Many congratulations to UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering PhD student Tianyang Yao, who has received the IEEE Sensors 2025 Outstanding Student Poster Award for his paper “Bioimpedance-Driven Haptic Feedback for Human Computer Interaction.”
The paper, co-authored with Professor Richard Bayford and Professor Andreas Demosthenous, introduces a bioimpedance-based interaction method capable of accurately sensing both grasping angle and grip force magnitude - a capability not achievable by current commercial systems. The method enables real-time haptic feedback, offering users a more immersive and physically engaging experience. Its wearable Bluetooth human interface device (HID) design also allows seamless integration with consumer electronics.
Exploring biosignal decoding as a novel and widely applicable approach to human-machine interaction is my research focus. I am delighted that our work on bioimpedance-based interaction in virtual reality has received recognition and attention at the conference.”
His supervisor, Professor Andreas Demosthenous, added:
Many congratulations to Tianyang for receiving this best paper award at a flagship conference. It is particularly pleasing that our groundbreaking work in bioimpedance technologies and human-computer interfaces has been recognized for its innovation, scientific excellence and potential to advance next-generation interactive systems.”
