= Dirk Bartz Prize for Visual Computing in Medicine 2019 =
= (Eurographics Medical Prize) =
Submission Deadline: January 25, 2019
Notification: February 22, 2019
Homepage:
https://www.eurographics2019.it/index.php/for-submitters/dirk-bartz-prize/
The Eurographics Association organizes a biannual competition to
acknowledge the contribution of computer graphics in the medical field,
and to encourage further development. Originally called "Eurographics
Medical Prize", the competition was renamed to "Dirk Bartz Prize for
Visual Computing in Medicine" in 2010 -- in honor of Dirk Bartz who
passed away far too early in March 2010. Dirk Bartz was a highly
recognized and enthusiastic scientist, teacher and promoter of Visual
Computing in Medicine; furthermore, he was an active member of the
Eurographics Association and Chair of the EG Medical Prize in 2007 and
2009.
== Call ==
Submissions to the Dirk Bartz Prize for Visual Computing in Medicine
2019 are being invited from researchers and developers who can
demonstrate that a particular benefit in a medical application has
resulted from the use of visual computing technology that they have
produced/developed. We welcome submissions from all areas of visual
computing -- examples include the use of new data visualization
techniques, interaction methods, or virtual/augmented environments.
Entries typically summarize a body of research and/or development that
has been conducted over the course of a project, PhD thesis, etc. and
particular weight is put on demonstrating the medical impact of the
work.
== Winners ==
The top three winning entries of the Dirk Bartz Prize for Visual
Computing in Medicine 2019 will receive a prize and their submission
will be published in the "Short Papers and Medical Prize Awards" digital
media proceedings. The judging panel will select the winning entry on
the basis of its clinical value, use of visual computing methods, and
novelty. All three winning teams will have an opportunity to present
their results at Eurographics 2019, which means that at least one author
of each winning team must attend to present the results.
The Hall of Fame documents previous recipients of the prize:
https://www.eg.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HallOfFame_2017.pdf
== Submission Guidelines ==
Winning entries will be published in the "Short Papers and Medical Prize
Awards" digital media proceedings, and in the EG Digital Library.
Submissions will be made electronically through SRMV2 at
https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/EG_2019DBP
Submitted written entries have to be prepared as papers of up to 4 pages
and must be formatted according to the Eurographics Medical Prize
Guidelines at
https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/EG_2019DBP/Instruction
The submission of complementary material like videos, demo applications,
and references to additional publications of the authors, theses, etc.
is highly welcome.
== Co-chairs ==
Stefan Bruckner, University of Bergen, Norway
Steffen Oeltze-Jafra, University of Magdeburg, Germany
For any question concerning medical prize submissions please contact the
medical prize co-chairs at:
chairs-eg2019dbp(a)eg.org
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Second call for Papers
Eurographics Workshop on 3D Object Retrieval 2019 (3DOR'19)
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A co-event of Eurographics 2019
May 5-6, 2019, Genova, Italy
http://3dor2019.ge.imati.cnr.it/call-for-papers/
Important Dates
Full/Short Paper Submission: February 4, 2019
Acceptance Notification: March 4, 2019
Camera Ready: April 5, 2019
Workshop dates: May 5-6, 2019
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3D Object Retrieval Workshop Series
Search engines are now the default way in which most people engage with
information, as the vast majority of information is born digital. Also, a
new wave of information is underway: low-cost 3D scanners, 3D printers, and
powerful modelling software have made 3D models appeal to an increasing
audience. Repositories of 3D objects are rapidly growing in both number and
size. Yet, the task of exploring such large 3D repositories and retrieving
the models of interest remains a challenging problem. It is crucial to
develop algorithms for content-based searching of 3D object collections;
creating compact and accurate descriptors for 3D objects; creating efficient
storage structures for databases of 3D objects; investigating theoretical
aspects of practical importance, such as the definition of the similarity
concept; interfaces for content-based 3D object search; visualization
techniques for 3D search results; real time aspects of techniques and
algorithms; new challenges such as faceted 3D browsing, social search, and
navigation of hybrid datasets. The complex yet concrete problems above are
drawing increasing attention from the research community.
