This video highlights the Apprenticeship Program offered by the XR Garage for university students. Check it out!
CEO of Magic Leap on the DICOM Visualizer
October 24, 2020
Peggy Johnson, the CEO of Magic Leap, Inc., recently retweeted an article discussing the benefits that the Innovate Team's DICOM Visualization app will bring to the medical field through its potential to revolutionize surgery. The link to the article can be found on our DICOM Visualizer page!
Meet The "Member of the Week": Berk Basarer!
August 4, 2020
Meet Berk Basarer, one of our core programmers on the Innovate Team. Berk is from Turkey, and studies Electrical Engineering at UM. He is currently working on the 5G XR Visualizer, a Magic Leap app which uses 5G to connect to an edge server to process image data with a neural network.
DICOM Visualizer: The New Standard in Healthcare Visualization
July 30, 2020
The Innovate Team is about to unveil a new DICOM Visualizer. With a new control layout, added features such as scaling and rotation, DICOM Visualizer is slated to become the new standard in Healthcare Visualization.
Meet The "Member of the Week": Tiana Torkan!
July 29, 2020
Meet Tiana Torkan, our UX/UI Specialist on the Innovate Team. Tiana is entering her senior year at UM with a major focusing on interactive media. She makes logos, splash screens, and UI for the XR Garage. Tiana made the splash screens for DICOM, MResponder, and she is currently working on one for 5G!
MR Responder: The Magic Leap App Designed For First Responders
July 21, 2020
MR Responder is a Magic Leap app taking emergency response to the next level by providing first responders crucial information and exit routes in healthcare settings.
Introducing the New and Improved Version of AR Statics!
July 20, 2020
The XR Garage is currently working on adding new features and visual improvements to AR Statics, a Magic Leap App that demostrates static forces acting on objects.
Meet The "Member of the Week": Brandon Torres!
July 7, 2020
Meet Brandon Torres, one of our apprentices on the Innovate Team. Brandon is an FSU graduate, and is now currently pursuing a BS in Information Technology at UM. Brandon is working on DICOM Visualizer, a Magic Leap app used for visualizing CT and MRI scans.
Meet The "Member of the Week": Michael Martinaitis!
June 30, 2020
Meet Michael Martinaitis, a core programmer on the Innovate Team. He is an undergraduate student majoring in Music Engineering. Michael is currently working on making Vectors in Space into a muliplayer experience using Magic Leap's transmission tool kit!
Introducing Vectors in Space 2!
June 29, 2020
Here's a preview of Vectors in Space 2! We have been working on making Vectors in Space into a multiplayer experience using transmission provided by Magic Leap's tool kit!
Meet The "Member of the Week": Carolina Fernandez!
June 24, 2020
Meet Carolina Fernandez, one of our core programmers on the Innovate Team. Carolina is currently working on converting Vectors in Space into a multiplayer experience using transmission, and on an AR application for first responders!
XR Circuits: A Magic Leap Application Designed to Build and Visualize Circuits
June 23, 2020
XR Circuits is a Magic Leap application that allows for circuits to be easily built and visualized in augmented reality with image targets.
Medical Visualization Projects 3D Human Body Organs
June 11, 2020
Medical Visualization is a Magic Leap app that enables the projection of 3D virtual human body organs.
Meet The "Member of the Week": Mert Okyay!
June 9, 2020
Mert Okyay is one of our new core programmers on the Innovate Team. He is an undergraduate student at UM majoring in Pure Physics and Mathematics. He is currently working on AR Statics, which is an app that allows users to help them better illustrate statistic concepts. Welcome to the team, Mert!
Porch Exhibit: Displaying Models in 3D With Augmented Reality
June 8, 2020
Porch Exhibit is a Magic Leap app that enables architecture students to showcase their own Augmented Reality 3D models of their own design.
Meet The "Member of the Week": Manish Garg!
June 4, 2020
Meet Manish Garg, one of the new core progammers on the Innovate Team. Manish is a Graduate student studying Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is currently working on the Universal Loader, a Magic Leap allowing to visualize any 3D model. Welcome to the team, Manish!
ML Persistence Proof of Concept
June 3, 2020
This is a prototype for AR Emergency Responder, an App that guides emergency personnel in real time by adding hazards information to physical layouts such as hospital hallways.
