Awards

Two main awards were distributed at IEEE Haptics Symposium 2022 to honor top contributions in each of the main categories of publications: IEEE Transactions on Haptics Short Papers and IEEE Haptics Symposium Conference Technical Papers. Commendations were also conferred for outstanding reviewing of technical paper submissions. Given the virtual format of the conference, no awards were given for hands-on demonstrations.

The details of each award appear below. All winners were announced during the award ceremony portion of the livestream event on March 22, 2022, which is also archived for online viewing. In addition to the listed monetary prizes, each winning team received a commemorative certificate by mail.

Best IEEE Haptics Symposium Conference Technical Paper

39 contributions were published as technical papers. The IEEE Haptics Symposium 2022 Editor-in-Chief, Fernando Bello, nominated six papers for this award based on the strength of their reviews. The authors of all six papers submitted video presentations that are available online and were shown in the livestream event.

A committee of three experts (Gregory Gerling, Yasemin Vardar, and Hiroyuki Shinoda) selected the award recipients based on their final manuscripts, any supplementary materials, and their 3-minute video presentations. The selection criteria considered and looked for a high degree of innovation and creativity, well-founded analytical support and/or experimental evidence, technical excellence, a strong potential contribution and impact on the field, and a high quality video presentation. In addition to the best paper, the committee selected one runner-up and one honorable mention.

LRAir: Non-contact Haptics Using Synthetic Jets
Craig Shultz and Chris Harrison
$1000 prize sponsored by Force Dimension and a 3D Systems Touch Device
A Smart Bracelet Supporting Tactile Communication and Interaction
Stejara Dinulescu, Neeli Tummala, Gregory Reardon, Bharat Dandu, Dustin Goetz, Sven Topp, and Yon Visell
$500 prize and a 3D Systems Touch Device
Chemical-induced Thermal Grill Illusion
Takumi Hamazaki, Miku Kaneda, Jianyao Zhang, Seitaro Kaneko, Hiroyuki Kajimoto
$250 prize

Best IEEE Transactions on Haptics Short Paper

19 contributions were published in the short papers category in the IEEE Transactions on Haptics (ToH). The IEEE ToH Editor-in-Chief, Domenico Prattichizzo, nominated six papers for this award based on the strength of their reviews. The authors of these contributions submitted 3-minute video presentations that are available online and were shown in the livestream event.

A committee of three experts (Lynette Jones, Claudio Pacchierotti, and Jee-Hwan Ryu) selected the award recipients based on their final manuscripts, any supplementary materials, and their 3-minute video presentations. In addition to the best paper, the committee selected one runner-up and one honorable mention.

Submillimeter lateral displacement enables friction sensing and awareness of surface slipperiness
Naqash Afzal, Emma Stubbs, Heba Khamis, Alastair J. Loutit, Stephen J. Redmond, Richard M. Vickery, Michaël Wiertlewski, and Ingvars Birznieks
$1000 prize sponsored by Force Dimension and a 3D Systems Touch Device
A low-parameter rendering algorithm for fine textures
David Arthur Burns, Roberta L. Klatzky, Michael A. Peshkin, and J. Edward Colgate
$500 prize and a 3D Systems Touch Device
Evaluation of Vibrotactile Output from a Rotating Motor Actuator
Ravali Gourishetti and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
$250 prize

Outstanding Reviewers

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 his commendation from the conference.

After the review of all technical papers were complete, the IEEE Haptics Symposium 2022 Editor-in-Chief, Fernando Bello, invited all members of the Program Committee to nominate reviewers for this prize. From this list, the committee (Gregory Gerling and Fernando Bellow) evaluated the stated merits put forth by the respective Program Committee Member.



Each outstanding reviewer received a $100 prize

Awards Ceremony

All of the awards and honorable mentions listed above were first announced during the IEEE Haptics Symposium 2022 Awards Ceremony, which was part of the conference’s livestream event. The awards ceremony begins at 2:14:30 in the recording of the livestream.

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 2022!