Talk Title: Situated Analytics in Augmented Reality

Talk Abstract: Situated visualization differs from conventional visualization on desktop computers, because it is delivered in a manner that is specific to a situation, such as a physical place or a concrete time. Similarly, situated analytics extends data-driven sensemaking tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau) to be used away from the desktop. New devices such as the Hololens are a good foundation to deliver situated visualization and situated analytics. This talk will discuss several selected examples and formulate a research agenda for the new emerging field.

Bio:

Dieter Schmalstieg is full professor and head of the Institute of Computer Graphics and Vision at Graz University of Technology, Austria. His current research interests are augmented reality, virtual reality, computer graphics, visualization and human-computer interaction. He received Dipl.-Ing. (1993), Dr. techn. (1997) and Habilitation (2001) from Vienna University of Technology. He is author and co-author of over 400 peer-reviewed scientific publications with over 20,000 citations and over twenty best paper awards and nominations. His organizational roles include associate editor in chief of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, associate editor of Frontiers in Robotics and AI, member of the steering committee of the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, chair of the EUROGRAPHICS working group on Virtual Environments (1999-2010), key researcher of the K-Plus Competence Center for Virtual Reality and Visualization in Vienna and key researcher of the Know-Center in Graz. In 2002, he received the START career award presented by the Austrian Science Fund. In 2008, he founded the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Handheld Augmented Reality. In 2012, he received the IEEE Virtual Reality technical achievement award, and, in 2020, the IEEE ISMAR Career Impact Award. He was elected as Fellow of IEEE, as a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and as a member of the Academia Europaea.

Talk Title: Accessible XR

Talk Abstract: This talk will introduce Accessibility in XR. We will discuss opportunities we have to create spaces and experiences for our present and future selves.,

Bio:

Reginé Gilbert is a user experience designer, educator, and international public speaker with over 10 years of experience working in the technology arena. She has a strong belief in making the world a more accessible place—one that starts and ends with the user. 

Regine’s areas of research are digital accessibility, inclusive design and immersive experiences.

In 2019, Regine’s first book, Inclusive Design for a Digital World: Designing with Accessibility in Mind was released through Apress publishing.

Talk Title: Advances in Visually Interpretable Biometric Recognition

Talk Abstract: There is a popular adage that states that “a picture is worth more than 1,000 words”. Complex ideas are known to be conveyed in a more effective way by a single still image than by a verbal description. Among the many examples in the literature supporting this idea, we highlight Leonardo da Vinci’s, who wrote that a poet would be "overcome by sleep and hunger before being able to describe with words what a painter is able to depict in an instant" or Napoleon Bonaparte, who is supposed to have said that “un bon croquis vaut mieux qu'un long discours".   In this talk, we will discuss the development of methods to simultaneously (and jointly) “recognize” objects in images and “interpret” their decisions. In particular, we consider the biometric (periocular) recognition problem. In practice, the idea is to obtain classification models that not only infer class (ID) information , but also provide local and global visualizations of the data that justified the decision: e.g., by providing synthetic representations of the input data, that - in a human understandable way - justify why a pair of samples is/is not from the same person.   Such “visually interpretable recognizers” have various applications, such as: 1) support human-decision processes in domains such as forensics, where the results of one analysis should be communicated in a human-understandable way to a jury or a judge; 2) improve biometrics feature engineering, by providing cues about the features that are of most interest to provide good decisions; 3) drive future data collection protocols, by providing a good understanding of the value of each data segment privileged by the recognition system; and 4) augment trust, by showing insights that fit the usual human understanding of the recognition problem, even for people with no knowledge in data science.

Bio: Hugo Proença (SM'12), B.Sc. (2001), M.Sc. (2004) and Ph.D. (2007) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science, University of Beira Interior and has been researching mainly about biometrics and visual-surveillance. He was the coordinating editor of the IEEE Biometrics Council Newsletter and the area editor (ocular biometrics) of the IEEE Biometrics Compendium Journal. He is a member of the Editorial Boards of the Image and Vision Computing, IEEE Access and International Journal of Biometrics. Also, he served as Guest Editor of special issues of the Pattern Recognition Letters, Image and Vision Computing and Signal, Image and Video Processing journals.

