= 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@eg.org