IEEE World Haptics Conference 2025
Work in Progress Papers
Date & Time: July 9 (Wed.) / 15:00~17:30
Place: Lobby, 3F
Evaluation of Tactile Perception by using Simulation of Mechanoreceptor Activity via Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation
Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Shunki Inoue, Hiroki Ohara, Yasuyoshi Asai, Nobuyuki Koyama, Tomohiro Ota, and Shuichi Ino
Effects of Electrode Design Parameters in Electro-Tactile Displays
Jian Luan, Ho Tong, and Hiroyuki Kajimoto
Perceptual Matching of Electrotactile and Vibrotactile Stimulations
Minjae Shim, Minseok Song, and Sung-Phil Kim
Study on EEG Artifact Suppression and Polarity Classification in Electrotactile Stimulation
S. Ishiwata, H. Kajimoto, H. Yano, and V. Yem
Muscle Synergy Shifts via Real-Time sEMG-Based Vibrotactile Biofeedback
Juwan Han, Yeoeun kim, and Keehoon Kim
Watch, Feel, Do: Investigating the Impact of Naturalistic Vibrotactile Feedback and Active Imitation on Manual Skill Learning
Ravali Gourishetti, Autumn G. Hughes, Bernard Javot, and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
An Optimised Lattice-reinforced Dynamic Liver Phantom with Realistic Tactile Properties for Palpation Training
Yiting Mo and Fernando Bello
Haptic Guidance Feedback Design for Virtual Tutting Dance Training
Sooyeon Choi, Jaewan Lim, Haeun Seo, and Yongjae Yoo
Sharing Skills with a Haptic Playback System: A Case Study on the Pottery Studio
Yufan Zhu, Mitsubori Nichika, Hyuga Suzuki, Takumi Nishimura, Naoki Nanba, Youichi Kamiyama, Arata Horie, Yoshihiro Tanaka, and Kouta Minamizawa
Expanding Texture Perception in the “Velvet Hand Illusion” Through Added Vibration
Shuhei Watanabe and Yuki Abe
The Effect of Implementation Strategies in Compliance Illusions
Sungwoo Kang and Jaeyeon Lee
Tissue Classification and Tactile Estimation using Convolutional Neural Networks with Physical Input Data
Yuya Nakamura, Yuki Fujita, Hidehiko Kai, Takehiro Yoshimatsu, and Kenjiro Takemura
Perceptually based Simple Statistic from Natural Materials for Rendering
Anna Metzger, Jack Prosser, and Matteo Toscani
Predicting Materials and Their Perceptual Attributes from Tactile Signals
Li Zou and Yasemin Vardar
Slipperiness Perception Upon Stepping and Standing on a Surface When Barefoot or Shod
İsmail Devecioğlu, Jia Yao Foong, Daina Sturnieks, Kirsty A. McDonald, Richard M. Vickery, and Ingvars Birznieks
OptiStrain: A Vision- and Microfluidics-based Tactile Sensor with High Spatial and Temporal Resolution
Evan Harber, Colin P. Johnson, Ahuvah Liebman, Andreas Psychoyos, Mumbi Whidby, Sung-Min Kang, Jimmy Penaloza, Andrew T. Bender, Jonathan D. Posner, and Veronica J. Santos
Design of Thermal Discoloration Sensor for Material Identification
Hirokazu Iwane and Yukiko Osawa
Chameleon Touch: Enabling Configurable See-through Capability for Vision-based Tactile Sensors with Photochromic Elastomers
Zhiqiang Ren, Xiaobo Liu, Mingjun Dai, Liang Lin, and Yazhan Zhang
PIEZO Rings: Decoding Hand Gestures via Subtle Forearm Skin Deformations
Satoko Fujiyoshi, Tatsuya Nagasawa, Mitsuhito Ando, and Haruo Noma
A Low-Distortion Capturing System for 2D Displacement Measurement of Finger Pad During Tracing on Rough Surfaces
Y. Sakai and K. Tagawa
Evaluation of Tactile Hardness Presentation Using an Airborne Ultrasound Haptic Display
Taiga Bando, Sota Iwabuchi, Shun Suzuki, Yasutoshi Makino, and Hiroyuki Shinoda
LaserHaptics: Mid-Air Haptic Feedback via Laser-Induced Cavitation using Low Boiling-Point Liquid
Michikuni Eguchi, Ryota Sakuma, and Takefumi Hiraki
The Relation Between Perception and Acoustic Finger Force in Longitudinal Ultrasonic Surface Haptic Devices (USHD)
