Contents

August 27, 2025, Wednesday

Chair: Mun-Suk Kim (Sejong University, South Korea)

Room B107

09:00-10:30      Workshop Session 1: MCNA

The Metaverse as a Living Space: A Discussion of Privacy Protection Issues Considering Media Evolution
Yuto Kunitake and Ku Miyashita (Keio University, Japan)

Metaverse-Ready Simulation: Advancing Sim-to-Real by Reinforcement Learning for TurtleBot in ROS2 and Unreal Engine
Hyunseok Kang, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Eunmi Choi and Dugki Min (Konkuk University, South Korea)

Adaptive Prompting in the Metaverse: An Iterative Prompt Optimization Framework for Enhancing LLM Performance Across Diverse Tasks
Hayoung Park, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Dugki Min and Eunmi Choi (Konkuk University, South Korea)

Virtual Companionship in Metaverse Applications Threat Assessment
Arpita Sarang and Ki-Woong Park (Sejong University, South Korea)

KyberVerse: Secure Kyber-based Post Quantum Communication Framework for User-to-Avatar and Avatar-to-Avatar in the Metaverse
Sandeep Kumar Jangir, Ranjan Baro, Avinash Awasthi, Pritam Vediya, Ramesh Babu Battula and Dinesh Gopalani (Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India)

10:50-12:30      Workshop Session 2: XP & DT

Chair: Cheolsoo Park (Kwangwoon University, South Korea)

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Comparative Study of Digital Sibling Video AI Platform
Leonard Mars Kurniaputra, Ridi Ferdiana and Lukito Edi Nugroho (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia)

Implementation of Network Topology Anomaly Traffic Monitoring and Management by Using Digital Twin
Yi-Cian Chen and Yen-Wen Chen (National Central University, Taiwan)

Enhancing Human Action Recognition with Modular DVS-RGB Fusion
Jihwan Won, Hanwoong Ryu, Sunwoo Yeon, Junghwan Lee, Jaeyong Kim and Cheolsoo Park (Kwangwoon University, South Korea)

Topology Optimization Techniques for Decentralized Federated Learning: Challenges and Solutions
Nguyen Anh Tuan, Sa Jim Soe Moe, Qazi Waqas Khan (Jeju National University, South Korea); Atif Rizwan (Kyung Hee University, South Korea) and Do Hyeun Kim (Jeju National University)

10:50-12:30      Short Papers Session 1

Chair: Jeongwook Seo (Hanshin University, South Korea)

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Immersive Future: A Case Study of Metaverse in Preparing Students for Career Readiness
Leyli Nouraei Yeganeh, Amber Simpson, Nicole Fenty, Mohsen Hatami (Binghamton University, USA), Seungmin Rho, Sungwoo Park (Chung-Ang University, South Korea) and Yu Chen (Binghamton University, USA)

IoT system with AR capabilities for Replication of Mechatronic Processes at an Educational Level
Arys Carrasquilla-Batista and Luis Valverde-Segura (Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica, Costa Rica)

Deep Reinforcement Learning for the Optimization of Metaverse Service Quality
Ziyue Wang, Ruidong Li (Kanazawa University, Japan) and Dusit Niyato (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

LLM Optimization Without Data Sharing: A Split Learning Paradigm
Omar Basubeit, Abdulaziz Alenazi (Lucidya, Saudi Arabia); Boris Radovic (Kaust, Saudi Arabia); Ameera Milibari (Lucidya, Saudi Arabia); Marco Canini (Kaust, Saudi Arabia) and Zuhair Khayyat (Lucidya, Saudi Arabia)

Metaverse Cloud-Edge Computing: On Aging Dependability of a Cloud-Edge-in-the-loop Simulation Platform for AAM Vehicle Digital Twin
Tuan Anh Nguyen, Damsub Lim, Seunghyeop Nam, Dugki Min (Konkuk University, South Korea); Eunmi Choi (Kookmin University, South Korea); Iure Fe, Franciso Airton Silva (Federal University of Piaui, Brazil) and Paulo Maciel (Universidade Federal De Pernambuco, Brazil)

14:00-15:40      Short Papers Session 2

Chair: Jong-Hyuk Lee (Sejong University, South Korea)

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Exploring Peoples' Trust towards AI with Human Motions in a Virtual Evacuation Study
Feng Tong (UNC Charlotte, USA); Ruohan Wang (Marvin Ridge, USA); Depeng Xu and Aidong Lu (UNC Charlotte, USA)

