TECHNICAL PROGRAM

Warning: the program is subject to changes

Monday, Jun 25

11:30 AM - 1:10 PM

measurement system for virtual environment

Dan Ionescu (University of Ottawa, Canada)

Handbook for Evaluation Studies in Virtual Reality

Salvatore Livatino (Aalborg University, Denmark); Christina Köffel (Aalborg University, Denmark)

A Device Independent Haptic Player

Mohamad Eid (University of Ottawa, Canada); Mohamed Mansour (University of Ottawa, Canada); Rosa Iglesias (University of Ottawa, Canada); Abdulmotaleb El Saddik (University of Ottawa, Canada)

Towards an Architecture for the Compression of Haptic Media

Nizar Sakr (University of Ottawa, Canada); Nicolas Georganas (University of Ottawa, Canada); Jiying Zhao (University of Ottawa, Canada); Xiaojun Shen (University of Ottawa, Canada)

A Haptic Data Repository Framework

Abdulmotaleb El Saddik (University of Ottawa, Canada); Mauricio Orozco (University of Ottawa, Canada); Fayez El-Far (University of Ottawa, Canada)

A Collision Detection Algorithm for Point-Like Haptic Interactions in Highly Detailed Virtual Environments

Naim El-Far (University of Ottawa, Canada); Nicolas D. Georganas (University of Ottawa, SITE, Canada); Abdulmotaleb El Saddik (University of Ottawa, Canada)

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

human-computer interaction

Salvatore Livatino (Aalborg University, Denmark)

Expressions of emotions in virtual agents: empirical evaluation

Ildikó Pelczer (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico); Francisco Cabiedes (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico); Fernando Gamboa (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico)

HI3 Project: Design and Implementation of the Lower Level Layers

Richard Duro (Universidad de la Coruña, Spain)

A New Graphical Interface For Web Search Engine

Alberto Amato (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Vincenzo Di Lecce (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Vincenzo Piuri (University of Milan, Italy)

Distributed Database for environmental data integration

Alberto Amato (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Vincenzo Di Lecce (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Vincenzo Piuri (University of Milan, Italy)

Development of A Quality Computation System for Color Filter Inspections

Lee Fu-Shin (Huafan University, Taiwan)

A Virtual Assistant for Safety Measurements Evaluating the Worker Hand-Arm Exposure to Percussion Machines Vibration

Rosario Morello (University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy); Claudio De Capua (University of Reggio Calabria, Italy); Antonino Battaglia (University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy); Bruno Piccolo (University of Reggio Calabria, Italy)

5:30 PM - 6:10 PM

augmented and virtualized reality

Abdulmotaleb El Saddik (University of Ottawa, Canada)

A New Approach For Handling 3D Medical Data In An Immersive Environment

Luigi Gallo (ICAR-CNR, University of Naples "Parthenope", Italy); Giuseppe De Pietro (ICAR CNR, Italy); Ivana Marra (ICAR-CNR, Italy); Carmela Vanzanella (ICAR-CNR, Italy)

A Projection-based User Interface for Industrial Robots

Wolfgang Vogl (Technical University Munich, Germany); Ingo Kresse (Technical University Munich, Germany); Gunther Reinhart (Technical Univ. Munich, Germany)

Tuesday, Jun 26

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM

human-computer interface in applications

Shervin Shirmohammadi (University of Ottawa, Canada)

Using the Interleaved Sampling of the Multi-Channels to Broaden Bandwidth of Embedded Oscilloscope Systems

Y. Bai (Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan); Hsing-Eng Lin (Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan)

GIS-based System for Landslide Early Warning Index Measurement

Fabio Bovenga (Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica, Bari, Italy); Elena Miali (Planetek Italia, Italy); Raffaele Nutricato (Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica, Bari, Italy); Maria Chiaradia (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)

System Architecture for Personalized User Defined Web Information Retrieval on Demand using PDA or GSM Devices

Roman Malaric (University of Zagreb, Croatia); Kresimir Malaric (University of Zagreb, Croatia); Tarik Mutapcic (University of Zagreb, Croatia)

