HCC: Doctoral Symposium at the Sixth International Conference on the Theory and Application of Diagrams

图表是非常广泛和开放式的表示，包括草图，绘图，图表，图片，2D和3D几何模型，可视化和动画。图表表征对人类生活和社会的许多方面都产生了重大影响，从艺术到科学，从交流到教育。新兴的可视化分析科学，专注于图形表示的交互式使用，以支持人类解决问题，只是需要研究图形表示和推理的一个典型例子。事实上，需要在以下方面取得变革性进展：（1）理解人类的图解推理，（2）理解使用图解表示进行人类之间的通信和协作，（3）开发自动化图解推理的技术，以及（4）设计交互式环境，使用图形表示来支持人类推理。该项目为博士生研讨会提供支持2010年8月11日至14日在波特兰俄勒冈州举行的第六届图表理论与应用国际会议上。为期一天的博士研讨会的目标是为高级博士生以及最近从事研究的硕士和博士毕业生提供一个机会，展示他们的工作，并从该领域的知名研究人员那里获得反馈。一组专家将出席对年轻研究人员的评论？在非正式和建设性的环境中发言。

Diagrams are very wide-ranging and open-ended representations that include sketches, drawings, graphs, pictures, 2D and 3D geometric models, visualizations and animations. Diagrammatic representations significantly impact many aspects of human life and society ranging from art to science, from communication to education. The emerging science of visual analytics, which focuses on interactive use of diagrammatic representations for supporting human problem solving, is just one topical example of the need for studying diagrammatic representations and reasoning. In fact, there is a need for transformative advances in (1) understanding diagrammatic reasoning in humans, (2)understanding the use of diagrammatic representation for communication and collaboration among humans, (3) developing techniques for automated diagrammatic reasoning, and (4) designing interactive environments for use of diagrammatic representations for supporting human reasoning.This project provides support for the Doctoral Student Symposium at the Sixth International Conference on the Theory and Application of Diagrams in Portland Oregon on August 11-14, 2010. The goal of the 1-day Doctoral Symposium is to provide senior doctoral students as well as recent Master's and Doctoral graduates engaged in research with an opportunity to present their work and get feedback from established researchers in the field. A group of experts will be present to comment on the young researchers? presentations in an informal and constructive environment.