Best Paper Award will be given at the closing session of the
conference. The selection criteria will be based on the
technical quality of the paper and clarity of the oral
presentation.
Call for Papers and committee added to the website.
July 1, 2016
The Computer Graphics International 2017 website has been launched.
Welcome to CGI'17
Computer Graphics International is one of the oldest international annual conferences in Computer Graphics and one of the most important ones worldwide, founded by the Computer Graphics Society (CGS). It is a yearly meeting where academics present their latest algorithms, models and technologies, and explore new trends and ideas on various computer graphics topics. Since 1983 it has been held in numerous different cities worldwide including Geneva, Tokyo, Sydney, Boston, Singapore and many different countries in Europe, Asia, Australia and North & South America.
CGI'17, the 34th annual conference will take place on June 27th – June 30th 2017 in Yokohama, Japan. The conference is organized by the Computer Graphics Society (CGS) and hosted by Faculty of Science and Engineering, Keio University, in cooperation with ACM-SIGGRAPH and Eurographics.
TetraMan
TetraMan is a virtual human with a fully volumetric mesh.
By airport limousine: 100 minutes for Yokohama City Terminal
By JS Narita Express: 90 minutes for Yokohama Main Station
From Haneda Airport:
By Monorail and local lines: 40 minutes
From JR Yokohama Main Station: 12 minutes by local lines
From JR Shibuya station: 20 minutes by local lines
Hiyoshi Campus In front of Hiyoshi Station (3 minutes on foot)
Important Dates
Full Papers
Abstract Deadline
Paper Deadline
Paper Notification
Camera-Ready
February 13, 2017 (mandatory)
February 20, 2017 (extended)
March 27, 2017
April 10, 2017
Short Papers
Paper Deadline
Paper Notification
Camera-Ready
April 10, 2017
May 8, 2017
May 22, 2017
Posters
Poster Deadline
Poster Notification
Camera-Ready
May 24, 2017(extended)
May 29, 2017
June 5, 2017
All deadline dates are UTC times.
Conference
Tutorials & Workshops: June 27, 2017
Conference: June 28–30, 2017
Call for Papers
The scientific program of the conference will include full papers, short papers and posters.
The accepted full papers will be published in the Visual Computer Journal (impact factor 1.06) by Springer-Verlag.
The accepted short papers will be included in the conference proceedings to be published as part of International Conference Proceedings Series and will be available online from the ACM Digital Library. Authors of the highest-ranked short papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their work to the Visual Computer; these papers will follow a fast track review process. The accepted posters will be included in the conference USB.
We invite original contributions that advance the state-of-the-art in topics related to:
3D Printing
3D Reconstruction
Affective Computing
Big Data Visualization
City Modeling
Computational Fabrication
Computational Geometry
Computational Photography
Computer Animation
Computer Vision for Computer Graphics and HCI
Crowd Simulation
Data Compression for Graphics
Deep Learning for Graphics
Geometric Algebra Computing
Geometric Algebra for Graphics
Geometric Processing
Geometric Modeling
Global Illumination
Human-Computer Interaction
Human Modeling
Image and Video Processing
Image-based Rendering
Information Visualization
Interactive Graphics
Medical Imaging
Meshing and Remeshing
Non-photorealistic Rendering
Physically Based Modeling
Point-based Graphics
Rendering Techniques
Saliency Methods
Scientific Visualization
Shape Analysis and Image Retrieval
Shape and Surface Modeling
Shape Matching
Sketch-based Modeling
Solid Modeling
Stylized Rendering
Textures
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Visual Analytics
Virtual Geographical Environments
Volume Rendering
Web Graphics
For Authors
Submission:
For all accepted full and short papers, at least one author must pay a full conference registration (no student discount is applied). At least one author must present the paper orally at the conference.
The accepted posters will be exhibited in the conference area throughout the conference week. Following fast poster forward, the authors will be invited to present their work at an interactive poster session.
You may include supporting materials (either in PDF or zip file) as part of your submission. Please note that there is a maximum file size of 30 MB per submission. For materials that exceed 30 MB (e.g. like accompanying videos), please provide (anonymous) links in a single PDF file.
Full papers (up to 10 pages including figures): A template for the full paper submission is available for Microsoft Word and Latex.
Short papers (4~6 pages including figures): A template for the short papers is provided here by ACM ICPS. Please use ACM_SigConf (Word) or Sample-sigconf.tex (LaTeX）.
Poster abstracts (up to 2 pages including figures): Please use the ACM ICPS template. Please use ACM_SigConf (Word) or Sample-sigconf.tex (LaTeX).
