Dr. Troy L. McDaniel

Troy McDaniel, Assistant Professor, CUbiC

Dr. Troy L. McDaniel

Position

Assistant Professor, The Polytechnic School; Director, HAPT-X Laboratory; Director, Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing (CUbiC); PI, NSF-NRT grant program, Citizen-Centered Smart Cities and Smart Living

Department

Computer Science and Engineering

Joined CUbiC

Contact

troy.mcdaniel@asu.edu

History

Former ASU student.

Research Profile

My research interests span the areas of haptics, human-computer interaction and assistive/rehabilitative technology. In particular, I explore the sense of touch as a receptive channel in the context of information delivery via electronic devices and displays. My research focus targets both (1) applied and (2) core research contributions within haptics: (1) Assistive haptics technologies for individuals who are blind such as social interaction assistants, and rehabilitative haptics technologies for individuals with motor impairments such as stroke; and (2) Psychophysics, multimodal displays, and device design. I completed my dissertation, "Somatic ABC's: A Theoretical Framework for Designing, Developing and Evaluating the Building Blocks of Touch-Based Information Delivery", in 2012 under the guidance of Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan.

Publications

Visual-to-tactile mapping of facial movements for enriched social interactions
S. Bala, T. McDaniel, S. Panchanathan,
2014
Haptic Mirror for Active Exploration of Facial Expressions by Individuals Who Are Blind
S. Yasmin, T. McDaniel, S. Panchanathan,
2014
An evaluation of haptic descriptions for audio described films for individuals who are blind
T. McDaniel, S. Panchanathan, L.N. Viswanathan,
2013
An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Design, Development and Deployment of Person-Centered Accessible Technologies
S. Panchanathan, T. McDaniel, V. Balasubramanian,
2013
Vibrotactile Cueing using Wearable Computers for Overcoming Learned Non-Use in Chronic Stroke
Luster EL, T. McDaniel, B. Fakhri, J. Davis, M. Goldberg, S. Bala, S. Panchanathan,
2013