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Paper published in Applied Optics

Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Our paper, “Variable precision depth encoding for 3D range geometry compression,” has been published in Applied Optics.
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Prof. Bell gives talk to Evening Lions Club

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Prof. Bell gave a talk to the Evening Lions Club in Marshalltown, Iowa, on February 19, 2020.
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Prof. Bell to cochair Electronic Imaging 2020's 3D Measurement and Data Processing (3DMP) conference session

Monday, November 18, 2019
Prof. Bell will chair the “3D/4D Measurement and Processing” session of the 3D Measurement and Data Processing (3DMP) conference at Electronic Imaging 2020 (#EI2020). Hope to see you in January!
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UI 3D club, Science Center of Iowa create AR Sandbox

Thursday, October 31, 2019
The University of Iowa 3D club partnered with the Science Center of Iowa to create a custom augmented reality sandbox for educational purposes.
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"Digitizing Our 3D World" Café Scientifique at the Science Center of Iowa

Friday, October 25, 2019
Prof. Bell gave a talk, “Digitizing Our 3D World,” on November 12 at the Science Center of Iowa (SCI) in Des Moines, IA as part of their Café Scientifique series. The event was free and open to the public, taking place in SCI’s Star Theater planetarium.
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Large-scale augmented reality sandbox at the Science Center of Iowa

Friday, October 11, 2019
Students in the University of Iowa College of Engineering, the Iowa 3D Club, and Prof. Tyler Bell’s Holo Reality Lab have partnered with the Science Center of Iowa (SCI) in Des Moines, Iowa to collaborate on an outreach project: a Large-Scale Augmented Reality (AR) Sandbox.
Banner advertising Our pilot project, “EchoSee: an assistive technology platform for simulating human echolocation to assist those who are blind or severely visually impaired with safe and independent navigation,” has been funded from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss (CPTVL)

Pilot project funded: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss (CPTVL)

Monday, October 7, 2019
Our pilot project, “EchoSee: an assistive technology platform for simulating human echolocation to assist those who are blind or severely visually impaired with safe and independent navigation,” has been funded from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss (CPTVL).
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Article featured on cover of Applied Optics

Friday, August 30, 2019
Our paper was selected as the cover feature of Applied Optics!
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Paper published: "Two-channel depth encoding for 3D range geometry compression" (Applied Optics, 2019)

Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Our paper, “Two-Channel Depth Encoding for 3D Range Geometry Compression,” has been published in Applied Optics. Congrats to Matt on his first publication!
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Welcome, Brody!

Thursday, August 22, 2019
The Holo Reality Lab welcomes Broderick “Brody” Schwartz!