Mudassir Ibrahim Awan
Postdoctoral Researcher
Kyung Hee University, South Korea · Haptics and VR Lab
Postdoctoral Researcher in the Haptics and VR Lab at Kyung Hee University, South Korea, working with Prof. Seokhee Jeon, who also supervised my Ph.D. research. My research lies at the intersection of haptics, psychophysics, artificial intelligence, and multimodal interactive systems.
My work investigates how humans perceive and interpret touch through force, vibration, motion, and physical interaction. I conduct psychophysical experiments and perceptual modeling to analyze the relationship between interaction signals and human sensory experience, with the goal of developing perceptually grounded haptic modeling and rendering frameworks. My expertise includes AI-driven and language-guided haptic interaction, particularly multimodal systems that translate human descriptions, perceptual intent, and interaction data into realistic and meaningful haptic feedback.
News
Paper accepted to IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (IF 9.9)
Fourier-enhanced Transformer Encoder Network for Efficient Haptic Texture Modeling/Rendering
Workshop speaker at World Haptics Conference 2025
Presented "AI in Haptics" session; presented Text-Driven Generative Framework paper; demonstrated HapTune open-source tool
Presented "Haptic Feedback Chair" at KIISE Conference
Paper on simulating heartbeat sensations via a haptic chair
Demonstrated AI-based Haptic Texture Rendering at Korea Haptics Conference
Paper accepted at ACM VRST 2023
Predicting Perceptual Haptic Attributes of Textured Surfaces — Ottawa, Canada
Presented Model Mediated Teleoperation paper at IEEE ICRA 2023
Excel London, UK
Selected Publications
Fourier-enhanced Transformer Encoder Network for Efficient Haptic Texture Modeling/Rendering
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
HapTune: Demonstration of an Open-Source Visual Tool for Designing User-Defined Haptic Signals
2025 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC)
Quantifying Haptic Affection of Car Door through Data-Driven Analysis of Force Profile
IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 119726–119739
Text-Driven Generative Framework for Multimodal Visual and Haptic Texture Synthesis
2025 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC), pp. 140–146
2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 12457–12463
All Publications
Fourier-enhanced Transformer Encoder Network for Efficient Haptic Texture Modeling/Rendering
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
HapTune: Demonstration of an Open-Source Visual Tool for Designing User-Defined Haptic Signals
2025 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC)
Estimating Perceptual Attributes of Haptic Textures Using Visuo-Tactile Data
IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 109931–109945
Quantifying Haptic Affection of Car Door through Data-Driven Analysis of Force Profile
IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 119726–119739
Text-Driven Generative Framework for Multimodal Visual and Haptic Texture Synthesis
2025 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC), pp. 140–146
Demonstration of a Hybrid Haptic Device and AI-Driven Car Door Quality Evaluation
IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) — Demo
Modular Haptic Texture Rendering System Using a Wearable Piezoelectric Ring Actuator
IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) — Work in Progress
Compact Multimodal Pneumatic Actuator Modules for Wearable Haptics
IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) — Work in Progress
Haptic Feedback Chair for Simulating Heartbeat Sensations
Proceedings of the Korea Information Science Society, pp. 13–15
DroneHaptics: Encountered-Type Haptic Interface Using Dome-Shaped Drone for 3-DoF Force Feedback
2023 20th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR), pp. 195–200
Proceedings of the 29th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST), pp. 1–9
2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 12457–12463
Surface Texture Classification Based on Transformer Network
Proceedings of HCI Korea 2023 Conference Papers, pp. 762–764
Design and Evaluation of Lightweight Deep Learning Models for Synthesizing Haptic Surface Textures
Proceedings of the 2023 Korea Computer Conference (KCC), pp. 1427–1429
Pulsating Feedback: Render Human Wrist Pulse via Soft Pneumatic Actuator
Proceedings of the 2023 Korea Computer Conference (KCC), pp. 1439–1441
Haptic Texture Mapping on Real World 3D Object Using Surface Texture and Haptic Model
Proceedings of the 2019 Korea Computer Conference (KCC), pp. 1383–1385
Accurate State of Charge Estimation of LiFePO4 Battery Based on the Unscented Kalman Filter and the Particle Filter
Proceedings of the KIPE Conference, pp. 126–127
Vibrotactile Stimulation for 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand
2016 2nd International Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (ICRAI), pp. 202–207
Miscellanea
Invited Talks
- World Haptics Conference (WHC) "AI in Haptics" workshop session
- Korea Haptics Conference "Immersive Haptic Rendering"
- Korea Haptics Conference "Model Mediated Teleoperation"
Reviewer Service
- IEEE Sensors Journal
- IEEE Transactions on Haptics
- IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
- IEEE Access
- ACM CHI – Human Factors in Computing Systems
- IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC)
- IEEE ISMAR – International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality
- ACM VRST – Virtual Reality Software and Technology
- Euro Haptics Conference
- IEEE UR – Conference on Ubiquitous Robots
Honors & Awards
- Fulbright President's Scholarship Fully funded MS-PhD fellowship at Kyung Hee University, South Korea
- Merit Scholarships Five merit-based scholarships during undergraduate studies
Travel Grants
- Seoul, South Korea — World Haptics Conference (WHC)
- London, United Kingdom — IEEE ICRA
- Tokyo, Japan — World Haptics Conference (WHC)
- Korea Haptics Conference
- Korea Tech Expo
- Korea Human-Computer Interaction Conference (KHCI)
- Korea Software Congress (KSC)
- International Asia Haptics Conference
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