The Smart Immersive Environments (SIE) research group is dedicated to researching, developing and optimising the use of virtual reality technologies for engineering applications, in construction, in the laboratory and in industry. We cover the entire virtualisation cycle, from digitisation to smart virtual environments in immersive systems.
Fields of Research
A special focus is on the development of the virtual reality system PolyVR, in which results from research and industry projects have been sustainably integrated since 2009. This allows synergies to be built up and significantly more complex applications to be implemented. This is the basis for being able to research current topics efficiently.
Development of intelligent immersive applications in the following areas of engineering:
- Industry 4.0: Virtual/hybrid twins, virtual factory.
- Civil Engineering: Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Energy: Renewable energy and energy efficiency
- Future of work: immersive work environments, collaboration, learning and teaching.
Research goals and topics:
- Automation of the virtualization process for the creation of hybrid twins.
- Algorithms for segmentation and semantic processing of spatial data such as GIS and 3D scans.
- Geometry analysis for semi-/automated simulation parameterization
- Interactive simulations in XR
- Virtual commissioning of machines and plants
- Synchronous and asynchronous immersive collaboration and development of novel interaction paradigms for XR systems
- Methods for cost-benefit capture and analysis of XR technologies to support investment decisions
Technologies and tools used:
- Methods and strategies of virtual engineering
- Development of the Virtual Reality Engine "PolyVR
- Application of Artificial Intelligence
For our research we have the laboratories of the Center for Artificial Intelligence Talents (CAIT) at our disposal.
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| Häfner, Victor | Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Phys. | Research associate | victor haefner ∂does-not-exist.kit edu |
| Häfner, Polina | Dr.-Ing. | Postdoctoral researcher and head of the research group "Collaborative Immersive Environments". | polina haefner ∂does-not-exist.kit edu |
| Mayer, Anjela | M.Sc. | Research Associate | anjela mayer ∂does-not-exist.kit edu |
| Michels, Felix Longge | M.Sc. | Research Associate | felix michels ∂does-not-exist.kit edu |
| Agarwal, Aryan | Hiwi | ||
| Karande, Abhijit | Hiwi | ||
| Ziegler, Nicolas | Hiwi | ||
| Rashmin Rawal, Mansi | Hiwi |
| title | short description | contact |
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| KoLabBW | Virtual Collaboraiton Laboratories Baden-Württemberg |
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| Delfine | ||
| TRinE | Dr. Ing. Polina Häfner |
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| PolyVR | PolyVR is a virtual reality 3D engine with main focus is the scalability of hardware setups and scene authoring and management. |
| title | contact |
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| 3DConFu | |
| DigiFab | |
| DriveSim | |
| Eveil 3D | |
| KinKon | |
| VIEW-BW | |
| VR Driving Simulator // MINT BOX | |
| dimenSion |
| title | author | source | date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modelling Smart Virtual Environments | Victor Häfner |
4. Fachkonferenz zu VR/AR-Technologien in Anwendung und Forschung an der Professur Werkzeugmaschinen und Umformtechnik, 2017, Chemnitz, Germany, ISBN 978-3-00-058419-0, Pages 151-162 |
Dezember 2017 |
| dimenSion concept - approaching service prototyping from a multi-aspect description perspective | M. Elstermann, C. van Husen, P. Häfner |
Proceedings of the QUIS15 International Research Symposium on Service Excellence in Management, |
12.-15. Juni 2017 |
| Virtual Reality im Alltag - Erfahrungswerte von VR-Industrieanwender in Bezug auf Einsatz, Probleme und Wirtschaftlichkeit | Jana Dücker, Polina Häfner, Jivka Ovtcharova |
INNTERACT CONFERENCE. 3D Sensation |
23-24.06.2016 |
| Methodology for Efficiency Analysis of VR Environments for Industrial Applications | Jana Dücker, Polina Häfner, Jivka Ovtcharova |
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) edited by Springer (Konferenz Salento AVR) |
15.06.2016 |
| Virtual Reality Based Rapid Service Prototyping Tool | Polina Häfner, Matthes Elstermann, Victor Häfner, Jivka Ovtcharova |
Proceedings of EuroVR Conference 2016, Athene, Greece |
2016 |
| Wirtschaftlichkeit von Virtual Reality für den Mittelstand | Dücker, Jana; Häfner, Polina; Ovtcharova, Jivka |
VAR² 2015, 3. Fachkonferenz zu VR/AR-Technologien in Anwendung und Forschung in Chemnitz |
02.-03.12.2015 |
| Virtual Reality für den Mittelstand | Häfner, Polina; Dücker, Jana |
18. IFF-Wissenschaftstage in Magdeburg 2015, Digital Engineering zum Planen, Testen und Betreiben technischer Systeme |
24-25.06.2015 |
| TechViz XL helps KITs Formula Student Car ”Become Alive” | Bayart, Benjamin; Vartanian, Alexis; Häfner, Polina; Ovtcharova, Jivka |
IEEE Virtual Reality2015, Industrial Paper, Arles, France |
2015 |
| Methodology for Emotional Assessment of Product Design by Customers in Virtual Reality | Katicic, Jurica, Häfner, Polina, Ovtcharova, Jivka |
Presence Presence, Vol. 24, No. 1 |
Winter 2015 |
| PolyVR - A Virtual Reality Authoring System | Häfner, Victor |
EuroVR 2014, Bremen, Germany |
08 - 10.12.2014 |
| New Techniques for Hand Pose Estimation Based on Kinect Depth Data | Hummel, Simon; Häfner, Victor; Häfner, Polina; Ovtcharova, Jivka |
08 - 10.12.2014 | |
| Interactive Visualization of Energy Effciency Concepts Using Virtual Reality | Häfner, Polina; Seeßle, Julia; Dücker, Jana; Zientek, Matthias; Szeliga, Filip |
EuroVR 2014, Bremen, Germany |
08 - 10.12.2014 |
| Qualifizierung eines neuartigen Vibrationsverfahrens zur Dekontamination von Rohrleitungen | Schuck, Hendrik; Häfner, Victor; Ovtcharova, Jivka |
Digital Engineering zum Planen, Testen und Betreiben technischer Systeme, 17. IFF-Wissenschaftstage, Fraunhofer - Institut für Fabrikbetrieb und -automatisierung IFF, Magdeburg |
24. - 26. June 2014 |
| Innovation braucht Resourceful Humans, Aufbruch in eine neue Arbeitskultur durch Virtual Engineering |
Jivka Ovtcharova, Polina Häfner, Victor Häfner, Jurica Katicic, Christina Vinke |
Zukunft der Arbeit in Industrie 4.0, Automonik für Industrie 4.0, Bundesministerium Wirtschaft und Energie |
Mai 2014 |
| Product Individualization by the Customer through Virtual Reality Support |
Bachvarov, Angel; Maleshkov, Stoyan; Katicic, Jurica, Stoyanova (Häfner), Polina |
Proceedings of the 5-th International Conference on Mass Customization & Personalization MCPC 2009, Helsinki, Finland |
4-8. October 2009 |
| Design-by-the-Customer through Virtual Reality |
Bachvarov, Angel; Maleshkov, Stoyan; Katicic, Jurica, Stoyanova (Häfner), Polina |
4th International Conference on Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping VRAP 2009, Leiria, Portugal |
2009 |
| The Impact of Motion in Virtual Environments on Memorization Performance |
Häfner, Polina; Vinke, Christina; Häfner, Victor; Ovtcharova, Jivka |
IEEE International conference on Computional Intelligence and Virtual Environments for Measurement Systems and Applications (CIVEMSA), 2013, Milano, Italy |
16.07.2013 |
| Interaktive Flexibilitätsbewertung in virtuellen Welten |
Häfner, Victor; Siebel, Jan; Häfner, Polina; Rogalski, Sven |
Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb (ZWF), 108. Jahrgang, Hanser Verlag, Heft März 2013, S. 123-127 |
März 2013 |
| Ontology Development towards Expressive and Reasoning-enabled Building Information Model for an Intelligent Energy Management System |
Wicaksono, Hendro; Dobreva (Krahtova), Preslava; Häfner, Polina; Rogalski, Sven |
5th International Conference Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development, 2013, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal |
19-22 September 2013 |
| Semi-automated Ontology Population from Building Construction Drawings |
Häfner, Polina; Häfner, Victor; Wicaksono, Hendro; Ovtcharova, Jivka |
5th International Conference Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development, 2013, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal |
19-22 September 2013 |
| Teaching Methodology for Virtual Reality Practical Course in Engineering Education |
Häfner, Polina; Häfner, Victor; Ovtcharova, Jivka |
International Conference on Virtual and Augmented Reality in Education 2013, Procedia Computer Science Volume 25, 2013, Pages 251–260 (Best Paper Award)
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7-8.11.2013 |
| Integration eines realen Fahrzeugs in eine Mixed-Reality-Fahrsimulation |
Handfest, Alexander; Schröder, Michael; Grefe, Philip; Carra, Pablo; Häfner, Polina |
Wissenschaftliche Konferenz "WIRTSCHAFT UND TECHNOLOGIE IM DIENST DER GESELLSCHAFT", 2013, Sofia, Bulgarien |
21-22.11.2013 |
| Methodology for Immersive Emotional Assessment of Virtual Product Design by Customers |
Katicic, Jurica; Häfner, Polina; Ovtcharova, Jivka |
5th Joint Virtual Reality Conference 2013, Campus Paris Saclay (Berst Paper Award) |
11-13 December 2013 |