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CALL FOR PAPERS -- SCA 2012

ACM SIGGRAPH / Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation

May 29th, 2012: Deadline for full and short paper submission ======================================================

SCA 2012 will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland, from July 29-31.

The venue is the Polydome at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, with a welcome reception at the Rolex Learning Centre and Farewell drinks at the Château de Glérolles.

The Symposium on Computer Animation (SCA) is the premiere forum for innovations in the software and technology of computer animation. The 11th annual event unites researchers and practitioners working on all aspects of time-based phenomena. Our focused, intimate gathering, with single track program and emphasis on community interaction, makes SCA the best venue to exchange research results, get inspired, and set up collaborations. Don't miss out!

We invite submissions of original, high-quality papers on computer animation, broadly defined as computation dealing with time-varying phenomena. Each submission will be refereed on the basis of technical quality, novelty, significance, and clarity. The SCA 2012 electronic proceedings will be archived in the EG and ACM digital libraries. There will be best paper awards, and honorable mentions to the top 10% of submissions. Top papers will also be invited to have extended versions appear in a TVCG Special Section.

NEW THIS YEAR: we are also inviting short paper submissions for quick dissemination of compact and good ideas in a shorter presentation format. Short papers should be 4 to 6 pages, and will be included in the main track of the conference and will also appear in the electronic proceedings and be archived in the EG and ACM digital libraries.

Authors of some declined papers with high potential will be invited to submit their work to the combined posters and demos sessions.

We invite work on a broad range of topics, including:

2D, 3D, and N-D animation systems

animation systems

autonomous characters

clothing animation and simulation

expressive motion / communication

facial animation

group and crowd behavior

intuitive interfaces for creating and editing animations mathematical foundations of animation methods of control and artistic direction of simulations nature in motion (natural phenomena, plants, clouds, ...) new time-based art forms on the computer novel time-varying phenomena perceptual metrics for animation perceptual foundations of animation physical realism / measuring the real world for animation physical simulation planning / learning / optimization for animation real-time and interactive methods sound and speech for animation as well as on related problems in robotics, game development, human-computer interaction, simulation, visualization, computer vision, and others.

Posters:

We also invite submissions to the poster and demo session. As in previous years, the poster and demo session will be an integral part of the SCA program. There will be a posters fast-forward session during which all presenters will have the opportunity to give a one-minute description of their work. The poster and demo session will be integrated with the wine and cheese social event. Note that posters are not formal publications, so work submitted as a poster is still eligible for later publication, and will be exempt from inclusion in the ACM and Eurographics Digital Libraries. Details regarding submission format will be announced closer to the deadline.

Important Dates:

May 29th, 2012: Deadline for SCA paper submission June 25th, 2012: Notification of conditionally accepted papers June 30th, 2012: Deadline for poster submissions July 12th, 2012: Notification of poster acceptance July 16th, 2012: Camera-ready papers and posters due July 29th-31st, 2012: Symposium

All papers will be reviewed carefully by the International Program Committee members. Given the limited time between submission and final version, papers will be evaluated as submitted.

Please check the conference web page for regular updates and more

information: http://conferences.inf.ed.ac.uk/sca2012

We look forward to seeing you in Lausanne!

Conference Co-Chairs:

Ronan Boulic, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Taku Komura, University of Edinburgh

Program Chairs:

Jehee Lee, Seoul National University

Paul Kry, McGill University

Poster Chair:

Manfred Lau, Lancaster University