Eurographics 2017 call for student volunteers.
The EG2017 Student Volunteer program is a great opportunity for young
researchers to attend a major conference in Computer Graphics and to
establish and expand their network with the most relevant academicians,
professionals and other students in the field.
Student Volunteers are integral part of the success of a conference. We are
in the process of recruiting a team of reliable and enthusiastic students
who help us host and manage a successful, productive and enjoyable
conference. A wide range of responsibilities will be assigned to volunteers,
such as:
. Support at the Registration desks
. Badge checks for technical sessions, workshops, demos, reception and
dinner
. Support at the Help desks
. Help with setting up and maintaining demos, poster and other arrangements
. Audio and video support
. Helping hand for organizing committee
In general, no special skills are required except for one or two positions,
where we are looking for individuals with good photography, blogging, and
A/V skills.
For their time and unmeasurable efforts, student volunteers will receive a
full student registration. This includes free access to the entire
conference, including technical sessions, demo and poster sessions,
reception and conference diner.
Student volunteers are responsible for their traveling and lodging expenses
during the conference days.
Applicants must be Master or PhD students during the 2016-2017 academic
year. The individuals must have a positive attitude and have good
communication skills in English.
Volunteers are required to show up 5-10 minutes before their allotted
service times and be available to help out for unforeseen surprises, which
are difficult to predict. We expect every volunteerto commit to a total of
about 15 volunteer hours of work at the conference (over 5 days).
Responsibilities and time allotment during the conference will be sent to
the volunteers a few weeks before the start of the conference, and
volunteers must plan to attend the information meeting on April 7th 2014
morning before the start of the conference.
Application Process:
Candidates should send a short CV (one page), a motivation letter, a scan of
their student ID card and a support letter from their PhD advisor. at the
following address: <mailto:contact@eurographics2017.fr>
contact(a)eurographics2017.fr
Dear Colleagues,
The CORE ranking of journals and conferences, used in Australia for research
evaluation, is also used outside Australia, either formally or informally.
Due to the small number of graphics researchers in Australasia, the list of
journals and conferences in our field is incomplete and some rankings are
clearly incorrect.
Therefore, please take the time to participate to the survey below, open to
all researchers with a PhD:
- Go to: <http://portal.core.edu.au/core-survey>
http://portal.core.edu.au/core-survey and enter values for the main journals
and conferences in our field.
- Enter NA (non applicable) for the other ones.
(the original announcement is below)
Thanks and best regards,
Marie-Paule Cani, vice-chair of Eurographics
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Crowdsourcing journal rankings in Computer Graphics
You are invited to participate in a crowdsourcing study run by CORE
(Australasian COmputing Research and Education association) to collect
opinions on the quality of various computer science journals. The intent is
to analyse the usefulness of this data as input to a rankings process for
adding or modifying rankings of journals in the CORE database
(portal.core.edu.au/jnl-ranks). If aggregate opinions are found to be
useful,they will be provided to the rankings committee for assessment
regarding journal ranking decisions.
The success of crowdsourced data collection depends on obtaining large
numbers of participants. There are insufficient computer graphics
researchers in Australasia to make a good sample, so we are seeking opinions
from researchers in the Eurographics community.
To participate in this study you must be an active researcher, and hold a
PhD in the field.
Further information, and the entry point to the survey can be found at
<http://portal.core.edu.au/core-survey>
http://portal.core.edu.au/core-survey.
Within the survey, Computer Graphics is included within section 0801
(Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing). The survey allows you to
ignore any journals with which you have no experience. It takes 5-10 minutes
to complete.
Please do NOT reply to this email. If you wish to discuss this approach,
please join the discussion list at
<http://www.core.edu.au/discussion-forum>
http://www.core.edu.au/discussion-forum and use this for any discussion.
Regards,
Neil Dodgson
Professor of Computer Graphics
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Lin Padgham (CORE President)
Professor in Artificial Intelligence
RMIT, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
SHREC 2017, http://liris.cnrs.fr/eg3dor2017/#shrec
Call for Track Proposals
*Introduction*
The general objective of the 3D Shape Retrieval Contest is to evaluate the
effectiveness of 3D-shape retrieval algorithms. SHREC'17 is the twelfth
edition of the contest. Like previous years, it is organized in conjunction
with the Eurographics Workshop on 3D Object Retrieval, where the results
will be reviewed and included in the workshop proceedings.
Thanks to the efforts of previous track organizers, SHREC already provides
many resources to compare and evaluate 3D retrieval methods. For this year's
contest, we aim to explore new and updated tracks. Therefore, the
participants are invited to have an active role in the organization of the
event. This includes proposing track themes, building or acquiring a test
collection, and deciding upon the queries, relevance assessment, and
performance measures.
