Curriculum Vitae
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Education
Stanford University, School of Engineering, Stanford, CA
PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering
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September 2015
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Thesis: Sensory Substitution and Augmentation of Forces and Torques Using Fingerpad Tactile Skin Deformation Feedback
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Allison M. Okamura
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Allison M. Okamura
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
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June 2012
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Area of Specialization: Mechatronics, Robotics, and Controls
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Engineering, Urbana, IL
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
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May 2009
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Experience
Publications
Journal
Z.F. Quek, S.B. Schorr, I. Nisky, W.R. Provancher, A.M. Okamura, "Sensory Substitution and Augmentation using 3-Degrees-of-Freedom Skin Deformation Feedback", IEEE Transactions on Haptics, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 209-221, 2015.
Z.F. Quek, S.B. Schorr, I. Nisky, A.M. Okamura, W.R. Provancher, "Augmenting Stiffness Perception using a 1-DoF skin stretch device", IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, vol.44, no.6, pp.731,742, Dec. 2014.
S.C Ryu, Z.F. Quek, J.S. Koh, P. Renaud, R.J. Black, B. Moslehi, B. Daniel, K.Y. Cho, M.R. Cutkosky, "Design of an Optically Controlled MR-compatible Active Needle", IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 1-11, 2015.
S.B. Schorr, Z.F. Quek, I. Nisky, W.R. Provancher, A.M. Okamura, "Tactor-induced skin stretch as a sensory substitution method in teleoperated palpation", IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 714–726, 2015.
Conference
J. M. Suchoski, A. Barron, C. Wu, Z. F. Quek, S. Keller and A. M. Okamura, “Comparison of Kinesthetic and Skin Deformation Feedback for Mass Rendering,” In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 4030-4035, 2016.
Z.F. Quek, S.B. Schorr, I. Nisky, W.R. Provancher, A.M. Okamura, "Sensory Substitution of Force and Torque using 6-Degrees-of-Freedom Tangential and Normal Skin Deformation Feedback", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 264-271, 2015.
I. Nisky, Y. Che, Z.F. Quek, M. Weber, M. Hsieh, A.M.Okamura, "Teleoperated versus open needle driving: Kinematic analysis of experienced surgeons and novice users", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 5371-5377, 2015.
S.B. Schorr, Z.F. Quek, I. Nisky, W.R. Provancher, A.M. Okamura, "Environment perception in the presence of kinesthetic or tactile guidance virtual fixtures", ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, pp. 287-294, 2015.
Z.F. Quek, S.B. Schorr, I. Nisky, W.R. Provancher, A.M. Okamura, "Sensory Substitution using 3-Degrees-of-Freedom Tangential and Normal Skin Deformation Feedback", IEEE Haptic Symposium, pp. 27-33, 2014 (Best Student Paper Award)
T. L. Gibo, D. R. Deo, Z. F. Quek, and A. M. Okamura, "Effect of load force feedback on grip force control during teleoperation: A preliminary study", IEEE Haptics Symposium, pp. 379-383, 2014.
Z.F. Quek, S.B. Schorr, I. Nisky, A. M. Okamura, and W. R. Provancher, "Sensory Augmentation of Stiffness using Fingerpad Skin Stretch", IEEE World Haptics, pp. 467-472, 2013.
S.B. Schorr, Z.F. Quek, I. Nisky, W.R. Provancher, A.M. Okamura, "Sensory Substitution via Cutaneous Skin Stretch Feedback", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp.2341,2346, 2013.
S.C. Ryu, Z.F. Quek, P. Renault, R. J. Black, B. L. Daniel, and M.R. Cutkosky, "An Optical Actuation System and Curvature Sensor for a MR-Compatible Active Needle", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 1589-1594, 2012.
S. Phan, Z.F. Quek, P. Shah, D. Shin, A. Zubeir, and O. Khatib, "Capacitive Skin Sensors for Robot Impact Monitoring", IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 2992-2997, 2011.
D. Shin, Z.F. Quek, S. Phan, M.R. Cutkosky, and O. Khatib, "Instantaneous Stiffness Effects on Impact Forces in Human Friendly Robots", IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 2998-3003, 2011.