Dr. George Papagiannakis – University of Crete, FORTH-ICS, ORamaVR, Greece and Switzerland
Bio: Dr. George Papagiannakis, co-founder and CEO of ORamaVR is a computer scientist specialized in computer graphics systems, extended reality algorithms and geometric computational models. ORamaVR (www.oramavr.com) is a Swiss deep-tech startup that aims to accelerate the world’s transition to medical VR training by offering an IT platform (MAGES-SDK) enabling the mass production of high fidelity medical Virtual Reality Simulations.
These simulations are then been used by hospitals, medical device companies, medical schools and medical training centres to train and assess their medical professionals. His academic credentials include serving as Professor of Computer Graphics at the Computer Science department of the University of Crete, Greece, as Affiliated Research Fellow at the Human Computer Interaction Laboratory of the Institute of Computer Science in the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece, where he leads the CG Group and as visiting Prof of CS at the University of Geneva. He has more than 100 publications in the field, and he is a member of CGS (Board Member), IEEE, Eurographics, ACM and SIGGRAPH professional societies. In 2011 he was awarded a Marie-Curie Intra-European Fellowship for Career Development from the European Commission’s Research Executive Agency. He was conference chair of the Computer Graphics International 2016 Conference, in cooperation with CGS, ACM, ACM SIGGRAPH and Eurographics Associations. In 2017 he published a Springer-Nature book on Mixed Reality and Gamification which achieved more than 100.000 downloads so far. His pioneering research has attracted several awards as well as significant external R&D and VC funding at FORTH-ICS and ORamaVR.
THE PRESENTATION
Title: Journey Through the Vertex of Impactful Innovation: From Computer Graphics frameworks to Geometric Algebra and Computational Medical Extended Reality
Abstract: Embark on a fascinating journey through the intersection of computer graphics, extended reality, and geometric algebra as we explore the main career points of a computer scientist whose work has contributed in pushing the boundaries of human-computer interaction and spatial computing with significant social impact. We will delve into his contributions to computer graphics systems, focusing on high-fidelity interactive computer graphics for human-computer interaction, characterized by embodied presence and psychomotor learning. His work in extended reality, driven by geometric algebra computational models, has not only advanced academic research but also found practical application in medical training through the co-founding of an academic entrepreneurship startup ORamaVR. This venture stands at the forefront of medical extended reality, aiming to revolutionize medical training with immersive, interactive technologies. The speaker’s research interests encompass a wide array of topics, from experiential medical XR training and virtual heritage to intelligent, symbiotic extended reality systems for immersive analytics and virtual human simulation algorithms. This talk is not just a reflection on past achievements but a forward-looking perspective on the future of digital interaction and its potential to transform our world through science and science-based tools.