Iana Podkosova
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About
Iana Podkosova is a researcher at the intersection of virtual reality (VR), human-robot interaction, and construction informatics. Her work explores how digital models and immersive technologies can transform both the built environment and embodied virtual experiences. In her highly cited 2022 paper, "Point cloud to BIM registration for robot localization and Augmented Reality," she developed methods to register real-world point cloud data with Building Information Models (BIM), enabling precise robot localization and augmented reality overlays for construction tasks like progress monitoring and remote inspection. This work has garnered 5 citations and addresses critical challenges in construction automation. More recently, Podkosova has pushed the boundaries of VR embodiment with her 2024 paper, "Towards Full Body Co-Embodiment of Human and Non-Human Avatars in Virtual Reality," which extends the concept of co-embodiment—where users share control of a virtual avatar with another entity—beyond human forms to include non-human representations. This pioneering work, with 3 citations, opens new possibilities for collaborative VR experiences involving robots or autonomous agents. Her research is notable for bridging practical engineering applications with fundamental questions about presence and agency in virtual environments.
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