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The 7th International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications (IHSED 2025)  will be held at Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia, September 22-24, 2025.

IHSED 2024  Conference aims to provide a global forum for presenting and discussing novel design and systems engineering approaches, tools, methodologies, techniques, and solutions for integrating people, concepts, trends and applications in all areas of human endeavor in industry, economy, government, and education, including but not limited to energy, transportation, urbanization and infrastructure development, digital manufacturing, social development, human health, sustainability, new generation of service systems, as well as safety, risk assessment, healthcare, and cybersecurity in both civilian and military contexts.

IHSED 2024 Conference will focus on advancing the theory and applications for integrating human requirements as part of an overall system and product solution, by adopting a human-centered design approach that utilizes and expands on the current knowledge of user-centered design and systems engineering supported by cognitive software and engineering, data analytics, simulation and modeling, and next generation visualizations.  This interdisciplinary conference will also expand the boundaries of the current state-of-the-art by investigating the pervasive complexity that underlies the most profound problems facing contemporary society today.

All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed by three independent referees from the International Editorial Board. Papers in the theoretical category should deal with theories, models, concepts, and structures; papers in the generic category should present research results of broad applicability; and papers in the applied category should show how research is translated into technological innovations for human systems engineering and design.

IHSED Conference Tracks

IHSED 1: Human-Centered Design

Focuses on human-centered, activity-centered, and user-centered design, including usability, interface design, and requirements engineering.

  • Human-Machine Systems
  • Activity-centered Design
  • User-centered Systems
  • Emergent Properties of Human Behavior
  • Needs and Emotions
  • Usability and User Experience
  • Models and approaches: Cooperative, Participatory and Contextual
  • Design Process
  • Autonomy and Simulation
  • Interface design and Human Computer Interaction
  • Requirements Engineering
Advisory Board
  • Christianne Falcão (UnFBV), Brazil
  • Umer Asgher (National Univ. of Sciences and Technology), Pakistan
  • Julien Cegarra (SCoTE lab), France
  • Seung Hyun Cha (Hanyang University), Korea
  • E. Hung (Hong Kong Shue Yan University), Hong Kong
  • Wonil Hwang (SSU), S. Korea
  • Yong Gu Ji (Yonsei University), Korea
  • Bernard C. Jiang (NTUST), Taiwan
  • Ger Joyce (University of Hertfordshire), UK
  • Henrijs Kalkis (Riga Stradins University), Latvia
  • Jussi Kantola ( University of Vaasa), Finland
  • Chee Weng Khong (Multimedia University), Malaysia
  • Kyle Kim (Hongik University), Korea
  • Sui Kwong Sunny Lam (OUHK), Hong Kong
  • Zhizhong Li (TSINGHUA), PR China
  • Nelson Matias (Universidade Rio de Janeiro), Brazil
  • Atsuo Murata (Okayama Univ.), Japan
  • Aleksandra Polak-Sopinska (Lodz University of Technology), Poland
  • Delfina Gabriela Ramos (Polytechnic Institute of Cavado ), Portugal
  • Daniel Raposo (CIAUD), Portugal
  • Francisco Rebelo (Uniersity of Lisbon), Portugal
  • Valerie Rice (U.S Army), USA
  • Nuno F. Rodrigues (Polytechnic Institute of Cavado), Portugal
  • Emilio Rossi (Lincoln University), Italy
  • Kyu Ha Shim (Carnegie Mellon University), USA
  • Jun Bum Shin (Oregon State University), USA
  • Michael Siu (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Hong Kong
  • Liang Tan (Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts,), China
  • João Vilaça (University of Minho), Portugal
  • Xiang Yang Xin (City University of Macau), China
  • Jesvin Yeo (Nanyang Technological University ), Singapore
  • David Yip (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Hong Kong
  • Choi Joung Yun (State University of New York ), USA

IHSED 2: Innovative Materials for Product Development

Explores innovative and smart materials, biomaterials, additive manufacturing, and human-sensory material properties.

