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Sixth International Conference on the Theory and Application of Diagrams
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Welcome to Diagrams 2010!
Diagrams is an international and interdisciplinary conference series, covering all aspects of research on the theory and application of diagrams.
Diagrammatic representations are wide-ranging and open-ended, including sketches, drawings, charts, graphs, maps, geometric models, and other visualizations and animations. Diagrammatic representations significantly impact many aspects of human life and society ranging from art to design to science, from media to 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.
Co-location
Diagrams 2010 will be co-located with the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (Cogsci-2010). This co-location will provide a lively and stimulating environment, enabling researchers from related communities to exchange ideas and more widely disseminate research results.
Diagrams 2010: 9-11 August 2010
CogSci 2010: 11-15 August 2010
Portland, Oregon, USA
Publication
The conference proceedings will be published by Springer as part of their Lecture Notes in Computer Science series.
Sponsorship
We thank the Cognitive Science Society for partial support for Diagrams 2010 in the form of a Best Student Paper Award.
We are expecting partial sponsorship of Diagrams 2010 from the US National Science Foundation. Should this support materialize, we intend to partially support the conference registration and travel costs of young researchers participating in the conference, especially that of graduate students.