ABOUT
SHORT BIO
I am an Assistant Professor at Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain). Previously I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Max-Planck-Institute for Informatics working with Prof. Karol Myszkowski. I obtained my PhD under the supervision of Prof. Diego Gutierrez and Prof. Belen Masia at the Graphics & Imaging Lab (Universidad de Zaragoza). During my PhD I was the recipient of an Adobe Research Fellowship (honorable mention) in 2017, and a NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship in 2018. My thesis was awarded with one of the Eurographics 2020 PhD awards. Recently, I have received the Eurographics 2023 Young Researcher Award and the VGTC VR 2024 Significant New Researcher Award.
 
RESEARCH TOPICS
My research spans various areas of visual computing, including computational imaging, material appearance perception and editing, and virtual reality. I am particularly interested in understanding and applying fundamental knowledge about the perceptual system in order to create perceptually-driven approaches for improving user experiences and develope tools to assist content creation.
Universidad de Zaragoza
EINA (Edificio Ada Byron), D. 2.21
Maria de Luna, 1
50018 - Zaragoza
Spain
+34 876 555 529
anase@unizar.es
PUBLICATIONS
Revisiting the Heider and Simmel experiment for social meaning attribution in virtual reality
Carlos Marañes, Diego Gutierrez, and Ana Serrano
Scientific Reports, 2024PDF Project page Bibtex Journal (Q1)
Accelerating Saccadic Response through Spatial and Temporal Cross-Modal Misalignments
Daniel Jiménez-Navarro, Xi Peng, Yunxiang Zhang, Karol Myszkowski, Hans-Peter Seidel, Qi Sun, Ana Serrano
SIGGRAPH 2024PDF Project page Bibtex Conference
Measuring And Predicting Multisensory Reaction Latency: A Probabilistic Model For Visual-Auditory Integration
Xi Peng, Yunxiang Zhang, Daniel Jiménez-Navarro, Ana Serrano, Karol Myszkowski, and Qi Sun
IEEE TVCG (Proc. ISMAR), 2024PDF Project page Bibtex Journal (Q1)
AViSal360: Audiovisual Saliency Prediction for 360º Video
Edurne Bernal-Berdun, Jorge Pina, Mateo Vallejo, Ana Serrano, Daniel Martin, and Belen Masia
ISMAR 2024PDF Project page Bibtex Conference
Cinematic Gaussians: Real-Time HDR Radiance Fields with Depth of Field
Chao Wang, Krzysztof Wolski, Bernhard Kerbl, Ana Serrano, Mojtaba Bemana, Hans-Peter Seidel, Karol Myszkowski, and Thomas Leimkühler
Computer Graphics Forum (Proc. Pacific Graphics), 2024PDF Project page Bibtex Journal (Q2)
Modeling the Impact of Head-Body Rotations on Audio-Visual Spatial Perception for Virtual Reality Applications
Edurne Bernal-Berdun, Mateo Vallejo, Qi Sun, Ana Serrano, and Diego Gutierrez
IEEE TVCG (Proc. IEEE VR), 2024 ★Best Paper Honorable Mention★PDF Project page Bibtex Journal (Q1)
Predicting Perceived Gloss: Do Weak Labels Suffice?
Julia Guerrero-Viu* , J. Daniel Subias* , Ana Serrano, Katherine R. Storrs, Roland W. Fleming, Belen Masia, and Diego Gutierrez
Computer Graphics Forum (Proc. EUROGRAPHICS), 2024PDF Project page Bibtex Journal (Q2)
Studying the Effect of Material and Geometry on Perceptual Outdoor Illumination
Miao Wang, Jin-Chao Zhou, Wei-Qi Feng, Yu-Zhu Jiang, and Ana Serrano
IEEE TVCG, 2024PDF Project page Bibtex Journal (Q1)
SAL3D: a model for saliency prediction in 3D meshes
Daniel Martin, Andres Fandos, Belen Masia, and Ana Serrano
The Visual Computer, 2024PDF Project page Bibtex Journal (Q2)
D-SAV360: A Dataset of Gaze Scanpaths on 360º Ambisonic Videos
Edurne Bernal-Berdun, Daniel Martin, Sandra Malpica, Pedro Perez, Diego Gutierrez, Belen Masia, and Ana Serrano
IEEE TVCG (Proc. ISMAR), 2023PDF Project page Bibtex Journal (Q1)
Task-dependent Visual Behavior in Immersive Environments: A Comparative Study of Free Exploration, Memory and Visual Search
Sandra Malpica, Daniel Martin, Ana Serrano, Diego Gutierrez and Belen Masia
IEEE TVCG (Proc. ISMAR), 2023PDF Project page Bibtex Journal (Q1)
