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In a time, where digitalization and automatization are on everyone’s mind, we must not forget about the human and how to keep him/her in the loop. Requirements and tasks are changing and impose new challenges on the work force. Rail human factors deals with the question of how to incorporate the human in today’s railway system as well as the system of the future.
The fourth German workshop on Rail Human Factors will offer an opportunity to meet with national and international experts in the fields of railway research and rail human factors. It will consist of presentations and lots of time for discussions.
Topics of interest
Focus of the workshop is human-related research aiming for a user-friendly, safe and efficient rail transport of tomorrow.
The workshop topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Ergonomics and Usability of advisory and assistance systems
- Automation, Train control systems
- Fatigue, monotony, mental workload
- Risk, Human error and Human reliability
- Situation awareness
- Incident investigation
- Safety culture
- Human Factors Integration
- Rules and Standards
Abstract submission
Abstracts should be in English and submitted using the provided template. The abstract word limit is 500.
Send your abstract by email to info@rhf-germany.de
The deadline for abstract submission is the 31 August 2020.
Abstracts of all accepted presentations will be published on the conference website.
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Lectures
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Important Dates
31 August 2020
Deadline for the submission of abstracts
2 December 2020
4th Workshop on Rail Human Factors
Partners
Conference fee
excl. VAT
Participant
175
Presenting author
80
In case of COVID-19 restrictions, the conference will be held online.
In that case, conference fees will be reduced.
Informal Get-Together
1st December 2020
We will organize an informal get together (not included in the conference fee/ at one‘s own expense) on the evening before the workshop.
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Committees
Organising Committee
Prof. Dr. Birgit Milius
(TU Berlin)
Dr. Anja Naumann
(German Aerospace Center)
Programme Committee
Dipl.-Inf. Marc Burkhardt (Siemens Mobility GmbH)
Prof. Dr. Dietrich Manzey (TU Berlin)
Prof. Dr. Ullrich Martin (Universität Stuttgart)
Prof. Dr. Birgit Milius (TU Berlin)
Dr. Anja Naumann (German Aerospace Center)
Prof. Dr. Jörn Pachl (TU Braunschweig)
Prof. Dr. Martin Baumann (Universität Ulm)
Prof. Dr. Katharina Seifert (German Aerospace Center)
Venue
Intercity Hotel Braunschweig
Willy-Brandt-Platz 3
38102 Braunschweig
Germany
