Publications
2023
Yeganeh, Nashmin, Ivan Makarov, Snorri Steinn Stefánsson Thors, Árni Kristjánsson, and Runar Unnthorsson. 2023. Evaluating the Optimum Distance between Voice Coil Actuators Using the Relative Point Localization Method on the Forearm. Actuators 12, no. 1: 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/act12010006
2022
Elvar Atli Ævarsson, Thórhildur Ásgeirsdóttir, Finnur Pind, Árni Kristjánsson, and Runar Unnthorsson. 2022. Vibrotactile Threshold Measurements at the Wrist Using Parallel Vibration Actuators. ACM Trans. Appl. Percept. 19, 3, Article 10 (July 2022), 11 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3529259
2021
2020
2019
Rebekka Hoffmann, Manje A. B. Brinkhuis, Runar Unnthorsson, Árni Kristjánsson, The intensity order illusion: temporal order of different vibrotactile intensity causes systematic localization errors. 2019. Journal of Neurophysiology, Volume 122, Issue 4, pages 1810-1820, https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00125.2019
Spagnol, Simone; Purkhús, Kristján Bjarki; Unnthorsson, Rúnar; Björnsson, Sverrir Karl.The Viking HRTF dataset (2019) Proceedings of the Sound and Music Computing Conferences, pp. 55 – 60, https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85084386330&origin=inward
2018
Simone Spagnol, Rebekka Hoffmann, Marcelo Herrera Martínez, Runar Unnthorsson, Blind wayfinding with physically-based liquid sounds, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Volume 115, 2018, Pages 9-19, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2018.02.002.
Hoffmann, R.; Brinkhuis, M.; Kristjánsson, Á. and Unnthorsson, R. (2018). Introducing a New Haptic Illusion to Increase the Perceived Resolution of Tactile Displays. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications – CHIRA, ISBN 978-989-758-328-5; ISSN 2184-3244, pages 45-53. https://doi.org/10.5220/0006899700450053
Hoffmann, Rebekka; Spagnol, Simone, Kristjánsson, Árni, Unnthorsson, Runar. Evaluation of an Audio-haptic Sensory Substitution Device for Enhancing Spatial Awareness for the Visually Impaired. Optometry and Vision Science 95(9):p 757-765, September 2018. https://doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000001284
Simone Spagnol, György Wersényi, Michał Bujacz, Oana Bălan, Marcelo Herrera Martínez, Alin Moldoveanu, Runar Unnthorsson, Current Use and Future Perspectives of Spatial Audio Technologies in Electronic Travel Aids, Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, vol. 2018, Article ID 3918284, 17 pages, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/3918284
P. Strumillo, M. Bujacz, P. Baranski, P. Skulimowski, P. Korbel, M. Owczarek, K. Tomalczyk, A. Moldoveanu & R. Unnthorsson. (2018). Different Approaches to Aiding Blind Persons in Mobility and Navigation in the “Naviton” and “Sound of Vision” Projects. In: Pissaloux, E., Velazquez, R. (eds) Mobility of Visually Impaired People. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54446-5_15
Serafin, Stefania; Dahl, Sofia; Bresin, Roberto; Jensenius, Alexander Refsum; Unnthorsson, Runar; Välimäki, Vesa. NordicSMC: A nordic university hub on sound and music computing. (2018) Proceedings of the 15th Sound and Music Computing Conference: Sonic Crossings, SMC 2018, pp. 124 – 128, https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85075104318&origin=inward
2017
Bălan, Oana; Moldoveanu, Alin; Moldoveanu, Florica; Nagy, Hunor;Wersényi, György; Unnþórsson, Rúnar. Improving the audio game–playing performances of people with visual impairments through multimodal training (2017) Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 111 (2), pp. 148 – 164, https://doi.org/10.1177/0145482×1711100206
Csapo, Adam; Spagnol, Simone; Martinez, Marcelo Herrera; Bujacz, Michal; Janeczek, Maciej; Ivanica, Gabriel; Wersenyi, Gyorgy; Moldoveanu, Alin; Unnthorsson, Runar. Usability and effectiveness of auditory sensory substitution models for the visually impaired (2017) In the proceedings of the 142nd Audio Engineering Society International Convention 2017, AES 2017, https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85026634340&origin=inward
Simone Spagnol, Rebekka Hoffmann, Marcelo Herrera Martínez, Runar Unnthorsson. Blind wayfinding with physically-based liquid sounds, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Volume 115, 2018, Pages 9-19, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2018.02.002.
Rebekka Hoffmann, Vigdís Vala Valgeirsdóttir, Ómar I. Jóhannesson, Runar Unnthorsson & Árni Kristjánsson. Measuring relative vibrotactile spatial acuity: effects of tactor type, anchor points and tactile anisotropy. Exp Brain Res 236, 3405–3416 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-018-5387-z
S. Spagnol, S. Baldan and R. Unnthorsson, “Auditory depth map representations with a sensory substitution scheme based on synthetic fluid sounds,” 2017 IEEE 19th International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP), 2017, pp. 1-6, https://doi.org/10.1109/MMSP.2017.8122220.
Ómar I. Jóhannesson, Rebekka Hoffmann, Vigdís Vala Valgeirsdóttir, Rúnar Unnþórsson, Alin Moldoveanu & Árni Kristjánsson. Relative vibrotactile spatial acuity of the torso. Exp Brain Res 235, 3505–3515 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-017-5073-6
Jóhannesson, Ómar I., Oana Balan, Runar Unnthorsson, Alin Moldoveanu, and Árni Kristjánsson. 2016. “The Sound of Vision Project: On the Feasibility of an Audio-Haptic Representation of the Environment, for the Visually Impaired” Brain Sciences 6, no. 3: 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci6030020
Kristjánsson, Árni;Moldoveanu, Alin;Jóhannesson, Ómar;Balan, Oana;Spagnol, Simone;Valgeirsdóttir, Vigdís Vala; Unnthorsson, Rúnar. ‘Designing Sensory-substitution Devices: Principles, Pitfalls and Potential’. 2016. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 769-787, 2016 https://doi.org/10.3233/RNN-160647
Michal Bujacz, Karol Kropidlowski, Gabriel Ivanica, Alin Moldoveanu, Charalampos Saitis, Adam Csapo, György Wersenyi, Simone Spagnol, Omar I. Johannesson, Runar Unnthorsson, Mikolai Rotnicki & Piotr Witek. (2016). Sound of Vision – Spatial Audio Output and Sonification Approaches. In: Miesenberger, K., Bühler, C., Penaz, P. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9759. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41267-2_28
Spagnol, S.; Johannesson, O.I.; Kristjansson, A.; Unnthorsson, R.; Saitis, C.; Kalimeri, K.; Bujacz, M.; Moldoveanu, A. Model-based obstacle sonification for the navigation of visually impaired persons. 2016. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects, DAFx, pages 309-316, Brno 5-9 September 2016 https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85027517339&origin=inward