EuroVis
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{{Infobox academic conference
| abbreviation = EuroVis
| discipline = {{Unbulleted list|Information visualization|Scientific visualization|
| publisher = Eurographics, IEEE Computer Society
| history = 1990-present
| frequency = Annual
| website = {{URL|https://www.eurovis.org/}}
}}
The EuroVis Conference (EuroVis) is an annual conference on information visualization, scientific visualization, and visual analytics sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Visualization and Graphics.{{Cite web|url=https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/conferences/currently-sponsored-events/eurovis/|title=EuroVis - IEEE Computer Society|website=tc.computer.org|year=2020}} and organized by Eurographics. It is one of the three primary venues dedicated for visualization research, together with the VIS conference and the PacificVis conference, and considered leading together with the VIS, while also competing with computer graphics conferences like SIGGRAPH and Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.{{cite web|last1=Kosara|first1=Robert|title=A Guide to the Quality of Different Visualization Venues|url=https://eagereyes.org/blog/2013/a-guide-to-the-quality-of-different-visualization-venues|website=eagereyes|access-date=22 May 2025|date=11 November 2013}}
{{Cite book
| last1 = Etiene
| first1 = Tiago
| last2 = Kirby
| first2 = Robert M.
| last3 = Silva
| first3 = Cláudio T.
| title = An Introduction to Verification of Visualization Techniques
| date = 2022
| publisher = Springer International
| isbn = 9783031025877
| page = 9
}}
As ranked by Google Scholar's h-index metric in 2025, EuroVis is the second highest rated venue for visualization research and the third-highest rated conference for computer graphics over all.{{cite web|title=Computer Graphics - Google Scholar Metrics|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=top_venues&hl=en&vq=eng_computergraphics|website=scholar.google.com|access-date=22 May 2025|date=22 May 2025}}
History
The conference was initially established in 1990 as the Eurographics Workshop on Visualization in Scientific Computing (EG ViSC). This early format served as a focused forum for researchers across Europe working on visualization techniques applied to scientific computing problems. Over the following years, the conference gained prominence as the visualization community grew. In 1999, the event transitioned into a symposium format and was rebranded as VisSym (Visualization Symposium). The inaugural VisSym was held in Vienna, Austria. In 2005, reflecting its expanding scope beyond scientific computing and its growing international reputation, the symposium transitioned to a conference format and renamed EuroVis. This change also marked its full establishment as the official European counterpart to the IEEE Visualization conference traditionally held in North America.
Since then, EuroVis has continued to grow in both scale and impact, attracting researchers, practitioners, and industry professionals from around the world. It has become a premier venue for presenting state-of-the-art research in all areas of visualization, including theoretical foundations, novel visualization techniques, with a strong focus on applications in data-driven domains.{{cite web|title=Index for Conference Reports|url=https://eagereyes.org/tag/conference|website=eagereyes|access-date=22 May 2025|date=16 June 2019}} In addition to its main paper track, the conference includes workshops, tutorials, panels, and keynote talks.{{cite web|title=Syddansk Universitet EuroVis Programme|url=https://event.sdu.dk/eurovis/programmee|website=sdu.dk|access-date=22 May 2025|date=25 May 2024}}
