PROCEEDINGS
MIXR Open House & Industry Advisory Board (IAB) Meeting
Friday, April 3, 2026
University of Maryland Intitute for Health Computing
6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200,
North Bethesda, MD 20852
Friday, April 3
PUBLIC-FACING SEGMENT
Large Conference Room
BREAKFAST, Registration, and Networking
8:00AM
Welcome | Review of Agenda
Center Director Amitabh Varshney
8:30AM
NSF Program Director Remarks
Hang Liu, Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
8:40AM
IAB Chair Remarks
8:45AM
Year 3 Progress and Discussion | Center and Partner Site Directors
Quantifying Cybersickness in XR
Standardization of XR Integration in Healthcare Facilities
Collaborative Simulation Platform
8:50 AM
8:50 AM
9:10 AM
9:30 AM
BREAK
9:50AM
Year 4 Project Proposal Presentations and Discussion | Center and Partner Site Directors
The Composite Index (CCI): A Physiological Standard for XR Comfort and Safety
Strategies to Optimize XR Training
Factors Influencing Decision Making in the Adoption of New Technologies in Hospitals
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
10:20 AM
10:40 AM
LUNCH
11:00AM
Public-Facing Segment Concludes
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Meeting Room 5
IAB Meeting |IAB Members and NSF/VentureWell
Discussion includes:
Proposed projects
Formulation of funding recommendations to center leadership
Co-Chair selection
12:00-1:00PM
Large Conference Room
IAB Report Out, Discussion
IAB, Center and Site Directors, NSF/VentureWell
1:00 PM
Action Items and Plans for Next Semiannual Meeting
IAB, Center and Site Directors, NSF/VentureWell
1:30PM
Summary and Closing Remarks
Universities involved
2:00PM
Adjourn
2:15PM