[Infovis] IEEE VIS 2015 CFP: Doctoral Colloquium (Deadline: May 10, 2015)

[Jian Chen]

IEEE VIS 2015
http://ieeevis.org

Call for Doctoral Colloquium:
http://ieeevis.org/year/2015/info/call-participation/doctoral-colloquium

Deadline:  May 10, 2015

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Doctoral Colloquium
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We solicit submissions to the doctoral colloquium (DC) for IEEE VIS 2015.
The DC is a single-day invitation-only event taking place the day before
IEEE VIS where Ph.D. students in any visualization field---preferably those
at the proposal defense stage or equivalent---present their proposed
dissertation work and receive feedback from leading senior visualization
researchers. We invite contributions from the scientific visualization,
information visualization, and visual analytics student communities.

The colloquium will allow students to discuss their research directions in
a supportive atmosphere with a panel of distinguished leaders and with
their peers. Students can expect helpful feedback and fresh perspectives on
their research topics and possible career paths, and will have the
opportunity to interact closely with expert researchers in their field. The
colloquium will support community-building by connecting beginning and
advanced researchers.

The DC is open to Ph.D. students in all stages of their studies, regardless
of whether they are presenting research work at the main conference or not.
Only selected applicants will be allowed to participate in the colloquium,
and will be expected to attend the full day of events. Preference will be
given to students who have formulated a dissertation topic but are still a
year or more away from graduating. In North American terms, this
corresponds to students that will or have recently defended their thesis
proposal. Students who are in the process of formulating their research
topic are particularly encouraged to apply, as this is the time where
external feedback can have most impact. It is our experience that students
who participate in the DC too early in their studies will not be able to
get focused and useful feedback, whereas participating too late means that
any significant feedback received will not be possible to incorporate in
the student's dissertation due to time constraints.

All research topics suitable for the IEEE SciVis, IEEE InfoVis, and IEEE
VAST main programs as well as associated workshops and symposia are
appropriate for the Doctoral Colloquium.

*FORMAT*

The colloquium will likely consist of both parallel sessions of student
presentations as well as common discussions with the expert panelists. A
lunch is also planned that will give student participants the opportunity
to interact more informally with panelists.

*FUNDING*

Contingent upon pending requests for external sponsorship of the VIS DC, we
might be able to partially fund the travel, conference registration, and
lodging for some accepted DC student participants.

*DEADLINE*

The deadline for DC submissions is *May 10, 2015 (5PM PST)*.
Notification: *July 1, 2015*


*SUBMISSION INFORMATION*
Applicants to the Doctoral Colloquium should submit:

   - A four-page summary of their thesis research, including the problem
   being addressed, methodology and plan of research, a description of the
   progress to date, and the type of input expected from DC panelists. Please
   distinguish between work that has been accomplished and that which remains
   to be completed. The writing should be in a proposal format to facilitate
   feedback from the panelists as to validity of your problem and the efficacy
   of your approach.
   - A short statement (in plain text or pdf format) from the student's
   advisor supporting the student's attendance at the colloquium and
   confirming that the student is in a good position to benefit from
   participating. Note that this should NOT be a letter of recommendation; a
   brief statement of support is sufficient.

Student submissions, accompanied by the mandatory advisor statement (as a
supplementation file), should be submitted athttps://
easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeedcvis15.

Formatting guidelines and LaTeX/Word templates can be found athttp://
www.cs.sfu.ca/~vis/Tasks/camera.html.

Student submissions will be peer-reviewed and selections will be made on
the basis of their contribution to the colloquium's goals, strength of
research direction, and the advisor's assessment. Accepted submissions will
be printed for colloquium participants.

*CHAIRS*

Christopher Collins, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Liz Marai, University of Illinois Chicago
Margit Pohl, TU / Wien

Contact VIS DC co-chairs: doctoral_coll(at)ieeevis.org
<doctoral_coll at ieeevis.org>


Best regards,
 - Jian
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Jian Chen, PhD, Assistant Prof.
CSEE, University of Maryland Baltimore County
http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~jichen