IMMERSE Symposium 2026

April 28-29, 2026

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Pictures from the IMMERSE Symposium 2025

The third annual IMMERSE Symposium will be held on April 28th and 29th at the Illinois Conference Center (first day) and at NCSA (second day) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

The interdisciplinary DNA of IMMERSE - combining immersive technologies, applications, and human experience - makes this symposium a unique meeting of leaders from academia and industry to foster collaborations and build community for research, education, and infrastructure to enable the era of immersive computing.

This year we highlight how progress over the last year on distributed compute, low latency wireless communication, and AI can transform healthcare, storytelling, and learning, driven by a holistic human experience framework. The interdisciplinary program builds on these themes with plenary keynotes and panels followed by breakout workshops and discussions to further a collaborative agenda to advance immersive computing. As in past symposia, we will have an interactive demos and posters session. New this year, we invite demos from the broader community to highlight multidisciplinary projects and relevant products.