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Greg A. Jamieson

Greg A. Jamieson, Ph.D.

Biography | Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

University of Toronto

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Education

Degree Year Obtained Institution Discipline
Ph. D. 2003 University of Toronto Human Factors Engineering
M.A.Sc. 1998 University of Toronto Human Factors Engineering
B.S. 1996 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mechanical Engineering
B.S. 1996 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Psychology (with Distinction)

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Work History

Title Institution Dates
Assistant Professor University of Toronto 2002-present
Research Scientist Honeywell Laboratories 1999-2002
Research Associate Honeywell Laboratories 1998-1999
Research Associate Batelle Seattle Research Center 1996

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1. Teaching

A. Courses

Term Course Name Enrollment
Fall/Winter 2002/2003 MIE496: Thesis/Design Project n/a
Winter 2003 MIE449/1409: HCI Design for Complex Systems 24
Fall 2003 MIE240: Human Centred Systems Design 298

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B. Advising

  1. M.A.Sc. Students
    • BAGHERI, Nasrine (9/02-Present)
    • HAHN, Adam (9/03-Present)
  2. M.Eng. Projects
    • GARG, Shashank (2002), "Study of Automation Failure That Affects Human Performance"
    • VERMA, Vinay (in progress)
  3. B.A.Sc. Theses
    • ACHONU, Jackie (2003), "Cognitive Engineering for Financial Decision Making"
    • CABRERA, Stefan & SYED, Yasserudin (2003), "Human Factors Evaluation of Polar Stars in Configural Displays"
    • MENG, Fan-kai (2003), "Develop a Workflow Automation Environment to Support Computer Network Event Logging"
    • MOHITE, Seema & JUN T A, Deborah (2003), "Influence of Context-related Reliability on Automation Failure Detection Performance"
    • BARKEL, Erin Kristin (in progress), "Cognitive Work Analysis of a Voting System"
    • NGO, John, AHLING, Shaun, & VAKILI, Vanessa (in progress), "Engineering Solutions for Global Problems: A Wind-up Mine Detector"
    • SAMPHAIWORAKI T, T ed (in progress), "Research Integrity as a Case of Risk Management in Socio-Technical System Design"
    • SO, Stanley (in progress), "Configuring Information Systems for Research Collaboration"
  4. Undergraduate Research Assistants
    • WONG, Kathryn (Summer, 2003), NSERC Summer Scholarship
  5. Non-Student Research Assistants
    • MOHITE, Seema (9/03-Present)

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C. Teaching Assistantships

Term Course Name Enrollment
Winter 1998 HCI Design for Complex Systems 5
Fall 1996, 1997 Human-Centered Systems Design ~ 40
Fall 1997 Modeling Integrated Systems ~ 80 (co-taught)

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D. Teaching Training

  • THE500: Teaching in Higher Education Seminar Course (University of Toronto). Studied pedagogical theory, teaching strategies, methods, and tools; practiced test writing and assessment; discussed equity, ethics, and classroom issues. Engaged in instructional practicum with skilled teaching evaluators.

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2. Research

A. Theses

  1. Dissertation Title: Ecological Interface Design for Petrochemical Process Control: Integrating Task- and System-Based Approaches, PhD Dissertation, University of Toronto
    • Advisor: Kim J. Vicente
  2. Thesis Title: Ecological Interface Design for Petrochemical Processing Applications, MASc Thesis, University of Toronto
    • Advisor: Kim J. Vicente
  3. Thesis Title: An Experimental Study of the Lattice Theory Formalism of Mental Models of Complex Dynamic Systems, B.S. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • Advisor: Neville Moray

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B. Research Proposals, Contracts, and Grants

  1. "Human-Automation Interaction in Complex Systems"
    • Connaught Automatic Start-up Grant, University of Toronto
    • Amount Requested: $10,000
    • Result: Funded $10,000
  2. "Human Reliance on Automation: The Role of Context-related Failures"
    • NSERC Discovery Grant
    • Amount Requested: $51,860 for 3 years
    • Result: Funded $17,000 for 3 years
  3. "Process Control Simulator for the Development and Evaluation of Advanced Operations Applications"
    • Joint proposal with K. Choo (Co-I), Lambton College
    • CFI New Opportunities
    • Amount Requested: $140,866
    • Result: Funded $140,866
  4. "Process Control Simulator for the Development and Evaluation of Advanced Operations Applications"
    • OIT Matching Funds
    • Amount Requested: $140,866
    • Result: Decision Pending
  5. "Improving the Public Verification of Secure Documents Through Human-Centred Design
    • Joint proposal with AGRA Vadeko, Inc.
    • NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program
    • Amount Requested: $55,000
    • Result: Industry partner suspended participation before decision
  6. "User Interface Design for Appropriate Automation Reliance"
    • Connaught New Staff matching Grant, University of Toronto
    • Amount Requested: $30,000
    • Result: Not funded
  7. "Equipment to Measure Behavioural and Physiological Aspects of Human Control Performance"
    • Joint proposal with P. Milgram (Co-I) and K. Vicente (Co-I), University of Toronto
    • NSERC Research Tools and Infrastructure
    • Amount Requested: $77,595
    • Result: Not funded