The aim of the 3DOR Workshop series is to stimulate researchers from
different fields such as Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, Machine
Learning, Cognitive Science and Human-Computer Interaction who work on or
are interested in 3D object retrieval search and exploration, to present
state-of-the-art work in the field or learn about it and participate in
discussions. This will provide a cross-fertilization that will stimulate
discussions on the next steps in this important research area. 3DOR 2019
will be the 12th workshop in this series.
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Call for Papers
Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research and
application papers addressing all areas of 3D Object Retrieval. Submissions
are invited in the form of full papers (up to 8 pages) and short papers
presented in a poster session (up to 4 pages). State of the arts papers on
specific topics of interest in the workshop are also welcome and may exceed
the 8 pages limit.
All accepted papers will be published in the EG Digital Library.
Extended and revised versions of selected full papers will be considered for
publication in a special section of the Computers and Graphics Journal
(Elsevier), based on the reviewers' comments and on the feedback from the
3DOR workshop. The deadline for this special issue will be 6 weeks after the
workshop (end of June 2019) and reviewer continuity will be aimed for.
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
3D shape analysis
3D shape similarity and matching
3D mesh sequence retrieval
3D mobile media retrieval
3D search in large scale data
3D object classification, indexing, and mining
Similarity of non-rigid shapes
Shape correspondence
3D shape decomposition, and segmentation
Partial, part-in-whole, and many-to-many matching
Matching under uncertainty and noise
Semantics-driven 3D object retrieval and classification
Sketch-based retrieval
Query interfaces and search modalities
Benchmarking issues
Deep learning for 3D shape retrieval
Generative/discriminative approaches in 3D object categorization
Visual Analytics for 3D similarity assessment
Applications in multimedia, CAD, architecture, games, biometrics, e-science,
e-learning, medicine, biology, and cultural heritage.
Also this year, the workshop will feature the 14th Shape Retrieval
Evaluation Contest (SHREC 2019). A separate call for participation will be
issued shortly.
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Submission:
The submission should be formatted according to the Eurographics guidelines.
Submissions should be done through the SRM website
(https://srmv2.eg.org/COMFy/Conference/3DOR_2019).
The 3DOR 2019 conference will use a double-blind review process.
Consequently, all submissions must be anonymous.
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Organization
Workshop Chairs:
Bianca Falcidieno, IMATI - CNR Genoa, Italy
Ioannis Pratikakis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Program Chairs:
Silvia Biasotti, IMATI - CNR Genoa, Italy
Guillaume Lavoué, Université de Lyon, LIRIS, France
Dear colleagues, (apologies for multiple posting)
Graphics Interface (GI) 2019, the 45th annual conference, will be held at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada from May 28 - 31, 2019. GI is the longest running conference in the field, consistently attracting high-quality submissions on recent advances in computer graphics, human-computer interaction (HCI), and visualization. All accepted GI papers will be indexed in the ACM Digital Library and will be open access in the Graphics Interface archive. The Michael A. J. Sweeney Award will be awarded at the conference to the best student papers in graphics and HCI. Authors of top papers will be invited to submit revised and extended versions to the journals IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) and Computers & Graphics.
GI 2019 will be held in conjunction with Computer and Robot Vision (CRV) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) as part of AI/GI/CRV 2019. A single registration provides access to all keynotes, invited and paper talks, as well as the common poster/demo session for the three conferences.
GI 2019 consists of both Graphics and HCI tracks, along with several joint sessions. We seek submissions covering all aspects of graphics, HCI, as well as visualization. Authors must request that their submissions be handled by either the Graphics or HCI sub-committee. In cases where significant overlap exists, a submission may be reviewed by members of both sub-committees. All paper submissions are fully peer reviewed by at least two members of the program committee and external reviewers. Papers normally have a maximum length of eight pages.
Keynote Speakers
* Otmar Hilliges (ETH Zurich)
* Wolfgang Stuerzlinger (Simon Fraser University)
Invited Speakers
* Simon Clavet (Ubisoft Montreal)
* Audrey Girouard (Carleton University)
* David Levin (University of Toronto)
* Lennart Nacke (University of Waterloo)
* Matthew O'Toole (Carnegie Mellon University)
* Stacey Scott (University of Guelph)
In addition, talks will be given by the winners of the 2019 CHCCS Achievement Award and the 2018 Bill Buxton and Alain Fournier Ph.D. Dissertation awards.
