Shape\, form\, and structure \;are some of the most elusive notions within many different disciplines ranging from the natural sciences through engineering to art. \;Several approaches have been proposed to study notions of shape\, form and structure from different viewpoints\, yet a comprehensive formal treatment of these notions is currently lacking and an interdisciplinary perspective has not yet been put forward.
This workshop serves as an interdisciplinary platform for the discussion of all topics connected to shape (broadly understood): perspectives from psycho-linguistics\, ontology\, logic\, computer science\, mathematics\, aesthetics\, cognitive science and beyond are welcome to contribute and participate.
We seek to provide a forum to stimulate and facilitate an active exchange on interdisciplinary ideas\, methods\, and applications in the area of modelling shape\, form\, pattern and function. The format of the workshop will combine invited speakers\, peer-reviewed full contributions\, as well as short position papers and posters\, and will allow ample time for open discussions amongst the participants.
Topics include:
Linguistics / Philosophy
\; \; shape and form in natural language
\; \; differences between shape\, form\, structure\, and pattern
\; \; shape in natural and artificial objects
Cognition
\; \; shape perception and mental representation
\; \; gestalt vs. structuralist understanding of shape cognition
\; \; perception and shape (e.g. identifying objects from incomplete visual information)
\; \; affordances\, dispositions\, and shape
Logics\, spatial representations
\; \; formal characterisations of shape and form
\; \; logics for shape: e.g. fuzzy\, modal\, intensional\, etc.
\; \; logics for topology\, symmetry\, shape similarity etc.
\; \; design semantics\, spatial semantics
\; \; shape and 3D space
\; \; shape and space in creative assistance systems
Ontology
\; \; ontologies and classifications of shapes
\; \; ontological relations among shape\, objects and functions
\; \; patterns as shapes of processes
\; \; forms and patterns in ontology
Applications
\; \; biology &\; chemistry: molecular shapes\, shape in anatomy and phenotype definitions\, shape in medical image analysis and annotation
\; \; visual art and aesthetics\; shape in Film and Photography\; shape in computational creativity
\; \; naive physics and geography: e.g. qualitative classifications of shapes of geographic objects
\; \; design &\; architecture: shape grammars\; CAD\, symmetry and beauty in architectural design
\; \; engineering: formal shape analysis in engineering processes
Key dates:
Paper submissions: \;November 12
Notification of paper acceptance: \; December 16
Camera-ready copies: \; January 14
Online papers/proceedings: \; February 28
Workshop date: \;between April 3-7\, 2013
Page length: 7-10 pages
Format:
http://cindy.informatik.uni-bremen.de/cosy/events/shapes2/submissions/
Online submissions via:
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=shapes20
Organising committee:
Oliver Kutz (University of Bremen\, Germany)
Mehul Bhatt (University of Bremen\, Germany)
Paulo Santos (Centro Universitá\;rio da FEI\, Sao Paulo\, Brazil)
Stefano Borgo (LOA\, ISTC-CNR\, Trento\; KRDB Free University of Bolzano\, Italy)
Program committee: (to be completed)
Colin Batchelor (RSC\, Cambridge\, UK)
John Bateman (University of Bremen\, Germany)
Thomas Bittner (SUNY\, Buffalo\, USA)
Mehul Bhatt (University of Bremen\, Germany)
Stefano Borgo (KRDB Free University of Bolzano\, Italy)
Walter Carnielli (State Uni. of Campinas\, Brazil)
George Gkoutos (University of Cambridge\, UK)
Michael Grü\;ninger (University of Toronto\, Canada)
Giancarlo Guizzardi (Federal University of Espí\;rito Santo\, Brazil)
Roberto Hirata Jr. (University of Sao Paulo\, Brazil)
Ingvar Johansson (Umea University\, Sweden)
Joao Kogler (University of Sao Paulo\, Brazil)
Kai-Uwe Kuehnberger (University of Osnabrueck\, Germany)
Oliver Kutz (University of Bremen\, Germany)
Frieder Nake (University of Bremen\, Germany)
Paulo Santos (Centro Universitá\;rio da FEI\, Sao Paulo\, Brazil)
Organisers can be contacted by email at: \;shapes.workshop@gmail.com
For more information\, the workshop website can be accessed at:
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