Nicholas Colonnese

www.ncolonnese.com I am a Research Science Director at Meta Reality Labs Research, working on novel interfaces for augmented and virtual reality. I lead a multidisciplinary haptic displays program, which includes researchers with expertise in materials, actuation, rendering algorithms, perception, interaction design, and haptic value evaluation. My mission is to bring the sense of touch to the metaverse. I am an active member of several academic and industrial communities, including Haptics Symposium, World Haptics, UIST, CHI, ISWC, SIGGRAPH, Smart Haptics, and others. I hold a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University.