logo_para_email_UK.jpg -- CALL FOR PAPERS -- V Ibero-American Symposium in Computer Graphics (SIACG 2011) http://ise.ualg.pt/SIACG2011 2 - 3 June 2011 Universidade do Algarve Faro, Portugal In cooperation with Grupo Português Computação Gráfica, Eurographics Spanish Chapter. Proceedings will be submitted for indexation by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index. Best papers will be published in the “Computer Graphics Forum, The International Journal of the Eurographics Association”, an ISI Journal. Selected papers will be published in a special issue of the “International Journal of Creative Interfaces and Computer Graphics” (IJCICG) (http://bit.ly/bF53MH) Dear Colleague, The purpose of SIACG is to promote the international cooperation between researchers and professionals in Computer Graphics from the different communities of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America. This symposium is the fifth of similar events organized every other year and alternating between Europe and South America. The SIACG 2011 is organized by the University of Algarve, Eurographics Portuguese Chapter and Eurographics Spanish Chapter in Cooperation. Authors are invited to submit papers from all areas related to computer graphics, multimedia and hardware, for review by the international Program Committee. Both research and applications papers are of interest to SIACG’2011. Those papers which are accepted and presented orally at the symposium by one of the authors will appear in the SIACG'2011 proceedings. Best papers will be published in the “Computer Graphics Forum, The International Journal of the Eurographics Association”, an ISI Journal. Selected papers will be published in a special issue of the “International Journal of Creative Interfaces and Computer Graphics” If you have any question or suggestions please don't hesitate to contact me. We appreciate your participation and would like to have you attending the conference. Best regards, Mauro Figueiredo Organizing Committee Chair SIACG2011 Email: siacg2011 at ualg dot pt TOPICS Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): • Computer Graphics Systems and Hardware • Visualization • Computer Animation • Rendering Techniques and Global Illumination • Real-Time Rendering • Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality • Computer Human Interface • Computational Geometry • Geometric Computing and Solid Modeling • Game Design and Engine Development • Virtual Humans and Artificial Life • 3D Reconstruction • GPU Programming • Graphics and Multimedia • Computer Graphics in Arts, Education, Engineering, Entertainment, Medicine and Science • Computer Graphics for Mobile Applications • Image Processing • Interactive Environments • Software and Web accessibility • CAGD/CAD/CAM Systems • Multimedia Design • Digital and Interactive Art • Educational Strategies in Computer Graphics • Digital Interfaces and Emotional Expressivity in Multimedia Communication. • Graphics & Perception • Computational Photography • Geographic Information Systems IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission: January 30, 2011 Notification of acceptance: March 11, 2011 Final version: March 25, 2011 Symposium: 2-3 June 2011 COMMITEES General Conference Co-Chairs: Beatriz Sousa Santos (Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal) Xavier Pueyo (Universidad de Girona, Spain) International Program Committee Co-Chairs: Frutuoso Silva (Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal) Diego Gutierrez (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain) Jorge Ernesto Rodríguez (Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela) Organizing Committee Chair Mauro Figueiredo, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal (mfiguei(a)ualg.pt) Local Organizing Committee Mauro Figueiredo, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal José Rodrigues, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal João Rodrigues, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Roberto Lam, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Secretariat Zélia Coelho, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal (SIACG2011 at ualg dot pt) Ana Paula Santos, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal (SIACG2011 at ualg dot pt) International Program Committee Abel Gomes, (Univ. da Beira Interior, Portugal) Adérito Marcos (Univ. Aberta, Portugal) Adolfo Muñoz (Univ. de Zaragoza, Spain) Adriano Lopes (Univ. Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) Aldo Reyes (Univ. de Carabobo, Venezuela) Alex Cuadros (Univ. Católica San Pablo, Perú) Alexandra La Cruz (Univ. Simón Bolívar, Venezuela) António Augusto Sousa (Univ. do Porto, Portugal) Carles Bosch (REVES/INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, France) Ernesto Coto (Univ. Central de Venezuela, Venezuela) Francisco Serón (Univ. de Zaragoza, Spain) Gustavo Patow (Univ. de Girona, Spain) Helder Araújo (Univ. de Coimbra, Portugal) Helmuth Trefftz (Univ. EAFIT, Colombia) Holly Rushmeier (Yale University, USA) Javier Lluch (Univ. Politecnica Valencia, Spain) João Madeiras Pereira (IST - Univ. Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal) Joaquim Madeira (Univ. de Aveiro, Portugal) Jorge Lopez-Moreno (Univ. de Zaragoza, Spain) José Tiberio Hernández (UNIANDES, Colombia) Juan Carlos Torres (Univ. de Granada, Spain) Luciano Pereira Soares (TecGraf -PUC Rio, Brasil) Luis Matey (CEIT, Spain) Luis Paulo Santos (Univ. Minho, Portugal) Manuel Próspero dos Santos (Univ. Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) Marcelo Zuffo (Univ. de Sao Paulo, Brasil) Miguel Angel Otaduy (Univ. Rey Juan Carlos, Spain) Miguel Chover (Univ. Jaume, Spain) Miguel Sales Dias (Microsoft/IUL, Portugal) Omaira Rodriguez (Univ. Central de Venezuela, Venezuela) Pablo Alejandro Figueroa (UNIANDES, Colombia) Pedro Linares (Univ. de Carabobo, Venezuela) Pere Brunet (Univ. Politécnica de Catalunya, Spain) Rachel McDonnell (Trinity College, Ireland) Rafael Bidarra (TU Delft, Netherlands) Rhadamés Carmona (Univ. Central de Venezuela, Venezuela) Robert Joan-Arinyo (Univ. Politécnica de Catalunya, Spain) Sara de Freitas (Coventry Universit, UK) Silvia Mabel Castro (Univ. Nacional del Sur, Argentina) Teresa Chambel (Univ. de Lisboa, Portugal) Veronica Orvalho (Univ. do Porto, Portugal) PAPER SUBMISSION Authors are invited to submit full papers between 6 and 8 pages or short papers between 2 and 4 pages. Papers must be written in English, although presentations can be delivered in Portuguese, Spanish or English. The program committee, composed of internationally renowned experts, will review the submissions. Authors of the best papers will be invited to prepare a journal version which will be published in the “Computer Graphics Forum, The International Journal of the Eurographics Association”, an ISI Journal. Authors of selected papers will be invited to prepare a journal version to be published in a special issue of the “International Journal of Creative Interfaces and Computer Graphics” (http://bit.ly/bF53MH) Proceedings indexed by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index* *awaiting the confirmation of indexation -- SIACG 2011 Universidade Algarve Portugal email: SIACG2011 at ualg dot pt