CIVIT 10th Anniversary Workshop | Tampereen korkeakouluyhteisö

This autumn, we celebrate 10 years of the Centre for Immersive Visual Technologies (CIVIT) at Tampere University! A decade ago, CIVIT opened its world-class premises and launched with an international workshop that brought together leading experts in visual technologies. This November, we mark the 10-year milestone with a full-day event packed with insights, demos, and networking. Whether you’re a researcher, industry professional, or tech enthusiast, don’t miss this opportunity to dive into the future of visual technologies.

Event Program

09:00 – 09:30 | Coffee & networking, Kampusareena A223

09:30 – 09:40 | Welcoming words

Jarmo Takala, Vice President, Stakeholder Relations and Partnership, Tampere University

09:40 – 10:00 | CIVIT 10 and beyond

Atanas Gotchev, Professor, Signal Processing, Tampere University

10:00 – 10:40 | Seeing the Road Ahead: A Decade of Automotive Camera Technology

Martin Punke, Head of Camera Product Technology at Aumovio

10:40 – 11:20 | Foundation Models in Driver Assistance & Cockpit Interaction

Frederik Zilly, Lead Expert in Generative AI at Bosch

11:20 – 12:00 | Visual technologies in Autonomous Driving Development and Testing

Peter Kovacs, Senior Vice President of aiData at aiMotive

12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch, offered by CIVIT

13:00 – 13:40 | From Metrics to Users: Understanding QoE in Extended Reality

Federika Battisti, Professor at University of Padua

13:40 – 14:20 | Human Vision Insights for Next-Gen Display Systems

Tatjana Pladere, Head of the Department of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Latvia

14:20 – 15:00 | Realistic 3D for Reality – Immersive Remote Operation

Mårten Sjöström, Professor at Mid Sweden University

15:00 – 17:00 | Demos & networking, Sähkötalo SA201, food and drinks

17:00 | Event ends

Why join us?

Explore the latest in immersive tech, image quality assessment, automotive imaging, and more
Hear from top researchers and industry specialists
Connect with Tampere’s vibrant tech and academic community

Program Highlights:

Keynote talks by renowned experts and CIVIT partners
Live demonstrations showcasing real-world applications
Networking sessions designed to help you build valuable connections

Venue

Kampusareena A223 and Sähkötalo SA201

Tampere University, Hervanta Campus (Hervanta Campus Map)
Korkeakoulunkatu 7,
33720 Tampere

Parking and Arriving: Hervanta Campus is about 7 kilometres from Tampere city centre. Several buses and tram number 3 drive between the City Centre and Hervanta. Visitors may also park their cars in the car parks that are located next to and in front of the parking garage as well as in the parking garage in Korkeakoulunkatu.

Järjestäjä

Centre for Immersive Visual Technologies (CIVIT)