A distributed measurement system based on Peer-To-Peer architecture for River Monitoring

Fabrizio Ciancetta (University of L'Aquila, Italy); Giovanni Bucci (University of L'Aquila, Italy); Biagio D'Apice (Second University of Naples, Italy); Carmine Landi (Second University of Naples, Italy); Carmine Di Nucci (University of L'Aquila, Italy); Maria Teresa Todisco (University of L'Aquila, Italy)

Grid Services for SST Measures

Andrea Guerriero (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Raffaella Matarrese (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Alberto Morea (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Ciriaco Pasquale (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Francesco Ragni (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Khalid Tijani (Politecnico di Bari, Morocco)

Influence of WiFi computer interfaces on RF measurement systems

Giovanni Betta (University of Cassino, Italy); Luigi Ferrigno (University of Cassino, Italy)

A RF Identification System for the Improvement of Metrological Activities

Emilia Romeo (University of Reggio Calabria, Italy); Claudio De Capua (University of Reggio Calabria, Italy); Bruno Piccolo (University of Reggio Calabria, Italy)

Development of a system for soil microclimatic analysis

Fabbiano Laura (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy); Attilio Di Nisio (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Francesco Adamo (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Giuseppe Cavone (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)

3:00 PM - 5:10 PM

object modeling

Richard Duro (Universidad de la Coruña, Spain)

Constant bit rate Video Coding based on SVD video decomposition

Cataldo Guaragnella (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Tiziano Politi (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)

Constructing 3D Virtual Reality Objects from 2D Images of Real Objects Using NURBS

Dan Ionescu (University of Ottawa, Canada)

Research on CMOS Image Preprocess Methods for Auto-Focusing System

Chen Guojin (Hangzhou Dianzi University, P.R. China); Zhu Miaofen (Hangzhou Dianzi University, P.R. China)

The Study of Image Definition Evaluation Function Based on Wavelet Filter

Chen Guojin (Hangzhou Dianzi University, P.R. China); Zhu Miaofen (Hangzhou Dianzi University, P.R. China); Qiu Xiaoguang (Hangzhou Dianzi University, P.R. China)

A Force Feedback Virtual Simulator for Education and Training

Lucio De Paolis (Salento University, Lecce, Italy); Giovanni Aloisio (University of Lecce, Italy); Euro Blasi (University of Salento, Lecce, Italy); Alessandro De Mauro (University of Karlsruhe (TH), Germany)

Wednesday, Jun 27

10:00 AM - 11:40 AM

collaborative distributed virtual environments

Vincenzo Piuri (University of Milan, Italy)

Building Learning Communities in Blended Classrooms Through a Cutting-Edge Mobile Learning System

Xiaoyan Pan (Shanghai Jiaotong University, USA); Minjuan Wang (San Diego State University, USA); Ruimin Shen (Shanghai Jiaotong University, P.R. China)

Java-based Adaptable Middleware Platform for Virtual Instrumentation

Juan Holgado-Terriza (University of Granada, Spain); Alfredo Moreno Guillén (University of Granada, Spain); Manuel Capel-Tuñon (University of Granada, Spain)

Supporting Large-Scale Networked Virtual Environments

Dewan Ahmed (University of Ottawa, Canada); Shervin Shirmohammadi (University of Ottawa, Canada); Jauvane Oliveira (National Laboratory for Scientific Computation, Brazil); Jimmy Bonney (University of Ottawa, Canada)

Topology Control Modeling and Measurement for Networked Virtual Environments

Behnoosh Hariri (Sharif University of Technology, Iran); Shervin Shirmohammadi (University of Ottawa, Canada); Mohammad Reza Pakravan (Sharif University of Technology, Iran)

L-VCONF: A Location-Aware Infrastructure for Videoconferences in Critical Environments

Ernesto Damiani (University of Milan, Italy); Marco Anisetti (University of Milan, Italy); Claudio Ardagna (University of Milan, Italy); Valerio Bellandi (University of Milan, Italy)