The symposium will accept a range of manuscript types, including methods, systems, applications, evaluation techniques and theoretical work in the area of Visual Analytics. The scientific scope of the symposium includes, but is not limited to:

• Visual Analytics of High-dimensional and Spatio-temporal Data

• Scientific and Information Visualisation

• Machine Learning and Data Mining for Big Data Visual Analytics

• Visual Representation and Interaction

• Perception and Cognition of Visual Information

• Analytical Reasoning and Sense-making on Big Data

• Context-driven User Querying

• Semantics-driven Visual Analytics

• Evaluation Methods for Visual Analytics

• Visual Analytics Algorithms and Foundations

• High Performance Graphics for Visualisation

• Advanced Technologies and Applications for Visual Analytics

• Virtual and Augmented Reality for Visual Analytics

• Art and Science for Visual Analytics

• Big Data Management, Transformation, and Presentation

• Visual Analytics Processes and Workflows

• Simulation for Visual Analytics