Research interests include haptics, human factors/ergonomics, quantitative modeling, and human-machine interaction. He is principally interested in applying solid mechanics, control, and statistical models to understand how the skin microstructure and mechanoreceptors create populations of neural responses that drive our tactile perception ability. His unique, systems approach applies to medical and robotic domains and combines strengths from human factors and biomedical engineering. His research seeks to advance neural prosthetics/robotics, to aid people whose sense of touch is deteriorating, and to improve human-robot interfaces.
