Program Committee

Program Co-Chairs

Mehdi Ammi
University of Paris 8
France

Brief Bio
Mehdi Ammi is Professor at the University of Paris 8. He is engineer in electronics (2000), PhD in robotics (2005) and habilitaded to supervise research (HDR) in computer science since 2013. His research focuses on the study of pervasive environments and their societal and industrial applications (e-health, smart building, factory of the future, etc.). He addresses this field with a multidisciplinary approach combining, Human–Computer Interaction (plastic interaction, 3D interaction, AR/VR, etc.), Artificial Intelligence (machine learning, neurosciences, etc.), mechatronic technologies (organic electronics, smart textiles, etc.) and human factors (psychology, behavioral analysis, etc.). Mehdi Ammi was the leader or coleader of several international working groups (IEEE TCH, EuroVR Haptic SIG, etc.), and was involved in more than 30 national & international projects and industrial collaborations. ... More >>

Mounia Ziat
Bentley University
United States

Brief Bio
Relying on her multidisciplinary background, Dr. Ziat's approach to science is holistic; her goals are to better understand perception and human interaction with the natural and artificial environment. For the last eighteen years, she have been studying haptic and multimodal perception by combining engineering, cognitive psychology, human-computer interaction (HCI), and neuroscience to understand all aspects of human touch. From the moment fingers contact a surface to the time information reaches the brain, her research focusses on making sense of sensations that lead to a stable perception of the world. Dr. Ziat holds an Electronic Engineering degree and a Master and Ph.D. in Cognitive Science. Dr. Ziat is an Associate Professor at Bentley University. ... More >>

PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Andrea F. Abate, University of Salerno, Italy
Jim Agutter, The University Of Utah, United States
Federico Botella, Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Spain
Giuseppe Caggianese, National Research Council of Italy, Italy
Eva Cerezo, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Yang-Wai Chow, University of Wollongong, Australia
Cesar Collazos, Universidad del Cauca, Colombia
Damon Daylamani-Zad, Brunel University London, United Kingdom
Thierry Duval, IMT ATLANTIQUE, France
Silvia Gabrielli, Bruno Kessler Foundation, Italy
Michael Hobbs, Deakin University, Australia
Clemens Holzmann, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria
Nazean Jomhari, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Ahmed Kamel, Concordia College, United States
Chien-Sing Lee, Sunway University, Malaysia
Flamina Luccio, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Italy
Mai S. Mabrouk, Misr University for Science and Technology, Egypt
José A. Macías Iglesias, Universidad Autónoma De Madrid, Spain
Guido Maiello, University of Southampton, Germany
Malik Mallem, Université Paris Saclay, France
Stuart Marshall, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Troy McDaniel, Arizona State University, United States
Claudio Melchiorri, Università di Bologna, Italy
Joachim Meyer, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Vincenzo Moscato, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
Evangelos Papadopoulos, NTUA, Greece
Wanjoo Park, New York University, United States
Taezoon Park, Soongsil University, Korea, Republic of
Otniel Portillo-Rodriguez, Universidad Autonóma del Estado de México, Mexico
Tânia Rocha, University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
Juha Röning, University of Oulu, Finland
Enzo Pasquale Scilingo, Università di Pisa, Italy
Fabio Solari, University of Genoa, Italy
Daniel Thalmann, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland