“8. Wiener Ergonomie Forum” / international conference on human centred design of (interactive and safe) systems

The 8. (international) ergonomics conference (Wiener Ergonomie Forum) of the ÖAE (Austrian Ergonomics Association) will take place in Vienna (in German and English language) on November 17th 2026 – 18th 2026.

The conference focuses on 3 central roles of ergonomics and human factors: the engineering of technical artifacts (interactive systems), the human centred design of (safe) sociotechnical systems and the design of the social systems (with the focus on health care).

Topics:

• human centred design of (interactive) systems
• safety and health @ work
• safety engineering
• user experience (UX)
• connecting to the European Health Data Space
• new ideas to reach a healthy society
• industry / society 5.0,

The conference is organised by ÖAE in cooperation with UAS Technikum Wien , BOKU University, the Technical Committee for Safety and Health of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) and supported by KOHS, AUVA and others.

For more information visit conference website: https://kohs.at/cms/en/2026/05/28/8-wiener-ergonomie-forum-international-conference-on-human-centred-design-of-interactive-systems/