RIP Magic Leap Headsets

Posted on July 22, 2026 by admin

It is official: Magic Leap is no longer making its own headsets. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the layoffs. May you land on your feet; any team will be lucky to have you.

Magic Leap has a very special place in the XR research ecosystem: this headset became a true workhorse for XR research labs using eye tracking to study attention and spatial interaction. Its compact form factor made it uniquely practical for experiments involving mobile cognition and substantial head-and-body movement, such as our lab’s work with AR-assisted CPR.  Continue reading →

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Keynote and Technology Demonstrations at IEEE VisArch Co-located with ISCA

Posted on June 29, 2026 by admin

Duke I3T Lab at IEEE VisArch Workshop co-located with IEEE ISCA

It was our pleasure to participate in IEEE VisArch Workshop co-located with IEEE ISCA, which came to Raleigh, NC in June 2026.

Professor Gorlatova delivered a keynote speech titled “Intelligent and Secure XR: Building Adaptive Spatial Systems That Know When They Are Wrong;” PhD students Yanming Xiu and Christian Fronk brought their live technology demonstrations previously showcased as part of DARPA Intrinsic Cognitive Security Program PI meetings.

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Recent I3T Lab Graduate Sarah Eom Highlighted by the Duke University Center for Computational and Digital Health Innovation

Posted on June 10, 2026 by admin

Sarah Eom, PhD, was highlighted by the Duke University Center for Computational and Digital Health Innovation for her work at the intersection of next-generation immersive systems and healthcare. Congratulations Dr. Eom!

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Is This the Future of our Day to Day Lives with Smart Glasses and AI?

Posted on June 10, 2026 by admin

If you do not believe that the future is smartglasses + AI, the VisionClaw paper might change your mind.

The authors created a system that “running on Meta RayBan smart glasses, continuously perceives real-world context and enables in-situ, speech-driven action delegation via Gemini Live and OpenClaw AI agents.” Paper’s description of a (small; N=4) deployment study is fascinating in its demonstration of how agentic interaction changes everyday behavior.

I’ve always believed in augmented reality – obviously! – but this is just a whole other level of opportunities for AR and AI.

Full text of the paper on ArXiv 

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I3T Lab Tour a Part of Regional NAE Meeting

Posted on May 27, 2026 by admin

It was our sincere pleasure to offer a Duke I3T Lab Tour as part of the National Academy of Engineers Regional Meeting held at Duke University in May 2026.

 

May 2026 NAE Regional Meeting attendees exploring live AR and VR demonstrations as part of the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering lab tour

Just like the Frontiers of Engineering (FOE) NAE Symposium I attended back in 2021, the Regional Meeting was a real treat: it outlined both the promise and the challenges in the exciting and important space of commercial aviation, from multiple technical and non-technical perspectives. Like the FOE Symposium, it reminded me how exciting it is to be an engineer: to have not only an in-depth understanding of the problems and the underlying processes, but also know how to solve them. Thankful for the organizers for the opportunity to participate in this event and to contribute to it. [ Short video with several snippets from the lab tour ]

 

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One More Half-marathon: Garmin Durham 1/2

Posted on May 10, 2026 by admin

My third half marathon in the last two years – May 2026 Garmin Durham 1/2 marathon – done!

Lovely race; running through the Durham Bulls stadium is a very special experience, and so is finishing on Duke’s football stadium.

Problem with finishing on this stadium: then you have to climb all of the stadium’s stairs, on shaky, wooden legs. But the unique experience is worth it. It reminded me of some of the truly unique races I have done before, like a race that goes through the Lincoln Tunnel under the Hudson River and a race on the airstrip of the Teterboro Airport. Huge thanks to the organizers for bringing these one-of-a-kind events to life.

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2025 in the Duke I3T Lab: Students, Systems, and Community

Posted on January 5, 2026 by admin

In 2025, two Duke I3T Lab members received their PhDs and moved on to exciting careers in industry: Dr. Sarah Eom joined Exponent as a Biomedical Engineering Consultant; Dr. Lin Duan joined NVIDIA as an XR-AI Engineer. There were several exciting developments in the careers of our alums, too: Dr. Ying Chen joined Penn State University as an Assistant Professor. We enjoyed getting to catch up with her at IEEE VR and ACM VRST 2025.

Duke I3T Lab at IEEE VR 2025. Proud advisor moment: sitting in the audience while my former PhD student presented work from her own research group.

Duke I3T Lab members published across multiple key venues, including IEEE TVCG, IEEE VR, IEEE ISMAR,  ACM VRST, AACL Findings, and IEEE Internet Computing, and received multiple awards. Yanming Xiu received the IEEE ISMAR Best Paper Award, the IEEE ISMAR Doctoral Consortium Best Presentation Award, and Duke ECE Research Retreat Best Presentation Runner-up recognition. Under Yanming’s guidance, lab’s high-school affiliates Joshua Chilukuri and Shunav Sen received the 2025 IEEE Universal Augmented Interaction Workshop Best Paper Award.

This year also brought important new support for our work. The $743K NSF TIP Breaking Low Award will support our work on low-latency multi-user XR for rehabilitation. The $250K DARPA Director’s Fellowship will allow us to expand our effort in runtime oversight of AR experiences.

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From Gaming Gear to ICU Rehabilitation: Bringing XR into Clinical Practice

Posted on December 27, 2025 by admin

The November 2025 issue of Duke I/O Magazine includes an article titled “Transforming Reality: How Gaming Gear is Impacting Health Care,” featuring a lovely summary of our ongoing collaboration with the Duke University School of Nursing. Together, we are designing XR rehabilitation platforms for patients receiving long-term care in the ICU.

Excerpt from the Duke I/O article describing our joint work with DUSON

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Edge Computing’s Next Decade: Intelligent Spatial Systems – and a Responsibility to Get Them Right

Posted on December 24, 2025 by admin

It was my genuine pleasure to get to share my thoughts about the past and future of edge computing at the ACM Symposium on Edge Computing 2025 panel, “Looking Back and Moving Forward: 10 Years of Edge Computing.”

My highest-level takeaway: we are entering the era of human-facing, intelligent spatial systems.  Continue reading →

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Gorgeous Saint-Malo; Thanks to IEEE VR 2025 for Bringing us There

Posted on April 10, 2025 by admin

I try to go for brief outdoor runs whenever I travel for work. In colder climates, that requires packing the suitcase a bit tighter, but it is generally worth it, as it gives me a fresh perspective on the places I visit.

3.2 miles along the English Channel, as recorded in Polar Flow.

Recently, a run like this was especially delightful in Saint-Malo, the location of IEEE VR 2025. Off-season (early March), Saint-Malo was quiet and surprisingly affordable, allowing for a stay near the beach and runs right along the English Channel, surrounded by dramatic, gorgeous scenery. Cold? Yes. Windy? Also, yes. Worth it? 100% and then some.

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