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In recent years, there has been a surge of research focused on underwater image enhancement using Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), driven by the need to overcome the challenges posed by underwater environments. Issues such as light…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-14 Kancharagunta Kishan Babu , Ashreen Tabassum , Bommakanti Navaneeth , Tenneti Jahnavi , Yenka Akshaya

The Metaverse through VR headsets is a rapidly growing concept, but the high cost of entry currently limits access for many users. This project aims to provide an accessible entry point to the immersive Metaverse experience by leveraging…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-04-05 Joseph Chang

The Metaverse is deemed the next evolution of the Internet and has received much attention recently. Metaverse applications via mobile augmented reality (MAR) require rapid and accurate object detection to mix digital data with the real…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-11-08 Xinyu Zhou , Jun Zhao

Imagine stepping into a virtual world that's as rich, dynamic, and interactive as our physical one. This is the promise of the Metaverse, and it's being brought to life by the transformative power of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI).…

Metaverse is an evolving orchestrator of the next-generation Internet architecture that produces an immersive and self-adapting virtual world in which humans perform activities similar to those in the real world, such as playing sports,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-01-11 Mansoor Ali , Faisal Naeem , Georges Kaddoum , Ekram Hossain

The Metaverse refers to a virtual-physical blended space in which multiple users can concurrently interact with a unified computer-generated environment and other users, which can be regarded as the next significant milestone of the current…

Multimedia · Computer Science 2022-06-08 Lik-Hang Lee , Pengyuan Zhou , Tristan Braud , Pan Hui

Metaverse, with the combination of the prefix "meta" (meaning transcending) and the word "universe", has been deemed as the next-generation (NextG) Internet. It aims to create a shared virtual space that connects all virtual worlds via the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-01-26 Ruizhi Cheng , Nan Wu , Songqing Chen , Bo Han

The growing landscape of emerging wireless applications is a key driver toward the development of novel wireless system designs. Such a design can be based on the metaverse that uses a virtual model of the physical world systems along with…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-06-23 Latif U. Khan , Mohsen Guizani , Dusit Niyato , Ala Al-Fuqaha , Merouane Debbah

Metaverse is a perpetual and persistent multi-user environment that merges physical reality with digital virtuality. It is widely considered to be the next revolution of the Internet. Digital humans are a critical part of Metaverse. They…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Tianyi Huang , Stan Z. Li , Xin Yuan , Shenghui Cheng

We envision deepfake technologies, which synthesize realistic fake images and videos, will play an important role in the future metaverse. While enhancing users' immersion and experience with synthesized virtual characters and scenes,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-06-13 Haojie Wu , Pan Hui , Pengyuan Zhou

In recent years, the Internet of Things (IoT) is studied in the context of the Metaverse to provide users immersive cyber-virtual experiences in mixed reality environments. This survey introduces six typical IoT applications in the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-08-30 Kai Li , Yingping Cui , Weicai Li , Tiejun Lv , Xin Yuan , Shenghong Li , Wei Ni , Meryem Simsek , Falko Dressler

Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), digital twin, Metaverse and other related digital technologies have attracted much attention in recent years. These new emerging technologies are changing the world…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-05-18 Hao Lan Zhang , Yun Xue , Yifan Lu , Sanghyuk Lee

The Mediterranean Sea has a vast maritime heritage which exploitation is made difficult because of the many limitations imposed by the submerged environment. Archaeological diving tours, in fact, suffer from the impossibility to provide…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-10-15 Fabio Bruno , Loris Barbieri , Marino Mangeruga , Marco Cozza , Antonio Lagudi , Jan Čejka , Fotis Liarokapis , Dimitrios Skarlatos

Underwater Vehicles have become more sophisticated, driven by the off-shore sector and the scientific community's rapid advancements in underwater operations. Notably, many underwater tasks, including the assessment of subsea…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-09-15 Ioannis Polymenis , Maryam Haroutunian , Rose Norman , David Trodden

We introduce the concept of a meta-object, a next-generation virtual object that inherits the form, properties, and functions of its real-world counterpart, enabling seamless synchronization, interaction, and sharing between the physical…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-03-26 Dooyoung Kim , Taewook Ha , Jinseok Hong , Seonji Kim , Selin Choi , Heejeong Ko , Woontack Woo

Underwater image enhancement (UIE) is vital for high-level vision-related underwater tasks. Although learning-based UIE methods have made remarkable achievements in recent years, it's still challenging for them to consistently deal with…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-29 Junjie Wen , Jinqiang Cui , Zhenjun Zhao , Ruixin Yan , Zhi Gao , Lihua Dou , Ben M. Chen

Human-computer interaction (HCI) emerged with the birth of the computer and has been upgraded through decades of development. Metaverse has attracted a lot of interest with its immersive experience, and HCI is the entrance to the Metaverse…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-10-24 Hong Lin , Zirun Gan , Wensheng Gan , Zhenlian Qi , Yuehua Wang , Philip S. Yu

The Metaverse is a digital world that offers an immersive virtual experience. However, the Metaverse applications are bandwidth-hungry and delay-sensitive that require ultrahigh data rates, ultra-low latency, and hyper-intensive…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-23 Baha Eddine Youcef Belmekki , Abderrahmen Trichili , Boon S. Ooi , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Underwater images often exhibit poor quality, distorted color balance and low contrast due to the complex and intricate interplay of light, water, and objects. Despite the significant contributions of previous underwater enhancement…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-25 Weiwen Chen , Yingtie Lei , Shenghong Luo , Ziyang Zhou , Mingxian Li , Chi-Man Pun

Visually-guided underwater robots are deployed alongside human divers for cooperative exploration, inspection, and monitoring tasks in numerous shallow-water and coastal-water applications. The most essential capability of such companion…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-07-30 Md Jahidul Islam