Journal article
Grand challenges for human factors and ergonomics
Theoretical issues in ergonomics science, pp 1-96
02 Apr 2025
Abstract
Contemporary society faces a growing set of complex global issues representing significant human health, well-being, and sustainability threats. Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) has a critical role to play in responding to these issues; however, there remain a set of grand challenges that require resolution. This paper presents and discusses six grand challenges for HFE and related key research thrust areas for each of the challenges. The grand challenges are (1) Evolution in Societal Thinking; (2) Future of Human Work in Industry 5.0; (3) Climate Change and Sustainability; (4) Future of Education and Training; (5) Future of Personalized Health, and (6) Life, Technology, and the Metaverse. These grand challenges and key research thrust areas were derived by twenty HFE professionals who are the authors of this paper. The implications of these grand challenges for education, training, research, and implementation of HFE principles and methods for the benefit of humankind are discussed.
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- Title
- Grand challenges for human factors and ergonomics
- Creators
- Waldemar Karwowski - University of Central FloridaGavriel Salvendy - University of Central FloridaMica Endsley - SA Technologies (United States)William Rouse - Georgetown UniversityPaul Salmon - University of the Sunshine CoastKay Stanney - Design Interactive (United States)Andrew Thatcher - University of the WitwatersrandTony Andre - San Jose State UniversityJessie Yang - University of MichiganHasan Ayaz - Drexel UniversityAhmet Cakir - Ergonom Inst, Bremen, GermanyVince Duffy - Purdue Univ, W Lafayette, IN USAColin Drury - University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkQin Gao - Tsinghua UniversityYinni Guo - Google (United States)Peter Hancock - University of Central FloridaWilliam S. Marras - The Ohio State UniversityPatrick Rau - Tsinghua UniversityBen Sawyer - University of Central FloridaNeville Stanton - University of Southampton
- Publication Details
- Theoretical issues in ergonomics science, pp 1-96
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 96
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); Drexel Solutions Institute; School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001458074200001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105002374723
- Other Identifier
- 991022048391204721
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- Industry collaboration
- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Ergonomics