Via NBC5 DFW — Local veterans living with an amputation are getting a chance to use virtual reality in a way they likely had never imagined. A clinical trial of a therapy to alleviate phantom limb pain is underway at The University of Texas at Dallas.
The researchers’ therapy, called Mixed Reality System for Managing Phantom Pain, is designed to help the brain resolve the signals.
UT Dallas CS Student Earns IEEE AIVR Best Presentation Award Last Winter, UT Dallas Ph.D. Student Yu-Yen Chung was awarded the Best Presentation Award by the IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality (AIVR) for his research paper titled “High-Quality First-Person Rendering Mixed Reality Gaming System for in Home Setting.” The paper was written by […]
Dr. B. Prabhakaran, professor of computer science and director of the UT Dallas Multimedia and Computer Graphics Lab, and a team of researchers led the collaboration of the first-ever, trans-pacific collaborative plant walk. The Trans-Pacific Collaborative Mixed Reality Plant Walk involves three different locations (or sites), three different time zones, on two different continents.
UT Dallas CS Ph.D. Grads Find Work in Prestigious Universities, High-Tech Companies, Government, and Top-Tier Research Facilities When UT Dallas was established in 1961, the institutional emphasis was solely on research. In fact, when the UT Dallas Computer Science program first started in the 70s, it granted only Ph.D. degrees. The UT Dallas Computer Science […]
Mixed Reality for Managing Phantom Pain in the Multimedia Lab Via UT Dallas Jonsson School Magazine — A person wanders into a mixed reality environment. A 3D mirror image avatar of the player appears, surrounded by a series of 3D games to choose from. Smashing brightly colored bubbles as they emerge from the floor is entertaining […]
U.S. Congressman Colin Allred Visits the UTD CS Department with STEM Scholars In today’s world of technology, the importance of STEM education, and its role in the future of innovation in science and technology is growing rapidly. To address the growing need for STEM education, U.S. Congressman Colin Allred created the STEM Scholars Program for […]
iPerform I/UCRC Holds Its 8th Biannual Meeting at UT Dallas University faculty, Industry members, and students met at the University of Texas at Dallas last May for the 8thSemi-Annual Industrial Advisory Board Meeting of iPerform Center for Assistive Technologies (AT) to Enhance Human Performance, a National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC). The […]
UT-DIISC Organizes the Third International Workshop on Interactive and Spatial Computing (IWISC) The UT Dallas Institute of Interactive and Spatial Computing (UT-DIISC) held its third International Workshop on Interactive and Spatial Computing (IWISC) in Dallas, Texas, on April 12thand 13th. IWISC is an international workshop that provides a forum for international researchers and practitioners from […]
Five Computer Science Professors and their Students Receive Best Paper Award at International Conferences in Fall 2017 UT Dallas Computer Science faculty members are world-renowned for their research and scholarship. The CS Department ranks within top 50 on csrankings.org (2008-2018 period). Fifteen of its faculty members hold the prestigious NSF CAREER Awards, and three of […]
International Researchers and Industry Specialists Explore Latest Research in Interactive and Spatial Computing Last April, the UT Dallas Institute of Interactive and Spatial Computing (UT-DIISC) held its second International Workshop on Interactive and Spatial Computing (IWISC). IWISC is an international workshop that provides a forum for international researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government to present and discuss state-of-the-art research and concepts within the field of interactive […]