September 23-26, 1997 - Europa Palace Hotel, Capri, Italy
Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society
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VL97 is the premier international conference on visual and multimedia computer languages. The aim of the conference is to discuss both formal methods and concrete applications in the area of visual and multimedia languages, as well as innovative methods for visual interaction and interaction with visual objects.
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9:00 Tutorial: Introduction to Visual Programming Languages: Scaling-Up Issues Margaret M. Burnett and Rebecca Walpole, Oregon State University 14:30 Tutorial: Visual Information Retrieval Interfaces (VIRIs) Robert Korfhage, University of Pittsburgh
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome
9:15 - 10:15 Keynote Address:
Representation and Learnability in Visual Languages for Web-based
Interpersonal Communication
Steven Tanimoto, University of Washington
10:15 - 10:30
Introduction to the Visual Programming Challenge
Allen L. Ambler, University of Kansas
10:30 - 10:50 Coffee Break
10:50 - 12:05: (Parallel Session) Human Computer Interaction Issues in VLs
- Visual Focusing and Transition Techniques in a Treeviewer for
Web Information Access -
K. Wittenburg, GTE Laboratories, E. Sigman, Bell Communications
Research
- Keyboardless Visual Programming Using Voice, Handwriting, and
Gesture -
J. L. Leopold, A. L. Ambler, University of Kansas
- Making Distortions Comprehensible -
M. S. T. Carpendale, D. J. Cowperthwaite, F. D. Fracchia,
Simon Fraser University
12:05 - 12:55: (Parallel Session) Visual Language Implementation Techniques I
- A Petri Net-based Visual Language for Specifying GUIs -
X. Li, W. B. Mugridge, J. G. Hosking, University of Auckland.
- A Framework of Syntactic Models for the Implementation of Visual
Languages -
G. Costagliola, A. De Lucia, G. Tortora, University of Salerno,
S. Orefice, University of L'Aquila.
10:50 - 12:55 (Parallel Session) Special Session on Visual Languages and
Software Engineering
- Supporting Reuse of Evolving Visual Code -
R.A. Walpole, M.M. Burnett, Oregon State University
- Supporting Design Patterns in a Visual Parallel Data-flow
Programming Environment -
M. Toyoda, B. Shizuki, S. Takahashi, S. Matsuoka, E. Shibayama,
Tokio Institute of Technology
- The Khoros Visual Programming Toolkit -
D. Argiro, S. Kubica, M. Young, Khoral Research Inc.
- Satisfying the Graphical Requirements of Visual Languages in the
DV-Centro Framework -
P. C. Brown, DataViews Corporation
- HotDoc: A Flexible Framework for Spatial Composition -
J. Buchner, T. Fehnl, T. Kunstmann, Darmstadt University of
Technology
12:55 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 15:35: Visual Query Languages
- From Queries to Answers in Visual Logic Programming -
J. Puigsegur, W. M. Schorlemmer, J. Agust“, IIIA-CSIC
- A Visual Language for Authorization Modeling -
S.K. Chang, University of Pittsburgh, G. Polese, University of
Salerno, R. Thomas, S. Das, ORA
- POSTER Visualizing Document Space by Force-directed Dynamic Layout -
J. Tatemura, University of Tokyo
- POSTER Using Tasks for Improving the Design of Presentations for
Database Query Results -
N. Aloia, M. Matera, F. Paterno', CNUCE-CNR
- POSTER Combining Constraints and Data-Flow in a Visual Query
Language -
M. Chavda, P. T. Wood, University of Cape Town
15:35 - 15:55 Coffee Break
15:55 - 17:55 Challenge of Visual Programming Languages
Panel of judges:
Allen Ambler, U. of Kansas
Thomas Green, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dan Kimura, Washington U., St. Louis
Alex Repenning, U. of Colorado
Trevor Smedley, Technical U. of Nova Scotia
18:30 PC Meeting
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote Address: On the Aesthetics of Diagrams David Harel, The Weizmann Institute of Science 10:00 - 10:50 Visual Language Implementation Techniques II - A Structured Interactive Workspace for a Visual Configuration Language - J.-Y. Vion-Dury, F. Pacull, Rank Xerox Research Centre - CASE STUDY/APPLICATION Sonifying the Desktop Visually - D. H. Jameson, B. M. Radtke, IBM Research Division 10:50 - 11:10 Coffee Break 11:10 - 12:15 (Parallel Session)Visual Language Design I - Towards Visual Development of Message-Passing Programs - N. Stankovic, K. Zhang, Macquarie University - Iterative Constructs in the Visual Data Flow Language - M. Auguston, A. Delgado, New Mexico State University - POSTER VISPATCH: Graphical Rule-based Language Controlled by User Event - Y. Harada, K. Miyamoto, R. Onai, NTT - POSTER A Rule-Based Visual Language for Small Mobile Robots - J. J. Pfeiffer, Jr., New Mexico State University - POSTER A Visual Language for Data Structures Programming - R. Wodtli, P. Cull, Oregon State University 12:15 - 13:15 (Parallel Session) Software Visualization and Algorithm Animation I - CASE STUDY/APPLICATION VRCS: Integrating Version Control and Module Management using Interactive Three-Dimensional Graphics - H. Koike, H.