Conference name: International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (GRAPP)

Venue:

Algarve-Portugal


Event Date: 5-7 March, 2011

Scope

The International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications aims at becoming a major point of contact between researchers, engineers and practitioners in Computer Graphics. The conference will be structured along four main tracks, covering different aspects related to Computer Graphics, from Modelling to Rendering, including Animation and Interactive Environments.
We welcome papers describing original work in any of the areas listed below. Papers describing advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques as well as general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged. Paper acceptance will be based on quality, relevance to the conference themes and originality. The conference program will include both oral and poster presentations.
Special sessions, dedicated to case-studies and commercial presentations, as well as technical tutorials, dedicated to technical/scientific topics, are also envisaged. Companies interested in presenting their products/methodologies or researchers interested in lecturing a tutorial are invited to contact the conference secretariat.
Conference Areas

Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:

1. GEOMETRY AND MODELING
2. RENDERING
3. ANIMATION AND SIMULATION
4. INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS

AREA 1: GEOMETRY AND MODELING

* › Geometric Computing
* › Modeling and Algorithms
* › Fundamental Methods and Algorithms
* › Scene and Object Modeling
* › Solid and Heterogeneous Modeling
* › Surface Modeling
* › Modeling of Natural Scenes and Phenomena
* › Physics-based Modeling
* › Multi-resolution Modeling
* › Image-based Modeling
* › Texture Models, Analysis, and Synthesis
* › Reflection and Illumination Models
* › Model Validation
* › CAGD/CAD/CAM Systems
* › Graphics Architectures
* › Sketch-based Modelling

AREA 2: RENDERING

* › Systems and Software Architectures for Rendering
* › Rendering Algorithms
* › Real-time Rendering
* › Parallel Rendering
* › Image-based Rendering
* › Volume Rendering
* › Point-based Rendering
* › Lighting and Appearance
* › Shadows, Translucency and Visibility
* › Non-photorealistic Rendering, Painting-like Rendering, Drawing
* › Rendering Hardware

AREA 3: ANIMATION AND SIMULATION

* › Animation Systems
* › Animation Algorithms and Techniques
* › Animation Languages
* › Animation from Motion Capture
* › Character Animation
* › Behavioural Animation
* › Human Figure Animation
* › Facial Animation
* › Animation of Particle Systems
* › Plausible Motion Simulation
* › Animation and Simulation of Natural Environments
* › Special Effects
* › Real-time Visual Simulation

AREA 4: INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS

* › Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Environments
* › Distributed Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality
* › Collaborative Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Environments
* › Virtual Tours
* › Virtual Humans and Artificial Life
* › Real-time Graphics
* › Graphics in Computer Games
* › Collision Detection
* › Graphical Interfaces
* › Mobile Interfaces
* › Advanced User Interfaces
* › Hardware Technologies for Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Environments

Keynote Speakers

GRAPP 2011 will have several invited keynote speakers, who are internationally recognized experts in their areas. Their names are not yet confirmed.
Paper Submission

Authors should submit an original paper in English, carefully checked for correct grammar and spelling, using the on-line submission procedure. The initial submission must have between 3 to 13 pages otherwise it will be rejected without review. Please check the paper formats page so you may be aware of the accepted paper page limits.
The guidelines for paper formatting provided at the conference web ought to be used for all submitted papers. The preferred submission format is the same as the camera-ready format. Please check and carefully follow the instructions and templates provided. Each paper should clearly indicate the nature of its technical/scientific contribution, and the problems, domains or environments to which it is applicable.

Papers that are out of the conference scope or contain any form of plagiarism will be rejected without reviews. Please read INSTICC's ethical norms regarding plagiarism and self-plagiarism.

Remarks about the on-line submission procedure:
1. A "double-blind" paper evaluation method will be used. To facilitate that, the authors are kindly requested to produce and provide the paper, WITHOUT any reference to any of the authors. This means that is necessary to remove the authors personal details, the acknowledgements section and any reference that may disclose the authors identity.
LaTeX/PS/PDF/DOC/DOCX/RTF format are accepted.
2. The web submission procedure automatically sends an acknowledgement, by e-mail, to the contact author.

Paper submission types:
Regular Paper Submission
A regular paper presents a work where the research is completed or almost finished. It does not necessary means that the acceptance is as a full paper. It may be accepted as a "full paper" (30 min. oral presentation) , a "short paper" (20 min. oral presentation) or a "poster".

Position Paper Submission
A position paper presents an arguable opinion about an issue. The goal of a position paper is to convince the audience that your opinion is valid and worth listening to, without the need to present completed research work and/or validated results. It is, nevertheless, important to support your argument with evidence to ensure the validity of your claims. A position paper may be a short report and discussion of ideas, facts, situations, methods, procedures or results of scientific research (bibliographic, experimental, theoretical, or other) focused on one of the conference topic areas. The acceptance of a position paper is restricted to the categories of "short paper" or "poster", i.e. a position paper is not a candidate to acceptance as "full paper".

Camera-ready:
After the reviewing process is completed, the contact author (the author who submits the paper) of each paper will be notified of the result, by e-mail. The authors are required to follow the reviews in order to improve their paper before the camera-ready submission.
Publications

All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on paper and on CD-ROM support.
A short list of presented papers will be selected so that revised and extended versions of these papers will be published by Springer-Verlag in a CCIS Series book.
The proceedings will be indexed by Conference Proceedings Citation Index, INSPEC and DBLP.
EI already agreed to index the proceedings of GRAPP 2006, 2007 and 2008. Proceedings of GRAPP 2009 and 2010 are under evaluation and the proceedings of GRAPP 2011 will be evaluated by EI after their publication.
Important Dates

› Conference date: 5-7 March, 2011

› Regular Paper Submission: October 19, 2010
› Authors Notification (regular papers): December 20, 2010
› Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: January 10, 2011


Program Chair

Paul Richard, University of Angers, France

Program Committee

Available soon.



GRAPP Secretariat
Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A, 2º esq.
2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal
Tel.: +351 265 520 184
Fax: +44 203 014 5434
e-mail: grapp.secretariat@insticc.org
Web: http://www.grapp.visigrapp.org/