) Digital libraries, archiving and long-term preservation of 3D documents Standards and documentation Serious games in Cultural Heritage Organizational aspects of cooperation between ICT and CH experts for project development Best practices for deployment of novel ICT solution in the CH domain, including budgeting and maintenance User demand and reception of ICT solutions in CH institutions In cooperation with the Museumsakademie Joanneum, GCH is also planning for a half-day tutorial program, addressing practices and challenges in the important areas of acquisition and presentation of CH content. IMPORTANT DATES 05 May Full Papers Deadline 30 June Notification Full Paper 14 July Short Papers + Posters 15 Aug Notification Short Papers + Posters 03 Sept Camera Ready Deadline 27-29 Sept Event takes place Submission Information Please submit your work via the SRM conference management system: https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/GCH_2017. A LaTeX template for preparing submissions can be found here: http://gch17.tugraz.at/conference_participation.html. Please also see the submission instructions at http://gch17.tugraz.at/conference_participation.html. Proceedings All accepted papers will be published by the Eurographics Association and archived in the EG Digital Library. The authors of selected best papers will be invited to submit an extended version to the ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage (JOCCH, see http://jocch.acm.org/). Organization Event Co-Chairs Dieter Fellner, TU Darmstadt/Fraunhofer IGD, TU Graz Bettina Habsburg-Lothringen, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz Program Co-Chairs Tobias Schreck, Graz University of Technology Tim Weyrich, University College London Tutorial Co-Chairs Bettina Habsburg-Lothringen, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz Pavlos Mavridis, Graz University of Technology Short Paper Chairs Robert Sablatnig, TU Wien Benjamin Stular, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana Local Chair Torsten Ullrich, Fraunhofer Austria, Graz Full Paper Program Committee Pierre Alliez, INRIA Carlos Andujar, ViRVIG Barcelona Juan Barcelo, Universidad Autonoma Barcelona Silvia Biasotti, CNR-IMATI, Genova Jean-Yves Blaise, CNRS Ulrich Bockholt, Fraunhofer IGD Benedict Brown, University of Pennsylvania Chiara Catalano , CNR-IMATI, Genova Alan Chalmers, University of Warwick Paolo Cignoni, CNR-ISTI, Pisa Livio De Luca, CNRS Anastasios Doulamis, NTU Athens Andrea Giachetti, University of Verona Enrico Gobbetti, CRS4 Antonella Guidazzoli, CINECA Interuniversity Consortium Gabriele Guidi, Politecnio Milano Sorin Hermon, The Cyprus Institute Marinos Ioannides, Cyprus University of Technology Stuart James, University College London Martin Kampel, TU Wien Reinhard Klein, University of Bonn Maria Teresa Linaza, Vicomtech-IK4, Spain Alamin Mansouri, LABORATOIRE Le2i Ricardo Marroquim, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Michela Mortara, CNR-IMATI, Genova Andras Patay-Horvath, Eötvös Loránd University Sofia Pescarin, CNR-ITABC, Montelibretti (Rome) Matteo Delle Piane, CNR-ISTI, Pisa Ioannis Pratikakis, Univserity of Thrace, Xanthi Patrick Reuter, INRIA Bordeaux Selma Rizvic, University of Sarajevo Karina Rodriguez Echavarria, University of Brighton Vincent Rossi, Smithsonian Institute Maria Roussou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Holly Rushmeier, Yale Pedro Santos, Fraunhofer IGD Roberto Scopigno, CNR-ISTI, Pisa Ivan Sipiran, Universidad Católica del Perú Michela Spagnuolo, CNR-IMATI, Genova Didier Stricker, University of Kaiserslautern Jean-Marc Vallet, CICRP Marseille Michael Wimmer, TU Wien

