The REID Lab at Purdue University is dedicated to quantifying and integrating human-centered considerations in the design process and human-machine systems. The research conducted here spans projects related to design, trust in human machine systems, and those that we deem "interesting human centered problems".



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REID Lab News

January 2022

Dr. Reid Smith along with colleague, Dr. James Gibert discuss Building machines that work for everyone – how diversity of test subjects is a technology blind spot, and what to do about it in The Conversation on January 18, 2022

Dr. Reid Smith along with colleague, Dr. James Gibert publish Inclusion in Human-machine Interactions in Science Magazine, January 13, 2022

July 2021

Dr. Reid Smith along with colleagues, Dr. Carlotta Berry, and Dr. Monica F. Cox accepted the first annual ASEE Constituent Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI) Award for their work with other faculty on Black in Engineering and also delivered the Distinguished Lecture with Dr. Christopher Carr.

May 2021

Albin Prince John joins the REID Lab! Welcome Albin!

April 2021

Dr. Reid Smith shared How a professor learned to bring compassion to engineering and design on The Conversation).