# overview
My research focuses on the actuation and perception of broadband tactile cues for enhanced interactions with haptic touchscreens and wearables. I am particularly interested in leveraging our understanding of human somatosensation for efficient haptic signal representation and design.

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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Northwestern University - (Evanston, Illinois, United States)

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Northwestern University - (Evanston, Illinois, United States)

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Goshen College - (Goshen, Indiana, United States)

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Partial squeeze film levitation modulates fingertip friction.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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The Role of Damping in Ultrasonic Friction Reduction

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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The Contribution of Air to Ultrasonic Friction Reduction

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Single Pitch Perception of Multi-Frequency Textures

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Roughness rendering by sinusoidal friction modulation: Perceived intensity and gradient discrimination*

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Building a navigable fine texture design space

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Surface haptic rendering of virtual shapes through change in surface temperature.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Exploration of Velocity-dependent Scaling Methods for a Wearable Vibrotactile Texture Display

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Building a Navigable Fine Texture Design Space.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Bioinspired artificial fingertips that exhibit friction reduction when subjected to transverse ultrasonic vibrations

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Investigating Passive Presentation Paradigms to Approximate Active Haptic Palpation

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Reply to Jackson et al.: Precision on the squeeze film levitation of human fingertip.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Effects of Distributed Friction During Sliding Touch.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Pseudo-Frequency Modulation: A New Rendering Technique for Virtual Textures

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Characterization of Medical Neck Palpation to Inform Design of Haptic Palpation Sensors.

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Perceived realism of virtual textures rendered by a vibrotactile wearable ring display.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)