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style="height:20px;line-height:20px;font-size:20px;" colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td width="20" style="width:20px;line-height:0px;font-size:0px;"> </td><td valign="top" align="left"><p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> IEEE VR 2026 Workshop on <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> Extended Reality for the Operating Room<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> (XR4OR)<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Workshop Web Page: <a href="https://uni-bremen.dmanalytics2.com/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcgvr.cs.uni-bremen.de%2Fxr4or%2F&i=1&d=OdOmRIF6TZKLUvz3ucQ1tg&e=iva-list%40lists.uni-bielefeld.de&a=AZsNrhMZcIGxFPyLtPXwJA&s=A1X0FWQ0IVQ" data-dm-link-id="1">https://cgvr.cs.uni-bremen.de/xr4or/</a><p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">This workshop focuses on how Extended Reality (XR) — whether for specific<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">surgical tasks or for enhancing overall operating-room (OR) workflows and<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">patient management — can directly improve surgical success and patient<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">safety. Although XR technologies have made substantial progress in recent<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">years, their full potential during surgery remains underexplored. The<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">workshop will also include a section for ideation of novel use cases and<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">research questions.<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">The overarching goal of any kind of technology in the operating room is to<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">increase the success rate of operations and to increase patient safety.<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">While XR has advanced a lot over the past decade and holds great promise<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">for direct use in the operating room (OR), its potential has yet to be<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">fully investigated. We believe that by making use of this technology<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">*during* operations, ultimately, patients' well-being and other kinds<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">of success metrics of operations can be improved.<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">With this workshop, we hope to bring together researchers from all<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">sub-fields of XR (VR, AR, sound and haptic rendering, new materials, etc.);<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">also, we invite researchers investigating AI to enhance surgical procedures<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">and OR workflows. We aim to build a community around the emerging topic of<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">``Using Extended Reality Technologies in the Operating Room''.<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">This workshop is designed for researchers, practitioners, and professionals<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">in the fields of XR aiming to utilize this technology in the OR. It is<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">also suitable for those who are interested in advancing their understanding<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">of the potentials of XR for improving surgical procedures. We welcome all<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">individuals who are enthusiastic about exploring and advancing the use of<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">XR in the OR. Expert knowledge of XR technologies and a profound<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">understanding of surgical procedures is not mandatory. <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Topics<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">This workshop will explore and investigate all possibilities and options<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">that modern XR technologies provide to improve surgical procedures or<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">tackle specific challenges in the operating room.<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Some of these challenges are:<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Avoiding any distraction of surgeons, keep their cognitive load to a minimum<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Manage seamless interaction among the entire operating team<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Improve precise and fail-safe hand-eye coordination<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Automatic surgical activity recognition<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Challenging lighting conditions in the OR that range from extremely<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> bright (on situs) to rather dim<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Hands-free, intuitive, and efficient interaction with technology, since<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> surgeons must maintain their sterility<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Potential topics for submissions to this workshop include,<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">but are not limited to:<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Novel methods to achieve high-precision tracking in the OR<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- HCI techniques that are distraction-free <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Presentation of information and visualizations during surgery, e.g., by<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> using see-through HMDs<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Kinds of ``X-ray vision'' to visualize inner anatomical structures of the<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> patient<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Presenting, at any point during the procedure, the relevant information<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> to the surgeons and the team <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Mitigating the constraints and challenges of the lighting conditions<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> placed on projection-based or see-through systems<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Remote consultation or coaching (telementoring, remote-proctoring)<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- 3D printing for the OR, e.g., patient-specific, 3D-printed inner structures <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Novel materials, e.g., for highly-deformable or printable displays<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Projection systems and other novel displays, e.g., auto-stereoscopic <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Tele-presence and tele-coaching enabled by XR technologies<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Using spatial AR in the OR<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Real-time, interactive simulations in the OR, e.g., for on-the-spot<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> planning of next steps in the procedure<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- XR technologies for minimally-invasive surgeries<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- Touch-less interaction and other kinds of novel interaction modalities to<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> maintain sterility <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- AI tools for real-time analysis, interpretation, and visualization of<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> surgical data<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">- AI-driven image segmentation and registration to align medical images<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> with patient anatomy in AR displays<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">More topics are expected to emerge from the discussions at the workshop.<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">A prior workshop was held as a Dagstuhl Seminar:<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <a href="https://uni-bremen.dmanalytics2.com/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.4230%2FDagRep.15.2.21&i=2&d=OdOmRIF6TZKLUvz3ucQ1tg&e=iva-list%40lists.uni-bielefeld.de&a=AZsNrhMZcIGxFPyLtPXwJA&s=twNPPE34sBg" style="color:rgb(91, 146, 255);" data-dm-link-id="2">https://doi.org/10.4230/DagRep.15.2.21</a><p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Format of the Workshop<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">The workshop will include presentations by the participants based on their<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">submissions and, with equal importance, interactive sessions, where<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">participants will become creative. The presentations will be short talks,<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">both for archival and non-archival submissions; the interactive sessions<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">will be held in a structured manner using suitable creativity techniques.<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">At the end, outcomes of this process will be presented to all, and steps to<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">continue growing the community will be discussed.<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Submission Instructions<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Authors are invited to submit results of their research, work-in-progress, <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">or position papers:<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">o Research papers: 4-6 pages + references (up to 2 pages)<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">o Work-in-progress papers: 2-3 pages + references (1 page)<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">o Position papers: 1-2 pages + references (1 page)<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Authors are given a choice of two formats:<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">the first format invites submissions that will, in case of acceptance, be<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">published in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library (archival submissions);<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">the second format invites submissions without a corresponding publication<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">in the digital library (non-archival submissions).<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">In both cases, authors of accepted submissions will present their paper at<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">the workshop.<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">And in both cases, accepted submissions will be put on the web page of this<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">workshop.<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Non-archival submissions can be published elsewhere as-is, while archival<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">publications can be published elsewhere, if the original workshop paper is<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">expanded or modified significantly.<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">On your submission, please clearly mark which option you prefer in case of<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">acceptance.<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Authors are encouraged to submit videos (where applicable) <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">to aid the program committee in reviewing their submissions.<p 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2026 Workshop Extended Reality in<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">the Operating Room (XR4OR)".<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 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Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Review decisions are final.<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">Authors of accepted papers must submit a revised version, addressing the<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 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of acceptance <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">January 29: Camera-ready deadline <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;">March 21/22: Workshop<p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:normal;text-decoration-line:none;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p style="font-family:Lato-Regular, Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial;font-size:15px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 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