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C. Full Length, Fully Refereed Journal Papers

  1. Jamieson, G. A., & Vicente, K. J. (in review). "Designing Effective Human-Automation-Plant Interfaces: A Control-Theoretic Perspective".
  2. Guerlain, S., Jamieson, G., Bullemer, P., & Blair, R. (2002). " The MPC Elucidator: A Case Study in the Design of Representational Aids" . IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 32, 25-40.
  3. Jamieson, G. A., & Vicente, K. J. (2001). " Ecological interface design for petrochemical applications: Supporting operator adaptation, continuous learning, & distributed, collaborative work". Computers and Chemical Engineering, 25, 1055-1074.
  4. Torenvliet, G. L., Jamieson, G. A., & Vicente, K. J. (2000). "Making the most of ecological interface design: The role of individual differences". Applied Ergonomics, 31, 395-408.

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D. Trade Publications

  1. Guerlain, S., Jamieson, G., Bullemer, P. (2003). "Visualizzazione dei programmi di controllo predittivi basati su modelli". Operations, 1 (2), 75-78. (invited)

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E. Conference Presentations with Refereed Proceedings (presenter noted in bold)

  1. Jamieson, G. A. (in press). "Bridging the Gap between Cognitive Work Analysis and Ecological Interface Design". To appear in Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
  2. Jamieson, G. A. (2003). "Comparison of information requirements from task- and system-based work analyses". In Proceedings of the International Ergonomics Association XVth Triennial Conference (no pagination). Paris, France: International Ergonomics Association.
  3. Achonu, J., & Jamieson, G. A. (2003). "Work domain analysis of a financial system: an abstraction hierarchy for portfolio management". In Proceedings of the 22nd European Annual Conference on Human Decision Making and Control (pp. 103-109). Linköping, Sweden: Cognitive Systems Engineering Lab.
  4. Bagheri, N., Mohite, S., Junta, D., & Jamieson, G. A. (2003). "Influence of context-related reliability on automation failure detection performance". In Proceedings of the 22nd European Annual Conference on Human Decision Making and Control (pp. 41-47). Linköping, Sweden: Cognitive Systems Engineering Lab.
  5. Jamieson, G. A., Ho, W. H., & Reising, D.V.C. (2003). "Ecological Interface Design in Practice: A Design for Petrochemical Processing Operations". In Julie Jacko and Constantine Stephanidis (Eds.), Human-Computer Interaction: Theory and Practice, Part I (pp. 133-137). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
  6. Jamieson, G. A. (2002). "Empirical Evaluation of an Industrial Application of Ecological Interface Design". In Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (pp. 536-540). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
  7. Jamieson, G. A., & Guerlain, S. (2000). "Operator Interaction With Model-based Predictive Controllers in Petrochemical Refining". In Proceedings of the Human Performance, Situation Awareness and Automation Conference (pp. 172-177). Marietta, GA: SA Technologies.
  8. Guerlain, S., Jamieson, G. & Bullemer, P. (2000). "Visualizing Model-based Predictive Controllers". In Proceedings of the IEA 2000/HFES 2000 Congress, Volume 3 (pp. 511-514). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
  9. Jamieson, G. A., & Miller, C. A. (2000). "Exploring the Culture of Procedures". In Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Human Interaction With Complex Systems (pp.141-145). Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Computer Society Press.
  10. Jamieson, G. A., & Vicente, K. J. (1998). "Modeling Techniques to Support Abnormal Situation Management in the Petrochemical Processing Industry". In Proceedings of the Symposium on Industrial Engineering and Management (pp. 249-256). Toronto, Canada: Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering.
  11. Jamieson, G. A., & Vicente, K. J. (1998). "Implications of a Control-Theoretic Approach to Human-Automation-Plant Interface Design". In Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Symposium on Human Interaction With Complex Systems (pp. 90-98). Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Computer Society Press.
  12. Torenvliet, G. L., Jamieson, G. A., & Vicente, K. J. (1998). "Making the most of Ecological Interface Design: The Role of Cognitive Style". In Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Symposium on Human Interaction With Complex Systems (pp. 214-225). Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Computer Society Press.
  13. Jamieson, G. A. (1996). "Using the Conant Method to Discover and Model Human-Machine Structures". In Proceedings of the 40th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (pp.173-177). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
  14. Moray, N., & Jamieson, G. (1995). "Mental Models, Strategies, And Operator Intervention In Supervisory Control". In Proceedings of the XVI European Annual Conference on Manual Control. Delft, Netherlands.

