A team of Purdue engineering professors was named the winner of the $1 million 1st place prize on July 26 in the 2020 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Inclusive Design Challenge (IDC). The contest is aimed at improving transportation access to persons with disabilities and individuals with mobility challenges.

During the week of Oct 4th – Oct 7th, the 65th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) was held in Baltimore, MD. Ph.D. Students Maya Luster and Nade Liang delivered oral presentations during the conference. Nade Liang won a student research scholarship and an honorable mention for his research proposals.

The contest entries provided a snapshot of how life, education, healthcare, work industry, community, and/or innovation has evolved in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what they believe are the HF/E implications as we approach new national and global normals.

During the week of Oct 28th – Nov 1st, the 63rd International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) was held in Seattle, WA. A diverse range of professionals and students, including certified ergonomists, academics, practitioners, and consultants attended the conference.

Collaborative, multi-institute research is helping intelligent machines to adapt to a person’s skill level.

Two NHanCE Lab graduate students presented papers at the recent USDOT Center for Connected & Automated Transportation (CCAT) 1st Annual Conference on Next-generation Transport Systems.

Asst. Prof. Brandon Pitts and PhD student Gaojian Huang attended the 20th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (ISAP) from May 7-10 in Dayton, OH.

Dr. Brandon Pitts won the “Best New Faculty Poster” award at the recent 2019 Robotics & IoT Showcase.

Dr. Brandon Pitts spoke at an autonomous transportation panel during a lunch discussion hosted by Discovery Park’s Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI).