human-centered design

Lectures a Highlight of International Space University  MELBOURNE, FLA—“We are thrilled that TEDx has come here to offer what is probably the greatest gathering of international speakers for a single event that we have ever held on campus,” said Guy Boy, Florida Tech university professor and site chair of the International Space University-Space Studies Program (ISU-SSP12) Florida Tech-KSC local organizing…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Said by one journalist to be “tweaking the Devil’s whiskers” for his discussion of the relationships between science, culture and religion, Jacques Arnould, ethics adviser for CNES, the French Space Agency, will deliver a free lecture at Florida Institute of Technology on Thursday, June 21, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. His talk, on ethics and STEM (science, technology, engineering…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—The International Space University will open its 25th Space Studies Program (ISU/SSP12) at Florida Institute of Technology and Kennedy Space Center June 4-Aug. 3. The 2012 program will offer to its participants, who are post-graduate university students and professionals, an education like no other. This year, a record number of 143 will attend from 30 countries. Experts, scholars and…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—International Space University/ Space Studies Program (ISU-SSP12) will celebrate its 25th anniversary at Florida Institute of Technology and Kennedy Space Center June 4-Aug. 3. Sponsorships are available. The SSP will offer about 130 young participants a unique and comprehensive education featuring experts, scholars and space professionals from around the world and covering all aspects of space programs and enterprises.…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—International Space University/ Space Studies Program (ISU-SSP12) participants and the general public will have the opportunity to attend a freeTEDx Event July 6 from 9 a.m.-noonat the Gleason Performing Arts Center on the Florida Institute of Technology campus. During TEDxISU, leaders from the space community will address how the power of ideas in technology, entertainment and design influences and…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—International Space University (ISU) will hold its 25th annual Space Studies Program (SSP) of the International Space University (ISU) at Florida Institute of Technology and Kennedy Space Center (KSC), June 4-Aug. 3, 2012. Florida Tech Professor Guy Boy chairs the program’s Florida Tech/KSC organizing committee. Each summer, ISU offers an intense nine-week course at rotating locations for post-graduate university…

“Human Factors Issues in Organizational Automation: The Authority Sharing Problem of NextGen and SESAR”. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE – http://www.sae.org) G-10 Aerospace Behavioral Engineering Technology committee focuses on human factors in all facets of aircraft development and operations. It defines appropriate recommendations that could provide cost effective and efficient operation of aircraft (machine) through the use of aerospace…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Representatives of industry, government and academia human-centered design (human factors in engineering systems) are invited to attend the International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction in Aerospace, HCI-Aero 2010. With the theme of crew-ground integration, it will be held in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Nov. 3-5. One goal of HCI-Aero 2010 is to focus on sharing lessons learned across industry, government and…

MELBOURNE, FLA.— University Professor Guy Boy, director of Florida Institute of Technology’s Center for Interaction Design in the College of Engineering, has received an award of more than $1 million over four years from AREVA, an international energy company that offers solutions for highly reliable nuclear power generation. Under the grant, Boy will research and supervise two doctoral students on…

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Guy Boy has been named a university professor at the Florida Institute of Technology in the College of Aeronautics. He also continues his appointment at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) in Pensacola where he is a senior research scientist. He is also a permanent member of the French Air and Space Academy. “We are indeed…