Sensors Webinar | Next-Generation Haptic Technologies - Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications
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Sensors Webinar
Next-Generation Haptic Technologies - Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications
Haptic technologies are transforming the way humans interact with digital and physical environments. By recreating the sense of touch through engineered stimuli, modern haptic systems are enabling more immersive virtual and augmented reality experiences, enhancing human–machine interactions, supporting advanced robotics, and opening new opportunities in healthcare and rehabilitation.
Recent advances in functional materials, flexible electronics, and actuation mechanisms have accelerated the development of next-generation haptic devices that are more realistic, adaptable, and energy efficient than ever before. These innovations are driving rapid progress towards wearable, skin-integrated, and highly responsive tactile interfaces with a wide range of applications.
In this webinar, leading researchers in the field will share their insights into the latest developments in haptic materials, device architectures, and actuation strategies. They will discuss emerging technologies, key challenges, and future opportunities that are shaping the next generation of haptic systems and their impact across healthcare, robotics, immersive technologies, and beyond.
Date: 8 July 2026
Time: 3:00 pm BST | 4:00 pm CEST | 10:00 pm CST (Asia)
Webinar ID: 825 1207 1228
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet the Event Chair
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. Morteza Amjadi Kolour
PI of Biomedical Soft Robotics Group, Biomedical Division, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow,UK;
Dr. Morteza Amjadi is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) of Biomedical Engineering in the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. He received his Dr Sc. in Mechanical Engineering jointly from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and ETH Zurich in 2018. He obtained his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 2014, and his B.Sc. in Engineering from the Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) in 2012. Prior to joining the University of Glasgow in October 2022, he was an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom.
Dr. Amjadi’s interdisciplinary research interests include wearable sensors, nanoscale materials, nanocomposites, bioinspired designs, soft robotics, and healthcare technologies. He leads the Biomedical Soft Robotics Group at the University of Glasgow where his team aims to design multifunctional soft machines utilizing novel mechanical designs, advanced materials, bioinspired structures, and digital manufacturing processes. Such soft systems have many applications, ranging from wearable medical devices for healthcare monitoring to non-invasive surgical tools and soft robots for safe human–robot interaction.
Dr. Mustafa Mete
Research Fellow from Harvard University, Cambridge;
Dr. Mustafa Mete is a Research Fellow from Harvard University. He received his PhD in Robotics, Control, and Intelligent Systems from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, under the supervision of Prof. Jamie Paik. Prior to this, he obtained both an MSc in Electrica Electronics and Control Engineering and a BSc in Electrical Electronics Engineering and Physics from Bogazici University, Turkey. His research interests include soft robotics, intelligent systems, control engineering, and human–machine interaction.
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Organizer
Next-Generation Haptic Technologies: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications
Edited by Dr. Haotian Chen, Prof. Dr. Rami Ghannam and Dr. Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Deadline for manuscript submission: 20 December 2026