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Pegasus Professor and Chairman

Office: Engr. II
Phone: (407) 823-2204
Email: wkar@ucf.edu
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Education

  • Doctor of Science (dr hab.) in Management Science, State Institute for Organization and Management in Industry, Warsaw. Poland, June 2004.
  • Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, December 1982.
  • M.Sc. in Production Management (with highest honors), School of Management and Information Sciences, Technical University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland, 1978.
  • CPE, Certified Professional Ergonomist, Certificate N 341, Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics P.E., Registered Professional Engineer (State of Texas, License No 61616)
  • Doctor of Science Honoris Causa, South Ukrainian Odessa State Pedagogical University of Ukraine, Odessa, Ukraine, 2004.
  • Honorary Doctorate in Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia, 2006.
  • Honorary Doctorate in Engineering, Moscow State Institute of Radio, Electronics and Automation (MIREA Technical University), Moscow, Russia, 2007

Specialties

  • Human systems integration
  • Ergonomics and safety
  • Systems engineering
  • Human-computer interaction
  • Fuzzy logic and neuro-fuzzy modeling
  • Complex systems
  • Nonlinear dynamics in human performance
  • Neuroergonomics