Open Call informative webinar

Join us for an informative webinar in which the GuestXR team will present the Open Call and the technologies that will be offered to applicants for the development of a project or application addressing a particular societal issue and promoting progress towards a more sustainable, just, and equitable society.

This informative webinar has the objective to provide an overview on the wide range of technological solutions that will be available to the winning candidate and outline the details of the GuestXR Open Call (eligibility criteria, application process, applicable services and benefits for participants).

Targeted to:

  • Schools and entities in the educational sector
  • Artists
  • Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Researchers in VR/AR or social issues
  • Social and third-sector organizations
  • Social businesses and businesses with a solid social responsibility strategy

21st of July 2023


11:00 - 12:45 CEST

MICROSOFT TEAMS

Webinar materials

Agenda

11:00 – 11:10 – Welcome and introduction to the GuestXR project

Simona Neri, GuestXR project coordinator and Project Manager, Eurecat

Mel Slater, GuestXR technical coordinator, Investigator and Co-director of the Event Lab, University of Barcelona

 

GuestXR technological solutions

11:10 – 11:25 – XR environment with full body avatars and AI integration

Bernhard Spanlang, Co-founder and CTO, Virtual Bodyworks

11:25 – 11:40 – AI – Reinforcing Learning and large language models

Assaf Caftori, PhD Student, ARL Lab, Reichman University

Alon Shoa, Msc Student, ARL Lab, Reichman University

11:40 – 11:55 – Brain imaging techniques

Ren Xu, Research Scientist, G.TEC

11:55 – 12:10 – Haptics technologies

Anatole Lécuyer, Inria Research Director, Inria centre at Rennes University

12:10 – 12:20 – Q&A session

Moderated by:

Simona Neri, GuestXR project coordinator and Project Manager, Eurecat

Open Call

12:20 – 12:35 – Open Call guidelines and application process

Lluís Viñé, Consultant, Technology Consulting Department, Eurecat

12:35 – 12:45 – Q&A session

Moderated by:

Simona Neri, GuestXR project coordinator and Project Manager, Eurecat