Monday, May 20, 2024, 2:00 – 5:00 pm, Banyan/Citrus Organizers: Noah Benson, University of Washington & Mark Schira, University of Wollongong Speakers: Noah C. Benson; Fernanda L. Ribeiro; Mark M. Schira To register or for more information about this workshop, please visit https://nben.net/vss2024/ Contemporary vision science requires substantial computational resources and expertise, yet traditional vision science […]
Monday, May 20, 2024, 2:00 – 3:30 pm, Jasmine/Palm Organizers: Vijay Iyer, MathWorks; Alexis Paez, MathWorks; Greg Ginnan, INCF Speakers: Alexis Paez, PhD, MathWorks; Greg Ginnan, PhD, INCF; Vijay Iyer, PhD, MathWorks; Mario Kleiner (lead developer) and Celia Foster, PhD, Psychophysics Toolbox; Lindsey Fraser, PhD, VPixx; Justin Gardner, PhD, MGL; Giles Holland (lead developer), PsychBench […]
Sunday, May 19, 2024, 1:00 – 2:00 pm, Banyan/Citrus Moderator: Geoffrey Boynton, University of WashingtonDiscussants: Simon Fischer-Baum, National Science Foundation (NSF); Todd Horowitz, National Cancer Institute (NCI); Cheri Wiggs, National Eye Institute (NEI); and Ed Clayton, National Eye Institute (NEI) – Training Division You have a great research idea, but you need money to make […]
Friday, May 17, 2024, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Royal Tern Organizers: Dr. Nilsu Atilgan, The Readability Consortium; Dr. Ben D. Sawyer, University of Central Florida; Dr. Steven Clapp, University of Central Florida Speakers: Dr. Denis Pelli, New York University; Dr. Ben Wolfe, University of Toronto Mississauga; Dr. Shaun Wallace, University of Rhode Island; Dr. […]
Monday, May 20, 2024, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Talk Room 2 The Vision Sciences Society is honored to present Randolph Blake with the 2024 Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science. The Ken Nakayama Medal is in honor of Professor Ken Nakayama’s contributions to the Vision Sciences Society, as well as his innovations and […]
The Friends & Family Pass allows your family to enjoy our many fun VSS social events. For $120.00, your travel companion can attend the Opening Night Reception and the Demo Night Beach BBQ, as well as enjoy all Coffee/Snack Breaks and the Daily Continental Breakfast! Passes are only $120.00 for each adult guest (maximum 2 […]
Saturday, May 18, 2024, 12:45 – 2:15 pm, Banyan/Citrus Organizers: Dr. Jonathan Tong, Staff Scientist at VPixx Technologies; Dr. Lindsey Fraser, Staff Scientist at VPixx Technologies The human eye contains five distinct classes of photoreceptors: the short, medium, and long-wavelength cones, the rods, and the intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells (iPRGCs). Although each type is […]
Friday, May 17, 2024, 8:30 – 10:00 pm, Garden Courtyard Organizers: Michael Grubb, Trinity College; Alex White, Barnard College LGBTQ students are disproportionately likely to drop out of science early. Potential causes include the lack of visible role models and the absence of a strong community. This social event is one small step towards filling […]
Sunday, May 19, 2024, 12:45 – 2:15 pm, Blue Heron Organizers: Matthias Pusch, Co-Founder, WorldViz VR; Sado Rabaudi, Product Manager, Solutions Architect, WorldViz VR; Dan Tinkham, Head Of Sales, Americas, WorldViz VR WorldViz VR will give an educational seminar and hands-on demonstration of the latest virtual reality and mixed reality consumer devices with built in […]
