ICXR - Intercollegiate XR

We've officially relaunched the ICXR website! As our intercollegiate XR network has grown, so has the need for a clearer, more structured way to showcase the work happening across our member clubs — from hackathons and research talks to industry speakers and student spotlights. The new site creates a central hub for: • Highlighting student and alumni work • Sharing research and speaker events • Making it easier for new universities to get involved As ICXR continues to grow, having a clear and accessible home for the community is an important step forward. Explore the site here: www.icxr.org

Join us for the fifth event of our ICXR Speaker Series! Session Details: Speaker: Sebastian Yang, Senior AR/VR Software Engineer at Apple  Talk Title: "XR Careers: Journey to Apple & Meta" Date & Time: February 21, 2026 at 9:00 PM Eastern Time Location: Online, via our Discord server. Join here: https://lnkd.in/gNhWZ7ze The ICXR Speaker Series focuses on highlighting XR professionals in both academia and industry. Each session lasts for ~1 hour and includes a talk by an XR professional, followed by Q&A. Sebastian will share his personal career journey into AR/VR and AI/ML, including how that path led him to Apple and Meta. The talk reflects his own experiences and lessons learned, not representing either company. #XR #AppleXR #MetaXR #ICXR #Industry #XRTalk

Thrilled to announce the 4th event in our ICXR Research Series! Join us for an exciting session exploring the cutting edge of extended reality (XR) research. This series brings the XR community together to share ideas, spark conversation, and learn from one another. Each event features a research talk from an XR expert, followed by an interactive Q&A and open discussion. Session Details: Speaker: Dr. Youngjoong Kwon, Assistant Professor at Emory University Talk Title: "3D human digitization from the perspective of XR, graphics, and generative models" Date & Time: February 9th at 7:00 PM Eastern Time Location: Online, on Zoom. Join here: https://lnkd.in/g4gZDi3M

Excited to announce the third event of our ICXR Research Series! Join us for an engaging session dedicated to the frontiers of extended reality (XR) research. This series is designed to foster knowledge-sharing and dialogue within the XR community. Each event features a research presentation by an XR professional followed by a collaborative Q&A and discussion. Session Details: Speaker: Erzhen Hu, Final-Year PhD Candidate at the University of Virginia Talk Title: "Reality Across Dimensions: Virtual Communication with AI & XR" Date & Time: January 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time Location: Online, via our Discord server. Join here: https://lnkd.in/ghjV36YF #ICXR #ResearchSeries #XR #ExtendedReality #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #HumanComputerInteraction #PhDResearch #TechEvent #VirtualEvent #Innovation

Application timelines are extended! Apply by December 23 at 11:59 PM EST. Let’s build the Dreams of the future together, apply today to hack, mentor, or judge! Apply today at https://lnkd.in/e37MNNYb #HackToTheFuture

Are you interested in XR research? We’re launching a new event series focused on discussing and sharing fascinating research in XR! If you’re curious to learn what XR research looks like, share your own work, discover new developments, or simply network with researchers and students, this series is for you. Each session will feature a short presentation by a researcher on a chosen theme, followed by an open discussion and paper sharing. Bring along an interesting paper you’ve found and join the conversation! Our first session explores “𝗔𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗥” led by Samuel Thompson, a PhD Student at the University of Cambridge. Join our Discord community: https://lnkd.in/e5_i7PNa Want to present your research in a future session? Fill out this form: https://lnkd.in/dXkrfpgh Let’s make XR research discussions more open and collaborative. 🚀 #AugmentedReality #VirtualReality #ICXR #ExtendedReality #Metaverse #XRCommunity #SocialVR #XRresearch #VR #AR #XR #MixedReality #Research

🚨 It's the moment you've been waiting for! 🚨 Apply to hack, mentor, or judge at Reality Hack at MIT 2026 TODAY This year’s Reality Hack and our EXPERIENTIAL Innovation Conference (happening January 24, 2026 - more info to come) unite the worlds of XR, AI, and deep technology under the theme Dreams. The program explores the intersection of human imagination and machine intelligence—asking what it means for humans to dream of machines, and for machines to dream themselves. Through immersive technologies, artificial intelligence, and emerging systems that blend the physical and digital, participants will examine how our collective dreams can shape the future. Honoring the visionary call of “I Have a Dream,” this theme challenges creators to transform ideals into innovation—building technologies that reflect our highest aspirations for humanity. Dreams celebrates invention as a form of hope—and hacking as the act of bringing that hope to life. Expect to see more AR wearables, hardware & embedded system builds, immersive media capture, gaming & much more to be announced! Ready to unleash your Dreams with us? Apply to hack, mentor, or judge today at https://lnkd.in/e37MNNYb! #RealityHack #HackToTheFuture

🚀 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲? ᯅ What if your next big idea could reshape how humans experience the world? On Nov. 22–23, join us at BeyondXR Ideathon 2025, a 2-day creative sprint hosted by 𝐓𝐔𝐌-𝐗𝐑: 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 and Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM), where 50 curious minds come together to push the boundaries of Extended Reality. Whether you’re a coder, artist, doctor, designer, or simply XR-curious, this is your chance to co-create the future of XR, from spatial computing to AI-driven interaction design. 💡 Expect bold challenges. 🤝 Collaborate across disciplines. 🎤 Pitch your vision to experts. 🏆 Win prizes & build connections that last beyond the weekend. You don’t need a prototype, just imagination. Let’s turn “what if” into “what’s next.” 👉 Apply now to fuel the future of XR: https://luma.com/qsaebgsj 📅 22–23 Nov. 2025 🕘 9:00 – 18:00 (both days) 📍 Marsstraße 20, Munich (Center for Digital Technology and Management) A huge thanks to Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) for co-organizing this event with us and generously providing the venue, your support makes this possible! 💐🏃🏻♀️⛲️ #XR #Ideathon #Innovation #TUM #CDTM #BeyondXR #TUMXRStudentInitiative #VR #AR #MR