Linz, Austria
1-3 December 2025
© Leonhard Niederwimmer from pixabay
Schedule
This is a draft program and is subject to changes.
Monday, Dec 1
08:30 – 09:00
Registration Opens
09:00 – 09:30
Conference Opening
09:30 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 15:00
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee Break
17:00 – 18:00
18:00 – 20:00
Tuesday, Dec 2
08:30 – 09:00
Registration Opens
09:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
11:45 – 12:30
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 14:15
JKU ➔ University of Arts
14:15 – 16:30
University of Arts
16:30 – 17:00
University of Arts ➔ Ars Electronica Center
17:00 – 18:30
Ars Electronic Center – Highlight Tour
18:30 – 23:00
Conference Dinner
Skyloft – Ars Electronica Center
Wednesday, Dec 3
08:30 – 09:00
Registration Opens
09:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee Break
17:00 – 18:00
18:00 – 18:30
Conference Closing
All sessions unless otherwise noted will take place at the Uni Center of Johannes Kepler University (JKU).
Full papers are allocated a total of 15 minutes (12 min for presentation + 3 min for Q&A).
Short papers are allocated a total of 12 minutes (8 min for presentation + 2 min for Q&A)
Session Details
Mo, 11:00 – 12:30
Papers 1 – Visualization Tools and Techniques I
ROGER: Visualizing Voice Records to Enhance Team Communication Trainings for High-Stress Situations (full)
Michael Oppermann, Jakob Carl Uhl, Georg Regal, Manfred Tscheligi and Markus Murtinger
Collective Intelligence Outperforms Individual Talent: A Case Study in League of Legends (full)
Angelo Josey Caldeira, Sajan Maharjan, Srijoni Majumdar and Evangelos Pournaras
Visual Analysis of Document Editing Patterns (full)
Jena Satkunarajan, Josia Rieß, Max Franke and Steffen Koch
ConstFS: Controlled and Stable Face Stylization with High Identity-Preserved (full)
Feichi Chen, Xiaokang Chen, Xuanhao Lou and Naye Ji
VAILO: A Visual Analytics Dashboard for Identifying Tied-up Capital in Manufacturing (full)
Stefanie Größbacher, Christina Stoiber, Laura Kainzbauer, Florian Grassinger, Stefan Rotter, Thomas Felberbauer and Markus Wagner
Design of a Machine Activity Visualisation Dashboard for Shopfloor Management (full)
Annika Felbermayer, Christina Stoiber and Markus Wagner
Mo, 13:30 – 15:00
Papers 2 – Art Track – AI
Towards an AI-Assisted Speculative Narrative Design Workflow (full)
Yiran Ma, Xianyue Zhu, Chelsea-Xi Chen and Aven-Le Zhou
Ghost of Life (full)
Ziwei Wu, Xinyu Ma and Kang Zhang
Expanding Virtual Production Frontiers: AI-Driven Workflows for Enhanced Cinematic Creation (short)
Junrong Song, Hongcheng Guo, Lujin Zhang, Zeyu Wang and David Yip
Generation by Prediction: Latent Syntax, Predictive Culture (short)
Ming Shan Tai
Threshold Perception: Leveraging Generative AI and Multisensory Design to Communicate Sensory Overload in Neurodiverse Population (short)
Haoxuan Wang and Xin Tong
Split-Screen Folklore: Human-AI Co-Creation in Reimagining The Legend of the White Snake (short)
Qi Xiang, Haoxuan Wang, Chengliang Ping, Luwen Yu and David Yip
Visualizing AI operations for Human Oversight: The Ops Room (short)
Joaquín Santuber and Kristina Tica
More Than Information: Data as Computational Structure (short)
Angela Ferraiolo
Mo, 15:30 – 17:00
Papers 3 – AI and Generative Methods in Cultural Heritage
Weakly Supervised Prediction of Damaged Areas in Yunnan Murals via Bounding-Box Annotations (full)
Ru Zhao, Hao Wu and Guowu Yuan
Quantifying “Qi Yun”: A Computational Analysis of Multi-Scale Spatial Structure in Chinese Calligraphy (full)
Zhijun Ma
