Call for 10th AREA-Directed Research Topics

The AREA Research Committee is initiating a call for members to identify new research topics which are critical to its members and, which can receive support from the AREA. Open exclusively to AREA members in good standing, this call follows nine previous AREA-directed research projects which have produced valuable results. This page informs AREA members about topic areas on which to focus their ideas, the process to be followed and how to participate by submitting research topics.

Note that all AREA members can propose research topic(s) and all members can vote to choose the project topic. The AREA member whose topic is selected will be required to provide one research manager who will:

• Draft and manage the call for proposals
• Coordinate and review responses

When formulating a research topic, we suggest that the topic be put in the context of one of the following four AREA research themes:

1. Software and hardware issues, such as:

• Usability
• Ergonomics
• Technical performance
• Content reuse
• Other

2. Market research issues, such as:

• Comprehensive AR ecosystem assessment and mapping
• Market sizes and geographic trends
• Other

3. Business process innovation issues, such as:

• Best practices for AR design, purchase, implementation, and testing
• End-user acceptance
• Other

4. Interoperability Issues (Standards Requirements)

All members are invited to submit research topics using the AREA-directed research topics submission form. A member can re-use the same form to submit multiple topics.

For planning purposes, the topic submissions and selection, as well as the project timeline, are provided as here follows:

For reference, the call for proposals to execute the 10th AREA-directed research project will state that funding requests should not exceed US$15,000.