Casper DPM: Cascaded Perceptual Dynamic Projection Mapping onto Hands
ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA 2024
Daisuke Iwai
Professor
The University of Osaka | Graduate School of Engineering Science | XR Group
daisuke.iwai.es AT osaka-u.ac.jp · Google Scholar
Daisuke Iwai is a professor at the Graduate School of Engineering Science at the University of Osaka, running the XR Group. His research interests include augmented reality, virtual reality, projection mapping, projector-camera systems, computational displays, digital fabrication, human-computer interaction, and Shitsukan science. Prof. Iwai is the recipient of numerous awards, including a JSPS Prize and the title of Osaka University Distinguished Professor, as well as many Best Paper, Poster, and Demo Awards.
Projects
Recent projects (2025–) are on the XR Group website → XR Group — Projects.
The gallery below lists projects up to 2024 (newest first). For the full publication list, see Publications.
A Multi-aperture Coaxial Projector Balancing Shadow Suppression and Deblurring
IEEE TVCG 2024, IEEE ISMAR 2024
Efficient Distortion-Free Neural Projector Deblurring in Dynamic Projection Mapping
IEEE TVCG 2024
Projection Mapping under Environmental Lighting by Replacing Room Lights with Heterogeneous Projectors
IEEE TVCG 2024, IEEE VR 2024
Topology Optimization with Text-Guided Stylization
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 2023
Neural Projection Mapping Using Reflectance Fields
IEEE TVCG 2023, IEEE ISMAR 2023
Estimation of Fused-Filament-Fabrication Structural Vibro-Acoustic Performance by Modal Impact Sound
Computers & Graphics 2023
NSTO: Neural Synthesizing Topology Optimization for Modulated Structure Generation
CGF 2023, Pacific Graphics 2023
Shadowless Projection Mapping using Retrotransmissive Optics
IEEE TVCG 2023, IEEE VR 2023
A Monocular Projector-Camera System using Modular Architecture
IEEE TVCG 2023
HaptoMapping: Visuo-Haptic Augmented Reality by Embedding User-Imperceptible Tactile Display Control Signals in a Projected Image
IEEE TVCG 2023, IEEE VR 2022
interiqr: Unobtrusive Edible Tags using Food 3D Printing
ACM UIST 2022
Online Projector Deblurring Using a Convolutional Neural Network
IEEE TVCG 2022, IEEE VR 2022
Multifocal Stereoscopic Projection Mapping
IEEE TVCG 2021, IEEE ISMAR 2021
Directionally Decomposing Structured Light for Projector Calibration
IEEE TVCG 2021, IEEE ISMAR 2021
FoodFab: Creating Food Perception Tricks using Food 3D Printing
ACM CHI 2020
IlluminatedFocus: Vision Augmentation using Spatial Defocusing via Focal Sweep Eyeglasses and High-Speed Projection
IEEE TVCG 2020, IEEE VR 2020
FibAR: Embedding Optical Fibers in 3D Printed Objects for Active Markers in Dynamic Projection Mapping
IEEE TVCG 2020, IEEE VR 2020
FleXeen: Visually Manipulating Perceived Fabric Bending Stiffness in Spatial Augmented Reality
IEEE TVCG 2020, IEEE VR 2019
Augmented Environment Mapping for Appearance Editing of Glossy Surfaces
IEEE ISMAR 2019
Non-Contact Thermo-Visual Augmentation by IR-RGB Projection
IEEE TVCG 2019, IEEE VR 2019
Stereoscopic Capture in Projection Mapping
IEEE Access 2018
Seamless Multi-Projection Revisited
IEEE TVCG 2018, IEEE ISMAR 2018
Pseudo-Shape Sensation by Stereoscopic Projection Mapping
IEEE Access 2018
Fabricating Diminishable Visual Markers for Geometric Registration in Projection Mapping
IEEE TVCG 2018, IEEE VR 2018
HySAR: Hybrid Material Rendering by an Optical See-Through Head-Mounted Display with Spatial Augmented Reality Projection
IEEE TVCG 2018, IEEE VR 2018
Geometrically Consistent Projection-based Tabletop Sharing for Remote Collaboration
IEEE Access 2018
SPAP: Simultaneous Projection and Positioning of Laser Projector Pixels
IEEE TVCG 2017, IEEE ISMAR 2017
Body Cyberization by Spatial Augmented Reality for Reaching Unreachable World
Augmented Human 2017
Makeup Lamps: Live Augmentation of Human Faces via Projection
CGF 2017, Eurographics 2017
