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Program Overview
| EuroXR 2024 (Athens) - Preliminary Program Overview | |||||||
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| Local Time | 1st Day - Wednesday Nov. 27, 2024 | 2nd Day - Thursday Nov. 28, 2024 |
3rd Day - Friday Nov. 29, 2024 | ||||
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Welcoming of the attendees (Registration, Poster & Demo installation, Coffee) |
Zeus 3 EuroXR Ordinary General Meeting |
Zeus 3 Meetings of the Award Committees |
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| 09:00 - 09:30 | Zeus 1 Opening session |
Zeus 1 EuroXR Scientific session 3 Rendering and Visualization Chair: Alain Pagani (1h30) |
Zeus 1 EuroXR Scientific session 5 Education and Training Chair: Rachel Farrell (1h30) |
Zeus 2 EuroXR Application session 5 Chair: Tina Katika (1h30) |
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| 09:30 - 10:30 | Zeus 1 1st Keynote Speaker Dr. Monica Arés (Executive Director of the IDEA Lab at Imperial, UK) Revolutionizing Learning: Adaptive Intelligence in Human-Centered Ecosystems Chair: Arcadio Reyes-Lecuona |
Zeus 2 EuroXR Application session 3 Chair: Jerome Perret (1h) |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Zeus 1 EuroXR Poster/Demo fast forward session (1h) |
Coffee break & Poster/Demo session | Coffee break & Poster/Demo session | ||||
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Zeus 1 3rd Keynote Speaker Pr. Bejamin C. Lok (University of Florida, USA) Measuring What Matters: Lessons Learned from Taking Virtual Patients from Research to Realization Chair: Patrick Bourdot |
Zeus 1 4th Keynote Speaker Dr. Jeremy Dalton (PwC, UK & USA) The Post-Metaverse Era: Navigating the Future of XR Technology Chair: Christoph Runde |
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| 11:30 - 12:00 | Coffee break & Poster/Demo session | ||||||
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Zeus1 EuroXR Scientific session 1 Designing Experiences Chair: Monica Bordegoni (1h + 10 min, ends: 13:10) |
Zeus 2 EuroXR Application session 1 Chair: Domna Banakou (1h) |
Zeus 3 Alliance4XR Internal Meeting (1h) |
Zeus 1 EuroXR Scientific session 4 Interations Techniques Chair: Giussepe Amato (1h + 10 min, end: 13:10) |
Zeus 2 EuroXR Application session 4 Chair: Kaj Helin (1h) |
Zeus 1 European Projects Panel on "Future of XR" Chair: Marco Sacco | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Time (50 min for Scientific Track) | Lunch time (50 min for Scientific track) | Zeus 1 Closing & Awards ceremony |
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| 14:00 - 14:30 | Zeus 1 2nd Keynote Speaker Pr. Armin Grasnick (IU Internationale Hochschule, Germany) Beyond the Headset: Autostereoscopy as a Window into the Metaverse Chair: Krzysztof Walczak |
Zeus 3 Alliance4XR Internal meeting (1h) |
Zeus 1 European Projects Pitches Open to all Conference attendees (1h30) |
Lunch time |
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| 14:30 - 15:00 | |||||||
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee break & Poster/Demo session | ||||||
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Zeus 1 EuroXR Scientific session 2 Human Factors Chair: Franziska Klimant (1h30) |
Zeus 2 EuroXR Application session2 Chair: Despina Michael-Gricoriou (1h30) |
Zeus 3 Alliance4XR Internal meeting (1h30) |
Coffee break & Poster/Demo session | |||
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Zeus 1 Transforming Learning Experiences: IntegratingeXtended Reality & Digital Twins in Education and Trainning ERASMUS2027 Alliance for XR & Digital Twins |
Zeus 2 Next Generation XR Technical highlight - 1 (6 x15 min. presentation) (1h30) Open to all conference attendees |
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| 16:30 - 17:00 | |||||||
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Virtual Lab Tour: ICCS XR presentation & demonstration Presentations and demos on "Human/robot collaboration(simulations&demos)"and "Assesing Key Drivers affecting sustainability habits and behaviour" |
Zeus 3 Alliance4XR Internal meeting (2h) |
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| 17:30 - 18:00 | Zeus 2 Next Generation XRTechnical highlight - 2 (6X10 mins) (1h30) Open to all conference atendees |
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| 18:00 - 19:00 | |||||||
| 19:00 - 20:30 | Free time |
Alliance4XR Dinner | Conference Gala Dinner |
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| 20:00 - 23:00 | |||||||
Virtual Lab Tour: ICCS XR presentation and demonstation (replacing the "Koropi Lab visit")
Presentations and Demos on 'Human/robot collaboration (simulations&demos)’ and 'Assessing key drivers affecting sustainability habits and behavior’.
