Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) VR - Daegu, Korea 2026

On March 21-25, 2026 PHD student Domenic Au travelled with his co-supervisor Dr. Rob Allison to IEEE VR in Daegu, Korea.

Domenic gave a talk on his thesis work on depth-cue conflict between real and virtual objects in augmented reality.

See snapshots of Domenic’s experiences on his travels.

Connected Minds Research Retreat - Toronto, Canada 2026

PDH students Iroshini Gunasekera, Phoebe Ching, and Master’s Student Nathaniel Goldstein attended and presented posters at the Connected Minds Research Retreat. The Retreat highlights interdisciplinary research of trainees from across the fields of Neuroscience and Behaviour, Intelligent Technologies and Society. All three Wilcox Lab members have been awarded the Connected Minds Scholarship.

Iroshini showcased a poster on her new study about the role of 2D and 3D depth cues in shape constancy for everyday objects.

 
 

Phoebe presented a poster on her work on interface interaction during free movement in virtual reality.

 
 

ASPIRE Human Factor Ergonomics Society (HFES) - Chicago, USA 2025

Post-doc Brittney Hartle travelled to the Windy City (Chicago) this October to present her and PHD student Alreen Aksay's work done in collaboration with the Waterloo Institute of Sustainable Aeronautics at the ASPIRE HFES Conference. Brittney presented a poster on her and Arleen's work about the false horizon illusion in aviation.

 
 

See snapshots of the famous Wrigley Building and other Chicago architecture captured on the trip.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) VR Conference - Saint-Malo, France 2025

PDH student and our resident augmented reality expert, Domenic Au, attended the IEEE VR conference in Saint-Malo, France, this March and met with extended reality (XR) leaders in industry and academia.

Domenic had the opportunity to speak about his latest work on distance estimation for virtual objects in augmented reality.

See a snapshot of the view from IEEE VR 2025.

 
 

Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment (LOVE) Conference - Niagara Falls, Canada 2025

This February, master's students Camille Proszanski and Nathaniel Goldstein presented posters of their current master's thesis work at the 52nd annual Love Conference in Niagara Falls.

Camille presented a poster on visual-field processing asymmetries in 2D and 3D face perception.

See snapshots of sights and attractions around the LOVE Conference.

Electronic Imaging (EI) Stereoscopic Displays and Applications - San Francisco, USA 2025

On February 3-6, 2025 postdoctoral student Brittney Hartle travelled to the 36th iteration of the Electronic Imaging Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference in San Francisco, USA.

Brittney was selected for a speaking opportunity to discuss her research on convexity biases when viewing 3D ground terrain, with applications in surveying, search and rescue, and aviation landing safety.