Kaoutar Laklaoui, Diana Angelica Torres, Betty Lemaire-Semail, Christophe Giraud-Audine, and Frédéric Giraud
Whole-Arm Humanoid Robot Teleoperation with Naturalistic Vibrotactile Feedback
Yijie Gong, Moaaz Hudhud Mughrabi, Rachael L’Orsa, Mayumi Mohan, and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
MESSPa: Multi-modal Embodiment Stimulation Shoulder Pad
Vitvasin Vimolmongkolporn, Guillaume Gourmelen, Yukiko Iwasaki, and Hiroyasu Iwata
Quantifying Texture-Rendering Quality Across Haptic Devices
Farimah Fazlollahi, Hasti Seifi, Giulia Ballardini, Zahra Taghizadeh, Andrew K. Schulz, Karon E. MacLean, and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Effective Haptic Seat Warning Based on Human Vibration Sensitivity
So Okuda and Akinari Hirao
Elasto-Plastic Robot Compliance for Safe and Robust Teleoperation
M. Panzirsch, H. Singh, and T. Hulin
The Power of Social Touch: Pleasantness is a Matter of Regularity
Didem Katircilar, Bora Celebi, and Knut Drewing
Identifying Container Contents by Touch: Extending Container Haptics to Qualitative Judgments
Mounia Ziat, Grace Shim, and Ilja Frissen
Modeling the Effect of Prior Information on Human Tactile Object Recognition Using Recurrent Neural Networks
Trung Quang Pham, Hoang Xuan Tran, Hiep Hoang Ly, Hiroki Ishizuka, Ren Ohmura, and Junichi Chikazoe
A More Rigid Counterpart in Virtual Reality Alters Compliance Perception of Soft Silicon Cubes
Jenna Fradin, Elodie Bouzbib, Clement Alberge, Jean-Louis Thonnard, Andre Mouraux, and David Gueorguiev
Evaluating the Differences in Emotional Response to Affective Haptic Cues Between Populations
Daziyah H. Sullivan, Bishal Lamichhane, Liana Hamdan, Zachary King, Akane Sano, Nidal Moukaddam, and Marcia K. O’Malley
A Finger-wrapping Pin-array Tactile Display for Realistic Finger Interaction in VR
Yusuke Ujitoko, Haruto Kurosawa, and Koichi Hirota
LeVR: A Dynamic Active Haptic Proxy to Render Weight in Virtual Reality
Christian T. Reinprecht, Alexandre L. Ratschat, Akshay Radhamohan Menon, and Laura Marchal-Crespo,
Design of a Softness Force Feedback Device with Integrated Finger Tactile Sensation
Ting-Hao Weng, Tzu-Chieh Hsieh, and Shana Smith
Scaling Effects in Soft Magnetic Actuators Using Electropermanent Magnet Control
Htoo Wai Htet and Amal S. El-Ghazaly
HapEar: Vibrotactile Array around the Ear for 3D Spatial Cues
Sanghyun Bae and Jaeyeon Lee
STEM: Soft Tactile Electromagnetic Actuator for Virtual Environment Interactions
Heeju Mun, Sein Lim, Seung Mo Jeong, Seunggyeom Jung, and Ki-Uk Kyung
Modular Haptic Texture Rendering System Using a Wearable Piezoelectric Ring
Mudassir Ibrahim Awan, Jae-Ik Kim, Tae-Heon Yang, and Seokhee Jeon
WRIST: A Wearable Radial Interface for Sensory HapTic Feedback
Xinghe Chen, Brendan Hlibok, Nathan Morriss, Ali Nik-Ahd, Wendy Tan, Didi Zhou, Elyse D. Z. Chase, and Marcia K. O’Malley
Exploration of Pneumatic Haptic Display for Braille Applications
Irene A. Kuling, Krishna D. Kommuri, Daniël E.M. Ris, Christian H.F. Janssen, Daniël van der Valk, and Astrid M.L. Kappers
HaptX DK2 Tactile Smart Gloves as Refreshable Braille Displays
Austin Tapp, Bodin Rojanachaichanin, Edward L Foley, Brandon Biggs, Robert Crockett, Bruce N. Walker, and Michel Audette
Hugging Suit: Pneumatically-Actuated System Design for Remote Haptic Experiences
Russian (Ruo-Xuan) Wu, Luke Hespanhol, Marius Hoggenmueller, Hannes Waldschütz, and Eva Hornecker
Thermal-Based Color Detection: An Assistive Technology for Blind or Visually Impaired Users
Grace Swartz, Margo Burbank, Vanessa Sullivan, Rajeev Joshi, and Maryam Etezad