All papers submitted to CGI'17 will be checked for plagiarism including self-plagiarism. If a paper is found to fall in the category of plagiarism, the paper will be automatically rejected.
Note that the review process is double blind, which requires the paper and all supplemental materials to be anonymous. Ensure that self-referencing is anonymous (refer to your full name rather than "I" or "we"). Avoid providing information that may identify the authors in the acknowledgements (e.g. co-workers and grant IDs) and in the supplemental material (e.g. titles in the movies, or attached papers). Avoid providing links to websites that identify the authors. Violation of any of these guidelines will lead to rejection without review.
Empowering Novel Geometric Algebra for Graphics & Engineering Workshop
Call for papers
Since ACM SIGGRAPH 2001 and 2003 conferences,
there has been limited attention on the benefits of
employing W. K. Clifford's geometric algebras (GA) in
solving computer graphics and vision problems. In the
meantime, the geometric algebra community focused on
GA applications and greatly advanced it as an adequate
and viable computing technology. The CGI’16
“Geometric Algebra in Computer Science and
Engineering Workshop” began to bridge that gap.
Under the auspices of CGI’17, ENGAGE (Empowering
Novel Geometric Algebra for Graphics &
Engineering) (new workshop name 2017) on Tuesday,
27th June 2017 in Yokohama, Japan, will again engage
in a novel multi-disciplinary approach from mathematics,
to computer graphics, computer vision and general
computer science fields where GA has strong potential to
provide novel answers to existing mathematical problems.
GA is in a particularly well suited position to allow cross-disciplinary solutions in software engineering as it
provides an intuitive and insightful common denominator
across mathematical disciplines that have often advanced
and specialized for specific application purposes; the use
and knowledge of GA encourages us to overcome distinct,
seemingly incompatible paths by providing a shareable
mathematical base again. For example, we expect
geometric algebra based contributions to GIS research,
data modelling & data structures, adaptive & parallel
computing, remote sensing data analysis, UAV target
location and other domains.
We invite original contributors in the form of full and
short papers, that advance the state-of-the-art of the
application of geometric algebra as well as of its
computing technology in topics related, but not limited
to:
Full application of the conformal model to object
description, modeling, deformations, registration,
manipulation, interaction, tracking, camera system,
visibility
Feature Detection & Data Analysis
LIDAR and Point Cloud Algorithms
Data Models, Cross-Disciplinary Data Description,
Software Interoperability
Scientific & Information Visualization
Computer graphics rendering
Computer animation and simulation
Augmented and Virtual Reality
Application of Clifford analysis to lighting schemes
Application of Clifford Fourier transforms and
Clifford wavelets to 2D and 3D images, including
color images
Higher dimensional geometric algebras
GA computing
GA integrations in programming languages
GA hardware implementations
Geographic Information Systems
Other engineering/applied science applications using
GA, like robotics applications, graph computing etc.
Accepted full length ENGAGE papers will be published
in Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences
(MMA), published by John Wiley & Sons, and will be
orally presented at the conference. See also the “Author
Guidelines” at MMA. Online submission opens Jan. 1st
2017 at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mma. At the
time of submission, authors must indicate the Special
Issue “Engage (Staples)”.
All authors of accepted short ENGAGE papers will be
invited either to an oral presentation or to a poster
presentation. The accepted CGI’17 ENGAGE short
papers will be published by the ACM Digital Library within its International Conference
Proceedings Series. For author instructions please refer
to CGI's "for authors" section. When
submitting a short paper via EasyChair please choose the
track "ENGAGE"!
After the workshop, extended versions of the highest
ranked short papers of the workshop proceedings will be
invited for publication in Mathematical Methods in the
Applied Sciences (MMA), published by John Wiley &
Sons.
Frontiers of Image Processing and Computer Graphics by Deep Learning
Hiroshi Ishikawa
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Waseda University
Satoshi Iizuka
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Waseda University
Edgar Simo-Serra
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Waseda University
In this tutorial, we first review the basics of the convolutional neural network models and how to train them. Then we illustrate how they are used to process images, using several research examples. We further review the latest research advances and trends in the art of processing and generating images using deep learning and discuss the challenges in deploying these methods in practice.