8 years, 1 month

Cyberworlds 2017 - Second Call for Participation

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Apologies for cross postings 2017 International Conference on CYBERWORLDS University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom 20-22nd September, 2017 In cooperation with the Eurographics Association, ACM SIGGRAPH, and the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) <http://www.cyberworlds-conference.org/> http://www.cyberworlds-conference.org/ Second Call for Participation Cyberworlds are information spaces and communities that use computer technologies to augment the way we interact, participate in business and receive information throughout the world. Cyberworlds have ever-growing impact on our lives and the evolution of the world economy. Examples include social networking services, 3D shared virtual communities and massively multiplayer online role-playing games. As the University of Chester is hosting the 2017 conference we particularly invite submissions based on our specialist areas of virtual and augmented reality, and cybersecurity. However, a broad range of topics will be accepted for CW2017, including: * Applications of augmented and mixed reality * Networked and shared virtual worlds * Virtual collaborative spaces * Shape modelling for cyberworlds * Virtual humans and avatars * Multimodal interaction and rendering * Computer vision for augmented and mixed reality * Cognitive informatics * Brain-computer interfaces * Affective computing * Social computing * Online communities * E-learning in cyberworlds * Multi-user web games * Art and heritage in cyberspace, cyber-museums * Cyberethics and cyberlaws * Cybersecurity * Welfare in cyberworlds * Data mining and warehousing in cyberworlds * Visual analytics in cyberworlds SUBMISSION CATEGORIES include full papers (up to 8 pages), short papers (up to 4 pages), and poster papers (up to 4 pages). The papers must be written in good English, carefully proofread, and formatted to <http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.htm l> IEEE Manuscript Template. Full papers and short papers will be scheduled for oral presentation (25 min full papers, 15 min short papers). Posters/demos will have to be displayed by the authors during the poster session and will also require 1 min fast-forward slide presentation. All three categories of papers will participate in the competition for the Best Paper awards. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS with all accepted papers will be published by IEEE Conference Publishing Services as well as submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, IEEE Computer Society Digital Library and reference databases of all major referencing indices (e.g., see the proceedings listed at SCI, Scopus, etc.). KEYNOTE TALKS: * Professor Min Chen, University of Oxford, "Myths and Promises of Data Intelligence". * Dr. Rafal Mantiuk, University of Cambridge, "Towards perceptually realistic visual experience" REGISTRATION and ORAL PRESENTATION of each paper accepted for the conference will be required to be included in the conference proceedings. CONFERENCE VENUE: Chester is one of the most historic cities in the UK and many tourist attractions are nearby. CW2017 will be held in the heart of the city at the Riverside Innovation Centre. There is a wide selection of hotels at a range of prices available to book in Chester - for more information see <http://www.visitchester.com/> www.visitchester.com. Manchester International Airport is 30 miles from Chester and can be reached in 40 minutes by road or 1hr 30 mins by rail. Liverpool Airport is 25 miles from Chester and can be reached in 35 minutes by road. Chester is also well served by the railway network and has frequent, fast rail links to London and major cities in the UK. IMPORTANT DATES: Monday 14 May 23:59 UTC Papers (Full/Short) submission Friday 22 June Papers (Full/Short) notification Friday 29 June 23:59 UTC Poster papers submission Friday 6 July Poster papers notification Friday 13 July Author Registration Friday 14 July Camera-ready papers submission to IEEE CPS Links to previous conferences in the Cyberworlds series can be found <http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/assourin/CW/cw-conferences.htm> here.

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6 Assistant Professorships in Information and Computing Sciences at Utrecht University

