Topic Our PhD student’s work ‘Haptisense Haptic Device’ as journal’s Editor’s Choice

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We are proud to celebrate the international recognition of the research work of our PhD student, Ali Najm, who designed and developed a Modular Adjustable Wearable Haptic Device for XR Applications, , named ‘HaptiSense’, as part of his research conducted at GET Lab. The work was published in the MDPI Virtual Worlds journal (CiteScore: 7.6) … Read more

Proud Milestone: Our coordinator, Despina Michael-Grigoriou, promoted to Full Professor

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Our coordinator, Despina Michael-Grigoriou, was promoted to Full Professor as of 1 April 2026, marking a significant milestone for both her academic career and GET Lab. This well-deserved achievement reflects years of dedication, sustained effort, and commitment to research excellence, as well as her contribution to the growth and success of our lab. As part … Read more

Strong engagement with pioneers in eXtended Reality and virtual worlds

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Strong engagement of GET Lab with pioneers in eXtended Reality and Virtual Worlds during the EuroXR 2025 conference, held September 3-5 in Winterthur, Switzerland. Our coordinator, Assoc. Prof. Despina Michael-Grigoriou, served as the lead program chair of this international conference, which brought together leading researchers from around the globe alongside innovators from industry. This year, … Read more

Contribution to society: Engaging pre-school students through edutainment

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We had a very special and memorable day with our beloved preschool children on March 31, 2025. Through interactive applications developed by researchers and students of GET Lab, under the supervision of our coordinator, the children had the opportunity to virtually explore a three-dimensional representation of Choirokoitia and to animate 3D characters dancing in real … Read more

Despina Michael-Grigoriou elected at the European’s Association of XR advisory board

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Assoc. Prof. Despina Michael-Grigoriou has been elected to the Advisory Board of the European Association of eXtended Realities! The elections took place during the General Assembly of the association (November 6–10, 2024) through secret ballot. Her term will run from January 2025 to December 2027. The results were proudly announced at the Ordinary General Meeting … Read more