Talk Title: A User-Centric and Data-Driven Approach to Game Design

Talk Abstract: Games, especially Serious Games, have, for many years, been used as applications for entertainment, education, training, crowdsourcing, as well as platforms for understanding human behavior, which creates opportunities for making great societal impacts. The potential social impact of these environments elevates the importance of developing methods that can enhance the player engagement during and after production as well as evaluate the value of these designs in the long term. Towards these goals, I will discuss various visualization and behavior analysis tools and innovative methods we have developed and used over the past decade. I will also discuss a case study where these tools and methods are used. I will discuss how these tools and methods enabled us to discover design problems that impacted players’ engagement, adherence, and motivation. I will then conclude by discussing results from our current studies investigating the use of user and data-centric approaches in current esports tools used for training and engagement.

Bio: Magy Seif El-Nasr is a Professor in Computational Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she directs the Game User Interaction and Intelligence (GUII) Lab. Dr. Seif El-Nasr earned her Ph.D. degree from Northwestern University in Computer Science in 2003. Her research focuses on two goals (a) developing automated tools and techniques for authoring, adapting, and personalizing virtual environments (e.g., interactive narrative, believable characters, and visuals), and (b) developing evidence-based methodologies to measure the effectiveness of game environments through the development of novel indepth behavior mining and visual analytics tools. She worked in collaboration with several game companies both in the serious as well as the entertainment game spaces. She published the first book on the subject of game analytics, called Game Analytics: Maximizing the Value of Player Data. Her new book on Game Data Science follows her work on Game Data Science and Analytics, released October 2021. Her work is internationally known and cited in several game industry books. Additionally, she has received several awards and recognition within the game research community. Notably, she received four Best Paper Awards and one honorable mention. Further, she was named a HEVGA (Higher Education Video Game Alliance) Fellow. She also serves as an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Games, IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, and Human Computer Interaction.

Talk Title: Realidade Virtual e Aumentada em Produções Virtuais na Televisão

Bio:

Doutoranda em Computação Gráfica na PUC-Rio. Fez Mestrado e Bacharelado em Ciência da Computação na UERJ. Tem experiência nas áreas de computação gráfica, visão computacional, realidade virtual, realidade aumentada, produção virtual e inteligência artificial. Atualmente coloca em prática todos esses conhecimentos no laboratório de inovação da Globo, o Mediatech Lab, atuando como PO e Pesquisadora de Tecnologia e Inovação.

Talk Title: Aplicações de Realidade Virtual e Aumentada em projetos de P&D para a Indústria

Bio:

Mestre em Computação (Computação Visual e Interfaces) e Doutor em Computação (Redes e Sistemas Distribuídos e Paralelos), ambos pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF). É pesquisador e desenvolvedor nas áreas de simuladores virtuais, multimídia, realidade virtual e aumentada e jogos. Atualmente trabalha em projetos de simulação virtual, soluções de software para a Indústria 4.0 e projetos de P&D no Instituto SENAI de Inovação em Sistemas Virtuais de Produção.

Talk Title: O papel do designer no universo de Realidade Aumentada

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Formada em Design Gráfico (UFAM, 2007) e Design de Interiores (WYDEN, 2018), possui especialização em Design de Interação (FUCAPI, 2015). Atuando desde 2003, teve a oportunidade de trabalhar em diversas áreas do Design, do analógico ao digital. Colaborou em projetos de marcas globais como Nokia, Microsoft e Samsung e há 4 anos faz parte do time de UX & Design do maior Instituto de Tecnologia do Brasil – Sidia. Trabalhando com Tecnologias Emergentes, desenvolve soluções para aplicações em dispositivos vestíveis de Realidade Aumentada.

Talk Title: Projetando para AR: Desafios da nossa realidade sem canvas

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Pós-graduada em Design e Mercado, mestranda em Design de Artefatos Digitais, design thinker, entusiasta da inovação e tecnologias emergentes voltado para o usuário.

Talk Title: XR: Desafios e Oportunidades

Bio:

Engenheiro de Software e conferencista com interesses em Realidade estendida (XR), Games, IA e PDI, com atuação no desenvolvimento de software para dispositivos móveis desde 2004. Mestre em Ciência da Computação pela UFCG – Universidade Federal de Campina Grande. Atualmente é Líder Técnico no time de Solutions & UX do Sidia - Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, localizado em Manaus (AM), atuando em projetos de realidade mista (MX) e realidade aumentada (AR).

Talk Title: Ingresso.XR - O que o mercado procura e como começar?

Bio:

Desenvolvedor de Software com interesse em jogos digitais, arquitetura e engenharia de software. Formado com honras em Sistemas para Internet pelo Centro Universitário de João Pessoa (UNIPÊ), pós-graduando em desenvolvimento de games pelo Centro Universitário SENAC. Atualmente é desenvolvedor de software atuando com aplicações de realidade aumentada (AR) no time de Solutions & UX do Sidia - Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, localizado em Manaus (AM).

