Three main awards were distributed at IEEE Haptics Symposium 2024 to honor top contributions in each of the main categories of publications: IEEE Transactions on Haptics Short Papers, IEEE Haptics Symposium Conference Technical Papers, and Hands-on Demonstrations. Commendations were also conferred for outstanding reviewing of technical paper submissions.
The details of each award appear below. All winners were announced during the award ceremony on April 10, 2024.
36 contributions were published as technical papers. The IEEE Haptics Symposium 2024 Editorial Board nominated six papers for this award based on the strength of their reviews.
A committee of three experts (Jee-Hwan Ryu, Yasamin Vardar, and Vincent Levesque) reviewed the nominated papers, reviews, and oral presentations. They selected one Best Paper, one Distinguished Paper (formerly “runner up”), and one Honorable Mention.
SkinSource: A Data-Driven Toolbox for Predicting Touch-Elicited Vibrations in the Upper Limb
Neeli Tummala, Gregory Reardon, Simone Fani, Dustin Goetz, Matteo Bianchi, and Yon Visell
A Transparent Hydraulic Actuator to Visualize Finger Pad Deformation at Programmable Material Compliances
Bingxu Li, Alton Sharpe, and Gregory Gerling
Design and Characterization of Particle Jamming-Based Variable Stiffness Displays Using Non-pneumatic Actuators
Joshua Brown and Fernando Bello
18 contributions were published in the short papers category in the IEEE Transactions on Haptics (ToH). The IEEE ToH Editorial Board nominated six papers for this award based on the strength of their reviews.
A committee of three experts (Lynette Jones, Hannes Saal, and Matteo Bianchi) reviewed the nominated papers, reviews, and oral presentations. They selected one Best Paper, one Distinguished Paper (formerly “runner up”), and one Honorable Mention.
Robust Surface Recognition With the Maximum Mean Discrepancy: Degrading Haptic-Auditory Signals Through Bandwidth and Noise
Behnam Khojasteh, Yitian Shao, and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Enhancing User Performance by Adaptively Changing Haptic Feedback Cues in a Fitts’s Law Task
Drake Rowland, Benjamin Davis, Taylor Higgins, and Ann Majewicz Fey
Lever Mechanism for Diaphragm-Type Vibrators to Enhance Vibrotactile Intensity
Taku Hachisu, Masayuki Kajiura, Toshihiro Takeshita, Yusuke Takei, Takeshi Kobayashi, and Masashi Konyo
28 contributions were accepted. All the accepted and exhibited demonstrations were considered by the committee.
A committee of five experts (Cara Ñunez, Seokhee Jeon, Mike Zinn, Manuel Cruz, and Hong Tan) reviewed all of the demonstrations. They selected one Best Demonstration, one Distinguished Demonstration, and one Honorable Mention.
A Shape-Changing Haptic Device for 3D Pointing Guidance
Robert Quinn, Harry De Winton, Brandon Ellis-Frew, Sebastiano Zane, Jonathan De Sousa, and Adam J. Spiers
Merging Photonics and Haptics: An Optically Driven Display for Refreshable Tactile Graphics
Max Linnander, Dustin Goetz, Gregory Reardon, and Yon Visell
Demonstrating Upper Body Thermal Referral and Tactile Masking for Localized Feedback
Haokun Wang, Yatharth Singhal, Hyungki Son, and Jin Ryong Kim
The Haptics Symposium publication process critically depends on careful and constructive expert review of submitted manuscripts. Individuals who reviewed IEEE Transactions of Haptics Short Papers were eligible for the journal’s annual reviewing awards, while individuals who reviewed at least one technical paper submission were eligible for this commendation from the conference.
After the review of all technical papers were complete, the IEEE Haptics Symposium 2024 Editor-in-Chief, Ingvars Birznieks, invited all members of the Program Committee to nominate reviewers for this prize. From this list, the Conference Editorial Board agreed on selection criteria, and chose three for recognition, each of whom reviewed 3 or 4 papers.
All of the awards and honorable mentions listed above were first announced during the IEEE Haptics Symposium 2024 Awards Ceremony.
The Awards Chair, the members of the Awards Committee, the Program Committee, and the Organizing Committee heartily congratulate the finalists, honorable mentions, and winners on their outstanding work. Many thanks to everyone for contributing to a very successful IEEE Haptics Symposium 2024!