Dr. Abigail Sellen, Microsoft Distinguished Scientist, examines the crucial role of human factors in shaping responsible and effective AI systems, discussing her career journey and offering advice for aspiring researchers in this interview.
17 Apr 2025
HFIG Talks... UX Design and Human Factors with Mario Iannuzzi
In this episode, we spoke with Mario Iannuzzi, the Lead Design Researcher at Thoughtworks. Iannuzzi completed his undergrad and masters in Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, graduating in 2013. He speaks in great detail about his educational and professional background, what drew him to UX and Human Factors, his work experiences, his opinions of generative AI’s effect on UX design and Human Factors research, emerging trends that excite him, and finally leaves listers with advise on breaking into UX/Human Factors research. Iannuzzi lists the “Hard Fork” podcast by the New York Times, Lenny’s Newsletter, and AI-related subreddits as useful resources he enjoys using to stay up to date with the ever-evolving industry.
Hard Fork podcast: https://www.nytimes.com/column/hard-fork (https://www.nytimes.com/column/hard-fork)
Lenny’s Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/ (https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/)
31 Jan 2025
HFIG Talks... Human-AI Interaction with Professor Chignell
In this episode, we spoke with Professor Chignell, a Mechanical & Industrial Engineering faculty member at UofT since 1990. With over 40 years of experience in Industrial engineering, Professor Chignell speaks on his extensive educational background and how that brought him to human factors. He also goes in-depth talking about his start in Human-AI interaction research, his main concerns regarding Human-AI interaction, the role of human factors in addressing these issues, areas where Human-AI interaction are either progressing quickly or slow-going, and areas of special interest for him. Professor Chignell leaves off by sharing some valuable pieces of wisdom with listeners interested in pursuing research in Human-AI interaction.
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