LazyNav: 3D Ground Navigation with Non-Critical Body Parts
IEEE TVCG 2017, IEEE 3DUI 2015
Inter-reflection Compensation of Immersive Projection Display by Spatio-Temporal Screen Reflectance Modulation
IEEE TVCG 2016, IEEE VR 2016
SoftAR: Visually Manipulating Haptic Softness Perception in Spatial Augmented Reality
IEEE TVCG 2015, IEEE ISMAR 2015
Radiometric Compensation for Cooperative Distributed Multi-Projection System through 2-DOF Distributed Control
IEEE TVCG 2015, IEEE ISMAR 2015
Extended Depth-of-Field Projector by Fast Focal Sweep Projection
IEEE TVCG 2015, IEEE VR 2015
Projection-based Visualization of Tangential Deformation of Nonrigid Surface by Deformation Estimation Using Infrared Texture
Springer Virtual Reality 2015, ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA Etech 2013
Combining colour and temperature: A blue object is more likely to be judged as warm than a red object
Scientific Reports 2014
Projection Screen Reflectance Control for High Contrast Display using Photochromic Compounds and UV LEDs
Optics Express 2014
Making Graphical Information Visible in Real Shadows on Interactive Tabletops
IEEE TVCG 2014, IEEE ISMAR 2014
Augmenting Physical Avatars Using Projector Based Illumination
ACM TOG 2013, ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA 2013
View Management of Projected Labels on Non-Planar and Textured Surfaces
IEEE TVCG 2013, IEEE ISMAR 2013
3D High Dynamic Range Display System
IEEE ISMAR 2011
Interactive Bookshelf Surface for In Situ Book Searching and Storing Support
Augmented Human 2011
Dynamic Defocus and Occlusion Compensation of Projected Imagery by Model-Based Optimal Projector Selection in Multi-projection Environment
Springer Virtual Reality 2011
Document Search Support by Making Physical Documents Transparent in Projection-Based Mixed Reality
Springer Virtual Reality 2011, ACM VRST 2006
Optical Superimposition of Infrared Thermography through Video Projection
Infrared Physics & Technology 2010
Superimposing Dynamic Range
ACM TOG 2008, ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA 2008
Touch Sensing by Image Analysis of Fingernail
SICE 2008
User Interface by Virtual Shadow Projection
SICE 2006
Heat Sensation in Image Creation with Thermal Vision
ACM ACE 2005
Awards
| 23 Mar. 2026 | Best Paper Award (IEEE VR 2026) — Takahiro Okamoto*, Masaki Takeuchi*, Masataka Sawayama, Daisuke Iwai, “Shadowless Projection Mapping for Tabletop Workspaces with Synthetic Aperture Projector,” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of 2026 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR)), 2026. 🌐 Link |
| 23 Mar. 2026 | Honorable Mention for Best Paper (IEEE VR 2026) — Kotaro Fujimura, Hiroki Kusuyama, Masaki Takeuchi, and Daisuke Iwai, “High-Contrast Projection Mapping under Light Field Illumination with LED Display and Aperiodic Lens Array,” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of 2026 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR)), 2026. 🌐 Link |
| 01 Apr. 2025 | Osaka University Distinguished Professor — Daisuke Iwai 🌐 Link |
| 06 Dec. 2024 | Best Student Demo in Show Award (ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA 2024 Emerging Technologies) — Yotam Erel, Or Kozlovsky-Mordenfeld, Hiroki Kusuyama, Kohei Miura, Daisuke Iwai, Kosuke Sato, and Amit H. Bermano, “Casper DPM: Cascaded Perceptual Dynamic Projection Mapping onto Hands,” In Proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 Emerging Technologies, Article No. 4, 1-2, 2024. 🌐 Link |
| 18 Mar. 2024 | Best Paper Award (IEEE VR 2024) — Masaki Takeuchi, Hiroki Kusuyama, Daisuke Iwai, and Kosuke Sato, “Projection Mapping under Environmental Lighting by Replacing Room Lights with Heterogeneous Projectors,” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces), Vol. 30, No. 5, pp. 2151-2161, 2024. 🌐 Link |
| 29 Mar. 2023 | Best Poster Honorable Mention (IEEE VR 2023) — Kazushi Kinjo, Daisuke Iwai, and Kosuke Sato, “A High-Dynamic-Range Mesh Screen VR Display by Combining Frontal Projection and Retinal Projection,” In Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), pp. 629-630, 2023. 🌐 Link |
