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N. Tummala, G. Reardon, B. Dandu, Y. Shao, H. Saal, Y. Visell
Pre-neuronal biomechanical filtering modulates and diversifies whole-hand tactile encoding.
bioArxiv (preprint), 2024.

N. Tummala, G. Reardon, S. Fani, D. Goetz, M. Bianchi, Y. Visell
SkinSource: A Data-Driven Toolbox for Predicting Touch-Elicited Vibrations in the Upper Limb.
Proc. IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2024.

G. Reardon, B. Dandu, Y. Shao, Y. Visell,
Shear Shock Waves Mediate Haptic Holography via Focused Ultrasound.
Science Advances, To Appear, 2023,.

N. Kastor*, B. Dandu*, V. Bassari, G. Reardon, Y. Visell,
Ferrofluid Electromagnetic Actuators for High-Fidelity Haptic Feedback.
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, To Appear, 2023.

D. Goetz*, G. Reardon*, Max Linnander, Y. Visell,
Dynamic Haptic Feedback in Wave-Mediated Surface Haptics: A Modular Platform
Proc. IEEE World Haptics Conference, 2023.

N. Tummala, Y. Shao, Y. Visell,
Spatiotemporal Organization of Touch Information in Tactile Neuron Population Responses.
Proc. IEEE World Haptics Conference, 2023.

T. Hachisu, G. Reardon, Y. Shao, K. Suzuki, Y. Visell,
Interpersonal Transmission of Vibrotactile Feedback via Smart Bracelets: Mechanics and Perception.
IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2023.

G. Reardon, D. Goetz, M. Linnander, Y. Visell,
Rendering Dynamic Source Motion in Surface Haptics via Wave Focusing.
Proc. IEEE World Haptics Conference, 2023.

M. Zhu, A. Ferstera, S. Dinulescu, N. Kastor, M. Linnander, E. Hawkes, Y. Visell,
A Peristaltic Soft, Wearable Robot for Compression and Massage Therapy.
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2023.

T. Nguyen-DΓ‘ng et al.,
Efficient Fabrication of Organic Electrochemical Transistors via Wet Chemical Processing.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022.

T. Nguyen-DΓ‘ng et al.,
Dual-mode organic electrochemical transistors based on self-doped conjugated polyelectrolytes for reconfigurable electronics.
Advanced Materials, 2022.

M. Zhu, S. Biswas, S. Dinulescu, N. Kastor, E. Hawkes, Y. Visell,
Soft, Wearable Robotics and Haptics: Technologies, Trends, and Emerging Applications.
Proceedings of the IEEE, 2022.

S. Dinulescu, N. Tummala, G. Reardon, B. Dandu, D. Goetz, S. Topp, Y. Visell,
A Smart Bracelet Supporting Tactile Communication and Interaction.
Proc. IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2022. πŸ…

T. Nguyen-Dang et al.,
Biomaterial-based Solid-Electrolyte Organic Electrochemical Transistors for Electronic and Neuromorphic Applications.
Advanced Electronic Materials, October, 2021.

Y. Peng, C. Serfass, A. Kawazoe, Y. Shao, K. Gutierrez, C. Hill, V. Santos. Y. Visell, L. Hsiao.
Elastohydrodynamic friction of robotic and human fingers on soft micropatterned substrates.
Nature Materials, April, 2021.

Y. Hao, Y. Visell,
Beyond Soft Hands: Efficient Grasping with Non-Anthropomorphic Soft Grippers.
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, To Appear, 2021.

A. Kawazoe, G. Reardon, E. Woo, M. Di Luca, Y. Visell,
Tactile Echoes: Multisensory Augmented Reality for the Hand.
IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2021. πŸ…

S. Biswas, Y. Visell,
Haptic Perception, Mechanics, and Material Technologies for Virtual Reality.
Advanced Functional Materials, 2021.

Y. Shao, V. Hayward, Y. Visell,
Compression of Dynamic Tactile Information in the Human Hand. [PDF] [Supplement]
Science Advances, 6:eaaz158, 2020.

M. Zhu, T. N. Do, E. W. Hawkes, Y. Visell,
Fluidic Fabric Muscle Sheets for Wearable and Soft Robotics. [PDF]
Soft Robotics 7 (2) 2020. Cover article. 