4D Path Planning via Spatiotemporal Voxels in Urban Airspaces
Naren Bao, Alex Orsholits and Manabu Tsukada (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Image Movement Attacks on Optical See-Through HMDs: Covert Gaze Manipulation and Privacy Risks in AR/MR Systems
Shodai Kurasaki and Akira Kanaoka (Toho University, Japan)

Design of a Smooth Dynamic Digital Twin for Industrial Object Tracking
Jeongran Lee, Vishnu D. Sharma, Lou Salaun and Matthew Andrews (Nokia Bell Labs, USA)

Lang2Pose: Language-Based Visual Servoing and Pose Control for Autonomous Pick-and-Place in Real and Simulated Environments
Hyeonsu Oh, Haryun Jeong, Seonghan Shin and Jaeho Kim (Sejong University, South Korea)

14:00-15:40      Student Challenge

Chair: Brian Kang (Sejong University, South Korea), TaeHyun Kim (Sejong University, South Korea)

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Special Invited Talk: Linking Robotic Intelligence with Virtual Environments >
Prof. Daekyum Kim (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University)

Abstract: We will explore how virtual environments can be used as training grounds, simulation platforms, and evaluation testbeds for developing intelligent robot behaviors. We will also examine how robotic intelligence contributes to shaping realistic and adaptive virtual environments—enabling tighter integration between simulated and physical systems.

Fixed Monocular Object Localization via Geometric and Vision Multi-Modal Learning
Eojin Kang, Junsuk Kim, Yuchan Jung and Jinwoo Song (Sejong University, South Korea)

Efficient Waste Collection via Edge Perception and Optimized Mobile Routing
Kimun Park, Yunseon Lee, Myeong Hyeon Lee, Dahun Kwon and Moon Gi Seok (Dongguk University, South Korea)

16:00-17:40      Short Papers Session 3 

Chair: Jieun Lee (Sejong University, South Korea)

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MetaUniTour: Enhancing Engagement and Intercultural Understanding through A Metaverse Tourism Platform
Kohei Matsumoto, Yoshiki Watanabe, Kaiya Shimura, Nozomi Hayashida, Shin Katayama, Kenta Urano, Nobuo Kawaguchi (Nagoya University, Japan); Soko Aoki (Kadinche, Japan); Leleito Emanuel and Takuro Yonezawa (Nagoya University, Japan)

Re-Clustering for High-Performance Metaverse in Vehicular Networks
Olanrewaju Ahmed (Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology, UK); Wanqing Tu (University of Durham, UK) Kayode Popoola (Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology, UK) and David Grace (University of York, UK)

Fast and Interactive Byzantine Fault-tolerant Web Services via Session-Based Consensus Decoupling
Ahmad Zaki Akmal, Azkario Rizky Pratama and Guntur Dharma Putra (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia)

An Attribute-Revocable Hierarchical Access Control Scheme for Data Sharing in Cloud-Edge-End Environments
Kaifa Zheng (Beihang University, China); Junxu Zhou (Jinan University, China); Shuai Ou (Nsfocus Technology Group Co., China); Zhen Xu (Hangzhou Xinyun Semiconductor, China); Jiayi Liu and Chenling Bai (Jinan University, China)

Campus-Scale Waste Collection Challenge: A Unified Framework for Robotic Perception, Navigation, and Manipulation
Hyeonsu Oh, Sejung Kim, Donghoon Lee, Pyongjoo Kim and Jaeho Kim (Sejong University, South Korea)

16:00-17:40      Poster and Demo Session

Chair: Shanghee Shin (Sejong University, South Korea)

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A Study on Reliable Information-Centric Wireless Sensor Network
Shintaro Mori (Fukuoka University, Japan)

Metaverse meets ICN: Low-Latency, Synchronous Communications for XR/AR Applications
Yusaku Hayamizu, Toshiyuki Ihara and Hitoshi Asaeda (NICT, Japan)

Prototype MR Drone Programming Using Scratch for Education
Jun Sakurai, Minoru Kobayashi, Masanori Ikebe and Yasuo Kawai (Bunkyo University, Japan)

A Survey on Digital Twins for Multi-User Synchronization in Human-centered IRs
Bowen Qin, Yan Hu and Kurt Tutschku (Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden)

August 28, 2025, Thursday

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08:00-09:00      Registration

