Publications

My research focuses on the design and use of mechatronic and robotic devices intended to interact with humans. I have performed research in this area as it pertains to robotic rehabilitation and assessment of individuals with neurological disorders, as well as haptics and its potential to enhance experiences in virtual and augmented reality. Below is a complete listing of my publications with links and PDFs.

Journal Publications

E Pezent, P. Agarwal, J. Hartcher-O’Brien, N. Colonnese and M. K. O’Malley, “Design, Control, and Psychophysics of Tasbi: A Force-Controlled Multimodal Haptic Bracelet,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2022.

E Pezent, B. Cambio, M. K. O’Malley, “Syntacts: Open-Source Software and Hardware for Audio-Controlled Haptics,” IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2020.

E. Pezent, S. Fani, J. Clark, M. Bianchi, and M. K. O’Malley, “Spatially Separating Haptic Guidance From Task Dynamics Through Wearable Devices,”, IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2019.

C. G. Rose, E. Pezent, C. K. Kann, and M. K. O’Malley, “Assessing Wrist Movement with Robotic Devices,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering , 2018.

Conference Publications

E. Pezent, M. K. O’Malley, A. Israr, M. Samad, S. Robinson, P. Agarwal, H. Benko, and N. Colonnese, “Explorations of Wrist Haptic Feedback for AR/VR Interactions with Tasbi”, Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2020.

C. Smith, E. Pezent, and M. K. O’Malley, “Spatially Separated Cutaneous Haptic Guidance for Training of a Virtual Sensorimotor Task,” IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2020.

E. Pezent, A. Israr, M. Samad, S. Robinson, P. Agarwal, H. Benko, and N. Colonnese, “Tasbi: Multisensory Squeeze and Vibrotactile Wrist Haptics for Augmented and Virtual Reality,” IEEE World Haptics Conference, 2019.

E. Pezent, S. Fani, J. Bradley, M. Bianchi, and M. K. O’Malley, “Separating Haptic Guidance from Task Dynamics: A Practical Solution via Cutaneous Devices,” IEEE Haptics Symposium, 2018.

E. Pezent, C. G. Rose, A. Deshpande, and M. K. O’Malley, “Design and Characterization of the OpenWrist: A Robotic Wrist Exoskeleton for Coordinated Hand-Wrist Rehabilitation,” IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 2017.

A. Erwin, E. Pezent, J. Bradley, and M. K. O’Malley, “The Effect of Robot Dynamics on Smoothness during Wrist Pointing,” IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 2017.

Ph.D. Dissertation

E. Pezent, “Referred Haptic Feedback for Virtual Hand Interactions Through a Bracelet Interface,” Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, 2021 (Ph.D. Dissertation).

Master’s Thesis

E. Pezent, “Design, Characterization, and Validation of the OpenWrist Exoskeleton,” Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, 2017 (Master’s Thesis).