Deadlines
* Paper Deadline: Wednesday December 19, 2018, 11:59 pm EST
* Author Notification: Monday, March 5th, 2018
Submission Information
Submissions should use the format shown in the conference template. Submissions should be converted to PDF and uploaded to the Precision Conference system at https://new.precisionconference.com/gi. The PCS system will be open for uploading submissions at the start of December.
Submitting a Cover Letter and Previous Reviews
Authors of GI submission have the option to submit previous reviews and an accompanying cover letter (submitted as a single PDF). The previous reviews can be from a previous GI or any other conference submission. The cover letter should describe the results of the previous review process and the subsequent revisions that have been made for the current GI submission. When submitting a cover letter with previous submissions authors may decide whether the material should be shared with external reviewers or not. Submitted letters and reviews will be available to GI committee members.
Thank you,
Andrea Tagliasacchi and Rob Teather
Graphics Interface 2019 Paper Chairs
[ Apologies for cross-posting. ]
Dear Colleagues,
we would like to invite you to submit a paper to the Workshop on
"Visualization in Environmental Sciences" (EnvirVis).
https://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/bsv/envirvis2019/
The one-day workshop is a co-located event to EUROVIS 2019, the European
Conference on Visualization, held at Porto, Portugal, on June 3-4, 2019. The
EnvirVis-Workshop aims to bring together researchers in the area of
visualization of geo-scientific, environmental or climate data to present
and discuss recent developments in the field.
The workshop "Visualization in Environmental Sciences" invites both
contributions in the fields of scientific visualization and visual data
integration with a broad application area in environmental research. The
proposed scope includes, but is not limited to, the following areas of
research:
* Climate research, atmospheric modeling
* Geology, geography, geophysics
* Soil and groundwater research
* Energy resources and waste management
* Land use research
* Biodiversity and ecosystem services
Important Dates:
Short Paper Submision Deadline: February 22, 2019
Final Decisions: March 22, 2019
Camera Ready Versions Due: April 19, 2019
Conference: June 3-4, 2019
Paper Submission:
Papers must be written in English and should have a length of 4 to 8 pages.
Submission instructions as well as a LaTeX2e style can be found at the
workshop website.
Publication:
Papers will be published online at the Eurographics Digital Library.
Workshop Chairs:
Roxana Bujack, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Kathrin Feige, German Weather Service, Offenbach, Germany
Karsten Rink, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany
Dirk Zeckzer, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
For further and updated information please see the workshop web page
https://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/bsv/envirvis2019/
Best regards
Roxana, Bujack, Katrin Feige, Karsten Rink and Dirk Zeckzer
EnvirVis Co-Chairs
Dear colleagues,
the Rendering and Modeling Group at TU Wien is looking for a *PostDoc*
in *computer graphics/geometry*, with a focus on 3D spatialization (
<https://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/research/projects/3DSpatialization/>
https://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/research/projects/3DSpatialization/).
Details are here:
<https://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/jobs/3dspatialization/>
https://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/jobs/3dspatialization/
The research is embedded in the research cluster on "Smart Communities and
Technologies" at TU Wien and offers a great opportunity for both
high-quality computer-graphics research as well as interdisciplinary
research.
Applications are accepted as of now, and the position is to be filled as
soon as possible.
Would you be so kind to distribute this job offer amongst your scientific
colleagues and potential candidates?
Thanks,
Michael Wimmer
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-- Dr. Michael
Wimmer--------------------------------------------------------
Institut fuer Computergraphik und Algorithmen tel: +43 (1) 58801
18687
Technische Universitaet Wien fax: +43 (1) 58801
18698
Favoritenstr. 9-11/5/E186
http://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at
A-1040 Wien, Oesterreich
mailto:wimmer@cg.tuwien.ac.at
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Bookshop Clearance
Eurographics is having a clearance sale of printed proceedings, that are
held in stock in Germany. Items will be supplied subject to availability!