09:00-9:15      Opening

JaeSeung Song (Sejong University, South Korea) and Baochun Li (University of Toronto, Canada) — General Co-Chairs

Jaeho Kim (Sejong University, South Korea) and Soumya Kanti Datta (Digiotouch, France) — Technical Program Co-Chairs

09:15-09:30      Welcome Message

Eom Jongwha (The President of Sejong University)

09:30-10:15      Keynote Session 1

The Integrated Innovation of AI, Big Data, and Blockchain Empower Metaverse

Prof. Jie Li (Chair Professor, IEEE Fellow, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

Short bio: Jie Li is a Chair Professor at the School of Computer Science, Director of the Blockchain Research Centre, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is a Fellow of IEEE and AAIA, Member of the Blockchain Expert Committee of Shanghai, Chief Scientist of the Key Laboratory of Web3 Trusted Data Circulation and Governance in Shanghai, Chair of the Artificial Intelligence Special Committee of the China Creativity Association, Founding Chair of the Big Data Committee of the IEEE Communications Society, Advisory Member of the CCF Blockchain Professional Committee, and Director of the Data Science Center at the Suzhou Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Abstract: The Metaverse represents a persistent, shared, and immersive digital environment that demands high levels of intelligence, scalability, and trust. The integrated innovation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, and Blockchain technologies offers a transformative approach to addressing these requirements. In this talk, we will investigate the synergistic integration of AI, Big Data, and Blockchain within the Metaverse, identifying the technical challenges related to interoperability, latency, data privacy, and scalability. Potential architectural frameworks and some application example will also be discussed,

10:30-10:50      Coffee Break

10:50-12:30      Conference Session 1: Metaverse Computing, Architectures, and Applications

Chair: Li Bai (Temple University, USA), Qiang Wang (HIT Shenzen, China)

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Impact of Texture Resolution, Polygon Count, Quality Level, and Viewing Distance on Volumetric Avatar Visual Quality
William Menz, Jakob Hartbrich, Abhinav Bhattacharya, Rakesh Rao Ramachandra Rao, Steve Göring and Alexander Raake (Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany)

Towards a Digital Twin of the Human Kidney for Diagnosis of Renal Diseases
Fenfen Qi, Yingzhi Liu, Yujie Gong, Jing-Yuan Wang (University of Macau, Macao); Rongliang Chen (Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences, China); Pengzhi Hu (The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China); Li Luo and Xiao-Chuan Cai (University of Macau, Macao)

Metaverse Distributed Storages: High Availability Quantification using Stochastic Reward Nets
Damsub Lim, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Eunmi Choi, Dugki Min (KonKuk University, South Korea); Iure Fe (Federal University of Piaui, Brazil); Francisco Airton Silva (Konkuk University, South Korea); and Paulo Maciel (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil)

Offline Modeling and Mixed Reality Based Remote Diagnosis System for Patient-Specific Cardiovascular Diseases
Jing-Yuan Wang, Yujie Gong (University of Macau, Macao); Yuxin Shan (Zhenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences, China); Fenfen Qi, Yingzhi Liu (University of Macau, Macao); Zhengzheng Yan, Zaiheng Cheng (Zhenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences, China); Xinhong Wang (The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China); Rongliang Chen (Zhenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences, China); Li Luo and Xiao-Chuan Cai (University of Macau, Macao)

MetaFarm: Toward Solar Smart Farm with Metaverse through Modbus Interworking
Jieun Lee, Jaehyung Jeong and Jaeseung Song (Sejong University, South Korea)

Multi-AGV Assisted OPS in Warehouse Using Digital Twins and Layout Comparison
Haruka Kagami, Ruidong Li (Kanazawa University, Japan) and Hao Gong (NVIDIA Corporation, Japan)

14:00-15:40      Conference Session 2: AI for the Metaverse

Chair: Hakim Hacid (Technology Innovation Institute, UAE), Yifei Zhu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)

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GANeRFine: Universal NeRF Output Refinement via GANs for High-Quality Results
Ankan Dash, Jingyi Gu and Guiling Wang (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA)

PGELU: Metaverse-Driven Deep Learning Boosted by A Parametric GELU for Stable and Scalable Recognition of Emotions and 3D Objects
Seunghyeop Nam, Seunghyeon Kang, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Eunmi Choi and Dugki Min (Konkuk University, South Korea)

How does Face Detection Help Multi-person Tracking and Recognition in Metaverse 360 Degree Videos?
Haimo Zhang (Peking University, China); Ziyue Liu (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China); Yusi Yuan (National University of Singapore; Singapore) and Kaigui Bian (Peking University, China)

