In our research, we explore the intersection of computer graphics and computer vision to enable interactive and immersive visual experiences. It focuses on techniques such as novel view synthesis, computational videography, and perception-aware rendering to support next-generation systems for spatial computing, smart displays, and immersive environments.
By advancing how visual information is captured, generated, and experienced, this work contributes to more intuitive human-computer interaction, inclusive access to complex data, and new forms of storytelling, collaboration, and spatial understanding. We anticipate that this will shape the future of immersive digital technologies with different applications across education, healthcare, sports and culture.
H. Schieber, J. Young, T. Langlotz, S. Zollmann and D. Roth, "Semantics-Controlled Gaussian Splatting for Outdoor Scene Reconstruction and Rendering in Virtual Reality," 2025 IEEE Conference Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), Saint Malo, France, 2025, pp. 318-328, doi: 10.1109/VR59515.2025.00056.
Baker, L., Ventura, J., Langlotz, T. et al. Localization and tracking of stationary users for augmented reality. Vis Comput 40, 227–244 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-023-02777-2
David Mandl, Shohei Mori, Peter Mohr, Evan Peng, Tobias Langlotz, Dieter Schmalstieg, Denis Kalkofen (2024) Neural Bokeh: Learning Lens Blur for Computational Videography and Out-of-Focus Mixed Reality IEEE Virtual Reality (IEEE VR 2024), 2024
J. Waidhofer, R. Gadgil, A. Dickson, S. Zollmann and J. Ventura, "PanoSynthVR: Toward Light-weight 360-Degree View Synthesis from a Single Panoramic Input," 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Singapore, Singapore, 2022, pp. 584-592, doi: 10.1109/ISMAR55827.2022.00075.
Christoph Ebner, Peter Mohr, Tobias Langlotz, Yifan (Evan) Peng, Dieter Schmalstieg, Gordon Wetzstein, Denis Kalkofen (2023) Off-Axis Layered Displays: Hybrid Direct-View/Near-Eye Mixed Reality with Focus Cues IEEE Transactions on Visualisation and Computer Graphics (Special issue of IEEE Virtual Reality 2023), 2023
D. Mandl et al., "Neural Cameras: Learning Camera Characteristics for Coherent Mixed Reality Rendering," 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Bari, Italy, 2021, pp. 508-516, doi: 10.1109/ISMAR52148.2021.00068.
