IEEE WORLD HAPTICS CONFERENCE 2013 – FIRST CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

IEEE WHC 2013 (IEEE WORLD HAPTICS CONFERENCE 2013, THE 5TH JOINT EUROHAPTICS CONFERENCE AND IEEE HAPTICS SYMPOSIUM)
Daejeon, Korea, April 14 to 17, 2013
http://www.haptics2013.org/

IMPORTANT DATES

• Workshop and Tutorial Proposals: October 19, 2012
• Technical Paper Submission: November 2, 2012
• Paper Acceptance Notification: December 21, 2012
• Camera-Ready Paper Submission: January 18, 2013
• Demonstration Submission: January 25, 2013
• Early Registration: March 1, 2013
• Poster Teaser/ Demonstration Teaser Submission: March 15, 2013

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION, PAPERS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS

On behalf of General Chair Dong-Soo Kwon (KAIST, Korea), we invite your participation in IEEE WHC 2013 to be held in Daejeon, Korea, April 14 to 17, 2013. Over the past years, we have witnessed the rapid evolution of haptic research. Further novel ideas and potential creations from both industries and research communities will contribute to the new scientific discovery and the birth of the innovative products. The IEEE WHC 2013 will be the premier conference for reporting research results in the haptic field. The conference will include multidisciplinary plenary talks featuring scientific innovations relevant to the field, oral sessions on the most significant current topics, live technical demonstration, Haptic and exhibition, and interactive poster sessions.

The conference welcomes original contributions related to any topics of haptics. Topics of interest include:

• Haptic Interface Design & Control
• Tactile Display
• Sensors and Actuators
• Haptic Interactions & Design
• Teleoperation and Virtual Environments
• Haptic Rendering
• Shared Haptic Control and Collaboration
• Human Haptic Perception
• Neurohaptics
• Biomechanics and Motor Control
• Affective Haptics
• Haptics in Art
• Haptics in Industrial Applications
• Haptics in Mobile Devices
• Other Innovative Applications of Haptics

Further information on submissions can be found at http://www.haptics2013.org.

SPONSORS & EXHIBIT

Contact the conference secretariat for details: info@haptics2013.org

VENUE

Daejeon Metropolitan city has well-earned reputation for the leading city of advanced science and technology in Korea. The 30-year history “Daedeok Research & Development Specialized Zone”, which is “Daedeok Innopolis”, in Daejeon is the complex that over 250 research institutes, universities and high-tech companies. The conference will be held at Daejeon Convention Center, equipped with facilities applying the modern technology of Daejeon. A summary of local attractions can be found at http://www.haptics2013.org/sub06_02.php.