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Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Information Systems and
Technology
Station 24
109 Guy Hunt Technology Building
Phone (205) 652 3469
sahmed@uwa.edu
Personal Website:
http://www.shaheenahmed.info/
Degrees
PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering,
Mississippi State University, 2013
MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering,
Mississippi State University, 2010
MS in Automotive Industrial Design Engineering,
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, 2008
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh
University of Engineering and Technology, 2004
Employment Date
August 2013
Courses taught
AU 201 Fundamental of Automotive Technology
BQ 371 Advanced Business Statistics
TY 210 Total Productive Maintenance & Mechanical
Systems
MG 322 Manufacturing Process Management
IE 3913
Engineering Economy, Mississippi State
University
Research Interests
Engineering & Technical Education;
Design, Develop and Evaluate Products,
Workstations, Work-tasks, Services and Systems;
Human Fatigue, Work Physiology, Occupational
Biomechanics;
Design and Analysis of Experiments, Measurement,
Instrumentation and Research Method; and
Ergonomics, Packaging, Design and Development in
Automotive.
Publications
Ahmed, S. and Babski-Reeves, K. (2012).
Assessment of Upper Extremity Postures in Novice
and Expert during Simulated Carpentry Tasks.
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society, 56th Annual Meeting,
Boston, MA, USA, October 22-26.
Ahmed, S. and Babski-Reeves, K. (2011). Making
Life Meaningful: Designing Workstations for
Physically and Cognitively Impaired Adults.
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society, 55th Annual Meeting. Las
Vegas, NV, USA, September 19-23.
Ahmed, S. and Babski-Reeves, K. (2009). Analysis
of Subjective Body Discomfort Ratings during
Simulated Prolonged Driving Tasks: What Measures
are most Effective? Proceedings of the Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society, 53rd
Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, USA,
October 19-23.
Ahmed, S., Strawderman, L. and Babski-Reeves, K.
(2008). Evaluation of a Conceptual Warning
System for Mobile Phone Use While Driving to
Increase Public Awareness. Proceedings of the
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 52nd
Annual Meeting, New York, NY, USA, September
22-26.
Society Affiliations
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Institute of Industrial Engineers
Society of Automotive Engineers
Society of Design and Emotion
Alpha, Phi Mu Honor Society at MSU
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Student
Chapter MSU
Research Projects Completed
Design and Development of Products,
Workstations, Jobs, Services and Systems
Human Fatigue in Prolonged Mentally Demanding
Work-Tasks: an Observational Study in the Field.
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PhD Dissertation, Funding Agency: Department of
Industrial & Systems Engineering, Mississippi
State University.
The National Highway Watch Analysis and
Improvement Program.
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Funding Agency: Department of Homeland Security.
Making Life Meaningful: Designing Workstations
for Physically and Cognitively Impaired Adults.
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Funding Agency: Voluntarily Performed for a
State-Funded Non-Profit Organization.
The Development and Enhancement of Current
Delivery Service Provider Training Programs to
Improve Safety and Driving Performance of UPS
Drivers.
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Funding Agency: United Postal Service.
Cab Development for the Next-Generation Truck
Driver.
o
Funding Agency: Volvo Truck, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Design Construction and Fabrications of an
Impact Testing Machine for Plastic Materials.
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B.Sc. Thesis, Funding Agency: Department of
Mechanical Engineering, BUET.
Physical Ergonomics
Quantify and Contrast Expert and Novice Worker
Strategies and Associated Ergonomic Risks for
Select Carpentry Tasks in Residential
Construction.
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Funding Agency: The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), USA.
Investigation of the Effects of Increased
Coverage Area for Soft Body Armor.
o
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice,
USA.
The relationship between Muscle Activity and
Thermographic Readings of the Shoulder Muscles.
o
Funding Agency: Mississippi State University,
USA.
Effect of Backrest Angle on Operator Discomfort.
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Funding Agency: Department of Industrial and
Systems Engineering, Mississippi State
University.
Cognitive Ergonomics
Scientific Data Visualization for Relay
Engineers: Phasor Measurement Data visualization
in AVS/Express.
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Funding Agency: Pacific Gas and Electric; and
the Department of Energy.
Validation of Optimization-Based Formulations
and Performance of Dynamic Human models.
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Funding Agency: Tank Automotive Research,
Development and Engineering Center.
Other Involvements
Member, College of Business Research Committee,
University of West Alabama, 2013
Member, University Research Committee,
University of West Alabama, 2013
Session Co-Chair, the Human Factors and
Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, Boston,
2012
Science fair judge for K-5 students, Outreach
program, Mississippi State University, 2012
President of Bangladesh Association, Mississippi
State University, 2009-2010
President of Association of Bangladeshi
Students, Chalmers University of Technology,
Sweden, 2006
About Me
What amazes me the most, is us, the humans.
That’s why I study humans, especially our
abilities and inabilities to design, evaluate
and redesign products, workstations and
work-tasks. I believe the most challenging part
of my interest is to understand ourselves. It
has never been so easy: In 1930s, listening to a
radio while driving was considered distracting.
These days, operating in-vehicle information
system is considered distracting. It appears as
if we have never completely understood
ourselves, but we are thriving to pursue that.
"Know yourself", said by Socrates, seems to
carry the same significance today as it has ever
been.
I enjoy traveling, meeting new people and
places. I am an experimental chef. I also like
working on cars. |
