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Human Factors Interest Group

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elcome to the Human Factors Interest Group (HFIG), affiliated with the Human Factors Laboratories in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. HFIG is a student chapter of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). HFIG members consist of students and faculty members that are affiliated with the University of Toronto and local professional who are interested in the field of Human Factors. Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, the membership in HFIG is free.

True to the multi-disciplinary nature of Human Factors, this year we have gathered an exceptional executive team that represents not only all three laboratories in the Human Factors program, but also members from the Psychology department - ensuring a diversified and interesting year of events. We invite you all to join us in our crusade for a user-friendly world!


News

No future event is scheduled at this moment. But stay tuned!

Past Events

November 17th, 2009
The 10th Annual Human Factors Engineering Inter-University Workshop

Message from the President

On Saturday November 7 the HFES Student Chapter at the University of Toronto organized the 10th Annual Human Factors Inter-University Workshop. This student event is rotated between the University of Toronto University of Waterloo... [read more]



November 7th, 2009
The 10th Annual Human Factors Engineering Inter-University Workshop

CALL FOR PAPERS

Date: Saturday November 7 2009 Location: University of Toronto Canada. Hosted by: The University of Toronto Human Factors Interest Group (HFIG) We are pleased to announce the 10th annual Inter-University Workshop (IUW) hosted at... [read more]

HFIG Member Highlight

Felix Portnoy

Thesis: "Applying low-pass filtering to enhance target detection in simulated ultrasound images"

Felix Portnoy received his B.A. in Psychology from Haifa University while studying his senior year in North Carolina State University. Following his interest in Human Factors he continued his education at the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department at the University of Toronto where he received his M.A.Sc. During his... [read more]

Prospective Members

To join HFIG, please email hfig-web@mie.utoronto.ca with the following information.

  1. Name:
  2. Profession (job title, company):
  3. Location (city, country):
  4. Contact information (Email address, telephone):
  5. Make my information public* (Yes, No):
*The provided information will be posted in our website to use as an index and a networking tool for our local HF community. If you do not wish that your information be publicly available, we will post your name only. If you would like to keep your name anonymous, please specify it in your email.

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