XR/VR Standardization Committee

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XR/VR Standardization Committee

IEEE VR 2026 · Daegu, Korea

xrstandards2026@ieeevr.org

The IEEE VR 2026 Standardization Committee strengthens connections between academia, industry, and Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), communicating perspectives and insights from the research community to advance standardization efforts in Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality technologies. Building on the foundation established at ISMAR 2024 (Learn More) and 2025 (Learn More), this committee focuses on standardization efforts in Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality technologies.

At IEEE VR 2026, we are organizing the following activities:

🎤 Panel — Standardization in XR/VR: Challenges and Priorities Beyond Terminology
Wednesday, March 25 • 15:00–16:30
A panel bringing together researchers, industry leaders, and standardization experts — including: 🎙️ Neil Trevett (VP of Developer Ecosystems at NVIDIA / President of The Khronos Group), 🎙️ Tim Weissker (Senior Scientist at RWTH Aachen University), 🎙️ J. Edward Swan II (Interim Associate Dean of Research at Mississippi State University) and 🎙️ Rick Skarbez (Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University) — to tackle critical questions around reproducibility, interoperability, and the gap between VR research and industrial standards.
🏢 Booth
Visit our booth at IEEE VR 2026 to connect with committee members, learn about standardization efforts, and engage with the broader XR/VR standardization community.

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IEEE VR 2026 Activities

The Standardization Committee is organizing activities at IEEE VR 2026 to promote standardization efforts in the XR/VR community. These activities will bring together researchers, industry leaders, and standardization experts to discuss critical challenges and opportunities in Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality standardization.

We aim to facilitate meaningful dialogue on topics including interoperability, reproducibility, terminology harmonization, and bridging the gap between academic research and industry standards development. More details will be announced soon.

🔄 Interoperability & Standards

Exploring frameworks for cross-platform compatibility and industry-wide adoption of XR/VR technologies.

🔬 Research & Practice

Discussing reproducibility, methodology documentation, and best practices for XR/VR research.

🏭 Academic-Industry Collaboration

Strengthening connections between research communities and Standards Developing Organizations.

🎯 Future Directions

Identifying priority areas for standardization efforts in the evolving XR/VR landscape.

Committee Chairs

Yahya (Yohan) Hmaiti

University of Central Florida, USA

Yahya is a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Central Florida and a member of the Interactive Systems and User Experience (ISUE) Lab, advised by Dr. Joseph J. LaViola Jr. His research focuses on security and privacy, human-computer interaction in immersive environments, encompassing 3D user interfaces, virtual avatars, collaborative XR systems, and the application of machine learning within VR contexts. Yohan's current work explores new methods to improve privacy preference profiling, user-centred privacy and security, and the utilization of intelligent conversational virtual agents and natural language processing to enhance interaction in virtual environments.

Jen-Shuo Liu

Columbia University, USA

Jen-Shuo Liu is an AR/VR researcher and engineer focused on visual computing and HCI. He designs perception-based interfaces for teleoperation and maintenance while developing algorithms for HDR and immersive video processing. He holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University, where he focused on AR/VR precueing systems. His research is published in venues including IEEE TVCG, TIP, and ISMAR. An active community contributor, Jen-Shuo serves on the CHI Late-Breaking Work Program Committee, and as both the Publicity & Communications Chair and Pitch-Your-Lab Chair for IEEE ISMAR.

Seonji Kim

KAIST, South Korea

Seonji Kim is a Ph.D. student in the Graduate School of Culture Technology (GSCT) at KAIST, Daejeon, Korea, and a member of the Ubiquitous Virtual Reality (UVR) Lab, advised by Prof. Woontack Woo. Her research interests include ubiquitous virtual reality, augmented reality, remote collaboration, and spatial computing. She received her M.S. degree in GSCT from KAIST, Korea, in 2023 and her B.S. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, in 2021. You can contact her at seonji.kim@kaist.ac.kr.

Ryosuke Ichikari

AIST, Japan

Ryosuke Ichikari received his Ph.D. in engineering from Ritsumeikan University in 2010. After working at Ritsumeikan University, University of Southern California, he joined National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). Currently, he is a research group leader at Research Institute on Human and Societal Augmentation, AIST. His research interest includes virtual/augmented/mixed reality and indoor positioning, and service engineering.