The participants of each track will collectively write a paper, which will
be published in the proceedings of the Eurographics Workshop 3D Object
Retrieval 2017, http://liris.cnrs.fr/eg3dor2017/. At least one author per
track must register for the workshop, and present the results. We also
cordially invite all participants of a track to register and attend the
workshop.
*Tracks*
The tracks organized in the past years have covered different aspects and
tasks of 3D shape retrieval, for example: rigid or non-rigid models; partial
(i.e. range scan) or complete models; sketch-based 3D retrieval; generic or
domain specific models (i.e. CAD, biometrics, architectural and protein),
correspondence, robustness, stability, registration, classification,
recognition, pose estimation and machine learning.
Now, we solicit again proposals for tracks. You may opt for one of the above
themes, or propose new ones. Track organizers are responsible for all
aspects of organizing the track, such as: the task, the data collection
(copyright issues, etc.), the queries, the ground truth, the experimental
design, the evaluation method, and the procedural aspects, writing the final
paper in collaboration with the contestants, and submitting it.
See the SHREC home page http://www.shrec.net/ for examples of organizational
aspects of previous tracks.
*Procedure*
The following list is a step-by-step description of the activities:
Potential track organizers send their proposal to shrec(a)cs.uu.nl,
describing the envisioned task, collection, queries, ground truth,
evaluation method, and expected number of participants;
Promising tracks and their organizers will be listed at the SHREC web
page, the track organizers start working out the details
Participants register for the tracks they want to participate in;
Each track is performed according to its own schedule;
The track organizers collect the results;
The track results are combined into a joint paper, to be included in the
proceedings of the Eurographics Workshop on 3D Object Retrieval;
The description of the tracks and their results are presented at the
Eurographics Workshop on 3D Object Retrieval (April 23-24, 2017).
*SHREC Time Schedule*
Important dates
. January 15, 2017: Submission deadline for track proposals
. January 16, 2017: Notification of acceptance of track
proposals
. Jan, Feb, 2017: Each track has its own time line
. February 21, 2017: Each track is finished, and results are
ready for inclusion in a track report
. February 28, 2017: Submit track papers for review
. March 7, 2017: All reviews due, feedback and notifications
. March 17, 2017: Camera ready track papers submitted for
inclusion in the proceedings
. April 23-24, 2017: EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on 3D Object
Retrieval 2017, including SHREC 2017
*Organization*
For information about the contest, the results, etc. of previous editions,
see last year SHREC home page. The results of SHREC2017 will be presented at
the Eurographics Workshop on 3D Object Retrieval.
Call for applications for PhD project:
Spatially Integrated Abstraction of Genetic Molecules
=====================================================
We look for candidates for a fully-funded PhD position that takes place
within a scientific initiative of studying, understanding, and formalizing
visual abstractions. By considering abstraction as a general transformation
from data into meaningful visual stimuli, the project will address aspects
of geometric abstraction, illumination abstraction, abstraction in terms of
levels of detail, or other relevant aspects of visualization. In particular,
this PhD work should focus on visual abstractions that are meaningful in
context of studying DNA macromolecular structural composition and its
organization into higher-level structures up to chromosomes.
More information:
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<http://www.aviz.fr/wiki/uploads/Research/2017_AVIZ_PhD_Project_-_Abstractio
n.pdf>
http://www.aviz.fr/wiki/uploads/Research/2017_AVIZ_PhD_Project_-_Abstraction
.pdf
Required applicants skills:
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* highly motivated student
* Master's degree (M.Sc., M. Eng, or equivalent) in computer science or
closely related fields
* education background in one or more of the following fields:
visualization, computer graphics, and human-computer interaction
* interest in applications in structural biology
* previous experience in these fields (in particular, visualization) would
be highly beneficial (evident, for example, in form of publications)
* experience in modern computer graphics (GPU) programming
* fluent in written and spoken English (French language skills are not
required but would be beneficial for living in France and interacting with
people outside of the lab)
Application package (to be prepared in English):
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* detailed CV (including education, degrees and dates,
publications/scientific presentations, skills/experiences in programming
languages, project work, academic awards, ...)