Y. Hao, S. Biswas, E. Hawkes, T. Wang, M. Zhu, L. Wen, Y. Visell,
A Multimodal, Enveloping Soft Gripper: Shape Conformation, Bioinspired Adhesion, and Expansion-Driven Suction.
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2020. arxiv.org:1912.970438

B. Dandu, Y. Shao, Y. Visell,
Rendering Spatiotemporal Haptic Effects via the Physics of Waves in the Skin.
IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 14 (2), 2020. πŸ…

S. Biswas, Y. Shao, T. Hachisu, T. Nguyen-Dang, Y. Visell.
Integrated Soft Optoelectronics for Wearable Health Monitoring. [PDF]
Advanced Materials Technologies, 2020.

Y. Shao, H. Hui, Y. Visell,
A Wearable Tactile Sensor Array for Large Area Remote Vibration Sensing in the Hand. [PDF]
IEEE Sensors Journal 20 (12), 2020.

G. Reardon, N. Kastor, Y. Shao, Y. Visell,
Elastowave: Localized Tactile Feedback in a Soft Haptic Interface via Focused Elastic Waves[PDF]
Proceedings of IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2020. Best Technical Paper Award. πŸ† πŸ…

M. Zhu, A. H. Memar, A. Gupta, M. Samad, P. Agarwal, Y. Visell, S. J. Keller, N. Colonnese,
PneuSleeve: In-fabric Multimodal Actuation and Sensing in a Soft, Compact, and Expressive Haptic Sleeve. Proceedings of ACM CHI, 2020. πŸ…

T. Hachisu, G. Reardon, Y. Shao, K. Suzuki, Y. Visell,
Interpersonal Vibrotactile Feedback via Waves Transmitted through the Skin: Mechanics and Perception. [PDF] Proceedings of IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2020. πŸ…

Y. Shao, S. Ma, S. H. Yoon, Y. Visell, J. Holbery, T. Large,
SurfaceFlow: Large Area Haptic Display via Compliant Liquid Dielectric Actuators. [PDF]
Proceedings of IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2020.

S. Dinulescu, G. Reardon, S. Topp, Y. Visell,
Tactile Fingerspelling Using Whole-Hand Mechanical Signals.
IEEE Haptics Symposium, Works-in-Progress, 2020. πŸ…

S. Biswas, Y. Visell,
Emerging Materials Technologies for Haptics. [PDF]
Advanced Materials Technologies 4 (1900042), 2019.  Top 10% accessed article.

S. Patwardhan, A. Kawazoe, D. Kerr, M. Nakatani, Y. Visell,
Dynamics and Perception in the Thermal Grill Illusion.  [PDF]
IEEE Transactions on Haptics 12 (4), 2019. πŸ…

B. Dandu, I. Kuling, Y. Visell,
Proprioceptive Localization of the Fingers: Coarse, Biased, and Context-Sensitive. [PDF]
IEEE Transactions on Haptics 13 (2), 2019. πŸ†

B. Dandu, Y. Shao, A. Stanley, Y. Visell,
Spatiotemporal Haptic Effects from a Single Actuator via Spectral Control of Cutaneous Wave Propagation. [PDF] [Abstract]
Proceedings of IEEE World Haptics Conference, 2019. πŸ† πŸ… πŸ…

G. Reardon, Y. Shao, B. Dandu, W. Frier, B. Long, O. Georgiou, Y. Visell,
Cutaneous Wave Propagation Shapes Tactile Motion: Evidence from Air-Coupled Ultrasound. [PDF]
Proceedings of IEEE World Haptics Conference, 2019.

A. Kawazoe, M. Di Luca, Y. Visell,
Tactile Echoes: A Wearable System for Tactile Augmentation of Objects. [PDF] {Abstract].
Proceedings of IEEE World Haptics Conference, 2019.

T. Hachisu, Y. Shao, K. Suzuki, Y. Visell, Empirical Study on Transfer Functions from Wrists to Hands.
IEEE World Haptics Conference, Work-in-Progress, 2019.

Keller, S.J., Trutna, T.T., Benko, H., King, R., Stanley, A.A., Di Luca, M., Shao, Y., Dandu, B., Visell, Y., Methods, devices, and systems for creating localized haptic stimulations on a user. U.S. Patent Application 16/241,900, 2019.

