Human Factors
Human Interaction with Technology
SJSU is the primary Human Systems Integration university partner at NASA Ames Research
Center, contributing to all human factors work done there. Our researchers study the
ways in which air and space travel affect humans, exploring capabilities and limitations,
to help create safer launches and missions.
Back on Earth, human factors specializations at SJSU include autonomous driving, ergonomics, and industrial design applications from highway to home. Below is a rotating selection of our standout investigators in these fields.
○ Recent News and Highlights
○ Related Strength: Air and Space
○ Related Strength: Transportation and Urban Planning
Selected Publications
Blay, T., Froese, F.J., Raghuram, S., et al. (2026). Managing Virtual Work: An Integrative Framework for Human Resource Management. Perspectives paper for Special Issue, Adapting to a More Flexible Future: The Role of Human Resource Management in Virtual Work. Human Resource Management
Feist, G. (2006). The Psychology of Science and the Origins of the Scientific Mind. Yale University Press.
Huang, G. & Pitts, B. (2022). Takeover requests for automated driving: The effects of signal direction, lead time, and modality on takeover performance. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 165.
Huang, G., et al. (2025). Toward AI Standardization: A Triadic Human-AI Collaboration Framework for Multi-Level Autonomous Mobility. IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence (CAI).
Jiang, Elahi, Luo, Papa, "Demonstrating Mixed Reality and Edge Computing in Human-Robot Interaction and Collaboration Considering Human Factors" — NSF, 2024
Luo, Y., Chen, Y., Huang, G., & Hu, B. (2024). Exploring the impact of lighting sources on walking behavior in obstructed walkways among older adults. Experimental Gerontology, 196.
Luo, Y., Contreras, A., Valdivia-Rivas, S., Chen, Y., & Hu, B. (2026). Nightlights for Older Adults: Enhancing Bedroom-to-Bathroom Transitions with Community Resident Feedback. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems.
Nathan-Roberts, D., et al. (2017). Looking Ahead: Human Factors in Sociotechnical Systems. Human Factors in Practice: Concepts and Applications, CRC Press.
Nikkhah, H. R., Sarabadani, J., Grover, V., & Shuva, S. (2026). A Review of Cybercrime Research: Synthesis and Future Directions. Information & Management, 104369. 36(5).
Schuster, D., et al. (2024). Exploring cognition and proficiency in cybersecurity incident response: Description of a subject-matter expert interview. IEEE Conference on Cognitive and Computational Aspects of Situation Management, 102.
Strybel, D. & Kumar, A. (2020). Civilian pepper spray for self-defense: Understanding user perception and impact of design on user performance. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 80.
Szladovics, N. & Palmer, E. (2024). Advertisement Blindness in Mobile Social Media Apps. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 68(1).
Award Highlights
Huang, "AI-Based Tactile Interfaces for Improved Safety and Wellbeing in Automated and Micro-Mobility Transportation" — American Honda Motor Company, Inc., 2025
Kumar (co-PI), “Respiratory Protection for Firefighters Responding to Wildland Fires” — Office of the President, UC Board of Regents, 2023
Luo (co-PI), "CISE MSI: RDP: IIS: HCC: Demonstrating Mixed Reality and Edge Computing in Human-Robot Interaction and Collaboration Considering Human Factors" — NSF, 2025
Luo (PI), "From Data to Diagnosis: Leveraging Large Language Models and Deep Learning for Alzheimer Detection and Risk Attribution" — Healthy Americas Research Consortium (HARC) Grants, 2025 - 2026
Mattarelli, Raghuram, "Multiple Team Membership (MTM) through Technology: A Path Towards Individual and Team Wellbeing?" — NSF, 2025
Nathan-Roberts, “UserWise Training Decay Grant” — UserWise, 2019
Palmer, “Evaluating Thermal Comfort Levels for Mobile Devices.” — Google, Inc.
Featured Faculty
Valerie Carr
Professor of Psychology
Episodic Memory, Technology Use, Fitness, Aging, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroimaging,
Pedagogy, Interdisciplinary Computing
ORCID: 0000-0002-2969-2181
Gregory Feist
Professor of Psychology
Personality, Creativity, Psychology of Science, Motivated Reasoning, Mental Health,
Psychology of Climate Change
ORCID: 0000-0002-3123-1069
Gaojian Huang
Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Human-AI Interaction, Intelligent Mobility, Human-Machine Interface, Assistive Technology
ORCID: 0000-0001-8139-7481
Anil Kumar
Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Human Factors and Automation, Human-machine Interface, Product Design and Development,
and Occupational Ergonomics
ORCID: 0000-0002-8546-4335
Yue (Lyla) Luo
Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Human Factors and Ergonomics, Human-Robot Collaboration, Wearable Technology, Human
Machine Interface, Data Analytics
ORCID: 0000-0002-0062-3190
Dan Nathan-Roberts
Associate Professor in the School of Information
Human Factors, User Experience, Healthcare, Sociotechnical Systems
ORCID: 0000-0002-4428-1823
Evan Palmer
Professor and Chair of Psychology
Attention, Perception, Vision, Visual Search, Human Factors
ORCID: 0000-0003-2791-4390
Sumita Raghuram
Professor of Human Resource Management
Virtual work, Human Resource Management
ORCID: 0000-0002-7093-0807
Jalal Sarabadani
Assistant Professor of Information Systems
Dark Side of IT; AI in Education
David Schuster
Professor of Psychology
Human Factors/Ergonomics, Cybersecurity, Human-Machine Systems, Expertise, Training,
Design, Simulation, Human Performance, Cognitive Engineerin, Research Design, Statistics
ORCID: 0000-0002-2698-7654
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