Those books will be offered free of charge to people who are willing to pay
the delivery costs in advance.
Don't miss this occasion to complete your own library - so please have a
look at the list of books available.
https://diglib.eg.org/bitstream/handle/10.2312/15058/bookshop.pdf
How do you place an order?
Please contact: publishing-support(a)eg.org <mailto:publishing-support@eg.org>
Dear all,
call for Student Volunteers is now open and available at the following website:
https://www.eurographics2019.it/index.php/organization/student_volunteers/
For MSc students, PhD students and young research fellows:
being a SV is a great way to attend EG, get in touch with the graphics community, and meet new people.
For senior researchers:
please share the link of the call with the young members of your group.
This will help us spread the voice and reach as many students as possible.
The submission deadline is March 5, 2019
Make sure you don't miss it!
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Marco Livesu,
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche (IMATI)
Via de Marini, 6
16149 Genova, Italia
mail: marco.livesu(a)gmail.com <mailto:cino@unica.it>
skype: cino.83
homepage: http://pers.ge.imati.cnr.it/livesu/
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Research Positions in NANOVISUALIZATION
The newly establishing research group led by Prof. Ivan Viola at KAUST, Saudi Arabia is seeking for candidates excited in performing research in visualization of the tiny world around us.
We invite applications for researcher positions on all seniority levels from Master, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, and a Research Scientist. Suitable candidates must have a formal training in Computer Science or Applied Mathematics, excellent programming skills, and strong experience in computer graphics and visualization research. Our primary aim is to develop next-generation technology for 3D visualization and modeling of microscopic living organisms and biotechnology. Our research is disseminated through high-impact publications at the top venues of visualization and visual computing.
Researchers in the Nanovisualization Group will have excellent opportunities for professional development by obtaining a unique competence in multiscale 3D visualization for life sciences and in collaborative research with top-ranked scientific institutions for biology worldwide. The overall conditions for performing research and life at the KAUST campus are in every aspect unmatchable with any other research environment worldwide. If you want to join this incredibly exciting place, submit your applications through the web
interface:
* To apply for our fully funded Master and PhD positions, please visit the KAUST website and submit a formal application stating Assoc. Prof Ivan Viola as your faculty interest:
https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/study/applying-to-kaust
* To apply for the Postdoctoral Fellowship position, please follow the Interfolio posting:
http://apply.interfolio.com/58114
* To apply for the Research Scientist position, please follow the Interfolio posting:
http://apply.interfolio.com/58115
KAUST is an international, graduate research university in Saudi Arabia located directly on the shores of the Red Sea. The University is dedicated to dramatically advancing science and technology through interdisciplinary research, education, and innovation to address the world’s pressing scientific and technological challenges related to water, food, energy, and the environment. KAUST offers superb research facilities, generous research funding, and internationally competitive salaries, together with unmatched living conditions for individuals and families. The liberal social policy coupled with the top-quality research facilities have succeeded in attracting top international faculty, scientists, engineers, and students making KAUST the only university worldwide where fundamental goal-oriented and curiosity-driven research is employed to address the world’s most pressing challenges related to water, food and energy sustainability as well as their impact on the environment.
The new group is part of the Visual Computing Center, which is KAUST’s hub for research activities spanning all areas of visual computing, including visualization, imaging, computer vision, and computer graphics, as well as interdisciplinary applications of visual computing. The VCC offers a unique combination of an intellectually stimulating environment and access to superb facilities, including KAUST’s large-scale visualization facilities and supercomputer.
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*** CALL FOR PAPERS ***
Shape Modelling International (SMI) 2019
Vancouver, Canada, June 19-21, 2019
Shape Modeling International (SMI 2019), which this year is part of the International Geometry Summit 2019, provides an international forum for the dissemination of new mathematical theories and computational techniques for modeling, simulating and processing digital representations of shapes and their properties to a community of researchers, developers, students, and practitioners across a wide range of fields. Conference proceedings (long and short papers) will be published in a Special Issue of Computer & Graphics Journal, Elsevier. Papers presenting original research are being sought in all areas of shape modeling and its applications.
