ICDVRAT 2021

The 13th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies

8^th to 10^th September 2021* - Serpa, Portugal

*ICDVRAT 2020 was rescheduled to 2021 due to the global pandemic.

Conference Organisation

General Conference Chairs

• Pedro Gamito, HEI-Lab, University Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal
• David Brown, Nottingham Trent University, UK

Local Organising Committee

• Pedro Gamito, HEI-Lab, University Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal
• Jorge Oliveira, HEI-Lab, University Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal
• Fábio Dias, University Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal
• Shivani Atul, University Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal
• Miguel Lopes, Monte das Oliveiras. Serpa, Portugal

ICDVRAT Series Steering Committee

• Jurgen Broeren, Göteborg University, Sweden
• David Brown, Nottingham Trent University, UK
• Sue Cobb, University of Nottingham, UK
• Iveta Fajnerová, VR Research Center, National Institute of Mental Health, Czechia
• Pedro Gamito, HEI-Lab, University Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal
• Evelyne Klinger, ESIEA, France
• Lena Pareto, University of Trollhättan, Sweden
• Albert (Skip) Rizzo, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
• Martin Rydmark, Göteborg University, Sweden
• Jaime Sánchez, Universidad de Chile, Chile
• Paul Sharkey, UK
• Cecília Sik Lányi, University of Pannonia, Hungary

International Programme Committee

• Sebastian Koenig, Katana Simulations Pty Ltd, Adelaide, Australia (Chair)
• Pedro Gamito, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
• Mel Krokos, University of Portsmouth, UK
• Orly Lahav, Tel Aviv University, Israel
• Teresa Souto, Universidade Lusófona de Porto, Portugal
• Rita Conde, Universidade Lusófona de Porto, Portugal
• João Sousa, Universidade Lusófona de Porto, Portugal
• Jorge Oliveira, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
• Mohammad Al-Amri, University of Cardiff, UK
• Tomohiro Kuroda, Kyoto University Hospital, Japan
• Dido Green, Jönköping University, Sweden
• P J Standen, University of Nottingham, UK
• Alessio Murgia, University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands
• Jean Detheux, Vudici
• Bonnie Connor, bonnieconnor.com
• Patrice L (Tamar) Weiss, University of Haifa, Israel
• David Brown, Nottingham Trent University, UK
• Sergi Bermudez, Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
• Sandeep Subramanian, University of Texas, San Antonio, USA
• James Lewis, Nottingham Trent University, UK
• William Farr, Sussex Community National Health Service Trust, UK
• Mindy Levin, McGill University, Canada
• Michael Elboim, University of Haifa, Israel
• Darryl Charles, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
• Henry Moller, University of Toronto/PRAXIS Holistic Health, Canada
• Albert (Skip) Rizzo, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
• Liliane S Machado, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil
• Markos Markou, PA College, USA
• Peter Wilson, Australian Catholic University, Australia
• Andreas Duenser, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia
• Rosa Maria E. Moreira da Costa, Universidade o Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Imre Cikajlo, Univerzitetni Rehabilitacijski Inštitut, Slovenia
• Jose-Antonio Gil-Gomez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
• Elahe Kani, University of West London, UK
• Mónica Cameirão, Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal
• Wendy Keay-Bright, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
• Anouk Lamontagne, McGill University, Canada
• Alma Merians, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
• Christos Bouras, University of Patras, Greece
• Philip Breedon, Nottingham Trent University, UK
• Philippe Archambault, McGill University, Canada
• Sarah Howes, Ulster University, UK
• Roberto Lloréns, Labhuman-Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
• Angelica Gortari, University of Liege, Belgium
• Robert Astur, University of Connecticut, USA
• Francesca Morganti, University of Bergamo, Italy
• Isabelle Delmon, IRCAM – CNRS, France
• Michael Gaebler, Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Germany
• Felix Klotzsche, Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Germany
• Jaime Sánchez, Universidad de Chile, Chile

ISVR Prize Committee

• Patrice L (Tamar) Weiss, University of Haifa, Israel
• Roberto Lloréns, Labhuman-Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

Best Paper Award

Albert “Skip” Rizzo, J Chen, J Wang, A Ma, CY Chang, J Turnbull and C Shao
Normative Data for a Next Generation Virtual Classroom for Attention Assessment in Children with ADHD and Beyond

Penny Standen Best Early Career Paper Award

Sophia Rekers, G Cooper, J Heine, S Krohn, H Prüss, F Paul and C Finke
Assessment of spatial navigation in multiple sclerosis and anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis using virtual environments

Conference Series Archive

• Paul Sharkey, UK