{"id":2893,"date":"2025-09-28T08:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T08:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/?p=2893"},"modified":"2026-05-27T18:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:43:37","slug":"idsc-out-and-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/idsc-out-and-about\/","title":{"rendered":"IDSC Out and About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professors Karen Rose Mathews and Shai Cohen, both creators of interactive experiences, attend Miami XR 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2827\" src=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/020725-Debora-0732-copy-815x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Karen Rose Mathews and Shai Cohen\" width=\"815\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/020725-Debora-0732-copy-815x1024.jpg 815w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/020725-Debora-0732-copy-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/020725-Debora-0732-copy-768x966.jpg 768w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/020725-Debora-0732-copy-1222x1536.jpg 1222w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/020725-Debora-0732-copy-1629x2048.jpg 1629w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/020725-Debora-0732-copy-320x402.jpg 320w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/020725-Debora-0732-copy-480x603.jpg 480w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/020725-Debora-0732-copy-800x1006.jpg 800w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/020725-Debora-0732-copy-scaled.jpg 2036w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>School of Communication Interactive Media students put up the &#8220;U&#8221; to celebrate completion of their demo set-up station at Miami XR 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2826\" src=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38121.jpg\" alt=\"Interactive Media students at Miami XR 2025\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38121.jpg 900w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38121-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38121-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38121-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38121-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38121-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Garfield Allen and Jacqueline Green-Allen at the IDSC Holiday Party<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2818 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnail_image004.jpg\" alt=\"Garfield Allen and Jacqueline Green-Allen at the IDSC Holiday Party\" width=\"391\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnail_image004.jpg 320w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnail_image004-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Six-foot-tall Rajesh Pasupuleti finds a bigger friend, Ryan Kuhl, at the University of Miami Computing Day 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2820\" src=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_2100-0769-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rajesh Pasupuleti and Ryan Kuhl at the University of Miami Computing Day 2025\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_2100-0769-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_2100-0769-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_2100-0769-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_2100-0769-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_2100-0769-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_2100-0769-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_2100-0769-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_2100-0769-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_2100-0769-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Inducted as a \u201crising star\u201d at the annual meeting of the <strong>Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine of Florid<\/strong>a (ASEMFL) , IDSC Director of Population Health Informatics and Interim Inaugural Chair of the Miller School of Medicine Department of Informatics and Health Data Science, Dr. Azizi Seixas, addresses the annual meeting crowd.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2824\" src=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/azizi-seixas-ASEMF-inductee-speech-insta-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Azizi Seixas ASEMF inductee speech \" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/azizi-seixas-ASEMF-inductee-speech-insta-1.jpg 570w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/azizi-seixas-ASEMF-inductee-speech-insta-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/azizi-seixas-ASEMF-inductee-speech-insta-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/azizi-seixas-ASEMF-inductee-speech-insta-1-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/azizi-seixas-ASEMF-inductee-speech-insta-1-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/azizi-seixas-ASEMF-inductee-speech-insta-1-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>University of Miami mascot Sebastian the Ibis drops by the School of Communication Department of Interactive Media End of Year Show to admire the students&#8217; projects.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2822\" src=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC06284-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"University of Miami mascot Sebastian the Ibis drops by the School of Communication Department of Interactive Media End of Year Show to admire the students' projects\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC06284-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC06284-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC06284-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC06284-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC06284-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC06284-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC06284-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC06284.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>IDSC Director of Smart Cities + Smart Environments and School of Architecture Dean Rodolphe el-Khoury photographs Dr. Sarbeswar Praharaj as he hosts his first Smart Cities MIAMI Conference.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2821\" src=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/040325-JAbreu-18-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"Dean Rodolphe el-Khoury photographs Dr. Sarbeswar Praharaj as he hosts his first Smart Cities MIAMI Conference\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/040325-JAbreu-18-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/040325-JAbreu-18-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/040325-JAbreu-18-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/040325-JAbreu-18-1536x1039.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/040325-JAbreu-18-2048x1386.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/040325-JAbreu-18-320x217.jpg 320w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/040325-JAbreu-18-480x325.jpg 480w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/040325-JAbreu-18-800x541.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the end of Computing Day, IDSC Director Dr. Nick Tsinoremas has some fun winding down with University UMverse Lead and Director of IDSC Creative Technologies program Kim Grinfeder.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2823\" src=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_3779-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"At the end of Computing Day, IDSC Director Dr. Nick Tsinoremas has some fun winding down with University UMverse Lead and Director of IDSC Creative Technologies program Kim Grinfeder \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_3779-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_3779-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_3779-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_3779-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_3779-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_3779-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_3779-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_3779-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/042525_CDebora_3779-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Standing, left to right, Thomas Merrick, Bryson Rudolph, Kim Grinfeder, Garfield Allen, and Justin Gammage, with (seated) Evelyn Cruz and Jacqueline Green-Allen gather at the close of the Miami CR 2025 event at the Newman Alumni Center.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2819 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38140-1024x730.jpg\" alt=\"Standing, left to right, Thomas Merrick, Bryson Rudolph, Kim Grinfeder, Garfield Allen, and Justin Gammage, with (seated) Evelyn Cruz and Jacqueline Green-Allen gather at the close of the Miami CR 2025 event at the Newman Alumni Center\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38140-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38140-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38140-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38140-1536x1095.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38140-2048x1461.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38140-320x228.jpg 320w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38140-480x342.jpg 480w, https:\/\/idsc.miami.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JA_38140-800x571.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professors Karen 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