Riggs Lab Presents at Conference
Shannon Devlin and Kylie Gomes present work at the 2018 HFES conference in Philadelphia, PA. (Link)
Cognitive Ergonomics
Systems Engineering
Humans & Technology
Cognitive ergonomics, also known as cognitive engineering, focuses on understanding the perceptual and cognitive processes required of people in various work environments. The goal is to design the work to "fit" the user.
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary approach to develop and maintain a successful system. To this end, we focus on understanding various complex systems, e.g. those found in healthcare, aviation, military operations, driving, to inform the design of displays and interfaces.
Human-technology interaction involves the study of:
The goal is to streamline the information transfer between the user and technology.
Shannon Devlin and Kylie Gomes present work at the 2018 HFES conference in Philadelphia, PA. (Link)
Kylie Gomes is the third place winner of the HFES Healthcare Technical Group Best Student Paper Award! Congratulations Kylie!
Logan Clark joins the Riggs Lab as our newest Ph.D. student. Ethan Cook, Sydney Granger, Ames Humphrey, and Erin Murphey join as undergraduate researchers. Welcome!
Dr. Riggs' was an invited seminar speaker at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, and the Multimodal Interaction in Augmented and Virtual Reality Summer School at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. (Link)
Jenny Byham presents a poster at the Virginia University Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Jawad Alami, Nick Duenas, and Nick Threat join the lab. Welcome!
Dr. Riggs' CAREER proposal has been funded. This work will fundamentally advance research on understanding and designing to support team interaction, leading to practical improvements in a variety of safety-critical domains. The project also has a significant educational component, providing research opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate students and conducting design activities aimed at outreach and broadening participation in STEM disciplines, including workstation design to support teams of people with disabilities in manufacturing contexts. (Link)
Dr. Riggs is selected for the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Dean’s Faculty Fellows Award.
Kylie presents her work at the HFES 2018 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare in Baltimore, MD.
Three proceeding papers from the Riggs Lab were accepted to the 2018 HFES International Meeting! Congratulations Everyone!
Dr. Nadine Moacdieh visited the lab.
Dr. Riggs' NSF CAREER proposal has been recommended for funding!!
Kylie Gomes passed her comprehensive exam. Congratulations Kylie!
Dr. Riggs is the invited colloquium seminar speaker for the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Wisconsin. Her talk is titled, "Towards the Development of Adaptive Multimodal Displays".
Kylie Gomes' work on "The Evaluation of Tactile Technology for Continuous Informing Displays in Anesthesia" is accepted as an oral presentation to the HFES 2018 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare. Congratulations Kylie!
Shannon Devlin, Kylie Gomes, and Dr. Riggs present work at the HFES conference.
Jenny Byham and Haley Meier join the lab. Welcome!
Dr. Riggs is an invited speaker at the 2017 APA Convention in Washington D.C. and accepts the 2016 APA George E. Briggs Dissertation Award (best doctoral dissertation in applied experimental/engineering psychology).