  • Biomaterials and technologies for sustainability
  • Innovation through Materials
  • Smart Material Design
  • Smart materials and additive manufacturing
  • Biologic and biomimetic systems inspiring intelligent systems
  • Materials for damage sensing
  • Smart materials design and applications
  • Materials, technologies and creative process
  • Emotional relationship and properties of materials
  • Methodological Approaches for inclusion and human systems
  • Materials classifications and human senses
  • Phase change materials
Advisory Board
  • Stefania Camplone (University of Chieti-Pescara), Italy
  • Luis Almeida (University of Minho), Portugal
  • Marvin Andujar (University of South Florida), USA
  • Ana Cristina Broega (University of Minho), Portugal
  • Giovanni Conti (Politecnico di Milano), Italy
  • Achim Ebert (University of Kaiserslautern), Germany
  • Christianne Falcão (UnFBV), Brazil
  • Carlos Figueiredo (CIAUD), Portugal
  • Max Friedrich (German Aerospace Center DLR), Germany
  • Sandra Heffernan (Massey University), New Zealand
  • Theresa Beco Lobo (School of Art Institute of Chicago), USA
  • Anne Marr (University of the Arts London), UK
  • Tamaki Mitsuno (Shinshu University), Japan
  • Carla Morais (CIAUD), Portugal
  • Fernando Moreira da Silva (CIAUD), Portugal
  • Martina Motta (Politecnico di Milano), Italy
  • Sibashis Parida (BMW Group), Germany
  • Ralf Philipsen (RWTH Aachen University), Germany
  • Delfina Gabriela Garrido Ramos (IPCA), Portugal
  • Maria Antonietta Sbordone (University of Campania), Italy

IHSED 3: Engineering, Design and Human Diversity

Focuses on inclusive systems, collaborative thinking, emotional design, and designing for human diversity in various applications.

  • Design of Inclusive Systems
  • Collaborative Thinking
  • Creative process
  • Emotional and Affective Design
  • Design for the Elderly
  • Design of Inclusive Human-Machine Systems
  • Inclusion for Real-world Applications
  • Human diversity in the techno-sphere
Advisory Board
  • Giuseppe Di Bucchianico (University of Chieti-Pescara), Italy
  • Avril Accolla (Tongji University), China
  • Carlos Aceves Gonzales (University of Guadalahara), Mexico
  • Dena Al Thani (Hamad Bin Khalifa University), Qatar
  • Daniel Brandão (University of Minho Braga), Portugal
  • Daniele Busciantella Ricci (University of Trento), Italy
  • Rama Gheerawo (Royal College of Art), UK
  • Ninela Ivanova (Royal College of Art), UK
  • Henrijs Kalkis (Riga Stradins University), Latvia
  • Keiji Kawahara (Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences), Japan
  • Pete Kercher (EIDD Design for All Europe), Italy
  • Tsai Lu Liu (NC State College of Design), USA
  • Nuno Martins (Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave), Portugal
  • Giuseppe Mincolelli (University of Ferrara), Italy
  • Mitsuo Nagamachi (Hiroshima International University), Japan
  • Farnaz Nickpour (University of Liverpool), UK
  • Hamid Parsaei (Texas A&M University, Qatar), Qatar
  • Daniel Raposo (CIAUD), Portugal
  • Janice Rieger (Queensland University of Technology), Australia
  • Hannu Vanharanta (University of Vaasa), Finland
  • Matteo Zallio (University of Cambridge), UK

IHSED 4: Safety Engineering and Systems Complexity

Addresses safety engineering, occupational hazards, cognitive systems, dependability, and complex system modeling.