Exploration of Amplitude-Modulated Vibration Feedback to Reduce Numbness Induced by High-frequency Vibration
Ryoma Akai and Masashi Konyo
The Illusory Sensation of Being Pulled Arises from Fingertip Skin Deformation and Its Velocity
Ryu Takahashi, Sho Ito, Hiroaki Gomi, and Shinya Takamuku
Vibrations Feel Longer than their Visual Analogs in Virtual Reality
Bora Celebi, Müge Cavdan, and Knut Drewing
Perception of Diverse Asymmetric Vibration Signals
Naomi Tashiro, Giulia Ballardini, Cara M. Nunez, Yasemin Vardar, and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Identification of Spatio-Temporal Vibrotactile Stimuli Across the Torso: Toward Egocentric Haptic Navigation
Junwoo Kim, Jaejun Park, Chaeyong Park, Junseok Park, and Seungmoon Choi
Sensation of Dual Body through Visual-Haptic Stimulation by Two Remote Spaces
Masatoshi Serizawa, Yosuke Fukuchi, Vibol Yem, Yasushi Ikei, and Nobuyuki Nishiuchi
Conductivity-Based Thermal Haptics: Modeling and Perceptual Evaluation for Material Discrimination in Virtual Reality
Devbrat Anuragi, Ahmed Farooq, Richa Singh, Mina Honarmandmozafari, Patrick Coe, Kashyap Kammachi-Sreedhar, and Roope Raisamo
Exploring Haptic Force Feedback for Jumping in Virtual Reality Using Ankle Joint Robotic Interface
Matteo Cecamore and Ildar Farkhatdinov
Wrist-Worn Circumferential Pressure Feedback for Conveying Directional Forces in Virtual Reality
Adam Kadmani, Jan U. Bartels, Natalia Sanchez-Tamayo, Walter Gasparetto, and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Classification of Vibrations Produced During Skin-on-Skin Versus Object-on-Object Tactile Gestures
Alexandra de Lagarde, Thomas Daunizeau, and Malika Auvray
Contact Behavior of Sliding Fingers on an Electrovibration Display Under Varying Exploration Forces and Speeds
Celal Umut Kenanoglu and Yasemin Vardar
Learning Clothing Pressure Fields via Physics-based Simulations
Yashwardhan Deshmukh and Gokhan Serhat
Volumetric Imaging of Skin Deformation with Synchrotron X-ray Microtomography
Thomas Daunizeau, Matej Mayet, Lukas Stracovsky, Basil Duvernoy, Maxime Rouillard, Donatien Doumont, Guillaume Daniel, Jonathan Perrin, Timm Weitkamp, Benoit P. Delhaye, and David Gueorguiev
Date & Time: July 10 (Thu.) / 15:00~17:30
Place: Lobby, 3F
Failure of Electrical Stimuli to Evoke 1:1 Axon Firing Shown in Intraneural Recordings
Alwin So, İsmail Devecioğlu, Felix P Aplin, Richard M Vickery, and Ingvars Birznieks
Dynamic Electrotactile Adjustment of Perceived Area via Transcutaneous Interferential Electrical Stimulation
Hiroki Ohara, Shunsuke Yoshimoto, Yasuyoshi Asai, and Tomohiro Ota
Reducing Corner Perception Loss in Electrotactile Presentation of Square-Shaped Motion
A. Yamada, H. Kajimoto, H. Yano, and V. Yem
Simulating the Effects of Explicit Error-based Sensory Feedback on Motor Performance
Olivia Tomassetti, Elyse D. Z. Chase, and Sean Follmer
Development of a 6-DOF Haptic Feedback Device for Intubation Training
Ching-Wen Cheng and Shana Smith
Helptic: DIY Haptic CPR Training with AI-Guided Feedback in AR
Eunho Kim, Murad Eynizada, Choo Sheriel Shannon, and Sang Ho Yoon
A Hybrid Visual-Haptic Simulation Framework for Layer-aware Needle Insertion in Extended Reality
Yongju Jeon, Jegyeong Ryu, and Amy Kyungwon Han
Serial Dependence in Haptic Material Perception
Müge Cavdan and Nedim Goktepe
Cluster Haptic Texture Database: Haptic Texture Database with Controlled Sliding-Contact Interactions
Michikuni Eguchi, Yuichi Hiroi, Tomohiro Hayase, and Takefumi Hiraki
CGAN-based Data Augmentation for Improved Tactile Estimation
Yuta Matsumori and Kenjiro Takemura
Modeling Perceived Roughness Based on Deformation Analysis of the Fingerpad
