Officers
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Chair
Karen Jacobs, OT, EdD, OTR, CPE, FAOTA, FHFES, FIEA Clinical Professor Program Director, On-line post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) program Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Department of Occupational Therapy Email: kjacobs@bu.edu |
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Vice Co-Chair
Melissa Baysari PhD, CHFEP FAIDH Professor of Human Factors, the University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery Sydney Nursing School Research lead, Digital Health Human Factors Research Group |
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Vice Co-Chair
William Guey, M.Eng. PhD Scholar Dept. of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University Institute of Human Factors Engineering and Intelligent System Interaction Email: guijt24@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn LI: linkedin.com/in/williamguey/ |
Mission
To advance human-centered, safe, ethical, equitable, and effective integration of artificial intelligence in work systems by promoting ergonomics research, practice, education, and evidence-based guidance. The AIW TC champions worker safety, well-being, autonomy, and occupational justice in AI-enabled workplaces across sectors by bridging ergonomics expertise with AI developers, employers, labor, regulators, and interdisciplinary partners.
Principles
- Human-centeredness: prioritize safety, health, dignity, and agency of workers.
- Evidence-driven: ground guidance in rigorous, transparent methods.
- Interdisciplinarity: integrate technical, social, and regulatory perspectives.
- Equity and inclusivity: assess and mitigate disparate impacts.
- Ethics: responsibility for human rights
- Transparency and accountability: promote explainability, auditability, and worker recourse.
Activities
Early deliverables (first 12 months)
- Developing a community of practice (meetings every three months)
- Repository of resources
- Webinar
Mid deliverables (1-2 years)
- AIW TC track at the 2027 IEA Congress in London
- Scoping white paper: Ergonomics of AI in Work (state, gaps, priorities)
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