QoE and Cybersickness Modeling for Virtual Reality Applications in 5G Networks

• Grant number: 25/11383-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: July 01, 2025
• End date: June 30, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Computer Science - Computer Systems
• Principal Investigator: Magnos Martinello
• Grantee: Sérgio Luiz Carneiro Junior
• Host Institution: Centro Tecnológico. Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES). Vitória , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 20/05182-3 - PORVIR-5G: programability, orchestration and virtualization in 5G networks, AP.TEM

Abstract

The expansion of Virtual Reality (VR) applications in sectors such as healthcare, education, and entertainment requires ultra-responsive 5G networks to support remote VR services. However, latency variations and frame instability can trigger cybersickness (physical discomfort) and degrade the Quality of Experience (QoE). Currently, as VR is a relatively recent application, network orchestrators lack models that integrate users' subjective feedback to mitigate these effects in real time. This study addresses this gap, aligning with the PORVIR-5G project in the development of programmable and intelligent networks. (AU)