VEMI Lab

The VEMI Lab is pleased to announce that four lab-authored papers were accepted to the 2016 HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) International Conference, to be held in Toronto this upcoming July. Lead authors are VEMI graduate students Christopher Bennett, Hari Palani, Hengshan Li, and R.J. Perry.   Citations for the papers are as follows: Bennett, C.R., Corey, […]

In additional funding-related news, another member of the VEMI Lab, MS Spatial Information Science & Engineering candidate RJ Perry, was recently awarded a UMaine Graduate Student Government grant to purchase a head-mounted display (HMD) that will be used to create a visual augmentation that will overlay utility data onto the viewfield of the wearer. This is intended to […]

The VEMI Lab is excited to announce that two of its members were recently awarded Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Fellowships from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Maine. Toni Kaplan received funding for her project entitled “Evaluation of Virtual Reality Simulation as a Supplemental Treatment in Cases of Seasonal […]

The VEMI Lab is pleased to announce that two of its doctoral candidates, Christopher Bennett and Hengshan Li, were recently awarded grants from the University of Maine’s Graduate Student Government. This funding will be used to support their respective ongoing research. Chris’s research is centered around the lab’s driving simulator, and the money that he receives […]

The VEMI Lab is pleased to announce that undergraduate lab member Brenden Peters, a senior Computer Science major, has been awarded a Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) fellowship for the 2015-2016 academic year. His project, entitled “Dynamic Motion Control: Networked Control Software and Expanded Physical Capabilities for Virtual Environment Motion Feedback Devices,” will focus on […]

The VEMI Lab is proud to announce that one of its members, Scott Richards, is the recipient of a competitive Academic Year Research and Creative Activities Fellowship for the 2015-2016 academic year. Scott, a computer science major and U.S. Army veteran, is interested in the use of virtual reality exposure therapy as a treatment for […]