Pedro Acevedo

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Pedro Acevedo

New Position Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW), Fall 2025

Ph.D in Technology, Purdue University, 2021-2025

I am an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). My research interests include Virtual Reality (VR), Educational Technology, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Games, Procedural Content Generation, and AI-driven Virtual Agents. During my Ph.D. in the Virtual Reality Lab within the Computer Graphics Technology Department at Purdue University, I worked as a Unity Developer at the Envision Center (2023-2025), where I developed educational interactive experiences for both desktop and VR platforms. Prior to that, I spent two years as a Research Assistant under the supervision of Dr. Christos Mousas. I hold both a Master’s and a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering from Universidad del Norte in Colombia.

News
Aug 2025
One paper has been accepted to IEEE ISMAR 2025!
Aug 2025
I am glad to share that I have started a new position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Apr 2025
I have successfully defended my Ph.D. dissertation, Immersive Virtual Reality Simulation of Charged Particles: Design Guidelines and User Experience.
Dec 2024
I have passed the dissertation proposal.
Teaching
Fall 2025
CSC 371 Game Engine Programming; CSC 461/592 Virtual Reality
Spring 2026
ART/CSC/FST 220 3D-Computer Graphics Tools and Literacy; CSC 370 Computer Graphics
Services
Journal Reviewing
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (2025), Journal of Metaverse (2025), Computer & Graphics (2023-2024), Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds (2024), IEEE Access (2022)
Conference Reviewing
ISMAR (2025), VRST (2025), CASA (2025), FDG (2024-2025), FIE (2024-2025), IMX WIP (2024), IEEE VR Workshop (2023), CHI PLAY WIP (2023)
Technical Committee
IEEE International Symposium on Emerging Metaverse (ISEMV) (2025)
Publications
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16. Event-driven Multi-Agent Concurrent and Collaborative Coordination

P. Acevedo; F. Zhang; C. Mousas

ACM SIGGRAPH Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and Its Applications, pp. 1-10, 2026

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15. Enhancing Joy with AR Glasses: Intergenerational Engagement for Older Adults and Youth

C. Park; P. Acevedo

IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct), Daejeon, Korea, pp. 131-141, 2025

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14. Virtual Roomie: Immersive Layout Co-Design With a Virtual Agent

A. L. Jimenez; P. Acevedo; C. Mousas

IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Daejeon, Korea, pp. 131-141, 2025

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13. Embodied Conversational Agents in Extended Reality: A Systematic Review

F.-C. Yang, P. Acevedo, S. Guo, M. Choi, C. Mousas

IEEE Access, Vol. 13, pp. 79805-79824, 2025

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12. A Systematic Review of Immersive Virtual Reality in STEM Education: Advantages and Disadvantages on Learning and User Experience

P. Acevedo, A. J. Magana, B. Benes, C. Mousas

IEEE Access, Vol. 12, pp. 189359-189386, 2024

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11. An Exploration of the Effects of in-VR Assessment Format on User Experience and Performance

P. Acevedo, A. L. Jimenez, A. J. Magana, B. Benes, C. Mousas

International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence & Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments, pp. 1-10, 2024

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10. The Effects of Immersion and Dimensionality in Virtual Reality Science Simulations: The Case of Charged Particles

P. Acevedo, M. Choi, A. J. Magana, B. Benes, C. Mousas

IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, pp. 170-179, 2024

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9. Game Level Design to Evoke Spatial Exploration: The Influence of a Secondary Task

P. Acevedo, M. Choi, H. Liu, D. Kao, C. Mousas

ACM Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI Play) Companion Proceedings, pp. 4-10, 2024

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8. Embodied Immersive Virtual Reality to Enhance the Conceptual Understanding of Charged Particles: A Qualitative Study

P. Acevedo, A. J. Magana, Y. Walsh, H. W. Pinto, B. Benes, C. Mousas

Computers & Education: X Reality, Volume 5, pp. 100075, 2024

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7. Optimizing Retroreflective Marker Set for Motion Capturing Props

P. Acevedo, B. Rekabdar, C. Mousas

Computers & Graphics (Proc. of CAD/Graphics 2023), Vol. 115, pp. 181-190, 2023

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6. Effects of Tactile Feedback on Conceptual Understanding of Electromagnetism in a Virtual Reality Experience

P. Acevedo, A. Magana, C. Mousas, Y. Walsh, H. W. Pinto, B. Benes

IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (Adjunct), pp. 588-593, 2022

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5. Procedural Game Level Design to Trigger Spatial Exploration

P. Acevedo, M. Choi, H. Liu, D. Kao, C. Mousas

International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games (PCG Workshop), pp. 1-11, 2022

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4. Vitool-BC: Visualization tool based on Cooja simulator for WSN

D. Jabba, P. Acevedo

Applied Sciences 11 (16), 7665, 2021

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3. WRF-RPL: Weighted random forward RPL for high traffic and energy demanding scenarios

PD. Acevedo, D. Jabba, P. Sanmartin, S. Valle, ED. Nino-Ruiz

IEEE Access 9, 60163-60174, 2021

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2. Web Apps for Intercultural Competences and Sustainable Development: A Case Study in Higher Education

C. Ricardo-Barreto, J. Mizuno, D. Jabba, H. Llinas, A. Medina-Rivilla, C.A. Acevedo, P. Acevedo, J. Pena, C. Baloco, S. Villarreal

Handbook of Research on Promoting Social Justice for Immigrants and Refugees Through Active Citizenship and Intercultural Education, 349-373, 2021

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1. Trends in using ICT resources by professors in HEIs (higher education institutions)

C. Ricardo-Barreto, D. Jabba, H. Llinas, J. Pena, C.A. Acevedo, PD. Acevedo, C. Baloco, S. Villarreal

Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, Vol. 19, pp. 395-425, 2020

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