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Qualcomm Research Austria

Qualcomm Research Austria, part of Qualcomm Austria Research Center GmbH*, was established in March 2010 with a strong focus on augmented reality for mobile devices. The growing team of researchers and engineers features world class expertise in this very active field. Projects at our Qualcomm Research Vienna encompass basic research in AR and related areas as well as efforts to make these findings available in commercial products.

Expertise: computer vision, augmented reality, SW development and optimization

Qualcomm Research Austria maintains close collaboration with Qualcomm Research San Diego and Qualcomm Research Korea. We also have strong relationships with some of the top institutes contributing in the field of computer vision and augmented reality, e.g. the Christian Doppler Lab for Handheld Augmented Reality in Graz.

Qualcomm Augmented Reality Lecture Series

The Qualcomm Augmented Reality Lecture Series aims to provide high level talks given by highly recognized speakers in the field of Augmented Reality. Speakers coming mainly from Academia, reporting either on recent results ore provide an overview on a specific topic. There will be 8-10 speakers per year. The program will be updated on a regular basis.

Interaction Technology, Interfaces and The End of Reality

The 21st century has introduced an array of technologies that strive to enable the seamless mix of virtual content and real-world environments. The ability to augment the human senses holds great potential, but could there be an inherent conflict with our natural experiences of our surroundings?

Emerging head-worn displays, such as Google Glass, promise to simplify and amplify our experiences of the real world, but are we also risking to diminish and reduce the value of an unaltered reality?

The first part of this talk will provide an overview of our technical research in merging virtual information with a real environment using novel displays systems, sensing technologies, interaction techniques and contextual user interfaces.

The second part will in a broader sense explore some potential unexpected implications of AR, such as intentionally impractical AR experiences, cognitive overload, addictive telepresence, and the fine line between augmentation and dehumanization.

Alex Olwal, Ph.D., MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, United States
Date: 14-5-13
Time: 13:15 -14:45
Location: TU Vienna
HS 7 (Schütte-Lihotzky HS)
1040 Wien, Karlsplatz 13
Main Building, Stiege VII, ground floor
Program
Committee: 		Michael Gervautz - Qualcomm Austria Research Center
Oliver Bimber – Johannes Kepler University Linz
Eduard Gröller – Vienna University of Technology
Hannes Kaufmann – Vienna University of Technology
Walter Kropatsch – Vienna University of Technology
Gerhard Reitmayr – Graz University of Technology
Dieter Schmalstieg – Graz University of Technology
Werner Purgathofer – Vienna University of Technology
Sponsors




* Qualcomm Austria Research Center GmbH with offices at Operngasse 17-21, 14th Floor, Vienna A-1040, Austria