| 15 Dec. 2022 | JSPS Prize — Daisuke Iwai, “Reproduction and Control of Physical Surface Texture Using Projection Mapping.” 🌐 Link |
| 16 Mar. 2022 | Best Journal Paper Honorable Mention (IEEE VR 2022) — Yuta Kageyama, Daisuke Iwai, and Kosuke Sato, “Online Projector Deblurring Using a Convolutional Neural Network,” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces), Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 2223-2233, 2022. 🌐 Link |
| 07 Oct. 2021 | Best Journal Paper (IEEE ISMAR 2021) — Sorashi Kimura, Daisuke Iwai, Parinya Punpongsanon, and Kosuke Sato, “Multifocal Stereoscopic Projection Mapping,” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality), Vol. 27, No. 11, pp. 4256-4266, 2021. 🌐 Link |
| 27 Mar. 2019 | Best Research Demonstration Runner-up (IEEE VR 2019) — Kosuke Hiratani, Daisuke Iwai, Parinya Punpongsanon, and Kosuke Sato, “Shadowless Projector: Suppressing Shadows in Projection Mapping with Micro Mirror Array Plate,” In Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR), pp. 1309-1310, 2019. 🌐 Link |
| 20 Sep. 2016 | Best Paper Runner Up Award (IEEE ISMAR 2016) — Yuta Itoh, Toshiyuki Amano, Daisuke Iwai, and Gudrun Klinker, “Gaussian Light Field: Estimation of Viewpoint-Dependent Blur for Optical See-Through Head-Mounted Displays,” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality), Vol. 22, No. 11, pp. 2368-2376, 2016. 🌐 Link |
| 25 Mar. 2015 | Best Paper Award (IEEE VR 2015) — Daisuke Iwai, Shoichiro Mihara, and Kosuke Sato, “Extended Depth-of-Field Projector by Fast Focal Sweep Projection,” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of IEEE Virtual Reality 2015), Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 462-470, 2015. 🌐 Link |
| 24 Mar. 2015 | Best Paper Award (IEEE 3DUI 2015) — Emilie Guy, Parinya Punpongsanon, Daisuke Iwai, Kosuke Sato, and Tamy Boubekeur, “LazyNav: 3D Ground Navigation with Non-Critical Body Parts,” In Proceedings of IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces, pp. 43-50, 2015. 🌐 Link |
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| 22 Mar. 2026 | Best Paper Honorable Mention Award (International Workshop on Virtual Reality for Human and Spatial Augmentation 2026) — Yusuke Imoto, Takashi Amesaka, Daisuke Iwai, “Airflow Measurement for Interactive Projection Mapping using Embedded Imperceptible Spatial Patterns.” (non-archival) 🌐 Link |
| 09 Mar. 2025 | Best Paper Honorable Mention Award (International Workshop on Virtual Reality for Human and Spatial Augmentation 2025) — Shun Hanai, Yuto Takeuchi, Yushi Sato, Yoshihiro Okamoto, Daisuke Iwai, and Kosuke Sato, “Haptic Augmentation by a Wrist Mounted Device with Laser Speckle Vibration Sensing and Hand Projection,” In Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), pp. 802-806, 2025. 🌐 Link |
| 09 Mar. 2025 | Best Presentation Honorable Mention Award (International Workshop on Virtual Reality for Human and Spatial Augmentation 2025) — Atsushi Maki, Daisuke Iwai, and Kosuke Sato, “A Model-based Motion Amplifying Projection for Food Elasticity Manipulation,” In Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), pp. 798-801, 2025. 🌐 Link |
| 29 Mar. 2023 | Best Paper Nominee (IEEE VR 2023) — Kosuke Hiratani, Daisuke Iwai, Yuta Kageyama, Parinya Punpongsanon, Takefumi Hiraki, and Kosuke Sato “Shadowless Projection Mapping using Retrotransmissive Optics,” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces), Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 2280-2290, 2023. 🌐 Link |
| 15 Oct. 2020 | Bronze Prize IEEE GCCE2020 Excellent Student Paper Award — Liyuan Duan, Haruka Matsukura, Parinya Punpongsanon, Takefumi Hiraki, Daisuke Iwai, and Kosuke Sato, “Adaptive Visualization of Gas Distribution Using Augmented Reality Glasses,” In Proceedings of IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE), pp. 585-586, 2020. 🌐 Link |
