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  • A virtual office scene in Unity with three coworker avatars standing together and spatial audio markers placed around them

    Saja Alnusair to Present Her Dissertation Proposal on October 30

    ORCL Ph.D. student Saja Alnusair will present her dissertation proposal on Friday, October 30, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET in Olsson Hall, Room 103.

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  • Rendered street view of a proposed roadway, sidewalk and roundabout approach in Bristol, Virginia, shown in the virtual environment built for Carreen de Cárdenas's dissertation research

    Carreen de Cárdenas to Defend Her Dissertation on October 6

    PhD candidate Carreen de Cárdenas will defend her dissertation on eye tracking in real-world and virtual environments for user-centric transportation design on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.

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  • Cyclist's view in ORCL's VR bicycle simulator at an intersection: an SUV crosses beyond the crosswalk, with a yield sign on the right.

    NSF Funds Project on Adolescent Micromobility Safety

    A new NSF Cyber-Physical Systems award led by Arsalan Heydarian will use sensing, AI and VR training to make bicycle and e-scooter riding safer for teens.

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  • A lab member gestures beside the VR bicycle simulator while Research Day visitors wearing name badges stand and watch in the ORCL lab.

    Research Day Visitors Ride Through Downtown Charlottesville in VR

    Visitors to ORCL lab tours at Link Lab Research Day rode and walked through a virtual model of downtown Charlottesville on the lab's simulators.

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  • Cyclist's view approaching a roundabout in ORCL's VR bicycle simulator.

    VDOT Project on VR for Design Review and Public Involvement Wraps Up

    ORCL piloted VR bicycle and pedestrian simulations of a proposed roundabout at VDOT design review and public involvement meetings.

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  • Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Funds an Immersive Cyber Range

    A CCI Experiential Learning grant led by Arsalan Heydarian will train students to defend industrial control systems in VR.

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