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Villum Investigator and Professor in HCI & visualization at Aarhus University in Denmark. Husband, dad, dog dad, runner, Kung Fu artist, gamer. He/him. Mastodon: @[email protected]
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I’m hearing about academic refugees wanting to leave the U.S. I would if I was in that situation, so I suspect it is getting increasingly widespread…
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Absolutely. Thanks for highlighting this post. Many people have already observed that gold rush LLM papers are often thin interface veneers on top of ChatGPT. I think it is intensely unsatisfying to give up all that we have learned of specification and interactive UIs for imprecise natural language.
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🙋♂️ We are still seeking VIS 2025 Program Committee members! Eligible volunteers will have papers published at VIS and related venues, reviewing experience, and an advanced degree in a relevant field.
Please volunteer by Dec 20!
tinyurl.com/vis25pc
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The changes for 2025 are detailed in our most recent blog post: ieeevis.org/year/2025/bl...
I’m most excited about the student reviewer program, an idea I’ve had since 2017. PC members get to formally invite a PhD student to review (under mentoring). I hope we can use it to grow the reviewer pool!
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Absolutely. Unfortunately, this also means that data visualization folks get called in far too late in the process. I don't dispute that visualization is useful for communication. However, I wish that people would also realize we can help in the analysis as well...
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Ouch, not sure how that happened. 🤔
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The U.S. NSF pays panelists, but not sure about ad hoc reviewers. Anyone know?
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All our calendars at AU are open to everyone else at the university. This was new to me when I joined; one of my colleagues who joined at the same time had a somewhat embarrassing revelation when he realized this. Regardless, it’s both a feature and a bug.
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Note that the correct URL for Bongshin's website is bongshiny.com 😀 #ieeevis
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🏆 Excited to announce Bongshin Lee as a 2024 VGTC Visualization Technical Achievement Award recipient for groundbreaking works (eng.ox.ac.uk/people/min-c...) in advancing visualization technologies through intuitive interaction designs, data-driven storytelling, and integration of ML.
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🏆 Join us in congratulating Mennatallah EI-Assady (el-assady.com) for winning the 2024 VGTC Visualization Significant New Researcher Award, for her groundbreaking work at the intersection of visualization and machine learning.
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We OPCs have valued the chance to speak to the community over the last year. Thank you for your attention and interest!
A huge thanks to Tamara Munzner 👑 for her service these last two years! And welcome to Melanie Tory in the VIS 2025 OPC team!
See you at the Town Hall---Wed at 3pm EDT! /end
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Final VIS 2024 post: Conference Talks 101
Tips for success:
- Session Chairs: prep with speakers; manage time strictly
- Speakers: use ready room to test tech; respect time limits
- Attendees: Enter/exit quietly; ask concise questions, use mic
Remember: Questions are ❤️!
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September reflections from a PC member survey:
- 47% favor 3 reviewers per paper (continue)
- 74% against 8 papers per PC member (reverting to 6)
Future ideas: extended deadline for supplemental material, optional public (anonymized) reviews, student reviewer program
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August update on decisions:
- 124 papers accepted (22.3% acceptance rate)
- 5 papers rejected in 2nd round
- 3 rejections due to serious conflict of interest violation
- Lesson: Declare ALL conflicts, including permanent ones (advisors/students)
- Future improvements
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The eight post provided updates on the VIS 2024 review process:
- PC assignments & external reviewers: April 1-11
- Reviews due: May 8
- 1 week discussion period
- APCs triage papers, make recommendations
- OPCs ensure consistency
- IEEE TVCG gives final approval
ieeevis.org/year/2024/bl...
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April brought submission stats for VIS 2024 after the deadline:
- 557 full papers from 680 abstracts (82% conversion)
- 3.53% increase from 2023, 21% from 2022
- Most submissions: Applications (154), Theoretical & Empirical (112)
- 143 PC members handling 6-8 papers each
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Mid-March we delved into Conflicts of Interest (COIs):
- COIs affect objectivity
- Some conflicts never expire (e.g., advisors, family)
- Most expire after 3 years
- Must update COIs in PCS!
- PCS can help identify conflicts
- Accurate COIs crucial for fair review process
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Next we addressed the hidden costs of paper submissions. Key points:
- Each paper requires ~3 reviews
- APCs and OPCs invest time
- Authors should review ~3 papers for each submission
- Reviewer fatigue is real; everyone needs to contribute
- Please volunteer to review!
ieeevis.org/year/2024/bl...
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February brought a focus on replication studies:
- Importance of replication in science
- Rarity of replication in vis/HCI (only 3% of papers)
- Challenges: novelty, qualitative results
- Call for more replication studies
- Guiding reviewers on evaluating replications
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January started off with our deep dive into the Program Committee. Key points:
- Reducing to ~150 members
- 3-year terms with 1/3 rotating yearly
- PhD required; looking for reliability, expertise, and diversity
- Ways to get noticed: volunteer call, external reviewing
ieeevis.org/year/2024/bl...
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In our second post, we detailed the process of creating the VIS 2024 Call for Papers. Four key changes:
1. Reducing reviewers per paper from 4 to 3;
2. Increasing PC member load from 6 to 8 papers;
3. Introducing a TCVG fast-track;
4. Adding an assistant to the OPC team.
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In our first post in the series, we introduced our plan to demystify the VIS review process. We outlined topics from call for papers to final selections. We invited the community to join us in exploring the recently restructured process, aiming for transparency. Post: ieeevis.org/year/2024/bl...