Category: Ergonomics & Human Factors

Towards An Individual Decision-Making Framework to Achieve Mitigation of Climate Change Effects with a Local Perspective

Agriculture, Data Analytics and Information Sciences, Educational Services, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Services, Ergonomics & Human Factors, Food Services, Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss, Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development, Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, Government

This study looks at how choosing certain plants with traits like shade, leaves, and crown shape can help Puerto Rico communities face climate disasters. It shows how individual and community decisions play a big role

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Building sustainable infrastructure and scaling access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in rural Alabama

Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Services, Ergonomics & Human Factors, Facilities Engineering & Energy Management, Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries, Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development, Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all, Government, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations

This case study shows how PEER Consultants used sustainable engineering to install wastewater systems in rural Alabama. By involving the community and tailoring solutions to culture and needs, they improved health, equity, and long-term sanitation

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Application of Principal Component Analysis as an Unsupervised Machine Learning to Model Socio-Economic Status of a Community under Natural Disaster

Data Analytics and Information Sciences, Environmental Engineering and Services, Ergonomics & Human Factors, Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries, Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation, Government, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations, Operations Engineering & Management, System Design & Engineering

CRISys is a data-driven framework that measures community resilience during disasters using census data and machine learning. It shows how socio-economic factors shape recovery in Jefferson County, TX. Community resilience is defined as an ability

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THE AI-DRIVEN REENGINEERING OF LEGISLATIVE AND POSTAL SYSTEMS: Streamlining Collective Intelligence Towards Sustainable Development

Data Analytics and Information Sciences, Engineering Management, Ergonomics & Human Factors, Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies, Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation, Government, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations, Operations Research & Analysis

This paper presents “Democratic Ergonomics,” where AI and citizen feedback close gaps in legislative systems. The goal is to make governments more efficient, accountable, and able to get all SDGs back on track. The UN

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THE AI-DRIVEN REENGINEERING OF LEGISLATIVE AND POSTAL SYSTEMS: Streamlining Collective Intelligence Towards Sustainable Development

Data Analytics and Information Sciences, Engineering Management, Ergonomics & Human Factors, Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries, Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies, Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning, Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation, Government, IISE Annual Conference 2026, Information Engineering, Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations, Operations Engineering & Management

This paper introduces “Democratic Ergonomics,” using AI and feedback systems to make governments more accountable and efficient. The idea is to close gaps in legislation so all SDGs can move forward faster and cheaper. The

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Eliminating Barriers to Girls in Industrial & Systems Engineering

Educational Services, Ergonomics & Human Factors, Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss, Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Abstract: Eliminating Barriers to Girls in Industrial & Systems Engineering UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 highlights gender equality as the key to transforming our world. Women make up only 28% of the workforce in science,

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