Didem Katircilar
didemkatircilar.bsky.social
Didem Katircilar
@didemkatircilar.bsky.social
Doctoral Researcher at HapLab Justus-Liebig University Giessen
Now that IEEE World Haptics 2025 has come to an end, I'm thankful to have received an Honorable Mention for Best Work-in-Progress Paper for our work on social touch and pleasantness. 👥 🥳 (w/ @boracelebi.bsky.social @kdrewing.bsky.social)! #ieee #whc2025 #haptics
July 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Good morning from Suwon 🇰🇷 Excited to be here for IEEE World Haptics 2025 ! :)

I will present our work today at 15.00 during WIP poster session, titled:

"The Power of Social Touch: Pleasantness is a Matter of Regularity"

w/ @boracelebi.bsky.social @kdrewing.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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The extraordinary enigma of ordinary tickle behavior: Why gargalesis still puzzles neuroscience | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The extraordinary enigma of ordinary tickle behavior: Why gargalesis still puzzles neuroscience
Tickle sensation remains one of the biggest unresolved mysteries in neuroscience—one that scientists are only beginning to unravel.
www.science.org
May 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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I’m excited to announce that I’m recruiting for a fully-funded 3.5-year PhD position in my lab in Southampton (UK). For details and to apply, see here: www.southampton.ac.uk/study/postgr...
​​Next Generation Ophthalmic Testing: “Continuous Psychophysics” for Rapid and User-Friendly Assessment of Visual, Movement, and Cognitive Disorders​
Discover more about our research project: ​​Next Generation Ophthalmic Testing: “Continuous Psychophysics” for Rapid and User-Friendly Assessment of Visual, Movement, and Cognitive Disorders​ at the U...
www.southampton.ac.uk
May 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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very happy to see this out: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Despite small delays, we feel our actions and their effects happen at the same time due to our brain's ability to adapt and recalibrate.
Recalibration of perceived agency transfers across modalities | Royal Society Open Science
We experience our actions and their sensory consequences as synchronous despite small sensorimotor delays. This is attained by an adaptation process in which the sensorimotor system recalibrates tempo...
royalsocietypublishing.org
April 30, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Two truly inspiring days at INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials! We exchanged ideas on human touch perception and materials science and looking forward to continuing future collaborations!🎊
April 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Members of HapLab are having two marvellous days full of science, active touch and creative ideas at our partner lab INM Saarbrücken, Interaktive Oberflächen (Roland Benewitz). Soo fruitful and enjoyable!!!
April 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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We had wonderful time at #TeaP2025 @teap2025.bsky.social happy to be part of inspiring discussions with amazing people! Until next time ✨
March 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I’m so excited to present our work on how elasticity, hydration and finger pad size affect softness exploration and perception at the "Tactile and Time Perception" session tomorrow (March 10th) at 11.15. Hope to see you there! #RolandBennewitz @kdrewing.bsky.social @haplab.bsky.social #TeaP2025
March 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The weather in Frankfurt today was amazing, making it perfect for enjoying the welcome reception of the #TeaP2025 and meeting with colleagues after so long! ☀️
March 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM