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HFES Research Groups

Human Factors and Statistical Modeling Lab

Lab Director | Linda Ng Boyle

At the Human Factors and Statistical Modeling Lab, our research emphasis is on the examination of complex datasets to gain insights on human performance and behavior as they interact with systems. The goal of our research is to enhance operator safety and reduce the risk of injuries and fatalities. 

Behavioral Research in Computer Security
(BRICS Lab)

Lab Director | Prashanth Rajivan

The BRICS Lab works on problems at the intersection of human factors and cyber security to understand the social and cognitive processes that people use to detect malicious signals online. This includes studying the cognitive processes associated with the detection of phishing emails and misinformation on social media platforms.

Humans and Systems Lab

Lab Director | Ji-Eun Kim    

The HAS lab is a research group devoted to investigating several areas within the fields of human performance modeling, neuroergonomics, and cognitive engineering, with a primary goal of designing work systems that better accommodate individual differences. 

 

HFES Courses

IND E 351 Human Factors in Design (4 Credits)

Engineering considerations of the abilities and limitations of the human aspect in the design of operational systems and components. Functional, psychological, physiological, and environmental considerations.

IND E 455 User Interface Design (4 Credits)

Design oriented to cover fundamentals of user interface design; models on human computer interaction, software psychology, input devices, usability, cognitive and perceptual aspects of human-computer interaction, advanced interface, and research methodologies are discussed. 

IND E 549 Research Methods in Human Factors (3 Credits)

Includes fundamental guidelines for survey design, controlled experiments, quasi-experimental, and observational studies. Focus on safety, productivity, functionality, and usability. Review of journal articles on research methods and design issues, given functional, psychological, physiological, and environmental constraints. Recommended: introductory class in human factors.

IND E 599B Human Performance Modeling (3 Credits)

Covers emerging concepts and methods of human performance modeling (HPM), offering an integrated perspective on the behavioral, neural, and physiological bases of HPM at work. Each stage of the human information processing model and its neural and physiological recordings will be introduced.


IND E 566 Introduction to Ergonomics (3 Credits)

Basic principles of ergonomics in work environment applied to problems of worker and management. Topics include measurement of physical work capacity, problems of fatigue and heat stress, applied biomechanics, worker-machine interactions and communication, design of displays and controls. Prerequisite: basic human physiology or permission of instructor. 

IND E 567 Applied Occupational Health and Safety (3 Credits)

Application of occupational safety and health principles. Student teams perform evaluations, assess production methods/processes and exposures, health and safety procedures and programs, and develop engineering and administrative controls. Students perform on a consulting project with a local company including budgeting, project reporting, and presentation. 

IND E 569 Occupational Biomechanics (4 Credits)

Lectures and laboratories address human occupational biomechanical and physiological limits and measurement, analysis, and modeling techniques that are used by ergonomists for design of safe, healthful, and productive physical work.