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Past Events

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CVI@SKI Discussion Group for Parents and Children with Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)

Monday, April 10th, 2023 – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

The CVI@SKI Discussion Group will hold its next meeting on Monday, April 10th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The...

Community Outreach


Hybrid Brown Bag: Maps through the ears

Hybrid Brown Bag: Maps through the ears

Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 – 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Investigating spatial knowledge acquisition through audio, Brandon will discuss the research he has been performing and plans to perform to...

Brown Bag


Hybrid Colloquium: Studying representational dynamics in statistical perception

Hybrid Colloquium: Studying representational dynamics in statistical perception

Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Abstract – To overcome variability, estimate scene characteristics, and compress sensory input, perceptual systems pool sensory data into statistical summaries....

Colloquium


Special Time - Hybrid Colloquium: Brain plasticity in people born blind: Individual differences of plasticity and sight restoration

*Special Time* Hybrid Colloquium: Brain plasticity in people born blind: Individual differences of plasticity and sight restoration

Monday, March 27th, 2023 – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

What does the visual cortex do in people born completely blind? Early-onset blindness leads to reorganization in visual cortex connectivity...

Colloquium


Hybrid Colloquium: The early life of an extraocular motor neuron: from birth to disease to function

Hybrid Colloquium: The early life of an extraocular motor neuron: from birth to disease to function

Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Abstract – Normal vision relies on exquisite control of the eye movements. Vertebrate extraocular motor neurons control the six muscles...

Colloquium


Hybrid Colloquium: Compensatory oculomotor strategies in central vision loss: Insights from simulated scotoma and visual training

Hybrid Colloquium: Compensatory oculomotor strategies in central vision loss: Insights from simulated scotoma and visual training

Thursday, March 30th, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Abstract – Macular degeneration (MD) represents one of the main causes of vision loss and a serious health concern worldwide....

Colloquium


Hybrid Colloquium: Cerebellar contributions to visual attention and working memory

Hybrid Colloquium: Cerebellar contributions to visual attention and working memory

Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Abstract- The amount of sensory information we receive at any one moment far outstrips our brain’s ability to process this...

Colloquium


2:00 PM, Hybrid Colloquium: Harnessing the Computer Science-Vision Science Symbiosis

2:00 PM, Hybrid Colloquium: Harnessing the Computer Science-Vision Science Symbiosis

Thursday, April 20th, 2023 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Abstract – Emerging platforms such as Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and autonomous machines, all intimately interact with humans....

Colloquium


Announcing the Eighteenth Annual Meeting Low Vision Rehabilitation Study Group (In-person Feb 3rd Times: Morning: 9am - 12pm and Afternoon: 1pm - 4pm, and Feb 4th  9am - 12pm)

Low Vision Rehabilitation Study Group 18th Annual Meeting

Friday, February 3rd, 2023 – 9:00 AM to Saturday, February 4th, 2023 – 12:00 PM

Announcing the Eighteenth Annual Meeting Low Vision Rehabilitation Study Group (Returning to in-person meeting in San Francisco) Purpose: An informal...

Workshop


Hybrid Colloquium: Developing Disability-First Datasets for Non-Visual Information Access

Hybrid Colloquium: Developing Disability-First Datasets for Non-Visual Information Access

Thursday, December 8th, 2022 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Image descriptions, audio descriptions, and tactile media provide non-visual access to the information contained in visual media. As intelligent systems are...

Colloquium