Merkourios Simos

A VR application to simulate a human-robot interaction scenario and validate its realism and immersion. Created with Unity3D and tested with the Oculus Rift, combined with the Leap motion device for simulating haptics. I modeled the study environment after a real room precisely in scale and style and, using inverse kinematics, programmed the movement of the virtual robot to match the real one. A small user study was performed for validation.

A prototype teleconsulting framework using AR and VR. By capturing the data from three Microsoft Kinect devices in real-time, I was able to reconstruct a space and transfer the data over a secure network in an optimal way and display it in a virtual environment for a remote consultant. The remote consultant was then able to provide audio as well as 3D annotation feedback to a person in the reconstructed space, using a Microsoft HoloLens.

An embedded application that predicts driving routes and optimizes the loading order. I analyzed previous route data, single-handedly created a prediction model, and developed the application using Flutter.