CIVS Researchers in Computer Science Presented at International Computer Vision Workshop

On June 3, CIVS research was presented at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) 2026 Workshop in Denver, CO. CIVS faculty collaborator Professor Yang Ni (PNW Assistant Professor of Computer Science) and two CIVS Research Assistants Jay Polra and Dhwanil Chauhan, who are pursuing their MS in computer science, presented their paper titled “Visual Geometry Grounded Novel-View Acoustic Synthesis”. This work is supported by the Steel Manufacturing Simulation and Visualization Consortium (SMSVC). The paper is co-authored by Wenjun Huang (University of California, Irvine), Kyle Toth (CIVS Sr. Research Engineer), Xianhui Wang (San Diego State University), and Yang Ni, Ph.D. (PNW Assistant Professor of Computer Science). Read more details about the project here.

Spatial audio is critical for creating truly immersive experiences in AR/VR visualizations. This work significantly advances this field by introducing a novel framework that synthesizes highly accurate, viewpoint-specific spatial audio using just a video clip and a reference sound, eliminating the need for costly and complex explicit 3D visual reconstruction.

The 2026 CVPR, co-sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society and the Computer Vision Foundation, is one of the most prestigious venues in computer vision, attracting over 10,000 researchers from academia and industry worldwide. It serves as a platform for researchers, academics, and industry professionals to present their latest findings and innovations.