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Visit to Fethiye Science High School
Posted on March 11, 2020 Leave a Comment
Last week, Gokhan Serhat and I visited Fethiye Science High School. We talked to students about career opportunities for mechatronics/mechanical engineers.
Invited Seminar at CMU Robotics Institute
Posted on February 7, 2020 Leave a Comment
I will be talking about my research at Carnegie Mellon University, Robotics Institute on February 20!
Invited Seminar at Delft University of Technology
Posted on February 1, 2020 Leave a Comment
I was a pleasure to talk about my research at TU Delft on Wednesday, February 5!
Invited Seminar at Texas A&M University
Posted on January 25, 2020 Leave a Comment
It was a pleasure to talk about my research at Texas A&M University on Thursday, January 30!
Our grant application is accepted!
Posted on January 8, 2020 Leave a Comment
I am happy to announce that our collaborative project proposal “Development of a Surface Haptic Display using Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Softness Sensation Rendering”by Yasemin Vardar, Hamed Shahsavan, Amirreza Aghakhani is granted 24,000 Euro by MPI-IS Grassroots 2020 program!
Invited Seminar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Posted on January 8, 2020 Leave a Comment
It was a pleasure to talk about my research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison!
Invited Seminar at the Washington State University
Posted on December 6, 2019 Leave a Comment
It was a pleasure to talk about my research at the Washington State University!
Invited Seminar at Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Posted on November 18, 2019 Leave a Comment
It was a pleasure to talk about my research at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences! Title: Tactile Perception of Electrovibration Displayed on Touchscreens Abstract: One approach to generating haptic feedback on touch screens is electrovibration. In this technique, the friction force is altered via electrostatic forces, which are developed by […]
Winning of 2018 EuroHaptics Society Best Ph.D. Thesis Award
Posted on July 12, 2019 Leave a Comment
I am delighted to announce that I won the 2018 EuroHaptics Society award for the best Ph.D. thesis in the field of haptics. I received the prize at the IEEE World Haptics Conference in Tokyo, Japan on July 12, 2019. In addition to receiving an honorarium of 1000 Euros, I was given the opportunity to […]
Presentation at the IEEE World Haptics Conference 2019
Posted on July 10, 2019 Leave a Comment
Our new publication “Fingertip Interaction Metrics Correlate with Visual and Haptic Perception of Real Surfaces” is accepted to IEEE World Haptics Conference 2019. I presented our paper at the conference held in Tokyo, Japan. Abstract: Both vision and touch contribute to the perception of real surfaces. Although there have been many studies on the individual […]
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