José Orlando Gomes

Biography

Full Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in the Department of Industrial Engineering and in the Graduate Program in Informatics, and Associate Dean for International Affairs to BRICS Countries. Prof. of International Doctorate at University of Florence on Global Health, Occupational Health, and International Cooperation on Mobile Populations, Collaborating Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and Visiting Prof at Witwatersrand University, Johanesburg, South Africa. Graduated in Production Engineering at University of São Paulo, Master in Production Engineering at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and doctorate in Production Engineering/Ergonomics & Human Factors at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1999) in partnership with the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers de Paris. He was a visiting scholar from 2002 to 2004 at the Cognitive Systems Engineering Lab (CSEL), coordinated by Prof. David Woods of the Institute for Ergonomics at The Ohio State University. Researcher at GRECO (Knowledge Engineering Research Group) and Certified Ergonomist by Abergo (Brazilian Association of Ergonomics). Vice-President of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), administrations 2015-2018 and 2018-2021, Executive Member of BRICS Plus Network on Ergonomics, Director of Abergo management 2017-2020, Director of Ulaergo, since 2013, Chair of Professional Standards and Education Committee of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), management 2012-2015, Board Member of the Resilience Engineering Association, management 2013-2015, President of Abergo, 2009-2011, 2012-2014, and board member 2015-2023, President of the Latin American Union of Ergonomics in management 2010-2013. The areas of teaching, research and extension include engineering of human factors and ergonomics, work safety, cognitive and resilience engineering in complex systems such as emergency, aviation, oil industry, besides being the author of several publications in journals, books and conferences.