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With so many beautiful memories behind us, I’m sharing my favorite photos from the beautiful city of Suwon, and looking forward to building on these experiences! Many thanks to organizers, reviewers, and attendees for their time and feedback!

Now that IEEE World Haptics 2025 has come to an end, I'm thankful to have received an Honorable Mention for Best Work-in-Progress Paper for our work on social touch and pleasantness. 👥 🥳 (w/ @boracelebi.bsky.social @kdrewing.bsky.social)! #ieee #whc2025 #haptics

If you're curious about what makes a gentle stroke feel pleasant in a social context, looking forward to meet you there! 🎊

Good morning from Suwon 🇰🇷 Excited to be here for IEEE World Haptics 2025 ! :)

I will present our work today at 15.00 during WIP poster session, titled:

"The Power of Social Touch: Pleasantness is a Matter of Regularity"

w/ @boracelebi.bsky.social @kdrewing.bsky.social

The extraordinary enigma of ordinary tickle behavior: Why gargalesis still puzzles neuroscience Tickle sensation remains one of the biggest unresolved mysteries in neuroscience—one that scientists are only beginning to unravel.

The extraordinary enigma of ordinary tickle behavior: Why gargalesis still puzzles neuroscience | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I’m excited to announce that I’m recruiting for a fully-funded 3.5-year PhD position in my lab in Southampton (UK). For details and to apply, see here: www.southampton.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Congrats!! 🎊🎊

Recalibration of perceived agency transfers across modalities | Royal Society Open Science We experience our actions and their sensory consequences as synchronous despite small sensorimotor delays. This is attained by an adaptation process in which the sensorimotor system recalibrates tempo...

very happy to see this out: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Despite small delays, we feel our actions and their effects happen at the same time due to our brain's ability to adapt and recalibrate.

Two truly inspiring days at INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials! We exchanged ideas on human touch perception and materials science and looking forward to continuing future collaborations!🎊

Members of HapLab are having two marvellous days full of science, active touch and creative ideas at our partner lab INM Saarbrücken, Interaktive Oberflächen (Roland Benewitz). Soo fruitful and enjoyable!!!

We had wonderful time at #TeaP2025 @teap2025.bsky.social happy to be part of inspiring discussions with amazing people! Until next time ✨

I’m so excited to present our work on how elasticity, hydration and finger pad size affect softness exploration and perception at the "Tactile and Time Perception" session tomorrow (March 10th) at 11.15. Hope to see you there! #RolandBennewitz @kdrewing.bsky.social @haplab.bsky.social #TeaP2025

The weather in Frankfurt today was amazing, making it perfect for enjoying the welcome reception of the #TeaP2025 and meeting with colleagues after so long! ☀️