Topic in Graphics & Animation

VR, AR & immersive media

22 labs at 12 universities work on VR, AR & immersive media (part of Graphics & Animation). Most at Zhejiang, TUM and SJTU. 18 published in 2026.

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22 labs at 12 universities work on VR, AR & immersive media. Most at 6, 3, 3. 18 of them published in 2026, mostly at CVPR, AAAI and ICCV. Earliest deadline: , Dec 1.

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CNZhejiangCollege of Computer Science and TechnologyFeb 28

Xiaowei ZhouProfessor

Researches 3D computer vision, including 3D reconstruction, pose estimation, motion capture and scene understanding for mixed reality and robotics.

3D vision & neural rendering
Recognition, detection & segmentation
VR, AR & immersive media

2026Depth Anything 3: Recovering the Visual Space from Any ViewsICLR
2026GVHMR: Gravity-View Coordinates for Global Human Motion Recovery From Monocular VideosTPAMI

74 T1 · 81 papers · Group size not listed

SGNUSDepartment of Computer ScienceDec 15

Roger ZimmermannProfessor

Works on multimedia and spatio-temporal data management, streaming media architectures and applications of machine learning to mobile and immersive media.

Time series, anomaly & spatio-temporal data
Data management & big data
VR, AR & immersive media

2026OSCBench: Benchmarking Object State Change in Text-to-Video GenerationACL
2026Out-of-Distribution-Resistant Evaluations for Explanations of Graph Neural NetworksTPAMI

37 T1 · 97 papers · Group size not listed

CNSJTUSchool of Computer ScienceMay 31

Bo ChenTenured Track Associate Professor

Builds networked and machine learning systems for immersive computing, with device-edge-cloud collaboration for visual, XR and 3D content applications.

Distributed, cloud & edge systems
VR, AR & immersive media
Generative 3D & visual content

2026DocRetriever: A Plug-and-Play Framework for Multimodal Document Retrieval with Comprehensive BenchmarkKDD
2026Modular Representation Compression: Adapting LLM Representations for Efficient and Effective RecommendationSIGIR

35 T1 · 52 papers · Group size not listed

CNZhejiangCollege of Control Science and EngineeringFeb 28

Qi YeProfessor

Works on computer vision and robot perception for unmanned systems, and on mixed, augmented and virtual reality.

Embodied & active vision
Robot perception & SLAM
VR, AR & immersive media

2026DiffPBR: Point-Based Rendering via Spatial-Aware Residual DiffusionICLR
2026MIMIC: Mask-Injected Manipulation Video Generation with Interaction ControlICLR

30 T1 · 46 papers · Group size not listed

CNZhejiangCollege of Computer Science and TechnologyFeb 28

Weiwei Xu长聘教授

Works on intelligent graphics and image processing, covering 3D vision, 3D registration and reconstruction, physical simulation, digital twins and virtual…

Physics-based simulation & animation
VR, AR & immersive media
3D vision & neural rendering

2026CG-MLLM: Captioning and Generating 3D Content via Multi-modal Large Language ModelsICML
2026Distributed Affine Body Dynamics with Adaptive ConsensusSIGGRAPH

25 T1 · 50 papers · Group size not listed

USNYUComputer Science and Engineering (Tandon)Dec 12

Qi SunAssociate Professor

Leads the Immersive Computing Lab, studying perception-aware VR/AR graphics, wearable displays and computational perception.

VR, AR & immersive media
Rendering & appearance
Robot perception & SLAM

2026Adapting Quality Metrics to Tone MappingSIGGRAPH
2026Cost-Aware Routing for Efficient Text-To-Image GenerationTMLR

23 T1 · 42 papers · 7 members · 6 alumni

CNZhejiangCollege of Computer Science and TechnologyFeb 28

Guofeng ZhangFull Professor

Works on SfM/SLAM, 3D reconstruction, video enhancement and editing, and augmented reality, including the RKSLAM mobile monocular SLAM system.

3D vision & neural rendering
Video understanding
VR, AR & immersive media

2025Neuraloc: Visual Localization in Neural Implicit Map With Dual Complementary FeaturesICRA
2025PanoGS: Gaussian-based Panoptic Segmentation for 3D Open Vocabulary Scene UnderstandingCVPR

22 T1 · 38 papers · 4 members

GBOxfordDepartment of Engineering ScienceJan 7

Victor Adrian PrisacariuProfessor of Artificial Intelligence

Develops real-time computer vision for semantic augmented reality on mobile and wearable devices.

