Serious XR
XR beyond gaming and marketing
The Serious XR (SEER) Lab at the University of Calgary is headed by Dr. Frank Maurer and conducts industry-oriented research on how to engineer serious XR/immersive analytics/immersive control applications.
Current and previous projects
Explore Projects
An elicitation study on multi-modal interactions with immersive data
In the rapidly advancing domain of Extended Realit
Elicitation study on multimodal interactions with immersive data
Extended reality (XR) technology has emerged as a
Commercial Vehicle Safety using Behavioral Measures and Machine Learning
This project works on ensuring road safety is of u
Mitigating Challenges Faced by Non-ML Experts using Automatic Machine Learning (AUTOML)
My research explores the intersection of Machine L
Analyzing and Visualizing Complex and Multi-Input Medical Data
Analyzing and visualizing complex and multi-input
VR Integration Into The Epilepsy Clinical Workflow
In this project, we focus on improving epilepsy cl
User Experience Design Guidelines in eXtended Reality
How to Develop Evidence-based Design Guidelines fo
Prospective students
We are looking for new team members interested in Serious XR and Digital Twin research. In particular, contact Dr. Maurer if you are interested in any of the following topics:
- XR usability & engineering processes
- Digital Twins
- Serious XR application for pipeline engineering, urban challenges, and other professional work flows
Mention “SEER UX” in your emails’s subject line to get a quick response. emails indicating a research interest in AI/ML will be ignored as we currently do not conduct research in these areas.
Check out our project demos on YouTube
Our Partners
Application Areas
We have experience in a broad spectrum of applications of immersive technologies
Meet our team
Dr. Frank Maurer
Founder and Director
Farzana Aktar
Master's student
Saadman Rahman
Master’s student
Eric Wang
PhD student
Maryam Kermanshahni
Master's student
Naman Bhoj
Master's Student
Javad Sahebnasi
Master's student
Parisa Daeijavad
PhD student
Siqi Xie
PhD student
Yomna ElGhazouly
PhD student
Mainur Rahman
PhD student
