Human-machine Interaction Lab
Beihang University
Principal Investigator
Prof. Dangxiao Wang
PhD Supervisor, Human-machine Interaction Lab, Beihang University
Prof. Dangxiao Wang works on machine haptics, cognitive haptics, brain-computer interaction, virtual reality and medical rehabilitation robots. He serves as Deputy Director of the National Key Laboratory of Virtual Reality Technology and Systems.
Research Areas
Biography
Prof. Wang received his PhD from Beihang University in 2004 and completed postdoctoral research at Beihang in 2006. He became a professor in 2016.
He has served as Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Haptics Executive Committee, Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Haptics, and General Chair of AsiaHaptics. His research has appeared in npj Flexible Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Haptics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering and other journals.
Academic Service
- General Chair, AsiaHaptics
- Chair, IEEE Technical Committee on Haptics Executive Committee, 2014-2017
- Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2015-2018
- Vice Chair, CIS Technical Committee on Force/Tactile Perception and Interaction
- Vice Chair, CCF Technical Committee on Human-Computer Interaction
- Editorial board service for Digital Medicine and Virtual Reality & Intelligent Hardware
Selected Projects
- National Key R&D Program: Wearable Robot for Human-machine Integrated Cardiopulmonary Assistance, 2025-2027
- NSFC: Active Electronic Skin for Haptic Feedback on Intelligent Vehicle Screens, 2024-2027
- NSFC: Active Electronic Skin for Bare-hand Haptic Interaction and Multi-scale Texture Rendering, 2020-2023
- Industry collaborations with Huawei Terminal Co., Ltd. on haptic feedback gloves, haptic rendering and cross-layer XR tactile transmission
Awards
- First Prize, Technological Invention Award of the Ministry of Education, 2013
- First Prize, Science and Technology Progress Award of the Chinese Institute of Electronics, 2020
- 2024 IEEE Transactions on Haptics Best Application Paper Award
- Best Demo Award, Asia Haptics Conference 2022
- Best Paper Award, Annual Conference of China Human Computer Interaction 2020
- IEEE ICRA 2011 Best Manipulation Paper Award Finalist
- IEEE World Haptics Conference 2023 Best Paper Award Finalist
Publications
Selected Outputs
2025
Fully Transparent Haptic Interface for High-Resolution Tactile Feedback on Touchscreens
Advanced Science, 2025, doi: 10.1002/advs.202511874.
A high-impact journal paper on transparent, high-resolution tactile feedback for touchscreens, showing a path from active tactile displays to real terminal interfaces.
2024
Active electronic skin: an interface towards ambient haptic feedback on physical surfaces
npj Flexible Electronics, 2024, doi: 10.1038/s41528-024-00311-5.
A high-impact journal paper proposing active electronic skin as an ambient haptic feedback interface for physical surfaces and bare-hand interaction.
2024
A Multi-Layer Stacked Microfluidic Tactile Display with High Spatial Resolution
IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2024, doi: 10.1109/TOH.2024.3367708.
A top haptics journal paper on high-spatial-resolution tactile display, recognized with the 2024 IEEE Transactions on Haptics Best Application Paper Award.
2023
Haptic Rendering of Dynamic Hand Interaction for an Impedance-Controlled Glove
IEEE World Haptics Conference, 2023, doi: 10.1109/WHC56415.2023.10224470.
A top haptics conference paper on dynamic hand-interaction rendering for impedance-controlled gloves, recognized with the IEEE World Haptics Conference 2023 Best Paper Honorable Mention Award.
2023
Survey on Hand-Based Haptic Interaction for Virtual Reality
IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2023, doi: 10.1109/TOH.2023.3266199.
An authoritative review of hand-based haptic interaction for virtual reality, covering force-feedback gloves, multimodal hand feedback and VR haptic interaction techniques.
Courses
- C Programming
- Theory of Machines and Mechanisms
- Haptic Human-machine Interaction
- Modern Product Design Methodology
Contact
Email: hapticwang@buaa.edu.cn
Address: Room 719, Building 3, Shahe Campus, Beihang University, No. 9 South Third Street, Shahe Higher Education Park, Changping District, Beijing