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Jan. 2026 Progress Report

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Carlos Valdez
Carlos Valdez
Iris Developer
Joseph Sweatt
Joseph Sweatt
Project Lead
Jason Martin
Jason Martin
Developer Lead

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Welcome to a new year!​

We acknowledge it’s been quiet for the second half of 2025, but that does not mean we haven’t been cooking on some amazing things to show you! From new icons to a new direction for the Palliaview project, we have a lot to share. :)

A fresh new look​

Jesse David designed beautiful new icons to replace the placeholders we’ve had on Iris! With brand new page icons and an app icon, we’re giving Iris a fresh new look! Take a look below:

New icons for Iris, designed by Jesse David

New app icon for Iris, designed by Jesse

Iris has been in development for almost two years, so we believe it's time to make the program look professional. Going forward, Iris' interface will start to promote a more polished look, starting with these amazing icons.

Welcoming our new members​

Nearing the end of our Spring quarter of last year, we’ve had to say goodbye to some members and introduce new ones. We’d like to give a warm welcome to Jacqueline Lara Hernandez and Annabel Wang. They’ve been doing research for the project as well as working on various tasks. Welcome to the team!

We’d also like to congratulate the team members that have graduated in Spring. Congratulations to Ayush J., Mai P., and Carlos V.! We’d also like to thank Helen for her wonderful contributions to the project and wish her luck studying abroad. :)

Research Experience Fellowship 2025​

Once again, members at the Undergraduate Research Lab applied for the Research Experience Fellowship, and we won! The team will get funding for the project, as well as officially gain the title of Research Fellows. Congratulations to Joseph, Jason, Meadow, Annabel, and Jacky!

This marks the third year in a row that the lab wins this award.

A path for Palliaview​

The original idea for Palliaview was to flash Linux onto an embedded device with Iris pre-installed. However, thanks to Jason Martin’s research, we’ve come to the decision to instead use AndroidOS via the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) as the operating system for Palliaview as it strikes a balance between ease of setup and runtime/space efficiency.

Thanks to Tauri 2.0, we have the ability to seamlessly support not only the three major desktop operating systems, but also iOS and Android, allowing a single UI to function across all of Iris’ different versions. Developers have been focusing on Palliaview-specific features, such as eye-tracking and motion detection, which will be tested and fully integrated this upcoming Winter quarter.

Internal restructuring​

Since many of our founding members have graduated, we’ve had to change how we work. Some of the graduated members still contribute to the project as open source contributors as the Iris team, while those still in school contribute as the Undergraduate Research Lab. As more students graduate, more may become open source contributors.

The Undergraduate Research Lab is the main team working with the current Iris source code as they’re porting it to Android and tailoring it to Palliaview. The Iris team, on the other hand, will refine existing features.

Updated on Jan 14, 2026: Added the new Iris app icon.