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January 15 2026: Our article “Toward Multimodal Privacy in XR: Design and Evaluation of Composite Privatization Methods for Gaze and Body Tracking Data” was conditionally accepted for presentation at IEEE VR 2026 and selected for publication in a special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE TVCG). Congratulations Azim!
January 10 2026: Dr. Jain presents “Human-Horse Partnership as a Model for Human-Robot Teaming”, a joint invited talk at Dynamics Days US 2026 and Horse Days: Human-Agent Teaming and Horse-Human Partnerships at the University of Arizona and the Al Marah Equine Center.
December 1 2025: Dr. Jain starts as Associate Editor, ACM Computing Surveys (2025-28). CSUR is widely recognized as the leading venue for authoritative, comprehensive, and high-quality survey articles in computing, with a 2024 Impact Factor of 28.
November 30 2025: Our article “Towards Privacy-preserving Photorealistic Self-avatars in Mixed Reality” is recommended with Major Revisions to IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). This article was based on Ethan’s dissertation work!
November 19 2025: Our survey article “Eye-tracked Virtual Reality: A Comprehensive Survey on Methods and Privacy Challenges” was conditionally accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the IEEE. Congratulations Efe and colleagues!
Preprint available on arXiv.
Aug 1, 2025: UF researchers making virtual reality accessible to all eyes
By Paris Carter A recent study led by a University of Florida engineering professor is challenging long-held assumptions in virtual reality design, particularly the belief that all users see the world the same way. The research by UF engineering professor… Read More
May 7, 2025: Ethan successfully defends his PhD dissertation! Congratulations Dr. Wilson!
Ethan successfully defends his PhD dissertation! Congratulations Dr. Wilson!
April 20, 2025: The manuscript “Opto-diversity and Eye Tracking: Assumptions about ocular alignment in VR eye tracking exclude users with strabismus and amblyopia” has been accepted to ACM TAP 2025. Congratulations to Shaina and Shakthi!
March 18, 2025: Bryce Grame speaks about eye tracking and transit bus driving on WCJB.
See more details in the preprint report on Shaina and Bryce and Ethan’s work here https://www.wcjb.com/2025/03/11/university-florida-studies-use-eye-tracking-technology-with-public-transit-drivers/ https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.24131