Y. Miyake, H. Ishizuka, K. Sase, Y. Sakaue, and O. Oshiro
Perceived Incongruence of Visual and Haptic Roughness is Asymmetric
Marilyn Chahine, Gilles Bailly, and David Gueorguiev
Perception System using Heat and Vibration Sensor for Liquid Classification with Customized 1D-CNN
Hyunjun Park and Youngsu Cha
Enhancing Tactile Estimation by Integrating Thermal Information from a Controlled-Temperature Flexible FBG-based Tactile Sensor
Shuntaro Shibue and Kenjiro Takemura
Learning-Based Touch Detection and Force Estimation in Cutaneous Electrohydraulic Devices
Natalia Sanchez-Tamayo, Drew Singer, Christoph Keplinger, and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Toward Learning-Based Estimation of Strain Energy Density in a Fingertip from Surface Pressure
Kazuya Sase and Masashi Konyo
Investigation of the Effect of Auditory Stimulation on the Perceived Intensity of Short-Duration Airborne Ultrasonic Tactile Stimulation
Yamato Tokunaga, Sota Iwabuchi, Zen Somei, Shun Suzuki, Takaaki Kamigaki, Yasutoshi Makino, and Hiroyuki Shinoda
Investigation of Perceived Intensity Enhancement and Pain-Related Side Effects in Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Stimulation with Superimposed High-Frequency Components
K. Yokota, S. Suzuki, Y. Makino, and H. Shinoda
Non-Contact Saliva Secretion Enhancement: Acoustic Radiation Pressure at the Submandibular Region
Rei Takeuchi, Zen Somei, Yasutoshi Makino, and Hiroyuki Shinoda
Design of Ultrasonic Mid-Air Haptic Interface for Grating Lobes Suppression
Sunho Park, Jihwan Park, and Ki-Uk Kyung
Preliminary Collision Analysis for Safe Human-Robot Collaboration
Jieun Jang, Taejun Kwon, and Saekwang Nam
Understanding Floor Haptics: The Effect of Soft and Hard Material on Decision of Room Exit
Nonoko Okubo, Burcu Nimet Dumlu, Kiyotaka Tani, Kento Imai, Yuiwa Nakatani, Yuh Yoshie, Keita Aono, Tatsuya Saito, Takatoshi Yoshida, and Kouta Minamizawa
Spectral Shape-based Low-parameter Texture Representations
Jagan K. Balasubramanian and Yasemin Vardar
Using Pain to Prevent Harmful Events When Controlling Robotic Devices with Limb Movements
Joshua KR. Francis, Dorian Verdel, Dario Farina, and Etienne Burdet
Effects of Haptic Feedback on Gaming Experiences: A Case Study for Players and Spectators in FPS Games
Heeji Sohn, Chaeyong Park, and Seungmoon Choi
Touching, Seeing, Imagining: Consistency in Unpleasantness Across Haptic, Visual, and Verbal Domains
Zhong Jian Chee, Müge Cavdan, Mariama Dione, Rochelle Ackerley, Knut Drewing, and Constanze Hesse
Touch Test: A Pilot Study Toward Haptic Sensitivity Inclusion
Yihao Xu, Rodan Umehara, Arata Horie, Sohei Wakisaka, Hiromi Nishiura, Nanako Ishido, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Hironori Ishikawa, and Kouta Minamizawa
Anisotropy in Soft Sliding Friction from Chemical Heterogeneities: Impact on Tactile Interfaces
Kayla A. Hepler, Leanne Ton, Pushpita Bhattacharyya, Jared Medina, and Charles B. Dhong
There Is the Force: Signal Asymmetry and Power in Pseudo-Force Perception
Ekaterina Karmanova, Eline van der Kruk, and Michael Wiertlewski
Evaluating Perceptual Characteristics of Impact Haptic Stimuli
Seoyong Nam and Yongjae Yoo
A Novel Haptic Feedback Device Using Stick-Slip Actuators
Neo Nishimura, Hayato Matsuura, Tsunemasa Saiki, Yoshiaki Hata, Nozomu Araki, Tomoko Yonezawa, and Hirotake Yamazoe
Realizing Physical Multi-haptic Feedbacks using Soft Pneumatic Actuators and Origami Pumps
Jiyong Min, Seongkwan Jang, Seohu Lee, and Youngsu Cha
Super Macroporous Hydrogel Foams with Low Voltage and Rapid Electro-response for Soft Actuators
S. Badr, V. Lévesque, and A. Ahmadi
A High-Resolution Wearable Tactile Display Using LRA Arrays
