Mounia Ziat
Associate Professor, Information Design and Corporate CommunicationPh.D., Universite de Technologie de Compiegne, 2006
Master, Universite de Technologie de Compiegne, 2006
Electronics Engineering, 1997
Office: Morison Hall 290 | 781.891.2223 | mziat@bentley.edu
Bio
Relying on her multidisciplinary background, Dr. Ziat's approach to science is holistic; her goals are to better understand perception and human interaction with the natural and artificial environment. For the last eighteen years, she have been studying haptic perception by combining engineering, cognitive psychology, human-computer interaction (HCI), and neuroscience to understand all aspects of human touch. From the moment fingers contact a surface to the time information reaches the brain, her research focusses on making sense of sensations that lead to a stable perception of the world. Dr. Ziat holds an Electronic Engineering degree and a Master and Ph.D. in Cognitive Science.
Research Interests
Haptics
Professional Links
Publications
Conference Proceeding(s)
de Grosbois, J., Di Luca, M., King, R., Ziat, M. (2020). The Predictive Perception of Dynamic Vibrotactile Stimuli Applied to the Fingertip. Haptics Symposium.
Forthcoming
de Grosbois, J., King, R., Di Luca, M., Parise, C., Ziat, M., Bazen, R. (2019). The frequency of tactile adaptation systematically biases subsequent frequency identification. Worldhaptics 2019.
de Grosbois, J., Di Luca, M., King, R., Parise, C., Ziat, M. (2019). Exogenous cueing of visual attention using small, directional, tactile cues applied to the fingertip.. Worldhaptics 2019.
Conference Paper(s)
Ziat, M., Chin, K., Raisamo, R. (2020). Effects of Visual Locomotion and Tactile Stimuli Duration on the Emotional Dimensions of the Cutaneous Rabbit Illusion . ACM.
Forthcoming
Conference Presentations
Ziat,
M., Chin,
K., Raisamo,
R. (2020).
"Emotional Ratings of the Cutaneous Rabbit Illusion: Effects of Visual Locomotion and Tactile Duration."
Presented at the
Psychonomic Society Meeting,
Virtual.
Murray,
C., Gaboury,
H., Angel,
M., Ziat,
M. (2019).
"Investigation of Fabric Texture Aversion in Haptodysphoric Individuals."
Presented at the
Psychonomic Society Meeting,
New Orleans.
Ziat,
M., Bazen,
R., de Grosbois,
J., Misse,
D.
A., Cabe,
P. (2019).
"String-mediated Force-based Haptic Perception of Shape from Motion."
Presented at the
Psychonomic Society Meeting,
New Orleans.
Ziat,
M. (2019).
"The Affective Dimensions of the Cutaneous Rabbit Effect."
Presented at the
IEEE's
Worldhaptics,
Tokyo, Japan.
Service
Department Service
Committee Member for PhD Curriculum, 2020 - 2021
Professional Service
Conference/Workshop Organizer for Worldhaptics 2021, 2019 - Present
Editor (Associate), Conference for Eurohaptics 2020, 2020 - 2020
Editor (Associate), Conference for Worldhaptics 2019, 2019 - 2019