{"id":522,"date":"2017-11-13T22:57:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T22:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iv.csites.fct.unl.pt\/fr\/?page_id=522"},"modified":"2026-04-09T17:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:08:11","slug":"glyphs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iv.csites.fct.unl.pt\/uk\/symposia\/iv\/glyphs\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Glyphs \u2013 Shapes, Icons, and other Graphic Elements in Visualization"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data Glyphs are small, independent visual objects, such as icons, employed as<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">point markers to depict multivariate data and convey information through the use of visual channels and discrete placement in space. These objects vary in type and nature, ranging from simple shapes to complex symbols, and follow different conventions and constraints. Data Glyphs are used across diverse contexts in information visualization, ranging from cartesian plots (e.g., icons on scatterplots) or network graphs (imagery on nodes) to infographics (e.g., USA Today style charts). Although glyph-based approaches to data encoding predate modern information visualization, tracing back to early language, their application potential has grown with recent technological advancements, such as higher device resolutions and novel AI-driven image generation techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This symposium invites contributions addressing research in Data Glyphs. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glyph Design, Aesthetics, and Factors \u2014 exploration of visual variables and perceptual qualities of data Glyphs, as well as other non-information related elements (e.g., blur, motion, and shadow);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glyph Placement and Layout \u2014 placement of Glyphs on the screen space and the relation of glyphs to the space and other Glyphs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">User Tasks and Interaction \u2014 the influence of user tasks on glyph design <\/span><b>and interactions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that are uniquely applicable to Glyphs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perception and Cognition \u2014 the role of formal characteristics (e.g., scalability), semantics and semiotics (e.g., use of metaphor) in the perception and interpretation of Glyphs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Design Practices and Evaluation \u2014 research on design guidelines, practices, and evaluation criteria for glyph-based visualizations;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generation and Encoding Techniques \u2014 novel approaches to Glyph creation, potentially involving knowledge-based, AI-guided, and co-creative methods<\/span><b>;<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surveys and other types of literature reviews of existing research and practices related to Glyphs;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glyphs across Disciplines \u2014 applications of Glyphs in diverse fields (e.g., chemistry, mathematics, musical notation) and the impact of disciplinary context on glyph design and usage;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Trends in Glyph Research \u2014 emerging opportunities, such as Glyph detection and decoding with AI (e.g. deciphering prior visualization images).\u00a0 Glyph Visualization for AI (e.g., aiding model interpretation) and AI for Glyph visualization (e.g., how can AI assist in Glyph generation);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extending Glyphs \u2014 work that goes beyond the traditional forms of Glyph visualization, exploring how different graphic elements can function as Glyphs, either individually or in combination.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For submission guidelines, visit the page <a href=\"https:\/\/iv.csites.fct.unl.pt\/uk\/call-for-papers\/paper-poster-cfp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">submission page<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For general enquiries, and submissions, contact the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"mailto:iv_CGiV@graphicslink.co.uk\">Conference Co-ordinator<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For Symposium-specific enquiries reach out to:<\/p>\n<div class='content-column one_half'><strong>Jo\u00e3o Miguel Cunha (Dr.)<\/strong><br \/>\nCISUC, University of Coimbra, Portugal<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/cdv.dei.uc.pt\/<br \/>\njmacunha (@) dei.uc.pt<br \/><\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><strong>Evgheni Polisciuc (Dr.)<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity of Coimbra, Department of Informatics Engineering<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.cisuc.uc.pt\/en\/people\/evgheni-polisciuc<br \/>\nevgheni (@) dei.uc.pt<\/p><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data Glyphs are small, independent visual objects, such as icons, employed as point markers to depict multivariate data and convey information through the use of visual channels and discrete placement&hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-wrap\"><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/iv.csites.fct.unl.pt\/uk\/symposia\/iv\/glyphs\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":296,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-522","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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