[visionlist] 31st Center for Visual Science Symposium: Frontiers in Virtual Reality, June 1-3, 2018, Rochester, NY

[Duje Tadin]

Dear colleagues, 

We’re pleased to announce the 31st Center for Visual Science Symposium entitled “Frontiers in Virtual Reality.” 
This symposium will bring together leaders in vision, neuroscience, multisensory research, optics, computer science and clinical applications whose work connects to new developments in virtual and augmented reality.

Dates: June 1-3, 2018 
Location: Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester NY, https://mag.rochester.edu <https://mag.rochester.edu/>
Website, registration & logistics: http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/symposium/index.html <http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/symposium/index.html>
Organizers: Duje Tadin & Edmund Lalor (University of Rochester) and Gabriel Diaz (Rochester institute of Technology)
Advertising poster (if you wish to post it at your institution): http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/symposium/symposium2018_poster.pdf <http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/symposium/symposium2018_poster.pdf>


OPENING KEYNOTES

Martin Banks, University of California, Berkeley
http://bankslab.berkeley.edu <http://bankslab.berkeley.edu/>

Barry Silverstein, Oculus VR
https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrydsilverstein/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrydsilverstein/>


INVITED SPEAKERS 

Wendy Adams, University of Southampton
Material perception
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/psychology/about/staff/wendya.page <https://www.southampton.ac.uk/psychology/about/staff/wendya.page> 

Kaan Akşit, NVIDIA
Computational near eye display optics
https://kaanaksit.com <https://kaanaksit.com/>

Amir Amedi, Hebrew University
Sensory substitution, sensory augmentation and brain plasticity
www.brainvisionrehab.com <http://www.brainvisionrehab.com/>

Benjamin Backus, Vivid Vision Inc. and SUNY College of Optometry 
Mobile VR for vision testing and treatment
https://www.seevividly.com/team <https://www.seevividly.com/team>

Sarah Creem-Regehr, University of Utah
Space perception in VR and AR
https://psych.utah.edu/people/faculty/creem-regehr-sarah.php <https://psych.utah.edu/people/faculty/creem-regehr-sarah.php>

Arne Ekstrom, UC Davis Center for Neuroscience
Neural basis of human navigation and memory in VR
http://humanspatialcognitionlab.org <http://humanspatialcognitionlab.org/>

Stephen Engel, University of Minnesota
Inducing visual neural plasticity using VR, including clinical applications
http://engellab.psych.umn.edu <http://engellab.psych.umn.edu/>

Mary Hayhoe, University of Texas Austin
Spatial memory and visual search in immersive environments
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/cps/faculty/profile.php?id=mmh739 <https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/cps/faculty/profile.php?id=mmh739>

Roberta Klatzky, Carnegie Mellon University
Haptic rendering, material properties, texture and compliance
http://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/psychology/people/core-training-faculty/klatzky-roberta.html <http://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/psychology/people/core-training-faculty/klatzky-roberta.html>

Matthew Noyes, NASA Johnson Space Center
Hybrid reality, AR/VR, training, haptics, space, human factors and performance
https://www.nasa.gov/ <https://www.nasa.gov/>

Flip Phillips, Skidmore College
The uncanny valley
https://academics.skidmore.edu/blogs/flip/ <https://academics.skidmore.edu/blogs/flip/>

Bas Rokers, University of Wisconsin
Processing of sensory signals in VR
http://psych.wisc.edu/vision/research.php <http://psych.wisc.edu/vision/research.php>

Jannick Rolland, University of Rochester
http://www.odalab-spectrum.org/Rochester/Technologies.html <http://www.odalab-spectrum.org/Rochester/Technologies.html>

Aman Saleem, University College London
Vision during locomotion and navigation: using rodent VR to study neural processing
http://www.saleemlab.com <http://www.saleemlab.com/>

Yon Visell, UC Santa Barbara
Haptics: From real to virtual
http://re-touch-lab.com <http://re-touch-lab.com/>

Laurie Wilcox, York University, Centre for Vision Research
Depth perception in virtual environments
http://www.wilcoxlab.yorku.ca <http://www.wilcoxlab.yorku.ca/>

Marina Zannoli, Oculus VR
Perception-centered development of VR displays
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marina-zannoli <https://www.linkedin.com/in/marina-zannoli>




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