Influence Message Wargaming in the Metaverse: Towards LLM-Based Persuasion and Counter-Persuasion
Xinyi Liu, Dachun Sun and Tarek Abdelzaher (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)

CD2Linear: Convolution-based Federated Learning for Efficient Time Series Forecasting in the Metaverse
Duy Phuong Nguyen (Iowa State University, USA); Chianing Wang and Onur Altintas (InfoTech Labs, Toyota Motor North America R&D, USA)

Dynamic buffer sizing using Reinforcement Learning in ORAN
Qihang Jiao, Siling Wang, Lotfi Mhamdi, Maryam Hafeez and Syed A. R. Zaidi (University of Leeds, UK)

16:00-17:40      Conference Session 3: Networking and Communications

Chair: Cormac Sreenan (University College Cork, Ireland), Lijun Dong (China Mobile Technology, USA)

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Fairness-Aware Multi-Agent Learning-based Task Offloading in Dynamic Vehicular Scenarios
Ziqi Zhou, Agon Memedi (TU Berlin, Germany); Chunghan Lee, Seyhan Ucar, Onur Altintas (Toyota, USA) and Falko Dressler (TU Berlin, Germany)

Adaptive Semantic Communication for Gaze-guided Stereo Media Transmission
Jingxuan Men, Mahdi Boloursaz Mashhadi, Ning Wang, Yi Ma (University of Surrey, UK) and Mike Nilsson (British Telecom, UK)

Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based High Data Rate Transmission Techniques for Metaverse
Buseong Jo and Mun-Suk Kim (Sejong University, South Korea)

PRISM-XR: Predictive Real-Time Intelligent Streaming for 360-Degree Multimedia
Sam Shippey, Suresh Srinivasan, Ehsan Aryafar (Portland State University, USA) and Jacob Chakareski (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA)

QoE of Syntax, Freeze, and Texture Repair Techniques for Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
Thi My Chinh Chu (Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden); Muhammad Imran Iqbal (Axis Communications AB, Sweden); Hans-Jürgen Zepernick, Siamak Khatibi (Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden); Yao Yong (DozeroTech AB, Sweden); Fatemeh Tavakoli (Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden); Momin Jamil, Rolf Esslinger (Harman/Becker Automotive Systems GmbH, Germany) and Trung Q. Duong (Memorial University, Germany)

TDM-MIMO Radar-Based Low-Altitude UAV Sensing and Communication
Yi Tao, Zhuoran Li, Zhen Gao (Beijing Institute of Technology, China); and De Mi (Birmingham City University, UK)

August 29, 2025, Friday

Room B107

09:30-10:15      Keynote Session 2

Dr. Junwoo Lee (Program Manager, Institute for Information & Communication Technology Planning & Evaluation – IITP, South Korea)

Research engineering staff in ETRI (1999 ~ 2019)
Program Manager in the field of digital contents and media (2019 ~ )
Special consultant of Innovative Promotion Committee (Ministry of Economy and Finance) (2020 ~ 2021)
Special consultant of Contents and Media Promotion Committee (2021 ~ 2022)

Towards Digital(-ly) Coexistence: Digital Contents R&D in Korea

Abstract: A brief introduction of R&D topics conducted in the field of digital contents. Such as XR interaction and spatial reconstruction related R&D projects. Our projects aim to find the proper way to navigate the real-virtual mixed world in the near future. In order to open up an AI-enabled mixed world, we are currently planning projects that incorporate spatial computing and physical AI.

Chair: JaeSeung Song (Sejong University, South Korea)

10:50-12:30      Conference Session 4: Security, Privacy, and Trust

Chair: Hichem Sedjelmaci (Ericsson, France), Xiaohui Liang (University of Massachusetts Boston, USA)

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A Lightweight Blockchain Authentication for Digital Twin Satellite networks in Metaverse Connectivity
Mingyi Zhang, Guanjie Li, Chao He, Yao Wang (Xidian University, China); Tom H Luan (Xi'an Jiaotong University, China) and Hongbin Liang (Southwest Jiaotong University, China)

Artificial Intelligence Service Provision with Secure Federated Learning in Metaverse
Qichao Xu (Shanghai University, China); Zhou Su (Xi'an Jiaotong University, China); Mengzhen Cheng (Shanghai University, China); Yuntao Wang (Xi'an Jiaotong University, China) and Minghui Dai (Donghua University, China)

