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Summer School in DHM and Simulation 2024

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The University of Antwerp’s Centre for Health and Technology (CHaT) is excited to announce the Summer School in Digital Human Modeling and Simulation 2024. This event offers an international platform for researchers and professors to share and teach the latest innovations, discuss the state-of-the-art in the field, and exchange ideas and visions in all areas of digital human modelling research and applications.

Event Details

  • Dates: Monday, 23rd September to Wednesday, 25th September 2024
  • Location: University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Building R
  • Format: Hybrid (both online and onsite participation available)

Registration Fees

  • Academics (Online and Onsite): €300
  • Non-Academics (Online and Onsite): €600
  • Discount: Members of the Belgian Ergonomics Society or other Ergonomics Societies receive a €50 discount.

Program Schedule

23rd September

  • 10-11 AM: Introduction to DHM, Prof. Sofia Scataglini
  • 11-12 AM: Comfort and Discomfort, Prof. Xuguang Wang
  • Lunch Break
  • 1-2 PM: Extended Reality in Medicine, Prof. Marco Mandolini
  • 2-3 PM: Modelling the Hand, Prof. Esteban Peña Pitarch
  • 3-4 PM: The Role of Diagnostic Imaging (in silico medicine), Prof. Francesco Feletti
  • 4-5 PM: Design and Analysis of Mechanical Devices with Musculoskeletal Models, Prof. Michael Skipper Andersen
  • 5-6 PM: Biomechanical Perception Models Predicting Motion Comfort and Sickness in Automated Driving, Prof. Riender Happee

24th September

  • 10-11 AM: Neuroergonomics, AI and Passive Brain-Computer Interface (pBCI) for Enhanced Human Performance, Prof. Umer Asher
  • 11-12 AM: Computer-aided Technologies (CAD/CAM/CAE) for Prosthetics, Prof. Gregor Harih
  • Lunch Break
  • 1-2 PM: DHM in the Product Realization Process, Prof. Dan Hogberg
  • 2-3 PM: Human-Centred Robotics, Prof. Giacomo Palmieri
  • 3-4 PM: Inclusive Design in DHM, Prof. Silvia Imbesi
  • 4-5 PM: Human-Autonomous Systems, Prof. Simone Borsci
  • 5-6 PM: DHM and EEG, ECG, Posturography Affection, In-Cockpit Motion Modeling, Pilot Studies, Prof. Vladimir Socha

25th September

  • 10-11 AM: Modeling and Simulation of Movement for Stroke, Prof. Redha Taiar
  • 11-12 AM: DHM and Anthropometry, Prof. Erik Brolin
  • Lunch Break
  • 1-2 PM: DHM for Human-Centric Engineering and Medicine, Prof. James Yang
  • 2-3 PM: DHM and Infrared Thermography, Prof. Ameersing Luximon
  • 3-4 PM: Digital Work Planning: Integrating Ergonomics, Productivity, and Age-Appropriate Production Design using ema Work Designer, Michael Spitzhirn
  • 4-5 PM: DHM and IMMA, Prof. Lars Hanson

Registration

Please visit our registration page to register for the Summer School in Digital Human Modeling and Simulation 2024.

For further information, contact:

  • Prof. Sofia Scataglini (Chair of TC DHM at IEA, International Coordinator of 4D4ALL)
  • Prof. Steven Truijen (Chair of 4D4ALL)

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from leading experts in the field and connect with peers worldwide. We look forward to seeing you there!

Bimingham meeting

Gyula Szabó

Hilton Manchester Airport, UK

IEHFThe Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors is organising events answering the most recent safety related issues.

Human Factors in Nuclear Decommissioning

16 October 2017
Hilton Manchester Airport, UK

Britain today faces one of the most complex, long-term, environmental challenges – that of decommissioning 17 nuclear sites. It’s Europe’s largest remediation programme, and will take decades. In all, 10,000 plants and buildings will be demolished.

This work falls to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to organise and includes the first generation of Magnox power stations, various research and fuel facilities, and the largest, most complex site, Sellafield where all nuclear fuel reprocessing will end by 2020.

Work has already started and for the first time ever contaminated waste is being retrieved from the highest hazard facilities at Sellafield. At other sites, defueling – the removal of all nuclear fuel – will soon be completed.

