All Outputs (102)

Learning outcomes: a tool for informing the design of computerized anatomy educational tools (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nyamse, V. O., Parker, C., Charissis, V., Moore, D., & Murray, J. Learning outcomes: a tool for informing the design of computerized anatomy educational tools

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V., Papanastasiou, S., Chan, W., & Peytchev, E. (2013, October). Evolution of a full-windshield HUD designed for current VANET communication standards. Presented at 16th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC 2013), The Hague, Netherlands

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nyamse, V. O., Charissis, V., Moore, D., Parker, C., Khan, M. S., & Chan, W. (2013, July). The design considerations of a virtual reality application for heart anatomy and pathology education. Presented at VAMR 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Falah, J. F. M., Harrison, D., Charissis, V., & Wood, B. (2013, July). The characterisation of a virtual reality system to improve the quality and to reduce the gap between information technology and medical education. Presented at VAMR 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, M. S., Charissis, V., Harrison, D., Sakellariou, S., & Chan, W. (2013, July). Asynchronous telemedicine diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries through a prototype interface in virtual reality environment. Presented at VAMR 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alfalah, S., Harrison, D., & Charissis, V. (2013, July). Gait analysis management and diagnosis in a prototype virtual reality environment. Presented at VAMR 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Altarteer, S. A. A., Charissis, V., Harrison, D., & Chan, W. (2013, July). Interactive virtual reality shopping and the impact in luxury brands. Presented at 5th International Conference: VAMR 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alfalah, S., Harrison, D., Charissis, V., & Evans, D. (2012, March). The role of 3D simulation to aid podiatry diagnosis. Presented at 6th Operational Research Society Simulation Workshop 2012 (SW12), Worcester

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alfalah, S., Harrison, D., Charissis, V., & Evans, D. (2012, September). A web based application to enhance medical data visualisation. Presented at 10th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2012), Birmingham

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Manuel, D., Moore, D., & Charissis, V. (2012, September). An investigation into immersion in games through motion control and stereo audio reproduction. Presented at 7th Audio Mostly Conference, Corfu, Greece

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V. (2011, December). Investigation of prototype full-windshield head-up display interface impact on users' driving patterns under adverse weather conditions. Presented at The 18th International Display Workshops (IDW'11), Nagoya, Japan

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alfalah, S. F., Harrison, D. K., Charissis, V., & Evans, D. (2011, September). Optimised multimedia application for improved medical visualisation. Presented at 9th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2011), Glasgow

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V., Papanastasiou, S., Mackenzie, L., & Arafat, S. (2011, July). Evaluation of collision avoidance prototype head-up display interface for older drivers. Presented at HCI International 2011, Orlando, FL, USA

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sakellariou, S., Charissis, V., Grant, S., Turner, J., Kelly, D., & Christomanos, C. (2011, July). Virtual Reality as Knowledge Enhancement Tool for Musculoskeletal Pathology. Presented at Virtual and Mixed Reality 2011, Orlando, FL, USA

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moore, D., Boslem, S., & Charissis, V. (2011, July). Optimisation of sound localisation for emergency vehicle sirens through prototype audio system. Presented at DUXU 2011, Orlando, FL, USA

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Boslem, S., Moore, D., & Charissis, V. (2011, April). Investigating the improvement of the localisation propensity and impact of the emergency vehicle sirens. Presented at SAE 2011 World Congress & Exhibition, Detroit

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V., Vlachos, G., & Arafat, S. (2011, April). On the impact of early warning collision avoidance information through prototype head-up display for older drivers. Presented at SAE 2011 World Congress & Exhibition

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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V., Kutt, J., Vlachos, G., & Chan, W. (2010, April). Bridging car-design and engineering: evolving towards immersive virtual reality environments. Presented at Society of Automotive Engineers 2010 World Congress, Detroit, US

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.

Exploring the simulation requirements for virtual regional anesthesia training (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charissis, V., Zimmer, C. R., Sakellariou, S., & Chan, W. (2010, January). Exploring the simulation requirements for virtual regional anesthesia training. Presented at S&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, San Jose, CA, US

This paper presents an investigation towards the simulation requirements for virtual regional anaesthesia training. To this end we have developed a prototype human-computer interface designed to facilitate Virtual Reality (VR) augmenting educational... Read More about Exploring the simulation requirements for virtual regional anesthesia training.