Yingzi Lin, PhD
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department
Director, Intelligent Human-Machine Systems Laboratory
Program Director, MS in Human Factors Graduate Program
The Institute for Experiential AI
Office: 357 Snell Engineering, Northeastern University
Tel: 617-373-8610 Fax: 617-373-2921
Email: yi.lin@northeastern.edu
Dr. Yingzi Lin is a Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and director of the Intelligent Human-Machine Systems (IHMS) Laboratory at Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Her area of expertise includes: intelligent human-machine systems, human factors and applications in healthcare and transportation safety, smart structures and systems, sensors and sensing systems, multimodality information fusion, driver-vehicle systems, patient safety, human machine interface design, human-robot interaction, robotics, and human friendly mechatronics. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Office of Naval Research (ONR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and major industries such as GM and BOSE. She is a recipient of a few prestigious research awards, including NSF CAREER award and NSERC UFA (University Faculty Award). She has published over two hundred technical papers in referred journals, conference proceedings and book chapters.
Education
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan
Research Interests
- Human Factors and Applications
- Smart Sensors and Intelligent Systems
- Human Factors in Healthcare and Patient Safety
- Driver Vehicle Systems and Transportation Safety
Teaching Interests
- Human Factors Engineering
- Human Performance
- Biosensors and Human Behavior Measurement
- Capstone Design
- Human Machine Systems in a Global Context
Honors and Awards (Selected)
- NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)
- NSERC University Faculty Award, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Professional Affiliations
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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