Occlusion Support for Mobile AR Research

As a Research Assistant at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, I contributed to advancing the field of mobile augmented reality by focusing on occlusion support techniques.

Key Achievements

Occlusion Detection Algorithms

Researched and implemented algorithms to improve how AR applications handle occlusion, enabling virtual objects to be realistically obscured by real-world objects in the camera view.

Mobile Performance Optimization

Developed optimization techniques to ensure occlusion detection algorithms could run efficiently on mobile devices with limited computational resources, maintaining high frame rates.

User Experience Testing

Conducted user experience testing to evaluate the effectiveness of different occlusion handling approaches, gathering quantitative and qualitative data to guide further development.

Technologies Used

• Computer vision algorithms
• Mobile AR frameworks
• 3D rendering techniques
• Depth sensing
• User experience research methodologies