Keller, S.J., Trutna, T.T., Benko, H., King, R. and Lou, Y., Shao, Y., Dandu, B., Visell, Y., Methods, devices, and systems for creating haptic stimulations and tracking motion of a user. U.S. Patent Application 16/241,871, 2019 (Pending).

M. Zhu, T. N. Do, E. W. Hawkes, Y. Visell, Soft Actuator and Method of Making the Same. U.S. Patent Application 19/51,032, 2019 (Pending).

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T. N. Do, H. Phan, T.-Q. Nguyen, and Y. Visell,  
Miniature Soft Electromagnetic Actuators for Robotic Applications.  [PDF+SI]
Advanced Functional Materials, 2018.  Cover article. 

S. Patwardhan, A. Kawazoe, D. Kerr, M. Nakatani, Y. Visell,
Too hot, too fast! Using the thermal grill illusion to explore dynamic thermal perception.  
Proceedings of IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2018. πŸ…πŸ…

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M. Janko, M. Wiertlewski, Y. Visell, 
Contact geometry and mechanics predict friction forces during tactile surface exploration
Nature Scientific Reports, 8 (4868), 2018.

B. Khojasteh, M. Janko, Y. Visell,
Complexity, rate, and scale in sliding friction dynamics between a finger and textured surface.  
Nature Scientific Reports 8 (13710), 2018. 

J. Jiao, D. Wang, Y. Zhang, D. Cao, Y. Visell, D. Cao, X. Guo, X. Sun, 
Detection and Discrimination Thresholds for Haptic Gratings on Electrostatic Tactile Displays.
IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2018.

J. Jiao, Y. Zhang, D. Wang, Y. Visell, D. Cao, X. Guo, X. Sun,
Data-Driven Rendering of Fabric Textures on Electrostatic Tactile Displays.
Proceedings of IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2018.

B. Dandu, I. Kuling, Y. Visell,
Where Are My Fingers? Assessing Multi-Digit Proprioceptive Localization.  [Related journal article].
Proceedings of IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2018. πŸ…

J. van der Lagemaat, I. Kuling, Y. Visell, Tactile Distances Are Greatly Underestimated in Perception and Motor Reproduction. Proc. IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2018.

M. A. Janko, Z. Zhao, M. Kam, Y. Visell, A partial contact frictional force model for finger-surface interactions. Proc. IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2018.

B. Dandu, I. Kuling, Y. Visell, On Visual-Proprioceptive Integration in the Perception of the Locations of the Fingers. EuroHaptics Conference, Work-in-Progress Category, 2018.

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A. Kawazoe, S. Fyke, B. Cunningham, K. Sparackin, B. Dandu, Y. Visell, Demonstrating a touch amplification system for augmented surfaces. IEEE Haptics Symposium, Demonstration, 2018.

K. Kuchenbecker, G. Gerling, Y. Visell, Proceedings of IEEE Haptics Symposium 2018. IEEE. ISBN: 978-1-5386-5242-8

T. N. Do, Y. Visell, Stretchable, Conductive Interconnect and/or sensor and method of making the same. U.S. Patent Application 62/452,758 (Pending).

B. Li, Y. Visell, Tactile Sensors and Methods of Fabricating Tactile Sensors. U.S. Patent Application (Pending).

B. Li, Y. Shi, A. K. Fontecchio, Y. Visell, 
Mechanical Imaging of Soft Tissues with a Highly Compliant Tactile Sensing Array.  [PDF]  
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 65 (3), 2017.
Article featured on journal website. ⚑

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T. N. Do, Y. Visell, 
Stretchable, Twisted Conductive Microtubules for Wearable Computing, Robotics, Electronics, and Healthcare.  [PDF]
Nature Scientific Reports 7 (1753), 2017.

H. Wolfe, M. Peljhan, Y. Visell, Singing Robots: How Embodiment Affects Emotional Responses to Non-linguistic Utterances [PDF]
IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 2017.

H. SchΓ€fer, Z. Wells, Y. Shao, Y. Visell. Transfer Properties of Touch Elicited Waves Vary with Hand Posture and Contact Conditions.  Proc. IEEE World Haptics Conference, 2017.

S. Kiratli, A. Cadambi, Y. Visell, HIVE: An Interactive Sound Sculpture for Exploring the Aesthetics of Spatial Sound [PDF].  Proc. New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), 2017.

T. N. Do, Y. Visell, Highly Stretchable, Twisted, Conductive Tubules for Robotics, Electronics, and Healthcare Applications (Oral Presentation).  Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, 2017.

M. Janko, Modeling of Frictional Forces During Bare Finger Interactions with Solid Surfaces.  Ph.D. Dissertation, Drexel University, 2017.

H. Schaefer, Touch Amplification for Human-Computer Interaction.  M.S. Thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2017.

S. Patwardhan, A Thermoelectric Display for Assessment of Touch Sensory Deficits.  M.S. Thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2017.

B. Khojasteh, Linear and Nonlinear Analysis of Sliding Friction Dynamics for Haptic Texture Discrimination.  M. S. Thesis, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), 2017.

Y. Shao, V. Hayward, Y. Visell, 
Spatial Patterns of Cutaneous Vibration During Whole-Hand Haptic Interactions.  [PDF+SI] 
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113 (15), 2016.

B. Li, A. K. Fontecchio, Y. Visell, 
Mutual capacitance of liquid conductors in deformable tactile sensing arrays.  [PDF] 
Applied Physics Letters 108, 2016.

B. Li, Y. Shi, H. Hu, A. K. Fontecchio, Y. Visell, 
Assemblies of Microfluidic Channels and Micropillars Facilitate Sensitive and Compliant Tactile Sensing [PDF]IEEE Sensors Journal, 16 (24), 2016.

B. Li, Y. Gao, A. K. Fontecchio, Y. Visell, Soft capacitive tactile sensing arrays fabricated via direct filament casting [PDF]Smart Materials and Structures, 25 (075009), 2016.

M. Janko, R. Primerano, Y. Visell, On Frictional Forces Between the Finger and a Textured Surface During Active Touch [PDF]IEEE Transactions on Haptics 9 (2), 2016.  
Featured in invited session at IEEE Haptics Symposium 2016 ⚑

Y. Shao, Y. Visell, Learning Constituent Parts of Touch Stimuli from Whole Hand Vibrations. 
Proc. IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2016.  Best Paper Award Runner Up πŸ…

O. Campbell, C. Roads, A. CabrΓ©ra, M. Wright, Y. Visell, ADEPT: A Framework for Adaptive Digital Audio Effects [PDF]AES Student Design Competition, 2016. Best Project Runner Up πŸ…

O. Campbell, C. Roads, A. CabrΓ©ra, M. Wright, Y. Visell, ADEPT: A Framework for Adaptive Digital Audio Effects [PDF]Proc. AES Workshop on Intelligent Music Production, 2016.

M. Chartier, N. Thomas, Y. Shao, Y. Visell, Toward a Wearable Tactile Sensory Amplification Device: Transfer Characteristics and Optimization [PDF].  IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2016. 
Best Paper Award, Work-in-Progress Category πŸ†

R. Lerch, H. Cui, S. Patwardhan, Y. Visell, C. Sims, Exploring Haptic Working Memory as a Capacity Limited Information Channel [PDF]. Proc. IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2016. 
Best Paper Award Finalist πŸ…

Y. Visell, N. Lepora, M. Hartmann, V. Hayward, Biology to Technology in Active Touch Sensing – Introduction to the Special Issue on Active Touch Sensing in Humans, Robots, and Other Animals [PDF]IEEE Transactions on Haptics 9 (2) 2016.

Y. Shao, Y. Visell, Learning Parts of Touch in the Whole Hand with Sparse Dictionary Learning (Abstract, Invited talk). IEEE Image, Video, and Multidimensional Signal Processing Workshop (IVMSP), 2016.

N. Hieda, J. Anlauff, S. Smith, Y. Visell, J. Cooperstock, An Intelligent Floor Surface for Foot-based Exploration of Geospatial Data. Proc. 2016 IEEE Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, 2016.

B. Khojasteh, M. Janko, Y. Visell, Numerical investigation of frictional forces between a finger and a textured surface during active touch. International Conference on Biotribology, 2016.