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The department of Information and Computing Sciences of Utrecht University is looking for: 6 talented Assistant Professors in Information and Computing Sciences (Tenure Track 0.8 - 1.0 FTE) (Female/Male), including one Westerdijk fellowship (Female) Job description We are searching for excellent candidates, preferably on the Assistant Professor level. Candidates must have expertise in Computing and Information Sciences, related to our current research groups and teaching programmes. We are looking for outstanding candidates who will invigorate and enrich the scope of expertise of our Department and can enhance its involvement in interdisciplinary research projects within and outside the university. The quality of the candidate is leading, but preferred areas of expertise are Data Science, Programming Languages, Information Science, Computer Graphics and Serious Games. As teaching is an important and satisfying part of our work we are searching for people with a demonstrable motivation to teach. The preferred candidate has teaching experience, and is actively interested in improving her or his teaching, the courses and the teaching programme. Also candidates largely focusing on teaching will be considered. Qualifications Ideally your eligibility is exemplified by: Research: PhD in Computer Science, Information Science or another relevant discipline; track record of international publications in leading conferences and journals; experience with or good prospects for acquiring external research funds; vision on future research directions in own area of expertise; experience with or readiness to supervise PhD projects; active role in international scientific communities. Teaching: enthusiasm for teaching and student supervision; ability to teach in departmental BSc and MSc programmes; vision on teaching and your own contribution to teaching. Please note that we are also interested in candidates with a focus on teaching! Leadership: play an active and cooperative role in the department and the University; willingness to organize scientific events, such as research seminars or teaching seminars; willingness to partake in departmental committees. In view of the gender balance we strongly encourage qualified women to apply. Offer The candidate is offered a position for 3-5 years, depending on experience (0.8 / 1.0 FTE). Depending on experience and the specific field of expertise a tenure-track position could be offered. Salary depends on qualifications and experience, and ranges between €3,068 and €5,330 (scale 10 - 12 Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities) gross per month for a full-time employment. In case of proven outstanding performance an appointment as associate professor could be considered. The salary is supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8,3% per year. We offer flexible employment conditions (according to a multiple choice model), working-from-home facilities, partially paid parental leave, a pension scheme, and collective insurance schemes. Facilities for sports and child care are available on our campus, which is only 15 minutes away from the historical city center of Utrecht. More information: working at Utrecht University. About the organization A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University, the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major societal themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Sustainability. The city of Utrecht is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands, with a charming old center and an internationally oriented culture that is strongly influenced by its century-old university. Utrecht city has been consistently ranked as one of the most livable cities in the Netherlands. The Faculty of Science consists of six departments: Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Information and Computing Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry and Mathematics. The Faculty is home to 5,900 students and nearly 1,600 staff and is internationally renowned for the quality of its research. The Faculty's academic programmes reflect developments in today's society. The Department of Information and Computing Sciences is nationally and internationally renowned for its research in Computer Science and Information Science. The research of the Department focuses on fundamental aspects of Computing and Information Sciences. Current research groups are Algorithmic Data Analysis, Algorithms and Complexity, Decision Support Systems, Intelligent Systems, Simulation of Complex Systems, Multimedia, Geometric Computing, Organisation and Information, Software Technology, Software Technology of Learning and Teaching. Relevant areas of interdisciplinary research include Game Research and Technology, Foundations of Complex Systems, Applied Data Science and Integrative Bioinformatics. The Department has, among others, close collaborations with the University Medical Center, the Departments of Physics and Mathematics, and the Faculties of Humanities and Geosciences. The Department offers Bachelor programmes in Computer Science and Information Science, and four English language research Master programmes in Artificial Intelligence, Business Informatics, Computing Science, and Game and Media Technology. The Department is developing Master programmes in Data Science. High enrolment figures and good student ratings make the education very successful. The Department currently comprises 9 full-time chairs and 100 other scientific staff, including postdocs and PhD-students. Due to our successful teaching programmes and our ambitions in research the Department is expanding. We are therefore actively searching for 6 talented Research and Teaching Assistant Professors in Information and Computing Sciences. Please note that positions offered will vary, depending on experience and expertise. We offer the number 1 candidate a fully financed PhD position. We offer the number 1 female candidate a Westerdijk fellowship which includes a fully financed PhD student and a 50 KEuro research budget. In case this is the same person the second PhD student will be offered to the second candidate on the list. Additional information Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from: Prof M. van Kreveld, ( <mailto:M.J.vanKreveld@uu.nl> M.J.vanKreveld(a)uu.nl), Research Director or Ria van Vlimmeren ( <mailto:M.F.J.vanVlimmeren@uu.nl> M.F.J.vanVlimmeren(a)uu.nl), Secretary to the Board of the Department. As part of the selection procedure, the candidate is expected to give an outline of her/his research plans in a written report and/or an oral presentation. Apply Application deadline is 14 May 2017. To apply go to <https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs> https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs and please attach a letter of motivation, curriculum vitae and (email) addresses of two referees. More information: <https://www.uu.nl/en> https://www.uu.nl/en <https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/faculty-of-science> https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/faculty-of-science <https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/department-of-information-and-computing-s…> https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/department-of-information-and-computing-s… <https://www.uu.nl/en/research/game-research> https://www.uu.nl/en/research/game-research <https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/faculty-of-science/about-us/westerdijk-fe…> https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/faculty-of-science/about-us/westerdijk-fe… <https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/terms-of-em…> https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/terms-of-em… <https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university> https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university

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