Visual Ergonomics

Officers

	Dr. Hillevi Hemphälä, Chair Lund University, Sweden Assistant professor, Optometrist, Phd in Visual Ergonomics Field of research/interest: Glare, Risks in the visual environment, integrative lighting, computer work/screen placement, Visual Ergonomics Risk Assessment Method – VERAM
	Dr. Rudy Ying-Yin Huang, Co-Chair National Taiwan University, Taiwan Associate professor, Ergonomicist, PhD in Human Factors Enginnering Field of research/interest: Visual attention and vigilance, visual fatigue, VAC and cybersickness, complex visual environment, HCI in VR/AR/MR
	Dr. Frank Po-Hung Lin, Member of the committee Department of Industrial Engineering & Management, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan Professor Field of research/interest: Ergonomic evaluation of 3D displays, Human-computer interaction, musculoskeletal discomfort analysis E-mail: [email protected]
	Dr. Sanjram Premjit Khanganba, Member of the committee Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India Professor, Human Factors Specialist, Ph.D. in Human Factors & Applied Cognition Field of research/interest: Human-System Interaction Prof. Sanjram Premjit Khanganba works as a human factors research practitioner. As the Chair of Focused Research Group in Human Factors at Indian Institute of Technology Indore, his scientific works revolve around investigating aspects of visual processing in system development, design, and evaluation. He has strong dedication towards addressing issues related to human-system interaction in operative environments and conceptualizing services.
	Dr. Beatriz Redondo, Member of the committee Assistant professor, Optometrist, PhD Claro (Clinical and Laboratory Applications of Research in Optometry) Research Group, Department of Optics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. Field of research/interest: Visual performance, Visual Fatigue Assessment Tools, Digital Eye Strain, Circadian Rhythm, Age-Related Visual Ergonomics, Environmental Factors and Myopia

Contact Frank Po-Hung Lin for more information
Email: frank.phlin (at) gmail.com

What is Visual Ergonomics?

Visual ergonomics is the multidisciplinary science concerned with understanding human visual processes and the interactions between humans and other elements of a system. Visual ergonomics applies theories, knowledge and methods to the design and assessment of systems, optimizing human well-being and overall system performance. Relevant topics include, among others: the visual environment, such as lighting; visually demanding work and other tasks; visual function and performance; visual comfort and safety; optical corrections and other assistive tools.

A description of the how the definition was developed is included in a Letter to the Editor published in Applied Ergonomics: “A definition of visual ergonomics”, available online 8 April 2014.

An easy-to-read article explaining the practical implications of visual ergonomics was developed by this Technical Committee and published in WORK (2014): 47: 419-420. Download a copy of the article.

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What are some of the domains of interest of visual ergonomics?

Visually demanding work tasks and leisure activities
The human visual system and perception
Environmental conditions e.g. illumination, indoor air quality
Optometry and ophthalmology, e.g. vision corrections for people with normal vision and vision impairment, ageing vision, visual fatigue
Visual displays and information design
Workstation design, visual comfort and musculoskeletal disorders

What are the objectives of the Visual Ergonomics Technical Committee?

The objectives of the Visual Ergonomics Technical Committee are to:

Facilitate international cross-disciplinary communication and collaboration among professionals with an interest in Visual Ergonomics
Promote basic and applied ergonomic research within the domain of visual ergonomics
Promote best ergonomics practice within the domain of Visual Ergonomics so that comfortable, safe and efficient work and
Encourage high standards within academic and practical Visual Ergonomics education

Organizational Structure

The Technical Committee is a peer group of researchers, practitioners and educators without a hierarchical substructure.

Click here to download the list of TC members:

IEA Visual Ergonomics Members – December 2021

Visual Ergonomics TC_semi-annual report Jun 2022

Newsletters

Achievements

June 2021:

Organized two sessions on Visual Ergonomics with a total of 18 papers and 1 poster.
Hillevi Hemphälä and Jennifer long organized a workshop on Visual Ergonomics and Lighting (22E)
One joint symposium (18H) on Visual Ergonomics and Ergonomics in Design for all Symposium was organized by Jennifer Long with Isabella Steffan from the TC “Ergonomics in Design for all”.
Marino Menozzi acted in the Scientific Committee for IEA2021

2018: Four visual ergonomics parallel sessions were delivered at the IEA World Congress in Florence, Italy (18 oral presentations and 1 poster). Selected written papers are published in https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-96059-3

August 2015: Two visual ergonomics parallel sessions were delivered at the IEA World Congress in Melbourne, Australia (6 oral presentations and 5 posters). These papers can be accessed at https://iea.cc/congress/2015.html

March 2014: A special Visual Ergonomics edition of WORK: A journal of prevention, assessment and rehabilitation was published, and includes 15 articles related to visual ergonomics from authors in Australia, Scandinavia, the USA and Canada. The edition can be accessed at
http://content.iospress.com/journals/work/47/3

February 2012: Two Visual Ergonomics parallel sessions and one joint session with Work With Computing Systems were delivered at the IEA World Congress Recife, Brazil (13 oral presentations).

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(Tri-)Annual Reports for Visual Ergonomics

2023

2021

2019

2015

Election of TC Officers at IEA 2021, Vancouver, Canada (online conference)

Announcement: Election of TC officers at TC General Assembly Meeting on 14 June 2021

Action Plan

Activities

Description

Responsible

Milestones
/Timeline

Deliverable
/Timeline

Promote visual ergonomics

1. Promote visual ergonomics on a political level

2. Increase the number of members of our TC

3. Keep the TC website content up-to date

4. Create a webinar on visual ergonomics

Executive committee

2022-2023

Further Links

https://www.linkedin.com/company/iea-visual-ergonomics-technical-committee/?viewAsMember=true
IEA VE TC in Linkedin

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/international-journal-of-industrial-ergonomics/special-issue/10G2JJTW6KJ IJIE special issue- Advances in visual ergonomics

http://content.iospress.com/journals/work/47/3 (Visual Ergonomics special edition)

http://content.iospress.com/journals/work/41/Supplement%201 for the IEA2012 congress papers.

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-96059-3 for the IEA 2018 papers related to visual ergonomics

Visual Ergonomics

Officers

What is Visual Ergonomics?

What are some of the domains of interest of visual ergonomics?

What are the objectives of the Visual Ergonomics Technical Committee?

Organizational Structure

Newsletters

Achievements

Are you interested in Visual Ergonomics? Would you like to keep up to date with Visual Ergonomics news from around the world?

(Tri-)Annual Reports for Visual Ergonomics

Election of TC Officers at IEA 2021, Vancouver, Canada (online conference)

Action Plan

Further Links

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