Ahmed Farooq
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
About me
I am a Post Doctoral University Researcher developing Intelligent Multimodal Systems to enhance haptic feedback in a wide range of applications and environments. My core research interests involve designing and studying haptic signal mediation in vibrotactile actuation as well as developing passive and active mediation techniques to revolutionize haptic / multimodal interaction in 2D / 3D virtual environments.
Responsibilities
- Tampere Institute of Advance Studies Fellow [2022-2024],
- Various Project development and coordination [AMICI, AEE, Huawei, HUMOR, MIVI, Fukoku, AAC]
- MMI System Design & Development,
- Human Centered Multimodal Interaction Research,
- Partner Interaction,
- Teaching / Project Work (HTI HI 520).
Fields of expertise
- System development & deployment
- Software Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Multimodal Interaction Systems
- Novel Haptic Interaction Techniques
- Haptic Mediation
- Human Technology Interaction
Alternate description
More details Available at Personal Webpage HERE
Project links
Top achievements
- Tampere Institute of Advance Studies (Tampere IAS) Post-Doctoral Fellow position [2022-2024]
- Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Haptic Interface Research Lab (HIRL), Purdue University, USA [2019-2020]
- Visiting short term Post-Doctoral Researcher, Centre for Intelligent Machines (CIM), Shared Reality Lab (SRL), McGill University Canada [2020]
- Finnish Cultural Foundation, Post Doctoral Mobility Grant [2018]
Main positions of trust
- Haptic Interaction Specialist, postdoctoral visit to McGill University, Montreal, Canada [Aug - Sept 2023]
- Visiting PostDoctoral Researcher to Bentley University, MA, USA [April - Aug 2023]
- Lecturer Human Technology Interaction - HTI.520 - Haptic Interaction [2021-2024]
- Tampere Institute of Advance Studies (Tampere IAS) Post-Doctoral Fellow position [2022-2024]
Mission statement
Re-vision Intelligent Human Technology Interaction with emphasis on Haptic Communication
Research topics
- Multimodal Communication
- Human Technology Interaction
- Haptic System Interaction and Efficiency
Research fields
- Computer Science
- Electronics Engineering
- Haptics
- Human Technology Interaction
- Signal Processing
- Mechatronics