George Koulieris

Dr. George Koulieris is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Durham University, where he leads research in computer graphics, visual perception, and virtual reality (VR) technologies. He is a core member of the VIViD Group and has held roles including teaching L3 Virtual and Augmented Reality and L4 Advanced Computer Graphics courses. Before joining Durham in 2018, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Inria (France) and a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley. His work focuses on near-eye displays, VR headset design, and perceptual optimization for immersive systems.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science, Technical University of Crete (2015)

Research Interests:

• Computer Graphics
• Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
• Visual Perception in Displays
• Eye Tracking and Human-Computer Interaction
• Medical Visualization Applications

Key Contributions:

• Developed DiCE: dichoptic contrast enhancement for binocular displays (ACM SIGGRAPH 2019)
• Advanced foveated rendering techniques for implicit surfaces and real-time VR
• Pioneered VR systems for clinical assessments (e.g., lower limb rotational abnormalities)

Advising & Grants:

• Supervises PhD students: Shaohua Li, Ziyi Chang, and Mariam Sarhan
• Focuses on large-scale character interaction synthesis and medical VR applications

Labs/Teams:

• VIViD Group at Durham University
• Prior collaborations with Inria’s GraphDeco team