  • Safety Engineering
  • Behavior based safety
  • Design for Health and Safety
  • Applications of Engineering Anthropometry and Biomechanics
  • Occupational Safety
  • Systems Safety Design and Analysis
  • Complexity, Uncertainty and Modeling
  • Multi-Modal Interaction Design
  • Systems Dynamic Modeling
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Dependability and Reliability of Systems
  • Occupational Hazards and Hygiene
  • Standards Development
Advisory Board
  • Beata Mrugalska (Poznan University), Poland
  • Pedro Arezes (MIT Portugal), Portugal
  • Ron Boring (Idaho National Laboratory), USA
  • Paulo Carvalho (IEN), Brazil
  • Ignacio Castellucci (Universidad de Valparaíso), Chile
  • Nélson Costa (University of Minho), Portugal
  • Susana Costa (University of Minho), Portugal
  • Massimo Di Nicolantonio (University of Chieti-Pescara), Italy
  • J. Pedro Domingues (University of Minho), Portugal
  • Anne Drummond (University College Dublin), Ireland
  • Lucie Kocůrková (Technical University of Ostrava), Czech Republic
  • Isabel Nunes (University of Lisbon), Portugal
  • Stefan Pickl (Munich Technical), Germany
  • Jonathan Pierret (University of Lorraine), France
  • Helene Pillet (ParisTech), France
  • Dominique Thiveaud (CHU Toulouse), France
  • Wim Van Wassenhove (MINES ParisTech), France

IHSED 5: Fashion & Textile Design for Sustainability and Better Life

Promotes sustainable textile and fashion design, improving human well-being and respecting ecosystems through multidisciplinary approaches.

  • Fashion design
  • Textile Design
  • Technical Textiles
  • Textiles for the future
  • Textiles for well-being
  • Weaving
  • Knitting
  • Smart textiles and applications
  • New textiles
  • Bio-textiles
  • Sustainable Textiles
Advisory Board
  • Gianni Montagna (Universidade de Lisboa), Portugal
  • Maria Antonietta Sbordone (Università degli Studi della Campania), Italy
  • Elisabeth Amir (Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art), Israel
  • Theresa Beco Lobo (School of Art Institute of Chicago), USA
  • Robert Burton (Teesside University), UK
  • William Cantú (Universidade Europeia), Portugal
  • Cristina Carvalho (Universidade de Lisboa), Portugal
  • Elisabetta Cianfanelli (University of Florence), Italy
  • Carla Costa Pereira (Universidade de Lisboa), Portugal
  • Paolo Franzo (University of Florence), Italy
  • Maria João Delgado (Universidade de Lisboa), Portugal
  • Helen McAllister (National College of Art and Design), Ireland
  • Gabriele Monti (Università Iuav di Venezia), Italy
  • Fernando Moreira da Silva (Universidade de Lisboa), Portugal
  • Ana Moreira da Silva (Universidade de Lisboa), Portugal
  • Nelson Pinheiro Gomes (Universidade de Lisboa), Portugal
  • Diego Prieto (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Spain
  • Patrizia Ranzo (Università degli Studi della Campania), Italy
  • Dario Scodeller (Università degli Studi di Ferrara), Italy
  • Frederique Thureau (CEDECS), France
  • Davide Turrini (Università degli Studi di Ferrara), Italy
  • Julia Valle (Aalto University), Finland
  • Herbert Zymla (Universidad Complutense), Spain

IHSED 6: Biomechanics, Health Management & Medicine

Covers biomechanics, health management, medicine, human factors in health systems, and cyber-physical health applications.

