About us

Welcome to the Human Factors Interest Group (HFIG), affiliated with the Human Factors Laboratories in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. HFIG is a student chapter of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). HFIG members consist of students and faculty members that are affiliated with the University of Toronto and local professionals who are interested in the field of Human Factors. Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, the membership in HFIG is free. It's easy to sign up, and details are available here.

Human Factors Laboratories

Cognitive Engineering Laboratory [ Prof Greg Jamieson Prof Kim Vicente ]
The Cognitive Engineering Laboratory (CEL) focuses on the implementation and management of complex socio-technical systems. Research topics include human cognition, trust in automation, and adaptation to novel environmental changes.
Ergonomics in Teleoperation and Control Laboratory [ Prof Paul Milgram ]
The Ergonomics in Teleoperation and Control (ETC) laboratory investigates the augmentation of human perceptual and control abilities through technology. Example research topics include visual signal detection in 'noisy' environments, sensorimotor coordination with 'mirrored' controls, and application of subconscious visual cues to signalling systems.
Human Factors and Applied Statistics Laboratory [ Prof Birsen Donmez ]
The Human Factors and Applied Statistics (HFASt) laboratory conducts research on understanding and improving human behaviour and performance in multi-task and complex situations, using a wide range of analytical techniques. Research topics include surface transportation, healthcare, mining, and unmanned vehicle supervisory control.
Interactive Media Laboratory [ Prof Mark Chignell ]
The Interactive Media Lab (IML) conducts research into emerging information technology systems' interfaces, usability, and design. Focus topics include healthcare, knowledge management, ubiquitious computing, and personalization of software to match individual differences.

Lisa Min
hfig-prez [at] mie [dot] utoronto [dot] ca

Mario Iannuzzi
hfig-vprez [at] mie [dot] utoronto [dot] ca

Maryam Merrikhpour
hfig-treasury [at] mie [dot] utoronto [dot] ca

Patrick Stahl
hfig-sec [at] mie [dot] utoronto [dot] ca

Andrea Jovanovic
hfig-undergrad [at] mie [dot] utoronto [dot] ca

Fatima Kanji
hfig-social [at] mie [dot] utoronto [dot] ca

David Canella
hfig-web [at] mie [dot] utoronto [dot] ca

Anthony Soung Yee
asy [at] mie [dot] utoronto [dot] ca

Professor Paul Milgram
milgram [at] mie [dot] utoronto [dot] ca

2007 Nathan Lau (CEL) - Student Member with Honors Award
2006 Laura K. Thompson (CEL) - Alphonse Chapanis Best Student Paper Award
"Using Glance Behavior to Evaluate ACC Driver Controls in a Driving Simulator"
2005 Zhonghai Li (ETC) - Best Student Paper, Performance & Perception Technical Group
2005 Zhonghai Li (ETC) - Best Student Paper, Surface Transportation Technical Group
2002 Weiwei Du (ETC) - Best Student Paper, Performance & Perception Technical Group
2000 Gregory A. Jamieson (CEL) - Student Member with Honors Award
1991 David Drascic (ETC) - Alphonse Chapanis Best Student Paper Award
"Skill Acquisition and Task Performance in Teleoperation using Monoscopic and Stereoscopic Video Remote Viewing"

2007 Scott Flemming (CEL) - Best Student Poster Award, International Society for Industrial Ecology Conference
"Considering Human Factors Perspectives on Sustainability Systems"
2007 Brian Gore (ETC) - SAE International's Arch T. Colwell Merit Award, Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress
"New Integrated Modelling Capabilities: MIDAS' Recent Behavioural Enhancements" (SAE paper 2005-01-2701)
2006 Ryan Kilgore (IML) - John Karlin Best Paper Award, Human Factors in Telecommunication conference
2004 Francine Lee & Wendy Hui (ETC) - Best Student Paper Award, Association of Canadian Ergonomists
2001 Ming Hou (ETC) - Best Student Paper Award, Centre for Advanced Studies Conference
1995 Laura Lin (CEL) - 1st Place - National Thesis Competition. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Industrial Engineers
"Investigation of Effectiveness of the User Interface of Patient Controlled Analgesia Machines"
1995 Laura Lin (CEL) - Outstanding Abstract in the area of Clinical Application of Technology. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists
"Analysis, Redesign, and Evaluation of a Patient Controlled Analgesia Machine Interface"