Celebration of Applied Human Factors Research

The Human Factors Interest Group at the University of Toronto organized a Celebration of Applied Human Factors Research, in Honour of Prof. John W. Senders' 90th Birthday. The symposium brought together some of the most influential members of the Human Factors community, both to remind us of the pioneering work of Prof. Senders and his colleagues in the 1960s and to educate us about present and future concerns of the Human Factors community.

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The event was an overwhelming success, here are some photos from the lectures and celebrations.  Videos of the lectures will be uploaded soon.

The day was organized into two broad themes: Applied Psychology (AM), and Human Error and Health (PM). The day's program can be found here.  The lineup of speakers and their topics were as follows:

AM

Abigail Sellen
Introduction
Mike Drillings
The Role of HFE in the Development of Systems for the US Army
Neville Moray  (remotely)
Eye Movement Research and Attention
Don Donderi
Working Under Deep Cover: Following JWS into the TTC
Alison Smiley
There is More to Seeing than Visibility
Jerome Elkind
Visual Attention in Piloting and Driving
Shumin Zhai
ShapeWriter:  Influences and Inspiration

PM

Sue Bogner
Human Error and Health
Penny Sanderson
Predicting the Impact of New EHRs and EMRs on the Work of Healthcare Practitioners (TBD)
Don Norman
Human Error: Why Logic is the Wrong Tool and the Topic Too Important to be Left to the Human Factors Community
John Senders
Reflection and Response

The event was run with the support of the Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and The University of Toronto Centre for Patient Safety.  

You may wish to make a donation to the John W. Senders Scholarship Award.