An Implicit Neural Representation for the Image Stack: Depth, All in Focus, and High Dynamic Range
Chao Wang, Ana Serrano, Xingang Pan, Krzysztof Wolski, Bin Chen, Karol Myszkowski, Hans-Peter Seidel, Christian Theobalt, and Thomas Leimkühler
Transactions on Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH Asia), 2023PDF Project page Bibtex Journal (Q1)
The effect of display capabilities on the gloss consistency between real and virtual objects
Bin Chen*, Akshay Jindal*, Michal Piovarči, Chao Wang, Hans-Peter Seidel, Piotr Didyk, Karol Myszkowski, Ana Serrano, and Rafał K. Mantiuk
SIGGRAPH Asia 2023PDF Project page Bibtex Conference
GlowGAN: Unsupervised Learning of HDR Images from LDR Images in the Wild
Chao Wang, Ana Serrano, Xingang Pan, Bin Chen, Karol Myszkowski, Hans-Peter Seidel, Christian Theobalt and Thomas Leimkühler
ICCV 2023PDF Project page Bibtex Conference
Towards latent representations of gloss in complex stimuli using unsupervised learning
Julia Guerrero-Viu, Ana Serrano, Belen Masia and Diego Gutierrez
Vision Sciences Society (VSS) Meeting, 2023Poster Poster
Gloss management for consistent reproduction of real and virtual objects
Bin Chen, Michal Piovarci, Chao Wang, Hans-Peter Seidel, Piotr Didyk, Karol Myszkowski, and Ana Serrano
SIGGRAPH Asia 2022PDF Project page Bibtex Conference
ScanGAN360: A Generative Model of Realistic Scanpaths for 360º Images
Daniel Martin, Ana Serrano, Alexander W. Bergman, Gordon Wetzstein, and Belen Masia
IEEE TVCG (Proc. IEEE VR), 2022 ★Best Journal Paper★PDF Project page Slides Presentation (Youtube) Bibtex Journal (Q1)
Learning a self-supervised tone mapping operator via feature contrast masking loss
Chao Wang, Bin Chen, Hans-Peter Seidel, Karol Myszkowski, and Ana Serrano
Computer Graphics Form (Proc. EUROGRAPHICS), 2022PDF Project page Slides Bibtex Journal (Q2)
Modeling Surround-aware Contrast Sensitivity for HDR Displays
Shinyoung Yi, Daniel S. Jeon, Ana Serrano, Se-Yoon Jeong, Hui-Yong Kim, Diego Gutierrez, and Min H. Kim
Computer Graphics Forum (Proc. EGSR), 2022PDF Supp. Project page Slides Bibtex Journal (Q2)
Towards assisting the decision-making process for content creators in cinematic virtual reality through the analysis of movie cuts and their influence on viewers' behavior
Carlos Marañes, Diego Gutierrez, and Ana Serrano
International Transactions in Operational Reesearch, 2022PDF Bibtex Journal (Q2)
The effect of shape and illumination on material perception: model and applications
Ana Serrano, Bin Chen, Chao Wang, Michal Piovarci, Hans-Peter Seidel, Piotr Didyk, and Karol Myszkowski
Transactions on Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH), 2021PDF Project page Slides Presentation (Youtube) Bibtex Journal (Q1)
Imperceptible manipulation of lateral camera motion for improved virtual reality applications
Ana Serrano*, Daniel Martin*, Diego Gutierrez, Karol Myszkowski, and Belen Masia
Transactions on Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH Asia), 2020PDF Project page Slides Presentation (Youtube) Bibtex Journal (Q1)
Auditory stimuli degrade visual performance in virtual reality
Sandra Malpica, Ana Serrano, Diego Gutierrez, and Belen Masia
Scientific Reports, 2020PDF Project page Bibtex Journal (Q1)
A Similarity Measure for Material Appearance
Manuel Lagunas, Sandra Malpica, Ana Serrano, Elena Garces, Diego Gutierrez, and Belen Masia
Transactions on Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH), 2019PDF Project page Slides Bibtex Journal (Q1)
Motion parallax for 360 RGBD video
Ana Serrano, Incheol Kim, Zhili Chen, Stephen DiVerdi, Diego Gutierrez, Aaron Hertzmann, and Belen Masia
IEEE TVCG (Proc. IEEE VR), 2019 ★Best Journal Paper Nominee★> Invited to SIGGRAPH 2019 IEEE TVCG Session on Virtual and Augmented Reality
PDF Project page Slides Bibtex Journal (Q1)
Saliency in VR: How do people explore virtual environments?