This work involves some advanced machinery but mostly it involves people – 16,000 of them over the 17 sites. So, what are the human factors issues that need to be addressed in order to achieve the NDA’s objective? What skills can human factors practitioners bring to ensure these issues are investigated and dealt with effectively and sustainably?

The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors is organising an event that concentrates on answering these questions. ‘Human Factors in Nuclear Decommissioning’ will take place on 16 October 2017 at the Hilton Manchester Airport, UK and will bring together regulators, consultants, site licence companies and anyone with an interest in decommissioning in high-hazard industries.

Speakers will discuss human factors challenges and opportunities across all areas of decommissioning, from setting out safety cases to dealing with radiological hazards through protective equipment.

For more details visit http://events.ergonomics.org.uk/event/human-factors-in-nuclear-decommissioning/.

Human Factors in Aviation Safety

13-14 November 2017
Hilton London Gatwick Airport, UK

The BBC reported recently that air traffic controllers expect to manage a record 770,000 flights in UK airspace over the summer – 40,000 more than last year. The report also announced that the government is launching a consultation process to shape the UK’s aviation industry for the next 30 years. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40669144. The consultation will include 6 themes, one of which is safety and security, and another is innovation, technology and skills. Both of these themes will be discussed in detail at the ‘Human Factors in Aviation Safety’ event in November, organised by the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors.

The programme for this two-day event includes presentations, posters and discussions covering human performance, adaptive automation, remote operations, fatigue and maintenance. The question we will look to answer is: How do we improve human performance in today’s aviation business?

This event sponsored by Sponsore by NATS

Representatives from airlines, air traffic control organisations, industry regulators and investigators, consultants and the major university research groups will be taking part, examining a range of human factors issues in aviation safety in both the military and commercial sectors

‘Human Factors in Aviation Safety’ will take place on 13-14 November 2017 at the Hilton London Gatwick Hotel at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal, also the terminus for the 30 minute Gatwick Express rail service from London Victoria.

See the full programme and all details about how to book at http://events.ergonomics.org.uk/event/human-factors-in-aviation-safety-3/

Endorsed by FEES

These events are endorsed by the Federation of European Ergonomics Societies. FEES members are welcome to attend this event at a 20% discount off standard delegate rates. Use code FEES20 to obtain your discount when you register.

Ergonomics education, training and courses

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CREEThe Federation of European Ergonomist Societies (FEES) and the Centre of Regi

CREEThe Federation of European Ergonomist Societies (FEES) and the Centre of Registration of European Ergonomist (CREE) are often asked where people can get training to be an ergonomist. Some countries have courses in ergonomics that completely cover all of the educational requirements for CREE registration. It is also possible to do courses that largely cover the educational requirements and to make up for the deficits by doing shorter courses or taking modules at other institutions. CREE accepts training that has been put together from studies at a number of institutions; however, they should all be at university or college level.

The courses in the following list have been recommended by the national societies as offering most or all of the components that are part of the minimum requirements for registration. CREE does not certify courses and cannot guarantee the content or continuation of any course, as this is at the discretion of the institutions that offer the courses. You should check with the course supervisors to find out how well the course matches the CREE requirements (and if it is still available). The course supervisors are also generally able to offer advice about additional courses that you may need to do to reach the CREE minimum educational criteria.

CREE does not endorse these courses or profit from providing this information. There is no guarantee that the information for any country is complete. If you are offering a course and feel that it is suitable for listing on this website, please contact the CREE representative for your area (see list on CREE website under “About CREE”) https://www.eurerg.eu/about-cree/.