From Myth to Interface: An AI-Augmented Interactive Visual System for Exploring Artifact Interactions in Journey to the West (full)
Zeyu Chen, Anqi Xie, Lingyun Yu and Yu Liu
Generative Strokes: A Parametric Framework for 3D Calligraphic Expression (full)
Troy Tianyu Lin, Boyan Zheng, Wen You, Haichuan Lin and Chen Liang
Flowing Craftsmanship: AI-Driven 3D Reconstruction of the Chinese Knot Weaving Structure in Cultural Heritage (short)
Yutong Li, Cong Wang, Jiayun Tang, Yu Tang, Jun Yang and Jian Yu
Heritage Reborn: AI-Driven Style Transfer and Scene Generation Using Aesthetic Elements from Qing Dynasty Chinese Export Paintings (short)
Ke Guo, Yili Huang, Xinlei Shen, Zhihao Lin, Zhipei Xie and Jian Yu
“Quantum est in Libris”: Navigating Archives with GenAI, Uncovering Tension Between Preservation and Innovation (short)
Mar Canet Sola and Varvara Guljajeva
Mo, 17:00 – 18:00
Papers 4 – Visualization Tools and Techniques II
EuroEnergyVis: Interactive Visualization of Power Plant Data for European Countries (short)
Jinyi Wang, Kostiantyn Kucher, Richard Pates and Andreas Kerren
More or Less? Effects of Visual Information Modulation on Context Perception (short)
Jifan Yang, Fuqi Xie, Ziteng Li, Bo Fan, Yihan Liu, Zhaolin Lu, Yu Liu, Min Chen, Martijn ten Bhömer, Eng Gee Lim and Lingyun Yu
Analyzing Water Quality Data of the Rhine River (short)
Michael Burch, David Schober, Johanna Köhler and Janine Reichlin
VisualNetO&M: A Digital Twin-Based Collaborative Visualization System for Power System Communication Network Operation and Maintenance (short)
Le Liu, Yong Li, Chuhua Yang, Guang Dai, Kaifeng Bai, Gang Chen, Siming Chen and Peng Wang
AnoScout – Visual Exploration of Anomalies and Anomaly Detection Algorithm Ensembles in Time Series Data (short)
Julian Rakuschek, Michael Leitner, Jürgen Bernard, Selina Wriessnegger and Tobias Schreck
Tue, 09:00 – 10:30
Papers 5 – Graphs, Networks, and Applications
A Dynamic Multi-hop Attention Integrated Graph Neural Network for Subgraph Matching (full)
Siting Zhang, Yufeng Liu, Yuefei Qu and Jun Wu
SceneWeaver: A Multi-Agent Collaborative System for 3D Scene Creation in Video Games (full)
Rong Huang, Chenxi Ruan, Bingchuan Jiang and Wei Zeng
Developmental Aesthetics: Spatial Cognition and Children’s Evolving Appreciation of Abstract Patterns and Paintings (short)
Pengcheng Wang, Yuanqian Gao and Rongrong Chen
Measuring Attitudinal Change and Knowledge Transfer in a Game-based Climate Change Intervention (short)
Paul Huemer and Jeremiah Diephuis
Exploring Dynamic Hypergraphs for Clustering Analysis of District Heating Data (short)
Valeria Garro, Ilir Jusufi, Shahrooz Abghari, Jens Brage and Veselka Boeva
SAHNet: A Spectral-Aware Hashing Network for Large-Scale Fine-Grained Food Image Retrieval (short)
Junsong Wang, Yihan Wang, Bolin Yang, Guorui Sheng and Lili Wang
Interactive Exploration of Approximate Solutions for On-Demand Ride-Sharing Transportation (short)
Shigeo Takahashi, Ryoya Yoshimoto, Yuki Tanioka and Kazuo Misue
Comparative Views on Eye Movement Data Variables (short)
Michael Burch, Tamara Nyffeler, Serge Pellegatta and Sharon Reiser
Tue, 11:00 – 11:45
Papers 6 – Immersive Interaction and Visualization
HeritageExplorer: Interactive Visualization and Dialogue System for Multi-modal Architectural Heritage Exploration (full)
Yusong Wang, Yihan Hou, Rong Huang and Wei Zeng
Immersive-woven into the Interactive Silk Road (full)
Xuanyang Huang, Zhihua Zhong, Yeming Li and David Kei-Man Yip
Designing Intuitive Gesture-Based Interaction for Embodied Cultural Learning in Virtual Heritage Spaces: A Case Study of the Thirteen Hongs of Guangzhou (short)
Yishuai Zhang and Pan Hui
Tue, 11:45 – 12:30
Papers 7 – Evaluation
