CS547 Human-Computer Interaction Seminar (Seminar on People, Computers, and Design)
Fridays 12:50-2:05 · Gates B01 · Open to the public
Bob Glass · SunSoftUser Interface Design - A View from the Trenches
February 24, 1993
"Dr.Bob" will give his personal view of how to make
human factors activities work in a variety of environments. He
will discuss working in academia, government, aerospace and the
computer industry. Bob will compare his work experience at three
different computer companies (Xerox, Apple, & Sun) and share
with you what worked, and what didn't!
Bob will also discuss some of the issues associated with developing
human interfaces in a product organization, and the need for
modifying life cycle costing to include the human factors component.
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Dr. Robert Glass joined SunSoft in 1992 as the director of
human factors engineering. He has been actively involved in human
factors of both hardware and software design for 22 years. Before
joining SunSoft, Glass spent three years as manager of the Macintosh
human interface group at Apple Computer. At Apple he was responsible
for the development of the human interface and guidelines for
Apple's System 7 (MacOS). He was also involved in huan factors
issues for the Powerbook series of computers.
Prior to Apple, Glass was manager of human interface at Xerox
for three years where he worked on the Viewpoint (STAR) and OPEN
LOOK interfaces. Glass also worked as the senior technology staff
engineer of advanced technology on Lockheed's Space Station Program.
He was also vice president for State of the Art Systems and chief
of illumination engineering at the National Bureau of Standards.
Glass is an elected member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society Executive Council. He earned his doctorate at the Unirversity
of Maryland in Sensory Processes Psychology, with a specialization
in human color
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