Hear from IOE Assistant Professor Manhua Wang over catering from Afternoon Delight, all while connecting with members of the U-M community engaging in HCI research. More details about the speaker below.

For over 10 years, this banquet has highlighted the work of a faculty member in the HCI field, introduced the audience to new applications of HCI, and supported connections between students and faculty conducting HCI research across related departments. We hope to see you there!

About the speaker:

Manhua Wang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. Prior to this appointment, she was a Postdoctoral Associate with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. She received her BS in Psychology from Zhejiang University (2018), M.S. in Information Science from UNC-Chapel Hill (2020), and PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech (2024). Dr. Wang’s research focuses on human-AI/Robot interaction and collaboration, with a specific focus on transportation safety and the future workplace.

She will first briefly review her academic journey and then focus on considerations for future automotive user interface design to ensure transportation safety and user experience. Discussions will follow to brainstorm some future topics with rapidly developing technologies.