Student Views

HF Conference at California State University, Long Beach

By Paige Bacon, CSULB Student Chapter President

     The HFES Student Chapter at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) hosted its 5th Annual Regional Human Factors Conference on February 27.

     The conference featured three keynote speakers. Lawrence Najjar, principal user experience architect, TandemSeven, discussed interaction design in the real world, including his previous experiences working for a major company and his current work as a consultant. Vernol Battiste, research psychologist, NASA Ames Research Center, highlighted the current research being conducted at the Flight Deck Display Research Laboratory involving a volumetric cockpit situation display and its possible uses in the future. Panadda Marayong, assistant professor, CSULB, discussed her work involving human-machine collaborative systems, specifically the human factors involved in designing robots for the medical field.

     The conference also included a poster session showcasing the work of students from CSULB and surrounding universities, as well as a career/internship panel featuring three professionals from nearby companies who helped students better understand the process of obtaining an internship or entry-level human factors position. The panelists were available to answer students’ questions. The conference was a success, and we are looking forward to the 6th Annual Conference in 2011!

Paige Bacon is a student in the MS human factors program at California State University, Long Beach, and president of the HFES CSULB Student Chapter. She received her BA in psychology from Wichita State University.

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