VVAI Lab current projects

Situated and Immersive Analytics

Bringing data into the places where decisions happen, so people can connect abstract evidence with physical scale, context, and lived experience.

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Cross-Device Collaborative Analytics

Designing visual analytics environments in which collaborators can contribute from different devices, roles, and viewpoints without losing shared context.

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Immersive Learning and Creative Practice

Using virtual production environments to make complex, collaborative creative skills observable, repeatable, and available beyond specialized facilities.

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Visualization

Makes complex evidence easier to interpret where decisions actually happen.

AR/VR

Turns immersive technology into evidence-based tools for analysis, education, and professional practice.

Interaction

Creates interfaces that fit people’s tasks, roles, abilities, and physical surroundings.

Recent Publications

ARGUS: A Live Globe for Petabyte-Scale Climate Data Streaming in Browser and VR

Hernan D. Santos, Tiansu Chen, Sina Alidoust Salimi, Amir Hossein Khazaei, Bilal Zahid Hussain, Maitreya Cherukupalli, Thang Nguyen Ha, Jaison Kurian, Wai Tong, Jian Tao

IEEE Scientific Visualization Contest (SciVis Contest), 2026

🏆 IEEE SciVis Contest 2026 Honorable Mention Award

Comparing Assistant Configurations in Simulated VR Luxury Shopping: A Mixed-Methods Study

Shan Jin, Thomas Bohné, Ruoqing Yang, Wai Tong, Lik-Hang Lee

Virtual Reality, 2026

BridgeVis: Linking Quantitative Analysis and Qualitative Experience for Data Visualization in Virtual Reality

Yuxuan Guo, Haowei Xiong, Wai Tong

Visual Informatics, 2026

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News

Received Honorable Mention at IEEE SciVis Contest 2026

November 9, 2026 less than 1 minute read

Our work “ARGUS: A Live Globe for Petabyte-Scale Climate Data Streaming in Browser and VR” received an Honorable Mention Award at the IEEE Scientific Visuali...

Received Honorable Mention at IEEE VR25

March 4, 2025 less than 1 minute read

Our paper “Illuminating the Scene: How Virtual Environments and Learning Modes Shape Film Lighting Mastery in Virtual Reality” received an Honorable Mention ...

Recruit 1-2 PhD students in Fall 2025

November 22, 2024 less than 1 minute read

We’re looking for 1-2 PhD students passionate about data visualization, AR/VR, and human-computer interaction to join VVAI Lab in Fall 2025. If you’re ready ...

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