* motivation letter explaining why you apply specifically for this project
and why you are the perfect candidate
* summary of the Master's thesis
* transcript of the grades from the Master's degree
* contact details for two or more academic references
* prepare all application documents electronically and in English
(transcripts do not need to be translated, these are sufficient in the
native language)
* send a link (e.g., though DropBox, Box, OneDrive, or similar services) to
the application file (one big PDF file named
familyname_givenname.pdf) by e-mail to Tobias Isenberg <
<mailto:tobias.isenberg@inria.fr> tobias.isenberg(a)inria.fr>
Deadlines:
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* application deadline: applications are reviewed as they are received;
however, for full consideration please submit your application by February
28, 2017
* starting date: September 1, 2017
About us:
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Inria is the French national institute for computer science and applied
mathematics. It is recognized for its world-class contributions to computer
science and is and is distributed across eight research centers located
throughout France. The Aviz team is part of the research center in Saclay
which is located in the greater Paris area, with many connections to
universities, other research centers, and companies. Many of the Inria
Saclay researchers live in Paris and commute to the lab each day. The Paris
region, of course, is a vibrant urban center within Europe that offers many
exciting opportunities for cultural activities, sports, and other events.
Call for Papers
CGI 2017 http://fj.ics.keio.ac.jp/cgi17/index.html
Yokohama, Japan, 27-30 June, 2017
Organized by the Computer Graphics Society (CGS) and hosted by Keio
University
In cooperation with ACM SIGGRAPH and EUROGRAPHICS
Computer Graphics International is one of the oldest international annual
conferences in Computer Graphics and one of the most important ones
worldwide, founded by the Computer Graphics Society (CGS). It is a yearly
meeting where academics present their latest algorithms, models and
technologies, and explore new trends and ideas. Since 1983 it has been held
in numerous different cities worldwide including Geneva, Tokyo, Sydney,
Boston, Singapore and many different countries in Europe, Asia, Australia
and North & South America. CGI'17, the 34th annual conference will take
place on June 27th - June 30th 2017 in Yokohama, Japan. The conference is
organized by the Computer Graphics Society (CGS) and hosted by Faculty of
Science and Engineering, Keio University, in cooperation with ACM-SIGGRAPH.
PUBLICATION
The scientific program of the conference will include full papers, short
papers and posters. The accepted full-length papers will be included either
in a special issue of the Visual Computer Journal (Impactor factor 1.06)
published by Springer-Verlag or the conference proceedings published by ACM
Digital Library (to be approved), depending on the topics. All accepted
short papers and poster papers will be included in the conference
proceedings. Authors of the highest-ranked proceedings papers will be
invited to submit an extended version of their work to the Visual Computer;
these papers will follow a fast track review process.
IMPORTANT DATES
Full Papers
Submission deadline February 13, 2017
Paper notification March 20, 2017
Camera-ready April 10, 2017
Short Papers/Posters
Submission deadline April 10, 2017
Paper notification May 8, 2017
Camera-ready May 22, 2017
KEYWORDS
We invite original contributions that advance the state-of-the-art in topics
related to:
3D Printing
3D Reconstruction
Affective Computing
City Modeling
Computational Fabrication
Computational Geometry
Computational Photography
Computer Animation
Computer Vision for Computer Graphics and HCI
Crowd Simulation
Data Compression for Graphics
Deep Learning for Graphics
Geometric Processing
Geometric Modeling
Global Illumination
Human-Computer Interaction
Human Modeling
Image Analysis
Image and Video Processing
Image-based Rendering
Information Visualization
Interactive Graphics
Medical Imaging
Meshing and Remeshing
Non-photorealistic Rendering
Physically Based Modeling
Point-based Graphics
Rendering Techniques
Saliency Methods
Scientific Computing
Scientific Visualization
Shape Analysis and Image Retrieval
Shape and Surface Modeling
Shape Matching
Sketch-based Modeling
Social Robotics
Solid Modeling
Stylized Rendering
Textures
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Visual Analytics
Volume Rendering
Web Graphics
CALL FOR PAPERS
In cooperation with EG, Eurographics2017 co-located event The 13th Workshop
on Virtual Reality Interaction and Physical Simulation
(VRIPHYS)
April 23-24, 2017, Lyon (France)
Submission deadline ** January 31, 2017 **
<https://vriphys2017.sciencesconf.org/>
https://vriphys2017.sciencesconf.org/
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We are pleased to announce the 13th Workshop on Virtual Reality Interaction
and Physical Simulation VRIPHYS 2017. The workshop will take place in Lyon
on April 23-24, 2017. It is organized in cooperation with EG.
For this edition, the format slightly change, as the workshop will be
co-located for the first time with EuroGraphics2017 (April 24-28, 2017)!
VRIPHYS is one of the well-established international conferences in the
field of computer animation and virtual reality. The workshop provides an
opportunity for researches in virtual reality and computer animation to
present and discuss their latest results and to share ideas for potential
directions of future research.
