Skip to main content

Biography

Waldemar Karwowski is a Pegasus Professor and the chair of the UCF Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems. He has over 500 publications focused on mathematical modeling and computer simulation with applications to human–systems engineering, human-centered-design, safety, neuro-fuzzy systems, nonlinear dynamics and chaos, and neuroergonomics.

Recent Publications


  • Karwowski, W., V Duffy, V. G Salvendy, G. (Eds.), 2025, Advances in Artificial Intelligence Applications in Industrial and Systems Engineering.  Karwowski, W., V Duffy, V. G Salvendy, G. (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons.

  • Karwowski, W., G Salvendy, L Albert, WC Kim, B Denton, M Dessouky, ..., 2025. Grand challenges in industrial and systems engineering. International Journal of Production Research 63 (4), 1538-1583.

  • Falla, JFS., Karwowski, W., S Jahani, L Rabelo, PA Hancock, 2025. Agile healthcare: The role of information technology ambidexterity and human resource practices fostering workforce agility and job performance. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 110, 103818.

  • Çakit, E. and Karwowski, W., 2025. Applications of Machine Learning in Human Factors and Ergonomics: A Comprehensive Review of Research from the Past Decade. IEEE Access, 13, pp. 115263-115288.

  • Murata, A., T Doi, T and W Karwowski, W., 2025. Verification and modification of the display design process using fuzzy linguistic patterns. Displays, 103194.

  • Karwowski, W., G Salvendy, M Endsley, W Rouse, P Salmon, K Stanney..., 2025. Grand challenges for human factors and ergonomics. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 26 (4), 361-456.

  • Ismail, L. and Karwowski, W., 2025, The brain networks indices associated with the human perception of comfort in static force exertion tasks. Frontiers in Neuroergonomics 6, 1542393.

Education


  • Doctor of Science (dr hab.) in Management Science, State Institute for Organization and Management in Industry, Warsaw, Poland

  • Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Texas Tech University

  • M.Sc. in Production Management (with highest honors), School of Management and Information Sciences, Technical University of Wroclaw

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