The 15th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2016)
September 19-23, 2016
Merida, Mexico
http://ismar.vgtc.org/index.html
Call for Papers
ISMAR 2016, the premier conference for Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR), will be held in beautiful Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
ISMAR is responding to the recent explosion of commercial and research activities related to AR, MR, and Virtual Reality (VR) by continuing the expansion of its scope over the past several years. ISMAR 2016 will cover the full range of technologies encompassed by the MR continuum, from interfaces in the real world to fully immersive experiences. This range goes far beyond the traditional definition of AR, which focused on precise 3D tracking, visual display, and real-time performance.
We specifically invite contributions from fundamental areas such as Computer Graphics, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Computer Vision, and Optics, and how these areas contribute to advancing AR / VR / MR technology.
This year, we continue to have an open call for selecting Program Committee members, in the hope that this further increases transparency and widens scope.
Submission Details
There is only one paper submission category, from 4 to 10 pages. Papers ready for journal publication will be directly published in a special issue of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). Other accepted papers will be published in the ISMAR proceedings. Paper quality versus length will be assessed according to a contribution-per-page judgment.
- All accepted papers will be orally presented at the ISMAR conference.
- All accepted papers will have the opportunity to be presented as a demo.
- All accepted papers will have the opportunity to be presented as a poster.
- All accepted papers will be archived in the IEEE Xplore digital library.
Poster submissions will be accepted as usual with a submission date to be announced later.
Topics of Interest
All topics relevant to AR, VR, and MR are of interest. These include, but are not limited to:
Information Presentation
- Mediated and diminished reality
- Multisensory rendering, registration, and synchronization
- Photorealistic and non-photorealistic rendering
- Real-time and non-real-time interactive rendering
- Visual, aural, haptic, and olfactory augmentation
Input
- Acquisition of 3D video and scene descriptions
- Calibration and registration (of sensing systems)
- Location sensing technologies (of any kind, including non-real-time)
- Projector-camera systems
- Sensor fusion
- Smart spaces
- Touch, tangible and gesture interfaces
- Video processing and streaming
- Visual mapping
- Wearable sensors, ambient-device interaction
OutputCall for Poster Papers
- Display hardware, including 3D, stereoscopic, and multi-user
- Live video stream augmentation (e.g., in robotics and broadcast)
- Wearable actuators and augmented humans
- Wearable and situated displays (e.g., eyewear, smart watches, pico-projectors)
User Experience Design
- Collaborative interfaces
- Technology acceptance and social implications
- Therapy and rehabilitation
- Usability studies and experiments
- Virtual analytics and entertainment
Human Performance and Perception
- Interaction techniques
- Learning and training
- Multimodal input and output
- Perception of virtual objects
System Architecture
- Content creation and management
- Distributed and collaborative architectures
- Online services
- Real-time performance issues
- Scene description and management issues
- Wearable and mobile computing
Applications
- Architecture
- Art, cultural heritage, education and training
- Entertainment, broadcast
- Industrial, military, emergency response
- Medical
- Personal information systems
Important Dates
All deadlines 23:59 US Pacific Time unless specified otherwise
Science and Technology Papers
Paper submission deadline | 15 March 2016 |
Authors receive reviews | 5 May 2016 |
Authors’ rebuttal due | 10 May 2016 |
Final notification | 1 June 2016 |
Camera-ready version | 10 July 2016 |
Registration deadline | 10 July 2016 |
- All accepted papers must have at least one author registered to the conference by this date
Science and Technology Poster Papers
Poster Paper Submission | 10th July 2016 |
Notification for Posters | 15th July 2016 |
Camera-ready version | 29th July 2016 |
Science and Technology Demos
Demo Submission | Friday, July 29th, 2016 |
Notification Demos | Monday, August 8th, 2016 |
Workshops
Workshop Proposal Deadline | April 25th, 2016 |
Workshop Acceptance Notification | May 2nd, 2016 |
Deadline Workshops Papers | Please see individual Workshops |
Notification Workshops | Please see individual Workshops |
Workshop Paper Camera Ready Deadline | Please see individual Workshops |
Workshop Dates | Sept 22nd and 23rd, 2016 |
Tutorials
Tutorial Proposal Deadline | April 25th, 2016 |
Tutorial Acceptance Notification | May 2nd, 2016 |
Tutorial Dates | September 22nd and 23rd, 2016 |
Conference Committee
General Chair
- Walterio Mayol-Cuevas, University of Bristol, UK
Deputy General Chairs
- Anabel Martin-Gonzalez, Universidad Autonóma de Yucatán, Mexico
- Erick Mendez, Daqri, Austria
- Flavio Vigueras-Gomez, Universidad Autonóma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Publications Chair
- Veronica Teichrieb, Univ Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Workshop and Tutorial Chairs
- Raphael Grasset, Parametric Technology Corporation, Austria
- Maki Sugimoto, Keio University, Japan
- Alejandro Martín, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Hackathon Chairs
- Manuel Huber, Technische Universität München (TUM), Germany
- Renato Salas, Oculus, USA
- Jean Bernard Hayet, Centro de Investigacion en Matematicas (CIMAT), Mexico
Posters Chairs
- Eduardo Veas, National University of Cuyo, Argentina
- Tobias Langlotz, University of Otago, New Zealand
- Jose Martinez-Carranza, INAOE, Mexico
Outreach Chairs
- Greg Welch, University of Central Florida, USA
- Flavio Vigueras-Gomez, Universidad Autonóma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Demos Chairs
- Alessandro Mulloni, Freelancer, Austria
- Jens Grubert, University of Passau, Germany
- Francisco Javier Hernandez Lopez, Centro de Investigacion en Matematicas (CIMAT), Mexico
S&T Awards Chair
- Rob Lindeman, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Sponsorship Chair
- Erick Mendez, Qualcomm Research, Austria
Registration Chair
- Arturo Espinosa-Romero, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mexico
Finance Chair
- Please contract the General Chairs
Local Arrangements Chairs
- Carlos Brito-Loeza, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mexico (technical arrangements)
TVCG Liaison
- Dieter Schmalsiteg, Technische Universitaet Graz, Austria
Publicity Chairs (Global)
- Yuta Itoh, Keio University, Japan.
- Jonathan Ventura, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, USA
Country-specific publicity chairs
- Woontack Woo, KAIST, Korea
- JAPAN: Koji Makita, Canon, Inc. Japan
Chair Mentors
- Daisuke Iwai (Publications), Osaka University, Japan
Student Volunteers Chair
- Fernando Curi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mexico
Web Chairs
- Rodrigo Esparza, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mexico
- Ulrich Eck, Technische Universität München, Germany
Contact
ISMAR 2016 Science & Technology Program Co-Chairs: scitech_chairs[at]ismar2016.org
- Wolfgang Broll, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany
- Hideo Saito, Keio University, Japan
- J. Edward Swan II, Mississippi State University, USA