Workshop: The best of haptic worlds

Workshop: The best of haptic worlds

A workshop on the ethical applications of haptic technologies organized by Les Entretiens Jacques-Cartier in collaboration with CIRMMT.

Workshops and Research Meetings
October 18, 2024
08:30 - 12:00
A-832 (8th floor), Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, 527 Sherbrooke St. W.
info[AT]cirmmt[DOT]org
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Description

Les Entretiens Jacques-Cartier invite you to a workshop on the socially positive applications of haptic technologies. This workshop will bring together academic and professional speakers who are experts in marketing and/or haptic technologies in order to open an unprecedented discussion on the ethical considerations of these technologies and their beneficial applications. The workshop will take the form of presentations in French and open to the public. For more information, please see the Entretiens Jacques-Cartier website.

Registration

Registration for the seminar is free and open to the public. To register for this event please fill out this Eventbrite form.

Schedule

08:30am – Introductory remarks

  • Sonia Capelli, University Professor, Lyon3 University
  • Margot Racat, Associate Professor, IDRAC Business School
  • Vincent Lévesque, Professor, Ecole de Technologie Supérieure

08:45am – The development of haptic technologies and their impact on society

  • Manuel Cruz, Scientific Director, Innovobot Labs

09:05am - Haptic exploitation for accessible everyday tasks

  • Emmanuel Wilson, Technical Product Coordinator, Haply Robotics
  • Jeremy Cooperstock, Professor, McGill University

09:25am – Haptic Experience, looking at haptics as an experience rather than a technology

  • Oliver Schneider, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo

09:45am – Break

10:00am – Haptic force feedback controllers: innovating for a caring society through medical training, teleoperation and technological democratization

  • Antoine Weill-Duflos, Head of Technology and Applications, Haply Robotics

10:20am – Start-ups and the challenges of haptics in the future of our mobility

  • David Richard, CEO, Vibra Nova

10:40am - Learning platform with virtual cognitive systems: the challenge of responsible AI in connection with neuroeducation

  • Jérôme Mariaud de Serre, Owner, director and educator, Nemeta

11:00am – Break

11:15am – Researchers' and companies' views - feedback on presentations and societal perspectives

  • Manuel Cruz, Scientific Director, Innovobot Labs
  • Oliver Schneider, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
  • Antoine Weill-Duflos, Head of Technology and Applications, Haply Robotics
  • Jérôme Mariaud de Serre, Owner, Director and Educator, Nemeta
  • Sonia Capelli, University Professor, Lyon3 University
  • Mounia Ziat, Associate Professor, Bentley University
  • David Richard, CEO, Vibra Nova

12:00pm – End of session