Innovative educational program
«COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH SPECIALIZATION IN VIRTUAL AND AUGUMENTED REALITY» (BSc)
«COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH SPECIALIZATION IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACES» (MSc)
Study levels: undergraduate, postgraduate
Language of instruction: English
Relevance of the program:
One of the latest interfaces for Human-Computer interaction is technology that is called «augmented reality» (AR). Augmented reality (AR) is the technology that combines digital components and reality. When users use this technology they can interact with virtual content in real world, besides they preserve possibility to perceive where there is the reality and where is not. In the nearest future AR/VR will become important instruments at a working place because technologies are so advanced that improved corporative and working processes. As a consequence, there will be urgent need to train such specialists as AR/VR designers very soon. AVR/AR designer is a specialist who is responsible for the process of computer modeling of events, environment and scenarios of augmented and virtual reality. This specialist must completely maintain the process of intended virtual projects realization for their further use in the sphere of machinery engineering, business, medicine, education and entertainment.
Partners:
Foreign partner universities:
- Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information
- Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, St. Petersburg , the Russian
- FederationPeter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St.
- Petersburg , the Russian Federation
- Moscow polytechnic university (Moscow Politech), Moscow, the Russian
- Federation
- Hamburg University of applied sciences, Hamburg, Germany
Business partners:
- LTD «Azia Avto»
- LTD «Kazzinc»
IEP goals
- To form special competences necessary for user-oriented design of the newest interfaces (mastering technologies of multimodal users interaction and comprehension in VR/AR applications; using methods and algorithms of computer vision in construction of reliable and correct VR/AR applications; mastering basic fundamental concepts of communication dialogues creation, design methods from the point of communication process in the scope of Human-Computer interaction procedures)
- To master the system of modern methods of creating qualitative humancomputer interface (for example software tools, libraries and rational algorithms);
- To master technology for development of user’s interfaces of virtual, augmented and mixed reality in machinery engineering (multimodal, mobile, tangible etc.).
Competence model of IEP graduate:
IEP facilities and resources:
Equipment:
- Virtual reality glasses Oculus Rift;
- smartphone Samsung Galaxy S9 64 GB;
- smartphone Apple iPhone 8 32 GB;
- Mixed reality glasses Microsoft HoloLens Developer Edition; virtual glasses Samsung Gear VR, Quad HD Super AMOLED
Information resources:
- Agisoft PhotoScan Professional Edition- program for photogrammetric processing of digital images, creation of geo-referenced 3D models, orthophotomaps, and digital mathematical models;
- Unity- game engine, that enable to create games suitable for most popular platforms,
- Adobe Photoshop CC · http://rifting.ru/- interactive language portal AR/VR,
- upd from BelBES https://i-look.net/- portal devoted to AR/VR devices,
- upd from BelBES http://arnext.ru/- information resource on AR.
Top lecturers of IEP:
- Martin Strekker, PhD, Associated professor, h-index 11, France, Université de Toulouse
- Daming Shee, PhD, professor, h-index 12, Harbin University of technology, China
- Igor Bessmertny, Doctor of technical sciences, professor of Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, St. Petersburg , the Russian Federation, human computer interaction
- Natalya Denissova, Candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, EKSTU, technology Computer Vision
- Olga Baklanova, Candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, EKSTU, creation of 3D models
- Yelena Blinaeva, Candidate of technical sciences, sub-department “Information technology”, EKSTU, design and prototyping software
- Ulan Korabay, Master of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering program of the University of Southern California, EKSTU, development of mobile applications of virtual and augmented reality
- Ermek Zhabayev, Master of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering program of the University of Southern California, EKSTU, design of interfaces for Human Computer interaction
Internships of students:
- Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg , the Russian Federation
- Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, St. Petersburg , the Russian Federation
- Moscow polytechnic university (Moscow Politech), Moscow, the Russian Federation
- Hamburg University of applied sciences, Hamburg, Germany
- LTD «Kazzinc»
- LTD «Azia Avto»
IEP manager: Ulan Korabay, Master of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering program of the University of Southern California, EKSTU, senior lecturer of “Information systems” department
IEP manager contacts: [email protected]