Awards
Awards were distributed at WHC 2021 to honor top contributions in each of the main categories of IEEE Transactions on Haptics short papers, Technical papers, Student Paper, Work-in-Progress (WIP) papers, Demonstrations, Student Innovation Challenge (SIC), and Video presentations. 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 July 9, 2021, which is also archived on the virtual platform, X-CD, for online viewing. In addition to the listed monetary prizes, each winning team will receive a commemorative certificate by mail.
Best IEEE Transactions on Haptics Short Paper
- Finalists: 3 out of 17 ToH Short Papers selected by ToH Editors based on reviews
- Winner and Honorable Mentions: Selected by WHC 2021 Awards Committee
Winner:
How to measure the area of real contact of skin on glass
Nicolas Huloux, Laurence Willemet, and Michael Wiertlewski
Prize: $1000
Honorable Mention:
Phononic Crystals Applied to Localised Surface Haptics
Thomas Daunizeau, David Gueorguiev, Sinan Haliyo and Vincent Hayward
Prize: $250
2nd Honorable Mention:
Optimizing a Viscoelastic Finite Element Model to Represent the Dry, Natural, and Moist Human Finger Pressing on Glass
Saekwang Nam and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Prize: $250
Best Technical Paper
- Finalists: 11 out of 70 technical papers selected by the WHC 2021 Conference Editorial Board (CEB)
- Winner and Honorable Mention: Selected by WHC 2021 Awards Committee
Winner:
Reflection Pattern Sensing for Valid Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display
Masahiro Fujiwara; Yu Someya; Yasutoshi Makino; Hiroyuki Shinoda
Prize: $1000, sponsored by Facebook Reality Labs
Honorable Mention:
Hedgehog: Handheld Spherical Pin Array Based on a Central Electromagnetic Actuator
Aline Abler; Juan José Zárate; Thomas Langerak; Velko Vechev; Otmar Hilliges
Prize: $250, sponsored by Facebook Reality Labs
Best Student Paper
- Finalists: 8 out of 70 technical papers selected by the WHC 2021 Conference Editorial Board
- Winner and Honorable Mentions: Selected by WHC 2021 Awards Committee
Winner:
An Intent-Preserving Approach to Telerobotic Rehabilitation
Shane Forbrigger; Keyvan Hashtrudi-Zaad
Prize: $1000
Honorable Mention:
Psychophysical Validation of Interleaving Narrowband Tactile Stimuli to Achieve Broadband Effects
Juan Sebastian Martinez; Hong Z. Tan; Roger Cholewiak
Prize: $250
Best WIP Paper
- Finalists: 6 out of 72 WIP papers nominated by the WIP Chair, based on reviews
- Winner and Honorable Mention: Selected by WHC 2021 Awards Committee
Winner:
A Causal Feeling: How Kinesthetic Haptics Affects Causal Perception
Elyse D. Z. Chase, Phillip Wolff, Tobias Gerstenberg, Sean Follmer
Prize: $500
Honorable Mention:
Measurement of Horizontal Local Skin Strain on Grooved Texture
Seitaro Kaneko, Hiroyuki Kajimoto
Prize: $250
Best Demonstration
- Winner and Honorable Mention: Selected by popular vote
Winner:
WeATaViX: Wearable Actuated Tangibles for Virtual Reality Experiences
Thomas Howard, Xavier De tinguy de la girouliere, Guillaume Gicquel, Maud Marchal, Anatole Lecuyer and Claudio Pacchierotti
Prize: $250
Honorable Mention:
Demonstration of Tactile Reverse Playback: Presenting Temporally Reversed Vibration to Increase Convincingness of Reversed Videos
Kenichi Ito, Yuki Ban, Hikaru Takeda, Jun Takahashi, Kazuaki Harada and Shin’ichi Warisawa
Prize: $100
SIC: Overall Best Interaction
Selected by the SIC Awards Committee
Feel the Vibe: A Wearable On-Body Gym Simulator
Adil Rahman, Md Aashikur Rahman Azim, Wen Ying, Archana Narayanan
Advisor: Seongkook Heo
Prize: $250 and one Nanoport TacHammer
SIC: Audience Choice
Selected by popular vote
Vibrotactile Data Physicalization of Covid Cases in South America
Franklin Bastidas, Yhonatan Iquiapaza, Mariane Giambastiani, Carlos Johansson, Renan Guarese
Advisor: Anderson Maciel
Prize: $250 and one Nanoport TacHammer
SIC: Honorable Mention
Selected by SIC Awards Committee
Cyborg Crafts: Vibrotactile Tongue Vision (VTTV)
Sandra Bae, Chris Hill, Casey Hunt, Netta Ofer, Mary Etta West
Advisor: Daniel Leithinger
Prize: $100 and one Nanoport TacHammer
Best Video Presentation
- Finalists: Popular vote for best video in each session
- Winner and Honorable Mention: Selected by WHC 2021 Awards Committee
Winner:
Hasti: Haptic and Audio Synthesis for Texture Interactions
Sonny Chan, Chase Tymms and Nicholas Colonnese
Prize: $250
Honorable Mention:
Selective and Divided Attention for Vibrotactile Stimuli on Both Arms
Gina Clepper, Juan Sebastian Martinez and Hong Z. Tan
Prize: $100
2nd Honorable Mention:
Hit-Stop in VR: Combination of Pseudo-Haptics and Vibration Enhances Impact Sensation
Yuki Ban and Yusuke Ujitoko
Prize: $100
Best Reviewers
- Finalists: Nominations by Associate Editor of WHC 2021 CEB
- Winners: Selected by WHC 2021 CEB Editors
Outstanding Reviewer
Hong Z. Tan, Purdue University, USA
Prize: $100
Outstanding Reviewer
Grigori Evreinov, Tempere University, Finland
Prize: $100