Former Cocos2D-ObjC lead developer, creator of the world’s first purely Swift Android game engine, former Prisma AI core team, founder of Gracia AI
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Rémi BRUN
Rémi Brun is a pioneer of motion capture. Since 1993, he has been passionately exploring the finesse of human movement: body, fingers, eyes, face… in sport, dance, acting, coverbals, professional gestures and music. In 2007, he founded Mocaplab, a studio dedicated to this discipline, and relentlessly pursues his quest to refine understanding of movement and improve implementation solutions through a multitude of varied projects. -
Nikolaos ZIOULIS
Nikolaos Zioulis is co-founder and CTO of Moverse. An engineer and scientist, he works at the intersection of computer vision, machine learning and computer graphics. For over a decade, he has been involved in human digitization, volumetric and motion capture, and is now poised to link and unify these technologies.
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Marius COTORA
I’m Marius Cotora, Segment Hub’s senior consultant specializing in augmented reality (AR). With extensive experience of the Vuforia product family, I focus on the adoption and innovation of augmented reality solutions. Beyond my work in augmented reality, I’m also a game designer, creating engaging experiences that combine strategy and creativity. Passionate about immersive technologies, I strive to make AR more accessible and effective across all industries.
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Argyris CHATZITOFIS
Argyris Chatzitofis, PhD, is the CEO and co-founder of Moverse, a startup revolutionizing 3D animation through markerless motion capture and Gen AI services. With over a decade of experience as a researcher in computer vision and machine learning, he has published numerous scientific papers and is passionate about AI in motion capture, volumetric video and 3D vision. His mission is to support creative digital projects, video games and immersive 3D experiences that enhance human interaction.
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Thomas WAGNER
Thomas Wagner is co-founder and CEO of VR Coaster GmbH&Co.KG, the world’s leading provider of virtual reality experiences on attractions. He is also Professor of Virtual Design at Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences. Working in the media and games industry for over 20 years, Mr. Wagner has won several international awards for excellence in game design, 3D and mobile applications, including two Adobe Max awards, iTunes’ “Best of” selection and several awards in the theme park industry. He is the inventor of the wireless VR Coaster System, which has changed the theme park industry with over 70 installations on roller coasters and drop towers worldwide.
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Barbara SCHIAVI
Bordeaux XR is the vibrant community that brings together enthusiasts, experts, and curious minds around immersive XR technologies (Mixed, Virtual, and Augmented Reality) in Bordeaux. Driven by field experts, we organize free and engaging events to explore the frontiers of reality together. Our mission : to share knowledge, stimulate innovation, and build a dynamic network of local players within the rapidly expanding universe of XR.
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Vincent HAVARD
All my research work falls within the theme of the digital twin interfaced in XR integrating deep learning in the context of industry and construction. Key words Digital twin, Data and process modeling for augmented and virtual reality applications, Artificial intelligence, Human Machine Interaction, Motion analysis, Synthetic data generation, Perception.
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Stéphane RÉGNIER
Stéphane Régnier is currently “expert leader – immersive simulation and virtual reality” at the Renault Group. He graduated in computer engineering from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, France, in 1990. He has been involved in various developments of visualization software, simulation tools and virtual reality applications since the early 90s, in several Renault departments, including Research, Styling and now Engineering. He has led several R&D teams and has extensive experience in VR/AR, 3D computer graphics and driving simulation.
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Anatole LÉCUYER
Anatole Lécuyer is Research Director and member of the Seamless team at Inria, Rennes, France. He has been leading research into “virtual reality” for 25 years. He has taken part in numerous international collaborations, such as the European GuestXR and NIW projects. He initiated and still runs the open-source software OpenViBE, and co-founded the startup Mensia. He is the author of over 200 scientific publications and 15 patents. He has served as Program Chair of the IEEE VR conference and Associate Editor of the IEEE TVCG journal. He was awarded the Inria-Académie française des sciences “Young Researcher” prize in 2013, and was inducted into the IEEE Virtual Reality Academy in 2022.
