Senior Researcher · LIST Luxembourg

Bridging Real & Digital Worlds

Mixed Reality  ·  Machine Learning  ·  3D Reconstruction

Open to research collaborations, industry partnerships, speaking invitations, and PhD/postdoc supervision.

About

I am a Senior Researcher at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), in the HANDS Unit. My work spans Mixed Reality, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and 3D Reconstruction.

I hold a PhD in Computer Vision from the University of Reims (France), a Master's from the University of Limoges, and a Bachelor's in Computer Science & AI from the University of Aleppo (Syria).

OST-HMDHoloLens Visual HullAudio MLRTK Tracking Spatial ComputingAR Safety
Position
Senior Researcher
Institute
LIST, Luxembourg
PhD
Univ. Reims, France

Research Areas

01

3D Reconstruction

Scene-based visual hull guided multi-stereovision frameworks, point clouds, and real-time dense reconstruction of human actors.

02

Mixed Reality

OST-HMD applications, AR safety training, radiological incident response (RISAR), fluid simulation in MR, and spatial computing systems.

03

Machine Learning

Deep audio embeddings, VGGish and OpenL3 features, acoustic COVID-19 biomarker classification, and neural network health AI.

04

Computer Vision

RTK-GPS + OST-HMD outdoor tracking, depth estimation, 6-DoF pose estimation, and high-precision AR spatial registration.

Publications

2026 Frontiers in HCI Intergenerational workshop for co-designing XR application storyboard to support older adults in daily tasks: methodology and preliminary results Ismael, Maquil, Hoffmann, McCall, Hadj Sassi, Tobias
2025 SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications Real-Time Kinematic Positioning and Optical See-Through Head-Mounted Display for Outdoor Tracking: Hybrid System and Preliminary Assessment Ismael, Cornil
2024 Frontiers in VR Acceptance of Augmented Reality for Laboratory Safety Training: Methodology and Evaluation Ismael, McCall, McGee, Butean, Stefas, Baixauli, Aranda
2024 ERCIM News Fluid Simulation in Mixed Reality Ismael, McCall, Baixauli
2023 IEEE VR Wkshp Radiological Incident System using Augmented Reality (RISAR) Ismael, McCall, Cornil, Griffin, Baixauli
2022 Digital Biomarkers Voice & Cough Audio Dataset for COVID-19 Detection with VGGish and OpenL3 Embeddings Ismael, Despotovic, Cornil, McCall, Fagherazzi et al.
2020 IHCI · Springer OST-HMD for Safety Training Koenig, Ismael, McCall
2018 HAL Actor 3D Reconstruction by a Scene-Based, Visual Hull Guided, Multi-Stereovision Framework Ismael, Ramirez Orozco, Loscos, Prevost, Rémion
2015 CVMP · ACM Multi-View 3D Reconstruction: Visual Hull Guided Multi-Stereovision Framework Ismael, Prévost, Rémion, Loscos, Niquin, Ramirez Orozco

Projects

MASTER XR · PI

TRiFLEX-C

XR for collaborative robot programming

Training in Robotic Fibre pLacement using EXtended reality for Collaborative programming (TRiFlex-C).

master-xr → TRiFlex-C demo video
Watch on YouTube
6G-XR · PI

FSXR

Fluid Simulation in Extended Reality

FSXR demonstrates the capability of advanced network infrastructure, providing a direct performance comparison between O-RAN-based 5G SA and 5G Wi-Fi networks. By bridging high-performance computing with immersive reality, FSXR delivers innovation that benefits research communities, industries, and society at large, marking a significant step toward the connected, collaborative environments envisioned in the 5G/6G era.

6g-xr → FSXR demo video
Watch on YouTube
FNR · PI

CDCVA

COVID-19 Detection by Cough & Voice Analysis

Led development of an AI system detecting COVID-19 from acoustic voice and cough signatures. Funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund. Partners: University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Health.

Watch the reportage on RTL
LIST

SmartLab

AR Chemical Lab Safety Training

OST-HMD system simulating hazardous lab scenarios — acid handling, chemical mixing — for safe training without real risk.

Publication → AR chemical lab safety training demo video
Watch on YouTube
FNR

RISARX

Radiological Incident System in AR

Mixed Reality system enabling emergency responders to visualise radiological contamination and coordinate response via spatial holographic overlays.

Publication → RISARX demo video
Watch on YouTube
Research

TechSci_Nexus

Intergenerational Workshop for Co-designing XR Application Storyboard to Support Older Adults in Daily Tasks

Publication → RISARX demo video
Watch on YouTube
PhD

MultiStereo 3D

Visual Hull Human Reconstruction

Scene-based multi-baseline stereovision framework for high-precision 3D human actor reconstruction, including concave surfaces and occlusion handling.

HAL →

Contact

Open to research collaborations, industry partnerships, speaking invitations, and PhD/postdoc supervision.