Authority and Responsibility in Human-Automation Interactions

The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society is pleased to host a webinar featuring Thomas B Sheridan: “Authority and Responsibility in Human-Automation Interactions.” It will be held at 9:30-11:00 a.m. Pacific / 10:30-12:00 noon Mountain / 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Central / 12:30-2:00 p.m. Eastern / 5:30-7:00 p.m. GMT.

About the Webinar

In this webinar, Sheridan will address a variety of questions concerning how people and machines do or should relate to one another. Sample topics include

* Should or can authority and responsibility always go together?
* Should humans always be in charge, as sometimes implied by the term “human-centered”?
* What are the relations between levels of automation and adaptive automation in both direct and supervisory control?
* What does it take for humans and computers to “cooperate”?
* Should “automation policy” be developed to guide the design, operation, and management of highly automated systems so as to improve safety and efficiency?

About the Presenter

Thomas B. Sheridan is Ford Professor of Engineering and Applied Psychology Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics-Astronautics. He is the author or editor of five books on human performance modeling and more than 200 technical papers. He has served on numerous committees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other government agencies.

Additional details on the webinar and presenter can be found at http://www.hfes.org/web/webinars/februarysheridan.html.

The monthly webinar series is free for HFES members! Registration is available at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/681975706.

HFES invites all nonmembers to attend this webinar. The registration fee is $125 ($40 for students). Nonmember registration is available at https://www.hfes.org/Web/EventDetails.aspx?EventID=16. Payment by VISA, MasterCard, and American Express is secure and easy.