Human factors involves the design of technologies and work environments to be compatible with human capabilities and limitations.
The graduate program in Human Factors and Applied Cognition (HFAC) provides instruction and research training, with an emphasis placed on developing a good understanding of cognitive theory, acquiring advancedmethodological and statistical skills, and learning how to apply these tools toreal-world human factors problems. We also have a vibrant academic-social community centered aroundour local chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). Coursework and the research in our labs includes the following areas:
Please view the student handbook for more information.
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CHSS recently showcased faculty and student research at its "Human-Centered AI: Bridging Humanities, Social Sciences, and Technology" summit. View the presentations online, and learn how CHSS is at the forefront of emerging technologies research and teaching through work on ethics and artificial intelligence, human interaction with robots, and other exciting multidisciplinary collaborations.
How likely are humans to trust a robot, especially if that robot has the capacity to lie? This is the question George Mason psychology doctoral candidate Andres Rosero is exploring in his research on human-robot interaction.
In high school and as an undergraduate student, Dan Gartenberg, MA Psychology ’12, PhD ’16, would stay up late and struggle to wake early, a typical experience for many students. Early on in his graduate studies at George Mason University, he took a course on the neuroscience of sleep and was hooked.