Current Research Activities

Last modified on October 16, 2024 by Mario Romero.

Active Research Projects - Mario Romero is PI, unless otherwise stated.

	Project	Period	Goal	Collaborators	Papers
	TENT: Technology-enhanced neurosurgical training	2021 - ~2027	Acquire and transfer procedural knowledge in neurosurgical training.	A Iop O Viberg A Matviienko A Elmi E Edström	1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8
	VisBac - visualizing bacteria in the operating room	2019 - ~2027	Visualize air flow simulations for surgical staff training towards reducing hospital-acquired infections. Romero is Co-PI.	A Iop C Duwig S Sadrizadeh	9
	SMART: Smart predictive Maintenance in the phARmaceutical indusTry	2023-2025	Acquire and transfer manufacturing maintenance procedural knowledge through sensor networks, machine learning predictive models and immersive data visualization.	R Guarese M Gokan Khan T Li L Wang M Xiao J Kronqvist A Bergman B Edvinsson D Lassiter F Jonsson J Vachier S Bradley
	CitizAir: public engagement through urban air quality visualizations	2021-2024	Engage citizen in discussions through public visualizations of air quality in Stockholm.	J Rasmuson M Hagart M Engardt L Broman
	PSP: platform for smart people	2022-2024	Provide support for activities of daily living for adults on the autism spectrum through context-aware visualizations. Romero is Co-PI.	T Westin R Rahmani M Palosaari A Ohlsén	5, 6
	Homo Colossus: visualizing our energy footprints	2020-2024	Engage everyday people in a discussion about our energy footprints through an immersive public visualization. Romero is Co-PI	D Pargman Å A Broms P Hasselberg B Retourné E Ericsson V Malmgren

Publications from Active Research

1. A. Wrife, Guarese R, Iop A & Romero M, "Comparative analysis of spatiotemporal playback manipulation on virtual reality training for External Ventricular Drainage," Computers and Graphics, vol. 124, November 2024.

2. A. Buwaider et al., "Augmented reality navigation in external ventricular drain insertion-a systematic review and meta-analysis," Virtual Reality, vol. 28, no. 3, 2024.

3. Buwaider A, El-Hajj V, Mahdi O, Iop A, Gharios M, de Giorgio A, Romero M, Gerdhem P, Jean W, Edström E & Elmi-Terander A. Extended reality in cranial and spinal neurosurgery – a bibliometric analysis. Acta Neurochirurgica 166, 194 (2024). Publisher Link.

4. Iop A, Viberg O, Francis K, Norström V, Persson DM, Wallin L, Romero M, Matviienko A. Exploring the Influence of Object Shapes and Colors on Depth Perception in Virtual Reality for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Training. 2024 ACM CHI conference (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA).

5. T. Westin et al., "An extended reality platform for inclusion of adults on the autism spectrum: A position paper," in 15th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies Networks, ANT 2024 / The 7th International Conference on Emerging Data and Industry 4.0, EDI40 2024, 2024, pp. 476-483.

6. T. Westin et al., "Assistive Augmented Reality for Adults on the Autism Spectrum with Intellectual Disability," in Computers Helping People with Special Needs - 19th International Conference, ICCHP 2024, Proceedings, 2024, pp. 257-266.

7. A. Iop et al., "On Extended Reality Objective Performance Metrics for Neurosurgical Training," in Responsive and Sustainable Educational Futures : 18th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2023, Proceedings, 2023, pp. 573-579.

8. A. Iop et al., "Extended Reality in Neurosurgical Education : A Systematic Review," Sensors, vol. 22, no. 16, 2022.

9. P. Sadeghian et al., "Visualizing bacteria-carrying particles in the operating room : exposing invisible risks," in Healthy Buildings 2021 – Europe : Proceedings of the 17th International Healthy Buildings Conference 21–23 June 2021, 2021.

Last modified on October 16, 2024 by Mario Romero.