Touch Sensing and Processing Summer School 2026

August 24, 2026 – August 28, 2026
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Jugendgästehaus Liebethal (nearby Dresden)
https://lasr.org/tspss2026

Abstract

Compared to vision or hearing, touch is a poorly understood sensing modality. Thanks to recent advances in hardware development, it will soon be possible to digitize touch at scale. This creates important opportunities for both basic research and applications, such as robotics. In this context, it is increasingly important the role of Touch Processing – the science of making sense of touch through the use of machine learning.

The Touch Sensing and Processing Summer School (TSPSS) aims to provide a stimulating opportunity for young researchers and Ph.D. students to participate and benefit from direct interaction and discussions with world leaders in touch sensing and processing. Participants will also have the possibility to present the results of their research, and to interact with their scientific peers, in an informal and constructive environment.