Machine Learning for Image and Video Processing in Social Data Analysis
Marina L. Gavrilova
Professor
University of Calgary
The area of big data analytics and image and video processing, without a doubt, is one of the most dynamic areas of interest, which recently has displayed a gamut of broader links to other fields of sciences. Among those are biometric security, visualization, robotics, computer graphics, multidimensional data analysis, artificial intelligence, learning, data fusion and data synthesis. The topic of this tutorial is state-of-the-art machine learning methods, including multi-modal data fusion, fuzzy logic and neural networks applied to data collected from on-line and off-line resources, in a form of images or videos. The rapid development of massive databases and image processing techniques has led over the past ten years to the significant spur in data analytics research and relevant industrial product development. Typical applications aside from cybersecurity include education, e-commerce, banking, virtual reality and games. Recently, this research has been carried over to the area of social data mining and human behavioral modeling. User identification based on a combination of visual features, aesthetic preferences, social networks, online activities, communication style and connectivity, as well as linguistic pattern analysis are emerging directions discussed in this tutorial.
Mixed Reality and Gamification for cultural heritage and virtual museums
Marinos Ioannides
Cyprus University of Technology
Limassol, Cyprus
Daniel Thalmann
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
George Papagiannakis
University of Crete & FORTH
Heraklion, Greece
There is a tremendous interest among researchers and creative industries professionals for the development of virtual, augmented reality and gamification technologies for cultural heritage. To date the major applications of these technologies, include photogrammetric modelling, artifact-whole heritage site digitization, museum guides and a wide range of virtual museum applications. Very recently there has been a renewed rapid proliferation in virtual (VR) and augmented reality (AR) –together termed Mixed Reality (MR)-, due to the renaissance in MR hardware (such as Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard etc.) and respective intensive commitment from the ICT industrial sector (Google, Microsoft, Sony, Facebook etc.) that propels this field dramatically, by instilling ‘Presence’ (feeling of being and doing there in the virtual or augmented world). To aid in this direction the recent advances in gamification (employment of game design elements in non-game contexts and activities) have been placed in the central focus of the creative industries, resulting in a new breed of smart education and heritage applications. Many recent studies have identified the benefits of employing Mixed Reality in these applications by further fusing it with gamification principles.
This tutorial offers an insightful introduction to the theories, development and applications of latest advances of the enabling technologies of VR/AR and gamified interaction in cultural as well as literature theories and reconstruction techniques for cultural heritage and virtual museums.
The 2017 Team
Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann
NTU, Singapore & MIRALab, Switzerland
Honorary Chair
Issei Fujishiro
Keio University, Japan
Conference Chair
Xiaoyang Mao
The University of Yamanashi, Japan
Program Co-Chair
Daniel Thalmann
NTU, Singapore & EPFL IC-DO, Switzerland
Program Co-Chair
Marina Gavrilova
University of Calgary, Canada
Program Co-Chair
Masahiro Toyoura
The University of Yamanashi, Japan
Publication Chair
Committee Members
Norman Badler : University of Pennsylvania
Selim Balcısoy : Sabancı University
Loïc Barthe : Université Paul Sabatier
Jan Bender : RWTH Aachen University
Bedrich Benes : Purdue University
Kadi Bouatouch : IRISA
Stefan Bruckner : University of Bergen
Tolga Capin : Bilkent University
Raphaëlle Chaine : LIRIS, University of Lyon
Parag Chaudhuri : Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
"Reconstructing Reality: From Physical World to Virtual Environments"
by Professor Ming C. Lin
Department of Computer Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Day 2, June 28 — 9:15~10:15
Abstract:
With increasing availability of data in various forms from images, audio, video, 3D models, motion
capture, simulation results, to satellite imagery, representative samples of the various phenomena
constituting the world around us bring new opportunities and research challenges. Such availability
of data has led to recent advances in data-driven modeling. However, most of the existing
example-based synthesis methods offer empirical models and data reconstruction that may not
provide an insightful understanding of the underlying process or may be limited to a subset of
observations.
In this talk, I present recent advances that integrate classical model-based methods and statistical
learning techniques to tackle challenging problems that have not been previously addressed. These
include flow reconstruction for traffic visualization, learning heterogeneous crowd behaviors from
video, simultaneous estimation of deformation and elasticity parameters from images and video,
and example-based multimodal display for VR systems. These approaches offer new insights for
understanding complex collective behaviors, developing better models for complex dynamical
systems from captured data, delivering more effective medical diagnosis and treatment, as well as
cyber-manufacturing of customized apparel. I conclude by discussing some possible future
directions and challenges.
Biography:
Ming C. Lin is currently John R. & Louise S. Parker Distinguished Professor of
Computer Science at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill. She was also an honorary Chair
Professor (Yangtze Scholar) at Tsinghua University in China from 2013-2015. She obtained her B.S., M.S.,
and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. She
received several honors and awards, including the NSF Young Faculty Career Award in 1995, Honda
Research Initiation Award in 1997, UNC/IBM Junior Faculty Development Award in 1999, UNC Hettleman
Award for Scholarly Achievements in 2003, Beverly W. Long Distinguished Professorship 2007-2010,
Carolina Women’s Center Faculty Scholar in 2008, UNC WOWS Scholar 2009-2011, IEEE VGTC Virtual
Reality Technical Achievement Award in 2010, and several best paper awards at international conferences.