| 25 Apr. 2020 | Asian CHI Symposium 2020 Best Presentation Award (Showcase) — Parinya Punpongsanon, Ying-Ju Lin, Xin Wen, Daisuke Iwai, Kosuke Sato, Marianna Obrist, and Stefanie Mueller, “FoodFab: Creating Food Perception Illusions using Food 3D Printin,” Asian CHI Symposium 2020. 🌐 Link |
| 26 Mar. 2020 | Best Paper Nominee (IEEE VR 2020) — Daiki Tone, Daisuke Iwai, Shinsaku Hiura, and Kosuke Sato, “FibAR: Embedding Optical Fibers in 3D Printed Objects for Active Markers in Dynamic Projection Mapping,” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces), Vol. 26, No. 5, pp. 2030-2040, 2020. 🌐 Link |
| 27 Mar. 2019 | Best Paper Nominee (IEEE VR 2019) — Yuta Itoh, Tobias Langlotz, Daisuke Iwai, Toshiyuki Amano, and Kiyoshi Kiyokawa, “Light Attenuation Display: Subtractive See-Through Near-Eye Display via Spatial Color Filtering,” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces), Vol. 25, No. 5, pp. 1951-1960, 2019. 🌐 Link |
| 11 Jan. 2018 | Grand Prize for The 2017 IEEE Access Best Multimedia Contest (Part 1) — Kai Wang, Daisuke Iwai, and Kosuke Sato, “Supporting Trembling Hand Typing Using Optical See-Through Mixed Reality,” IEEE Access, Vol. 5, pp. 10700-10708, 2017. 🌐 Link |
| 09 Oct. 2014 | 3rd Prize IEEE GCCE 2014 Student Paper Award — Yoshito Hosomizo, Daisuke Iwai, and Kosuke Sato, “A Flying Projector Stabilizing Image Fluctuation,” In Proceedings of IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE), pp. 31-32, 2014. 🌐 Link |
| 03 Oct. 2013 | Outstanding Student Paper Award (IEEE GCCE 2013) — Akifumi Tanaka, Daisuke Iwai, and Kosuke Sato, “Minimization of Image Quality Degradation in Multi-projection Mapping,” In Proceedings of IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE), pp. 8-9, 2013. 🌐 Link |
| 14 Apr. 2013 | Best Presentation Award (KJMR 2013) — Parinya Punpongsanon, Daisuke Iwai, and Kosuke Sato, “Projection-based Mixed Reality for Deformable Surfaces,” Korea-Japan Workshop on Mixed Reality, 2013. 🌐 Link |
| 04 Oct. 2012 | 3rd Prize GCCE 2012 Student Paper Award — Ryo Wataya, Daisuke Iwai and Kosuke Sato, “Ambient Sensing Chairs for Audience Emotion Recognition by Finding Synchrony of Body Sway,” In Proceedings of IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE), pp. 29-33, 2012. 🌐 Link |
| 01 Nov. 2008 | iENA Gold Medal (International Trade Fair for Ideas, Inventions and New Products) — “Superimposing Dynamic Range” 🌐 Link |
Education & Experience
| Apr. 2025 – | Professor, University of Osaka, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Japan |
| Apr. 2011 – Mar. 2025 | Associate Professor, University of Osaka, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Japan |
| Sep. 2011 – Nov. 2011 | Visiting Associate Professor, ETH Zürich, Computer Graphics Laboratory, Switzerland |
| Apr. 2008 – Mar. 2011 | Assistant Professor, University of Osaka, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Japan |
| Apr. 2007 – Mar. 2008 | Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher, Bauhaus-University Weimar, Germany |
| Apr. 2006 – Mar. 2008 | JSPS Research Fellow (DC, PD), University of Osaka, Japan |
| Apr. 2005 – Mar. 2007 | Doctor of Philosophy, University of Osaka, Japan |
Keynotes, Invited Talks & Tutorials
2026
- Keynote, “When Light Becomes Matter: Perceptual Material Transformation in Projection Mapping,” Laser Display and Lighting Conference, LDC1-2, Pacifico Yokohama, 21 Apr. 2026. 🌐 Link
2025
- Invited Talk, “When Light Becomes Matter: Beyond Shadows and Dark-Environment Constraints in Projection Mapping,” Beyond Images: Capturing, Rendering and Displaying Novel Characteristics of Light, OPTICA Intelligent Interfaces and Displays Technical Group, Online, 17 Sep. 2025. 🌐 Link
- Panel, “Projecting Texture: Enhancing Crafts and Culture through Seamless Integration of Material Surfaces and Digital Spaces,” Emerging Technologies Houses, Italy Pavilion, Expo 2025 Osaka, 8 Sep. 2025.
