Handbook of Standards and Guidelines in Ergonomics and Human Factors

Waldemar Karwowski, CPE, P.E. is Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of the Center for Industrial Ergonomics at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He holds an M.S. (1978) in Production Engineering and Management from the Technical University of Wroclaw, Poland, and a Ph.D. (1982) in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University. He received a D.Sc. (dr hab.) degree in Management Science, by the Institute for Organization and Management in Industry (ORGMASZ), Warsaw, Poland (June 2004). He was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Science (Doctor Honoris Causa) from the South Ukrainian State K.D. Ushynsky Odessa Pedagogical University of Ukraine (May 2004) for his outstanding contributions to the fields of human factors engineering and management of work systems.

Dr. Karwowski is the author or co-author of over 300 scientific publications (including over 100 peer-reviewed journal papers) in the areas of: work systems design, organization and management; macroergonomics; human-system integration in advanced manufacturing; industrial ergonomics; fuzzy systems and neuro-fuzzy modeling in human factors; and forensics. Dr. Karwowski currently serves as Editor of the Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing, an international journal published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, and the Editor-in-Chief of Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science (TIES), a new journal designed to stimulate and develop a theoretical basis for the unique science of ergonomics (Taylor & Francis, Ltd., London). Dr. W. Karwowski also serves as Co-Editor of the International Journal ofOccupational Safety and Ergonomics, and Consulting Editor of the Ergonomics journal. He is also a member of editorial boards for several peer-review journals, including: Human Factors, Applied Ergonomics, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Universal Access to the Information Society: An International Interdisciplinary Journal, Occupational Ergonomics, and Industrial Engineering Research: An International Journal of IE Theory and Application (Hong Kong).

Dr. Karwowski was named the Alumni Scholar for Research (2004-2006) by the J. B. Speed School of Engineering of the University of Louisville. He also received the University of Louisville Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity in the Category of Basic and Applied Science (1995), Presidential Award for Outstanding International Service (2000), and the W. Jastrzebowski Medal for Lifetime Achievements from the Polish Ergonomics Society (1995). Dr. W. Karwowski was elected an Academician of the International Academy of Human Problems in Aviation and Astronautics (Moscow, Russia, 2004). He is Fellow of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES, USA), Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE, USA), and Fellow of the Ergonomics Society (United Kingdom). He is a recipient of the highest recognition in occupational safety and health in Poland, Pro Labore Securo (2000).

Dr. W. Karwowski served as Secretary-General (1997-2000) and President (2000-2003) of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA). He is past President of the International Foundation for Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Research, as well past Chair of the US TAG to the ISO TC1S9: Ergonomics/SC3 Anthropometry and Biomechanics. He served as Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Professor at Tampere University of Technology, Finland (19901991). His research, teaching, and consulting activities focus on human system integration and safety aspects of advanced manufacturing enterprises, human-computer interaction, prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, workplace and equipment design, and theoretical aspects of ergonomics science. He can be reached at: [email protected].