Best Paper Awards


AHFE 2016 BEST PAPER AWARDS

Jacques Terken is associate professor in the Department for Industrial Design of Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. He was educated as a cognitive psychologist and received his PhD in 1985 from University Leijden, the Netherlands. For the last ten years, his research has focused on Automotive Human Factors. His research interests include the user experience of assisted and autonomous driving, covering topics such as situation awareness, the social nature of driving and shared control between humans and autonomous vehicles.


Pierre Levy


Pierre Levy
is assistant professor in Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. He graduated from Mechanical Engineering (specialty in Industrial Design) in Compiègne University of Technology, France (2001), and gained a PhD with honors in Kansei Science at the University of Tsukuba, Japan (2006). After a post-doctoral position at the Laboratory of Kansei Information Science at the University of Tsukuba, he was researcher and lecturer at Chiba University as well as lecturer at the University of Tsukuba.

Chao Wang


Chao Wang
has a graduate degree from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. Currently, he is a PhD candidate in Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. His research focuses on social applications of connected vehicles, involving user research, UX design, prototyping in a driving simulator and a real car, conducting experiments and data analysis. Before starting his PhD project, he also has 3 years working experience both in automotive and IT companies as UX designer, responsible for in-vehicle HMI system design.




Juffrizal Karjanto received his Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University (OSU), Ohio, USA in 2008. In 2012, he completed his Master of Innovation and Engineering Design from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia. He is a Lecturer in Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM). Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. in the Industrial Design Department, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Netherlands. Nidzamuddin Md. Yusof received his Bachelor Degree (Dipl.-Ing) in Mechanical Engineering from Fachhochschule Gelsenkirchen, Germany in 2009 and Master Degree in Innovation and Engineering Design from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia in 2012. He is a Lecturer in Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) and has been involved in various research projects especially automotive vehicle area. Since 2014 he is a Ph.D Candidate in Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Netherlands. His research focuses on driver interactions with autonomous vehicles.
Juff Karjanto Nidzamuddin Md. Yusof

Felix Ros is a graduate student in the Department for Industrial Design of Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands. He is interested in creating useful products that fulfil a function through an aesthetic interaction. Furthermore, I’m interested in the relation between human and technology. His work on Stewart, a haptic interface designed for a self-driving car that allows for a haptic dialogue between car and driver, received international attention. Sergej Zwaan is graduated in 2017 from the Department for Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology. He has the ambition to learn more about interacting with autonomous systems. Besides his study he is also developing soccer robots to learn more about robotic technology and to make a connection between design and technology
Felix Ros Sergej Zwaan



AHFE 2016 BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARDS

Zahid Maqbool is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Computing and Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi. Prior to joining IIT Mandi, Zahid completed a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Bhubaneswar. He is currently working on a project from Department of Science and Technology, India, on how motivational factors, information availability, and technology constraints impact decision-making of analysts and hackers in simulated network games. His major areas of interests are game theory, machine learning, and data mining. Zahid is particularly interested in how these fields could be used to answers questions in policy making.


V. S. Chandrasekhar Pammi
is working as a Professor in the Centre of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, University of Allahabad. Chandrasekhar has worked on application of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique to understand different cognitive processes. Major areas of research include Neuroeconomics of decision making in normal and abnormal populations, Interaction of emotion, attention and motivation with the process of decision making, modeling decision making in individuals and over populations.


Varun Dutt
is working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing and Electrical Engineering and School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi. Varun is the Review Editor of Frontiers in Cognitive Science and Frontiers in Decision Neuroscience journals. He is also the principal investigator of Applied Cognitive Science Laboratory at IIT Mandi. His major areas of research include Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Modeling, Human-Computer Interaction, and Judgment and Decision Making.
V. S. Chandrasekhar Pammi Varun Dutt


Marco Faber graduated 2012 in Computer Science with specialization in data management, data visualization and data exploration. Since 2012 Marco Faber is working as a research assistant at the Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics at the RWTH Aachen University in the department of Ergonomics and Human-Machine Systems. His main research is focused on human-robot collaboration within and transparent behavior of self-optimizing, socio-technical production systems.
Marco Faber

Sinem Ku Alexander Mertens Christopher M. Schlick
Sinem Kuz graduated in Computer Science at RWTH Aachen University with focus on data communication and data security. Since 2010 she is working as a research assistant at the Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics at the RWTH Aachen University. She managed several research projects in the context of human-centered design of user interfaces for industrial machines and human-robot interaction. Thereby, her main research is focused on the effect of anthropomorphic movements of industrial robots. Dr.-Ing. Dr. rer. medic. Alexander Mertens finished his master in computer science with focus on human-computer interaction and neurophysiology at RWTH Aachen University in 2008. After that he managed several research projects in the context of telemedical systems and services as well as accessibility for elderly and disabled people at the Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics of RWTH Aachen University. In 2012 he finished his PhD in Theoretical Medicine and in 2014 his PhD in Industrial Engineering. His research interests focus on designing target group specifics user interfaces for information and communication technology. Christopher M. Schlick received the Ph.D. degree (Dr.-Ing.) in Mechanical Engineering from Aachen University of Technology in 1999, and the Habilitation degree (Dr.-Ing. habil) also in Mechanical Engineering from Aachen University of Technology in 2004. He is now a full professor of industrial engineering and ergonomics at RWTH Aachen University and deputy director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics FKIE.