- Invited Talk, “Projection Mapping Technologies for Seamless Spatial Augmentation,” Laser Display and Lighting Conference, LDC5-3, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 20 Jun. 2025. 🌐 Link
2023
- Invited Talk, “Computational Displays in Projection Mapping,” High-Beams Seminar Series, Computational Light Laboratory, University College London, 29 Nov. 2023. 🌐 Link
- Keynote, “Appearance Editing of Real-World Objects using Projection Mapping,” Computer Graphics International (CGI), 30 Aug. 2023. 🌐 Link
- Invited Talk, “Melting Universe into Metaverse by Projection Mapping,” French-Japanese Seminar on Metaverse and Virtual Reality, OIST, 21 Apr. 2023. 🌐 Link
2022
- Invited Talk, “Multifocal Stereoscopic Projection Mapping,” ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA 2022, IEEE TVCG VR Sessions, 8 Dec. 2022. 🌐 Link
- Keynote, “Projection Mapping Technologies for Permeation of Digital Controllability into the Physical World,” Joint Keynote of ICAT-EGVE and APMAR, 3 Dec. 2022. 🌐 ICAT-EGVE 🌐 APMAR
2021
- Invited Talk, “Is Projection Mapping Natural? Towards Physical-World Augmentation Consistent with Light-Field Context,” International Display Workshops (IDW), 1 Dec. 2021. 🌐 Link
- Invited Panelist, OSA Incubator on Perception in Immersive Technologies, 1 Sep. 2021. 🌐 Link
2019
- Invited Talk, “Computational Projection Mapping,” Institute of Computer Graphics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, 22 May 2019. 🌐 Link
- Invited Talk, “Laser Projector in Augmented Reality,” Laser Display and Lighting Conference (LDC), 24 Apr. 2019. 🌐 Link
- Invited Talk, “Computational Imaging in Projection Mapping,” IAPR Fifth Computational Color Imaging Workshop (CCIW), 29 Mar. 2019. 🌐 Link
2018
- Invited Talk, “Latest Research Trends on Computational Projection Mapping,” International Display Workshops (IDW), 14 Dec. 2018. 🌐 Link
- Invited Talk, “Seamless Multi-Projection Revisited,” ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA 2018, IEEE TVCG Session on VR, 4 Dec. 2018. 🌐 Link
2017
- Invited Talk, “Computational Projection Mapping,” IST Austria, 13 Oct. 2017. 🌐 Link
- Invited Talk, “Computational Projection Mapping,” Disney Tech Talk (Disney Research Zurich), 9 Oct. 2017.
- Invited Talk, “Computational Projection Display for AR/VR,” International Meeting on Information Display (IMID), 30 Aug. 2017. 🌐 Link
- Invited Talk, “Selected Japanese Augmented Reality Research,” Computer & Information Science Seminars, University of Otago, 2 Jun. 2017. 🌐 Link
- Invited Talk, “State-of-the-Art on Projection Mapping Research,” IEEE Sapporo Section Lecture Meeting, 15 May 2017. 🌐 Link
2016
- Invited Talk, “Projection Mapping Technologies for AR,” International Display Workshops (IDW), 9 Dec. 2016. 🌐 Link
- Invited Talk, “Computational Projection Displays,” JSAP-OSA Joint Symposia, 14 Sep. 2016. 🌐 Link
- Invited Talk, “Body Cyberization and Digital Fabrication in Projection-based Augmented Reality,” Collective Visual Sensing Workshop, Keio University, 20 May 2016.
2015
- Invited Talk, “ProCams-Based Cybernetics,” Interactive Contents Design (Kitamura Laboratory), Tohoku University, 15 Oct. 2015. 🌐 Link
- Tutorial, “Computational Imaging and Projection,” IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 29 Sep. 2015. 🌐 Link
- Invited Talk, “Extended Depth-of-Field Projector by Fast Focal-Sweep Projection,” ACM SIGGRAPH 2015, IEEE TVCG Special Session on Augmented and Virtual Reality, 9 Aug. 2015. 🌐 Link
2011
- Invited Talk, “ProCams for Interactive Surfaces,” Institute of Visual Computing, ETH Zürich, 13 Oct. 2011.
2009
- Invited Talk, “Interactive Projection-based Mixed Reality,” Institute of Computer Graphics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, 17 Nov. 2009. 🌐 Link
Co-authored Talks
Show 4 talks
2019
- Invited Talk, “Light Attenuation Display: Subtractive See-Through Near-Eye Display via Spatial Color Filtering,” IEEE TVCG Session on Virtual and Augmented Reality (ACM SIGGRAPH 2019), 2019.
2017
- Invited Talk, “Simultaneous Projection and Positioning of Laser Projector Pixels,” TVCG Special Session on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA 2017), 2017. 🌐 Link
2016
- Invited Talk, “Gaussian Light Field: Estimation of Viewpoint-Dependent Blur for Optical See-Through Head-Mounted Displays,” IEEE TVCG Invited Session on Augmented and Virtual Reality (ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA 2016), 2016.
- Invited Talk, “SoftAR: Visually Manipulating Haptic Softness Perception in Spatial Augmented Reality,” IEEE TVCG Special Session on Virtual and Augmented Reality (ACM SIGGRAPH 2016), 2016. 🌐 Link
Patents
- Anselm Grundhöfer, Daisuke Iwai, “Light field based projector calibration method and system,” US20190098270. 🌐 Google Patents
- Anselm Grundhöfer, Daisuke Iwai, “Light field based projector calibration method and system,” EP3462735. 🌐 Google Patents
- Anselm Grundhöfer, Amit Bermano, Bernd Bickel, Philipp Bruschweiler, Markus Gross, Daisuke Iwai, “Augmenting physical appearance using illumination,” US10133171. 🌐 Google Patents
- Oliver Bimber, Daisuke Iwai, “Method and Illumination Device for Optical Contrast Enhancement,” US20110019914. 🌐 Google Patents
- Oliver Bimber, Daisuke Iwai, “Method and illumination device for optical contrast enhancement,” WO2009121775. 🌐 Google Patents
- Oliver Bimber, Daisuke Iwai, “Method and Illumination Device for Optical Contrast Enhancement,” EP2188661. 🌐 Google Patents
- Oliver Bimber, Daisuke Iwai, “Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Erhöhung des Kontrastverhältnisses bei der Darstellung eines Bildes,” DE102008000906. 🌐 Google Patents
Academic Service
Memberships
- IEEE
- ACM
Steering Committee
- IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR) (2025–)
- IEEE International Symposium on Augmented and Mixed Reality (ISMAR) (2025–)
Organizer
- International Workshop on Multimodal Virtual and Augmented Reality (MVAR) Workshop 🌐 2016 🌐 2018
- ACM ISS’18 International Workshop on Computational Augmented Reality Displays (CARD) 🌐 HP
- IEEE VR’19 Tutorial on “Hack Our Material Perception in Spatial Augmented Reality” 🌐 HP
- International Workshop on Virtual Reality for Human and Spatial Augmentation (VR-HSA) 🌐 2025 🌐 2026
Associate Editor
- IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) (2022–)
Program Chair
- IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR) (2022, 2025, 2026)
- IEEE International Symposium on Augmented and Mixed Reality (ISMAR) (2021, 2022)
- International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT) (2016, 2017)
Program Committee
- IEEE Virtual Reality (VR) (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023)
- IEEE International Symposium on Augmented and Mixed Reality (ISMAR) (2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2023, 2024)
- ACM Siggraph Asia Emerging Technologies (2023)
- IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) (2018)
- ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces (ITS) (2011)
- ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS) (2016)
- IEEE International Workshop on Computational Cameras and Displays (CCD) (2013)
- ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) (2015, 2016, 2017, 2023)
- ACM Multimedia (MM) (2017, 2018)
- Pacific-Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology (PSIVT) (2010, 2011, 2013)
- Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia (PCM) (2012, 2013, 2014)
- Virtual Reality Chairs, International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC) (2016)
- ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI) (2016, 2017)
- IEEE International Symposium on 3D User Interface (3DUI) (2017)
- International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT) (2010, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- ACM International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology (ACE) (2015, 2016)
- International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality (AIVR) (2018, 2019)
- IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE) (2014, 2015)
- IEEE ISMAR 2017 Workshop on Highly Diverse Cameras and Displays for Mixed and Augmented Reality (HDCD4MAR) (2017)
- ACCV 2010 Workshop on Application of Computer Vision for Mixed and Augmented Reality (ACVMAR) (2010)
- Asia-Pacific Workshop on Mixed and Augmented Reality (APMAR) (2022)