SMI 2019 will be co-located with the Symposium on Solid and Physical Modeling (SPM 2019), the SIAM Conference on Computational Geometric Design (SIAM/GD 2019), the International Conference on Geometric Modelling and Processing (GMP2019), as part of the Geometry Summit 2019.
The Fabrication and Sculpting Event (FASE 2019) will be organized in co-location with SMI 2019. FASE2019 will present original research at the intersection of theory and practice in shape modeling, fabrication and sculpting. SMI2019 also participates in the Replicability Stamp Initiative, an additional recognition for authors who are willing to go one step further, and in addition to publishing the paper, provide a complete open-source implementation. For more details, check the SMI2019 website.
We invite submissions related to, but not limited to, the following topics:
* Acquisition & reconstruction
* Behavior and animation models
* Compression & streaming
* Computational topology
* Correspondence & registration
* Curves & surfaces
* Deep Learning Techniques for Shape Processing
* Digital Fabrication & 3D Printing
* Exploration of shape collections
* Feature extraction and classification
* Healing & resampling
* Implicit surfaces
* Interactive modeling, design & editing
* Medial and skeletal representations
* Parametric & procedural models
* Segmentation
* Semantics of shapes
* Shape Analysis and Retrieval
* Shape Modeling applications (Biomedical, GIS, Artistic/cultural and others)
* Shape statistics
* Shape transformation, bending & deformation
* Simulation
* Sketching & 3D input modalities
* Triangle and polygonal meshes
* Shape modelling for 3D printing and fabrication
* Biomedical applications
* Artistic and cultural applications
HOW TO SUBMIT:
1. Paper Format
Submissions should be formatted according to the style guidelines for the Computers & Graphics Journal and should not exceed 12 pages, including figures and references. We strongly recommend using the LaTeX template to format your paper. We also accept papers formatted by MS Word according to the style guidelines for Computers & Graphics. The file must be exported to pdf file for the first round of submission. For format details, please refer to the Computers & Graphics Journal Guide for Authors
(http://www.elsevier.com/journals/computers-graphics/0097-8493/guide-for-aut…).
Double-blind review
The SMI 2019 conference will use a double-blind review process. Consequently, all submissions must be anonymous. All papers should be submitted directly via the journal online submission system of Computers & Graphics: http://ees.elsevier.com/cag/default.asp. When submitting your paper to SMI 2019, please make sure that the type of article is specified as "SI: SMI 2019".
IMPORTANT DATES (23:59 UTC/GMT):
Full paper submission: March 11
First review notification: April 15
Revised papers: May 2
Second review notification: May 15
Camera ready: May 20
Conference: June, 19-21
SMI CONFERENCE CHAIR
Loic Barthe (University of Toulouse, France)x
Ye Duan (University of Missouri, USA)
KangKang Yin (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
SMI PROGRAM CHAIRS
Raphaëlle Chaine (University of Lyon, France)
Giuseppe Patanè (CNR, Italy)
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Giuseppe Patane'
CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
IMATI - Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche
Via De Marini, 6
16149 Genova, Italy
Phone: +39-0106475684
Fax: +39-0106475660
e-mail: <mailto:patane@ge.imati.cnr.it> patane(a)ge.imati.cnr.it
Home: http://www.ge.imati.cnr.it
Home Page: http://pers.ge.imati.cnr.it/patane/Home.html
Dear colleagues,
The Graphics and Vision team at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Ireland, is
looking for a tenured Full Professor (Chair) of Computer Science, with a
focus on Computer Animation and/or related areas. This position forms part
of a research initiative on "Animation and Gaming" with Thapar University in
Patiala, India.
Full details are available here:
<https://lnkd.in/dp-TkEb> https://lnkd.in/dp-TkEb
Please apply online via e-recruitment: <https://jobs.tcd.ie>
https://jobs.tcd.ie
Closing date is Weds 12th December 2018 Noon (GMT).
For informal queries, please contact:
Prof. Carol O'Sullivan,
Head of Computer Science and Statistics, Trinity College Dublin
Email: <mailto:headscss@scss.tcd.ie> headscss(a)scss.tcd.ie