Events

The University of Waterloo Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Student Chapter is preparing to host the second Professor Lecture Series event of the Term on Thursday, February 25th from 16:00 - 17:00 (EST) titled: "You, Me and the Technology" - A Professor Lecture Series. 

Our speaker is Dr. Shi Cao, a Systems Design Engineering Professor from the Human Optimization Modelling Lab (HOMLab). He is also our Faculty Advisor at the UWaterloo HFES Student Chapter.

Guerrilla Usability Testing is an informal usability test that can be used to quickly gather feedback about your product at every stage of the development and design process. 

The first episode of our Student Research Rounds series will be held online using Microsoft Teams on February 4th, 2021 at 4-5PM EST. Student researchers from the Advanced Interface Design Lab will be giving an overview of their past and current projects in the field of Human Factors.

The second episode of our Student Research Rounds series will be held online using Microsoft Teams on March 4th, 2021 at 4-5PM EST.

Episode 3 of the Professor Lecture Series under the title "You, Me and the Technology" will be held online using Microsoft Teams on March 16, 2021 at 4-5PM (EST). 

The third episode of our Student Research Rounds series will be held online using Microsoft Teams on March 25th, 2021 at 4-5PM EST.

UW HFES Student Chapter is kickstarting the new term Spring 2021 with a new series named Alumni Experience Series. The first event of the series will feature Damla Kerestecioglu, a Research Manager at TD Canada Trust. The event is scheduled for May 27, Thursday between 4-5PM (EST).

UW HFES Student Chapter is planning to host professors from various backgrounds and research interests under the Professor Lecture Series.

The second event of the Alumni Experience Series will feature Thana Hussein, a User Experience Researcher at Google. The event is scheduled for July 8, Thursday between 4-5PM (EST).

For Spring 2021 term, the second event of the Professor Lecture Series will feature Dr. Umair Rehman, Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University. The event is scheduled for July 15, Thursday between 4-5PM (EST).