UMAS Fireside Talk: Exploring Human-Machine Interactions by Professor X. Jessie Yang (Department of IOE & School of Information) | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12020-01-20T08:58:29+08:00PeatixUMASUMAS Fireside Talk: Exploring Human-Machine Interactions by Professor X. Jessie Yang (Department of IOE & School of Information)tag:peatix.com,2020:event-14037462020-01-16T18:30:00SGT2020-01-16T18:30:00SGTDigitalization Unpacked: Exploring Human-Machine InteractionsAbstract: The University of Michigan Alumni Singapore proudly presents a fireside talk by Professsor X.Jessie Yang on one of the key pillars of Digitalization: Human-Machine Interactions. Dr. Yang will introduce her research examining how drivers and pedestrians interact with automated vehicles as well as the usage of robots in musuems. Bios:Speaker X. Jessie Yang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering and the School of Information at University of Michigan. She joined the faculty in 2016 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at MIT. She earned a Ph.D. and an MEng in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Human Factors) and a BEng from Electrical and Electronic Engineering, all from Nanyang Technological University. Dr. Yang also directs the Interaction and Collaboration Research LabModerator Dennis Teo is founder of a consultancy focused on Supply chain strategies and transformation. His latest projects include Industry 4.0 implementations and global integrated business planning and logistics optimization.