5G Image Recognition: An Edge-Based Connected Server Application
June 1, 2020
5G Image Recognition is a Magic Leap app that uses an edge-based connected server to process image recognition data with a neutral network algorithm!
ARchitech: A Virtual Design Experience For Architects
May 27, 2020
Architech is a Magic Leap app that allows students and faculty to create floor plans and receive furniture purchase recommendations from commercial partners.
5G Image Recognition Can Process Images!
May 21, 2020
This is a Magic Leap app that uses a Edge-based 5G connected server to process image recognition data with a neural network algorithm.
Meet The "Member of the Week": Lenny Martinez!
May 19, 2020
Meet Lenny Martinez, one of our core programmers on the Innovate Team. Lenny is an MIT graduate, who works as a lecturer in the School of Communications. He has taken part in programming DICOM Visualizer, which helps neurosurgeons to view MRI and CAT scans!
DICOM Visualization Gives The Ability To View MRI and CAT Scans
May 18, 2020
DICOM Visualization is a Magic Leap app that enables neurosurgeons to visualize MRI and CAT scans for purposes of patient education.
Airway Fire: The Missing Tool For Nursing Students
May 14, 2020
Airway Fire is a Magic Leap application that allows students and faculty the ability to visualize combustion when dealing with intubated patients who are receiving high levels of oxygen.
The Renegade Doctor Meets Patient Incivility!
May 13, 2020
Patient Incivility is a Magic Leap application that give students and faculty the opportunity to identify incivility by navigating a variety of patient bedside scenarios.
Meet The "Member of the Week": Alejandro Hernandez!
May 12, 2020
Meet Alejandro Hernandez, one of our graduating seniors! Alejandro worked on making Vectors in Space a multiplayer experience at the XR Garage, and got a job as a VR Programmer the day after his graduation. Congratulations Alejandro on all your accomplishments!
Vectors In Space Will Become A Multiplayer Experience
May 11, 2020
We are now working on turning Vectors in Space into a shared experience on the same network using Magic Leap's transmission tool kit, and then over the internet, between any two players worldwide!
Diana Arboleda Talks About Her Experience With XR Garage
May 6, 2020
Diana Arboleda speaking of her collaboration with XR Garage, and her experience with the Innovate Team. Diana is one of our faculty members who authored Vectors in Space.
Meet The "Member of the Week": Aaron Geldert!
May 5, 2020
Meet Aaron Geldert, one of our graduating seniors! He was a core programmer for the Innovate team and one of the co-creators of Vectors in Space. Congratulations Aaron!
Introducing Cane Central, a Magic Leap VR App That Shows How To Use The New Advising Building At UM!
May 4, 2020
Cane Central is a Magic Leap XR app that guide faculty, staff, and students to familiarize themselves with the new building. The app is designed to give a step-by-step interactive virtual tutorial.
Meet The "Member of the Week": Andrew Gonzalez!
April 28, 2020
Meet Andrew Gonzalez, one of our core programmers on the Innovate Team. Andrew is currently working on DICOM Visualizer, which is a Magic Leap XR app for visualizing CT and MRI scans.
Airway Fire And The Use Of Magic Leap's Transmission Tool Kit
April 22, 2020
Airway Fire is a Magic Leap app created to simulate OR emergencies when dealing with intubated patients who are receiving high concentrations of oxygen. This virtual reality application allows faculty to play out scenarios to teach and train students on how to manage airway fires. The app uses Magic Leap's Transmission tool kit so the experience may be shared between students and instructors.
DICOM Visualization: The Future of Medicine
April 20, 2020
DICOM Visualizer is a Magic Leap app that allows doctors to view CAT and MRI scans as 3D models.
ID
Funding
School/College
Proposal Title
P.I.