Metaverse Security: LLM-Based Malicious Code Detection Through Token Optimization
Seongmin Park, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Dugki Min and Eunmi Choi (Konkuk University, South Korea)

A Lightweight Decentralized Authentication Protocol with Anonymity and Traceability for Web3.0 Applications
Jing Lei, Ting Qin, Yuepu Liu (Xidian University, China); Jie Feng (Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Blockchain and Secure Computing, China); Lei Liu (Xidian University, China); Qingqi Pei (Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Blockchain and Secure Computing, China) and Mianxiong Dong (Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan)

Auditory Stimulus Attack in XR: Stimulus Characteristics and Technical Background Considerations
Kousei Otsuka and Akira Kanaoka (Toho University, Japan)

The Metaverse in Smart Industrial Environments: from Vision to Proof-of-Concept
Paolo Bellavista, Michele Brigadoi, Armir Bujari, Angelo Feraudo and Andrea Garbugli

14:00-15:40      Conference Session 5: Testbeds, Experiments, Use-Cases, and Evaluation

Chair: Naren Bao (University of Tokyo, Japan), Lei Zhang (Shenzhen University, China)

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TACTIC: Tactical AR/VR Configurable Tracker Investigating Compactness Limits in the Metaverse
Alireza Famili (WayWave Inc., USA); Tolga Atalay (A2 Labs, USA) and Angelos Stavrou (Virginia Tech, USA)

MetaClues: Constructivist Learning via Progressive Clues from Generative AI in a Metaverse Environment
Echo G. W. Hui, Martin M. T. Choy and William K. W. Cheung (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong)

Bidirectional Age of Incorrect Information: A Performance Metric for Status Updates in Virtual Dynamic Environments
Chiara Schiavo, Manuele Favero, Alessandro Buratto and Leonardo Badia (University of Padova, Italy)

AWSIM-VR: A Tightly-Coupled Virtual Reality Extension for Human-in-the-Loop Pedestrian-Autonomous Vehicle Interaction
Shangkai Zhang, Alex Orsholits, Ehsan Javanmardi and Manabu Tsukada (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Influence of 4th-Order Ambisonics Audio on the Perceived Quality and Exploration Behavior of 360° Videos
William Menz, Abhinav Bhattacharya (Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany); Thomas Robotham (International Audio Laboratories, Germany); Felix Immohr, Rakesh Rao Ramachandra Rao, Steve Göring (Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany); Emanuel Habets (International Audio Laboratories, Germany) and Alexander Raake (Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany)

Beyond the Classroom: Revolutionizing Child Therapy with Virtual Reality Immersion
Santiago Berrezueta-Guzman (Technical University of Munich, Germany), Wen-Chun Chen (Technical University of Munich, Germany) and Stefan Wagner (Technical University of Munich, Germany)

16:00-17:40      Conference Session 6: Blockchain and Web 3.0

Chair: Alex Orsholits (University of Tokyo, Japan), Zehua Wang (University of British Columbia, Canada)

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Hybrid Satellite-Ground Deployments for Web3 DID: System Design and Performance Analysis
Yalin Liu (Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong); Zhigang Yan (Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao); Bingyuan Luo, Xiaochi Xu (Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong); Hong-Ning Dai (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong) and Yaru Fu (Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong)

UnionChain: A Graph-based Shard Partitioning for Scalable Smart Contract Execution
Toshiki Takakubo (Kanazawa University, Japan); Yinfeng Cao (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China); Ruidong Li (Kanazawa University, Japan) and Jiannong Cao (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China)

TruChain: A Multi-Layer Architecture for Trusted, Verifiable, and Immutable Open Banking Data
Aufa Nasywa Rahman, Bimo Sunarfri Hantono and Guntur Dharma Putra (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia)

Blockchain and Smart Contract-Based Framework for Crowdsourcing Computation in Web 3.0
Bimal Ghimire (Penn State University, USA); Danda B. Rawat (Howard University, USA) and Yuba Raj Siwakoti (Central Washington University, USA)

Bridging Real and Virtual Worlds: A Blockchain-IoT-Agent Framework for the Metaverse
Tim Weingärtner (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland)

RSMA-aided Multiuser Gaussian Splatting Transmission
Anthony Chen, Shiwen Mao (Auburn University, USA); Zhu Li (University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA), Dusit Niyato (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) and Zhu Han (University of Houston, USA)