Technical Program
May 26, 2011
8:00-8:10 Introductions and breakfast buffet
8:10-8:30 ISHS inaugural remarks
Karim Abdel-Malek, The University of Iowa
8:30-9:30 Manufacturing Ergonomics Panel
Allison Stephens, Ford (Session Chair)
Gwen Malone, GM
Abhishek Seth, Caterpillar
Craig Sutton, John Deere
9:30-9:45 Coffee break
9:45-11:00 Technical Session I: Human Performance and Ergonomic Analysis
11:00-11:45 Keynote Address: Human Modeling and Simulation of Soldiers and Tactical Small Units
Jack Obusek, Director, US Army Natick Soldier Systems Center
11:45-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:30 Future of Human Simulation, Code Developer Panel
Jasbir Arora, The University of Iowa (Session Chair)
Robert Playter, Boston Dynamics, Inc.
Ulrich Raschke, Siemens Jack
John Rasmussen, AnyBody Technology
Steve Beck, Santos Human Inc.
Rich Lineback, Cyber-Anatomy Corp.
Csaba Szeredy, Virtual Human Engineering
2:30-3:00 Feature Presentation: Virtual Human Models for the Prevention of Injury: Where We
Are Today and Where We Need to Be Tomorrow
Michael Bloor, Chief Operating Officer, ESI North America
3:00-4:15 Technical Session II: Motion, Biomechanics, and Injury
Daniel Dooge, ESI North America (Session Chair)
4:15-5:00 Technology Roundtable
Linda Bossi, Chief, Human Systems Integration, Defence R&D Canada (Session Chair)
5:00-6:00 ISHS Organizational and Business Meeting
6:00 Dinner
May 27, 2011
8:30-9:00 Feature Presentation: Parametric Virtual Human Project
Azam Khan, Head of Environment and Ergonomics Research Group, Autodesk Research
9:00-10:45 Technical Session III: Anthropometry, Anatomy, and Social Modeling
Linda Bossi, Defence R&D Canada (Session Chair)
10:45-12:00 Human Simulation in the Military Panel
Leif Hasselquist, US Army Natick Soldier RDEC (Session Chair)
Lance Harris, Office of Naval Research
Chris Henson, Naval Health Research Center
Rick Kozycki, US Army Research Laboratory
Brian Corner, US Army Natick Soldier RDEC
Lori L. Brattin, NAVAIR
12:00-12:30 Feature Presentation: One Perspective of Human Simulation in
Consumer Products Industry
Gary Gross, Discipline Owner, Biological/Anatomical Systems Modeling and Simulation, The Procter & Gamble Company
12:30 Adjourn