XR-SENSE - NEXT-GENERATION VISUOHAPTIC MEDIA REPRESENTATION, CODING AND INTERACTIVE RENDERING FOR IMMERSIVE AND INCLUSIVE XR

Application Deadline: 10 Sep 2026 - 15:00 (UTC)

Country: Italy

Type of Contract: To be defined

Job Status: Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The research activity will focus on the design and integration of multimodal haptic feedback solutions into existing VR/MR platforms for immersive interaction, remote collaboration, and teleoperation. The work will investigate advanced wearable haptic interfaces, such as armbands, rings, and thimbles, capable of delivering cutaneous deformation, vibrotactile stimulation, texture, and thermal cues. Particular attention will be devoted to the development of control strategies and representation methods for mapping information from virtual or remote environments into coherent and meaningful haptic sensations. The overall objective is to improve rendering realism, perceptual credibility, situational awareness, and user experience in next-generation visuo-haptic XR applications.

Additional Information

Eligibility criteria

• Eligible destination country/ies for fellows: OTHER
• Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence: OTHER
• Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies: OTHER

Website for additional job details: https://www.unisi.it/ateneo/concorsi-gare-e-appalti/incarichi-di-ricerca

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: Università degli Studi di Siena
• Country: Italy

Contact

• City: SIENA
• Website: https://www.diism.unisi.it/it