R. Lerch, H. Cui, S. Patwardhan, Y. Visell, C. Sims, Exploring haptic working memory as a capacity-limited information channel: An information-theoretic model of haptic memory performance for object width. 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Psychology, 2016.

B. Li, Y. Visell, Design, Analysis, and Fabrication Methods for Highly Compliant Tactile Sensing Arrays. Proc. IEEE Haptics Symposium, Work-in-Progress, 2016.

B. Khojasteh, M. Janko, Y. Visell, Numerical studies of sliding friction between a finger and a textured surface. Eurohaptics 2016 Conference, Work-in-progress, 2016.

F. Bello, H. Kajimoto, Y. Visell (eds.), Haptics: Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications10th International Eurohaptics Conference, London, UK. Springer LNCS 9774/9775, 2016.

Y. Visell, M. Hartmann, V. Hayward, N. Lepora (guest editors), Active Touch Sensing in Humans, Robots, and Other Animals. IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2016.

M. Nakatani, Y. Visell, X. Duan, H.-Y. Yao, Introduction to Haptic Media Design: Basics and Practical Implications.  Workshop, IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2016.

B. Li, Soft Tactile Sensors for Mechanical Imaging.  Ph.D. Dissertation, Drexel University, 2016.

Y. Visell, Fast, physically accurate rendering of multimodal signatures of distributed fracture in heterogeneous materials [PDF]IEEE Transactions on Computer Graphics and Visualization, 21 (4), 2015. Selected from best papers of IEEE VR 2014. βš‘

Y. Visell, S. Okamoto, Vibrotactile Sensation and Softness Perception [PDF]. Chapter in: Multisensory Softness, ed. Massimiliano di Luca.  Springer Verlag Series on Touch and Haptic Systems, 2014.

M. Janko, R. Primerano, Y. Visell, Scale dependence of force patterns during the scanning of a surface by a bare finger [PDF]Proc. of Eurohaptics Conference, 2014. 
Best Paper Award NominationπŸ…

Y. Visell, Fast, physically accurate rendering of multimodal signatures of distributed fracture in heterogeneous materials. Proceedings of IEEE Virtual Reality, 2014. Top 13% at IEEE VR 2014. βš‘

H. Nagano, Y. Visell, S. Okamoto, On the Effect of Vibration on Slip Perception During Bare Finger Contact [PDF].  Proc. of Eurohaptics Conference, 2014.

Y. Visell, K. Duraikkannan, V. Hayward, A Device and Method for Multimodal Haptic Rendering of Volumetric Stiffness [PDF]. Proc. of Eurohaptics Conference, 2014.

H. Cui and Y. Visell, Linear and Nonlinear Subspace Analysis of Hand Movements During Grasping. Proc. of IEEE Engineering and Biology Conference (EMBC), 2014.

Y. Visell, G. Millet, Fracture in Disordered Heterogeneous Materials as a Stochastic Process. arXiv:1408.5303 (cond-mat.stat.mech).

Y. Visell, M. Hartmann, V. Hayward, N. Lepora, Active Touch Sensing in Robots and Animals. Workshop, IEEE/RSJ IROS, 2014.

Y. Visell, V. Hayward, An asymmetry in force perception contingent on motion reversal [PDF]. Proc. of the IEEE World Haptics Conference, 2013.

F. Steinecke, Y. Visell, J. Campos, A. Lecuyer (eds.), Human Walking in Virtual Environments: Perception, Technology, and Applications. Springer Verlag Series in Engineering (January, 2013). ISBN: 978-1-4419-8431-9.

Y. Visell, F. Steinicke, J. Campos, A. Lecuyer, Introduction: Human Walking in Virtual Environments. Chapter in: F. Steinecke, Y. Visell, J. Campos, A. Lecuyer (eds.), Human Walking in Virtual Environments: Perception, Technology, and Applications. Springer Verlag Series in Engineering, 2014.

Y. Visell, S. Smith, J. Cooperstock, Interaction with Computationally Augmented Floor Surfaces. Chapter in: F. Steinecke, Y. Visell, J. Campos, A. Lecuyer (eds.), Human Walking in Virtual Environments: Perception, Technology, and Applications. Springer Verlag Series in Engineering, 2014.

M. Marchal, G. Cirio, Y. Visell, F. Fontana, S. Serafin, J. Cooperstock, A. Lecuyer, Multimodal Rendering. Chapter in: F. Steinecke, Y. Visell, J. Campos, A. Lecuyer (eds.), Human Walking in Virtual Environments: Perception, Technology, and Applications. Springer Verlag Series in Engineering, 2014.

Y. Visell, R. Murray-Smith, S. Brewster, J. Williamson, Continuous Auditory and Tactile Interaction Design. Chapter in: Sonic Interaction Design, eds. K. Franinovic and S. Serafin. MIT Press, 2014.

J. Kahn, D. Peretz, J. Tangorra, Y. Visell, Touch Sensing in a Robotic Fish Fin. Demo, Living Machines: Intl Conf on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, Demonstration, 2013.

F. Steinecke, Y. Visell, A. Lecuyer, Walking in Virtual Environments. Course at ACM CHI, 2013.

B. Giordano, Y. Visell, H.-Y. Yao, V. Hayward, J. Cooperstock, S. McAdams, Identification Of Walked-Upon Materials In Auditory, Kinesthetic, Haptic And Audio-Haptic Conditions [PDF]. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 131 (5), 2012.

G. Lemaitre, O. Hioux, P. Susini, Y. Visell, K. Franinovic, Feelings elicited by auditory feedback from a computationally augmented artifact [PDF]. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 2012.

A. Berrezag, Y. Visell, V. Hayward, Compressibility and Crushability Reproduction Through an Amorphous Haptic Interface. Demo, EuroHaptics Conference, 2012.

F. Fontana*, Y. Visell* (eds.), Walking with the Senses: Non-visual perceptual techniques for walking in simulated environments. Logos Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-8325-2967-3, 2012.      (* Equal contrib.)

Y. Visell, S. Smith, J. Cooperstock, Distributed human-computer interaction with augmented floor surfaces. Chapter in: Walking with the Senses, eds. Y. Visell and F. Fontana. Logos Verlag, 2012.

Y. Visell, R. Rajalingham, J. Cooperstock, A review of nonvisual signatures of human walking with applications to person tracking in augmented environments. Chapter in: Walking with the Senses, eds. Y. Visell and F. Fontana. Logos Verlag, 2012.

G. Cirio, Y. Visell, and M. Marchal, Multisensory and Haptic Rendering of Complex Virtual Grounds. Chapter in: Walking with the Senses, eds. Y. Visell and F. Fontana. Logos Verlag, 2012.

V. Hayward, Y. Visell, S. Serafin, F. Fontana, M. Civolani, Novel haptic displays for walking interactions. Chapter in:Walking with the Senses, eds. Y. Visell and F. Fontana. Logos Verlag, 2012.

Y. Visell et al., Hands-on Haptics.  Workshop at La GaΓ―tΓ© Lyrique (Digital Arts Center), Paris, France, 2012.

Y. Visell and J. Platkiewicz, L'haptique.  Lectures at Ecole SupΓ©rieure des Arts DΓ©coratifs, Strasbourg, France, 2012.

Y. Visell, Frictional stick-slip oscillation as a first passage problem [PDF]. 
EPL Europhysics Letters 95 (6), 2011.

Y. Visell, B. Giordano, G. Millet, J. Cooperstock, Vibration Influences Haptic Perception of Surface Compliance During Walking [PDF] [Read+Discuss].
PLoS one 6 (3), March, 2011.

Y. Visell, J. Cooperstock, Design of a Vibrotactile Display via a Rigid Surface [PDF]  Proceedings of the IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2010. Best Paper Award  πŸ†

Y. Visell, S. Smith, A. Law, R. Rajalingham, J. Cooperstock, Contact Sensing and Interaction Techniques for a Distributed, Multimodal Floor Display. [PDF]  Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (3DUI'10), 2010.

Y. Visell, A. Law, S. Smith, J. Ip, J. Cooperstock, Interaction Capture in Immersive Environments via an Intelligent Floor Surface [PDF]. Proceedings of IEEE Virtual Reality (VR'10), 2010.

R. Rajalingham, Y. Visell, J. Cooperstock, Probabilistic Tracking of Pedestrian Movements from In-floor Force Measurements [PDF]. Proceedings of the 7th Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision (CRV'10), 2010.

