Rolf Nordahl

Rolf Nordahl is an Associate Professor at Aalborg University's Department of Architecture and Media Technology, specializing in Virtual Reality (VR), haptic feedback, and sonic interaction design. His work bridges technology and human experience, focusing on applications for education, healthcare, and social skills development in autism.

• Research Highlights: Medical VR (pain distraction), immersive mathematics education, and multisensory simulations for empathy-building.
• Awards: Winner of the 2015 3D User Interfaces Contest; 2014 Honorable Mention for Best Paper.

He leads projects such as GAMESS (VR for autism education) and Audio-haptics (Volvo collaboration), while actively organizing workshops like the IEEE VR Workshop on Sonic Interactions. His recent publications explore geometric learning environments and realistic audio-haptic feedback systems.