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Here the latest updates on SUN
SUN XR approach to privacy.
A new report from New York University is detailing the major privacy concerns that come with the Metaverse: https://tinyurl.com/4n7h8xkn. Project SUN is not only identifying cyber and security risks but also detecting them in real-time. .
SUN-XR to help stroke patients to recover.
Annually, 15 million people are affected by a stroke worldwide. For a third of these patients, the stroke is fatal, while another third will suffer permanent disability. Rehabilitation process for the patients starts in the early days after the injury and represents a...
HOW SUN XR CAN HELP IN REHABILITATION AFTER MASTECTOMY
The SUN.XR project focuses on rehabilitating women who have undergone mastectomy. In 2020, breast cancer affected 2.3 million women, with around 7.8 million worldwide living with a recent breast cancer diagnosis (WHO, July 17, 2023). The extensive surgery often...
Breaking Boundaries: SUN XR Showcased at the Benicàssim Tech 2023 Workshop
The upcoming BenicàssimTech’2023 Artificial Intelligence Workshop (https://baio.webs.upv.es), scheduled to be held in Villa Elisa (Benicàssim, Spain) on the 20th and 21st of September, is set to showcase some of the research and transfer projects currently under...
HOW AR/VR CAN EASE EMPLOYEES TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Currently, Factor Ingeniería y Decoletaje, partner in the SUN Project, is in the process of digitizing the company, focusing its efforts to achieve the philosophy of smart manufacturing. The use of devices enabling data collection for processing is essential. Through...
SOCIAL AND HUMAN CENTERED XR EUROPEAN PROJECT (SUN): SCENARIO DEFINITION IN MORE ADVANCED PHASE.
The develop of an integrated platform of Extended Realty (XR), which is the main goal of SUN European Project, is going on as planned. In particular the pilot 1 that is expected to be used for upper and lower limbs disabilities rehabilitation is now in more advanced...
Non-invasive deep brain stimulation
At EPFL, a new non-invasive deep brain stimulation approach called transcranial temporal interference stimulation (tTIS) is being developed for the SUN project. Combined with XR, this technology could improve motor and cognitive abilities in patients suffering from...
Protecting Data Privacy in Extended Reality: GDPR Principles at the Core
In the rapidly advancing world of Extended Reality (XR), the SUN project is paving the way for innovative applications in rehabilitation, work safety, and aiding individuals with communicating disabilities. While the SUN project holds great promise in developing...
Introduction of OAC, a project use case partner
In the framework of user requirements, we conducted interviews with the use case partners in the SUN project in order to understand better their needs and uncover insights and opportunities for desinging better the XR project pilots and applications. In this post, we...
Multimodal data fusion
When more than one modality (sensors, cameras, etc.) are deployed to a system for the same reason, it is essential to find robust and efficient ways to combine their data to improve the system’s performance. This is the role of multimodal fusion, a task researched by...
Rendering sense of touch in virtual manipulation
Rendering sense of touch in virtual manipulation is a challenging objective: acceptable dimensions and weight of wearable devices worn at fingertips is quite limited, on the other hand, interaction forces in physical manipulation are relatively high, requiring bigger...
IGOODI and the development of AVATARS
IGOODI is strongly committed to the SUN XE Project's ambitious vision of building new, more believable, and more agile opportunities for human and social connection between the physical and virtual worlds. Towards this direction, our ability to generate...
Meeting with ASL NO to define Rehab scenarios
On June 26 the first meeting dealing the Rehab pilot was hosted by ASL-NO in the "Versilia di Camaiore Hospital". During the meeting SUN XR was presented to a group of physiatrists and physiotherapists and comments and needs have been collected. Further meetings will...
HOLO vision of SUN XR
Let's push the development of #XR solutions through our close partnership with Sun.HE We at Holo-Light are committed to emphasise the significance of The SUN Project, which is dedicated to find new ways to make XR more convincing and naturalistic. This project doesn't...
Collaboration in XR to ease interactive experience
Collaboration in XR transforms the way users work together by providing an immersive shared environment that facilitates interactive experiences. In a collaborative environment participants can not only see each other’s position in space but observe their gestures or...
Meeting with FACTOR to define pilot scenarios
On June 8 the first meeting dealing with the scenario definition of the pilot related to “Extended reality for safety and social interaction at work” was held. The meeting was hosted by FACTOR in their factory. During the meeting, user requirements have been collected...
SUN XR PRESENCE AT THE NME SUMMIT 2023
SUN XR has been presented at the NEM Summit 2023, an international conference and exhibition, open to co-located events and organised every year since 2008 by the NEM Initiative (New European Media – European Technology Platform) for all those interested in...
PRESENTATION AT “FESTIVAL DELLA ROBOTICA”
Our partner ASL-NO presented SUN at "Festival della robotica" held in Pisa (IT)on May, 19-21. The aim of the Festival was to share the state of the art of the most advanced research and applications of robotics and artificial intelligence, in relation to numerous...
PRESENTATION AT THE 2023 IEEE-EMBS ON NEURAL ENGINEERING
On the 26 of April, our partner EPFL (ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE) presented their study on “Real-time wetness sensation” in a poster session during the 2023 IEEE-EMBS NER conference (in Baltimore, MD, USA). In the study, EPFL investigates the encoding of...
Rehabilitation of patients suffering from musculoskeletal and neurological disorders
The Clinique romande de réadaptation (CRR) in Sion is a leader in Switzerland for the rehabilitation of patients suffering from musculoskeletal and neurological disorders. Innovation plays a key role in order to improve quality of care. At the CRR we try to provide...
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality can create more immersive experiences for people at work
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality can create more immersive experiences for people at work in order to make their job safer, by providing new ways to be aware of possible hazards and receive a better training on safety procedures. A XR experience can “come alive”...
2nd Plenary Meeting
The second Plenary Meeting of the SUN project was held on May 4 and 5 in Mellieha (MT). It was a great opportunity to update the works carried out by all partners and plan the activities for the next future.
SUN has been presented at the Sport4Cancer congress
During the Sport4Cancer Congress held in San Javier (SP) on April, 20-21, Dr h.c. Petra Thaller President and Founder of OAC as a member of the scientific committee had the opportunity to bring the forward-looking EU project SUN and its main tasks to the Sport4Cancer...
Beyond Cryptocurrencies: Exploring the Potential of Blockchain Technology through Tokenized Platforms
Blockchain technology, often associated with cryptocurrencies, has gained immense popularity in recent times. However, its potential applications go far beyond this. With the help of fungible tokens, it can facilitate value transactions, while non-fungible tokens can...
How XR can improve physical activity in cancer patients
The physical inactivity seen all around the world does not only pose a risk for the individual but is also one of the strongest modifiable risk factors for morbidity and mortality, including cancer. Physical exercise has been suggested to reduce cancer recurrence and...
Rehabilitation in the Metaverse: social and human centered XR European project
By the integration of Extended Realty (XR) technologies and a lot of different sensors, people suffering for disabilities can be immerse in a mix of realistic or imaginary worlds where they have to perform rehabilitative exercises guided by a virtual physiotherapist...
Extended Reality Technologies and Data Processing: Legal and Ethical Issues and Mitigation Method
Extended Reality (XR) technologies are powered by the interplay of multiple sensors, large volumes and types of data, and various algorithms and automatic systems. These advanced technologies will enable more immersive user experiences. However, these...