Talk Title: UX Research em AR: da descoberta à validação

Bio:

Designer gráfica com interesse e atuação no design digital e temas relacionados, é Mestre em Comunicação e Doutora em Artes Visuais pela Universidade de Brasília. Atualmente faz parte do time de Solutions & UX do Sidia - Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, como Pesquisadora de Experiência de Usuários (UX Research) para projetos de Realidade Virtual (VR) e Realidade Aumentada (AR). Acredita que o Design potencializa o uso das Tecnologias para a melhoria da vida das pessoas, seja em melhores produtos e serviços, seja no acesso à informação.

Talk Title: Perspectivas de inovação no mundo virtual e aumentado

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Mestre em Computação Gráfica e Tecnologias Imersivas pela UFU, graduada em Ciência da Computação, passou 10 anos na carreira acadêmica até se encantar com o poder das comunidades de startups e do empreendedorismo. Atuou, então, como gestora de incubadora, community manager e com desenvolvimento de negócios B2B. Hoje atua como líder de startups para Google Cloud na América Latina, unindo, assim, suas principais paixões: tecnologia, startups, educação e impacto.

Talk Title: Experiência no desenvolvimento de projetos de Realidade Virtual e Realidade Aumentada na academia

Bio:

Doutor em Engenharia de Computação (2015) pela Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo, Mestre em Ciência da Computação (2008) pelo Centro Universitário Eurípides de Marília (UNIVEM), mantido pela Fundação de Ensino Eurípides Soares da Rocha, Graduado em Tecnologia em Processamento de Dados (2002) pela Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Paulo (FATEC). Atua como professor na Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), campus Cornélio Procópio. Tem experiência nas áreas de: teste de software e interação humano-computador, especialmente interação háptica em sistemas de Realidade Virtual.

Talk Title: Livrando-se do desconforto na Realidade Virtual: uma abordagem científica

Bio:

Concluiu seu doutorado em 2021 (UFF), segue a linha de pesquisa de Cybersickness (um dos maiores problemas para a massificação de conteúdos e dispositivos na realidade virtual). Ele também possui mestrado em Computação (UFF), MBA em Engenharia de Computação Avançada (UFRJ) e graduação em Ciência da Computação (UGF). Possui aproximadamente 12 anos de experiência na área profissional de computação gráfica, onde passou a maior parte do tempo na Rede Globo em importantes projetos premiados internacionalmente. Atuou nos últimos 2 anos como pesquisador na Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Firjan), com pesquisa e desenvolvimento de sistemas virtuais e de realidade aumentada. Atualmente está morando no Canadá e trabalhando na posição de pesquisador de pós-doutorado na Dalhousie University.

The Pre-Symposium is an event that happens on the first day of the Symposium on Virtual and Augmented Reality (SVR). The first edition of the Pre-Symposium was held in 2004 during the seventh edition of SVR, in São Paulo. It aims at presenting an overview of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR): concepts, main characteristics of  VR and AR systems, technologies (hardware and software) and applications, as well as innovation trends using VR and AR, related to Internet of Things, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Cybersickness, etc. 

This year, the Pre-Symposium will be an open event to help introduce students and professionals of different areas to VR and AR. Lectures on the above-mentioned topics will be offered by invited professionals of the field. Thus, those who attend the Pre-Symposium and register to SVR will be able to take better advantage of the courses, lectures and other activities of the symposium.

A book on the fundamentals of VR and AR, a collaborative effort, coordinated and edited by the organizers of the Pre-Symposium since 2017 with the help of invited volunteer authors, can be  accessed at (only in portuguese):

Link. 

This book is receiving continuous suggestions from the academic community and from the community of practitioners and will be updated eventually by chosen professionals with recognized competence and knowledge in the area.

More information:

Creto Vidal - UFC - Brazil - cvidal@dc.ufc.br

Henrique Galvan Debarba - IT University of Copenhagen - Denmark - hend@itu.dk

Bio:

Romero Tori (romerotori.org) é autor do livro “Educação sem Distância” e publica, no blog de mesmo nome (EsemD.org) e em seus perfis das redes sociais, matérias e informações sobre usos de novas tecnologias na educação, presencial, virtual ou híbrida. É professor e pesquisador da Escola Politécnica da USP e do curso de especialização a distância “Computação Aplicada à Educação”, também na USP.  É bolsista de produtividade do CNPq, em tecnologia educacional.