Dr. Y. (Yasemin) Vardar
Dr. Y. (Yasemin) Vardar
Profiel
I am an Assistant Professor in the Cognitive Robotics Department at the Delft University of Technology, where I am leading the Haptic Interface Technology Group (HITLab). I am also a guest scientist in the Haptic Intelligence Department at the MPI for Intelligent Systems, where I was previously a postdoctoral researcher. I earned my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Koç University (Istanbul, Turkey) in January of 2018. Before my Ph.D., I worked as a control engineer at TNO Additive Manufacturing Department in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. I received my M.Sc. degree in Systems and Control at the Eindhoven University of Technology in 2012, and my B.Sc degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Sabanci University (Istanbul, Turkey) in 2010.
My research focuses on leveraging our knowledge of the human sense of touch to create natural, compelling, and personalized haptic interactions in virtual environments. I investigate physical contact between our skin and natural surfaces/haptic interface technologies, and perceptual experiences arising from this contact, as well as emulation of natural touch sensations via haptic interfaces. I am interested in using this knowledge in communication, medicine, education, and human-robot interaction applications.
Expertise
Publicaties
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2023
FeelPen
A Haptic Stylus Displaying Multimodal Texture Feels on Touchscreens
Bence L. Kodak / Yasemin Vardar -
2023
Focused vibrotactile stimuli from a wearable sparse array of actuators
Valerie de Vlam / Michael Wiertlewski / Yasemin Vardar
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2023-8-14
Perceived realism of virtual textures rendered by a vibrotactile wearable ring display
Rebecca Fenton Friesen / Yasemin Vardar
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2023
ThermoSurf
Thermal display technology for dynamic and multi-finger interactions
Luka Peters / Gokhan Serhat / Yasemin Vardar -
2022
Contact evolution of dry and hydrated fingertips at initial touch
Gokhan Serhat / Yasemin Vardar / Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
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Onderwijs 2023
Media
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2024-02-05
SHErobots: Tentoonstelling en evenementen
Verscheen in: TU Delft
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2022-09-05
Opening Academic Year 2022-2023
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2022-04-11
Feeling things by touching the screen of your smartphone
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2021-04-06
Challenging the design of electrovibration displays to generate a more realistic feel
Verscheen in: Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Prijzen
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2022
VENI beurs 2022
Nog eens 78 veelbelovende jonge wetenschappers ontvangen van NWO Veni-financiering van maximaal 280.000 euro. Het gaat om zestig onderzoekers uit het domein Sociale en Geesteswetenschappen (SGW) en achttien uit de Toegepaste en Technische Wetenschappen (TTW), die de komende drie jaar hun eigen onderzoeksideeën verder kunnen ontwikkelen. De Veni’s voor de domeinen ENW en ZonMW werden in december 2021 bekend gemaakt. 9 Delftse toponderzoekers
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2021
3ME Cohesion Grant
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2020
Grassroots Funding
Development of a Surface Haptic Display using Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Softness Sensation Rendering
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2018-8
Eurohaptics Best Ph.D. Thesis Award
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2018
Sign Up! Career Building Program for Excellent Postdocs in the Max Planck Society