<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors:</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Contribute to our
Special Issue on <i>Human-Robot
Collaboration in Occupational Settings</i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>Description:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Human-robot collaboration (HRC) is emerging in the
occupational domain, in which one or more humans and one or more robots share a
workspace and, ideally, collaborate to enhance productivity and human health
and safety. There is a need for the Human Factors and Ergonomics community to
systematically assess the benefits and potential limitations of HRC in various
occupational settings to better utilize the technology for safety and health
risk control, while avoiding risk exposures that may be introduced due to
inadequate consideration of human factors. Several aspects of HRC are relevant
for this special issue, including: effects of task types, task allocation,
robot intelligence and capacities, levels of collaboration, and human robot communications
or interaction modalities. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This special issue will include contributions that address
the potential or actual advantages and challenges associated with the
occupational applications of HRC to facilitate safe and effective
implementation in diverse occupational settings. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Topics of interest include but are not limited to the topics
below. However, papers accepted for this special issue must have a central
focus on the “human” in HRC.</p>
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</span></span>Theoretical frameworks for HRC in occupational
settings</p>
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</span></span>Collaborative robots (cobots) and work
allocation between humans and robots</p>
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</span></span>Multi-human, multi-robot collaborations</p>
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</span></span>Industry-specific health and safety issues</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Testbed HRC systems and processes for evaluation</p>
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</span></span>Use of mixed reality for enhanced situation awareness</p>
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</span></span>Interaction modalities in HRC</p>
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</span></span>Human perception, attention, prediction, and/or
intention estimation for HRC</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>Robot intelligence and its effects on trust,
performance, and safety of collaboration</p>
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</span></span>Human cognitive workload and mental stress
associated with HRC tasks</p>
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</span></span>Stationary, collaborative, mobile, and medical
robots, drones, powered exoskeletons, and autonomous ground vehicles</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">What can I contribute?</p>
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</span></span>Submissions are welcomed using any of the
journal’s manuscript types (i.e., <a name="_Hlk114585922">Original Research,
Methods/Models/Theories, Reviews</a>, Brief Reports, Position Papers,
Viewpoints, Historical Perspectives, Emerging Issues, Applications, and Case
Reports)</p>
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</span></span>Submissions addressing the perceptual,
cognitive, physical, environmental, safety, usability, psychosocial, or organizational
ergonomics related to the current or future use of HRC. </p>
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</span></span>Methodological diversity is encouraged; we
welcome submissions using qualitative approaches, action research
methodologies, surveys, computer modeling, technical measurements, simulations,
data analytics methods, and observational approaches </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Why contribute to the IISE Transactions on Occupational
Ergonomics and Human Factors?</p>
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</span></span>Accepted papers will be published in a widely
read and cited journal, enabling you to effectively contribute to the
development of the research area</p>
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</span></span>Your research will be validated by a robust,
double-blind, peer review process</p>
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</span></span>You can share you research using our open access
options</p>
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</span></span>You can follow the impact of your research using
My Authored Works </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">How can I contribute?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Letters of intent (LOIs) are strongly encouraged prior to
submission but are not required. Prompt feedback will be provided to ensure
compatibility with the special issue. LOIs should be addressed to Dr. Sol Lim
at <a href="mailto:sol@vt.edu">sol@vt.edu</a>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">All papers must be submitted through the journal’s
ScholarOne online submission website (<a href="http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/oehf" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/oehf</a>).
Complete information about the journal, including author instructions, review
criteria and procedures, and submission templates, are available at <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uehf20/current" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uehf20/current</a>.
All submissions must abide by the journal’s requirements, and the journal’s regular
processes will be followed for review of submissions. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">During the online submission process, please indicate that your
submission is for this special issue, entitled “<i>Human-Robot Collaboration</i>,” when prompted for this at the
submission website.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>Dates to remember:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 2.75in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Submission of
Manuscripts Due </span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt">February 28,
2023</span><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 2.75in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Notification
of First Review Decision April 15,
2023</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 2.75in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Expected
Publication Summer
2023</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For any questions about this special issue, including
questions about the relevance/suitability of a planned submission, please
contact the Special Issue Editors below.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>Special Issue
Editors:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Sol Lim, PhD,
Virginia Tech, USA, <a href="mailto:sol@vt.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">sol@vt.edu</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dawn N.
Castillo, MPH, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
Morgantown, WV, USA, <a href="mailto:dnc0@cdc.gov" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">dnc0@cdc.gov</a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Hongwei Hsiao, PhD,
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, USA, <a href="mailto:hongwei.hsiao@tamucc.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">hongwei.hsiao@tamucc.edu</a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.25in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Xu Xu, PhD,
North Carolina State University, USA, <a href="mailto:xxu@ncsu.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">xxu@ncsu.edu</a></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web (West European)","Segoe UI",-apple-system,system-ui,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(50,49,48)"><p style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><b><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(7,55,99)"><font size="1">Sol Lim, Ph.D.</font></span></b></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web (West European)","Segoe UI",-apple-system,system-ui,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="1"><font color="#000000">Assistant Professor | </font><a href="http://ise.vt.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">Grado Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering</font></a> <font color="#000000">| </font><a href="https://vt.edu/" target="_blank"><font color="#e69138">Virginia Tech</font></a></font></span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="1"><font color="#000000">Co-director | </font><a href="https://oeb.ise.vt.edu/" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">Occupational Ergonomics & Biomechanics (OEB) Labs</font></a></font></span></p><p style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,49,48);margin:0px"><font size="1" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:black;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit">549 Whittemore Hall, 1185 Perry Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061</span><br></font></p><p style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,49,48);margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:black;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="1">Email: <a href="mailto:sol@vt.edu" target="_blank">sol@vt.edu</a> </font></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="color:black;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="1"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Personal website: </font></font></span><a href="https://ise.vt.edu/lim" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1">https://ise.vt.edu/lim</font></a></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web (West European)","Segoe UI",-apple-system,system-ui,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(50,49,48)"></div></div></div></div>