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Contributors
Dr Miriam Eileen Nes Begnum h as a PhD in Computer Science from the Norwegian
University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and has 15 years of experience in the
field of user-centred and inclusive design. She started her career as an IT consultant,
did R&D work at MediaLT 2007–2012 and from there went on to the Institute for
Design, NTNU Gjøvik where she was responsible for the Master Programs in UserCentered Media Design and Interaction Design from 2012 to 2014 and nominated by
her students for Study Quality Award twice. Currently, Begnum is a Senior Advisor
at the Norwegian Welfare and Labour Administration (NAV), Section of Design,
where she is supporting agile teams on universal design and promoting inclusive
service design.
Dr Frøy Birte Bjørneseth i s an Associate Professor in Maritime Human Factors
in the Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering at the Norwegian
University of Science and Technology in Ålesund, Norway. She has a PhD in
Computer Science with focus on human–machine interaction and human factors
within the maritime environment. She is also a Principal Engineer in Human Factors
and Control Centres with 13 years of experience from Kongsberg Maritime CM AS,
a worldwide supplier of maritime equipment. Frøy Birte’s research focuses on human
factors in demanding maritime operations and holistic user-centred design thinking
in ship bridge and control centre environments, including design and evaluations of
software applications and physical equipment.
Dr Robert S. Bridger i s an independent consultant, writer and public speaker
in Human Factors. He served as Head of the Human Factors Department at the
Royal Navy’s Institute of Naval Medicine for 19 years. Before joining INM, he ran
the postgraduate program in ergonomics at the University of Cape Town. He is
author/co-author of over 200 research papers and reports, sole author of the textbook Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics, now in its fourth edition,
and author of the new book A Guide to Active Working in the Modern Office. Dr
Bridger has extensive experience applying human factors to accident investigations
in the maritime domain and, more recently, has been working with the Health Safety
Investigation Branch of the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. He is
President of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors.
Brit-Eli Danielsen h as over the last 12 years worked at CIRiS – Centre for
Interdisciplinary Research in Space, Trondheim, where research performed on the
International Space Station has been central. The human factors interest has been
connected to work in the CIRiS control room for space operations as control room
operator, training manager and as project manager of design and development of
control room. Danielsen is currently pursuing a PhD in Industrial Design, focusing
on ship bridge design.
Contributors
Dr Miriam Eileen Nes Begnum h as a PhD in Computer Science from the Norwegian
University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and has 15 years of experience in the
field of user-centred and inclusive design. She started her career as an IT consultant,
did R&D work at MediaLT 2007–2012 and from there went on to the Institute for
Design, NTNU Gjøvik where she was responsible for the Master Programs in UserCentered Media Design and Interaction Design from 2012 to 2014 and nominated by
her students for Study Quality Award twice. Currently, Begnum is a Senior Advisor
at the Norwegian Welfare and Labour Administration (NAV), Section of Design,
where she is supporting agile teams on universal design and promoting inclusive
service design.
Dr Frøy Birte Bjørneseth i s an Associate Professor in Maritime Human Factors
in the Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering at the Norwegian
University of Science and Technology in Ålesund, Norway. She has a PhD in
Computer Science with focus on human–machine interaction and human factors
within the maritime environment. She is also a Principal Engineer in Human Factors
and Control Centres with 13 years of experience from Kongsberg Maritime CM AS,
a worldwide supplier of maritime equipment. Frøy Birte’s research focuses on human
factors in demanding maritime operations and holistic user-centred design thinking
in ship bridge and control centre environments, including design and evaluations of
software applications and physical equipment.
Dr Robert S. Bridger i s an independent consultant, writer and public speaker
in Human Factors. He served as Head of the Human Factors Department at the
Royal Navy’s Institute of Naval Medicine for 19 years. Before joining INM, he ran
the postgraduate program in ergonomics at the University of Cape Town. He is
author/co-author of over 200 research papers and reports, sole author of the textbook Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics, now in its fourth edition,
and author of the new book A Guide to Active Working in the Modern Office. Dr
Bridger has extensive experience applying human factors to accident investigations
in the maritime domain and, more recently, has been working with the Health Safety
Investigation Branch of the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. He is
President of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors.
Brit-Eli Danielsen h as over the last 12 years worked at CIRiS – Centre for
Interdisciplinary Research in Space, Trondheim, where research performed on the
International Space Station has been central. The human factors interest has been
connected to work in the CIRiS control room for space operations as control room
operator, training manager and as project manager of design and development of
control room. Danielsen is currently pursuing a PhD in Industrial Design, focusing
on ship bridge design.