CENTER FOR ROBOTICS AND BIOSYSTEMSAT MCCORMICK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

My PhD research is centered around two bidirectional questions: (1) how can we recreate the touch sensations in virtual environments? (2) how can we equip the robots with humanlike or even superhuman touch capabilities? Among these questions, I focus on modeling and rendering of haptic and auditory feedback generated when scratching across textured surfaces, and active tactile sensing and perception for contact-rich robotic manipulation scenarios. The efforts aim to bridge the gap between human touch and its technology counterparts, advancing both haptic interfaces and robotic dexterity.