- EuroXR International Conference (2022, 2023)
Committee
- IEEE Virtual Reality (VR) Publicity Chair (2016), Tutorial Chair (2017), Publication Chair (2018,2019), Workshop Chair (2023)
- IEEE International Symposium on Augmented and Mixed Reality (ISMAR) Publication Chair (2015)
- ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS) Poster Chair (2018)
- ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI) Poster & Demo Chair (2016)
- IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence & eXtended and Virtual Reality (AIxVR) Financial Chair (2026)
- IEEE International Symposium on 3D User Interface (3DUI) Poster Chair (2017)
- NICOGRAPH International Program Co-Chair (2023)
- International Display Workshops / Workshop on Projection and Large-Area Displays and Their Components (IDW PRJ-WS) General Secretary (2025, 2026)
Review
- Journals: Nature Machine Intelligence (2020); ACM Transactions on Graphics (2015); ACM Transactions on Applied Perception (2017, 2024); IEEE Computer (2014); IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) (2010, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025); IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (TPAMI) (2020); IEEE Transactions on Image Processing (TIP) (2020); IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging (TCI) (2016, 2017, 2021); IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (TCSVT) (2012); IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (2017); IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (2017); IEEE Access (2019, 2020, 2022, 2025); Scientific Reports (2018, 2022); Optics Express (2018, 2020); Applied Optics (2024); Computer Graphics Forum (CGF) (2009, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2025); Computers & Graphics (2012, 2017, 2022); Visual Computer (2019, 2021); IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology (2011); Presence (2015); Journal of the Society for Information Display (2016, 2018); Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (2010); EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing (2015); Displays (2018); Computer-Aided Design (2020); Entertainment Computing (2020); MDPI Sensors (2020); IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences (2012); IEICE Transactions on Electronics (2021); IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems (2011, 2012, 2013, 2025, 2026); IPSJ Journal (2021); IPSJ Transactions on Computer Vision and Applications（CVA) (2012); SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration (JCMSI) (2014, 2015); International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation (2015); Optical Review (2019); ITE Transactions on Media Technology and Applications (MTA) (2020, 2022); Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds (2026)
- Conferences: IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR) (2017, 2018, 2024); IEEE International Symposium on Augmented and Mixed Reality (ISMAR) (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025); ACM SIGGRAPH (2017, 2019, 2023, 2025, 2026); ACM SIGGRAPH Asia (2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025); IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) (2019, 2020); ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2017, 2023); ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces (ITS) (2011); ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) (2019, 2020); Eurographics (2021, 2024); IEEE International Workshop on Computational Cameras and Displays (CCD) (2013); International Conference on Pervasive Computing (Pervasive) (2012); International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) (2011, 2019); ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp) (2014); IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (2016); IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2015); EuroHaptics (2020); IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (3DUI) (2012); ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI) (2013, 2018, 2021, 2022); Augmented Human International Conference (AH) (2014); ACM International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology (ACE) (2009, 2014, 2015); ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) (2018, 2019, 2020); International Conference on Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI) (2012); Pacific-Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology (PSIVT) (2011, 2013); Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia (PCM) (2012, 2013); Immersive Projection Technology Workshop / Eurographics Workshop on Virtual Environments (IPT/EGVE) (2007); International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT) (2010, 2015, 2020); IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE) (2013, 2014, 2016); Asian Conference on Computer Vision (ACCV) (2018, 2020); ACCV 2010 Workshop on Application of Computer Vision for Mixed and Augmented Reality (ACVMAR) (2010); EuroXR International Conference (2021); ACM International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction (MobileHCI) (2023); Asia-Pacific Workshop on Mixed and Augmented Reality (APMAR) (2024); SICE FES (2026)
Media Coverage
- IEEE Spectrum (online article) (26 Jun 2026): Shadow-Free Augmented Reality Makes Illusions More Realistic