top of page

Recent Publications & Presentations

Full publication list on Google Scholar

journal

Haptic Acuity during Shared Grasp Experiences in Virtual Reality

Pijuan Yu, Gwilym Couch, Thomas K Ferris, M Cynthia Hipwell, and Rebecca F. Friesen

IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2026

asme-idetc teaser.png

Texture Design for Diverse Virtual Touch Sensations: Perceptual Breadth of Parameter-Driven Turing Patterns

MacKenzie Harnett, Pijuan Yu, and Rebecca F. Friesen

ASME Journal of Computing and Info Science in Engineering, 2026

conference

image.png
image.png

Evaluation of Rendering Strategies for Supporting Recognition of Raised Pin Shape Geometries

MacKenzie Harnett, Kaitlyn Hawkins and Rebecca F. Friesen

IEEE Haptics Symposium 2026

image.png

A Hybrid Soft Haptic Display for Rendering Lump Stiffness in Remote Palpation

Pijuan Yu, Anzu Kawazoe, Tom Ferris, Cynthia Hipwell and Rebecca F. Friesen

IEEE Haptics Symposium 2026

image.png

Generative Design of Psuedo-Random 1-D Vibrotactile Signals

Paras Kumar, Aaron Johnson, Vinayak Krishnamurthy, and Rebecca F. Friesen

IEEE Haptics Symposium 2026

journal

Teaser Image_discrFriction_2.png

Effects of Distributed Friction During Sliding Touch

MacKenzie Harnett, Paras Kumar, and Rebecca F. Friesen

IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2025

pin_array_displays_teaser.png

Haptic Interaction Methods for Freehand Contour Generation on a Refreshable Pin Display

MacKenzie Harnett, Amanda Lacy, Pijuan Yu, and Rebecca F. Friesen

ASME Journal of Computing and Info Science in Engineering, 2025

conference

Soft Haptic Display Toolkit: A Low-Cost, Open-Source Approach to High Resolution Tactile Feedback

Pijuan Yu, Alexis Urquhart, Anzu Kawazoe, Thomas Ferris, M. Cynthia Hipwell, and Rebecca F. Friesen

IEEE Ubiquitous Robots Conference, 2025

project github

journal

pijuan 2024 paper.png

Investigating Passive Presentation Paradigms to Approximate Active Haptic Palpation

Pijuan Yu, Luke Batteas, Thomas Ferris, M. Cynthia Hipwell, Francis Quek, and Rebecca F. Friesen

IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2024

conference

Pseudo-frequency modulation: a new rendering technique for virtual textures

Paras Kumar and Rebecca F. Friesen

Eurohaptics Conference 2024

presentations & demos

Exploring Shared Grasping Experiences in Virtual Reality

Pijuan Yu and Rebecca F. Friesen

IEEE Haptics Symposium 2024

journal

Perceived Realism of Virtual Textures Rendered by a Vibrotactile Wearable Ring Display​

Rebecca F. Friesen and Yasemin Vardar

IEEE Transactions on Haptics 2023

presentations & demos

Wearable Multi-Frequency Vibrotactile Display for Virtual Textures​

Paras Kumar and Rebecca F. Friesen

IEEE World Haptics Conference 2023

©2023 by My Site. Proudly created with Wix.com

bottom of page