Koropi Lab visit canceled (replaced by the "ICCS Presentation & Demo special session")
We regret to inform you that, due to unforeseen circumstances, ICCS must cancel the planned visit to Koropi's lab. Unfortunately, a recent accident caused significant damage to the lab's safety equipment. As safety is their utmost priority, they believe it is best to avoid any risks and have decided not to proceed with the visit at this time. This incident was entirely unforeseen, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause.
To ensure the continuity of our plans, ICCS has arranged for engaging demo presentations to take place at the original venue (starting at 17.00).
Presentations and Demos on 'Human/robot collaboration (simulations&demos)’ and 'Assessing key drivers affecting sustainability habits and behavior’.
Tribute to
Prof. Nadia Magnenta Thalmann
and
Prof. Daniel Thalmann
Prof. Nadia Magnenat Thalmann
▶ MIRaLab U Geneva ▶ Switzerland
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Professor Nadia Magnenat Thalmann began her career in Canada at Université Laval and later at the Université de Montréal, pioneering 3D human simulation. Her multi-awarded-winning film, Rendez-vous in Montreal, was the first to feature virtual recreations of legendary Hollywood icons.
In 1989, she founded MIRALab at the University of Geneva, a pioneering research lab exploring 3D fashion, interactive Virtual Humans, and augmented reality. Her innovations include a 3D see-through virtual patient model, which won a Eurographics award, and LifePlus, a EU project recreating daily life in ancient Pompeii that has been highly cited.
From 2009 to 2022, she was Director of the BeingThere Centre and the Institute for Media Innovation (IMI) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. There, she led groundbreaking research in social robotics, unveiling Nadine, a humanoid robot capable of displaying emotions, recognizing people, and remembering past interactions—one of the most advanced social robots ever created.
Professor Thalmann’s academic background is remarkably diverse. She holds multiple degrees in psychology, biology, chemistry, and computer science, along with a Ph.D. in quantum physics from the University of Geneva. Her achievements have earned her numerous honorary doctorates, including from Leibniz University Hannover and the University of Ottawa. She has also received prestigious awards, such as the Humboldt Research Award and the Eurographics Career Award.
She currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Visual Computer (Springer) and Co-Editor-in-Chief of Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds (Wiley) and is a lifetime member of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences.
Her pioneering contributions continue to shape the future of AI, robotics, and virtual reality. For a comprehensive overview of her academic achievements, visit her profile on Google Scholar.
Prof. Daniel Thalmann
▶ EPFL ▶ Switzerland
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Co-editor-in-chief, Journal of Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds
Associate Editor, The Visual Computer, Frontiers in Robotics and AI - Virtual Environments, Transactions on Edutainment, Journal Of Universal Computer Science, Computer Graphics & Geometry, International Journal Of Human Factors Modelling And Simulation, International Journal Of Virtual Reality,International Review on Computers and Software.Prof. Daniel Thalmann is a Swiss and Canadian Computer Scientist. He is currently Honorary Professor at EPFL and Director of Research development at MIRALab Sarl. Pioneer in research on Virtual Humans, his current research interests include social robots, crowd simulation and Virtual Reality. Daniel Thalmann has been the Founder of The Virtual Reality Lab (VRlab) at EPFL, Switzerland, Professor at The University of Montreal and Visiting Professor/ Researcher at CERN, University of Nebraska, University of Tokyo, and National University of Singapore. From 2009 to 2017, he was Visiting Professor at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is coeditor-in-chief of the Journal of Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, and member of the editorial board of 12 other journals. Daniel Thalmann was member of numerous Program Committees, Program Chair and CoChair of several conferences including IEEE VR, ACM VRST, and ACM VRCAI. Daniel Thalmann has published more than 600 papers in Graphics, Animation, and Virtual Reality. He is coeditor of 30 books, and coauthor of several books including 'Crowd Simulation' (second edition 2012) and 'Stepping Into Virtual Reality' (second edition 2023), published by Springer. He received his PhD in Computer Science in 1977 from the University of Geneva and an Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causa) from University Paul- Sabatier in Toulouse, France, in 2003. He also received the Eurographics Distinguished Career Award in 2010, the 2012 Canadian Human Computer Communications Society Achievement Award, and the CGI 2015 Career Achievement.
