Diagrammatic Representation and Inference

Stapleton

ISBN 10: 3540877290 / ISBN 13: 9783540877295

Published by Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, 2008

Constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Theory and Application of Diagrams, Diagrams 2008, held in Herrsching, Germany, in September 2008. This book organizes the papers in topical sections on diagram aesthetics and layout, psychological and cognitive issues, applications of diagrams, and theoretical aspects. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: UM; UYA; UYQ; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 706. . 2008. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9783540877295

Synopsis:

Diagrams is an international and interdisciplinary conference series, covering all aspects of research on the theory and application of diagrams. Recent technological advances have enabled the large-scale adoption of d- grams in a diverse range of areas. Increasingly sophisticated visual represen- tions are emerging and, to enable e?ective communication, insight is required into how diagrams are used and when they are appropriate for use. The per- sive, everyday use of diagrams for communicating information and ideas serves to illustrate the importance of providing a sound understanding of the role that diagrams can, and do, play. Research in the ?eld of diagrams aims to improve our understanding of the role of diagrams, sketches and other visualizations in communication, computation, cognition, creative thought, and problem solving. These concerns have triggered a surge of interest in the study of diagrams. The study of diagrammatic communication as a whole must be pursued as an interdisciplinary endeavour.Diagrams 2008 was the ?fth event in this conf- ence series, which was launched in Edinburghduring September 2000.Diagrams attracts a large number of researchers from virtually all related ?elds, placing the conference as a major international event in the area. Diagrams is the only conference that provides a united forum for all areas that are concerned with the study of diagrams: for example, architecture, - ti?cial intelligence, cartography, cognitive science, computer science, education, graphicdesign,historyofscience,human-computerinteraction,linguistics,logic, mathematics,philosophy,psychology,andsoftwaremodelling.Weseeissuesfrom all of these ?elds discussed in the papers collected in the present volume.

From the Back Cover:

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Theory and Application of Diagrams, Diagrams 2008, held in Herrsching, Germany, in September 2008.

The 25 revised papers and 28 poster papers presented together with 3 keynote papers and 2 tutorial papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 70 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on diagram aesthetics and layout, psychological and cognitive issues, applications of diagrams, theoretical aspects, diagrams in education, as well as understanding and comprehension.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Diagrammatic Representation and Inference
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New