ST Labs: The Human Factors and Applied Statistics (HFASt) Laboratory at the University of Toronto

 

The Human Factors and Applied Statistics (HFASt) Laboratory at the University of Toronto 


Lab director: Dr. Birsen Donmez

Contact: donmez@mie.utoronto.ca 

Location: University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lab website: https://hfast.mie.utoronto.ca/

The HFASt Lab conducts research on understanding and improving human behaviour and performance in multi-task and complex situations, using a wide range of analytical techniques. The application areas include surface transportation, healthcare, mining, and unmanned vehicle supervisory control.

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