Belgium
Advanced Master in Risk Management and Well-Being in the Workplace (option Ergonomics)
(Master complémentaire conjoint en gestion des risques et bien être, option Ergonomie) (French)		 Consortium of 4 French Universities: ULg-ULB-UCL-UMH Link
Specialization module, level 1, ergonomics
(Specialisatiemodule level 1 – Ergonomie) (Flemmish)		 Odisee, campus Brussel link
Finland (Finnish)
Bachelor of Health Sciences (ergonomics) University of Eastern Finland (UEF)
Information in English: Link
Head of Course: Kimmo Räsänen
Master of Health Sciences (ergonomics) University of Eastern Finland (UEF) Link
Head of Course: Kimmo Räsänen
France (French)
Professional Masters Degree in Social movements, work and organisations.
(Psychologie/Spécialité Dynamiques sociales, Travail et Organsations)		 University of Picardie Jules Verne Link
Master of Occupational Psychology Ergonomics
(Psychologie du travail ; Management des organisations, évaluation et ergonomie)		 University Lille 3 Link
Professional Master 1 and 2 in Health Engineering
(Ingénierie de la Santé)		 University of Law and Health Lille 2 Link
Master 1 and 2: Ergnomics, work, education, daily life
(Ergonomie, travail, formation, vie quotidienne)		 University of Paris 8 Link
Master 1 and 2: Work and Development. Specialty Ergonomics
(Travail et Développement: Spécialité Ergonomie)		 Cnam : Paris, Toulouse, Nantes, Aix, Caen Link
Master 1 and 2 : Occupational psychology, ergonomics and orientation
(Pschologie de Travail, Ergonomie et Orientation)		 University of Paris West Nanterre-La Défense Link
Professional Master 2: Ergonomics, Organisation and Workplace
(Ergonomie, Organisation et Espace du Travail)		 University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne Link
Professional Master 1 and 2: Ergonomics and Human Factors Engineering
(Ergonomie et Ingénierie Facteurs Humains)		 University of Paris Descartes Link
Master 1 and 2: Health Engineering
(Ingénierie de la santé)		 University of Paris South Link
Master 1 and 2: Psychology, Ergonomics and Human Factors Engineering
(Psychologie, Ergonomie et Ingénierie des Facteurs Humains)		 University of Lorraine – Metz Link
Professional Master 1 and 2: Cognitive sciences and ergonomics
(Sciences cognitives et ergonomie)		 University of Bordeaux Link
Master 1 and 2: Body experience and ergonomics
(Expérience corporelle et ergonomie)		 Blaise Pascal University Clermond-Ferrand Link
Professional Master 2 and Research Masters University of Lumiere Lyon 2: Institute of Work Studies Link
Master 1 and 2: Ergonomics University of Champollion, Albi Link
Master 1 and 2: Ergonomics University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès Link
Master 1 and 2: Ergonomics, Cognitive technical Innovations and Human Factors
(Ergonomie Cognitive Innovations technologiques et Facteur Humain) 		University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès Link
Professional Master and Research Master
(Ergonomie: facteurs humains et ingénierie des systems d’information)		 Univerisity of Aix-Marseille Link
Germany (German)
Master of Human Factors Engineering Technical University of Munich
Information in English: Link
Head of Course: Klaus Bengler
Italy (Italian)
Diploma in Ergonomics Bologna – INAIL
Master in Ergonomics University of Naples
Academic Master in Ergonomics Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Link
Bachelor in Ergonomics in Design Milan Polytechnic University
Bachelor in Ergonomics in Design University of Florence
Bachelor in Applied Psychology University of Turin
Vocational Master in Ergonomics Società Italiana di Ergonomia Link
Latvia (Latvian)
Master of Labour protection and Expertise University of Latvia
Bachelor of Safety Engineering Riga Technical University
Portugal (Portugese)
Master in Ergonomics Lisbon University
Information in English: Link
Head of Course: Catarina Silva
Bachelor of Ergonomics Lisbon University
Information in English: Link
Head of Course: José Carvalhais
Sweden (Swedish)
Affiliation discipline for Master and Bachelor courses: Engineering University of Gothenborg
Affiliation discipline for Master and Bachelor courses: Engineering University of Luleå
Affiliation discipline for Master and Bachelor courses: Engineering University of Lund
Affiliation discipline for Master and Bachelor courses: Engineering University of Linköping
Master’s programme in Technology, Work and Health KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm Link
United Kingdom (English)
See also the list of CIEHF accredited courses Link
BSc User Centred Design Loughborough University
Link
MSc Health Ergonomics University of Derby Link
(offered through online/distance learning)
MSc Ergonomics (Human Factors) University of Derby Link
(offered through online/distance learning)
MSc Ergonomics and Organisational Behaviour University of Derby Link
(offered through online/distance learning)
MSc Human-Computer Interaction with Ergonomics University College London Link
MSc Ergonomics and Human Factors Loughborough University Link
MSc Ergonomics for Health Professionals Loughborough University Link
MSc Human Factors in Transport Loughborough University Link
MSc Human Factors for Inclusive Design Loughborough University Link
MSc Human Factors Heriot-Watt University Link
(including a distance learning option)
MSc Human Factors and Ergonomics University of Nottingham Link
MSc Applied Ergonomics and Human Factors University of Nottingham Link
(offered through online/distance learning)

Developing professional competencies and learning from experience

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SAFERA SAF€RA is a partnership between 19 research funding organizations from 10 European countries who collaborate on research programming and launch joint calls in the field of industrial safety. It prolongs the work developed in the SAF€RA ERA-NET, which was funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration.

