[chisigmail] DIS Seminar - D. Scapin 29 Feb 08

[Sandrine Balbo]

DIS SEMINAR SERIES 2008

Dr Dominique L. Scapin,   Research Director
I.N.R.I.A.,   (Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en
Automatique / 
National Research Institute in Computer Science and Control)
Rocquencourt, France
http://www.inria.fr/recherche/equipes/merlin.fr.html


Topic:   ³Ergonomic requirements, methods, and standards for user centered
software systems² 

Date:     Friday, February 29th 2008
Time:     11.15 a.m.
Venue:   Theatre 3, Level 2, ICT Building 111 Barry St.
 

Abstract

This talk aims at stressing the human aspects in the design and evaluation
of software systems, from the point of view of engineering ergonomics. It
does not aim at exhaustiveness, but at providing a large panorama of the
main issues. After a few definitions and statements on the needs for a user
centered approach, the talk describes the main ergonomic requirements to be
taken into account. Then, after a survey on usability methods and standards,
the choice of ergonomic methods is discussed within the software life cycle
steps and other parameters of the context. The talk concludes with an
outline of the major issues to be retained.


 
Speaker
Dominique L. Scapin, Research Director
I.N.R.I.A.,
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique / National
Research Institute in Computer Science and Control
 Rocquencourt, France

 
 
Brief biography

 
Dominique L. Scapin is currently at I.N.R.I.A., Rocquencourt, France, the
head of the MErLIn (Methods for Interactive Software Ergonomics) research
group after heading the Ergonomics Psychology group (1989-1999). He has been
a Research Director since 1988, prior to being a Senior Researcher (since
1986). Previously, he was a Human Factors Consultant in the US; the
Assistant-Director of the Ergonomics Psychology group at
I.N.R.I.A.(1982-1983), a Researcher at I.N.R.I.A. (1977-1982), with a year
at the Johns Hopkins University (1980). He holds a Ph.D. in Applied
Psychology (1982), a DESS in Ergonomics (1978), an M.A. in Experimental
Psychology (1977), and various M.A. credits in Computer Science (1976-77).
He is the author of many scientific papers on user interfaces ergonomics. He
has produced the Ergonomics Criteria and the task oriented M.A.D. model.  He
has been a reviewer for most scientific journals in the domain; an editorial
board member for BIT, IwC, RIHM, IJHFM, IJHCS, UAIS; a member of the
scientific program committee for all major conferences in the domain. He has
been co-chair of Ergo-IHM 2000, vice-chair of IHM '99, co-chair of research
& theory papers for INTERACT '95, chair of IHM '94, chair of demonstrations
for INTERCHI '93 ; etc. He is a lecturer and a consultant for several
academic and industrial organizations. He serves as an expert for several
national and international organizations. He is a Past-President of
HFES-Europe and a Past-President of AFIHM.


 
Further enquiries to:  Assoc. Prof. Peter Seddon, Series Co-ordinator
or Rhonda Smithies,
P.A. to H.O.D./Research Administrator
Department of Information Systems
The University Of Melbourne,
111 Barry Street, Carlton, Vic.  3010.
Telephone: Tel.  +61 3 8344 1512 Fax +61 3 9349 4596
email: rhondas at unimelb.edu.au
http://www.dis.unimelb.edu.au/research/seminars/index.html


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