11:48 a.m.
Today (19.11.2011), 14:00
Sector D, 4th floor, meeting room
Title: Computational Models for Ecological Perception in Virtual and Augmented Reality
Abstract:
A bio-inspired computational model of visual perception for action tasks is proposed to
provide clues to better design virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) systems. The
proposed neural model is based on space-variant mapping, disparity, and optic flow
computation by implementing paradigms of the dorsal visual processing stream. The cortical
representation of the visual information is directly exploited to infer features related
to the real world without devising ad-hoc computer vision algorithms.
Besides artificial vision applications, the proposed model can mimic and describe human
behavioral data of both motion and depth perception.By leveraging previous outcomes, we
can employ the modeled perception to improve the experience in VR and AR environments: in
particular, to implement a foveated depth-of-field blur that mitigates cybersickness.
Bio:
Fabio Solari is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the Department of
Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics, and Systems Engineering of the University of Genoa,
Italy.
His research activity concerns the study of visual perception to design novel bio-inspired
artificial vision systems and to develop natural human-computer interactions in virtual
and augmented reality. In particular, his research interests are related to computational
models of motion and depth estimation, space-variant visual processing, and scene
interpretation. Such models can replicate relevant aspects of human experimental data.
This can help to improve virtual and augmented reality systems to provide a natural
perception. Moreover, he is interested in the perceptual assessment of virtual/augmented
reality systems, with specific attention to the perceptual and cognitive aspects, and in
the development of systems that allow a natural experience and ecological human-computer
interactions.
Currently, he is the principal investigator of three international projects: Interreg
Alcotra CLIP ``E-Santé/Silver Economy'', PROSOL ``Jeune'', and PROSOL
``Senior''. He has participated in five European projects: FP7-ICT, EYESHOTS, and
SEARISE; FP6-IST-FET, DRIVSCO; FP6-NEST, MCCOOP; FP5-IST-FET, ECOVISION. He is a reviewer
for Italian PRIN and FIRB projects, and Marie Curie fellowships. He was general chair of
the Fourth IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, Applications and Systems
(IPAS 2020) 9-11 December 2020, Genova, Italy. He has a pending International Patent
Application (WO2013088390) on augmented reality, and two Italian Patent Applications on
virtual (No. 0001423036) and augmented (No. 0001409382) reality.