Babis Koniaris
babis koniaris

Dr Babis Koniaris

Lecturer

Biography

Dr Babis Koniaris is a Lecturer in the School of Computing. His research focuses on real-time computer graphics algorithms, immersive media, scientific visualisation, GPU computing and procedural generation, applied in a wide array of disciplines such as video games, films, cultural heritage and neuroscience. He has a background in software engineering and video game development for AAA titles.

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Design Considerations of Voice Articulated Generative AI Virtual Reality Dance Environments

Conference Proceeding
Casas, L., Mitchell, K., Tamariz, M., Hannah, S., Sinclair, D., Koniaris, B., & Kennedy, J. (in press)
Design Considerations of Voice Articulated Generative AI Virtual Reality Dance Environments.
We consider practical and social considerations of collaborating verbally with colleagues and friends, not confined by physical distance, but through seamless networked telepr...

DanceMark: An open telemetry framework for latency sensitive real-time networked immersive experiences

Conference Proceeding
Koniaris, B., Sinclair, D., & Mitchell, K. (in press)
DanceMark: An open telemetry framework for latency sensitive real-time networked immersive experiences.
DanceMark is an open telemetry framework designed for latency-sensitive real-time networked immersive experiences, focusing on online dancing in virtual reality within the Dan...

A brain atlas of synapse protein lifetime across the mouse lifespan

Journal Article
Bulovaite, E., Qiu, Z., Kratschke, M., Zgraj, A., Fricker, D. G., Tuck, E. J., …Grant, S. G. (in press)
A brain atlas of synapse protein lifetime across the mouse lifespan. Neuron, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2022.09.009
The lifetime of proteins in synapses is important for their signaling, maintenance, and remodeling, and for memory duration. We quantified the lifetime of endogenous PSD95, an...

Embodied online dance learning objectives of CAROUSEL +

Conference Proceeding
Mitchell, K., Koniaris, B., Tamariz, M., Kennedy, J., Cheema, N., Mekler, E., …Mac Williams, C. (2021)
Embodied online dance learning objectives of CAROUSEL +. In 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW) (309-313). https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW52623.2021.00062
This is a position paper concerning the embodied dance learning objectives of the CAROUSEL + 1 project, which aims to impact how online immersive technologies influence multiu...

A brain-wide atlas of synapses across the mouse lifespan

Journal Article
Cizeron, M., Qiu, Z., Koniaris, B., Gokhale, R., Komiyama, N. H., Fransén, E., & Grant, S. G. (2020)
A brain-wide atlas of synapses across the mouse lifespan. Science, 369(6501), https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aba3163
Synapses connect neurons together to form the circuits of the brain and their molecular composition controls innate and learned behavior. We have analyzed the molecular and mo...

Depth codec for real-time, high-quality light field reconstruction

Patent
Mitchell, K., Koniaris, C., Kosek, M., & Sinclair, D. Depth codec for real-time, high-quality light field reconstruction. US20190313080A1

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Mitchell, K., Koniaris, C., Kosek, M., & Sinclair, D. Depth codec for real-time, high-quality light field reconstruction. US20190313080A1
Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are disclosed that enable the compression of depth data and real-time reconstruction of high-quality light fields. In one aspect,...

Memory Allocation For Seamless Media Content Presentation

Patent
Mitchell, K., Koniaris, C., & Chitalu, F. (2019)
Memory Allocation For Seamless Media Content Presentation. US20190096028
A system for performing memory allocation for seamless media content presentation includes a computing platform having a CPU, a GPU having a GPU memory, and a main memory stor...

Real-time rendering with compressed animated light fields

Patent
Mitchell, K., Koniaris, C., Kosek, M., & Sinclair, D. (2018)
Real-time rendering with compressed animated light fields. US20180322691
Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for real-time rendering using compressed animated light fields are disclosed. One embodiment provides a pipeline, from offline re...

Architecture of the Mouse Brain Synaptome

Journal Article
Zhu, F., Cizeron, M., Qiu, Z., Benavides-Piccione, R., Kopanitsa, M. V., Skene, N. G., …Grant, S. G. (2018)
Architecture of the Mouse Brain Synaptome. Neuron, 99(4), 781-799.e10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2018.07.007
Synapses are found in vast numbers in the brain and contain complex proteomes. We developed genetic labeling and imaging methods to examine synaptic proteins in individual exc...

GPU-accelerated depth codec for real-time, high-quality light field reconstruction

Journal Article
Koniaris, B., Kosek, M., Sinclair, D., & Mitchell, K. (2018)
GPU-accelerated depth codec for real-time, high-quality light field reconstruction. Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, 1(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1145/3203193
Pre-calculated depth information is essential for efficient light field video rendering, due to the prohibitive cost of depth estimation from color when real-time performance ...

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