Other Research Directions
Mine traffic optimization
The project aims at optimizing traffic in open pit mines, and is a collaborative endeavour between University of Toronto, Queen’s University, and Barrick Gold Corporation. Two topics that are of particular interest to the University of Toronto team include the interactions between the haul truck operator and the partially automated dispatch system, as well as haul truck operator fatigue and distraction.Project in conjunction with Profs. Greg Jamieson (University of Toronto), Laeeque Daneshmend (Queen’s University), Josh Marshall (Queen’s University).
Sponsor(s): Barrick Gold, MITACS (Accelerate Internship Cluster)
Usability, pilot testing, and evaluation of B*Focused system
B*Focused is a system that is designed by Kangaroo Design to increase productivity in collaborative work environments. This project will evaluate B*Focused system.
In conjunction with Dr. Beth Savan (Sustainability Office, University of Toronto).
Sponsor(s): FedDev (ARC), Kangaroo Design
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Identifying risky driving styles through a GPS-enabled telematics platform
This research will identify if correlations exist between crash/moving violation histories and driving styles as measured through steering, speed and acceleration profiles obtained in a naturalistic on-road study.
Sponsor(s): FedDev (ARC), Skymeter Corp
Publications
Mine traffic optimization
Stahl, P., Donmez, B., & Jamieson, G. A. (2011). A field study of haul truck operations in open pit mines. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 55th Annual Meeting (pp. 1845-1849), Las Vegas, NV.
Usability, pilot testing, and evaluation of B*Focused system
Donmez, B., Matson, Z., Savan, B., Farahani, E., Photiadis, D., & Dafoe, J. (2014). Interruption management and office norms: technology adoption lessons from a product commercialization study. International Journal of Information Management, 34, 741-750.
Matson, Z., Donmez, B., Savan, B., Photiadis, D., Farahani, E., & Dafoe, J. (2012). Social drivers of technology adoption and use in the workplace productivity context. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.