biomedical sensing

Sense of Touch: from Haptics to Robotic Tactile Sensing

Zhanat Kappassov, Associate Professor, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Mar 23, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 R2325

biomedical sensing robotics haptics

This talk explores the intersection of haptics, human touch perception, and robotic tactile sensing, covering principles of human touch, traditional and emerging robotic tactile sensors, and their applications in human-robot interaction, including a case study on tactile gloves for breast lump detection.

Qiaoqiang Gan

Professor, Material Science and Engineering

biomedical sensing nanomaterials structure processing

Qiaoqiang Gan is a professor of Material Science and Engineering in KAUST. Gan's research focuses on applying the power of nanomaterial and structure processing and engineering for investigating fundamental light-matter interaction within extreme dimensions, developing advanced manufacturing methods, and demonstrating smart biomedical sensing, energy and environmental sustainability applications enabled by these unique optical phenomena and advanced machine learning algorithms. In particular, his research activities aimed to bridge the gaps between fundamental investigation, application development and technology transfer.