Vincent Sitzmann*, Ana Serrano*, Amy Pavel, Maneesh Agrawala, Diego Gutierrez, Belen Masia, Gordon Wetzstein
IEEE TVCG (Proc. IEEE VR), 2018 ★Best Journal Paper Nominee★> Invited to SIGGRAPH 2018 IEEE TVCG Session on Virtual and Augmented Reality
PDF Project page Slides Bibtex Journal (Q1)
Movie Editing and Cognitive Event Segmentation in Virtual Reality Video
Ana Serrano, Vincent Sitzmann, Jaime Ruiz-Borau, Gordon Wetzstein, Diego Gutierrez, and Belen Masia
Transactions on Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH), 2017PDF Project page Slides Bibtex Journal (Q1)
Attribute-preserving gamut mapping of measured BRDFs
Tiancheng Sun, Ana Serrano, Diego Gutierrez, y Belen Masia
Computer Graphics Forum (Proc. EGSR), 2017 ★1st place at the ACM Student Research Competition★> Also presented as a poster at SIGGRAPH 2017
PDF Project page Bibtex Journal (Q1)
Convolutional Sparse Coding for capturing High Speed Video Content
Ana Serrano, Elena Garces, Diego Gutierrez, and Belen Masia
Computer Graphics Forum, 2017PDF Project page (with videos and code) Bibtex Journal (Q1)
An intuitive control space for material appearance
Ana Serrano, Diego Gutierrez, Karol Myszkowski, Hans-Peter Seidel, and Belen Masia
Transactions on Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH Asia), 2016PDF Project page Slides Bibtex Journal (Q1)
Convolutional Sparse Coding for High Dynamic Range Imaging
Ana Serrano, Felix Heide, Diego Gutierrez, Gordon Wetzstein, and Belen Masia
Computer Graphics Forum (Proc. EUROGRAPHICS), 2016 ★Best Paper Honorable Mention★PDF Project page Slides Bibtex Journal (Q2)
High temporal resolution video acquisition by using coded exposures and dictionary learning
Ana Serrano
Telecommunications Engineering Thesis, 2014. > With honorsPDF (spanish) Master Thesis
ATLAS Pixel detector firmware upgrade: Reading out the standard output for the IBL-ROD via VME
Ana Serrano
Technical Report, Physics Department Internal Notes, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), 2014PDF Technical report
CAREER
POSITIONSMAR 2021 - NOW
Assistant Professor at Universidad de Zaragoza.JUL 2020 - FEB 2021
Postdoctoral researcher at the Computer Graphics group, Max-Planck institut informatik.MAY 2019 - JUN 2020
Postdoctoral researcher at the Graphics & Imaging Lab group, Universidad de Zaragoza.APR 2015 - APR 2019
PhD Student at the Graphics & Imaging Lab group, Universidad de Zaragoza.SEP 2018 - NOV 2018
Visiting Researcher at the Computer Graphics group, Max-Planck institut informatik.JUN 2017 - SEP 2017
Research intern at Adobe Creative Technologies Lab, Adobe Research.JUN 2016 - AUG 2016
Visiting Researcher at the Stanford Computational Imaging group, Stanford University.AUG 2015 - JAN 2016
Visiting Researcher at the Computer Graphics group, Max-Planck institut informatik.APR 2015 - MAY 2015
Visiting Researcher at the Stanford Computational Imaging group, Stanford University.JUN 2014 - AUG 2014
Summer Student at the ATLAS Pixel DAQ group, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). FPGA Firmware development for the upgrade of the ATLAS detector.TEACHING & SUPERVISION
- CURRENT STUDENTS
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PhDEdurne Bernal-Berdun
- Computational Models of Perception in Virtual Environments.
02/2022 - today.
J. Daniel Subias- Representation, Perception, and Intuitive Editing of Appearance.
12/2022 - today.
Jorge Pina- Computational Models of Attention in Virtual Environments with Integrated Physiological Signals.
03/2024 - today.
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MSc
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BSc
Jaime Bielsa - Desarrollo de una aplicación en realidad mixta para el estudio de mecanismos de atención en entornos inmersivos.
Cristian Selivanov - Exploración de técnicas de handtracking para mejorar la experiencia de usuario en la cocina del futuro.
Belen Gimeno - Implementación de un sistema de realidad extendida para estudiar la experiencia de usuario en la cocina del futuro.
- FORMER STUDENTS
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MSc
Isaac Velasco - Use of attention-redirection methods for search tasks in extended reality.
Alejandro Lopez - Action recognition and object detection in cooking videos via deep learning.
Andres Fandos - Deep learning models for 3D mesh saliency prediction.
Daniel Jimenez - Analysis and experimentation of visual performance degradation effects due to auditory stimuli in immersive virtual environments.
Felix Bernal - Audio-visual saliency prediction for 360º video via deep learning.
Carlos Marañes - Study and metrics for analyzing storytelling understanding in virtual reality.
Daniel Martin- Study and improvement of motion parallax reproduction for 360º content visualization in virtual reality.
