Browsing Systems Design Engineering by Supervisor "Burns, Catherine"
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Beyond the Dataset: Understanding Sociotechnical Aspects of the Knowledge Discovery Process Among Modern Data Professionals
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-01)Data professionals are among the most sought-out professionals in today’s industry. Although the skillsets and training can vary among these professionals, there is some consensus that a combination of technical and ... -
Building Bridges between Pharmacists and Physicians: An Exploratory Investigation via Field, Usability Studies & Control Task Analysis To Enhance Pharmacy Management System Requirements
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-25)Miscommunication between healthcare professionals can impact patient care and is costly. The information systems used in pharmacies and hospitals can contribute to this miscommunication. The present research is an initial ... -
A Cognitive Work Analysis Approach to Explainable Artificial Intelligence in Non-Expert Financial Decision-Making
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-07)Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being increasingly used to assist complex decision-making such as financial investing. As most AI systems rely on black-box machine learning models, understanding how to support human ... -
Design and Assessment of External Displays on Autonomous Vehicles for Pedestrian Safety
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-05)The most vulnerable group in road agents is pedestrians. In the Netherlands, from 2005 to 2009, the average lethality rate for vulnerable road users was 14 per 100 serious road injuries. Prior to autonomous vehicles (AV), ... -
Ecological Interface Design in Neuro-Critical Care
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-02)Neuro-critical care is a data-intensive environment that requires physicians to integrate information across multiple screens, sources, and software. Despite the advances in neuromonitoring techniques, interfaces that ... -
Exploring Automated Trading: Modeling a Financial System with a Variable Degree of Automation, Display Design, and Evaluation
(University of Waterloo, 2017-11-24)Automation has become more pervasive and started to replace human operation in all information-processing stages (e.g., machine-learning based systems). Typically, automated systems have a variable degree of automation ... -
Exploring the Requisites and Design Requirements for Adding ‘Reason for Use’ Information to Prescription Labels
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-01)Individuals with multiple medical conditions and polypharmacy are at higher risk of inappropriate prescribing and consequent adverse drug events. Moreover, individuals may not adequately understand the therapeutic intention ... -
A High-Fidelity VR Simulation Study: Do External Warnings Really Improve Pedestrian Safe Crossing Behavior?
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-27)To better communicate with pedestrians, adding external displays to autonomous vehicles (AVs) has been proposed as a potential communication method to encourage safe crossing behavior by pedestrians. Whereas, most researchers ... -
Interface Redesign of an Electronic Medical Record Review System Using User-Centered Design
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-29)The healthcare industry in recent years has seen a rise in the adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). These EMRs have replaced the traditional paper-based records at hospitals, clinics, and nursing facilities. This ... -
Investigating Driver Experience and Augmented Reality Head-Up Displays in Autonomous Vehicles
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-30)Autonomous driving is on the horizon. Partially automated vehicles recently started to emerge in the market, and companies are dedicated to bringing more automated driving capabilities to the vehicles in the near future. ... -
Supporting Caregivers in Complex Home Care: Towards Designing a Voice User Interface
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-10)Despite significant advancements in the development of digital health tools and the rising provision of health care services in the home, information management and communication has yet to be standardized through digitization ... -
Understanding Clinicians’ Requirements, Perception and Acceptance of Clinical Decision Support Systems: User Study for Implementation of Sepsis Best Practice Advisory in General Paediatric Care
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-11)Clinicians are faced with ever-increasing patient data as well as medical evidence which are all required for them to make the best possible decisions. Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) are widely used to support ... -
Web Tasking: An Investigation of End User Interaction for the Ideal Control Metaphor
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-02)Users are finding multiple ways to utilize web applications (apps) outside of their typical self-contained purposes, resulting in an increasing need to connect apps together. This connectivity can be achieved through web ...