Industrial Engineering: Research Guide

Webinar February 5th, 15:00 UTC Systemic methods in complex and digitalized manufacturing series This webinar is the second part of the Webinar Series: Systemic Methods in Complex and Digitalized Manufacturing, showcasing applied and analytical modeling research using FRAM and STAMP-STPA. The webinar is presented by members of the IEA Resilience Engineering Committee. The series focuses […]

Webinar January 25, 2025, 15:00 UTC Brief summary: This webinar is the first part of the Webinar Series: Systemic Methods in Complex and Digitalized Manufacturing, showcasing applied and analytical modeling research using FRAM and STAMP-STPA. The webinar is presented by members of the IEA Resilience Engineering Committee. The series focuses on applications in complex and […]

Webinar on January 29, 2025, 16:00 UTC (13:00 Chile, 11:00 Ecuador) This webinar organized by the IEA Informal Work TC in collaboration with the Universidad de Atacama and the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador will present an overview of the situation of informal work in Latin America with emphasis on Chile and Ecuador and then […]

Webinar Wednesday, 4th December 2024, 16:00 UTC Duration: 90 mins This IEA webinar, titled “Ergonomic Design, Development, and Research in the Informal Sector in Latin America,” is part of a series of webinars focused on analyzing informal labor and its challenges. Organized by the IEA Informal Work Technical Committee in collaboration with the National University […]

Webinar Monday, December 2nd, 2024, 2pm-3pm (UTC) Duration: 60 mins For more information click here. To register click here.

Webinar rescheduled for 15th November, 2024, 8 am UTC The goal of this webinar series is to showcase the research/projects in visual ergonomics conducted by executive members of the IEA Visual Ergonomics Technical Committee. The members have extensive experience in teaching/working within visual ergonomics. Throughout their speeches, they will establish links between practice and science, […]

October 31, 2024 Time: 15:00 UTC (90 minutes duration) This webinar from the IEA Technical Committee on Informal Work will focus on informal work in Latin America. Prominent experts from Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile will present case examples of informal work that are most representative of the region, and will review the state of ergonomics […]

The IEA mourns the passing of Prof. Dr. Klaus Zink. Prof. Zink spent three separate terms in the IEA’s Executive Committee including as Vice-President Treasurer from 2009 to 2012. Prof. Zink also spent many years as the German-speaking ergonomics society representative on the IEA Council. He started the IEA’s Human Factors and Sustainable Development Technical […]

Just before the 22nd Triennial Congress of the IEA the annual general meeting of the IEA Council was held. The Council consists of representatives of the 55 federated members and the IEA elected officers. The Chairs of the standing committees gave reports on the activities of the hundreds of volunteers that make up the technical […]

The IEA officers are pleased to announce that the next book in the Ergonomics in a Nutshell series for “Giving your business the human factors edge ..” has just been published. It is available free of charge in e-book format: Making it happen. IEA developed this publication for Line Managers in industry to provide practical […]

IEA Webinar on 18 July 2024 at 13:00 UTC This webinar by the IEA Technical Committee on Informal Work will be an introduction to the topic of informal work followed by researchers from around the world sharing ergonomics-related perspectives, case examples, and challenges arising in the informal sector. Organiser: Clive D’Souza, University of Pittsburgh, IEA […]

Exciting news this month from our colleagues in Brazil – the Association of Brazil for Ergonomics and Human Factors (ABERGO). This IEA federated society had already succeeded in getting laws passed in 2022 to obligate employers to conduct “ergonomic” risk assessments of and design appropriate prevention interventions. This increased the demand for qualified HFE specialists […]

Members of the IEA Executive Committee and ErgoAfrica network along with ergonomics/human factors educators from USA and Europe are working towards building up the educational resources in West Africa for our discipline. Last week milestone meetings were held at the University of Ghana where plans were laid to establish a Masters Degree program in Ergonomics […]

The IEA is pleased to announce that the “Core Competencies of Human Factors and Ergonomics” has been translated into German, published and is available from the IEA website (->Resources) along with the translations into Japanese, Spanish and Farsi. Any members wishing to assist with translations into their local languages should contact the Secretary General.

