Description
Kim J. Vicente, author of The Human Factor: Revolutionizing the Way People Live with Technology, will discuss how we can bridge the widening gap between people and technology. Currently, Vicente is Professor of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, and Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto, and founding director of the Cognitive Engineering Laboratory. He was on the Committee for Human Factors of the U. S. National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences. In 1999, he was chosen by TIME as one of 25 Canadians under the age of 40 who is a "Leader for the 21st Century who will shape Canada's future."
Introduction by Renato Perucchio.