Human augmentation is a field of research that aims to enhance human abilities through
medicine or technology. This has historically been achieved by consuming chemical …

Three novel interaction methods were designed for reading six-dot Braille characters from
the touchscreen of a mobile device. A prototype device with a piezoelectric actuator …

A prototype of friction-based horizontally rotating fingertip stimulator was used to investigate
emotional experiences and behavioral responses to haptic stimulation. The rotation style of …

Remote communication between people typically relies on audio and vision although
current mobile devices are increasingly based on detecting different touch gestures such as …

Touch between people is an integral part of human life. Touch is used to convey information,
emotions, and other social cues. Still, everyday remote communication remains mainly …

The present aim was to study if thermal stimuli presented to the palm can affect emotional
responses when measured with emotion related subjective rating scales and changes in skin …

Various classifiers for scent classification based on measurements using an electronic nose
(eNose) have been studied recently. In general, classifiers rely on a static database …

The aim was to study emotional responses to thermal stimulation. Stimuli were varied by
increasing or decreasing temperature by 2, 4 or 6C in respect to the participants’ hand …

The objective of the current driving simulator study (N = 20) was to assess brake reaction time
(BRT) and subjective experiences of visual (V), tactile (T), and visual–tactile (VT) collision …

… Katri Salminen received the MA degree in psychology from the University of Tampere in
2006. She has worked as a researcher of computer science and information technology at the …