[Ieee_vis] CALL FOR PAPERS: DEXIS 2011 - ITS Workshop on Visual Data Exploration on Interactive Surfaces

[Tobias Isenberg]

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                              CALL FOR PAPERS

                                 DEXIS 2011
        Workshop on Visual Data Exploration on Interactive Surfaces

                       November 13, 2011 - Kobe, Japan

                         in conjunction with ITS 2011
	
			http://www.aviz.fr/dexis2011/

                 *** Submission Deadline: Oct 1, 2011 ***
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We invite you to join DEXIS 2011 - a workshop on Visual Data Exploration 
on Interactive Surfaces, held in conjunction with ITS 2011 in Kobe, 
Japan, on November 13, 2011.


Objectives
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DEXIS 2011 focuses on the use of interactive surfaces for visual data
exploration. Interactive tabletops and surfaces provide are more and
more commonly used for data visualization and analysis, and hence offer
rich opportunities to researchers and practitioners.
They provide benefits in various ways, e.g.,

* Data can be accessed and analyzed anywhere, any time (e.g., on
   tablets or on public displays),
* Novel visualization designs and interaction experiences contribute to
   richer user experience, promoting the use of visualization systems
   even to non-experts, and
* Data analysis is increasingly turning into a collaborative process,
   and interactive surfaces offer promising possibilities for computer-
   supported collaborative analysis.

Despite these benefits, much remains to be learned about the effects of
providing a visual data exploration experience on interactive surfaces:
Interactive surfaces often come in the forms of larger screens, smaller
screens, more screens, higher pixel counts, and multiple simultaneous
inputs, all of which create demanding challenges for designing
visualization and interaction techniques. In addition, we need to learn
more about designing surface-based visualization systems for richer user
experience, find out about scenarios that are suited for such systems,
and unveil the added value of surface-based visualization applications
in realistic settings.

Together, we will discuss research dedicated to visualization systems
for interactive surfaces, define open research questions in the field,
and develop a research agenda aiming to shape future research in the
field.

Topics
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Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* Design of information visualization, scientific visualization, or
   visual analytics interfaces and environments for interactive
   surfaces,
* design of interactive visual representations for collaborative work
   on interactive surfaces,
* the use of interactive surfaces to visualize and interact with
   information and data,
* guidelines and best practices for visualization and analysis
   environments on interactive surfaces,
* visual analysis and exploration for a wider range of audiences using
   emerging display technology,
* aspects of cognition in interactive visualization and visual analysis
   environments,
* evaluation of interaction in single- or multi-user information
   visualization, scientific visualization, and visual analytics
   systems,
* design of multi-display environments for data analysis,
* collaborative visualization and visual analytics systems with
   interactive surfaces,
* collaborative sensemaking and its connection to interactive surfaces,
   and
* comparative experiences of visualization on desktop and visualization
   on interactive surfaces.


Submission Instructions
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We accept position papers of up to 4 pages submitted in ITS 2011
proceedings style (http://its2011.jp/submission.php).

Submissions should follow the workshop outline of “Past, Present, and
Future”, discussing past research on visualization for interactive
surfaces, providing a discussion of the design space for a specific
sub-field of visualization for interactive surfaces, or defining a
preliminary research agenda for a subfield of visualization for
interactive surfaces.

Contributions should be submitted by email to petra.isenberg at inria.fr.

They will be reviewed by the program committee, and accepted papers will 
be sent back to the authors for finalization. They will be published on 
the workshop web site prior to the event.


Important Dates
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Submission deadline: Oct 1, 2011
Notification of Acceptance: Oct 15, 2011
Camera-ready deadline: Oct 31, 2011
Workshop date: Nov 13, 2011


Workshop Chairs
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Petra Isenberg - INRIA, France
Sheelagh Carpendale - University of Calgary, Canada
Tobias Hesselmann - OFFIS Institute for Information Technology, Germany
Tobias Isenberg - Univ. Groningen, Netherlands & DIGITEO/CNRS/INRIA, France
Bongshin Lee - Microsoft Research, USA


Contact
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For any questions regarding the workshop, contact
petra.isenberg at inria.fr