Technical Committee on Visualization and Graphics

Technical Committee on Visualization and Graphics (VGTC)
Type Professional Organization
Focus Visualization
Computer graphics
Virtual reality
Origins IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS)
Area served
Worldwide
Method Conferences, Publications, and Industry standards, Certification and training
Key people
 Claudio Silva (Current Chair)
Website www.vgtc.org

The Technical Committee on Visualization and Graphics (VGTC) is a constituency of IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS) that oversees various technical activities related to visualization, computer graphics, virtual and augmented reality, and interaction..[1] VGTC is one of the 26 technical committees/councils of IEEE-CS that covers various specializations of computer science and computer engineering.[2]

Membership

Membership in VGTC is open and free of charge to researchers, practitioners and students. Membership in IEEE or the IEEE Computer Society is not required for membership, and members are eligible to serve in most positions including chairing annual conferences or serving on the executive committee.[3] Members are also able to nominate others for technical awards.

Visualization Pioneers Group

The Visualization Pioneers Group is open to members after 20 years of contributions to some aspect of visualization. Members commit to serving the visualization community, be it through conference or journal paper reviews, financial support for the mentoring program, or serving as a mentor. Members also pay USD $50 in dues per year.[4]

Conferences

The VGTC has two flagship annual conferences. The annual executive committee meeting is held during the same week as IEEE Visualization.

IEEE Visualization

Also known, as VIS, the IEEE Visualization conference is considered one of the top-tier venues for presenting visualization research.[5] Past conferences:

Future conferences:

IEEE Virtual Reality

Past conferences:

Future conferences:

The VGTC also sponsors other related IEEE symposia:

  • IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (3DUI)
  • International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT)
  • EG/IEEE Symposium on Visualization (EuroVis - formerly VisSym)
  • IEEE Information Visualization Conference (InfoVis - formerly Symposium on Information Visualization)
  • International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR)
  • IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium (PacificVis - formerly APVIS)
  • IEEE Visual Analytics Science and Technology Conference (VAST - formerly Symposium on Visual Analytics Science and Technology)
  • IEEE Scientific Visualization Conference (SciVis - formerly Vis)

Publications

The IEEE VGTC has run special issues of Computer and IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, and is the sponsor of the IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (T-VCG).[7]

Awards

The IEEE VGTC grants awards for individuals who have made significant contributions to the community through their research and volunteer efforts. The Technical Achievement Awards are presented during the opening sessions of the annual Visualization and Virtual Reality conferences.[8] Members who have given outstanding service are routinely awarded with the IEEE Certificate of Appreciation and IEEE Meritorious Service Awards. Graduate student members are eligible for the IEEE VGTC VPG Doctoral Dissertation Award presented through the Visualization Pioneers Group annually at the IEEE VIS conference.[9]

Visualization Technical Achievement Awards

  • 2016
    • Career: John C. Dill
    • Technical Achievement: David S. Ebert
  • 2013
    • Career: Gregory M. Nielson
    • Technical Achievement: Kwan-Liu Ma

Virtual and Augmented Reality Technical Achievement Awards

  • 2013
    • Career: Henry Fuchs
    • Technical Achievement: Mark Billinghurst
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2006
    • Career: Larry F. Hodges
    • Technical Achievement: Kay Stanney
  • 2005
    • Career: Mel Slater
    • Technical Achievement: Mark Bolas

Leadership

Executive Committee

Directors

References

  1. ↑ IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee, http://www.vgtc.org/about-us
  2. ↑ Technical Committees & Councils, IEEE-CS, http://www.computer.org/web/tandc/technical-committees
  3. ↑ "Membership". Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "IEEE VGTC Visualization Pioneers Group". IEEE VIS Pioneer. IEEE. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Kosara, Robert (11 November 2013). "A Guide to the Quality of Different Visualization Venues". Eager Eyes.
  6. ↑ "IEEE Virtual Reality 2018, Germany". IEEE VR.
  7. ↑ "Visualization and Graphics, IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on". IEEE. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "VGTC Awards". VGTC. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "The IEEE VGTC VPG Doctoral Dissertation Award". IEEE VIS Pioneer. IEEE. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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