HFIV 2012 - Workshop on Human Factors in Intelligent Vehicles

Organizers: Cristina Olaverri Monreal, Rosaldo Rossetti
Description: The Workshop on Human Factors in Intelligent Vehicles (HFIV’12) aims to foster discussion on issues related to the analysis of human factors in the design and evaluation of intelligent vehicles (IV) technologies, in a wide spectrum of applications and in different dimensions. It is expected to build upon a proper environment to disseminate knowledge and motivate interactions among the technical and scientific communities, practitioners and students, allowing state-of-the-art concepts and advances to be further developed and enhanced. IV technologies have experienced a great improvement in the last couple of decades, turning vehicles into more interactive counterparts in transportation and mobility systems. However, the impact of such technologies on traffic awareness for the driver and driver’s behaviour towards improving driving performance and reducing road accidents still demands proper tools and approaches. While the feasibility of incorporating new technology-driven functionality to vehicles has played a central role in the automotive design, not always safety issues related to interaction with the new in-vehicle systems have been taken into consideration. Additionally, other aspects are equally important and need to be analysed, such as the impact technologies that support specific driving functions play on the overall driving task, as well as their impact on the transportation system overall performance. Besides current industrial achievements that feature today’s vehicles with a number of important driving assistance systems, the perspective of autonomous driving vehicles populating urban environment pose even more challenging issues.
Thus, the information and functionality that relies on new ways of communication has to be presented in a non-intrusive way that complies with specific design requirements. A system that guarantees efficiency of use, comfort and user satisfaction can contribute to a more conscious driving behaviour that would directly result from the adoption of IV technologies.
Some topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
? Intelligent user interfaces
? Human-machine interaction
? Human-in-the-loop simulation
? Cognitive aspects of driving
? Human behaviour and capability, affecting system’s design and operation
? Modelling and simulation in driver’s behaviour analysis
? Tools and approaches to analyse human factors
? Ergonomics of traveller information systems
? Behavioural elicitation and influence
? Anthropometric layout of vehicular technical systems
? Methodologies to optimize overall system performance
? Mixed Reality
? Cross-Cultural Design
? Augmented Cognition
? User Experience and Usability
? Computer Aided Ergonomics Analysis
? Cognitive Modelling
? Effects of in-vehicle systems on driver performance
? Tools and methodologies for usability assessment
? Input/Output modalities in system ergonomic design
Contact: HFIV12-AT-dcc.fc.up.pt
More info at: http://www.dcc.fc.up.pt/HFIV12/