Human Factors Interest Group

HFIG Elections – May 22 @ 5:30 PM on Zoom! Want to get involved in the HF/UX community at U of T? Join us to run for a position or vote for your peers! No sign-up needed to run — just show up. Exec roles available Open to all U of T students Questions? hfig-prez@mie.utoronto.ca

HFIG Job Opportunity Alert – September 2025 Co-op at Kardium! We’re excited to share that Kardium has officially posted their Human Factors Engineering Co-op (Hybrid) opportunity for the September 2025 term! Apply here: can242.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePorta…

🎙️ New Episode! We spoke with Dr. Green, a professor with 40+ years of experience, about his journey into human factors, career in academia, and advice for aspiring researchers. Don't miss his inspiring takeaways! 🎧Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7Jri4G…

Join us on Wednesday, Dec 11, at 3:10 PM for a fascinating talk by Dr. Shi Cao Location: BA8166, 40 St. George St Register now: eventbrite.com/e/human-factor…

Calling all first-year students at the University of Toronto! Questions? Reach out to principal investigator, Dr. Chloe Hamza, at chloe.hamza@utoronto.ca. They’re based at the OISE. Your insights can help shape our understanding of the first-year experience—be a part of it!

You can access the podcast using this link: linktr.ee/hfig_uoft

🎙️Introducing HFIG Talks with Dr. Chappell, an aviation human factors expert with an impressive career at NASA, the FAA, and more. Tune in to hear Dr. Chappell’s journey, insights on human factors in aviation, and her groundbreaking work in flight safety. ✈️

Our HFIG Career Panel is this Thursday! Our are panelists: Dandi Feng: Lead UX Researcher, Thomson Reuters Guy Segal: Director, Design System, Thomson Reuters Lawrence Ly: Service Designer, Healthcare Human Factors Dr. Fahimeh Rajabiyazdi: Human Factors Designer, AtkinsRéalis

HFIG is hosting a Career Panel this Thursday, March 14th, 2024! Click here to register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Join us on Friday from 12-1 pm EST for a guest talk with Dr. Haydee M. Cuevas on promoting diversity in the aviation workforce! More info & registration details here: eventbrite.com/e/hfig-guest-s…

Check out the latest episode of HFIG Talks, where we discuss Women in Human Factors with Dr. Sarah Coppola & Dr. Tara Cohen. Thank you @scoppola9 and @TaraCohenPhD for the interesting conversation! anchor.fm/humanfactorsin…

In an upcoming episode, we'll be hosting a special guest to talk about student professional development. We'd love to hear your questions for our guest. What would you like to learn about student professional development?

ICYMI: HFIG has a podcast, and 4 episodes are already out! Check out "HFIG Talks" and let us know what you'd like us to talk about in our future episodes! anchor.fm/humanfactorsin…

Join us for a lunchtime talk tomorrow, Nov 13 @ 1pm with our 2020 Distinguished Alumnus, @Prof_Sasangohar followed by an interactive Q&A session! Don't forget to register at eventbrite.com/e/hfig-disting…

Interested in using your skills to improve patient safety? Students and early-career researchers are invited to participate in a design competition at IEA 2021. Extended deadline to submit your notice of intent is October 18! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Congrats to the @UofT_HFIG team for being recognized as a gold chapter at #HFES2020!

Join HFIG this Thursday, September 24th at 6pm for our industry panel to learn about careers in HF/E from professionals with hands-on experience. Attendees will also be entered in a raffle to win one of two $25 gift cards. Register at the link below! eventbrite.com/e/hfig-industr…

Connect with pros, academics, and students interested in human factors by joining HFIG on Thursday for an absolutely epic online game night! 🎲 register with the link below! eventbrite.com/e/hfig-game-ni…

Join HFIG for the last instalment of HF IRL this summer tomorrow, August 25th at 7:00 PM EDT. We will be watching Objectified, a documentary film by Gary Hustwit about manufactured objects and their design. Register for the event at the link below! eventbrite.com/e/hf-irl-objec…

Are you a student returning to online learning in the fall? We want to hear from you! HFIG is working to inform the design of remote teamwork guidelines for the fall. Share your experience and be entered to win a $15 DoorDash gift card at the link below! forms.gle/ZDnQQwmdgvN9C1…