NICOGRAPH International 2024

Call for Submission

Submission categories include long/short oral paper (up to 8 pages) and poster (1 page). NICOGRAPH International 2024 reviewing is single blind, in that authors are not shared the names of the reviwers, but the reviewers know the authors.

Online Submission: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=nicoint2024

All accepted full/short papers will be included in the conference proceedings to be published by Conference Publishing Services (CPS) (https://www.computer.org/conferences/cps) and submitted to the IEEE Xplore and Computer Society digital libraries and submitted for possible indexing through INSPEC, EI (Compendex), Thomson ISI, and other indexing services. The papers must be written in English, and use the following templates for preparing you papers:

IEEE Templates (DOC, Latex, Overleaf) (8.5" x 11", US Letter)

Authors may optionally upload supplementary material, which may include videos, audios and images to showcase results/demo of the proposed approach/system. With the electronic submission system, you can submit your papers and edit your submission as many times as you need before the submission deadline. The authors are encouraged not to wait till the submission deadline and register their paper titles and abstracts as earlier as possible to facilitate the reviewing process. By submitting a paper the authors confirm that their paper represents original previously unpublished work, and if accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the paper.

Authors can submit papers related to what has already been published in journals or conference proceedings. However, please be aware of the copyright rules of the previous publication, and be sure to cite the publication, especially, in case it has been published in a journal paper or a reviewed international proceeding. Authors also need to clarify a difference or progress from the previous publication. The previous publication is necessary to be uploaded through a submission form for the reviewing purpose.

Topics and Keywords of the conference include but are not limited to:

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Vision
• Image/Video Processing
• Visualization
• Non-Photorealistic Rendering
• Animation
• Multimedia
• Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality
• Digital Art
• E-Heritage
• Video Game
• Content Design
• Affective Computing

Venue & Accommodation

NICOGRAPH International 2024 will take place at International House of Tokyo Metropolitan University’s Minami-Osawa Campus.

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Tokyo Metropolitan University is the only university operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. It leverages a unique position to provide an education that nurtures human resources who can play an active role in responding to societal changes and to promote varied kinds of basic and applied research as well as research into issues in major metropolitan areas. These activities will contribute to the development of Tokyo and pioneer the global future.

International House

International House is used for academic exchange programs and as accommodation for international researchers and international students of TMU, and is intended to be conducive to the advancement of international exchange in research and education at TMU.

Address | 1-3 Minamiosawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0364, Japan

Access

Please check the following link for the details of access to International Center (1st Floor, International House) from Minami-Osawa Station on Keio-Sagamihara Line (a 13-minute walk)

https://www.ic.tmu.ac.jp/english/about/access.html

Accommodation

Please reserve appropriate hotels at your preference. We normally recommend hotels near Hashimoto Station on Keio-Sagamihara Line, JR Yokohama Line, and JR Sagamihara Line.

Registration & Payment

Registration Fee

	Early bird: until April 30th	Standard: after May 1st	On-site
Regular: Member †	30,000 JPY	35,000 JPY	40,000 JPY
Regular: Non-member	36,000 JPY	41,000 JPY	46,000 JPY
Student: Member †‡	15,000 JPY	20,000 JPY	25,000 JPY
Student: Non-member ‡	20,000 JPY	25,000 JPY	30,000 JPY

† Member of the Society for Art and Science or ADADA.

‡ Student presenter will receive a discount of 5,000 JPY.

NICOGRAPH Code of Conduct

NICOGRAPH aims to contribute to the advancement and development of art and sciences through free and vigorous discussion while exploring the interface between art and science. To achieve this, it is necessary to create an environment in which each participant can engage in discussion in a safe and secure manner while embracing diversity. Therefore, we expect all NICOGRAPH participants to adhere to the following policies.

1. Do not violate life, health, safety or property of participants.
2. Respect personality and privacy of participants.
3. Do not discriminate against participants based on their gender, sexual orientation/gender identity, disability, age, national origin, race, faith or creed, or other characteristics. NICOGRAPH welcomes respect for all participants while considering cultural diversity in society.
4. Do not behave with any harassment. NICOGRAPH welcome to prevent harassment in any academic activities.
5. Do not injure participants, their property, reputation, or employment through false or malicious conduct, rumors, or other verbal or physical abuse.
6. Conduct honest and fair discussions from an objective standpoint based on facts and data, and fairly evaluate the contributions of participants.
7. Respect the intellectual property rights and intellectual achievements of participants.
8. Do not interfere with the progress of a conference.
9. Disseminate information on the network while complying with the law and based on the agreements of participants for above 1-8 terms.
10. Notify to the NICOGRAPH Executive Committee if you find any conduct that violates the above or that may threaten the operation of the participants or related organizations.
11. All participants agree to and support following this policy and share a duty of effort to ensure compliance.
12. Any participants who intentionally violate the above 1-8 terms will be disqualified from participation in events for a maximum of four (4) years. The NICOGRAPH Executive Committee will determine it through deliberate discussions.

Additional notes

If a participant behaves in unacceptable behavior at NICOGRAPH that violates the above, or has done so in the past, the NICOGRAPH Executive Committee reserves the right to take any action it deems appropriate:

• Prohibit participation in any NICOGRAPH activities, including publication of papers.
• Prohibit profit from any activities of NICOGRAPH.
• Suspend or terminate a membership of the Society for Art and Science.

The NICOGRAPH Executive Committee may take these actions for an offender who has a membership of the Society for Art and Science or not.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.