Bernhard Riecke

Bernhard Riecke is a psycho-physicist and Cognitive Scientist who is excited about studying how humans orient in virtual and real environments. He received his PhD in Physics from the Tübingen University in Germany and researched for a decade in the Virtual Reality group of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Germany. After a post-doc in Psychology at Vanderbilt University, he joined the School of Interactive Arts & Technology of Simon Fraser University as an Assistant Professor in 2008. Riecke’s research approach combines fundamental scientific research with an applied perspective of improving human-computer interaction.
Position: Associate Professor
Publications

Lucid Loop: A Virtual Deep Learning Biofeedback System for Lucid Dreaming Practice
Conference Proceedings: 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, April 18, 2019 2019
Extended Abstracts. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3312952
ACM

Deep Learning for Classification of Peak Emotions within Virtual Reality Systems
Conference Proceedings: 10th International Workshop on Semantic Ambient Media Experiences (SAME 2017): Artificial Intelligence Meets Virtual and Augmented Worlds (AIVR), International Series for Information Systems and Management in Creative eMedia (CreMedia), International Ambient Media Association (iAMEA), Jan. 2018
pp. 6-11. ISSN 2341-5576, ISBN 978-952-7023-17-4.

Efficiently Simulating the Bokeh of Polygonal Apertures in a Post-Process Depth of Field Shader
Journal Article: International Journal of Computer Games Technology, Computer Graphics Forum, 2012
Vol 31, No 6, pp 1810-1822