Workshop of Undergraduate Works (WUW)

Call for Workshop of Undergraduate Works

The WUW – SVR2022 invites undergraduates and recent graduates to submit original works with final or partial results of scientific or technological research in the areas of virtual, augmented or mixed reality. The workshop is part of the 24th edition of the Symposium on Virtual and Augmented Reality (SVR). It is the 6th edition of the WUW.

Important Dates

• Paper submission deadline: August 21st, 2022
• Notification: September 5th, 2022
• Camera-ready submission deadline: September 16th, 2022
• Presentation in the workshop: October 24th to 27st, 2022

The Symposium on Virtual and Augmented Reality (SVR) is the premier conference on Virtual and Augmented Reality in Brazil. Traditionally sponsored by the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC); SVR is in its 24th edition and has established itself as an international scientific forum for the exchange of experience and knowledge among researchers, professionals, practitioners, students and developers concerned with research and development of human-computer interfaces focused on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Realities.

The WUW - SVR 2022 will take place in Natal-RN, from October 24th to 27th, 2022.

Topics of Interest

• VR/AR/MR/360 Video systems, frameworks and toolkits
• 3D interaction
• Input devices for VR/AR/MR
• Machine learning for VR/AR/MR
• Haptics, audio, and other non-visual interfaces
• User studies and evaluation
• Tracking and sensing
• Computer graphics techniques for VR/AR/MR/360 Video
• Immersive gaming / serious games
• Virtual humans and avatars
• Advanced display technology
• Immersive projection technology
• Multi-user and distributed VR/AR/MR
• Perception, presence, and cognition in VR/AR/MR
• Teleoperation and telepresence
• Social, economic, and technical impacts of VR/AR/MR
• Immersive and situated visualization
• Rendering techniques
• Advanced technologies for optical display
• Modeling and Simulation
• Hardware graphics acceleration

WUW Submission Instructions

Papers submitted to WUW – SVR2022 must have between 3 and 4 pages, including figures, tables, references, acknowledgments, etc. Some additional aspects must be observed:

• Papers may be written in English or Portuguese (in this case, abstracts and titles in English and Portuguese must be included), and they must be in PDF format;
• The format must follow the SBC template (Latex | Word);
• Author must submit the form:
• The undergraduate student or recent graduate must be the first author. Supervisors and co-supervisors must also be authors of the paper. At least one supervisor or co-supervisor is necessary for the paper to be considered for review;
• Papers selection will be carried out from the review by members of the Program Committee. Each proposal will be analyzed by at least two reviewers;
• Submissions must be made using the JEMS system through “SVR2022 – WUW”.

Publication Requirements

The accepted papers will be published in the proceedings of the WUW – SVR2022. At least one of the authors must register in the symposium for the paper to be included in the proceedings. The accepted works must be presented during the workshop by the undergraduate (or recently graduate) student.

Camera-ready submissions

It is necessary to send a Copyright document from SBC in the camera-ready submission for publication in the WUW-SVR2022. The document must be submitted through JEMS systems, filled out with information related to the workshop, chair(s), paper title and authors.

Presentation

Presentations will be given orally by the authors and will be followed by a mentoring session with experts. More details will be given to presenters after acceptance as well as in the program to be added to the official website of the symposium.

Awards

Up to three papers will be awarded in the workshop. For award purposes, the quality of the oral presentation will also be evaluated. Papers accepted and not presented in the WUW – SVR2022 will not compete for awards and will be removed from the proceedings. Best works can be invited to submit to the Comunicações em Informática journal.

No-Show and No-Registration Policy

No-show papers are defined as accepted papers submitted by authors who did not present the paper at the technical meeting. No-show and no-registration papers will not be included in the program.

WUW Chairs

• Vinicius Costa de Souza – UNISINOS – Brazil (viniciuscs@unisinos.br)
• Zildomar Felix – UFRPE - Brazil – (zildomar.felix@ufrpe.br - zildomarf@gmail.com)