Links to videos and recordings will be made available after the conference has ended. All times listed are in MST (Last updated – July 15, 2024).
Tuesday, July 23, 2024: Day 1
Training, Development, and AI
| Time (MST) | Presentation Title | Presenter(s) | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Welcome Message | Matthew Gallegos, Tony Alberti, Shane Bramley | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 8:05 AM | Keynote by Unity | Kelly Dodd | Unity |
| 8:35 AM | ORION | Matthew Gallegos, Tony Alberti, Shane Bramley | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 8:45 AM | JARVIS | Andy Yao | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 9:00 AM | XR Assembly for Enhanced Design and Production Agency Collaborations | Isaiah Curtis | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 9:15 AM | Explore Pipeline: How do we turn CAD into a 3D visualization? | Eren Tatar | AWE |
| 9:30 AM | Mitigating Data Acquisition Limitations in ML Training: Synthetic Data from Unreal Engine | Michael Mardikes | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 9:45 AM | GENIUS: AI Powered Assistant For Scientific Research | Ricky Massa | Argonne National Laboratory |
| 10:00 AM | Leadership Videos | — | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 10:15 AM | Keynote by Microsoft | — | Microsoft |
| 10:45 AM | Ready, Relevant Learning: VR for Maintenance Procedures | Staci Heineman Jennifer VanBerschot Ryan Salway | Northrop Grumman |
| 11:00 AM | The Past, Present, and Future of XR in Dante | Nathan Fabian | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 11:15 AM | Augmenting Human-Machine Interfaces | Fernando Moreu | University of New Mexico |
| 11:30 AM | Leadership Videos | — | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch Break | — | — |
| 1:00 PM | Breakout Session: Microsoft | — | Microsoft |
Wednesday, July 24, 2024: Day 2
Visualization and Simulation
| Time (MST) | Presentation Title | Presenter(s) | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Welcome Message | Matthew Gallegos, Tony Alberti, Shane Bramley | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 8:05 AM | Keynote by NVIDIA | Greg Jones | NVIDIA |
| 8:35 AM | Leadership Videos | — | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 8:45 AM | State of XR at KCNSC | Lauren Speer | KCNSC |
| 9:00 AM | Advancing Robotic Digital Twins in Mixed Reality | Athena Angara | UIC |
| 9:15 AM | Occupant Survivability Assessment in VR using Corvid’s Vision Software | Kevin Gantz | Corvid Technologies |
| 9:30 AM | UI/UX design approaches for GIS workflows in XR-based virtual command centers | Dr. Hanuma Teja Maddali | Headwall |
| 9:45 AM | CrystalVR: A Materials Science Tool for Structural Visualization | Mark Rodriguez | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 10:00 AM | Leadership Videos | — | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 10:15 AM | Building Three Communities in, with, and about Virtual Reality | Charles Webster | Sci Tech |
| 10:30 AM | DREAM: Digital Reality Exploration for Additive Manufacturing | Michael Heiden | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 10:45 AM | Paraview and Omniverse | Brad Carvey | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 11:00 AM | Exploring Large-Scale Scientific Data in Virtual Reality | Idunnuoluwa Adeniji | Argonne National Laboratory |
| 11:15 AM | Immersive Visualization with ParaView for HMDs & CAVE VR systems | William Sherman | NIST |
| 11:30 AM | Leadership Videos | — | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch Break | — | — |
| 1:00 PM | Breakout Session: NVIDIA | Greg Jones | NVIDIA |
| 2:00 PM | *Breakout Session: Apple Vision Pro Experience with Apple and Lextech | Russ Pond Gary Heusner | Apple and Lextech |
Thursday, July 25, 2024: Day 3
XR Interaction, and Technology
| Time (MST) | Presentation Title | Presenter(s) | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Welcome Message | Matthew Gallegos, Tony Alberti, Shane Bramley | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 8:05 AM | Keynote by Varjo | — | Varjo |
| 8:35 AM | Leadership Videos | — | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 8:45 AM | Immersive Data Visualization for Morphing Vehicles | James Dean | Texas A&M University |
| 9:00 AM | VR Traversing with the Infinadeck | Andrew McFarland | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 9:15 AM | System Integration in a Collaborative Virtual Environment | Ruby Ta | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 9:30 AM | Applying LLMs to Programming Workflows | Wes Harris | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 9:45 AM | Leadership Videos | — | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 10:15 AM | Keynote by HaptX | Victor Oriaifo | HaptX |
| 10:45 AM | Sandia Overview and Career Opportunities | Lori Torres | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 11:00 AM | Enhancing Platform Development and Evaluation through Digital Twin Modeling: A Testbed Framework for Autonomous Vehicles | Michael Mardikes | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 11:15 AM | Human Factors Considerations for XR | Walter Fazio | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 11:30 AM | Leadership Videos | — | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch | — | — |
| 1:00 PM | Open Panel Discussion moderated by Brandon Klein | — | HaptX, Microsoft, Unity, NVIDIA, Varjo |
| 1:55 PM | Closing Remarks | Matthew Gallegos | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 2:00 PM | Breakout Session: Varjo | Sean Tait | Varjo |
| 3:00 PM | Breakout Session: HaptX | Joe Michaels | HaptX |
Friday, July 26, 2024: Day 4 – In Person XR Demonstrations at Explora
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM (MST)
Address: 1701 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104
| Demo | Presenter(s) | Organization | Demo Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augmenting Human-Machine Interfaces | Fernando Moreu | University of New Mexico | Area 1 (First Floor – Lab X / Makerspace) |
| Building Three Communities in, with, and about Virtual Reality: Lessons Learned? | Charles Webster | Sci Tech | Area 1 (First Floor – Lab X / Makerspace) |
| JARVIS | Danny Gomez | Sandia National Laboratories | Area 1 (First Floor – Lab X / Makerspace) |
| HaptX: Experience the power of touch in VR | Victor Oriaifo | HaptX | Area 1 (First Floor – Lab X / Makerspace) |
| System Integration in a Collaborative Virtual Environment | Ruby Ta | Sandia National Laboratories | Area 2 (Second Floor – Theater) |
| XR Assembly for Enhanced Design and Production Agency Collaborations | Isaiah Curtis | Sandia National Laboratories | Area 2 (Second Floor – Theater) |
| ORION | Tony Alberti Shane Bramley | Sandia National Laboratories | Area 3 (Second Floor – Rotary Pavilion) |
| CrystalVR | Mark Rodriguez Nichole Valdez | Sandia National Laboratories | Area 3 (Second Floor – Rotary Pavilion) |
| Apple Vision Pro Experience | Gary Heusner | Lextech | Area 3 (Second Floor – Rotary Pavilion) |
| Immersive Data Visualization for Morphing Vehicles | James Dean | Texas A&M University | Area 3 (Second Floor – Rotary Pavilion) |
| Robot Dog Quadruped | Emily Ahr | Sandia National Laboratories | Area 3 (Second Floor – Rotary Pavilion) |