  • Biomechanics
  • Health Management
  • Medicine
Advisory Board
  • Jean Marc Seigneur (University of Geneva), Switzerland
  • Nadia Antonova (University of Sofia), Bulgaria
  • Peter Bengtsson (Luleå University of Technology), Sweden
  • Mario Bernardo Filho (University of Rio de Janeiro), Brazil
  • Fehti Calisir (ITU), Turkey
  • François Constant Boyer (University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne), France
  • Danúbia Da Cunha de Sá-Caputo (University of Rio de Janeiro), Brazil
  • Tihomir Dovramadjiev (Technical University of Varna), Bulgaria
  • Mahmut Eksioglu (Boğaziçi University), Turkey
  • Achim Elfering (Universität Bern), Switzerland
  • Enda Fallon (NUI Galway), Ireland
  • Xin Feng (FDA), USA
  • François Fourchet (Hospital de la Tour Genève Switzerland), Switzerland
  • Clint Hansen (UKSH, Neurology Department, University of Kiel), Germany
  • Jihoon Jeong (Kyung Hee Cyber University), South Korea
  • Jay Kalra (University of Saskatchewan), Canada
  • Alex Kuchumov (Perm National Research Polytechnic University), Russia
  • Christiano Machado (University Estacio Rio de Janeiro), Brazil
  • Łukasz Matuszelański (Military University of Technology), Poland
  • Bartosz Molik (Jozef Pilsudski University), Poland
  • Suranga Nanayakkara (The University of Auckland), New Zealand
  • Zenija Roja (Riga Stradins University), Latvia
  • Jean Marc Seigneur (University of Geneva), Switzerland
  • Rodney Whiteley (Aspetar Qatar), Qatar
  • Woontack Woo (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), South Korea
  • Katarzyna Zerka (Polish Academy of Science), Poland

IHSED 7: Human Computer and System Interactions

Explores HCI design theories, novel interaction technologies, data visualization, user research, and cyber-physical systems interactions.

  • HCI design theories and Methods
  • Interaction with Physical Objects with Embedded Sensors
  • Human-data interaction with IoT
  • Services; Machine-learning Algorithms
  • Innovative Approaches to Services Design
  • User Research and Studies on Interactions with Cyber-physical Systems
  • Novel Interaction Technology and Models for Cyber-physical Systems
  • Interactions and Visualization of Data
Advisory Board
  • Tihomir Dovramadjiev (Technical University of Varna), Bulgaria
  • Shuchisnigdha Deb (Mississippi State University), USA
  • Frank Flemisch (Fraunhofer FKIE), Germany
  • Kazuo Hatakeyama (UNIOCIESC), Brazil
  • Sven Hinrichsen (Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences, Germany)
  • Tim Jeske (Institute of Applied Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics), Germany
  • Christopher Lowe (Liv Systems), UK
  • Yuanyao Lu (North China University of Technology), China
  • Ravi Mahamuni (Tata Consultancy Services Limited), India
  • Evangelos Markopoulos (Hult Business / Queen Mary University of London), UK
  • Jorge Luis Pérez Médina (Universidad de Las Américas - Quito), Ecuador
  • Bonnie Novak (U.S. Army), USA
  • Isabel L. Nunes (NOVA University of Lisbon), Portugal
  • William Prugh (Dynology Corporation), USA
  • Claudia Quintao (Universidade Nova de Lisboa), Portugal
  • Adriano Bernardo Renzi (Universidade Federal Fluminense), Brazil
  • Yves Rybarczyk (Dalarna University, Falun), Sweden
  • Mohammed-Aminu Sanda (University of Ghana/Lulea University of Technology), Ghana/Sweden
  • Ahmed Seffah (Lappeenranta University of Technology), Finland

IHSED 8: Business Analytics and Technology

Covers business analytics, wearable technologies, optimization, cybersecurity, social networking, crowdsourcing, and blockchain applications.

  • Business Analytics Applications
  • Wearable Technologies and Sensors
  • Optimization and global infrastructure
  • Theories and Design Evolution
  • Security, Privacy and Trust
  • Cyber Physical Systems
  • Social Networking Applications
  • Crowdsourcing
  • Blockchain and trust management
Advisory Board
  • Tihomir Dovramadjiev (Technical University of Varna), Bulgaria
  • Tibor Barath (Qualitas), Hungary
  • Petri Helo (University of Vaasa), Finland
  • Natali V. Ivanova (St. Petersburg State Transport University), Russia
  • Waldemar Karwowski (UCF), USA
  • Salman Nazir (University of South-Eastern Norway), Norway
  • Peter Odrakiewicz (Univ. of La Verne), Poland
  • Tero Reunanen (Turku University of Applied Sciences), Finland
  • Zenija Roja (Riga Stradins University), Latvia
  • Roy D. Roper (NASA Langley Research Center), USA
  • Jennifer Smith (The Memorial University of Newfoundland), Canada

IHSED 9: HFE in Construction, Mining and Fabrication

Focuses on human factors in construction, mining, fabrication, cognitive work analysis, safety standards, and socio-technical systems.

