Research

• Visual Ergonomics
• User-Centered Design
• Mobility Ergonomics
• UX/Usability
• Human-Machine Interface
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Digital Human Modeling
• Industrial Ergonomics
• Data Mining

Areas of Interest

• 1 Ergonomics in creative design

  - Next generation product & system (mobiles, flexible display, intelligent vehicle, HUD, BCI, etc.)

• 2 Mobility (automobiles, ships, yachts) Ergonomics

  - Driver/operator comfort/discomfort, fatigue, alertness, situation awareness, workload, etc.
  - Easy assembly & maintenance
  - Automotive UI, in-vehicle usability
  - Easy controls (comfort map), Ingress/Egress, Visibility, Roominess
  - Improvement of human-vehicle interfaces (visual, auditory, and tactile)
  - Digital human modeling

• 3 Healthcare

  – Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD)
  – Short-term and long-term fatigue
  – Medical device usability

• 4 Other Human-Integrated Systems

Measures and Analyses

• 1

  Human affect, cognition, and behaviors.

• 2

  Objective measures: interface pressure, joint angles, physiological measures (EEG/EMG/ECG/EOG), performance measures, etc.

• 3

  Statistical methods (ANOVA, MANOVA, PCA, Cluster Analysis, Regression), DFA, Neural Networks, etc.

Areas of Research

• 1 Human Factors Engineering

  (HMI / HCI / BCI / UCD / UX / Usability / DHM)

• 2 Visual Ergonomics / Neuroergonomics

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• 3 Vehicle Ergonomics / Adaptive Interface

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• 4 Creative Product R&D

Applications

• Smart Devices
• Flexible Displays
• Smart Toys

• Ships
• Home Appliances
• Automobiles

• Warfare Systems
• Future Products
• etc

Current Research Topics

Visual Ergonomics: Flexible Display

Automotive & Neuroergonomics: Adaptive Interface

UX, Usability & Creativity: New & Existing Products

Digital Human Modeling: Special Purpose Vehicles