Rendering & appearance
VR, AR & immersive media

2026A Scene is Worth a Thousand Features: Feed-Forward Camera Localization from a Collection of Image FeaturesICLR
2026AutoCompass: Accurate Visual Localization on Public Maps by Learning from Weak LabelsECCV

22 T1 · 28 papers · Group size not listed

DETUMDepartment of Computer Science

Nassir NavabProfessor

Develops computer-aided medical procedures and augmented reality for surgery, including medical image analysis, robotic ultrasound and surgical data science.

Medical imaging & healthcare AI
VR, AR & immersive media
Data management & big data

2026Comparative study of ultrasound shape completion and CBCT-based AR workflows for spinal needle interventionsInternational Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
2026Ultrasound-guided real-time spinal motion visualization for spinal instability assessmentInternational Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

16 T1 · 88 papers · 23 members

CNPekingSchool of Intelligence Science and TechnologyJan 15

Xianghua Ying教授

Researches computer vision, pattern recognition, augmented reality and computational imaging.

Computational imaging & photography
Recognition, detection & segmentation
VR, AR & immersive media

2026Monet: Reasoning in Latent Visual Space Beyond Image and LanguageCVPR
2026MVFormer: Multi-View Point Cloud Transformer for 3D Mechanical Component RecognitionIJCV

16 T1 · 29 papers · Group size not listed

USMichiganComputer Science and EngineeringDec 15

Anhong GuoMorris Wellman Faculty Development Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering; Assistant Professor, EECS – Computer Science and Engineering

Builds personal assistive technology that combines AI, human-AI interaction and augmented reality to support blind and low-vision users.

Human-AI collaboration & trust
VR, AR & immersive media
Human-robot interaction & assistive robots

2026A11y-CUA Dataset: Characterizing the Accessibility Gap in Computer Use AgentsCHI
2026A11yExtensions: Accessibility Extensions to Augment Mobile AI Assistive Technology In-SituCHI

13 T1 · 27 papers · 6 members · 2 alumni

CNSJTUSchool of Computer ScienceMay 31

Bin ShengDistinguished Professor

Works on virtual reality, computer graphics and intelligent medicine, including fundus image AI.

Medical imaging & healthcare AI
Rendering & appearance
VR, AR & immersive media

2026Dataset Distillation via a Noise-Unconstrained Generative ModelTPAMI
2026MVDA-Net: Multi-view Dual-Alignment Network for 3D Carotid Artery SegmentationMICCAI

10 T1 · 97 papers · Group size not listed

GBCambridgeEngineering - Information Engineering DivisionDec 8

Per Ola KristenssonProfessor in Interactive Systems Engineering

Designs intelligent interactive systems, including AI-assisted text entry, augmentative and alternative communication and virtual and augmented reality…

Interfaces & interaction techniques
Signal processing & information theory
VR, AR & immersive media

2026Assessing the readiness of augmented reality for industrial assembly: a deployment study comparing immersive and non-immersive solutionsVR
2026Firewalls to secure dynamic LLM agentic networksTMLR

10 T1 · 98 papers · Group size not listed

CNZhejiangCollege of Computer Science and TechnologyFeb 28

Wenting ZhengAssociate professor

Researches point-based graphics, virtual reality and programmable graphics hardware.

VR, AR & immersive media

2026Corrigendum to "LDM: Large tensorial SDF model for textured mesh generation" [Graphical Models, Volume 140, August 2025, 101271]Graph. Model.
2026Noisette: Certifying Differential Privacy Mechanisms EfficientlyIACR Cryptol. ePrint Arch.

9 T1 · 22 papers · Group size not listed

GBUCLDepartment of Computer Science

Anthony SteedProfessor of Virtual Environment and Computer Graphics

Researches immersive virtual and augmented reality systems, from real-time hardware to user experience.

VR, AR & immersive media
Rendering & appearance

2026Record Replay Repeat: Improving Interactivity Between Non-Player Characters with Additive Record and ReplayVR
2026A Comparative Study of Using Augmented vs Virtual Reality in Collaborative TasksTVCG

8 T1 · 45 papers · Group size not listed · 23 alumni

DETUMDepartment of Computer Engineering

Martin BussProfessor

Researches control of hybrid and nonlinear dynamic systems for robotics, telepresence and human-robot interaction.

