Upcoming Talk: Towards Better VR/AR Training Applications

• In-person event
• 238 , Azrieli Pavilion , Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6

Join us on Wednesday, May 22nd from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Carleton University’s Azrieli Pavilion (AP238) for Dr. Anil Ufuk Batmaz’s talk “Towards Better VR/AR Training Applications”

Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) Head-mounted displays (HMDs) are quickly becoming more affordable and accessible for training applications. Based on this trend, software developers, engineers, and practitioners from various fields are increasingly using HMDs in VR/AR applications, with target areas including training and continuing professional development for, e.g., health care workers, sports training, and pilot training. However, the current technology and methods used in VR/AR systems still restrict user performance and user experience, making the resulting applications potentially unattractive to the target users. In this talk, Dr. Batmaz will introduce research that aims to widen the application of VR and AR technologies in training systems.

Bio: Dr. Anil Ufuk Batmaz is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE) at Concordia University. His research is focused on developing novel hardware, software, and cognitive solutions to increase user performance and user experience in virtual environments, specifically for training systems. His main expertise is creating efficient and effective virtual reality applications considering the limitations of human cognition. He builds applications that can be used in operation rooms, surgical planning, airports, maintenance, military applications, and factories, where motor learning plays a crucial role in the success of the task.