HFML Lab

We enjoyed presenting our latest work on Active Inference and trust at #hfes2023 this week. You can read the full abstract at: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… The results suggest a connection between Uncertainty (in beliefs and observations) and situational trust!

With a slate of recently created data science courses, @uwisye is preparing industrial engineers with in-demand skills to flourish in their careers after graduation. engineering.wisc.edu/news/isye-data…

We will be presenting this work at the @tom_icml2023 workshop at #ICML2023. Come chat with us! Paper link: openreview.net/forum?id=iL1rd…

Looking forward to being a part of this great slate of HFES workshops! If you are an HF student/professional interested in machine learning, please consider joining us for Behavioral Data Analytics with R presented with @Jdlee888 and @LindaNgBoyle!

and finally how Bayesian Theory of Mind can be used to mitigate covariate shift. Congratulations Ran!

and how active inference could be used to develop car following models that are more accurate than rule-based models and more interpretable that deep neural network models: arxiv.org/abs/2303.15201 ...

Congratulations to HFML student Dr. Ran Wei for successfully defending his dissertation "Learning Representations of Cognitive Dynamics and Decision Making in Human Drivers"!

Our new preprint (with @markkula and Alfredo Garcia; advised by @Waymo) on active inference models of car following behavior reveals accuracy and interpretability advantages: researchgate.net/publication/36…

Our latest work a collaboration with TEEX and @DaneshVC of Baylor Scott & White has just been published. The work investigates Silver Alert demographics as a first step to developing new driving interventions for older adults and their care networks.

Our new UW-Madison website is now live! hfmllab.wiscweb.wisc.edu

Our latest work on active inference models of driving behavior and the importance of input features is now available on research gate: researchgate.net/publication/36…. This work is a collaboration with Alfredo Garcia, @markkula, and @Waymo and was led by our own Ran Wei!

Introducing our newest faculty member (and former PhD student) Dr. Tony McDonald. Tony's research and instruction will focus on the intersection of #humanfactors and #machinelearning. He's glad to be back at beautiful @UWMadison! @uwmadengr @Jdlee888 bit.ly/3RkmYjp

Workshops spots for the 66th International Annual Meeting are filling up fast! Extend your learning by taking a deep dive into one or more workshops, led by subject matter experts from around the industry. Learn more: hfes2022.org/workshops-1 #Ergonomics #Humanfactors #HFES2022

The HFML Lab is on the move! As of August 22nd we will officially become part of @uwisye. We will miss our colleagues at TAMU ISEN but are excited for new collaborative opportunities!

New research identifies important motivators to avoid drowsy driving among nurses and suggests methods to improve future interventions. doi.org/10.1080/247258… #IISE, #Ergonomics

Alec has also made outstanding contributions to research on mental health, oil and gas worker safety, and automated vehicle safety. You can read more of his work at: scholar.google.com/citations?hl=e…

Alec's dissertation work focused on understanding drowsy driving among nurses and measuring the effectiveness of drowsy driving mitigation technology . You can read the first few chapters of his dissertation at: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Congratulations to Dr. Alec Smith who successfully defended his dissertation yesterday!