Topics of interest
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Include, but are not limited to:
* animation, e.g. physically-based, vision-based, knowledge-based and
geometric approaches
* virtual and augmented reality
* planning, learning, optimization for animation
* interfaces for creating and editing animations
* perception in animation
* autonomous characters, group and crowd behavior
* natural phenomena
* mathematical foundations of animation
* haptics
* sound interfaces
* related techniques, e. g. collision detection and contact handling
* applications, e. g. in robotics, medicine, entertainment
Submission
================
Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research and
application papers addressing all areas of VRIPHYS.
Paper submissions in PDF should be formatted according to the EG publication
style, and the EG exclusive licence form has to be filled, following the
instructions:
<https://vriphys2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submission_page>
https://vriphys2017.sciencesconf.org/page/submission_page
Submissions must be anonymous, should be written in English and should not
exceed 10 pages. We encourage the submission of supplementary videos to
particularly illustrate dynamic aspects of a submission. All materials will
be submitted electronically through the SRM portal before January 31, 2017.
<https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/VRIPHYS_2017>
https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/VRIPHYS_2017
All submissions will be reviewed by three members of the International
Program Committee. Accepted papers will be presented at the workshop. A full
proceedings with all accepted papers will be published in the EG Digital
Library at the time of the workshop.
Important dates
==================
Preliminary Summary: January 24, 2017
Full Paper Submission: January 31, 2017
Full Paper Notification: March 21,2017
Camera-ready: April 4,2017
Conference: April. 23-24, 2017
Poster/Work-in-Progress submission: April 4, 2017
Best papers award
==================
The "best papers Award" will be given to the author(s) of full papers
presented at the conference, selected by the Committee. The authors of the
best papers will be invited to submit an extended version to the journal
Computers & Graphics, for publication in a Virtual Special Issue (VSI).
<http://www.journals.elsevier.com/computers-and-graphics>
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/computers-and-graphics
General Chair
==================
Fabrice JAILLET IUT Lyon 1, LIRIS, Lyon, France
Florence ZARA Université Lyon 1, LIRIS, Lyon, France
Steering committee
==================
Jan Bender Graduate School CE, TU Darmstadt, Germany
Jérémie Dequidt Univ. Lille - INRIA North Europe, France
Kenny Erleben University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Fabrice Jaillet IUT Lyon 1, LIRIS, Lyon, France
Matthias Teschner University of Freiburg, Germany
Gabriel Zachmann University of Bremen, Germany
For more information, please visit <https://vriphys2017.sciencesconf.org/>
https://vriphys2017.sciencesconf.org/
See you in Lyon!
[Apologies if you receive multiple copies]
The recently created EG Doctoral Consortium provides students with an
opportunity to discuss their work with experienced researchers in the field
outside their home institutions. Information follows.
Call for submissions - Eurographics 2017 Doctoral Consortium
What is it?
Recently created, it is a networking event in which PhD students working in
all areas of computer graphics can present their work (in poster format),
discuss it, and receive feedback from experienced researchers in the field,
as well as interact with other PhD students.
Who should submit?
We encourage all PhD students in computer graphics-related areas to submit,
with a preference towards those who already have a clear research direction,
so that they can benefit the most from participation. Those who have
recently finished their doctorate degree are also eligible.
Submission procedure and review process
Information on what to submit, when and how, as well as other details can be
found in the Eurographics Doctoral Consortium webpage:
<http://liris.cnrs.fr/eg2017/index.php/call-for-doctorial-consortium/>
http://liris.cnrs.fr/eg2017/index.php/call-for-doctorial-consortium/
Important dates
Submission Deadline: January 13, 2017
Notification of Acceptance: March 3, 2016
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Nicolas Bonneel and Belen Masia
Co-Chairs of the Eurographics 2017 Doctoral Consortium
Creating light field content from existing images and videos
The goal of this project is to create appealing visual content for upcoming
light field displays from existing imagery, particularly from image and
video collections such as historical photos or consumer videos.
Light field displays for the first time offer the viewer more than two views
of an object from different perspectives, and they can thus reproduce the
appearance of real-world objects which previously unachieved fidelity. This
has been demonstrated by first research prototype displays, and commercial
light field displays will become available within the next few years.
However, cameras for capturing light field images or videos are not yet
readily available, which is why this project aims to create light field
content from existing imagery, which is readily available. To achieve this
goal, the project will research and develop image- and video-based rendering
approaches for synthesising visually plausible novel views, as well as new
data-driven inpainting techniques for filling occlusion holes in a visually
consistent manner.
