EURECA Program

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

SumIT Summer Start-Up Lab | Student Internship

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SUMIT SUMMER START-UP LAB

UCLA Student Start-Up Heading to Russia

UCLA student start-up team vuPad traveled to Saint-Petersburg, Russia with a sponsorship from the UCLA EURECA program to attend the SumIT Summer Lab from August 20-31, 2012.

 

The UCLA team, from the UCLA Computer Graphics and Vision Laboratory, presented their project vuPad, a product that will allow users to visualize interior design arrangements in their home using a smartphone or tablet device. Leveraging 3D augmented reality technology, the system will seamlessly place a virtual model of selected furnishings into a live video stream of the room as captured by the device's built-in camera. Through social network integration, the product will also allow users to share and collaborate with friends and family.

vuPad Team Bios

Follow Yelena Muratova’s blog

Masaki, Yelena and Costas at St. Isaac's Cathedral ->
(Picture from Yelena's Blog)

To read what the students thought of their trip, click here.


Press Conference at Demo Day featuring Masaki Nakada (starting at 10:00)



Demo of vuPad Technology

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ITMO INTERNSHIP

Available for up to two UCLA students in any major, students will be assigned a year-long internship at ITMO University in St. Petersburg, Russia (or another Russian National Research University) in order to perform research, find ways to expand relations between US and Russia, and look for potential funding opportunities for UCLA and Russian researchers and faculty. Selected students will receive a stipend of $5,000 for the academic year. This opportunity will also allow interns to learn about the current state of technology and business in Russia as well as offering an in-depth opportunity to develop a high level of fluency and social and cultural literacy in Russian languages and culture.

Please contact Project Coordinator, Alyssa Haerle at ahaerle@conet.ucla.edu for more information.

2011-2012 EURECA intern Alyssa Haerle

    2012-2013 EURECA intern Sydney Heller

    2012-2013 EURECA intern Dustin Chavkin

    Winter 2013 EURECA intern Olga Mercer

    • For more information on Olga, read here.