Topics include:

• Haptic interactions and their design
• Psychophysics and perception
• Biomechanics and motor control
• Haptic device design and dynamics
• Haptic rendering and modeling
• Control system design and analysis
• Low-cost, embedded / situated / ubiquitous haptic devices and applications
• Systems and networks involving haptic interactions
• Human-robot interactions involving touch
• Touch sensing
• Application of the above, including areas such as education, entertainment and games, rehabilitation and health, art and music, collaboration, computer-aided design and prototyping, skills training, guidance, simulation and data visualization