{"id":2,"date":"2019-02-14T21:05:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T21:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2019-05-17T20:02:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T20:02:39","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are we?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>About Us<\/strong><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_91\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bio.umass.edu\/biology\/about\/directories\/faculty\/duncan-j-irschick\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-91\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-duncan-irschick-headshot-new.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Duncan Irschick\" width=\"250\" height=\"228\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Duncan Irschick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Founded in Fall 2018 as a collaboration between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bio.umass.edu\/biology\/about\/directories\/faculty\/duncan-j-irschick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duncan Irschick<\/a> (Biology) and the <a href=\"http:\/\/ds.cs.umass.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UMass Center for Data Science<\/a>, the VR\/AR Working Group regularly meets to exchange ideas, listen to talks, and build connections around the broad area of development in virtual and augmented reality.\u00a0 Our group includes strengths in high-end 3D data content creation using a variety of scanning technologies (photogrammetry, laser scanning, drones), as well as use of this content for research into driving safety (Mechanical Engineering), architecture (Architecture), 3D animals (Biology), machine learning algorithms (Computer Science), and more.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>How to Join<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Our interdisciplinary group is open to all interested individuals both within and outside UMass Amherst, including faculty, students (undergraduate and graduate), postdocs, staff, entrepreneurs, companies, and interested hobbyists in the community.\u00a0We host a monthly meeting where attendees give talks and demos, and interact and learn from one another.\u00a0To join our group, you can email the Director Duncan J. Irschick (<a href=\"mailto:irschick@bio.umass.edu\">irschick@bio.umass.edu<\/a>), or simply subscribe to our email listserv (send an email to: <a href=\"mailto:vr-ar-coi-request@cs.umass.edu\">vr-ar-coi-request@cs.umass.edu<\/a>\u00a0with the subject line &#8220;Subscribe&#8221;).<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Monthly Meeting<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Our monthly meetings are held in the Integrated Sciences Building (661 N. Pleasant St), Rm 145<\/p>\n<p><strong>We&#8217;re taking a break for the summer and will start up again with monthly meetings in the fall.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To be notified of upcoming meetings, join the email group by sending an email to <a href=\"mailto:vr-ar-coi-request@cs.umass.edu\">vr-ar-coi-request@cs.umass.edu<\/a>\u00a0with the subject line &#8220;Subscribe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>View the <a href=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/#pastmeetings\">agendas of past meetings<\/a><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Follow Us<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/duncan-irschick-95359a37\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/In-2C-94px-TM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"53\" height=\"47\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/duncanirschick\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-41\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/Twitter_Social_Icon_Rounded_Square_Color.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Members<\/strong><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_59\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59\" style=\"width: 86px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.umass.edu\/dml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-59\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-steve-acquah-headshot.png\" alt=\"Steve Acquah, Coordinator, Digital Media Lab\" width=\"86\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Acquah, Coordinator, Digital Media Lab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_55\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umass.edu\/architecture\/member\/ajla-aksamija\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-aija-aksamija-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Ajla Aksamija, Associate Professor, Architecture\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ajla Aksamija, Associate Professor, Architecture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48\" style=\"width: 102px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umass.edu\/communication\/node\/1785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-48\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-thera-alley-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Thera Alley, Audio-Visual Equipment Technician, Department of Communication\" width=\"102\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thera Alley, Audio-Visual Equipment Technician, Department of Communication<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_61\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ds.cs.umass.edu\/people\/leadership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-61\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-brant-cheikes-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Brant Cheikes, Executive Director, Center for Data Science\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brant Cheikes, Executive Director, Center for Data Science<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bct.eco.umass.edu\/people\/faculty\/#fabel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-john-fabel-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"John Fabel, Adjunct Faculty, Building and Construction Technology\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Fabel, Adjunct Faculty, Building and Construction Technology<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-christopher-fonte-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher Fonte, Founder, Pioneer Virtual Reality\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christopher Fonte, Founder, Pioneer Virtual Reality<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-katy-greeley-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Katy