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December 30, 2024
"May your troubles be less, and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door."
Happy New Year!
December 23, 2024
Have yourself a Merry little Christmas. May this season bring you closer to all those that you treasure in your heart.
December 10, 2024
Today, we received a visit from Inês Cruz in the Virtual and Augmented Reality course. She talked about her experience working as a Unity freelancer.
It was really good receiving a previous student of ours!
December 6, 2024
PhD Student Sérgio Oliveira presented the work: "Rebuilding skills through Collaborative Virtual Reality Drawing: A New Path for Stroke Recovery" at the International Conference on Intelligent Reality, ICIR 2024.
December 4, 2024
Today, Tiago Coelho presented his MSc Dissertation, entitled:
"Enhancing Industrial Operations on Shop Floor through Pervasive Augmetned Reality" .
Congratulations 🥳
December 3, 2024
Today, during the RVA classes, we had the opportunity to try the PICO headset, a new device to offer some competition to QUEST 3.
November 18, 2024
We are excited to announce the Call for Papers for the 4th Workshop, "Extended Reality For Industrial and Occupational Supports (XRIOS)", which will be held in conjunction with IEEE VR 2025!!
The submission deadline is December 20 (Friday) 2024 AOE.
You can see the details from our website and the CfP document below.
If you have any questions, contact the organizers at xrios.workshop@gmail.com.
Organizers: Bernardo Marques, Samuel Silva, Fábio Barros, Tiago Araújo, Carlos Ferreira, Paulo Dias, Beatriz Sousa Santos
International Program Committee: Hyungil (Hy) Kim, Isaac Cho, Kangsoo Kim, Dongyun Han, Allison Bayro, Heejin Jeong, Hayoun Moon, Myounghoon Jeon
Keynote Speaker: Joaquim Jorge
November 11, 2024
Today, in the scope of the Advanced Human-Machine interaction course, the VAR Lab received the PhD students from the MAPi doctoral program, who visited our lab to try some of our demos and learn more about XR.
November 9, 2024
Last week, Paulo Dias visited the beautiful city of Barcelona, where he participated in a Challenge-based learning workshop, conducted in the scope of the ECIU initiative.
November 7, 2024
Sérgio Oliveira presented the work: "Beyond the Prototype: Extended Use of A Virtual Reality Supermarket in a Rehabilitation Center" at the International Conference on Graphics and Interaction, ICGI 2024.
November 4, 2024
This week, Bernardo started to lecture on the topic of eXtended Reality in the scope of the 'Advanced Human-Machine interaction', to Computer Science PhD Students (MAPi) from DETI .
October 25, 2024
Bernardo Marques presented the work: "Aisle by Aisle: A Virtual Reality Experience for Stroke Survivors Upper-Limb Recovery through Simulated Shopping" at the Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition, RECPAD 2024.
October 18, 2024
This week's “Meeting with the Scientist” @ Fábrica Centro Ciência Viva de Aveiro had as guest Paulo Dias, who presented some projects in the areas of 3D reconstruction and Virtual/Augmented Reality developed at our research group.
October 15, 2024
We were happy to participate in the celebration of IEETA 25th anniversary, a special occasion to reflect on the past to inspire the future. Also, to brings together a group of remarkable individuals, ranging various generations, all connected by a spirit to address complex problems with a multidisciplinary approach supported by distinct technological solutions.
https://www.ieeta.pt/index.php/new/celebrating-25-years-of-ieeta/
October 14, 2024
This week, Professors Samuel and Bernardo started to teach a topic to Computer Science PhD Students (MAPi) from DETI, entitled: 'Advanced Human-Machine interaction', which will extend until January and cover topics like Human-Centered Design, Human Factors, Multimodal Interaction, eXtended Reality, and Collaborative Scenarios, among other relevant topics.
October 10, 2024
Today, our PhD Student Inês Figueiredo presented his pre-thesis, entitled:
"Extended Reality for Personalized Rehabilitation"
Congratulations 🥳
October 5, 2024
Presenting the brand new promotional video for the VAR Lab Research Group.
