Dr. Heather Culbertson
Please visit my new lab website: HaRVI Lab.
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I am currently an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Southern California. My research focuses on the design and control of haptic devices and rendering systems, human-robot interaction, and virtual reality. Particularly I am interested in creating haptic interactions that are natural and realistically mimic the touch sensations experienced during interactions with the physical world.
Previously, I was a postdoctoral researcher in the Collaborative Haptics and Robotics in Medicine (CHARM) Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. I completed my PhD in 2015 at the University of Pennsylvania where I worked on data-driven modeling and rendering highly realistic haptic virtual surfaces.
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Please contact me if you are interested in PhD student or visiting researcher positions.
UPDATES
My research has recently been featured in a New Yorker article on the sense of touch titled "Feel me: what the new science of touch says about ourselves".