Dr. Kaber

David Kaber is currently the College of Engineering Dean’s Professor in the School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME) at Oregon State University. He is also serving as the MIME Associate Head for Research programs. Kaber previously served as Chair of the Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) Department at the University of Florida (UF). Prior to joining Florida, Kaber was a distinguished professor of ISE at North Carolina State University where he also served as the Director of Research for the Ergonomics Center of North Carolina. Kaber’s primary area of research interest is human-systems engineering with a focus on human-automaton interaction, including design for levels of automation and adaptive automation in complex human in-the-loop systems. Domains of study for his research have included physical work systems, industrial safety systems, robotic systems, transportation systems and healthcare. Kaber is a fellow of IEEE and a past Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems. He is also a fellow of Institute of Industrial Engineers, the International Ergonomics Association, and the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society. Kaber also recently completed a Jack Erskine Visiting Faculty Fellow at the University of Canterbury (Christchurch, NZ). He has contributed over 125 peer-reviewed journal articles to human factors science along with 110 refereed conference papers and another 60 regular proceedings papers in print. Kaber is a Board Certified Human Factors Professional (BCPE) and a Board Certified Safety Professional (BCSP).

Biography:

David Kaber is currently the College of Engineering Dean’s Professor in the School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME) at Oregon State University. He is also serving as the MIME Associate Head for Research programs. Kaber previously served as Chair of the Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) Department at the University of Florida (UF). Prior to joining Florida, Kaber was a distinguished professor of ISE at North Carolina State University where he also served as the Director of Research for the Ergonomics Center of North Carolina. Kaber’s primary area of research interest is human-systems engineering with a focus on human-automaton interaction, including design for levels of automation and adaptive automation in complex human in-the-loop systems. Domains of study for his research have included physical work systems, industrial safety systems, robotic systems, transportation systems and healthcare. Kaber is a fellow of IEEE and a past Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems. He is also a fellow of Institute of Industrial Engineers, the International Ergonomics Association, and the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society. Kaber also recently completed a Jack Erskine Visiting Faculty Fellow at the University of Canterbury (Christchurch, NZ). He has contributed over 125 peer-reviewed journal articles to human factors science along with 110 refereed conference papers and another 60 regular proceedings papers in print. Kaber is a Board Certified Human Factors Professional (BCPE) and a Board Certified Safety Professional (BCSP).