Two International Awards Recognize Research Ouputs of HEAT Project
We’re excited to share that two research papers developed within the HEAT Project—which leverages Adaptemy’s adaptive learning AI technology—have recently been honored with international awards. These recognitions celebrate both scientific innovation and the growing impact of hybrid, immersive, and emotionally responsive learning experiences.
Best Student Paper Award – ISPA 2025, Coimbra, Portugal
At the 14th International Symposium on Image and Signal Processing and Analysis (ISPA 2025), held at the University of Coimbra, the paper:
“Proxemic Behavior in a Multi-User Virtual Reality Experience for Multilingual Cultural Heritage Education”
By: Erica Rocchi, Daniela Zini, Melissa Lamonaca, and Marco Carli (Roma Tre University & CNIT)
Was awarded Best Student Paper.
This research explores a multilingual, multi-user VR learning environment designed to support cultural education. It evaluated how users behaved spatially, experienced presence, and achieved learning outcomes—finding that users preserved realistic social distances and learned effectively, even in unfamiliar languages.
Adaptemy is proud to provide the underlying adaptive learning AI technology that supports personalization and engagement within these kinds of immersive learning scenarios.
Best Poster Award – IEEE IS² 2025, L’Aquila, Italy
The HEAT Project also received the Best Poster Award at the 6th IEEE International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds (IS² 2025) for the work:
“EmoLoop: A Bi-Directional System for Emotion-Driven Interaction Between Remote Audiences and Live Performers”
By: Nicusor Amarie, Gianluca Fadda, Vlad Popescu, Anderson Augusto Simiscuka, and Maurizio Murroni
EmoLoop is a bi-directional system that connects audience emotions—measured via EEG, facial expressions, and interaction data—with live performance elements like sound, lighting, and scenography. The audience’s collective emotional state dynamically influences the performance in real time, redefining how hybrid and remote performances are experienced.
This work is part of the broader HEAT research initiative, which integrates AI, immersive media, and affective computing.
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At Adaptemy, we are proud that our adaptive learning AI technology contributes to the HEAT Project’s innovative applications in education and experience design. These awards reaffirm the value of our mission: to enable more meaningful, personalized, and effective learning journeys—no matter the medium or modality.
Congratulations to all the researchers, collaborators, and institutions involved in bringing these ideas to life. We look forward to seeing what’s next as HEAT continues to push the boundaries of AI and immersive learning.
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