She is a Fellow of ACM and IEEE.
Her research interests include physically-based modeling, virtual environments, sound rendering, haptics,
robotics, and geometric computing. She has (co-)authored more than 250 refereed publications in these
areas and co-edited/authored four books. She has served on hundreds of program committees of leading
conferences and co-chaired dozens of international conferences and workshops. She is currently a member
of IEEE Computer Society (CS) Board of Governors, a member of Computing Research Association-Women
(CRA-W) Board of Directors, the Chair of 2015 IEEE CS Transactions Operations Committee and a
member of 2015 Executive Committee of IEEE CS Publications Board. She is a former Editor-in-Chief of
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (2011-2014) and a member of several editorial
boards. She also has served on several steering committees and advisory boards of international
conferences, as well as government and industrial technical advisory committees.
"Studies on humanlike robots"
by Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro
Professor of Osaka University
Visiting Director of ATR Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories
Day 3, June 29 — 13:30~14:30
Abstract:
We, humans, have innate brain function to recognize humans. Therefore, very humanlike robots, androids, can be ideal information media for human-robot/computer interaction.
The speaker has developed various types of interactive robots and androids.
Geminoid that is a teleoperated android of an existing person can transmit the presence of the operator to the distant place. The operator recognizes the android body as his/her own body after talking with someone through the geminoid and has virtual feeling to be touched when someone touches to the geminoid.
However, the geminoid is not the ideal medium for everybody. For example, elderly people often hesitate to talk with adult humans and the adult androids. A question is what the ideal medium for everybody is. In order to investigate it, the speaker proposes the minimum design of interactive humanoids. It is called Telenoid. The geminoid is the perfect copy of an existing person and it is the maximum design of interactive humanoids. On the other hand, the minimum design looks like a human but we cannot judge the age and gender. Elderly people like to talk with the Telenoid very much. In this talk, the speaker discusses the design principles for the robots and their effects to conversations with humans.
Biography:
Hiroshi Ishiguro (M’) received a D.Eng. in systems engineering from Osaka University, Japan in 1991.
He is currently Professor of Department of Systems Innovation in the Graduate School of Engineering Science at Osaka University (2009-), Distinguished Professor of Osaka University (2013-) and visiting Director (2014-) of Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute and an ATR fellow.
His research interests include distributed sensor systems, interactive robotics, and android science. He has published more than 300 papers in major journals and conferences, such as Robotics Research and IEEE PAMI. On the other hand, he has developed many humanoids and androids, called Robovie, Repliee, Geminoid, Telenoid, and Elfoid. These robots have been reported many times by major media, such as Discovery channel, NHK, and BBC. He has also received the best humanoid award four times in RoboCup. In 2011, he won the Osaka Cultural Award presented by the Osaka Prefectural Government and the Osaka City Government for his great contribution to the advancement of culture in Osaka. In 2015, he received the Prize for Science and Technology (Research Category) by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
He was also awarded the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award in Dubai in 2015.
"Design Everything by Yourself"
by Takeo Igarashi
The University of Tokyo
Day 4, June 30 — 11:00~12:00
Abstract:
I will introduce our research project (design interface project) aiming at the development of various design tools for end-users. We live in a mass-production society today and everyone buy and use same things all over the world. This is cheap, but not necessarily ideal for individual persons. We envision that computer tools that help people to design things by themselves can enrich their lives. To that end, we develop innovative interaction techniques for end users to (1) create rich graphics such as three-dimensional models and animations by simple sketching (2) design their own real-world, everyday objects such as clothing and furniture with realtime physical simulation integrated in a simple geometry editor, and (3) design the behavior of their personal robots and give instructions to them to satisfy their particular needs.
Biography:
Takeo Igarashi is a professor at CS department, the University of Tokyo. He received PhD from Dept of Information Engineering, the University of Tokyo in 2000. His research interest is in user interface in general and current focus is on interaction techniques for 3D graphics. He is known as the inventor of sketch-based modeling system called Teddy, and received The Significant New Researcher Award at SIGGRAPH 2006.
Papers
Full papers published in the Visual Computer can be accessed through Springer's website. Registered participants will receive the password for accessing the site at conference venue.
Short papers and posters are included in the conference USB.
Social Events
All participants are invited to attend the following social events.
