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Heather Culbertson

Associate Professor of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering

University of Southern California

Affiliations

School of Engineering

Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science

Heather Culbertson is currently serving as a School Of Engineering Associate Professor of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering at University of Southern California.

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Heather Culbertson

University of Southern California

Associate Professor of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering

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haptic technologies haptic feedback wearable technology virtual reality human-computer interaction technology human movement interaction design immersive technologies mechanical engineering robotics human robot interaction touch user interface applied physics affective computing physical prototyping electrical engineering computer vision assistive technology friction computer-aided design computer graphics surface modeling texture analysis realistic rendering expressive rendering gesture recognition machine learning tribology intelligent user interfaces augmented reality human-machine interaction sensory science image manipulation guidance system aeronautics unconstrained tool-surface interactions haptic guidance sequential normal indentation asymmetric vibrations social robotics public performance performance art machine vision thermal engineering animal behavior additive manufacturing control science 3d modeling solid modeling 3d computer vision surface engineering surface processing virtual prototyping virtual engineering pneumatics wearable electronics sparse representations human-centered design user-centered design user interface design tool use tool wear environmental psychology artificial touch sensation realistic textures open-source methods physical friction linear array voice coils haptic texture models restricted-aperture pneumatics wearable haptic device ungrounded haptic ungrounded pulling sensation asymmetric skin displacement design

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Adding Touch to Immersive Media: An Overview of the Mpeg Haptics Coding Standard. IEEE Transactions on Haptics (2025)

haptic technologiesgraphicsimmersive mediamultimedia computingmusic technology (electronic and digital)multimedia systemsinteraction designvirtual realitytouch user interfacenovel interfacehaptic feedbackextended realityfilm

CRAZYJOYSTICK: A Handheld Flyable Joystick for Providing On-Demand Haptic Feedback in Extended Reality. (2025)

immersive technologieshaptic technologieshandheld flyable joystickon-demand haptic feedbackkinesiologyvirtual realityhaptic feedbackextended realityroboticsaerospace engineering

The Impact of Airflow and Multisensory Feedback on Immersion and Cybersickness in a Vr Surfing Simulation. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (2025)

immersive technologiesuser interfacesuser experiencevirtual spacesmultisensory feedbackkinesiologymulti-user vrvirtual realityvr surfing simulationintelligent virtual environmentaerospace engineering

Virtual Encounters of the Haptic Kind: Towards a Multi-User Vr System for Real-Time Social Touch. (2025)

immersive technologiesuser interfacesuser experiencehuman robot interactionhaptic technologiestechnologyreal-time social touchinteraction designhuman-computer interactionvirtual realitymulti-user vrdesignvirtual encountershaptic kindhaptic feedback

Beyond Sight: The Role of Kinesthetic Feedback in Redirected Walking Within Virtual Reality. (2024)

Seung Heon LeeSandeep KollannurHeather Culbertson

communicationvirtual realityredirected walkingkinesthetic feedback

Development and Evaluation of a Learning-Based Model for Real-Time Haptic Texture Rendering. IEEE Transactions on Haptics (2024)

Negin HeraviHeather CulbertsonAllison M. OkamuraJeannette Bohg

immersive technologiescomputer graphicshaptic technologiesimage manipulationcomputer visionwearable technologydeep learningtechnologylearning-based modelexpressive renderingelectrical engineeringcomputer engineeringbiometricsmachine visionmachine learningtexture analysis

Dynamic End-Effector for Rendering Hardness and Stiffness With Encountered-Type Haptics. Lecture notes in computer science (2024)

Naghmeh ZamaniZhian LiAshkan PourkandHeather Culbertson

computer sciencedynamic end-effector

Force-Feedback Through Touch-Based Interactions With a Nanocopter. (2024)

Yang ChenHamed AlimohammadzadehShahram GhandeharizadehHeather Culbertson

haptic feedbackengineeringnanotechnologytouch-based interactions

How Visualizing Touch Can Transform Perceptions of Intensity, Realism, and Emotion?. Lecture notes in computer science (2024)

Xin ZhuZhenghui SuJonathan GratchHeather Culbertson

computer scienceinteractive visualizationvisual perceptionemotionsvisualizing touchaffective computingvisualization

Perception and Control of Surfing in Virtual Reality Using a 6-Dof Motion Platform. Lecture notes in computer science (2024)

Premankur BanerjeeJason CherinJayati UpadhyayJames FinleyJason KutchHeather Culbertson

wave motionmotion controlvirtual realitycognitive science

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Heather Culbertson

Associate Professor of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering

University of Southern California

Affiliations

School of Engineering

Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science

Heather Culbertson is currently serving as a School Of Engineering Associate Professor of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering at University of Southern California.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Heather Culbertson

University of Southern California

Associate Professor of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Adding Touch to Immersive Media: An Overview of the Mpeg Haptics Coding Standard. IEEE Transactions on Haptics (2025)

CRAZYJOYSTICK: A Handheld Flyable Joystick for Providing On-Demand Haptic Feedback in Extended Reality. (2025)

immersive technologieshaptic technologieshandheld flyable joystickon-demand haptic feedbackkinesiologyvirtual realityhaptic feedbackextended realityroboticsaerospace engineering

The Impact of Airflow and Multisensory Feedback on Immersion and Cybersickness in a Vr Surfing Simulation. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (2025)

immersive technologiesuser interfacesuser experiencevirtual spacesmultisensory feedbackkinesiologymulti-user vrvirtual realityvr surfing simulationintelligent virtual environmentaerospace engineering

Virtual Encounters of the Haptic Kind: Towards a Multi-User Vr System for Real-Time Social Touch. (2025)

Beyond Sight: The Role of Kinesthetic Feedback in Redirected Walking Within Virtual Reality. (2024)

Seung Heon LeeSandeep KollannurHeather Culbertson

communicationvirtual realityredirected walkingkinesthetic feedback

Development and Evaluation of a Learning-Based Model for Real-Time Haptic Texture Rendering. IEEE Transactions on Haptics (2024)

Negin HeraviHeather CulbertsonAllison M. OkamuraJeannette Bohg

Dynamic End-Effector for Rendering Hardness and Stiffness With Encountered-Type Haptics. Lecture notes in computer science (2024)

Naghmeh ZamaniZhian LiAshkan PourkandHeather Culbertson

computer sciencedynamic end-effector

Force-Feedback Through Touch-Based Interactions With a Nanocopter. (2024)

Yang ChenHamed AlimohammadzadehShahram GhandeharizadehHeather Culbertson

haptic feedbackengineeringnanotechnologytouch-based interactions

How Visualizing Touch Can Transform Perceptions of Intensity, Realism, and Emotion?. Lecture notes in computer science (2024)

Xin ZhuZhenghui SuJonathan GratchHeather Culbertson

computer scienceinteractive visualizationvisual perceptionemotionsvisualizing touchaffective computingvisualization

Perception and Control of Surfing in Virtual Reality Using a 6-Dof Motion Platform. Lecture notes in computer science (2024)

Premankur BanerjeeJason CherinJayati UpadhyayJames FinleyJason KutchHeather Culbertson

wave motionmotion controlvirtual realitycognitive science

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