Victoria Interrante
She/Her
Professor, Director of Graduate Studies for Cognitive Science
Victoria Interrante
She/Her
Professor, Director of Graduate Studies for Cognitive Science
Victoria Interrante's research focuses on applying insights from visual perception and cognition to the development of more effective virtual reality experiences and the more effective communication of complex information through visual imagery. In this work, she has enjoyed collaborating with colleagues in a wide variety of fields, including architectural design, psychology, engineering and medicine.
Research Division
Human-Centered Computing
Current Research
Google Scholar
Enhancing Spatial Perception and Presence in Immersive Virtual Environments
Ph.D. Graduates
Koorosh Vaziri (2023); Zhihang Deng (2020); Loren Fiore (2016); Sheng-Wen Wang (2011); Brian Ries (2011); Haleh Hagh-Shenas (2007); Tim Urness (2006); Sunghee Kim (2004).
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1996)
M.S. in Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles (1986)
B.A. in Computer Science, University of Massachusetts at Boston (1984)
Professional Background
Victoria Interrante joined the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in 1998 as an assistant professor and was later promoted to a professor in 2015. She was named a McKnight Land Grant Professor in 2001. Before coming to the University, Interrante served as a research assistant at MIT Lincoln Laboratory in 1984 and as a staff scientist at the Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering from 1996-98. In 1999, she received the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award and was inducted into the IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Academy in 2022.
Honors and Awards
2022: Inducted into IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Academy
2020: VGTC Virtual Reality Career Award
2001: McKnight Land-Grant Professorship
1999: National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER Award)
1999: National Science Foundation Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE Award)
Selected Grants
NRT-UtB: Graduate Training Program in Sensory Science: Optimizing the Information Available for Mind and Brain
Interrante, V., Gini, M. L., Kersten, D. J., Konczak, J., Legge, G. E., Lim, H. H., Nelson, P. B., Newman, E. & Oxenham, A. J.; National Science Foundation; 9/1/17 - 8/31/23
CHS: Medium: Prediction, Early Detection, and Mitigation of Virtual Reality Simulator Sickness
Suma Rosenberg, E., Interrante, V., Stoffregen, T.; National Science Foundation; 7/15/19 - 6/30/23
CHS-Small: Transforming the Architectural Design Review Process through Collaborative Embodiment in HMD-based Immersive Virtual Environments
V. Interrante, S. J. Guy, L. Anderson; National Science Foundation; 9/2015 - 8/2020
Selected Publications
2022
Masters, R., Interrante, V., Watts, M., Ortega, F. (2022). Virtual Nature: Investigating The Effect of Biomass on Immersive Virtual Reality Forest Bathing Applications For Stress Reduction. In Spencer, S.N. (ed). Proceedings - SAP 2022. (Proceedings - SAP 2022: ACM Symposium on Applied Perception.). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.
DOI: 10.1145/3548814.3551459
2021
Vaziri, K., Bondy, M., Bui, A., Interrante, V. (2021). Egocentric distance judgments in full-cue video-see-through VR conditions are no better than distance judgments to targets in a void. In Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2021. (336-344). (2021 IEEE Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR).). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
DOI: 10.1109/vr50410.2021.00056
Billinghurst, M., Lok, B., Interrante, V., Steed, A., Kiyokawa, K., Swan, J.E., Klinker, G., Whitton, M. (2021). IEEE VR 2021 steering committee message. Proceedings - 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2021. [9417727]. [xi-xii].
DOI: 10.1109/VR50410.2021.00005
Sisk, C.A., Interrante, V., Jiang, Y.V. (2021). Location probability learning in 3-dimensional virtual search environments. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications. 6 (1), [21].
DOI: 10.1186/s41235-021-00284-3
Thalmann, N.M., Interrante, V., Thalmann, D., Sheng, B., Kim, J., Papagiannakis, G., Gavrilova, M. (2021). Preface. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). [v].
Bourdot, P., Raya, M.A., Figueroa, P., Interrante, V., Kuhlen, T.W., Reiners, D. (2021). Preface. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). [v-vi].
Aseeri, S., Interrante, V. (2021). The Influence of Avatar Representation on Interpersonal Communication in Virtual Social Environments. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.
