Sensory Perception & Interaction, Research Group

Bereket is an Engineering Physics student at UBC completing his last year of studies.

Devyani is a PhD student with the SPiN lab. She completed her BSc from UBC, majoring in Cognitive Systems (COGS): Computational Intelligence and Design.

I am a PhD Fellow in Computer Science, specializing in the intersection of Data Science and Affective Haptics. My research focuses on understanding and modeling human emotions through touch.

Preeti's research interests include Affective Haptics, Emotion Regulation, and Co-regulation. She is motivated to work at the intersection of psychology, affective haptics, and social rob

Merel Jung is a PhD student in the Hu

I did my master’s degree in Electrical engineering at the University of British Columbia.

Paul studies emotional interaction with robots. He holds a BA in Visual Arts, and both a BSc and MSc in Computer Science.

Laura's interest in social robotics and touch interaction brought her to the SPIN lab to build the touch recognition engine of a touch-sensitive robots designed for therapeutic use, aka the CuddleB

Peter graced our lab for several months, before being lured to the National Basketball Association to design cool sports visualizations.