-C. Chu, University of Electro-Communications, Tokio. - VisuaLinda: A Framework and a System for Visualizing Parallel Linda Programs - H. Koike, T. Takada, University of Electro-Communications, Tokio - POSTER Visualising Alignment with Adaptive Gridlines - J. Noble, Macquarie University - POSTER HAL: A Multimedia Language for the Creationof 3D Animation of Human Figures - D. Meziat, J. Lopez, I. Rodriguez, M. Carbajo, A. Casillas, J. Real, J. M. Garcia, University of Alcala' 11:10 - 13:15 (Parallel Session) Special Session on Visual Information Retrieval Interfaces - GUIDO: Visualizing Document Retrieval - A. Nuchprayoon, Chulalongkorn University, R. R. Korfhage University of Pittsburgh - A Hypertabular Visualizer of Query Results - G. Santucci, University of Rome "La Sapienza", L. Tarantino, University of L'Aquila - Querying GIS with Animated Spatial Sketches - V. Haarslev, M. Wessel University of Hamburg - PICASSO: Visual Querying by Color Perceptive Regions - J.M. Corridoni, A. Del Bimbo, M. Mugnaini, P. Pala, F. Turco, University of Florence - Delaunay\M: A Visual Framework for Multimedia Presentation - I.F. Cruz, W. T. Lucas, Tufts University 13:15-14:45 Lunch 14:45 - 15:45 Panel: Negotiations in Spatial Reasoning Applications Panel Chair: E. Jungert, FOA, Sweden Panelists: S.-K. Chang, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA R. Laurini, Universite C. Bernard, Lyon, France K. Ohlsson, Lulea Technical University 15:45 - 16:40: Theory of Visual Languages I - Diagram Editing with Hypergraph Parser Support - M. Minas, University of Erlangen- Nuernberg - From Visual Language Specification to Legal Visual Interaction - P. Bottoni, S. Levialdi, University of Rome "La Sapienza", M.F. Costabile, University of Bari, P. Mussio, University of Brescia - POSTER Pretty-printing of Visual Sentences - T.B. Dinesh, CWI, S.M. Uskudarli, University of Amsterdam 16:40 - 17:00 Coffee Break 17:00 - 18:30: End-User Programming Languages - Graphical Definitions: Making Spreadsheets Visual through Direct Manipulation and Gestures - H. J. Gottfried, M. M. Burnett, Oregon State University - CASE STUDY/APPLICATION Experiences with Visual Programming in a Specific Domain: Visual Language Challenge'96 - P. T. Cox, T. J. Smedley, Technical University of Nova Scotia, J. Garden, M. McManus, Pictorius Inc. - A Graphical Language for Generating Architectural Forms - A. Rau-Chaplin, T. J. Smedley, Technical University of Nova Scotia. - POSTER A Visual Programming Language for Qualitative Data - M. Duecker, W. Mueller, C-LAB, C. Geiger, G. Lehrenfeld, C. Tahedl, Heinz Nixdorf Institute. - POSTER Behavior Combination Through Analogy - B. Craig, University of Colorado - POSTER The EBP System: A Complete 'Programming by Demonstration' Environment in Computer Aided Design Area - P. Girard, G. Pierra, J.C. Potier, LISI-ENSMA 19:30 Banquet
9:00 - 10:40: Theory of Visual Languages II - Alterable Visual Languages - C.M. Holt, University of Newcastle upon Tyne - Reserved Graph Grammar: A Specification Tool for Diagrammatic VPLs - D.-Q. Zhang, K. Zhang, Macquarie University . - An Interpreter for Diagrammatic Languages Based on SR Grammars - F. Ferrucci, F. Napolitano, G. Tortora, M. Tucci, G. Vitiello, University of Salerno. - Semantics of Visual Languages - M. Erwig, University of Hagen. 10:40 - 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 - 12:15: (Parallel Session) Hypermedia and Multimedia - Content-Based Retrieval of Video Data by the Grammar of the Film - A. Yoshitaka, T. Ishii, M. Hirakawa, T. Ichikawa, Hiroshima University - Multimedia Languages for Teleaction Objects - T. Arndt, A. Cafiero, A. Guercio, University of Salerno - Visual-Textual Prototyping of 4D Scenes - M. Duecker, W. Mueller, C-LAB, C. Geiger, R. Hunstock, G. Lehrenfeld, Heinz Nixdorf Institute 12:15 - 13:05: (Parallel Session) Software Visualization and Algorithm Animation II - CASE STUDY/APPLICATION Visual Execution and Data Visualisation in Natural Language Processing - P. Rodgers, R. Gaizauskas, K. Humphreys, H. Cunningham, University of Sheffield. - A Visual Programming Model for User Interface Animation - D. Vodislav, CEDRIC 11:00 - 13:05 (Parallel Session) Special Session on Visual Languages for Human-to-Human Communication - Animation of User Algorithms in the Web - J. Haajanen, M. Pesonius, E. Sutinen, T. Terasvirta, P. Vanninen, University of Helsinki, J. Tarhio, University of Joensuu - Staging Software Visualizations on the Web - J. Domingue, P. Mulholland, The Open University - A Java-Based Implementation of Collaborative Active Textbooks - M.H. Brown, M.A. Najork, R. Raisamo, DEC Systems Research Center - Programming Narrative - K.M. Brooks, MIT Media Lab - CASE STUDY/APPLICATION Mr. Rogers Sustainable Neighborhood: A