MechE Colloquium: Haptics, Physical Processes, and Emerging Technologies
Event details
| Date | 07.03.2023 |
| Hour | 16:00 › 17:00 |
| Speaker | Prof. Yon Visell, RE Touch Lab, College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) |
| Location | Online |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
Abstract: I will describe ongoing research from my lab exploring intersecting physical processes, material technologies, and capabilities of both engineered and biological systems. Much of our research concerns human haptic abilities, which are central to human abilities to physically interact with their surroundings. I will describe insights about human haptics that we have derived from empirical and theoretical studies of mechanics. I will also describe recent research projects that exploit physical processes and material attributes in the engineering of technologies, devices, and systems for haptics, sensing, and robotics.
Biography: Yon Visell is Associate Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he is appointed in the Biological Engineering Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (by courtesy), and Media Arts and Technology Program (by courtesy). His academic interests include haptics, soft robotics, emerging material technologies, extended reality, and intelligent systems. He received the Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from McGill University, and completed a postdoc at the Institute for Intelligent Systems and Robotics Sorbonne University. His prior degrees are in physics. Prior to his PhD studies, Visell spent several years in industry, including a role developing DSP algorithms for Ableton Live. Through several European organizations, including the experimental studio that he co-founded, he developed technological artworks that exhibited at prominent cultural institutions around the world. Dr. Visell has published more than 85 scientific works. His lab has received a half-dozen awards and many more honorable mentions for work presented at prominent academic conferences. Visell received a Google Faculty Research Award in 2016, a Hellman Family Foundation Faculty Fellowship in 2017, and a US National Science Foundation CAREER award in 2018. Visell served as General Co-Chair of the 2022 and 2024 IEEE Haptics Symposium.
Biography: Yon Visell is Associate Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he is appointed in the Biological Engineering Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (by courtesy), and Media Arts and Technology Program (by courtesy). His academic interests include haptics, soft robotics, emerging material technologies, extended reality, and intelligent systems. He received the Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from McGill University, and completed a postdoc at the Institute for Intelligent Systems and Robotics Sorbonne University. His prior degrees are in physics. Prior to his PhD studies, Visell spent several years in industry, including a role developing DSP algorithms for Ableton Live. Through several European organizations, including the experimental studio that he co-founded, he developed technological artworks that exhibited at prominent cultural institutions around the world. Dr. Visell has published more than 85 scientific works. His lab has received a half-dozen awards and many more honorable mentions for work presented at prominent academic conferences. Visell received a Google Faculty Research Award in 2016, a Hellman Family Foundation Faculty Fellowship in 2017, and a US National Science Foundation CAREER award in 2018. Visell served as General Co-Chair of the 2022 and 2024 IEEE Haptics Symposium.
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