Y. Visell, K. Franinovic, A. Law, J. Cooperstock, Floor-Based Haptic Communication System. U.S. Patent 9041521.

Y. Visell, A. Law, J. Cooperstock, Touch is Everywhere: Floor Surfaces as Ambient Haptic Interfaces [PDF]. IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2 (3), July-September, 2009. 
Article featured on journal cover image. βš‘

Y. Visell, F. Fontana, B. Giordano, R. Nohrdahl, S. Serafin, R. Bresin, Sound Design and Perception in Walking Interactions [PDF]. Int J Human Computer Interaction Studies, 67 (11), Elsevier, 2009.

Y. Visell, Tactile Sensory Substitution: Models for Enaction in HCI [PDF]. Interacting with Computers, 21 (1-2), Elsevier, 2009.

G. Lemaitre, O. Hioux, Y. Visell, K. Franinovic, N. Misdariis, P. Susini, Toward the Design and Evaluation of Continuous Sound in Tangible Interfaces [PDF]. Int J Human Computer Interaction Studies, 67 (11), Elsevier, 2009.

A. Law, J. Ip, B. Peck, Y. Visell, P. Kry, J. Cooperstock, A Multimodal Floor for Virtual Environments. 
ACM SIGGRAPH, Emerging Technologies, 2009.

Y. Visell, A. Law, J. Cooperstock, Toward Iconic Vibrotactile Information Display via Floor Surfaces. Proceedings of World Haptics, 2009.

A. Law, B. Peck, Y. Visell, P. Kry, J. Cooperstock, A Multi-modal Floor-space for Experiencing Material Deformation Underfoot in Virtual Reality [PDF]. Proc. IEEE Intl. Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and Games (HAVE'08).

Y. Visell, J. R. Cooperstock, K. Franinovic, B. L. Giordano, S. McAdams, K. Jathal, A. Law, F. Fontana, A Vibrotactile Device for Display of Virtual Ground Materials in Walking [PDF]. Proceedings of Eurohaptics, 2008.

B. L. Giordano, S. McAdams, Y. Visell, J. R. Cooperstock, H. Yao, V. Hayward, Non-Visual Identification of Walking Grounds. Proceedings of Acoustics'08. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 123 (5):3412, 2008.

R. Bresin, S. Della Monache, F. Fontana, S. Pappetti, P. Polotti, Y. Visell, Auditory Feedback from Crumpling Sound Synthesis. ACM CHI 2008 Extended Abstracts.

D. Rocchesso, S. Serafin, F. Behrendt, N. Bernardini, R. Bresin, G. Eckel, K. Franinovic, T. Hermann, S. Pauletto, P. Susini, Y. Visell.  Sonic Interaction Design.  Workshop at ACM CHI, 2008.

Y. Visell and J. R. Cooperstock, Enabling Gestural Interaction by Means of Tracking Dynamical Systems Models and Assistive Feedback [PDF]. Proceedings of the IEEE Intl. Conf. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC'07), 2007.

K. Franinovic, Y. Visell, New Musical Interfaces in Context: Sonic Interaction Design in the Urban Setting [PDF]. Intl. Conf. on New Instruments for Musical Expression (NIME'07), 2007.

Y. Visell, Spontaneous Organization, Pattern Models, and Music [PDF]. Organised Sound 9(2), Cambridge Univ. Press, 2004.

Y. Visell, K. Franinovic, Recycled Soundscapes. ACM Designing Interactive Systems (DIS'04), 2004.

Recent Funding

US National Science Foundation CAREER Award to Y. Visell, 2018.

CNSI Challenge Grant – New Ventures.  With Prof. Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCSB, 2017-8.

Hellman Family Faculty Fellowship to Y. Visell, 2017.

Technology Seed Grant, UCSB Office of Technology and Industry Alliances, 2017.

Google Faculty Research Award to Y. Visell, 2016. 

National Science Foundation, Cyber Physical Systems, ID CNS-1446752, 2015-17.  

National Science Foundation, CISE – Cyber Human Systems, ID 1527709, 2015-18.  

Independence Blue Cross, Medical Simulation Grant to Y. Visell with D. Scott Lind MD, 2015-6. 

Generous support for our research is also provided by the University of California.

 
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UGrip haptic display

A high-fidelity vibrotactile floor display

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