Awards were made in the following categories. Winners were announced at the conference's closing ceremony. Special thanks to all of the awards sponsors.

Award Sponsors - Award Winners - Awards Committees - Awards Judging Criteria

Award Sponsors

		Immersion
			Best Student Paper Award ($1,000)
		Force Dimension
			Best Paper Award ($1,000)
		Moog
			Best Demo Award ($1,000)
		SensAble Technologies
			2 Best Poster awards (Phantom Omnis)
		Research In Motion
			Best Reviewer Award (Blackberry Smart Phone)
		Research In Motion
			Best Teaser Award (Blackberry Smart Phone)

Awards Winners

Best Student Paper

Finalists
A new fabric-based softness display
Matteo Bianchi, Alessandro Serio, Enzo Pasquale Scilingo, Antonio Bicchi

Design of a Vibrotactile Display via a Rigid Surface
Yon Visell, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

Redundant Coding of Simulated Tactile Key Clicks with Audio Signals
Hsiang-Yu Chen, Jaeyoung Park, Hong Z. Tan, Steve Dai

Perceptual Representations of Parametrically-Defined and Natural Objects Comparing Vision and Haptics
Nina Gaißert, Christian Wallraven

Force and Contact Location Shading Thresholds for Smoothly Rendering Polygonal Models
Andrew J. Doxon, David E. Johnson, Hong Z. Tan, William R. Provancher

A Vibrotactile Feedback Approach to Posture Guidance
Ying (Jean) Zheng, John B. Morrell

Perceptual Space and Adjective Rating of Sinusoidal Vibrations Perceived via Mobile Device
Inwook Hwang, Seungmoon Choi

 

Winner
Perceptual Representations of Parametrically-Defined and Natural Objects Comparing Vision and Haptics
Nina Gaißert, Christian Wallraven

 

 

Best Paper

Finalists
Gait Rehabilitation System for Stair Climbing and Descending
Hiroaki Yano, Shintaro Tamefusa, Naoki Tanaka, Hideyuki Saitou, Hiroo Iwata

Measuring and Incorporating Slip in Data-Driven Haptic Rendering
Raphael Höver, Matthias Harders

Unconditional Stability Analysis of Dual-user Teleoperation Systems
Behzad Khademian, Keyvan Hashtrudi-Zaad

Effects of Haptic Guidance and Disturbance on Motor Learning: Potential Advantage of Haptic Disturbance
Jaebong Lee, Seungmoon Choi

A new fabric-based softness display
Matteo Bianchi, Alessandro Serio, Enzo Pasquale Scilingo, Antonio Bicchi

Design of a Vibrotactile Display via a Rigid Surface
Yon Visell, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

Redundant Coding of Simulated Tactile Key Clicks with Audio Signals
Hsiang-Yu Chen, Jaeyoung Park, Hong Z. Tan, Steve Dai

Perceptual Representations of Parametrically-Defined and Natural Objects Comparing Vision and Haptics
Nina Gaißert, Christian Wallraven

Force and Contact Location Shading Thresholds for Smoothly Rendering Polygonal Models
Andrew J. Doxon, David E. Johnson, Hong Z. Tan, William R. Provancher

A Vibrotactile Feedback Approach to Posture Guidance
Ying (Jean) Zheng, John B. Morrell

Perceptual Space and Adjective Rating of Sinusoidal Vibrations Perceived via Mobile Device
Inwook Hwang, Seungmoon Choi

 

Winner
Design of a Vibrotactile Display via a Rigid Surface
Yon Visell, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

 

Best Demo

Finalists
Friction Measurements on a Large Area TPaD
Nicholas Marchuk, Dan Johnson, John Ware, J. Edward Colgate, Michael A. Peshkin

A Haptic System for Hand Rehabilitation Integrating an Interactive Game with a Robotic Device
Mark Sivak, Ozer Unluhisarcikli, Brian Weinberg, Paolo Bonato, Constantinos Mavroidis

Stiffness Modulation for Haptic Augmented Reality: Extension to 3D Interaction
Seokhee Jeon, Seungmoon Choi

 

Winner
Stiffness Modulation for Haptic Augmented Reality: Extension to 3D Interaction
Seokhee Jeon, Seungmoon Choi

 

 

Best Poster:

Finalists
A Preliminary Experimental Study on Haptic Teleoperation of Mobile Robot with Variable Force Feedback Gain
Ildar Farkhatdinov, Jee-Hwan Ryu, Jinung An

Haptic System for Hand Rehabilitation Integrating an Interactive Game with an Advanced Robotic Device
Mark Sivak, Ozer Unluhisarcikli, Brian Weinberg, Paolo Bonato, Constantinos Mavroidis

Spatially Distributed Tactile Feedback for Kinesthetic Motion Guidance
Pulkit Kapur, Mallory Jensen, Laurel J. Buxbaum, Steven A. Jax, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker

Characterization and Simulation of Tactile Sensors
Zachary Pezzementi, Erica Jantho, Lucas Estrade, Gregory D. Hager

Surface waves and spatial localization in vibrotactile displays
Lynette A. Jones, David Held, Ian Hunter

Tactile Mouse Using Friction Control
Masaya Takasaki, Hiroyuki, Kotani, Ryo Tamon, Takeshi Mizuno

Initial Study for Creating Linearly Moving Vibrotactile Sensation on Mobile Device
Jongman Seo, Seungmoon Choi

 

Winners
A Preliminary Experimental Study on Haptic Teleoperation of Mobile Robot with Variable Force Feedback Gain
Ildar Farkhatdinov, Jee-Hwan Ryu, Jinung An

Haptic System for Hand Rehabilitation Integrating an Interactive Game with an Advanced Robotic Device
Mark Sivak, Ozer Unluhisarcikli, Brian Weinberg, Paolo Bonato, Constantinos Mavroidis

Best Teaser Award

Finalists (Top 2)
Expressive, Wearable Haptic Displays
Matthew Pan, Matthew A. Baumann, Thomas W. Hazelton, Karon E. MacLean, Elizabeth A. Croft

Realistic Haptic Contacts and Textures for Tablet Computing
Joseph M. Romano, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker

 

Winner
Realistic Haptic Contacts and Textures for Tablet Computing
Joseph M. Romano, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker

Best Reviewer

Vincent Levesque

Awards Committees

Award Judging Criteria

These are the forms that will be used by judges in evaluating presentations for Best Paper, Best Student Paper, Best Poster, and Best Demo. Please also see information below concerning the Best Teaser and Best Review Awards.

• Criteria for judging Best Paper, Best Student Paper, Best Poster (PDF)
• Criteria for judging Best Demo (PDF)
• The Best Teaser Award will be determined by audience vote by ballots that will be provided at the time of registration and collected at the end of the sessions on Thursday 3/25/2010.
• The Best Reviewer Award will be selected by the program committee based on the quality of the recipient's paper review(s).