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The research in ErgoU is inspired by the long tradition of the Ergonomic Work Analysis of the French ergonomists and the more recent discipline of Cognitive Engineering. The goal of our research is to contribute:
to ergonomics science, focusing on human performance modelling in complex work environments, and on methodologies for eliciting the elements of the environment facilitating and/or constraining human performance
to engineering, dealing with the design and development of information technology systems and interfaces which support the cognitive tasks and ensure high usability.
Recent domains of intervention incude:
Transport Systems (e.g. the Railways and the Metro; maritime operations; driving support and automation systems)
Process Industries (e.g. Power Plants; Wood Processing)
Healthcare & Medical Practice (e.g. the work of anaesthiologists; tele-medicine applications)
Public Organisations and Institutions (e.g. Internal Revenue Services; Ministry of National Economy)
Other industries (e.g. office furniture manufactories)
Some of the most recent applied projects are listed below:
Complexity in Social Science. TMR program of the EU. In collaboration with ARAMIIS GRIC-IRIT (France), King's College - WIT (UK), Universite de Liege (Belgium), University of Birmingham(UK), University of Siena (Italy), University of Granada (Spain), University of Lisbon (Portugal). (Sep. 2000 - Sep. 2003).
Modelling and automation of business relations using Web technologies. Program EPET II of the Greek General Secretariat for Research and Technology (Mai 1999 - Mai 2001).
Design of a cognitive aid for ergonomic office layout. Program EPET II of the Greek General Secretariat for Research and Technology. In collaboration with SATO S.A. (Dec. 1998 - Dec. 2001).
Development of an Occupational Safety & Health Information Space for SMEs. Program SAFE of EU. In collaboration with Greek Ministry of Labour, Ergonomia Ltd (Greece), NIA/TNO (Holland). (Jan. 1998 - Jan. 1999).
Co-operative Resource Management for the Transport of Unit Loads. Transport Telematics Programme of EU. In collaboration with Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (Germany), TRADEMCO (Greece), Universite de Liege (Belgium), Helsinki University of Technology (Sweden), ARAMIIHS-CNRS (France). (Jan. 1996 - Jan. 1999).
Human factors in complex real-time systems: a Cognitive Engineering approach. Human Capital & Mobility program of the EU. In collaboration with ARAMIIHS-CNRS (France), CENA and MEDES (France), ISPRA Joint Research Centre (Italy), HUSAT (UK), CEERI (Belgium). (Nov. 1993 - Nov. 1995).
Development of an IT system supporting the analysis and prevention of occupational accidents. Funded by the Vth Directory of the European Commission (Jan. - Dec. 1993).
Human errors in Anaesthesia. Funded by the National Council of Health and the Greek Anaesthesiology Society (Sep. 1990 - Sep. 1991).
Please follow the links on the top to retrieve more info on our recent research activities.
There are many findings that contribute to the fact that ancient Greeks made use of the ergonomics technologies in many fields, such as the medical practice, the construction of theatres and temples, as well as on the development of utensils and other everyday tools that facilitated their lives. We have initiated a non-funded research on the ergonomic design principles and products that our ancestors made use of. This study has revealed some very important findings in many aspects of their everyday activities. A brief description can be found here.
Marmaras, N., Poulakakis, G. and Papakostopoulos, V. (1999). Ergonomic design in ancient Greece. Applied Ergonomics, 30 (4), pp. 361-368.
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