ABSTRACT
Simply stated, the field of human factors facilitates the interactions between humans and technology. More formally, human factors, frequently used interchangeably with the term ergonomics, can be defined as “the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data, and other methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance” (International Ergonomics Association, 2017). Human factors traces its origins to World War II (WWII), when advanced instruments were being installed in complex aircraft and continues to be a critical component for promoting human performance in complex domains (for a brief retrospective, see Roscoe, 1997).