Visual Language Case Study for Community Education - C. Perrone, S. Spencer, E. Arias, University of Colorado 13:05 - 14:30 Lunch 14:30 - 15:55: Visual Language Design II - BDL-A Nondeterministic Data Flow Programming Language with Backtracking - A. Schuerr, Technical University of Aachen - Behavior Processors: Layers between End-Users and Java Virtual Machines - A. Repenning, A. Ioannidou, University of Colorado, - Low Level Visual Programming - M. Beaumont, D. Jackson, University of Liverpool - POSTER Object-Flow - L. Braine, C. Clack, University College London. - POSTER A Visual Language for Constraint Programming - E. Chailloux, University of Paris, P. Codognet, INRIA 15:55 - 16:15 Coffee Break 16:15 - 17:40: Visual Environments - CASE STUDY/APPLICATION A Visual Language Based System for the Efficient Management of the Software Development Process - G. Costagliola, G. Polese, G. Tortora, University of Salerno, G. D'Ambrosio, Ghenos - Visual Environments for Designing Sequence Control Program with AI Planning - Y. Namioka, H. Mizutani, Toshiba Corporation - A Declarative Language for the Design of Structures - P.T. Cox, T.J. Smedley, Technical University of Nova Scotia - POSTER Concrete Programming Paradigm for Kinetic Typography - C.M. Chao, J. Maeda, MIT Media Lab - POSTER Designing Cut and Paste in a Visual Environment - K. Griepentrog, W. Citrin, University of Colorado. 17:40 - 18:40 Open House
Instructors: Margaret M. Burnett and Rebecca WalpoleVisual programming languages let the programmer sketch, point at, or demonstrate data relationships or transformations, rather than translate them into sequences of commands. The directness, immediacy and simplicity of visual programming languages are appealing. The question is, how can visual programming languages be effectively applied to large-scale programming problems while retaining these characteristics? The objectives of this tutorial are to present basic concepts of visual programming and provide an in-depth look at the issues for making visual programming languages suitable for solving large programming problems. Several existing visual programming languages as well as emerging research will be included as a way to explore in depth some of the issues in the scaling up problem.
Department of Computer Science
Oregon State University
Email: {burnett, walpolr}@cs.orst.edu
Attendees should come away with the basic concepts of visual programming languages, an understanding of some of the issues important to scaling-up, and an understanding of solutions and attempted solutions to the scaling-up problem employed by a variety of visual programming languages.
Instructor: Robert KorfhageThe problem of perfoming information retrieval efficiently is a severe one in this era of full text and multimedia databases accesible over the Web. More than one hundred different visual interfaces have been developed to address this problem. Most enable the user to view and manipulate large numbers of documents to isolate the few relevant ones, while a few are aimed at a more detailed analysis of individual documents. This half day workshop reviews the status of VIRI development, focusing on the different metaphors and models being used, the different modes of user interaction available, and the types of results that have thus far been obtained.
Department of Information Science
University of Pittsburgh
Email: korfhage@lis.pitt.edu
The competition's problem domain requires quasi-real-time control of a robotic vehicle. The control of these robotic vehicles, made from LEGO® parts, represents a large class of control-type problems that are potentially interesting to public programmers. For instance, programming a robotic vehicle is similar to programming a robotic vacuum cleaner. Yet, the problem domain is sufficiently rich to reflect typical commercial problems as well.
This challenge is made possible through the support of National Science Foundation Grant IRI-9616242.
The TVL workshop is dedicated to discussions about different perspectives of visual languages and their theoretical foundations and aims at providing an open and creative platform for comparisons of different approaches to visual language theory. Research on visual language theory is widespread among different communities inside and outside the traditional visual language community. Several fields inside of computer science (such as artificial intelligence, diagrammatic reasoning, human computer interaction, formal language theory, graph grammars, databases, etc.) are working on visual languages as well as related neighbor disciplines like computational linguistics and cognitive science. The main aim of the workshop is to strengthen the dialogue between these diverse communities.
For all questions and further information about TVL '97 mail to tvl97@soglio.colorado.edu
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