VGTC Virtual Reality Awards
The IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Awards recognize and honor individuals who have made a significant contribution to the community through their research and/or service.
Congratulations to the 2024 IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Award recipients and 2024 IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Academy inductees!
2024 IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Awards
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Dr. Hiroo Iwata
Emeritus Professor at the University of Tsukuba, Japan & Professor at Musashino University, Japan
In recognition of his pioneering and lifelong achievements in the development of innovative and imaginative locomotion and haptic interfaces for virtual and augmented reality.
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Dr. Gordon Wetzstein
Stanford University, USA
In recognition of his pioneering research in the development of computational display and imaging technologies.
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Dr. Ana Serrano
Zaragoza University Spain
In recognition of her outstanding contributions to virtual reality, computational imaging, and perception of material appearance.
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Dr. André Zenner
Saarland University and DFKI, Germany
"Advancing Proxy-Based Haptic Feedback in Virtual Reality"
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Dr. Fangcheng Zhong
Cambridge University, United Kingdom
"Path from Photorealism to Perceptual Realism"
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Dr. Mark Billinghurst
University of South Australia, Australia & University Aukland, New Zealand
In recognition of his many years of service contributions to VGTC VR conferences and to the AR/VR academic community.
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2024 IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Academy Inductees
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Dr. Hiroo Iwata
Emeritus Professor at the University of Tsukuba, Japan & Professor at Musashino University, Japan
For his lifetime of pioneering development of insightful and innovative mechanical user interfaces for virtual and mixed reality.
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Dr. Yoshifumi Kitamura
Tohoju University, Japan
For fundamental contributions to 3D user interfaces and tangible user interfaces for VR.
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Dr. Robert W. Lindeman
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
For fundamental research on haptic and multisensory user interfaces for virtual reality.
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Dr. Dinesh Manocha
University of Maryland, USA
For fundamental contributions to computer graphics and computational geometry for VR.
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Dr. J. Edward Swan II
Mssissippi State University, USA
For fundamental research on perceptual issues in virtual and augmented reality.
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Dr. Gordon Wetzstein
Stanford University, USA
For his pioneering development of computational display and imaging technologies.
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