Artificial Intelligence, Vehicle Electrification and Sustainability Session Unveiled for ASPIRE 2024

PHOENIX - Aug. 21, 2024 - PRLog -- The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES (http://www.hfes.org/)) today announced its session highlights ahead of the annual international event ASPIRE held in Phoenix from September 9-13, 2024. ASPIRE (https://www.hfes.org/Events/ASPIRE-The-International-Annual-Meeting), which stands for Advancing Systems & Practice through Innovation, Research, and Education, will offer the latest research and developments impacting human factors and ergonomics (HF/E) to help make the world a better place.

Attendees will have exclusive access to the latest research from HF/E experts shared through 173 educational sessions, 122 lecture sessions, 28 discussion panels, seven workshops, four late breaking sessions and more. The sessions will cover a wide range of industries across 30 technical groups including:

• "Is it Time to Kill Fitts' List? Perspectives on Novel Frameworks for Human-Machine Teaming Across Industry, Academia, and Government"  
• Moderator: Sylvain Bruni at Aptima, Inc.
• Panelists: Nancy Cooke at Arizona State University; Kelly Neville at The MITRE Corporation; Adam Fouse at Aptima, Inc.; Martijn IJtsma at Ohio State University; Daniel Zelik at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
• "Advances and Challenges in Vehicle Electrification" (https://hfesam2024.conference-program.com/presentation/?i...)
• Moderator: Linda Boyle at New York University  
• Panelists: Pnina Gershon at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David Rempel at University of California, Berkeley; Justin Mason at University of Iowa, Gretchen Macht at University of Rhode Island; Raul Arbeaez at Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
• "Circularity Driven Product Design for Recycling, Refurbishment, Reuse and Lowering Carbon Footprints" (https://hfesam2024.conference-program.com/presentation/?i...)  
• Moderator: David Rempel at University of California, Berkeley  
• Panelists: Christopher Reid at The Boeing Company; Kathryn Tippey at Philips; Amrita Maguire at Dell Technologies
• "Does Artificial Intelligence Change How We Design User Interfaces? A Case Study From Representatives in the Medical Device Industry" (https://hfesam2024.conference-program.com/presentation/?id=CS109&sess=sess232)
• Presenters: Judith Tiferes and Mi Zhou at Boston Scientific

"ASPIRE 2024 has an outstanding lineup of sessions, revealing ground-breaking and high-impact research and practice in HF/E that contributes to reducing human error, increasing productivity, and enhancing safety and comfort for every individual," said Farzan Sasangohar, Ph.D., Chair, HFES Technical Program Committee. "With leading experts across a diverse set of disciplines sharing their human-centered insights, this event will reveal the incredible impact of HF/E on existing systems and its potential to shape a safer world for all."

To learn more about this event and/or register, visit: https://www.hfes.org/Events/ASPIRE-The-International-Annual-Meeting. (https://www.hfes.org/Events/ASPIRE-The-International-Annual-Meeting)