All Outputs (102)

Gait analysis data visualisation in virtual environment (GADV/VE) (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Alfalah, S. F., Chan, W., Khan, M. S., Falah, J. F. M., Alfalah, T., Harrison, D. K., & Charissis, V. (2014). Gait analysis data visualisation in virtual environment (GADV/VE). In 2014 Science and Information Conference (742-751). https://doi.org/10.1109/SAI.2014.6918270

A prototype virtual reality application has been developed as a diagnostic tool to aid visualisation of gait analysis and improve accessibility for health professionals who lack the technical experience to operate motion capture systems. The proposed... Read More about Gait analysis data visualisation in virtual environment (GADV/VE).

Learning outcomes: a tool for informing the design of computerized anatomy educational tools (2014)
Journal Article
Nyamse, V. O., Parker, C., Charissis, V., Moore, D., & Murray, J. (2014). Learning outcomes: a tool for informing the design of computerized anatomy educational tools. Journal of Anatomy, 224(2), 236. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12134

Learning outcomes (LO) have become relevant to educational policies and are vital to the design and development of educational content. They could be seen as what students should know at the end of their learning activities. They are therefore needed... Read More about Learning outcomes: a tool for informing the design of computerized anatomy educational tools.

Evolution of a full-windshield HUD designed for current VANET communication standards (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Charissis, V., Papanastasiou, S., Chan, W., & Peytchev, E. (2013). Evolution of a full-windshield HUD designed for current VANET communication standards. In 16th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC) (1637-1643). https://doi.org/10.1109/ITSC.2013.6728464

Aspects of contemporary automotive research on infotainment and safety notifications have enjoyed mainstream adoption by vehicle manufacturers either as dashboard or Head-Up Display (HUD) visual cues. Such notifications, going beyond the traditional... Read More about Evolution of a full-windshield HUD designed for current VANET communication standards.

The design considerations of a virtual reality application for heart anatomy and pathology education (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Nyamse, V. O., Charissis, V., Moore, D., Parker, C., Khan, M. S., & Chan, W. (2013). The design considerations of a virtual reality application for heart anatomy and pathology education. In Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality. Systems and Applications (66-73). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39420-1_8

Anatomy and pathology of the human body are complex subjects that cannot be elucidated easily to the medical students through traditional description and illustration methods. The proposed interactive system aims to present clear information on deman... Read More about The design considerations of a virtual reality application for heart anatomy and pathology education.

The characterisation of a virtual reality system to improve the quality and to reduce the gap between information technology and medical education (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Falah, J. F. M., Harrison, D., Charissis, V., & Wood, B. (2013). The characterisation of a virtual reality system to improve the quality and to reduce the gap between information technology and medical education. In Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: Systems and Applications (122-131). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39420-1_14

Contemporary medical training is hindered by an excessive amount of information provided to students through mainly traditional teaching methods yet the younger generations are accustomed to digital data and information on-demand. As such they have d... Read More about The characterisation of a virtual reality system to improve the quality and to reduce the gap between information technology and medical education.

Asynchronous telemedicine diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries through a prototype interface in virtual reality environment (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Khan, M. S., Charissis, V., Harrison, D., Sakellariou, S., & Chan, W. (2013). Asynchronous telemedicine diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries through a prototype interface in virtual reality environment. In Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: Systems and Applications (50-59). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39420-1_6

Telehealth provides a much needed option for remote diagnosis and monitoring of various pathologies and patients. Remote provision of health care can offer a two fold support for the medical system and the patients. Primarily it could serve isolated... Read More about Asynchronous telemedicine diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries through a prototype interface in virtual reality environment.

Gait analysis management and diagnosis in a prototype virtual reality environment (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Alfalah, S., Harrison, D., & Charissis, V. (2013). Gait analysis management and diagnosis in a prototype virtual reality environment. In Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: Systems and Applications (3-11). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39420-1_1

Current medical data derived from gait analysis and diagnosis of various musculoskeletal pathologies offer a plethora of text based and imaging data. The large volume and complexity of the particular data present a number of issues during the collect... Read More about Gait analysis management and diagnosis in a prototype virtual reality environment.

Interactive virtual reality shopping and the impact in luxury brands (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Altarteer, S. A. A., Charissis, V., Harrison, D., & Chan, W. (2013). Interactive virtual reality shopping and the impact in luxury brands. In Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality. Systems and Applications (221-230). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39420-1_24

This paper investigates the impact of human-computer interaction in virtual reality online shopping interface on the consumer experience. In particular, it measures the effectiveness of visualising a three dimensional photorealistic item, the real-ti... Read More about Interactive virtual reality shopping and the impact in luxury brands.

An investigation of a healthcare management system with the use of multimodal interaction and 3D simulation: a technical note (2013)
Journal Article
Alfalah, S., Harrison, D., Charissis, V., & Evans, D. (2013). An investigation of a healthcare management system with the use of multimodal interaction and 3D simulation: a technical note. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 26(1/2), 183-197. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410391311289622

Current healthcare applications produce a complex and inaccessible set of data that often needs to be investigated simultaneously. As such the conflicting software applications and mental effort being demanded from the user result in time-consuming a... Read More about An investigation of a healthcare management system with the use of multimodal interaction and 3D simulation: a technical note.

The role of 3D simulation to aid podiatry diagnosis (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Alfalah, S., Harrison, D., Charissis, V., & Evans, D. (2012). The role of 3D simulation to aid podiatry diagnosis. In Proceedings of 6th Operational Research Society Simulation Workshop 2012 (SW12)

An extensive amount of medical data is recorded daily from patients with walking difficulties. Due to the volume and segmentation of derived data, it is becoming increasingly difficult for health professionals to interpret the collected data and diag... Read More about The role of 3D simulation to aid podiatry diagnosis.

A web based application to enhance medical data visualisation (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Alfalah, S., Harrison, D., Charissis, V., & Evans, D. (2012). A web based application to enhance medical data visualisation. In Advances in manufacturing technology XXVI: proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2012) (329-334)

The fragmentation of medical data and the limitation of the current way for medical data visualisation were solved by: Firstly, integrating different types of media (Graphs, Imagery, Patient records, Text files, Spreadsheets etc.) in an Electronic Me... Read More about A web based application to enhance medical data visualisation.

An investigation into immersion in games through motion control and stereo audio reproduction (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Manuel, D., Moore, D., & Charissis, V. (2012). An investigation into immersion in games through motion control and stereo audio reproduction. In Proceedings of the 7th Audio Mostly Conference: a Conference on Interaction with Sound (AM'12) (124-129). https://doi.org/10.1145/2371456.2371476

This paper investigates the concept of immersion by means of motion tracking technology and a novel game play experience. A system was developed that allows a user to navigate a virtual soundscape through motion-tracked movement around the bounds of... Read More about An investigation into immersion in games through motion control and stereo audio reproduction.

Investigation of prototype full-windshield head-up display interface impact on users' driving patterns under adverse weather conditions (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Charissis, V. (2011). Investigation of prototype full-windshield head-up display interface impact on users' driving patterns under adverse weather conditions. In Proceedings of AUTO2: Display in Vehicles (511-514)

Contemporary Head-Down Display information portrayed by automotive infotainment devices, while useful, is often ignored by the driver due to field of  view  limitations  associated  with traditional  instrumentation  panels.  The proposed  interface,... Read More about Investigation of prototype full-windshield head-up display interface impact on users' driving patterns under adverse weather conditions.

Optimised multimedia application for improved medical visualisation (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Alfalah, S. F., Harrison, D. K., Charissis, V., & Evans, D. (2011). Optimised multimedia application for improved medical visualisation. In Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXV: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2011)

Efficient delivery of healthcare has become increasingly dependent on a broad range of medical data, which includes different media types. The use of technology in the medical field is rising rap-idly, while the method of storing and visualising medi... Read More about Optimised multimedia application for improved medical visualisation.

Evaluation of collision avoidance prototype head-up display interface for older drivers (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Charissis, V., Papanastasiou, S., Mackenzie, L., & Arafat, S. (2011). Evaluation of collision avoidance prototype head-up display interface for older drivers. In Human-Computer Interaction: Towards Mobile and Intelligent Interaction Environments (367-375). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21616-9_41

Spatial and situational awareness could be decreased significantly under low visibility and adverse weather conditions. This could affect exponentially the reactions of the older drivers and increase dramatically their collision probability. To this... Read More about Evaluation of collision avoidance prototype head-up display interface for older drivers.

Virtual Reality as Knowledge Enhancement Tool for Musculoskeletal Pathology (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Sakellariou, S., Charissis, V., Grant, S., Turner, J., Kelly, D., & Christomanos, C. (2011). Virtual Reality as Knowledge Enhancement Tool for Musculoskeletal Pathology. In Virtual and Mixed Reality: Systems and Applications (54-63). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22024-1_7

Contemporary requirements of medical explanatory resources have sparked the initiative of developing a unique pilot application which could use real-time 3D visualisation in order to inform General Practitioners (GPs) and allied health professionals... Read More about Virtual Reality as Knowledge Enhancement Tool for Musculoskeletal Pathology.

Optimisation of sound localisation for emergency vehicle sirens through prototype audio system (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Moore, D., Boslem, S., & Charissis, V. (2011). Optimisation of sound localisation for emergency vehicle sirens through prototype audio system. In Design, User Experience, and Usability. Theory, Methods, Tools and Practice (177-186). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21708-1_21

This paper examines the issues associated with the localisation of emergency vehicles. A combinatory warning system is then proposed that aims to provide drivers of both civilian and emergency vehicles with a different sequence of auditory cues as we... Read More about Optimisation of sound localisation for emergency vehicle sirens through prototype audio system.

Investigating the improvement of the localisation propensity and impact of the emergency vehicle sirens (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Boslem, S., Moore, D., & Charissis, V. (2011). Investigating the improvement of the localisation propensity and impact of the emergency vehicle sirens. In SAE 2011 World Congress and Exhibition. https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-0049

Rapid mobilization of emergency vehicles in the urban or rural road network presents a high probability of collisions and other related hazards to other drivers. Yet uninterrupted high speeds of the emergency vehicles through traffic are imperative f... Read More about Investigating the improvement of the localisation propensity and impact of the emergency vehicle sirens.

On the impact of early warning collision avoidance information through prototype head-up display for older drivers (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Charissis, V., Vlachos, G., & Arafat, S. (2011). On the impact of early warning collision avoidance information through prototype head-up display for older drivers. In SAE World Congress (45-52). https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-1033

Human cognitive and physiological performance tends to enfeeble during time. Evidently a distinct attenuation of reaction-times spatial and situational awareness appears in the older segments of the driving population which increases rapidly in the w... Read More about On the impact of early warning collision avoidance information through prototype head-up display for older drivers.

Bridging car-design and engineering: evolving towards immersive virtual reality environments (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Charissis, V., Kutt, J., Vlachos, G., & Chan, W. (2010). Bridging car-design and engineering: evolving towards immersive virtual reality environments. In SAE 2010 World Congress

The development of a concept vehicle from a blank slate to a prototype functional car involves a large number of multidiscipline collaborative professionals. In particular the transition of the conceptual design to a fully working prototype is typica... Read More about Bridging car-design and engineering: evolving towards immersive virtual reality environments.