CityU co-organizes the 3rd International Conference on Human Factors Engineering and Human-AI Collaborative Innovation
The 2026 3rd International Conference on Human Factors Engineering and Human-AI Collaborative Innovation, held concurrently with the 3rd International Conference on Human Modeling and Augmentation, recently took place at the Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU).
The conference was organized by SYSU’s School of Intelligent Systems Engineering and several specialized committees of the Chinese Ergonomics Society, and hosted by the School of Intelligent Systems Engineering. Co-organizers included City University of Macau, the journal Human Factors, and the University of Hong Kong, among others. As a co-organizer, the Faculty of Health and Wellness contributed extensively to the conference’s organization, academic exchanges, and thematic sessions, showcasing the University’s growing academic strength in the field.
Under the theme “dual drive of large and small models, collaborative human factors set sail”, the conference explored a wide range of topics, including cognitive ergonomics, human cognition and behavior modeling, large models, and human-AI collaboration. These discussions covered applications in intelligent transportation, smart vehicles, low-altitude flight, human health, elderly care, and age-friendly intelligent technologies. The event brought together experts and scholars from over 20 institutions across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, North America, and Central Asia to discuss emerging trends in the integration of human factors engineering and intelligent technologies.
The conference featured dedicated workshops on multi-modal large models and human-computer interaction, as well as human cognition and behavior modeling. Leading companies including BYD, China Auto Data Co., Ltd., Xinxingzhe Technology, China Southern Airlines, and Boeing shared their latest research and practical applications in human factors engineering and AI. This collaboration provided a highly open and practice-oriented exchange platform, bridging the academic and industrial communities, while also offering young researchers valuable opportunities to learn, present their work, and enrich their academic portfolios.
Professor You Zhenwei from the Faculty of Innovation and Design also participated in academic exchanges and delivered a presentation on VR-based neural recovery system design for limb amputees.
As a co-organizer of the conference, CityU Macau remains committed to fostering academic collaboration with universities, research institutions, and industry partners both locally and internationally. The University actively promotes interdisciplinary research at the intersection of psychology, health sciences, artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction. Looking ahead, CityU Macau will continue to build on its Macau roots, strengthen connections within the Greater Bay Area, and engage globally, advancing high-level academic exchanges and collaborative projects addressing critical issues at the intersection of health, intelligent technology, and human care, thereby contributing to an open, innovative, and inclusive academic ecosystem.