Title
ML10
Provost
College of Arts & Sciences
Mixed Reality Visualization of Aortic Aneurysm Diagnosis Results
Liang Liang
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
ML13
CAS
College of Arts & Sciences
Voices of Mariel
Mark Osterman
Digital Experience Manager
ML14
CTSA
Miller School of Medicine
The Peri-Operational Experience (POE)
Lee Kaplan
Chief, UHealth Sports Medicine, Petra and Stephen Levin Endowed Chair in Sports Medicine, Medical Director and Head Team Physician / Miami Hurricanes and Miami Marlins
ML15
Provost
College of Engineering
Revealing the Anatomy of Engineering Structures Using Augmented Reality
James Giancaspro
Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
ML18
Provost
College of Arts & Sciences
South Florida Mixed Reality Field Trips
Arthur Gleason
Associate Scientist, Physics
ML19
Provost
Miller School of Medicine
Using MR Technology to Aid Emergency Response Training
Walter Lamar
Director – Environment of Care Compliance
ML26
CTSA
Miller School of Medicine
Wearable heads-up display based mixed-reality system for interactive image-guided neurosurgical training and surgical procedures
Michael Ivan
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
ML27
Provost
College of Engineering
A Framework for Enhancing Augmented Reality Using Mobile Edge Computing
Hammam Alsafrjalani
Assistant Professor in Practice, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
ML28
Provost
Library
Tiling the Magicverse
Timothy Norris
Librarian Associate Professor
ML3
Provost
Miller School of Medicine
Mixed Reality + UM PACS System: Modernization of Doctor-Patient Interaction.
Timur Urakov
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
ML32
Sylvester
College of Arts & Sciences
Using Augmented Reality (AR) to promote agency, self-efficacy, positive affect, and social connection in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Aaron Heller
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
ML33
Provost
College of Engineering
Mixed Reality to Teach Employment Skills for Individuals with ASD
Hammam Alsafrjalani
Assistant Professor in Practice, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
ML38
CTSA
Miller School of Medicine
Learning to manage child tantrums using MR: An innovative tool to teach evidence-based behavior management strategies
Angela Blizzard
Manager Social Services
ML41
Provost
School of Architecture
Wikipedia-AR
Rodolphe el-Khoury
Dean
ML46
Provost
College of Arts & Sciences
Intuitive Interface for Human Robot Interaction
Victor Milenkovic
Professor, Department of Computer Science
ML47
Provost
Miller School of Medicine
Volumetric radiologic data viewer
Harsh Shah
Radiology resident
ML5
Sylvester
Miller School of Medicine
GI Endoscopy in Mixed Reality
Amar Deshpande
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
ML56
Sylvester
Miller School of Medicine
Translation of patient CT scan data into 3D augmented and mixed reality models
Gerd Pust
Associate Professor of Surgery. Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Realty Laboratory – UVAM DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery
ML57
Provost
Frost School of Music
Mixed reality performance of the composition for flute and piano entitled “Wish”
Jeffrey Buchman
Assistant Professor
ML59
CAS
College of Arts & Sciences
ARtXP: Experiencing Historic Architecture with Magic Leap
Karen Mathews
Associate Professor of Art History
ML60
Provost
School of Education and Human Development
Modelling Athletic Injuries with Magic Leap
Magda Aldousany
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
ML7
Provost
College of Engineering
Machines of Loving Grace – A Magic Leap Trans-Experiential Art Installation
Diana Arboleda
Lecturer, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
ML70
Sylvester
Miller School of Medicine
Magnification and Road mapping in Fused Mixed‐reality Space for Imageguided Procedures
Shivank Bhatia
Chair of Interventional Radiology
ML8
Provost
School of Nursing and Health Professionals
Mixed reality simulated “Escape OR” for teaching in anesthesia
Greta M Vladinov
Associate Program Director Nurse Anesthesia Program, Assistant Professor of Clinical
Provost Office Publishes Magic Leap RFP Awards
Feb 3, 2020
The Office of the Provost has published the list of Magic Leap RFP winners. Congratulations to the faculty members who are driving innovation at the U!
Innovate Team Wins "Most Outstanding Team" Award
December 19, 2019
At the yearly Information Technology Excellence Awards, the Innovate team received the prestigious "Most Outstanding Team" award for its work pushing the boundaries of augmented and virtual reality to benefit the University of Miami community. Student developers Jiahao Zhou, Jinqi Li, Rachel De Paz, Robert Silverberg, and Komal Sharma were there to accept the award with Max Cacchione.
Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz Meets with President
December 4, 2019
The CEO of Magic Leap joined UM leaders at the Magic Leap Leadership Forum. The UMIT Innovate Team, the Center for Computational Science and the School of Architecture delivered their demos to the Magic Leap team meeting, and in return got to experience the software developed by other Magic Leap creators. Max Cacchione, Director of Innovation, fought with Rony Abovitz, the CEO of Magic Leap, with virtual light sabers while playing AR Duel, an app created by Rachel De Paz and Robert Silverberg from the Innovate Team.
Innovate Team Tour The Lab In The Technology Department
December 5, 2019
The Innovate Team, led by CIC staff, visited the nano-fabrication lab at Converge Miami. Dust-proof clothing mandatory!
Airway Fire Team Present At The Faculty Showcase
October 17, 2019
Dr. Juan Gonzalez and Dr. Greta Vladinov, presented their Airway Fire project at the Fall 2019 Faculty Showcase, an event organized by UMIT's Academic Technologies department.
Team Building Activity with CaneLink Team
October 2, 2019
The XR Garage welcomed the UMIT CaneLink team for a project showcase. The team were able to try out live demos of student-produced apps and other apps like Create, Undersea, and Angry Birds. We would like to thank the Canelink team for their visit and participation in this activity!
Enter the Magicverse
September 25, 2019
The Innovate team was invited to the UM district learning center to "Enter the Magicverse" and present the work done so far, related to AR opportunities in the classroom. Student-built mixed reality apps, including a NSF grant project, were presented and faculty had the opportunity for some "Enter the Magicverse" hands-on demos.
Launching the Innovate Website
September 16, 2019
After months of hard work, the Innovate team released its website. Team members Luis Armani Rodriguez, Jiahao Zhou, and Rachel De Paz worked diligently to complete the website to fulfill student needs. The site contains updates on projects from the UMXR team, as well as helpful device tutorials and user guides.
President's Welcome Features The U Experience
August 17, 2019
The University of Miami welcomed the Class of 2023 at the Watsco Center in the annual President's Welcome. In addition to enjoying the usual festivities, incoming freshmen got to try The U Experience, an augmented reality app that allows users to travel through campus. The U Experience is now available for demos at the Richter Library by appointment. Click here to learn more about The U Experience.
IT Leadership Showcase
June 30, 2019
The XR Garage welcomed the UMIT Leadership team and colleagues for a project showcase. The team saw a live demo of the Airway Fire project with the help of the UM School of Nursing and Health Studies. We would like to thank UMIT and the School of Nursing for their continued support. View all of our projects here.
Developing 3D Campus Map with the Center for Computational Sciences
July 26, 2019
The Center for Computational Science, in partnership with the School of Communication and the UMXR Innovate team, spearheaded the production of the "U Experience" 3D Campus Map. This Magic Leap application resulted from a cloud of points of the UM campus obtained with drones and light detection and ranging (LIDAR). It is destined to be featured in President Frenk's welcome event for new students.
"Girls Who Code" Summer Camp Students Visit XR Garage
July 16, 2019
High schoolers participating in the Girls Who Code summer program with Ernest & Young took a trip to the XR Garage to learn more about Magic Leap, augmented reality, and opportunities available at the University of Miami for girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Some students were also able to test out Vectors in Space and provide their feedback on the developing application.
UMXR Innovate Team Tests the Looking Glass and Leap Motion
July 2019
Harrison Mount and Jaron Zhou unboxed and tested the HoloPlay Looking Glass and Leap Motion, which will be used by the UMXR Innovate team to rapidly prototype and share 3D experiences. The Looking Glass is a holographic display, while the Leap Motion is an additional device that accurately tracks hands and uses them as an input source for Looking Glass experiences.
A Day in the Creative Studio
June 2019
The UMXR Innovate team explored the Creative Studio at the University of Miami's Richter Library. Among the platforms tried were the Oculus Rift and Oculus Quest. The brief experience served to help the team better understand basic design principles for virtual reality that could be applied to their mixed reality applications.
UMXR at the Miami VR Expo 2019
June 7, 2019
The UMXR Innovation team attended the annual Miami VR Expo, which was hosted in the Magic City Innovation District. The team attended panels, and tested demonstration apps for SamsungVR, AndroidVR, and the HTC Vive, among others. This experience allowed the team to become more knowledgeable about local VR/AR startups, as well as what market trends are up and coming.
Magic Leap Workshop Hosted at the College of Engineering
