The 5th meeting of the Society for the Study of Social and Affective Touch in the Netherlands (also known as “Dutch Touch”) will happen again in November 2021 funded by the 4TU.NIRICT. The Dutch Touch society includes researchers from Dutch universities (including TE/e, TUD and UT) who study touch, as well as representatives of companies specialized in haptics, artists, and other practitioners working with touch. We would like to make this 5th meeting special also because research on ways of touching at a distance in the times of pandemic and post-pandemic is relevant as never before. Dutch Touch aims to strengthen collaboration between 4TU researchers and practitioners beyond academia. Dutch Touch is the place to exchange ideas, share current research, plan future activities, and support each other, consequently increasing the impact of 4TU research. This 5th addition will also have speakers invited from abroad, aiming to extend collaboration links and establish Dutch Touch as an event in the field internationally
- dr. Dasha Kolesnyk, University of Twente
- dr. Gijs Huisman, Delft University of Technology
- Prof. Dr. Jan van Erp, University of Twente