Text-Color Hybrid Labeling for Multiclass Map Visualization: A Comparative Evaluation of Four Annotation Strategies (full)
Xinyao Chen, Xinyuan Zhang, Teng Ma, Lingyun Yu and Yu Liu
A User Evaluation on Mouse Movements in Visual Interfaces (full)
Michael Burch, Günter Wallner, Isabel von Ah and Franjo Pehar
Design and Evaluation of Unified Superimposed Visualization for a Large-Scale Heterogeneous Local Explanations (full)
Shoko Sawada and Masashi Toyoda
Wed, 09:00 – 10:30
Papers 8 – Art Track – Immersive Environments
Interactive Augmented Reality Experiences for Urban Art Spaces Using Markerless Tracking (full)
Axel Bauer, Juergen Hagler and Martin Kocur
GestoBrush: Facilitating Graffiti Artists’ Digital Creation Experiences through Embodied AR Interactions (full)
Ruiqi Chen, Qingyang He, Hanxi Bao, Jung Choi and Xin Tong
Designing Sacred Experience in Virtual Reality: Light, Ritual, and Pilgrimage (short)
Xiaoyu Li and Hantian Xu
Augmented Sketching as Interactive Markers: Generating Heightmaps in Mobile AR (short)
Vinaya Tawde, Benjamín Kojda and Simone Kriglstein
Bridging Immersive Analytics and Affect: Audiovisual XR Sceneries of Financial Transactions (short)
Jānis Garančs
From Paper to Light Screen: AI-Generated Landscape Handscrolls and Their Multi-Screen Walking Exhibition (short)
Jieyuan Huang and Yinglin Zhou
Wed, 11:00 – 12:30
Papers 9 – AI & More
AdmPredVis: Visual Exploration and Diagnosis of the Prediction Model for High School Entrance Exam Admission (full)
Cong Chen, Shuai Chen, Kai Cui and Zhaoman Zhong
FairAttrCNN: Enhancing CNN Debiasing through Interactive Visual Analytics of Multiple Sensitive Attributes (full)
Shiqiang Hong, Yusong Cui and Yuxin Ma
Learning by Playing: Student Strategies and Struggles in a Visualization Literacy Game (full)
Magdaléna Kejstová and Simone Kriglstein
The Urban Legend of the Gas Lamp: Transforming Passive Listeners into Living Witnesses Through AI-Enhanced Interactive Storytelling (short)
Chaozhe Zhang, Caiyi Chen and David Yip
ChatHSI: Reliable LLM-Powered Human-Swarm Interaction Framework (short)
Yiheng Zhang, Bohan Shen, Le Liu, Shizhou Zhang, Peng Wang, Lingyun Yu and Di Xu
Enhancing Emotional Exploration and Self-Expression Through AI-Generated Dynamic Visuals: A Study Inspired by the Rorschach Inkblot Test (short)
Yuelu Li, Yuru Huang, Caiyi Chen, Xinyang Liu, Zeyu Yang and David Kei Man Yip
Wed, 13:30 – 14:15
Papers 10 – Art Track- Co-Creation, Data, and Human–AI Collaboration
HUMMUS: Blending Data Humanism with Sequential Music Recommender Systems to Foster Explainability and Scrutability (short)
Ibrahim Al Hazwani, Matthias Mylaeus, Daniela Mormocea and Jürgen Bernard
How Visual Feedback Influences the Dancers and the Audience: A Case Study of Co-Creation in An AI-Themed Contemporary Dance (short)
Yating Pan, An Liang and Wanlin Zhang
Move the Stasis: Animating Classical Illustration (short)
Hannes Rall, Alice Osinska and Aaron Zhi Qiang Lim
From Code to Camera: The Making and Meaning of Prosomoíosi (Simulation), an AI Documentary Film (short)
Shuai Liu and Mar Canet Sola
Wed, 14:15 – 15:00
Papers 11 – Digital Craft and Contemporary Narratives
Exploring Li Brocade Cultural Heritage Through Computational Media Art (short)
Xindi Kang, Isaac Clarke, David Kei Man Yip and Clea von Chamier-Waite
The Rhythms & Materialities of Contemporary Urban Nightlife in China: Approaching Everyday Culture Through Creative Media (short)
Ziye Chen, Marcel Zaes Saegesser and Enza Migliore
Fuzhou Traditional Lacquerware Digital Workshop: A Locality-Space-Driven Augmented Narrative Creation Method for Cultural Heritage Digitization (short)
Rui Wang and Qiansheng Li
Investigating the Continuous Intentions to Use Hybrid Cultural Gift in Collaborative Learning: A Study Design (short)
Hongyu Ji, Cancan Jin, Ningning Xu and Yiping Zhang
Wed, 15:30 – 17:00
Papers 12 – Immersive Analytics, Colors, Images, Videos, and Faces
Immersive Analysis of Multifield Point Clouds (full)
Ayla-Irina Flach, Tobias Rau, Michael Becher, Michael Sedlmair and Kuno Kurzhals
Touch, Sound, and Space: Exploring Immersive Music Interaction through AI-Generated Environments (full)
Wanfang Xu, Jifan Yang, Fengwen Zhang, Yu Lu, Lijie Yao, Le Liu and Lingyun Yu
Visualizing a Digital Twin for Operators in High-Mix Low-Volume Manufacturing using Augmented Reality (short)
Jan Van Den Bergh and Hugo Alonso Luis
Emotion-Evoking Color Schemes in Data Visualization: Sex Differences in Responses (short)
Kazuo Misue and Kyoka Fujii
Designing Cognitive Training Interfaces for Students: fNIRS-Based Insights on Color and Emotional Semantics (short)
Tingyu Zhu, Wen You, Zhijun Ma and Troy Tianyu Lin
Unspoken Details: Inferring Hidden Causality and Retrieving Domain-Specific Knowledge for Image Generation (short)
Wen You, Zhijun Ma, Zeteng Lin and Troy Tianyu Lin
Non-Linguistic Pitch Contextually Modulates Facial Emotion Recognition (short)
Yifei Zhang, Xizhen Han and Rongrong Chen
Enhancing Cognitive Clarity through Drill-Down Structuring in Data Videos (short)
Yongqing Chen, Jie Liang, Kaye Chan, Nina Errey, Chenxuan Zhou and Yi Chen
Mon, 18:00 – 20:00
Poster Session
Visual Exploration of Ontologies Supported by Language Models and Interactive Lenses (Technical)
Benedikt Kantz, Peter Waldert, Stefan Lengauer and Tobias Schreck
KnitSim: Knitting Simulation for Fabric Pattern Visualization (Technical)
Benedikt Kantz, Peter Waldert, Tobias Schreck and Reinhold Preiner
Introducing Modality De Re / De Dicto into Euler Diagrams: Implication to Ontology Visualization (Technical)
Yuka Tosaka and Yuri Sato
VR Coffee Break: Rhythmic Immersive Stimulation for Attention Restoration (Technical)
Ximeng Zhang, Yue Qin and Yuyang Wang
Interactive Visualization Notebooks: A Use Case in Space Weather Exploration (Technical)
Joshua Reibert and Matthias Pohl
FadingColours: An Interactive Installation Connecting Algae Cultures with Real-Time Coral Bleaching Data (Art)
Noor Stenfert Kroese and Amir Bastan
Lighting Up Bianjing: An AI-Supported Interactive System for Engaging Visitors with Traditional Heritage Lanterns (Cultural Heritage)
Yuxiang Fan, Wanlin Zhang and Xing Luo
Tue, 14:15 – 16:30 | University of Arts
Art and Media Gallery
Cave: An AI-Generated Cinematic Allegory on Reality and Free Will
Han Qiang, Rongji Wang, Shengyi Chung, Minghao He and David Kei Man Yip
Ink Blossom: An Interactive Journey of AI-Powered Traditional Embroidery Creation
Jiawen Zhang, Jiaqi Shi, Mingyu Chen, Xin Tong and Kang Zhang
Techno-empathy 2.0
Yoyo-Yiyao Zhang and Aven-Le Zhou
POETIC SYMBIOSIS: A Bio-Algorithmic Audiovisual Installation from Slime Mold Life Cycle
Jue Wang and Yulin Chen
Cloud Scripts
Kian Peng Ong
Human Overs[a]ight: the Ops Room
Joaquín Santuber and Kristina Tica
Mushroom Data Carpets: Tufting Fungal Signals into Tactile Data Visualisations
Noor Stenfert Kroese, Amir Bastan and Johannes Braumann
Visualizing and Sonifying Scenes of Potential Future Urbanism in Shenzhen’s Sea World in “High Sections / Low Leaps”
Marcel Zaes Saegesser, Tristan Braud, Sylvia Gyuwon Lee and Zhen Wu
“Prosomoíosi” (Simulation)
Shuai Liu and Mar Canet Sola
Algorithm Pasture: Perceptual Domestication and the Illusion of Freedom in AI Art Installations
Siyi Lu
Quantum est in libris
Varvara Guljajeva and Mar Canet Sola