Widely used and award-winning visual analytics application like VRVis's VisDome flood simulation system have been first presented at EuroVis.{{cite web|title=Daniel Cornel erhält den EuroVis Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award|url=https://www.vrvis.at/news-events/awards/eurovis-2021-best-phd-award|website=VRVis|access-date=22 May 2025|date=15 June 2021}}{{cite web|title=Visdom – Die Zukunft der Hochwasser-Visualisierung|url=https://riocom.at/visdom-die-zukunft-der-hochwasser-visualisierung/|website=RIOCOM|access-date=22 May 2025|date=12 August 2019}}{{cite web|title=Visdom als Basis-Tool zur Erstellung von Sonderkatastrophenschutzplänen Hochwasser für das Waldviertel|url=https://www.vrvis.at/news-events/news/visdom-als-basis-tool-zur-erstellung-von-sonderkatastrophenschutzplaenen-hochwasser-fuer-das-waldviertel|website=VRVis|access-date=22 May 2025|date=8 October 2021}}{{cite web|title=scenarify mit Energy Globe Award 2022 ausgezeichnet|url=https://www.vrvis.at/news-events/awards/viscloud-mit-energy-globe-award-2022-ausgezeichnet|website=VRVis|access-date=22 May 2025|date=7 October 2022}}
Location
The conference is typically held at the end of May or early June and typically rotates around various locations in Europe.{{cite web|title=dblp:EuroVis|url=https://dblp.org/db/conf/vissym/index.html|website=dblp.org|access-date=22 May 2025|date=12 February 2025}}
List of conferences:
- {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 2026: Nottingham, United Kingdom (planned{{cite web|title=Nottingham are hosting the Eurovis 2026 Conference|url=https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/computerscience/research/research-news/eurovis-is-coming-back-to-the-uk-after-over-a-decade.aspx|website=nottingham.ac.uk|access-date=22 May 2025|date=22 May 2025}})
- {{flagicon|Luxemburg}} 2025: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (June 2-6, planned)
- {{flagicon|Denmark}} 2024: Odense, Denmark (May 27-31)
- {{flagicon|Germany}} 2023: Leipzig, Germany (June 12-16)
- {{flagicon|Italy}} 2022: Rome, Italy (June 13-17, hybrid)
- {{flagicon|Switzerland}} 2021: Zurich, Switzerland (June 14-18, online)
- {{flagicon|Sweden}} 2020: Norrköping, Sweden (May 25–29, moved online)
- {{flagicon|Portugal}} 2019: Porto, Portugal (June 3–7)
- {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} 2018: Brno, Czech Republic (June 4–8)
- {{flagicon|Spain}} 2017: Barcelona, Spain (June 12–16)
- {{flagicon|Netherlands}} 2016: Groningen, Netherlands (June 6–10)
- {{flagicon|Italy}} 2015: Cagliari, Italy (May 25–29)
- {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 2014: Swansea, Wales (June 9–13)
- {{flagicon|Germany}} 2013: Leipzig, Germany (June 17–21)
- {{flagicon|Austria}} 2012: Vienna, Austria (June 5–8)
- {{flagicon|Norway}} 2011: Bergen, Norway (May 31 – June 3)
- {{flagicon|France}} 2010: Bordeaux, France (June 9–11)
- {{flagicon|Germany}} 2009: Berlin, Germany (June 10–12)
- {{flagicon|Netherlands}} 2008: Eindhoven, Netherlands (May 26–28)
- {{flagicon|Sweden}} 2007: Norrköping, Sweden (May 23–28)
- {{flagicon|Portugal}} 2006: Lisbon, Portugal (May 8–10)
- {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 2005: Leeds, United Kingdom (June 1–3)
- {{flagicon|Germany}} 2004: Konstanz, Germany (May 19–21)
- {{flagicon|France}} 2003: Grenoble, France (May 26–28)
- {{flagicon|Spain}} 2002: Barcelona, Spain (May 27–29)
- {{flagicon|Switzerland}} 2001: Ascona, Switzerland (May 28–30)
- {{flagicon|Netherlands}} 2000: Amsterdam, Netherlands (May 29–31)
- {{flagicon|Austria}} 1999: Vienna, Austria (May 26–28)
- {{flagicon|Germany}} 1998: Blaubeuren, Germany (April 20–22)
- {{flagicon|France}} 1997: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (April 28–30)
- {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} 1996: Prague, Czech Republic (April 23–25)
- {{flagicon|Italy}} 1995: Chia, Italy (May 3–5)
- {{flagicon|Germany}} 1994: Rostock, Germany (May 30 – June 1)
- {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 1993: Abingdon, United Kingdom (April 21–23)
- {{flagicon|Italy}} 1992: Viareggio, Italy (April 27–29)
- {{flagicon|Netherlands}} 1991: Delft, Netherlands (April 22–24)
- {{flagicon|France}} 1990: Clamart, France (April 23–24)
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.eurovis.org/}}
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