October 1, 2024
Today we celebrate our more recent publication in the Computer & Graphics Journal, entitled:
"Ten years of immersive education: Overview of Virtual and Augmented Reality course at postgraduate level"
This is a very special publication for our group, as it reflects the efforts conducted by our team over the years in the education domain of VR/AR.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0097849324002231
September 27, 2024
IEETA has been represented in the event 'European Research Night' with members of the various groups showcasing various areas of interest through distinct demonstrations.
https://www.ua.pt/pt/fabrica/nei-2024
September 26, 2024
Also this week, PhD Students Tiago and Lucas presented a tutorial at Web3D Conference, entitled:
"3D Reconstruction Tutorial: Data Processing Surface Reconstruction and Texture Mapping"
September 26, 2024
Our research unit IEETA, was visited by a panel of members from FCT, currently conducting its assessment. During this period, the VAR Lab was represented, showcasing briefly what we do and what is our contribution.
September 24, 2024
Today, we received the students from the RVA - Virtual and Augmented Reality course in our laboratory to explore our devices! Looking forward to see your prototypes later on!
September 2, 2024
Our team is back at work, preparing the laboratory to receive our students and members during this new semester. Looking forward to have our members back again!
August 1, 2024
Our group will take a summer break to recharge our minds and bodies. We will be back soon with new ideas and projects! See you soon.
July 28, 2024
During the last week of the month, Bernardo Marques was in Nice to present two works at the International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, AHFE 2024:
"The Role of Collaborative Virtual Reality Engagement in Stroke Survivors Rehabilitation"
"Mearuing Remote Collaboration Supported by eXtended Reality: A Multidimensional Evaluation Approach"
July 25, 2024
Professor Beatriz Sousa Santos was one of the keynotes at the International Conference on Information Visualization, IV 2024. His lecture focused on the use of Augmented Reality, Situated Visualization, and Immersive Analytics for various contexts, taking into consideration the work conducted at the VAR Lab research group.
https://iv.csites.fct.unl.pt/pt/
July 24, 2024
This week, Tiago Coelho and Nuno Martins presented part of their dissertation/thesis respectively at the International Conference on Information Visualization, IV 2024, entitled:
"Improving Inspection Procedures: Pervasive Augmented Reality and Situated Visualization for Industrial Environments"
"Navigating A(i)R Quality with Situated Visualization"
July 16, 2024
This week, once again, we receive more than 42 students from all over the country that wanted to learn more about what we do, in the scope of the event Academia Verão 2024.
https://www.ua.pt/pt/academiadeverao
July 9, 2024
Also this week, the VAR Lab members participated in the event 'Casa das Ciências', receiving 20 teachers from all over the country interested in learning more about the use of VR and AR for education purposes.
https://www.casadasciencias.org/9encontrointernacional/
July 8, 2024
This week we receive 20 students from all over the country that wanted to learn more about what we do. This occurred in the scope of the event Academia Verão 2024.
https://www.ua.pt/pt/academiadeverao
July 3, 2024
Today, Professor Paulo Dias performed his Aggregation, being unanimously approved by a jury of internal and external members. Congratulations.
June 28, 2024
Today, Sérgio and Bernardo were present at the Rovisco Pais Rehabilitation Center, showing the latest protoypes for co-located collaborative scenarios to stroke survivors and healthcare professionals.
June 27, 2024
Bernardo was one of the speackers of InovaRia Tech Meetups this week, where he talked about how XR can be used to redefine industrial scenarios, based on the work done by the VAR Lab group in this scenario of application.
June 14, 2024
This week, Researcher Bernardo Marques is attending ACM IMX 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden, where he will present the full paper:
"Pervasive AR for Industry Scenarios: Lessons Learned and Insights Gained from a Comparative User Study"
June 12, 2024
Paulo Dias is currently visiting Greece, in the scope of the ERASMUS+ program. During his time there, he will be staying at the University of Patras, where he will learn more about their research interests and will also disseminate the VAR Lab group.
June 6, 2024
Our Master Degree Students, Tiago and Alvaro, participated in this year Students@deti event at DETI, where they demonstrated the prototypes created during their time at the VAR Lab.
May 29, 2024
Sérgio Oliveira Master Dissertation has once again been distinguished. This time, he received the Public Award for his demonstration at the event Media Play 2024, which occurred at the University of Aveiro.
May 27, 2024
We are proud to announce that Beatriz Sousa Santos has been elected Fellow of the Eurographics Association in recognition of her contributions to visualization and her role as a pivotal figure in the Eurographics community.
Her involvement and leadership within Eurographics have been exemplary, particularly highlighted by her roles as program co-chair of EuroVis 2019 and 2006, and her longstanding service as EG Education Board Chair. Her leadership in organizing key Eurographics reflects her dedication to fostering a collaborative and
forward-thinking environment.
