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