Greeley, Business Development Manager, Connection\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katy Greeley, Business Development Manager, Connection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60\" style=\"width: 87px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-60\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-yuntian-hu-headshot.png\" alt=\"Yuntian Hu, DML VR Developer\" width=\"87\" height=\"100\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yuntian Hu, DML VR Developer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-evangelos-kalogerakis-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Evangelos Kalogerakis, Assistant Professor, College of Information and Computer Sciences\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evangelos Kalogerakis, Assistant Professor, College of Information and Computer Sciences<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-timothy-landry-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Timothy Landry, Regional Director, Labster\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Timothy Landry, Regional Director, Labster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51\" style=\"width: 102px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-subhransu-maji-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Subhransu Maji, Assistant Professor, College of Information and Computer Sciences\" width=\"102\" height=\"100\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Subhransu Maji, Assistant Professor, College of Information and Computer Sciences<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54\" style=\"width: 89px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-shane-mecklenburger-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Shane Mecklenburger, Assistant Professor, Art\" width=\"89\" height=\"100\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shane Mecklenburger, Assistant Professor, Art<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58\" style=\"width: 77px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ganesh-pai-mangalore-863a9983\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-ganesh-pai-mangalore.png\" alt=\"Ganesh Pai Mangalore, graduate student, Mechanical Engineering\" width=\"77\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ganesh Pai Mangalore, graduate student, Mechanical Engineering<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71\" style=\"width: 99px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umass.edu\/classics\/member\/eric-poehler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-71\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-eric-poehler-headshot-cropped.png\" alt=\"Eric Poehler, Associate Professor, Classics\" width=\"99\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Poehler, Associate Professor, Classics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95\" style=\"width: 88px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-95\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-alex-schreyer-headshot-rev2.png\" alt=\"Alex Schreyer, Senior Lecturer, Environmental Conservation\" width=\"88\" height=\"100\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Schreyer, Senior Lecturer, Environmental Conservation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umass.edu\/spp\/people\/faculty\/charles-schweik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-charlie-schweik-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Charlie Schweik, Professor, Environmental Conservation and School of Public Policy\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charlie Schweik, Professor, Environmental Conservation and School of Public Policy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47\" style=\"width: 101px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bct.eco.umass.edu\/people\/faculty\/#stepanov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-alexander-stepanov-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Stepanov, GIS Architect, Adjunct Faculty, Environmental Conservation\" width=\"101\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexander Stepanov, GIS Architect, Adjunct Faculty, Environmental Conservation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_57\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linktovr.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-57\" src=\"http:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/03\/vrar-ed-zemba-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Zemba, CEO and Founder, Link to VR, UAB\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ed Zemba, CEO and Founder, Link to VR, UAB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Agendas for Past Events<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><a id=\"pastmeetings\"><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><b>5\/7\/19 Monthly Meeting<br \/>\n<\/b><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umass.edu\/communication\/node\/1785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thera Alley<\/a> &#8211; Department of Communication, UMASS Amherst<br \/>\nYuntian Hu &#8211; Digital Media Lab, UMASS Amherst<br \/>\nChristopher Fonte, Pioneer Valley VR<br \/>\nEd Zemba, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linktovr.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinktoVR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4\/2\/19 Monthly Meeting<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bct.eco.umass.edu\/people\/faculty\/#stepanov\">Alexander Stepanov<\/a>; IS Architect with A&amp;F Systems and adjunct faculty with Eco, will talk to us about his work<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umass.edu\/spp\/people\/faculty\/charles-schweik\">Charlie Schweik<\/a>; School of Public Policy, will talk to us about UMASS Air and potential collaborations with our group.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Company spotlight:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kevin-bowles-2b39b96\/\">Kevin Bowles<\/a> from HP<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Founded in Fall 2018 as a collaboration between Duncan Irschick (Biology) and the UMass Center for Data Science, the VR\/AR Working Group regularly meets to exchange ideas, listen to talks, and build connections around the broad area of development in virtual and augmented reality.\u00a0 Our group includes strengths in high-end 3D data content &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/vrar\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Who are 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