Publications

Baek, S., Z. Qu, and M. Gorlatova. “AR-TMT: Investigating the Impact of Distraction Types on Attention and Behavior in AR-based Trail Making Test.” In Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology VRST, Vol. Part of 215351, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1145/3756884.3765987.

Xiu, Yanming, and Maria Gorlatova. “Detecting Visual Information Manipulation Attacks in Augmented Reality: A Multimodal Semantic Reasoning Approach.” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 31, no. 11 (November 2025): 9645–55. https://doi.org/10.1109/tvcg.2025.3616842.

Qu, Z., T. Hu, and M. Gorlatova. “Demo: More Than Just Compressions: Attentional Tunneling in Augmented Reality-Guided Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.” In Mobihoc 2025 Proceedings of the 2025 International Symposium on Theory Algorithmic Foundations and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing, 497–98, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1145/3704413.3765299.

Baek, S., Z. Qu, and M. Gorlatova. “Demo: Evaluating Attention Vulnerabilities to Distraction with an AR Trail Making Test (AR-TMT).” In Mobihoc 2025 Proceedings of the 2025 International Symposium on Theory Algorithmic Foundations and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing, 499–500, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1145/3704413.3765302.

Xiu, Y., and M. Gorlatova. “Demonstrating Visual Information Manipulation Attacks in Augmented Reality: A Hands-On Miniature City-Based Setup.” In Mobihoc 2025 Proceedings of the 2025 International Symposium on Theory Algorithmic Foundations and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing, 501–2, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1145/3704413.3765305.

Frith, Ashley, Anna Mall, Gabriel Streisfeld, Kayla Swaringen, Ernesto Escobar, Maria Gorlatova, and Bradi B. Granger. “Human-Centered Design of a Virtual Reality Intervention to Promote Early Mobility in a Cardiothoracic ICU.” Computers, Informatics, Nursing : CIN 43, no. 10 (October 2025): e01309. https://doi.org/10.1097/cin.0000000000001309.

Eom, Sangjun, Seijung Kim, Joshua Jackson, David Sykes, Shervin Rahimpour, and Maria Gorlatova. “Augmented Reality-Based Contextual Guidance Through Surgical Tool Tracking in Neurosurgery.” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 31, no. 7 (July 2025): 3913–28. https://doi.org/10.1109/tvcg.2024.3390680.

Xiu, Yanming, Tim Scargill, and Maria Gorlatova. “ViDDAR: Vision Language Model-Based Task-Detrimental Content Detection for Augmented Reality.” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 31, no. 5 (May 2025): 3194–3203. https://doi.org/10.1109/tvcg.2025.3549147.

Eom, S., W. Xu, L. Zou, A. Frith, E. Escobar, G. Streisfeld, A. Mall, B. Granger, and M. Gorlatova. “Legato: Virtual Reality for Physical Rehabilitation of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit.” In Proceedings 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops Vrw 2025, 1027–32, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW66409.2025.00207.

Xiu, Y., and M. Gorlatova. “Vision Language Model-Based Solution for Obstruction Attack in AR: A Meta Quest 3 Implementation.” In Proceedings 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops Vrw 2025, 1638–39, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW66409.2025.00464.

Hu, T., T. Du, Z. Qu, and M. Gorlatova. “XR Reality Check: What Commercial Devices Deliver for Spatial Tracking.” In Proceedings 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Ismar 2025, 932–42, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMAR67309.2025.00101.

Duan, L., E. Rotondo, Y. Xiu, S. Eom, R. Chen, C. Li, Y. Hu, and M. Gorlatova. “Probing the Augmented Reality Scene Analysis Capabilities of Large Multimodal Models: Toward Reliable Real-Time Assessment Solutions.” IEEE Internet Computing, January 1, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/MIC.2025.3622505.

Qu, Z., T. Hu, C. Fronk, and M. Gorlatova. “Will you be Aware? Eye Tracking-Based Modeling of Situational Awareness in Augmented Reality.” In Proceedings 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Ismar 2025, 403–13, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMAR67309.2025.00051.

Duan, L., Y. Xiu, and M. Gorlatova. “Advancing the Understanding and Evaluation of AR-Generated Scenes: When Vision-Language Models Shine and Stumble.” In Proceedings 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops Vrw 2025, 156–61, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW66409.2025.00039.

Hu, T., F. Yang, T. Scargill, and M. Gorlatova. “Apple v.s. Meta: A Comparative Study on Spatial Tracking in SOTA XR Headsets.” In ACM Mobicom 2024 Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, 2020–27, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1145/3636534.3696215.

Hu, T., T. Scargill, F. Yang, Y. Chen, G. Lan, and M. Gorlatova. “SEESys: Online Pose Error Estimation System for Visual SLAM.” In Sensys 2024 Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems, 322–35, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1145/3666025.3699341.

Scargill, T., R. Janamsetty, C. Fronk, S. Eom, and M. Gorlatova. “Environment Texture Optimization for Augmented Reality.” Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies 8, no. 3 (September 9, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1145/3678510.

Qu, Z., R. Byrne, and M. Gorlatova. “'Looking' into Attention Patterns in Extended Reality: An Eye Tracking-Based Study.” In Proceedings 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Ismar 2024, 855–64, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMAR62088.2024.00101.

Eom, S., T. Ma, N. Vutakuri, A. Du, Z. Qu, J. Jackson, and M. Gorlatova. “Did You Do Well? Real-Time Personalized Feedback on Catheter Placement in Augmented Reality-Assisted Neurosurgical Training.” In Proceedings 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops Vrw 2024, 1208–9, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW62533.2024.00398.

Xiu, Y., T. Scargill, and M. Gorlatova. “LOBSTAR: Language Model-based Obstruction Detection for Augmented Reality.” In Proceedings 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct Ismar Adjunct 2024, 335–36, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct64951.2024.00078.

Duan, L., Y. Chen, Z. Qu, M. McGrath, E. Ehmke, and M. Gorlatova. “BiGuide: A Bi-level Data Acquisition Guidance for Object Detection on Mobile Devices.” In Proceedings 23rd ACM IEEE International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks IPSN 2024, 88–100, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/IPSN61024.2024.00012.

Eom, Sangjun, Tiffany S. Ma, Neha Vutakuri, Tianyi Hu, Aden P. Haskell-Mendoza, David A. W. Sykes, Maria Gorlatova, and Joshua Jackson. “Accuracy of routine external ventricular drain placement following a mixed reality-guided twist-drill craniostomy.” Neurosurgical Focus 56, no. 1 (January 2024): E11. https://doi.org/10.3171/2023.10.focus23615.

Duan, L., J. Sun, J. Jia, Y. Chen, and M. Gorlatova. “Reimagining Mutual Information for Defense against Data Leakage in Collaborative Inference.” In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, Vol. 37, 2024.

Chen, Y., S. Omoma, H. Kwon, H. Inaltekin, and M. Gorlatova. “Quantifying and Exploiting VR Frame Correlations: An Application of a Statistical Model for Viewport Pose.” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 23, no. 12 (January 1, 2024): 11466–82. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2024.3399770.

Duan, L., T. Scargill, Y. Chen, and M. Gorlatova. “3D Object Detection with VI-SLAM Point Clouds: The Impact of Object and Environment Characteristics on Model Performance.” In Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 14014–20, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRA57147.2024.10610778.