Linz, Austria
1-3 December 2025
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Call for Papers
VINCI ’25 includes tracks of Technical Papers, Art Papers, and Art and Media Galleries. We solicit original, unpublished research papers that focus on all aspects of visual information communication and interaction, either via images, computer graphics, animations, virtual reality, web, artistic projects, or other visual media. Research papers should address cognitive and design aspects, underlying theories, taxonomies, implementation work, tool support, and case studies. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
Topics for Technical Papers:
- Visual communication metaphors
- Cognitive aspects of visual information comprehension
- Empirical studies of novel visual metaphors
- Visualization on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other fields
- Explainable artificial intelligence
- Aesthetics in visual communication and computational aesthetics
- Influence of visual arts and design to visual communication
- Information visualization and visual analytics
- Visual approaches to knowledge discovery
- Visual interaction through multimodality
- Visualization on mobile devices
- Graph drawing and network visualization
- Visual modeling languages
- Visual programming languages
- Graphical user interface design
- Human-computer interaction
- Explainable AI
- Applications in SoftVis, BioVis, GeoVis, etc.
Topics for Art Papers & Art and Media Galleries:
- Generative Art & Design
- Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC)
- Metaverse applications from domains include, but are not limited to Education, Health and Medicine, Fitness, and Sport.
- Digital-twin applications from domains include, but are not limited to IoT management, Property management, and Smart Manufacturing.
- Creative Visualization
- Critical Visualization
- Visualization for Culture/Cultural Heritage
- Tangible Visualization
- Data Sculpturing
- Visual Storytelling
- Data Art & Design
- Information Aesthetics
- Interactive Graphics & Design
- Real-time Simulation
- Creative Applications of Scientific Illustration
- Video Art
- AI Video/Film
- Digital Human applications from domains including, but not limited to, Education, Culture, Cultural Heritage, Sport, etc.
All submissions will be strictly peer-reviewed by at least three members of our international program committee.
Publications
The peer-reviewed conference proceedings will be published by ACM as part of the ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (ICPS).
A number of selected high-impact full-text papers will also be considered for special issues in journals. All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for these special issues. More details on the special issues will follow soon.
Tracks
Technical Papers:
A technical paper describes a new algorithm, technique, system, or theory that has not previously appeared in the literature. The description provided in the paper should be complete enough that a competent/qualified graduate student in visual information communication could implement or apply the work and should provide a formal/informal evaluation and discussion regarding its strengths and weaknesses.
The technical papers call is open-theme, and this year, we have three types in the Technical Papers: full papers, short papers and posters.
The page limits are strict so please ensure that you meet the requirements:
- Full Papers: max. 8 pages (incl. references!)
- Short Papers: max. 4 pages + 1 extra page which contains ONLY references
- Posters: max. 2 pages (incl. references!)
- ACM also requires you to specify the CSS concepts in your paper. These can be found at: http://dl.acm.org/ccs.cfm
Art Papers:
This track serves as a link between arts, design, technology, and science by offering creative views and artistic applications. We are especially interested in the submissions that demonstrate tangible and artistic ways of visual information communication and address information aesthetics. The topics range from experimental and interdisciplinary case studies and methodologies, novel and critical interfaces for VINCI topics to critical analysis of theory and reference works in the field.
The art papers call is open-theme, and this year, we have three types in the Art Papers: full papers, short papers and posters.
The page limits are strict so please ensure that you meet the requirements:
- Full Papers: max. 8 pages (incl. references!)
- Short Papers: max. 4 pages + 1 extra page which contains ONLY references
- Posters: max. 2 pages (incl. references!)
- ACM also requires you to specify the CSS concepts in your paper. These can be found at: http://dl.acm.org/ccs.cfm
Art and Media Galleries:
The VINCI Art and Media Galleries celebrates artistic creations demonstrating conceptual and technological innovation related to visual information communication and interaction. We accept project topics, including data art, generative art and design, interactive graphics, real-time simulation, scientific illustration, creative and critical visualization, and more. The art and media galleries call is open-theme. This year, we have two types in the Art and Media Galleries: Media Demos and Artworks.
- Media Demos: It seeks submissions from media creators, producers, researchers, developers, startups, universities, institutes, companies, and others who can demonstrate novel experiences, productions, and applications (e.g., Metaverse, Digital Twin, Digital Human, AI Video, etc.).
- Artworks: It welcomes all forms and formats, exploring new artistic expression, creativity, and creation possibilities in any 2-dimensional form suitable for display on a digital screen or canvas. We also encourage submissions of innovative AIGC artworks.
Submissions for both types should include up to 2 pages of poster/description/artist’s statement. Works should have been completed within the last 5 years (in or after 2020) and be ready for installation. While we don’t restrict previously exhibited work, accompanying materials should not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere.
ACM Open Access Fees
Important note to authors about the new ACM open access publishing model
ACM has introduced a new open access publishing model for the International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS). Authors based at institutions that are not yet part of the ACM Open program and do not qualify for a waiver will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC) to publish their ICPS article in the ACM Digital Library. To determine whether or not an APC will be applicable to your article, please follow the detailed guidance here: https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/author-guidance.
Further information may be found on the ACM website, as follows:
- Full details of the new ICPS publishing model: https://www.acm.org/publications/icps/faq
- Full details of the ACM Open program: https://www.acm.org/publications/openaccess
Please direct all questions about the new model to icps-info@acm.org.
Many institutions also have funding available to cover open access publication costs. ACM also offers needs-based waivers.
Important Dates
All submissions must be written in English and formatted according to the ACM Proceedings Template (using sigconf format/template double-column style)
| Technical Papers: | June 13, 2025 |
| Art Papers: | June 13, 2025 |
| Art and Media Galleries: | June 13, 2025 |
| Notification of Acceptance (for all tracks): | July 25, 2025 |
| Paper submission of revised version: | August 22, 2025 |
| Final notification: | September 5, 2025 |
| Conference: | December 1-3, 2025 |