SAFERA SAF€RA is a partnership between 19 research funding organizations from 10 European countries who collaborate on research programming and launch joint calls in the field of industrial safety. It prolongs the work developed in the SAF€RA ERA-NET, which was funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration.

The 3rd SAFERA call contains human factors related research questions e.g.

  • What is the relative effectiveness of the methods for developing
    professional competencies and skills, in particular concerning their safety impact? What
    relevant metrics can be proposed?
  • What key factors can improve the effectiveness of these methods for developing
    professional knowledge and competencies?
  • Which new mechanisms and procedures for learning in industrial safety, including serious
    games, simulator-based techniques, e-learning platforms, debriefings, storytelling and
    “enriched learning from experience” can be proposed? What are the strengths and
    weaknesses of different approaches in developing knowledge, skills and competencies?
  • Do managers appreciate the importance of debate within a work group or community of
    practice for the development of knowledge and skills, and hence for safety? How can this
    bottom-up “invisible work” be made more visible and better integrated with the top-down
    dimensions of safety management?
  • Can new types of training, based on discussion concerning situated work activities, the
    risks of specific tasks and the possible conflicts between safety procedures and work
    situations, be proposed and tested?
  • Is there potential to learn more from success (and not only from failures) and to share this
    learning within work groups and communities of practice?

The following types of research are expected:

  • case studies which analyze existing practices and highlight their key features and obstacles to
    their application elsewhere;
  • development and evaluation of new approaches to develop professional skills and
    competencies;
  • exploratory studies (appreciative inquiries).

For details please visit http://call.safera.eu/2016/).

University courses on Ergonomics and Human Factors

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To browse MSc in Europe, please go to Ergonomics education, training and courses.

A supplementary non-comprehensive list of university courses on Ergonomics and Human Factors:

PhD in Europe

To browse MSc in Europe, please go to Ergonomics education, training and courses.

A supplementary non-comprehensive list of university courses on Ergonomics and Human Factors:

PhD in Europe

PhD in other continents:

MSc in other continents:

If your course is not inculded please send a mail to info@ergonomics-fees.eu

Ergonomics programmes at Óbuda University, Budapest, Hungary

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The European Conference on Applied Ergonomics, organized by the Hungarian Ergonomic Society and the Ergonomics Sub-Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences was hosted by Óbuda University, Donát Bánki Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering.

The European Conference on Applied Ergonomics, organized by the Hungarian Ergonomic Society and the Ergonomics Sub-Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences was hosted by Óbuda University, Donát Bánki Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering. The
opening address of the conference, consisting of two English-language sessions,
was delivered by Kenichi Hirose, Senior Specialist of the International Labour
Organization (ILO) Country Office for Central and Eastern Europe, on the
occasion that the ILO publication titled “Ergonomic checkpoints: Practical and
easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working
conditions” was issued in the framework of the teaching material development project of Óbuda University. Conference participants include Sylvain Leduc,
president of the Federation of European Ergonomics Societies (FEES), Maggie
Graf president of the Centre for Registration of European Ergonomists (CREE)
and the presidents of several European ergonomics societies as well.

In the days to follow the conference, Budapest was the venue of the 43rd session of the council of CREE, operating a register of European Ergonomists. Registration is intended to provide contacts to prominent professionals in ergonomics as well as to
strengthen the ergonomist profession itself. A standardized system of
requirements and an assessment procedure of several stages ensure that holders
of the European Ergonomist title have all the competencies required for performing
ergonomics activities independently and at high standards.
The Harmonising European Training
Programs for the Ergonomics Profession (HETPEP), was adopted in 1990 and since
then it has served as a model for a number of standardized European
professional qualification systems, including the titles of European Health and
Safety Technician and European Health and Safety Manager.