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DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to invite you to the 2026 XR Research Symposium\
 , presented by the Center for eXtended Reality in partnership with Mary Ann
  Mavrinac Studio X\, University Libraries.\n\nThe symposium highlights XR r
 esearch and innovation across disciplines at the University of Rochester\, 
 the Rochester Institute of Technology\, and across the broader Rochester re
 search community. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from colleag
 ues\, identify potential collaborations\, and connect with researchers work
 ing across fields. For students\, the event offers valuable exposure to act
 ive research groups and insight into future research and career pathways. T
 he symposium will also feature hands-on access to the latest XR technologie
 s in Studio X.\n\nSchedule:\n\n1:00 – 1:30pm: Registration1:30 – 1:45pm: Op
 ening Remarks — Barry Silverstein\, Director\, Center for Extended Reality\
 , URochester1:45 – 2:30pm: Keynote Address —  Jeremy Bailenson\, Founding D
 irector\, Virtual Human Interaction Lab\; Thomas More Storke Professor\, Co
 mmunication\, Stanford2:30 – 3:30pm: Lightning Talks3:30 – 4:30pm: Lab Show
 case\, Posters & Tech Demos\nConfirmed Speakers & Presenters:\n\nKeynote Ad
 dress: Jeremy Bailenson\, Founding Director\, Virtual Human Interaction Lab
 \; Thomas More Storke Professor\, Communication\, Stanford\n\nLightning Tal
 ks\n\nAnia Busza & Ayham Khleif\, Movement & Plasticity Lab\, Neurology\, U
 RMCChristopher Thorstenson & Xinmiao Zhang\, Munsell Color Science Lab\, RI
 TRenuka Manjula Narayanan\, Center for Visual Science\, URochesterNicholas 
 Gresens\, Department of Religion & Classics\, URochesterRiham Alieldin\, Di
 vision of Supportive Care in Cancer\, URMCSue Cardinal\, River Campus Libra
 ries\, URochesterTanya Garg\, ZVR Lab\, URochesterDominic Lippa\, Lipomi Re
 search Group\, URochesterDiana Naomi Guevara Mendoza\, Global Health and Me
 dical Devices Lab\, URochesterJoe Giegel\, Department of Computer Science\,
  RITJose Reynoso\, Tadin Lab\, URochesterRam Haddas\, Motion Analysis Labor
 atories\, URMCYifan Li\, ROC HCI Lab\, URochesterHope Kile\, Pediatric Card
 iology Division\, URMCTamuda Chimhanda & Catherine Elliot\, Mt. Hope Family
  Center\, URochester \n\nLab Showcase\, Posters & Tech Demos\n\nLab Showcas
 e\, Posters & Tech Demos:ZVR Lab — Skylar DeWittInterplay Lab — Shutong WuH
 orizon Lab — Weikai Lin and Ethan ChenThe XRLive Project @ RIT — Joe Geigel
 Interplay Lab — Zhen Bai\, Erfan Farhadi\, Yifan Li\, and Qianjie WeiDigita
 l Kormantin NEH — Mike Jarvis\, Yvie Zhang\, and Blaire TinkerHistorical VR
  Printing Press — Shaun Foster and Steven GalbraithODALab — Chi ZhangThe Va
 mivakas Lab — Yifan LuODALab — Matthew FergusonPerception for Movement Lab 
 — Triya Belani\, Chengyi Ma\, and Gabriel J. DiazLipomi Research Group — Do
 minic LippaToolTwin — Luke Liu and Ertugrul SenturkAncient Greek & Rome in 
 Extended Reality — Justin DwyerMovement & Plasticity Lab — Ania Busza\, Ayh
 am Kleif\, Navya Koganti\, Paige Hepple\, and Duje TadinZVR Lab — Tanya Gar
 gGlobal Health and Medical Devices — Diana Naomi Guevara MendozaOdyssey VR 
 — Nicholas Gresens and Emmie LinMt. Hope Family Center — Tamuda Chimhanda a
 nd Catherine ElliotUR Heart Quest — Hope Kile and Aadiva RajbhandaryKodak S
 tereoscopic Display — Josh CobbGenomics Shared Resources — Spencer Ahn and 
 Sherkeem DupreyODALab — Yiwen FanMary Ann Mavrinac Studio X — Studio X and 
 StudentsAmalgamated Vision — Adam DavisOLEDWorks — Heather DuffinCSC 216/41
 6 — AR/VR Students \n\nGeneral Registration: Attendance is open to all memb
 ers of the community interested in XR research\, collaboration\, and emergi
 ng technologies. Please mark your calendars and use the link below to atten
 d.\n\nRegister Here
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LOCATION:Carlson Science and Engineering Library\, The Mary Ann Mavrinac St
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SUMMARY: 2026 XR Research Symposium
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URL:https://events.rochester.edu/event/2026-xr-research-symposium
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