Human-robot interaction & assistive robots
Planning, control & multi-robot systems
VR, AR & immersive media

2026On Uniform Error Bounds for Kernel Regression under Non-Gaussian NoiseICML
2026A Deep Learning Approach for Gain-Scheduled PID Control Design via Advanced Supervisory ControllersIEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence 10 (3), , 2610-2623

6 T1 · 49 papers · 7 members · 145 alumni

USUIUCSiebel School of Computing and Data ScienceDec 1

Steven M. LaValleProfessor

Studies robotics and motion planning, including sensing, filtering and virtual reality.

Planning, control & multi-robot systems
Robot perception & SLAM
VR, AR & immersive media

2026Estimating the curvature of visual space in virtual reality using an exocentric pointing taskProc. ACM Symposium on Applied Perception
2026Persistent biases in gravity perception at altered scale in virtual reality despite interactive primingProc. ACM Symposium on Applied Perception

4 T1 · 32 papers · Group size not listed

USUMDComputer Science

Amitabh VarshneyProfessor

Researches virtual and augmented reality, scientific visualization and interactive graphics.

VR, AR & immersive media
Visualization & visual analytics

2026SplatSuRe: Selective Super-Resolution for Multi-view Consistent 3D Gaussian SplattingCVPR
2026AI-Native Immersive Computing: Toward Scalable, Intelligent, and Trustworthy Digital-Physical ContinuumsIEEE Internet Comput.

2 T1 · 14 papers · 6 members · 22 alumni

CNZhejiangCollege of Computer Science and TechnologyFeb 28

Hai Linprofessor

Researches scientific visualization, volume rendering, virtual reality and graphical electromagnetic computing.

Rendering & appearance
VR, AR & immersive media
Visualization & visual analytics

2025Advancing Generalizable Tumor Segmentation with Anomaly-Aware Open-Vocabulary Attention Maps and Frozen Foundation Diffusion ModelsCVPR
2025SIGraph: Saliency Image-Graph Network for Retinal Disease Classification in Fundus ImageAAAI

2 T1 · 9 papers · 7 members · 29 alumni

DETUMDepartment of Computer Science

Johanna PirkerProfessor

Develops interactive, adaptive and immersive systems that combine AI with games, virtual worlds and VR for education, science and therapy.

Learning & education technology
VR, AR & immersive media
Language & society

2023An Immersive Laboratory Environment for a Customized Learning ExperienceInternational Conference on Immersive Learning
2023Analysis of Empathic Experiences in Video Games with MicrobloggingInternational Journal: Emerging Technologies in Learning

0 T1 · 7 papers · Group size not listed

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Xiaowei ZhouProfessor

Roger ZimmermannProfessor

Bo ChenTenured Track Associate Professor

Qi YeProfessor

Weiwei Xu长聘教授

Qi SunAssociate Professor

Guofeng ZhangFull Professor

Victor Adrian PrisacariuProfessor of Artificial Intelligence

Nassir NavabProfessor

Xianghua Ying教授

Anhong GuoMorris Wellman Faculty Development Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering; Assistant Professor, EECS – Computer Science and Engineering

Bin ShengDistinguished Professor

Per Ola KristenssonProfessor in Interactive Systems Engineering

Wenting ZhengAssociate professor

Anthony SteedProfessor of Virtual Environment and Computer Graphics

Martin BussProfessor

Steven M. LaValleProfessor

Amitabh VarshneyProfessor

Hai Linprofessor

Johanna PirkerProfessor

Where they areClick a university to narrow the list

Other topics in Graphics & Animation

I want to research VR, AR & immersive media in anywhere.

Xiaowei ZhouProfessor

Roger ZimmermannProfessor

Bo ChenTenured Track Associate Professor

Qi YeProfessor

Weiwei Xu长聘教授

Qi SunAssociate Professor

Guofeng ZhangFull Professor

Victor Adrian PrisacariuProfessor of Artificial Intelligence

Nassir NavabProfessor

Xianghua Ying教授

Anhong GuoMorris Wellman Faculty Development Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering; Assistant Professor, EECS – Computer Science and Engineering

Bin ShengDistinguished Professor

Per Ola KristenssonProfessor in Interactive Systems Engineering

Wenting ZhengAssociate professor

Anthony SteedProfessor of Virtual Environment and Computer Graphics

Martin BussProfessor

Steven M. LaValleProfessor

Amitabh VarshneyProfessor

Hai Linprofessor

Johanna PirkerProfessor