International Workshop on Time Series Data Sonification
in conjunction with Tsukuba Global Science Week
29-30 September, 2015 - Tsukuba

Website: http://slis.tsukuba.ac.jp/lspc/events/TSDS2015.html 

Call for Participation
We are delighted to announce that the International Workshop on Time Series Data Sonification (TSDS2015) will be held on 29-30 September 2015, in Tsukuba, Japan, as a part of Tsukuba Global Science Week (TGSW2015).
         Global phenomena that unfold in sequence are generally represented in the form of time series data. In this interdisciplinary workshop, we aim to establish a collaborative relationship among international researchers from various fields, to address the issues and problems that are commonly found in interfacing people and time-series data with sound, and to discover the exciting directions for future research in the field.
    In addition to the invited talks, we are now looking for your contribution for either short (5-10 minutes) or long (15-20 minutes) presentations. Topics include but are not limited to:
- Time series data sonification
- Real-time sonification and interaction
- Introduction of time series data for potential sonification projects
- Perception and cognition

This workshop is free and open to public. Registration is not required, but highly recommended due to limited space.

Key Dates
Registration open: July 9, 2015
Abstract submission due: August 20, 2015
Notification of acceptance: August 25, 2015

Invited Talks
- David Worrall (Fraunhofer-Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, Germany)
    “Using Polymedia Sonification for Digital Network Monitoring: The Netson project"
- Masaki Matsubara (University of Tsukuba, Japan) and Takahiko Uchide (AIST, Japan)
    "Interactive Multiple Seismic Waves Sonification for Data Exploration"
- Visda Goudarzi (University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria)
    “Data Listening is Hear!"
- Naofumi Aoki (Hokkaido University, Japan)
    "Sound Programming Using MATLAB"
- Grace Leslie (Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
    "Sonification of EEG and Expressive Movement for Affective Neurofeedback”
- Makio Kashino (NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Japan)
    "Sonification of a Player’s Physical / Mental States for Sport Training"
- Hiroko Terasawa (University of Tsukuba, Japan)
    "Auditory Gestalt, Interaction, and Emotion: Perceptual and Cognitive Issues in Data Sonification of Biological Data"
- Thomas Hermann (University of Bielefeld, Germany)
    "Levels of Time and Space in Data Exploration and Interactive Sonification"
- Yota Morimoto (Royal Conservatory of the Hague, The Netherlands) 
    “Sound Design in Sonification"


Invited Installations and Performances
- Brain dreams Music by .pf (Kiyoshi Furukawa and collaborators)
- EEG sonification by Grace Leslie
- NetSon project by David Worrall

Schedule and venue
    This workshop will be held as a part of Tsukuba Global Science Week (TGSW2015), 9/28-30 2015, at Tsukuba International Congress Center. More details are available at the main TGSW website. 

Organizers
General Chair: Hiroko Terasawa (University of Tsukuba) 
Contact: tsds.committee [at] gmail.com

Program committee:
Hiroko Terasawa (University of Tsukuba)
Masaki Matsubara (University of Tsukuba)
Makio Kashino (NTT communication science laboratories) 
Atsushi Marui (Tokyo University of the Arts) 

Supported by:
Research Center for Knowledge Communities, University of Tsukuba
Faculty of Library, Information and Media Science, University of Tsukuba
Japanese Society for Sonic Arts
IPSJ special interest group on Music and Computer (IPSJ-SIGMUS) (under coordination)