Upcoming talk: Exploring Smart Materials to Enable the Next Generation of Expressive Wearable Haptic Feedback Devices for XR

[Alex Mitchell]

Title: Exploring Smart Materials to Enable the Next Generation of Expressive Wearable Haptic Feedback Devices for XR

Speaker: Moritz Messerschmidt 
Date/Time: Friday 3rd June 3.30-4.30PM
Venue: SR3, COM1-02-12 (OR via Zoom)

https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/84270467759?pwd=aDlwVXBMc2NVQzRWZnJmNnlKMTVBdz09  

Meeting ID: 842 7046 7759 Passcode: 831095 

Chaired by: Dr Suranga Nanayakkara, Associate Professor, School of Computing (sur...@comp.nus.edu.sg)
   

Abstract 

Experts believe that the development of haptics might be 30 years behind that of audio and vision. But extended reality (XR) environments, including AR and VR, rely on haptic feedback to enable fully immersive and more intuitive interaction experiences. In this talk, I present current approaches using smart materials such as shape-memory alloys (SMAs) aiming to enable the next generation of wearable haptic feedback devices that are more compact, flexible and expressive.

Speaker Bio
Moritz is a PhD candidate at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) of the University of Auckland. He received his Master's and Bachelor's Degree in computer science from the RWTH Aachen University in Germany. Within his PhD, he follows his passion for conducting human-centred research in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) along with his strong interest in the area of haptics.
He is working towards his vision of a more intuitive and effective augmentation of our sense of touch by providing haptic feedback through unobtrusive wearable interfaces directly on the human body.