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Dr. Haliza Mat Husin is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of haptics, robotics, and biomedical engineering, whose work is transforming how humans interact with machines in high-stakes environments. Her primary research areas include haptic feedback systems, robot-assisted surgery, and non-invasive neural interfaces. Dr. Mat Husin’s most significant contributions lie in restoring the sense of touch to teleoperated systems. Her landmark 2023 paper on estimating palpation forces from visual-inertial data (20 citations) addresses a critical gap in robotic surgery, where surgeons lose tactile sensation. She has further demonstrated that providing realistic haptic feedback of tool vibrations during simulation training can measurably reduce resident workload in live robot-assisted procedures (10 citations). Beyond the operating room, her work on the AiroTouch system (6 citations) extends these principles to telerobotic construction, enabling safer assembly of building components. Earlier in her career, she developed a wireless EEG system using capacitive electrodes (12 citations), showcasing her versatility in neural engineering. With a growing body of work that bridges fundamental haptic science and translational applications, Dr. Mat Husin is shaping the future of teleoperation, making remote manipulation more intuitive, efficient, and safe for surgeons, construction workers, and beyond.