Prof. Waldemar Karwowski, University of Central Florida, USA, as a keynote speaker in the special track "Participative design of product and production innovations"

Dr Waldemar Karwowski, Professor, University of Central Florida, USA, will be a keynote speaker in the special track: "Participative design of product and production innovations". 

Prof. Karwowski will hold a speech on "Axiomatic Design for Ergonomics Quality".

Dr Waldemar Karwowski  is Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of the Center for Industrial Ergonomics at the University of Central Florida, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.  His research, teaching and consulting activities focus on human system integration and safety aspects of advanced manufacturing enterprises, human-computer interaction, prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, workplace and equipment design, and theoretical aspects of ergonomics science. Dr Karowowski is the author or co-author of over 300 scientific publications in the areas of work systems design, organization and management: macroergonomics, human-system integration and safety of advanced manufacturing, industrial ergonomics, neuro-fuzzy modeling in human factors, fuzzy systems, and foresics. He has edited or co-edited 35 books, including the "International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors". Dr Karwowski serves as editor or co-editor of the "Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing", "Theoretical Issue in ergonomics Science", "International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics", "Consulting Editor of the Ergonomics".

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• Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of the Center for Industrial Ergonomics, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
• J. B. Speed School of Engineering Alumni Scholar for Research
• Past President of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA)
• President Elect of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
• Past Director, Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE)
  

Dr Karwowski holds an M.S. (1978) in Production Engineering and Management from the Technical University of Wroclaw, Poland, and a Ph.D. (1982) in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University. Recently, he was awarded the Sc.D. (dr hab.) degree in Management Science, by the Institute for Organization and Management in Industry (ORGMASZ), Warsaw. Poland (June 2004). He is also a Board Certified Professional Ergonomist (BCPE). His research, teaching and consulting activities focus on human system integration and safety aspects of advanced manufacturing enterprises, human-computer interaction, prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, workplace and equipment design, and theoretical aspects of ergonomics science.

Dr. Karwowski is the author or co-author of over 300 scientific publications (including over 100 peer-reviewed archival journal papers) in the areas of: work systems design, organization and management; macroergonomics; human-system integration and safety of advanced manufacturing; industrial ergonomics; neuro-fuzzy modeling in human factors; fuzzy systems; and forensics. He has edited or co-edited 35 books, including the International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, Taylor & Francis, Ltd., London (2001), a winner of the Best Reference Award 2002, from the Engineering Libraries Division, American Society of Engineering Education, USA, and the Outstanding Academic Title 2002 from Choice Magazine (see a review).

Dr. Karwowski serves as Editor of the Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing, international journal published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, and the Editor-in-Chief of Theoretical Issue in Ergonomics Science (TIES), a new journal designed to stimulate and develop a theoretical basis for the unique science of ergonomics (Taylor & Francis, Ltd., London). Dr. W. Karwowski serves as co-editor of the International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, and Consulting Editor of the Ergonomics journal. He is also a member of editorial boards for several peer-review journals, including: Human Factors, Applied Ergonomics, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Universal Access to the Information Society: An international Interdisciplinary Journal, Occupational Ergonomics, and Industrial Engineering Research: An International Journal of IE Theory and Application, (Hong Kong).

Dr. W. Karwowski served as Secretary-General (1997-2000) and President (2000-2003) of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA). He was elected an Honorary Academician of the International Academy of Human Problems in Aviation and Astronautics (Moscow, Russia, 2003). Recently, Dr. Karwowski was named the Alumni Scholar for Research (2004-2006) by the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. He also received the University of Louisville Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity in the Category of Basic and Applied Science (1995), the Presidential Award for Outstanding International Service (2000), and the W. Jastrzebowski Medal for Lifetime Achievements from the Polish Ergonomics Society (1995). Dr. W. Karwowski is Fellow of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES, USA), Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE, USA), and Fellow of The Ergonomics Society (United Kingdom). He is a recipient of the highest recognition in occupational safety and health in Poland, Pro Labore Securo (2000). He is past President of the International Foundation for Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Research, as well past Chair of the US TAG to the ISO TC159: Ergonomics/SC3 Anthropometry and Biomechanics. He served as Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Professor at Tampere University of Technology, Finland (1990-1991), and was named an Outstanding Young Engineer of the Year by the Institute of Industrial Engineers (1989).