Bettina Schlager

I am a second-year Ph.D. student working with Steven Feiner in the Computer Graphics and User Interfaces Lab at Columbia University. My aim is to advance the field of immersive technology through the design of context-aware 3D user interfaces and interactions in AR and VR applications. My passion for helping others learn and navigate complex tasks drives my research, with the ultimate goal of enhancing the user experience in immersive environments. Prior my graduate studies at Columbia I completed a B.Sc. in Media Informatics and Visual Computing and a M.Sc. in Visual Computing from TU Wien in Austria.

Areas of Interest:

Augmented and Virtual Reality
Human-Computer Interaction
Context-Aware User Interfaces
3D User Interactions

Past and Current Teaching:

TA 4172 3DUIs and AR (2023) @Columbia University
TA Computer Vision (2018-2020) @TUWien
TA Intro to Visual Computing (2017-2018) @TUWien

Projects

PTG - Perceptually-Enables Task Guidance (Ongoing)

Developing a prototype of a non-intrusive and context-aware assistant in AR that guides the user through complex tasks.

DARPA Link

View Management (Ongoing)

Making decisions that determine the spatial layout of 2D projections of 3D objects to avoid occlusions in AR and increase the legibility of virtual content.

MilGeoVA (2019-2021)

Developing a VR system for collaborative tactical analysis on 3D maps and 3D interactions on spatial data that provide unique insights for tactical planning.

Link to Project

Virtual Fire Fighting (2017-2020)

Creating immersive environments that approximate fire and smoke growth to teach non-professionals about indoor fire behavior.