Technical Program

Holodecks 2026 features 8 presentations and LightBender demonstrations.

July 24

2026

9:00 - 9:05

Opening Session

9:05-11:00

9:05-9:30

Physical AI and Swarms of Flying Light Specks

USC

9:30-10:00

Wind-Informed Path-Planning for Autonomous Flight in Cities

CalTech

10:00-10:30

Touching Virtual Worlds with Flying Robots

USC

10:30-11:00

11:00-12:00

11:00-11:30

Illuminations using LightBenders

USC

11:30-12:00

Human-Machine Interactions using LightBenders

USC

12:00-1:00

Lunch

1:00-2:00

1:00-1:30

Scent Creation with Artificial Intelligence for Olfactory Displays

Tokyo Institute of Technology

1:30-1:45

Expanding Multimedia to Smell: Manufacturable Text-to-Scent Generation for Multisensory Holodecks

Myongji University, Seoul, South Korea

1:45-2:15

2:15-5:00