T. Govindaraj, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Email:
Campus Phone: +1 404 894 3873
Fax: 404-894-2301
Office Location: Groseclose 0205, Room 333
Personal Homepage
http://www.isye.gatech.edu/~tg/
Bio
Dr. Govindaraj received his Ph.D. (1979) in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a master of science (1977) degree in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT. He also has bachelor's (1971) and a master's degrees (1973) in aeronautical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
His primary research interests are in understanding and characterizing the role of humans in technologically complex environments, with scope ranging from well-defined engineered systems to globally distributed systems in which cultural, environmental, political, and social factors are significant. In the past, the focus of his research has been on cognitive systems engineering issues. More recently, he has tried to enlarge the scope to include ecological, economic, and social considerations in human systems. In addition to studying human-system/computer interaction, mainly to develop computer-based systems to assist human operators in complex, real-life, engineered environments, he has been investigating the design of systems and environments that are not only (just) usable by human operators, but are also pleasant to use while contributing to sustainable development over the long run.
In his current research, Dr. Govindaraj is looking at systems at three different levels: personal, "institutional," and global. An example of the first is the design of information architectures and interfaces in manufacturing and production planning. At the "institutional" level, his work concerns large socio-technical systems such as electric power generation. Going up the scale, he is studying ecological design and sustainable development of human systems of global scope, often inspired and informed by complexity in natural systems.
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