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F. Conference Abstracts

  1. Chow, R. W. Y., Howie, D. E., Jamieson, G. A., Torenvliet, G. L., Yu, X., & Vicente, K.J. (1997). Novel Measures of Adaptation and Performance for Complex Human-machine Systems. Abstract in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Perception and Action (p. 63). Toronto, Canada.
  2. Jamieson, G. A., & Moray, N., and Conant, R.C. (1995). The Lattice Theory Formalism of Mental Models. Abstract in Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (p. 962). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

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G. Technical Reports

  1. Jamieson, G. A., & Ho, W. H. (2001). A Prototype Ecological Interface for a Simulated Petrochemical Process (CEL 01-02). Toronto: Cognitive Engineering Laboratory.
  2. Jamieson, G. A., Reising, D. V. C., & Hajdukiewicz, J. R. (2001). EID Design Rationale Project: Case Study Report (CEL 01-03). Toronto: Cognitive Engineering Laboratory.
  3. Yu, X., Chow, R., Jamieson, G. A., Khayat, R., Lau, E., Torenvliet, G. L, Vicente, K. J., & Carter, M.W. (1997). Research on the Characteristics of Long-Term Adaptation (CEL 97-04). Toronto: Cognitive Engineering Laboratory.

3. Service

A. Professional Activities

  1. Student Member, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1994-2002
  2. Associate Member, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2002-Present
  3. Member, IEEE, 2002-Present

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B. Thesis Examination Committees

  1. MASc Thesis Examination Committee, UTMIE
    • Jameel Adam (M. Chignell - Supervisor), 2002, "Perception of Exocentric Distance in a Static Virtual Environment"
  2. MASc Thesis Examination Committee, UTMIE
    • Harumi Takeshita (M. Chignell - Supervisor),2003, "Usability Evaluation for Handheld Devices: Presenting Evidence at the Point of Care"
  3. SGS PhD Examination Committee, UTMIE
    • Leo Donati (K. Vicente, A. Smiley - Supervisors), 2003, "Human Factors in the Field: A Field Study of Accident Investigation at the Transportation Safety Board of Canada"
  4. MASc Thesis Examination Committee, UTMIE
    • Pierre Duez (K. Vicente - Supervisor), 2003, "Testing the generalizability of Ecological Interface Design to Computer Network Monitoring"

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C. Departmental, University, and Other Committees

  1. Member, IEEE SMC Human-Machine Systems Technical Committee (2002-Present)
  2. Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, UTMIE (2002-Present)
  3. Service, High School Liason Committee, UTMIE (2002-Present)
  4. Committee on Faculty Development in the Area of Human Communication and Technology and Human-Computer Interaction, UT - Mississauga (2002-Present)
  5. Chair and Originator, First Annual Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making Technical Group Best Student Paper Competition (2001).

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D. Invited Presentations

  1. "Injecting Cognitive Engineering DNA into Automation Design", NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, USA, July 2002.
  2. "Human Use of Automation in Process Control", University of Calgary, Canada, Alberta, March, 2002; University of Toronto. Toronto, Canada, October, 2002.
  3. "Empirical Evaluation of an Industrial Application of Ecological Interface Design", Tufts University, Boston, USA, November, 2002; Halden Reactor Project, Halden, Norway, June, 2003.
  4. "Human Factor - Revolutionizing the Way People Live with Technology", Annual Meeting of the Toronto-Dufferin Chapter of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Toronto, Canada, February, 2003; Annual Meeting of the Scarborough Chapter of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Scarborough, Canada, April, 2003; Annual Meeting of the Toronto-Humber Chapter of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Toronto, Canada, October, 2003.
  5. "Designing for Effective Human-Automation Interaction", Honeywell Inc., Industry Solutions - Business.Flex Group, Toronto, Canada, May, 2003.
  6. "Refinery Operator Seeks Employment as Database Administrator", IBM Canada - Centre for Advanced Studies, Toronto, Canada, May, 2003.
  7. "Automation - Lessons Learned", IBM CASCON Workshop, Toronto, Canada, October, 2003.

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4. Recognition

A. Honors and Awards

  1. Cited for Outstanding Contribution to the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society by a Student Member (1999)
  2. Awarded Ontario Graduate Studies Scholarship, University of Toronto (1999, 2000, 2001)
    • Only 60 awarded to nearly 4000 international students in the province.
    • First international student in department to ever have received the award.
  3. Designated Connaught Fellow, University of Toronto (1996-2000)
    • Program to attract top graduate students to University of Toronto.
    • Nominated annually by department and confirmed by School of Graduate Studies.
  4. Received University of Toronto Open Fellowship (1997-1998)

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B. Invited Conference Session Chairmanships

  1. Chair of session on "Cognitive Ergonomics" at the International Ergonomics Association XVth Triennial Conference, Seoul, Korea, August, 2003.

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C. Patents

  1. Guerlain, S., Jamieson, G. A., and Bullemer, P. (2003). Multivariable process matrix display and methods regarding same. US 6,587,108 B1, Jul. 1, 2003.
  2. Jamieson, G. A., Guerlain, S., and Bullemer, P. (2003). Multivariable process trend display and methods regarding same. US 6,577,323 B1, Jun. 10, 2003.
  3. Outstanding Patent Applications: 3. In keeping with intellectual agreement with Honeywell International, Inc., details cannot be released prior to awarding.

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D. Review Work

  1. Reviewed article for Automatica