HEDY is a project which provides massive open online courses (MOOC) for free and open access for participants, with interactive forums, focused on Life in Artificial Intelligence plus generating other resources of interest to HFE specialists. It was conducted by a consortium of research institutes across Europe and was funded by support from the European […]

During the Triennial Congress of the International Commission on Occupational Health held in Marrakesh, Morocco, 28th-April to 3rd May the ICOH renewed its collaboration agreement with the IEA and the International Occupational Hygiene Association. The MOU was signed by the Presidents, Prof. Seong-Kyu Kang for ICOH, Dr Samantha Connell for IOHA and Prof. José Orlando […]

IEA Webinar 18th June, 2024, at 10 am UTC Brief summary of content: The goal of this on-line webinar series is to bring you perspectives on the envisaged challenges arising from the Future of Work for HFE from around the World. In this webinar we will be hearing about the future of work from Eastern […]

IEA Webinar 8 June, 2024 at 7 am UTC This webinar will discuss the integration of cognitive and affective aspects in the design of products for measuring usability through empirical studies in the context of Tablet PCs, e-learning and e-commerce. The webinar will discuss the investigation of cognitive and affective factors that impact the usability […]

Decent work for all, a goal shared by ILO and the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), cannot be achieved unless human factors/ergonomics (HFE) principles and a HFE systems approach are incorporated in the design of work systems. However, despite the acknowledged importance of HFE in the workplace, most countries and regions lack comprehensive regulations and requirements […]

IEA Webinar on Thursday 30th May, 14:00-15:30 (UTC/GMT) The goal of this online webinar series is to showcase excellent projects at the forefront of Healthcare Human Factors & Ergonomics (HFE). The work has been carried out by Early Career Researchers and Practitioners (ECR/Ps) across the IEA network. ECR/Ps are PhD students and those who are […]

IEA Webinar 5 June, 4 pm UTC time (https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html). By the Technical Committee on MusculoSkeletal Disorders. The goal of this on-line webinar is to inform ergonomists on the topic of the ‘physical activity paradox’. Physical activity is generally regarded as health enhancing. However, recent evidence shows that this may not be the case for high […]

IEA Webinar 16 May, 14:00 UTC The goal of this on-line webinar series is to bring you perspectives on the envisaged challenges arising from the Future of Work for HFE from around the World. In this webinar we will be hearing about the future of work from Colombia and the challenges that this raises for […]

The Society of French Speaking Ergonomists (SELF) has informed us of the passing of Yvon Queinnec, a leading member of their society and head of the hosting team of the 1991 IEA Triennial Congress. Our sympathies go to his colleagues and family. His contribution to the field of ergonomics will live on in his large […]

The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia has been busy promoting our discipline using a series of podcasts which they have offered to share on the IEA website. The series of individual podcasts can be found here: https://www.hfehub.au . The podcasts focus on the connection between human capabilities and good design. There is a […] The post Podcasts from HFE Society in Australia first appeared on International Ergonomics Association.

The IEA has been advised about a course in France that has recently been awarded a status to qualify the participants to receive study grants. This should be very attractive to French speaking undergraduates interested in becoming professional HFE specialists. Futher information is available here in English The IEA congratulates the course professors whose efforts […] The post Grants to support students to study Masters Degree in Ergonomics in France first appeared on International Ergonomics Association.

17th April, 2024, 1 pm UTC /GMT (1400 CET) The goal of this on-line webinar series is to bring you perspectives on the envisaged challenges arising from the Future of Work for HFE from around the World. In this webinar we will be hearing about the future of work from France and the challenges that […] The post The Future of Work and the Challenges for HFE from France first appeared on International Ergonomics Association.

  Call for papers   Special Issue of Applied Ergonomics organized by the IEA TC“Ergonomics and Human Factors for Sustainability” is open for submissions from 15th January to 31st August, 2024. The field of Ergonomics and Human Factors (E/HF) has evolved from its origins. Initially focused on the analysis of simple systems, today this discipline […] The post E/HF for a Sustainable, Resilient, Human-Centered Future first appeared on International Ergonomics Association.

DEADLINE EXTENDED – ALL NOMINATIONS DUE BY 30 JANUARY, 2024   We are accepting nominations for IEA Awards until January 30, 2024. Please check this list of awards carefully and nominate colleagues, students, and early career researchers who deserve to be recognized. TRIENNIAL AWARDS ~ IEA/Elsevier John Wilson Award recognizes major contributions in the […] The post NOMINATIONS FOR IEA AWARDS first appeared on International Ergonomics Association.

Webinar Series February 9th, 2024 at 10:30 am- 12:00 pm (USA- Central Time) The goal of this webinar series is to showcase excellent projects in Human Factors in Healthcare done by Early Career Researchers and Practitioners (ECR/Ps) across the IEA network. ECR/Ps are PhD students and those who are within 0 to 5 years post-PhD […] The post Emerging Researchers and Practitioners in Human Factors in Healthcare first appeared on International Ergonomics Association.

IEA AWARDS 2024 ALL NOMINATIONS ARE DUE BY 30 JANUARY, 2024 2024 will be a banner year for IEA Awards. We expect to present 8 different IEA Triennial Awards as well as the annual IEA Fellow Awards, IEA/Tsinghua Awards, and IEA/Kingfar Awards for students and early career researchers. In 2024 we will make the first […] The post CALL FOR IEA AWARDS NOMINATIONS – DEADLINE EXTENDED first appeared on International Ergonomics Association.