Blending Physical and Virtual Worlds through Advanced Multimedia

Multimedia Communications Laboratory

Multimedia Communications Laboratory is a network of labs focused on research and development in the fields of augmented and virtual reality, hybrid forms of communication, user interaction and smart automation. The laboratory system is operated at the Institute of Multimedia Information and Communication Technologies, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Research

Novel View Synthesis

3D Gaussian Splatting, Image Registration

3D Object Scanning

Integrated Camera Nests, Camera Rigs, Capturing Layouts

Applications

Virtual Teleport

Virtual space of meeting, Remote presence

Hybrid Communication

Integration of physical and virtual worlds for immersive collaboration in areas like teaching, remote meetings and more.

Smart Home

Autonomous room environment control, Virtual-to-physical world control overlap, Ambient Computing

Showcases

We collate our efforts in a list of demos created by researchers and students.

Projects

Members of our team worked and cooperate on numerous national and international research and innovation projects.

Our experience includes national projects like VEGA, APVV or KEGA. We are active in multiple Erasmus+ projects with previous successful highly rated involvement in FP7 and Horizon 2020 EC schemes. We are open to cooperation on new calls in our area of expertise, on both basic and applied research.

Our Labs

HC Lab

Hybrid Communications Lab

Laboratory focused on connecting the physical and virtual spaces for development of applications supporting local and remote cooperation.

XR Lab

Extended Reality Lab

Processing demanding 3D data, this laboratory focuses on research and development of virtual and augmented reality solutions.

AC Lab / Smart Room

Ambient Computing Lab

Laboratory devoted to research of smart home techniques and applications, with overlap to VR-controlled physical environment.