9.10 - 9.35 Claudio Pacchierotti

Claudio Pacchierotti, researcher at CNRS/IRISA and expert of haptic interfaces and haptics for robotics, will present an overview of haptic technologies and rendering techniques for interacting with virtual and distant environments, especially focusing on wearable and tactile solutions.

Detail:

• Haptics and wearable haptics 

• Applications in VR 

• The opportunities, the challenges. 

• Q/A session (5 min) 

9.40 - 10.05 Orestis Georgiou

Orestis Georgiou, MSc teacher at UCU and Head of R&D Partnerships at Ultraleap will introduce how mid-air haptics works, the advantages and challenges of the technology and its integration with XR.

Detail:

• The technology and challenges in ultrasound haptic applications 

• The opportunities and case scenarios in industry. 

• Q/A session (5min)  

10.30 - 10.55 Guido Gioioso

Guido Gioioso, PhD with more than 20 peer-reviewed papers published on top scientific journals, is one of the co-founders and CEO of WEART and will present how multimodal feedback in wearable haptics is relevant in real case scenarios, especially, when combined in wearable systems.

Detail:

• The multimodal feedback in wearable haptics; 

• Cases scenarios and industrial applications; 

• The open challenges and future directions. 

• Q/A session (5min) 

11.00 - 11.25 Nikhil Deshpande

Nikhil Desphande, Associate Professor of Robotics and AI at the University of Nottingham, will introduce the audience to the open problems and research direction related to teleoperation in XR and the crucial role of interface intuitiveness.

Detail:

• Introduction to teleoperation and its connection with XR;  

• XR medium and intuitiveness in applications for interaction; 

• Intuitiveness and haptic interaction. 

• Q/A session (5min)