Applying Systemic-Structural Activity Theory to Design of Human-Computer Interaction Systems (Ergonomics Design & Mgmt. Theory & Applications)

Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) is an interdisciplinary field that has gained recognition as an important field in ergonomics. HCI draws on ideas and theoretical concepts from computer science, psychology, industrial design, and other fields. Human–Computer Interaction is no longer limited to trained software users. Today people interact with various devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and laptops. How can you make such interaction user friendly, even when user proficiency levels vary? This book explores methods for assessing the psychological complexity of computer-based tasks. It also presents methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis of exploratory activity during interaction with a computer.

人機互動（HCI）是一個跨學科領域，在人體工學中被認識為一個重要的領域。HCI借鑒了計算機科學、心理學、工業設計和其他領域的思想和理論概念。人機互動不再僅限於受過訓練的軟件使用者。如今，人們與各種設備（如手機、平板電腦和筆記本電腦）進行互動。在使用者的熟練程度不同的情況下，如何使這種互動更加用戶友好？本書探討了評估基於計算機的任務的心理複雜性的方法。它還介紹了在與計算機互動過程中進行探索活動的定性和定量分析方法。

Gregory Bedny presently resides in Wayne, NJ. He works as a Research Associate at Evolute, Inc. in Louisville, Kentucky. He is an American citizen who emigrated from the former Soviet where he earned his Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Industrial Organizational Psychology from the Educational University of Moscow and a Post-Doctorate Degree (ScD) in Experimental Psychology from the Institute of General and Educational Psychology, National Pedagogical Academy of Science of USSR. He also is Academician of the International Academy of Human Problems in Aviation and Astronautics in Russia and Honorary Doctorate in Science, Ukrainian State University. For his achievements in psychology he has been awarded the Medal of the Ukrainian National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences. He is the author of five original scholarly books, the latest of which were published in USA. The first one was co-authors with Dr David Meister in the US in 1997. This book published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. The second book was co-authored with Dr. Karwowski in the US in 2007. This book published by Taylor and Francis Group. He also is the co-editor of two books published by Taylor and Francis Group in 2008 and 2011. He was invited editor of journal Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, V-5, #3, 2004. In former Soviet Union he worked as Industrial Engineer of Food Processing Machinery Factory, Industrial Psychologist in Industrial Research and Consulting Institute. After receiving his doctorate degrees he worked as associate and then full professor in Construction Engineering State University, in Marines Postgraduate School (part time), Pedagogical University in Odessa, Ukraine. He is author of different textbooks for universities in former Soviet Union. Dr Bedny has been conducting research on general and systemic-structural activity theory for the past 25 years. Systemic-structural activity theory is high level generality theory from which derived unified and standardize methods of study human work. He is the author of multiple articles in this field. He applied his theoretical study in field of human-computer interaction, manufacturing, merchant marines, robots systems, work motivation, training, reducing fatigue etc.

Waldemar Karwowski, Ph.D., D.Sc., P.E. is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida, USA. He is also Executive Director, Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. He holds an M.S. (1978) in Production Engineering and Management from the Technical University of Wroclaw, Poland, and a Ph.D. (1982) in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University, USA. He was awarded D.Sc. (dr habil.) degree in management science by the State Institute for Organization and Management in Industry, Poland (2004). He also received Honorary Doctorate degrees from three European universities. He is past President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (2007), and Past President of the International Ergonomics Association (2000-2003).Dr. Karwowski served on the Committee on Human Systems Integration, National Research Council, the National Academies, USA (2007-2011). He is a Co-Editor of the Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing journal, and Editor-in-Chief of Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science journal. He is an author or editor of over 400 scientific publications in the areas of human systems integration, cognitive engineering, activity theory, systems engineering, human-computer interaction, fuzzy logic and neuro-fuzzy modeling, applications of nonlinear dynamics to human performance, and neuroergonomics.

Dr. I. S. Bedny is a computer professional with Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology. She is doing research applying SSAT to Human Computer interaction. She is the author or co-author of over 10 scientific publications in the field of HCI.

Gregory Bedny目前居住在新澤西州韋恩市。他在肯塔基州路易斯維爾的Evolute, Inc.擔任研究助理。他是一位美國公民，從前蘇聯移民到美國，在莫斯科教育大學獲得工業組織心理學博士學位（PhD），並在前蘇聯國家教育心理學研究所獲得實驗心理學博士學位（ScD）。他還是俄羅斯航空與太空學國際人類問題學院的院士，以及烏克蘭國立大學的榮譽科學博士。他因在心理學領域的成就而獲得了烏克蘭國家教育科學院的獎章。他是五本原創學術書籍的作者，其中最新的兩本在美國出版。第一本是與美國的David Meister博士合著的，於1997年由Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.出版。第二本是與美國的Karwowski博士合著的，於2007年由Taylor and Francis Group出版。他還是2008年和2011年由Taylor and Francis Group出版的兩本書的合編者。他曾擔任2004年期刊《Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, V-5, #3》的邀請編輯。在前蘇聯，他曾在食品加工機械廠擔任工業工程師，在工業研究和咨詢研究所擔任工業心理學家。在獲得博士學位後，他曾在建築工程國立大學、海軍研究生院（兼職）、烏克蘭敖德薩師範大學等擔任副教授和教授。他是前蘇聯不同大學的教科書作者。Bedny博士在過去25年中一直在進行有關一般和系統結構活動理論的研究。系統結構活動理論是一種高層次的普遍性理論，從中衍生出統一和標準化的研究人類工作的方法。他在這個領域撰寫了多篇文章。他將他的理論研究應用於人機交互、製造業、商船、機器人系統、工作動機、培訓、減輕疲勞等領域。

Waldemar Karwowski博士是美國中佛羅里達大學工業工程與管理系的教授和主任。他還是佛羅里達大學高級系統工程研究所的執行主任。他在波蘭弗羅茨瓦夫工業工程與管理技術大學獲得生產工程與管理碩士學位（1978年），在美國德克薩斯理工大學獲得工業工程博士學位（1982年）。他於2004年獲得波蘭工業組織與管理國家研究所頒發的管理科學博士學位。他還獲得了三所歐洲大學的榮譽博士學位。他曾擔任人因工程學會（2007年）和國際人因工程學會（2000-2003年）的主席。Karwowski博士曾在美國國家研究委員會的人系統整合委員會（2007-2011年）任職。他是《人因工程與製造學期刊》的合編者，以及《Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science期刊》的主編。他是人系統整合、認知工程、活動理論、系統工程、人機交互、模糊邏輯和神經模糊建模、非線性動力學在人類表現中的應用以及神經人因工程學等領域的作者或編輯，發表了400多篇科學論文。

I. S. Bedny博士是一位擁有實驗心理學博士學位的計算機專業人士。她正在進行將SSAT應用於人機交互的研究。她是10多篇科學論文的作者或合著者。