  • Cognitive Work Analysis
  • HFE Standards and Guidance for Safe Design
  • Behavioural Control and Human Error Management
  • Occupational Hazards and Hygiene Management
  • HFE Analysis, Design and Evaluation
  • Engineering and Organisational Psychology
  • Socio-technical Systems
  • High Reliability Organisations
  • Organisational Culture and Climate
  • Resilience Engineering
Advisory Board
  • Manikam Pillay (The University of Newcastle), Australia
  • Paola Barcarolo (University of Udine), Italy
  • Michele Calvano (Polytechnic of Turin), Italy
  • Alessio D'Onofrio (University of Chieti-Pescara), Italy
  • Jayme Keist (Pennsylvania State University), USA
  • Fausto Orsi Medola (São Paulo State University), Brazil
  • Roger Narayan (North Carolina State University), USA
  • Eujin Pei (Brunel University London), UK
  • Prahalad Rao (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USA

IHSED 10: Education, Distance Learning and Training

Focuses on augmented reality, hybrid and distance learning, machine learning, training evaluation, and app-based educational tools.

  • Augmented Reality
  • Learning Simulations
  • Machine Learning
  • Hybrid Learning
  • App-Based Learning
  • Training Assessment
  • Training Evaluation
  • Organisational Culture
  • Distance Training Programs
Advisory Board
  • Darko Etinger (Juraj Dobrila University of Pula), Croatia
  • Tibor Barath (Qualitas), Hungary
  • Joana Bartnicka (The Silesian Technical University), Poland
  • Anders Gronstedt (Gronstedt Group), USA
  • Charles Madinger (Institutes For Orality Strategies), USA
  • Steven Mallam (University College of Southeast Norway), Norway
  • Bilal Mansoor (Texas A&M University at Qatar), Qatar
  • Chris McClernon (USAFA), USA
  • Kevin Moore (UT), USA
  • Salman Nazir (University of South-Eastern Norway), Norway
  • Kara Orvis (Aptima), USA
  • Bob Pokorny (Intelligent Automation, Inc.), USA
  • Roy D. Roper (NASA Langley Research Center), USA
  • Demetrios Sampson (ITI), Greece
  • Frode Eika Sandnes (Oslo Metropolitan University), Norway
  • Jennifer Smith (The Memorial University of Newfoundland), Canada

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Growth and Value to Academic Research: Submitting applied or basic academic research to IHSI/IHSED/AHFE conferences offers several key benefits for researchers, including feedback on their work, opportunities for networking, and a faster dissemination of findings compared to journal publications. It also provides a platform for building a researcher's reputation and can be a stepping stone towards future publications.
Value and Cutting Edge Technology to Industry: Submitting research to IHSI/IHSED/AHFE conferences from industry offers researchers several advantages, including rapid feedback, opportunities for collaboration, and enhanced professional reputation. Conferences also provide a platform for disseminating findings quickly and networking with peers and potential collaborators. : Publishing enables firms to access upstream knowledge in the research community, Freedom to engage in publishing helps firms to attract and retain industrial researchers, Scientific disclosures in publications complement firms’ intellectual property strategies, Publications are certified signals that contribute to build firms’ reputation, Publishing supports firms’ commercialization strategies.
Insights and Sustainable collaboration with Government: For researchers working within government, submitting their work to IHSI/IHSED/AHFE conferences offers a unique set of benefits beyond standard academic dissemination: Broader dissemination and impact, Networking and collaboration opportunities, Skill development and professional growth,Staying abreast of emerging trends and best practices, Potential for influencing policy and practice
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