Special editors: Holly A. H. Handley, Old Dominion University; Judi See, Sandia National Laboratories; and Mica Endsley, SA Technologies
While Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) have been widely effective and are generally understood across major government agencies and industry, they do not address issues of human-system integration (HSI). Unfortunately, the design of the user interface for a technology or system, training and other HSI considerations are often left until late in a program. The Human Readiness Levels (HRLs) have been developed as an adjunct to the TRLs. The HRL scale provides organization and program management with an easy to understand rating of the level of maturity of the technology with respect to its readiness for human use. The goal of the HRL is to support management decision making with respect to investments of time and resources needed to ensure that the end-product incorporates needed human-system integration processes, guidelines and testing considerations.
The special issue invites contributions on different aspects of Human Readiness Levels. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- History and survey of readiness scales
- Development of the HRLs
- HRL applications and case studies
- Integration of HRLS with other HSI Tools
- Utility, usability and reliability of the HRLS
- Strategies for community acceptance
Contributions from all aspects of HRL development, including applications, evaluations and tools, and from across academia, industry and government, are welcome.
Submitted articles should adhere to the guidelines for EID submissions found here:
https://www.hfes.org/publications/periodicals/ergonomics-in-design-the-quarterly-of-human-factors-applications/ergonomics-in-designinformation-for-authors
Deadline for abstract review is September 30, 2020
Deadline for full papers is January 15, 2021
For more information, contact:
Holly A. H. Handley, PhD, PE
hhandley@odu.edu