Reception
The reception will be held on Tuesday June 27th. We offer some light meals, sushi, drinks and so on.
Conference Banquet
The conference banquet will be held on a Yakatabune (屋形船, a Japanese-style cruiser) on Thurday, June 29th, starting at 6:30 p.m. Traditional Japanese cuisine will be served—sashimi, tempura, kaiseki, appetizers and drinks. You will have the privilege to enjoy the beautiful night view of Tokyo Bay. Everyone is encouraged to meet with the other attendees in a stunning yet casual setting.
Registration
Early bird (until May 31st)
Late (after June 1)
Members
Non-members
Members
Non-members
FULL CONFERENCE
59,000JPY
69,000JPY
69,000JPY
79,000JPY
FULL CONFERENCE (students)
43,000JPY
48,000JPY
48,000JPY
53,000JPY
Early bird (until May 31st)
Members
Non-members
FULL CONFERENCE
59,000JPY
69,000JPY
FULL CONFERENCE (students)
43,000JPY
48,000JPY
Late (after June 1)
Members
Non-members
FULL CONFERENCE
69,000JPY
79,000JPY
FULL CONFERENCE (students)
48,000JPY
53,000JPY
Reduced fees apply for members of the following associations: Computer Graphics Society (CGS), ACM, ACM SIGGRAPH, and Eurographics. You will have to provide your membership number in the online registration form.
Accepted full papers and short papers must be registered by at least one author as FULL CONFERENCE without student discount by April 10th and May 22nd (camera-ready due dates), respectively. Accepted posters must be registered by at least one author by May 22nd (camera-ready due date).
Reduced fees for students require a valid student ID card to be specified in the online registration form. The student ID card also will have to be shown at the registration desk at the conference. In case that no student card copy is provided, the discounted fees will not be applied and the difference will be charged at the registration desk.
Registration fees include access to all conference/workshop sessions, tutorials, one copy of USB Proceedings, two social events (Welcome Reception on June 27th and Conference Dinner on June 29th), lunches and coffee breaks.
Accomodation & Hotels
We can reserve for you an on-site accomodation at Kyosei-kan
hotel on Keio University Hiyoshi campus within the limit of
available rooms.
Please read and fill the following form so that we can reserve a room for you.
You may as well find an accomodation to your convenience. The
above page suggests a few places where you will be able to stay
and rest.
In case you need a VISA
We will handle the issuance of an invitation letter after you have finished doing advance registration. For us to help you, please send the following information at visa4cgi17@fj.ics.keio.ac.jp:
Social Events
All participants are invited to attend the following social events.
Reception
The reception will be held on Tuesday June 27th. We offer some light meals, sushi, drinks and so on.
Conference Banquet
The conference banquet will be held on a Yakatabune (屋形船, a Japanese-style cruiser) on Thurday, June 29th, starting at 6:30 p.m. Traditional Japanese cuisine will be served—sashimi, tempura, kaiseki, appetizers and drinks. You will have the privilege to enjoy the beautiful night view of Tokyo Bay. Everyone is encouraged to meet with the other attendees in a stunning yet casual setting.
Registration
Reduced fees apply for members of the following associations: Computer Graphics Society (CGS), ACM, ACM SIGGRAPH, and Eurographics. You will have to provide your membership number in the online registration form.
Accepted full papers and short papers must be registered by at least one author as FULL CONFERENCE without student discount by April 10th and May 22nd (camera-ready due dates), respectively. Accepted posters must be registered by at least one author by May 22nd (camera-ready due date).
Reduced fees for students require a valid student ID card to be specified in the online registration form. The student ID card also will have to be shown at the registration desk at the conference. In case that no student card copy is provided, the discounted fees will not be applied and the difference will be charged at the registration desk.
Registration fees include access to all conference/workshop sessions, tutorials, one copy of USB Proceedings, two social events (Welcome Reception on June 27th and Conference Dinner on June 29th), lunches and coffee breaks.Accomodation & Hotels
We can reserve for you an on-site accomodation at Kyosei-kan hotel on Keio University Hiyoshi campus within the limit of available rooms. Please read and fill the following form so that we can reserve a room for you.
Accomodation reservation system
You may as well find an accomodation to your convenience. The above page suggests a few places where you will be able to stay and rest.
In case you need a VISA
We will handle the issuance of an invitation letter after you have finished doing advance registration. For us to help you, please send the following information at visa4cgi17@fj.ics.keio.ac.jp:
Organization
Organized by the Computer Graphics Society
Hosted and sponsored by Keio University, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Organized in cooperation with ACM-SIGGRAPH
Organized in cooperation with Eurographics
Supported by Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau
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