Profiles

Bibhushan graduated with a PhD in Management Science and Engineering (MSE) in September 2025. Backgrounds include Computer Engineering and Management Science and Engineering. 

Karthik graduated with a MMath in Computer Science in December 2025. His background is in software and game development, with research focusing on a Virtual Reality Solution to supplement / provide an alternative for speech and language therapy.

Tor-Salve (he/him) is interested in the experiences humans have when interacting with technology. As a PhD student, he studied haptic experiences through the lens of neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy -- and a little chemistry. Tor-Salve remains excited about all sorts of sensory input and what humans make of them.

Co-supervised by Professors Krzysztof Czarnecki and Oliver Schneider, Nicolepursued her masters in Computer Science with a research focus on passenger-vehicle interaction in the context of autonomous vehicles.

Diana is interested in applications of haptics in medicine. She is a BSc graduate in Biology at the University of Waterloo. Her research focuses on hand receptors involved in the haptic experience. She hopes to build online simulations to help designers better design haptic products.

Erin is currently completing her BA in Honours Psychology at the University of Waterloo. Her research within the lab focuses on exploring user interactions with haptic technology to identify and define the factors that create a positive Haptic Experience (HX).

Marco graduated with a PhD in System Design Engineering under the supervision of Professors Mark Hancock and Oliver Schneider at the University of Waterloo in August 2026. Previously, he completed a B.S. in Mechatronics Engineering (2015) at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Mexico, a postgraduate diploma in Automation and Robotics (2017) at Centennial College in Toronto, and an MASc in Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo. 

Tianzheng Shi (he/him) graduated with an MASc in Management Science and Engineering (MSE) in April 2026.  He also has a background in psychology. He is passionate about leveraging experimental and data-driven methodologies to explore how people experience and interact with technology.

Tanay (he/him) is a fourth year computer science student at the University of Waterloo. His interest lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Machine Learning. He is currently researching computer-generated designs for haptics.

Ludwig Wilhelm Wall (BA and MA in IT-Systems Engineering) completed his PhD in Computer Science supervised by Daniel Vogel and Oliver Schneider in 2025. He is interested in the application of haptic sensations in Virtual Reality (VR) environments, and what influence Fabrication methods can have on the ephemeral nature of games.