Kouki Fuji, Yuma Akiba, Keigo Ushiyama, Izumi Mizoguchi, and Hiroyuki Kajimoto
Development and Characterization of PVC Gel Actuator for Haptic Applications
Jegyeong Ryu, Yeonsu Park, Jiyeop Kim, Sanghyeon Lee, Yongju Jeon, Deukhee Lee, and Amy Kyungwon Han
Design and Fabrication of a Fabric-Based Shear Force Actuator for Enhancing the Continuity of Haptic Perception and Interaction
Hye Ju Yoo and Kyu-Jin Cho
Variable Stiffness Haptic Glove Based On Electrostatic Clutch
Hoi Yuen Tang, Seongjoo Byeon, Seunghui Huh, Yongjin Kim, and Amy Kyungwon Han
Compact Multimodal Pneumatic Actuator Modules for Distributed Tactile Feedback
Ahsan Raza, Mohammad Shadman Hashem, Mudassir Ibrahim Awan, and Seokhee Jeon
Affective Interaction Enabled by Fabric-Based Social Robots: Reducing Anxiety Through Haptic Engagement
Jaeryoung Lee and Eunjeong Jeon
Vibration Device for Electric Wheelchairs Providing Tactile Feedback on the Type and Direction of Nearby Objects
Haruto Ookawara and Tomokazu Furuya
Image and Object Recognition using HaptX DK2 Tactile Smart Gloves for the Visually Impaired
Austin Tapp, Sanjana Date, Brandon Biggs, Bodin Rojanachaichanin, Edward L Foley, Robert Crockett, Bruce N. Walker, and Michel Audette
Assisting Safety for Visually Impaired Dancers with a Haptic Anklet
Hyukjin Lee, Heeju Mun, Sein Lim, and Ki-Uk Kyung
Polarity Illusion of Step Perception Induced by Amplitude Differences in Vibrotactile Stimuli -Study on Haptic Integration for Shape Perception in Dual-Finger Tracing: Part I
Naomichi Sugihara, Hiroki Miyamoto, Masahiro Furukawa, Akiyoshi Hara, and Taro Maeda
The Role of Spatial Separation and Motor Control in Vibrotactile Frequency Discrimination
Mounia Ziat, Jose James, Thaer Burgan, and Muna Mohamed
Tactile Localization in Forearm-Mounted Multi-Tactor Displays: The Effect of Tactor Number and Position
Dong-Geun Kim, Suheon Nam, Geunho Lee, Chaeyong Park, and Seungmoon Choi
Presentation of Plantar Tactile Illusions to the Midfoot and Hindfoot Through Vibratory Stimulation of the Dorsal Foot and Tarsal Tunnel
Kodai Toriyabe and Yuki Hashimoto
Directional Vibration Sensitivity of Finger for Haptic Feedback Switch Design
Kanta Kojima and Akinari Hirao
Embodiment in VR Avatar with Haptic Sensations and Its Control by Subtle Input Interface
Taichi Shirakawa, Sohei Wakisaka, Nobuhisa Hanamitsu, Yutaro Hirao, Takeru Hashimoto, Hideaki Nii, Tanner Person, and Kouta Minamizawa
Words Have Weight: Comparing the use of Pressure and Weight as a Metaphor in a User Interface in Virtual Reality
Joffrey Guilmet, Suzanne Sorli, and Diego Monteiro
Increasing Sense of Agency in VR by Providing Non-Contact Collision Haptics
Dohui Lee, Kun-Woo Song, and Sang Ho Yoon
Vocal Guide System with Force–Vibrotactile Haptic Feedback using Real-Time Pitch and Rhythm Detection in VR
Malka Rania Iqbal, Minha Jeon, Sang-Woo Seo, and Seokhee Jeon
Impact Sensation Presentation Based on Pseudo-Haptic Approach in VR
Soichi Nakamura, Sohei Wakisaka, Arata Horie, and Kouta Minamizawa
Observation of Internal Skin Deformation in Response to Brushing
Saito Sakaguchi, Basil Duvernoy, Anders Fridberger, Håkan Olausson, and Sarah McIntyre
Vibration or Adhesion? Interfacial Shear Stress Transitions Govern Contact Behavior in Sliding Fingers under Electrostatic Actuation
Celal Umut Kenanoglu, Michael Wiertlewski, and Yasemin Vardar
A DNN-based Metamodel for Simulating Fingertip Deformation
Yashwardhan Deshmukh, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, and Gokhan Serhat
Building a Haptics Design Platform for Product Tactile Design
Ariaki Higashi and Yuichi Kurita






















