Distributed & Interactive Systems Group
Our research group focuses on facilitating and improving the way people use interactive systems and how people communicate with each other. We combine data science with a strong human-centric, empirical approach to understand the experience of users. This enables us to design and develop next generation intelligent and empathic systems. We base our results on realistic testing grounds and data sets, and embrace areas such as ubiquitous computing, human-centered multimedia systems, and languages.
The group addresses key problems for society and science, following a multi-disciplinary approach. This results in a full-stack methodology that enables us to bridge socio-technical gaps in society and science by instrumenting the appropriate infrastructures and communication protocols using realistic testing grounds.
Distributed and Interactive Systems is an outward-looking research group, that enjoys a number of fruitful partnerships with companies and organizations in the areas of creative industries, smart cities, automotive industry and wellbeing. Our group transfers knowledge through scientific publications, standards bodies, open-source implementations and consultancy. We pride ourselves on pushing boundaries, leading the way for others to follow.
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DIS Group Awarded 2023 IEEE Multimedia Best Paper Award
Publication date: 2024-12-17
On December 13th, 2024, the paper “VR2Gather: A Collaborative, Social Virtual Reality System for Adaptive, Multiparty Real-Time Communication” has been selected, by the IEEE Computer Society Publications Board, to receive the 2023 from IEEE MultiMedia Best Paper Award.
Read moreNew EU-funded Project AMPLIFY Joins the Revolution of the Cultural and Creative Industries
Publication date: 2024-12-02
The project will run for the next 36 months and aims to empower artists, technologists, and communities by driving innovation in the Cultural and Creative Industries.
Read moreFrom "One Size Fits All" to Design for Social Inclusion
Publication date: 2024-12-02
CWI’s DIS group takes part in TU Delft led TACIT research project that aims to break down barriers for the 1 in 4 Dutch affected by disabilities
Read more"Fashion Beneath the Skin" - Unique Collaborative Social Virtual Reality Installation
Publication date: 2024-06-18
Thanks to the volumetric video setup by CWI’s DIS group, two remote visitors can simultaneously explore the virtual exhibition.
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Best Demo Award at MUM 2024 for CWI DIS
Publication date: 2024-12-13
Research carried out by CWI researcher Abdallah El Ali, part of the Distributed and Interactive Systems (DIS) group, along with TU Delft and USI researchers, has won the Best Demo Award at the 23rd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2024).
Read moreUser-Centered Adaptive Streaming of Dynamic Point Clouds for Virtual Reality Remote Communication
Publication date: 2024-12-09
Thesis by PhD student Shishir Subramanyam from the Distributed and Interactive Systems (DIS) group reports on research exploring adaptive delivery optimizations for real-time point cloud user reconstructions.
Read moreDIS Group at ACM MM Conference 2024
Publication date: 2024-12-09
Research carried out by the Distributed and Interactive Systems (DIS) group from Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) has resulted in several contributions to ACM Multimedia Conference 2024
Read moreFrom 2D Video Conferencing to Photorealistic Immersive 3D Communication
Publication date: 2024-12-02
The thesis of Simon Gunkel, co-supervised by Pablo Cesar (DIS group), presents research on immersive communication systems, specifically Social XR (also referred to as holographic communication).
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