Jorge Pina Colas

Jorge Pina Colás

Graphics and Imaging Lab, Universidad de Zaragoza

I am a PhD student at the Graphics and Imaging Lab, working under the supervision of Prof. Belen Masia and Prof. Ana Serrano. I completed my Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering and my Master's degree in Robotics, Graphics and Computer Vision at Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain). I started my PhD in 2024, and my thesis focuses on the study of human perception in multisensory XR environments through the use of behavioral and physiological markers.

Location: Zaragoza, Spain

Email: jpinac (at) unizar (dot) es

Publications

Eye Tracking Cognitive Load paper teaser

An Analysis of Gaze Behavior under Multisensory Cognitive Load in Immersive Environments

Jaime Bielsa*, Jorge Pina*, Ana Serrano and Daniel Martin

Computers & Graphics (Proc. of CEIG), 2026 [Project Page]

✿ CEIG26 Honorable Mention for Best Paper

Journal (JCR Q2)

Overdriving Visual Depth Perception via Sound Modulation in VR

Daniel Jiménez-Navarro, Colin Groth, Xi Peng, Jorge Pina, Qi Sun, Praneeth Chakravarthula, Karol Myszkowski, Hans-Peter Seidel and Ana Serrano

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. of IEEE VR), 2026 [Project Page]

Journal (JCR Q1)

Eye Tracking Cognitive Load poster teaser

Exploring Gaze Behavior in Immersive VR under Cognitive Load

Jaime Bielsa, Jorge Pina, Ana Serrano and Daniel Martin

IEEE VR Posters, 2026 [Project Page]

Poster

A Comprehensive Analysis of the Influence of Cognitive Load on Physiological Signals in Virtual Reality

Jorge Pina, Edurne Bernal-Berdun, Daniel Martin, Sandra Malpica, Carmen Real, Alberto Barquero, Pablo Armañac-Julián, Jesus Lazaro, Alba Martín-Yebra, Belen Masia and Ana Serrano

IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2025 [Project Page]

Conference (Core A*)

The Effect of Cognitive Load on Visual Search Tasks in Multisensory Immersive Environments

Jorge Pina, Edurne Bernal-Berdun, Daniel Martin, Sandra Malpica, Carmen Real, Pablo Armañac-Julián, Jesus Lazaro, Alba Martín-Yebra, Belen Masia and Ana Serrano

IEEE VR Posters, 2025 [Project Page]

Poster

AViSal360: Audiovisual Saliency Prediction for 360º video

Edurne Bernal-Berdun, Jorge Pina, Mateo Vallejo, Ana Serrano, Daniel Martin and Belen Masia

IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2024 [Project Page]

Conference (Core A*)

Career

MAR 2024 - NOW

PhD Student

Graphics and Imaging Lab, Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain)

SEP 2023 - FEB 2024

Master's Final Project Internship

Graphics and Imaging Lab, Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain)

Research Stays

Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik

Internship supervised by Prof. Karol Myszkowski

Saarbrücken, Germany (MAY 2025 - JUL 2025)

Professional Service

Committee Member

International Conference on Computer Graphics, Visualization, Computer Vision and Image Processing (CGVCVIP) - 2026

Reviewer

> Journals

Virtual Reality, Springer Nature - 2024, 2026
Humanities and Social Sciencies Communications, Springer Nature - 2024

> Conferences

IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) - 2025, 2026
IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR) - 2026
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computer Systems (CHI) Late Breaking Work - 2025
ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) - 2025
Conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics (EUROGRAPHICS) - 2026
ACM Symposium on Applied Perception (SAP) - 2026

Student Volunteer

ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) - 2026

Teaching

Fotografía, Composición y Edición de Imágenes, Universidad de Zaragoza - Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Fall 2026

Photography, Composition and Image Editing

Dissemination

Radio: Ágora. Desde la Jornada de Jóvenes Investigadores

I was interviewed together with other three fellow young researchers for the Aragón Radio program Ágora (in spanish) regarding our work for the Jornada de Jóvenes Investigadores!

[Program Link]

JUN 2026

XV Jornada de Jóvenes Investigadores e Investigadoras

Event organized by the Institute of Engineering Investigation of Aragon (I3A). We presented our work "Análisis de la influencia de la carga cognitiva en las señales fisiológicas del usuario en realidad virtual" for the community of young researchers of the University of Zaragoza

[Event Webpage]

JUN 2026

XXXV Spanish Conference on Computer Graphics (CEIG 2026)

Conference organized by the Eurographics Spanish Section and Universitat de Valencia. We presented our work "An Analysis of Gaze Behavior under Multisensory Cognitive Load in Immersive Environments". We also received the Honorable Mention for Best Paper Award!

[Event Webpage]

JUN 2026

Semana de la Ingenieria y la Arquitectura

XVII Semana de la Ingeniería y la Arquitectura

Event organized by Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura of the University of Zaragoza. We prepared activities to teach high school students about the work we do in our group.

[Event Webpage]

MAR 2026

24th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2025)

Conference held at the Daejeon Convention Center in South Korea. I presented our work "A Comprehensive Analysis of the Influence of Cognitive Load on Physiological Signals in Virtual Reality", my first time doing a full presentation in a conference!

[Event Webpage]

OCT 2025

Noche Europea de los Investigadores e Investigadoras 2025

Event organized by Gobierno de Aragón to promote science among the youth. We prepared activities to show our work in light and perception to everyone who was interested.

[Event Webpage]

SEP 2025

32nd IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR 2025)

Conference held at the Palais du Grand Large in Saint-Malo, France. I presented our poster "The Effect of Cognitive Load on Visual Search Tasks in Multisensory Immersive Environments", my first time ever assiting a conference!

[Event Webpage]

MAR 2025