Prof. Sousa Santos’ years of service to the Eurographics Association Committee, and her role in steering the Education Board demonstrates her commitment to nurturing and guiding the next generation of experts in the field. Her contributions extend beyond organizational roles, influencing educational practices and research directions within computer graphics. Her work has been instrumental in bridging academic research with practical applications, making significant strides in enhancing the understanding and utilization of computer graphics.
May 21, 2024
This week, Bernardo Marques and Tiago Coelho presented a lecture at ESAN regarding the research interests of the VAR Lab research group. They also conducted a demonstration of our most recent work, aligned with the use of Pervasive AR for Shop Floor Inspection.
May 20, 2024
Today, Paulo Dias and Bernardo Marques presented the VAR Lab research group to a group of students visiting the University of Aveiro.
May 15, 2024
Recently, Sérgio Oliveira was awarded with the APDC best thesis award, in recognition of the work conducted during his Master dissertation, entitled:
"Virtual Reality Serious Game for Stroke Rehabilitation"
https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/16/86682
May 6, 2024
This week, the VAR Lab members visited ESAN to learn more about their research interests and get to know the campus better!
April 30, 2024
Today, our group participated in the event Xperimenta UA 2024. We received various students interested in learning more about XR technology.
April 25, 2024
Recently, VAR Lab members Beatriz Sousa Santos, Bernardo Marques, and Samuel Silva were present at Eurographics 2024, where they presented their educational papers:
"An Overview of Teaching a Virtual and Augmented Reality Course at Postgraduate Level for Ten Years"
"Tackling Diverse Student Backgrounds and Goals while Teaching an Introductory Visual Computing Course at M.Sc. Level"
April 23, 2024
For the next six months, VAR Lab will receive Walbert, a Colleague from Brazil, who will stay with us to learn more about our research interests and develop his technical skills.
April 19, 2024
Today we received PhD students in Rehabilitation from ESSUA, who were interested in learning more about what VAR Lab does, as well as trying some of our demos.
April 16, 2024
Today, our team was in the Rovisco Pais Rehabilitation Center to conduct a new user study with stroke survivors and healthcare professionals.
April 12, 2024
This week, Professor Paulo Dias was present at Laval Virtual 2024, where he had the chance to explore the most recent industry trends, as well as try new hardware devices.
April 9, 2024
In the scope of the Human-Computer Interaction Course, our students are currently conducting their first paper prototype evaluations, aiming to collect feedback that will guide their design and development process for the high-fidelity prototypes later in the semester.
March 25, 2024
Recently, Researcher Bernardo Marques visited Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania, where he had the opportunity to learn more about their own Virtual and Augmented Reality Research group, led by Professor Tomas Blazauskas, as well as share ideas on similar topics of research.
March 12, 2024
Recently, Professor Paulo Dias taught an open lecture on Virtual and Augmented Reality at ESTGA, elaborating on the research conducted at the VAR Lab research group.
March 8, 2024
This Week, Professor Beatriz Sousa Santos and Researcher Bernardo Marques taught an invited lecture on the use of Virtual Reality for Stroke Rehabilitation at ESSUA.
March 1, 2024
Last week, Professor Paulo Dias participated in the event “Meeting with the Scientist”, where he introduced young students from Aveiro to the VAR Lab interests. Will they be joining us in a few years? We sincerely hope so!
February 28, 2024
Also this week, our team spend some time at the Bosch Factory, where we continue to pursue the use of Pervasive AR for Industry scenarios.
February 27, 2024
This week, we had the opportunity to test the Oculus Quest 3 at our laboratory. We had a wonderful time with the equipment, it seems quite promising for the future of XR technologies.
February 14, 2024
This month, our researcher Tiago Araújo started giving classes at ESAN. All the best for you in this new adventure!
January 29, 2024
We end January with a team-building event, joining new faces with some senior collaborators of the VAR Lab.
January 26, 2024
Today, Beatriz and Bernardo participated in the ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Innovation, Research & Experiences in Education (SOIREE), where they presented an overview of the Virtual and Augmented Reality Class, which is currently celebrating its 10th Edition.
January 19, 2024
During the winter holidays, our laboratory went through some changes..... How do you like our new painting?
January 9, 2024
Also this week, the students from the Virtual and Augmented Reality course conducted a demo of their prototypes, in which IEETA members had the possibility to test their creations.
January 8, 2024
This week, the students from the Virtual and Augmented Reality course presented their practical assignments, taking advantage of the VAR Lab's different sets of equipments.
Congratulations to all the groups for their wonderful demos and presentations.
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