Sandra Malpica- Study and applications of human sensory perception in virtual reality.
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BSc
Juan Lorente - Predicción de trayectorias de mirada (scanpaths) en vídeo 360º.
Pablo Lacueva - Implementación de medidas de incertidumbre para tareas de edición de apariencia de materiales.
Carmen Real - Desarrollo de una aplicación para el estudio de la eficacia del uso de métodos de Redirected Walking en Realidad Virtual.
Fran Crespo - Reconocimiento de utensilios de cocina en vídeos mediante técnicas de aprendizaje profundo.
Guillermo Enguita - Detección de acciones durante el proceso de cocinado mediante técnicas de aprendizaje automático.
Santiago Jimenez - Predicción de saliencia audiovisual en contenido 360º.
Pedro Perez - Desarrollo de una herramienta de recogida y visualización de datos relativos a la exploración de contenido en realidad virtual.
Carlos Marañes - Segmentación cognitiva de eventos en realidad virtual: aplicación a metraje completo.
Miguel Martinez - Generación de escenas virtuales para evaluación de algoritmos de procesado de video 360.
Javier Camon - Edición en Realidad Virtual: influencia de técnicas sonoras en la continuidad narrativa.
Miguel Barrio - Estudio de modelos de representación de materiales para su uso en edición intuitiva de apariencia.
Sandra Malpica- Mejora de un modelo de representación de materiales para su uso en edición intuitiva de apariencia.
Jaime Ruiz-Borau - Edición cinematográfica y continuidad narrativa en realidad virtual.
Santiago Calvo - Transferencia de textura y estilo entre imágenes utilizando redes neuronales convolucionales: un enfoque orientado a la conservación de contenido.
Marcos Allue - Percepción crossmodal en entornos inmersivos.
Nicolas Landa - Captura de imágenes de alto rango dinámico en un solo disparo mediante Compressive Sensing.
- TEACHING
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Master
Virtual Reality - Spring 2024, Spring 2023.
Computational Imaging - Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Research Seminars - Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Visualization of Geographic Information - Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Applications of Deep Learning - Spring 2022.
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Bach.
Programming Fundamentals - Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Photography, Image Editing and Compositing - Fall 2023, Fall 2022.
Management Information Systems - Spring 2021.
Programming Fundamentals (TA) - Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016.
Photography, Image Editing and Compositing (TA) - Fall 2018, Fall 2017.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
SERVICEAssociate Editor
Computer Graphics Forum. 2023-Now.ACM Transactions on Applied Perception. 2021-Now.
Computers and Graphics. 2021-Now.
Chair
Eurographics 2023 - Tutorials co-chair, together with Prof. Philipp Slusallek.ACM Symposium on Applied Perception (SAP) 2022 - Program co-chair, together with Prof. Michael Barnett-Cowan.
Congreso Español de Informática Gráfica (CEIG) 2022 - Program co-chair, together with Dr. Jorge Posada.
Program Committee Member
SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH Asia - 2023, 2022, 2021.Eurographics Symposium on Rendering (EGSR) - 2023, 2022, 2021.
Eurographics Workshop on Intelligent Cinematography and Editing (WICED) - 2023, 2022.
Eurographics - 2022, 2021.
IEEE VR - 2022.
Symposium on Applied Perception (SAP) - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018.
Congreso Español de Informática Gráfica (CEIG) - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018.
IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) - 2021.
SIGGRAPH Asia XR program - 2021, 2020.
SIGGRAPH Asia Technical Briefs and Posters - 2021, 2020, 2019.
International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (GRAPP) - 2021, 2020.
International conference on Computational Visual Media (CVM) - 2020.
Conference on Graphics, Patterns and Images (SIBGRAPI) - 2020, 2019, 2018.
International Conference on Computer Graphics and Visualization (CGVCVIP) - 2020, 2018.
Reviewer
JournalsACM Trans. on Graphics (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018), IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (2021), Computers & Graphics (2022, 2021, 2020, 2016), Frontiers in VR (2020), Scientific Reports (2020), ACM Trans. on Applied Perception (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017), IEEE Trans. on Computational Imaging (2020, 2019), IEEE Trans. on Multimedia (2019), IEEE Trans. on PAMI (2018), IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing (2017), Computer Graphics Forum (2020, 2017, 2016, 2015), The Visual Computer (2020, 2017, 2016).
Conferences
ACM SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH Asia (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017), EUROGRAPHICS (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018), Eurographics Symposium on Rendering (2022, 2021), ISMAR (2022, 2020), ACM CHI 2020, ACM VRST (2020, 2018, 2017), IEEE VR (2019, 2018), INTERACT (2019), , Pacific Graphics (2020, 2019, 2017, 2016), CVM (2017).