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NSF CAREER Award supports UCSB’s Jennifer Jacobs in developing more intuitive, human-centered digital fabrication tools.
Attributing manufacturing problems to “human error” is an oversimplification that can mask deeper failures, according to Ann Ryan, head of business development at Ireland-based training and technology ...
Anthropogenic influence (resulting from human activity) had the greatest effect on deer density, outweighing natural factors such as altitude, slope, and latitude. In addition to correlating with ...
Abstract: In this talk, I present my research on human capital in software engineering, an interdisciplinary perspective that explores the importance of skills, professionals and DEI (diversity, ...
Yet despite all this analysis, the failure rate remains high. One factor is rarely considered: the human element. When mentioned, it is usually reduced to a lack of technical skills or expertise.
A new partnership between U of T Engineering’s Centre for Healthcare Engineering and the William Osler Health System will focus on how human factors research can help improve clinical practice, both ...
As David Miller, assistant teaching professor of mechanical engineering, wrote to me, “Human factors is the field that touches everyone but most people don’t know about. Are you sitting down? How did ...