Requirements
Candidates should normally have a good first degree (equivalent to a First
Class or 2:1 Honours), or a Masters degree in computer science, visual
computing or a related discipline. A strong mathematical background and
strong previous programming experience, preferably in C++ and/or Python, is
required. Candidates must have a strong interest in visual computing, and
previous experience in computer vision, computer graphics and image
processing is highly desirable.
Funding notes
UK and EU students applying for this project may be considered for a
University Research Studentship which will cover Home/EU tuition fees, a
training support fee of £1000 per annum and a tax-free maintenance allowance
of £14,296 (2016/17 rate) for 3.5 years.
Note: ONLY UK and EU applicants are eligible for the studentship;
unfortunately, applicants who are classed as Overseas for fee paying
purposes are NOT eligible for funding.
We welcome all-year round applications from self-funded candidates and
candidates who can source their own funding.
Additional information
Anticipated start date: 2 October 2017.
Informal enquires are welcomed and should be directed to Dr Christian
Richardt ( <mailto:c.richardt@bath.ac.uk> c.richardt(a)bath.ac.uk). Formal
applications should be submitted via the University of Baths website:
<http://www.bath.ac.uk/science/graduate-school/research-programmes/how-to-ap
ply/>
http://www.bath.ac.uk/science/graduate-school/research-programmes/how-to-app
ly/.
For more general information on studying for a PhD in computer science at
Bath, see:
<http://www.bath.ac.uk/science/graduate-school/research-programmes/phd-compu
ter-science/>
http://www.bath.ac.uk/science/graduate-school/research-programmes/phd-comput
er-science/.
Application
The application deadline for this position is Tuesday, 31 January 2017.
Applications can be submitted via FindAPhD:
<https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=80681>
https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=80681.
Applications may close earlier than the advertised deadline if a suitable
candidate is found; therefore, early application is recommended.
Dear Collegues,
The current Call will close on November 30th, 2016. Candidates will be PhD
Theses defended and mainly conducted in Europe or in countries having a
Eurographics Chapter or in EG Organizational Member Institutions (
<https://www.eg.org/index.php/about-eg/local-chapters>
https://www.eg.org/index.php/about-eg/local-chapters ). Theses defended and
awarded the degree from May 1st, 2015, up October 31st, 2016, are eligible
in this edition. The required documentation includes:
1. The Thesis in English, or a link to the corresponding entry in the EG
Digital Library.
2. Names and contact details of four possible reviewers, of which at least
one is not the Thesis supervisor or one of the examiners or a co-author in a
publication resulting from the thesis. The connection of each possible
reviewer to the Thesis (Supervisor, Examiner, Co-author, None) should be
stated. The Awards Committee reserves the right to solicit reviews also from
persons not on this list.
3. The submission must include a link to the Thesis pdf in the Eurographics
Digital Library, Graphics Dissertation Online. Nominations must refer to
Thesis documents being publicly available at Graphics Dissertation Online.
Forms and procedures for submission of the thesis for archiving in the
Eurographics Digital Library are available at:
<http://diglib.eg.org/handle/10.2312/8107>
http://diglib.eg.org/handle/10.2312/8107
4. Full CV of the candidate with explicit mention of which publications
resulted from the thesis.
The documentation of candidate nominations must be sent by e-mail to the PhD
Thesis Awards chair, Paolo Cignoni ( <mailto:paolo.cignoni@isti.cnr.it>
paolo.cignoni(a)isti.cnr.it), not later than November 30th, 2016. Submissions
can be sent by the candidate, the supervisor or any other researcher. All
submitted material should be in English. Every Thesis can be submitted only
once.
WSCG 2017 - 25. Int. Conf. on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer
Vision 2017
Primavera Hotel&Congress Center
Plzen [Pilsen] (close to Prague)
Czech Republic
May 29 - June 3, 2017
<http://www.wscg.cz> http://www.wscg.cz
REMINDER for Workshops and Special sessions proposal
==================================================
Workshop / Special Session proposal due to December 10, 2016
WSCG 2017 regular papers submission - important dates
* Paper abstract submission January 5, 2017 (recommended only)
* Paper submission (formatted full text) January 20, 2017 21:00
GMT(London, U.K.)
* Acceptance decision April 20, 2017
* Final version to be submitted by April 30, 2017 - NO EXTENSION
!!!
* Venue (expected) May 29 - June 2, 2017
Contact:
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prof.Vaclav Skala
c/o University of West Bohemia
Plzen, Czech Republic
<http://www.VaclavSkala.eu> http://www.VaclavSkala.eu