DOI: 10.1109/tvcg.2021.3067783
2020
Aseeri, S., Marin, S., Landers, R.N., Interrante, V., Rosenberg, E.S. (2020). Embodied Realistic Avatar System with Body Motions and Facial Expressions for Communication in Virtual Reality Applications. In Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VRW 2020. (581-582). (Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VRW 2020.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
DOI: 10.1109/VRW50115.2020.00141
Bourdot, P., Interrante, V., Kopper, R., Olivier, A.H., Saito, H., Zachmann, G. (2020). Preface. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). [v-vi].
2019
Deng, Z., Interrante, V. (2019). Am I floating or not?: Sensitivity to eye height manipulations in HMD-based immersive virtual environments. In Spencer, S.N. (ed). Proceedings - SAP 2019. (Proceedings - SAP 2019: ACM Conference on Applied Perception.). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.
DOI: 10.1145/3343036.3343135
Zhao, M., Sinnis-Bourozikas, A., Interrante, V. (2019). Exploring the Use of Immersive Virtual Reality to Assess the Impact of Outdoor Views on the Perceived Size and Spaciousness of Architectural Interiors. In Bourdot, P., Interrante, V., Nedel, L., Magnenat-Thalmann, N., Zachmann, G. (eds). Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality - 16th EuroVR International Conference, EuroVR 2019, Proceedings. (312-319). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 11883 LNCS. (0302-9743)). Springer.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-31908-3_21
Aseeri, S., Paraiso, K., Interrante, V. (2019). Investigating the influence of virtual human entourage elements on distance judgments in virtual architectural interiors. Frontiers Robotics AI. 6 (JUN), [44].
DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2019.00044
Bourdot, P., Interrante, V., Nedel, L., Magnenat-Thalmann, N., Zachmann, G. (2019). Preface. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). [v-vi].
DOI: 10.4000/books.pufr.13190
2018
Simpson, G., Sinnis-Bourozikas, A., Zhao, M., Aseeri, S., Interrante, V. (2018). A virtual reality investigation of the impact of wallpaper pattern scale on qualitative spaciousness judgments and action-based measures of room size perception. In kato, H., Cobb, S., Interrante, V., Stricker, D., Bourdot, P. (eds). Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality - 15th EuroVR International Conference, EuroVR 2018, Proceedings. (161-176). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 11162 LNCS. (0302-9743)). Springer Verlag.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-01790-3_10
Bourdot, P., Cobb, S., Interrante, V., Kato, H., Stricker, D., D’cruz, M., Gabbard, J., Freeman, C. (2018). Preface. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). [v-vi].
Aseeri, S.A., Interrante, V. (2018). The Influence of Avatar Representation and Behavior on Communication in Social Immersive Virtual Environments. In Steinicke, F., Thomas, B., Kiyokawa, K., Welch, G. (eds). 25th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2018 - Proceedings. (823-824). (25th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2018 - Proceedings.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
DOI: 10.1109/VR.2018.8446261
Interrante, V., Höllerer, T., Lécuyer, A. (2018). Virtual and Augmented Reality. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 38 (2), [28-30].
DOI: 10.1109/MCG.2018.021951630
2017
Varma, K., Guy, S.J., Interrante, V. (2017). Assessing the relevance of eye gaze patterns during collision avoidance in virtual reality. In Lindeman, R.W., Bruder, G., Iwai, D. (eds). International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments, ICAT-EGVE 2017. (149-152). (International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments, ICAT-EGVE 2017.). Eurographics Association.
DOI: 10.2312/egve.20171352
Paraiso, K., Interrante, V. (2017). Can virtual human entourage elements facilitate accurate distance judgments in VR?. In Latoschik, M.E., Slater, M., Bourdot, P., Barbic, J., D’Cruz, M. (eds). Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality - 14th EuroVR International Conference, EuroVR 2017, Proceedings. (119-133). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 10700 LNCS. (0302-9743)). Springer Verlag.
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72323-5_8
Kim, J., Interrante, V. (2017). Dwarf or giant: The influence of interpupillary distance and eye height on size perception in virtual environments. In Lindeman, R.W., Bruder, G., Iwai, D. (eds). International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments, ICAT-EGVE 2017. (153-160). (International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments, ICAT-EGVE 2017.). Eurographics Association.
DOI: 10.2312/egve.20171353