Sensorimotor Interaction Group
The Sensorimotor Interaction group (senSInt) is a newly formed research group at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPI-INF). The group is led by Paul Strohmeier, we conduct research into human perception and computer sensing to improve Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Our research topics include Tactile Rendering, Sensorimotor Augmentation, and On-Body Systems.
The Sensorimotor Interaction Group is co-located with the Human Computer Interaction Lab of Saarland University.
Check out Talks and Research for more details about the research directions of senSInt.
senSInt family at CHI '23
Research
We experience the world through and because of our bodies. Our perception has adapted to respond to relevant information, which we use to actively create our experience of the world. Perception is a process which combines motor (efferent) output with sensory (afferent) input. The motor and sensory elements are inseparable, hence, sensorimotor.
We conduct research on such sensorimotor loops and explore their role in Human Computer Interaction. Our research focuses on understanding these sensorimotor loops themselves, designing how they might be deployed in on-body systems, and creating the technology, materials, and infrastructure for implementing these.
News
October
1st,
2024
Paul received an ERC Starting Grant, supporting senSInt research with 1.5 million Euro.
July
1st,
2024
We presented three demos at Eurohaptics 2024 in Lille!
May
1st,
2024
Yuran Ding gave a talk to undergraduates at UNIST.
Recent Publications
2024: Liminal Space: A Performance with RaveNET – Rachel Freire, Valentin Martinez-Missir, Courtney Reed, Paul Strohmeier
2024: RaveNET: Connecting People and Exploring Liminal Space through Wearable Networks in Music Performance – Rachel Freire, Valentin Martinez-Missir, Courtney Reed, Paul Strohmeier
2024: 3D-Printed Cells for Creating Variable Softness – Gabriela Vega, Valentin Martinez-Missir, Dennis Wittchen, Nihar Sabnis, Karen Cochraine, Audrey Girouard, Paul Strohmeier
2024: Base and Stitch: Evaluating eTextile Interfaces from a Material-Centric View – Vineetha Rallabandi, Alice C. Haynes, Courtney N. Reed, Paul Strohmeier in Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI '24
2024: Empowering Learners: Chatbot-Mediated 'Learning-by-Teaching' – Nihar Sabnis, Tomohiro Nagashima
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