HCIS - Dr. JuHyeong Ryu

2025

Apr. 2025. Nishat Alam was named Student Employee of the Year by West Virginia University for her outstanding dedication, professionalism, and positive impact across campus. Congratulations Nishat!

Apr. 2025. Md Hadisur Rahman received the Excellence in Research at the MS Level award from the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. Congratulations Hadisur!

Mar. 2025. HCIS Lab presented two papers at the 28th Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference. Congratulations to Hadisur and Nishat for showcasing our research on the international stage!

Feb. 2025. HCIS received NSF funding to develop innovative workforce training solutions using wearable technologies in advanced manufacturing. The project aims to address critical skills gaps and enhance preparedness as industrial systems evolve (PI: Ryu) [Read].

Feb. 2025. Md Hadisur Rahman received the NSF 2025 IISE Annual Conference Student Travel Award. Congratulations Hadisur!

Feb. 2025. Prof. Ryu presented “Embracing Inclusive Excellence in Safety Leadership—A Global Journey” at the National Safety Council The Future of EHS event (Invited Talk).

Jan. 2025. We are excited to welcome Sina Samimi to the HCIS Lab as a new Ph.D. student. We also congratulate Md Hadisur Rahman on his transition from M.S. to Ph.D. within HCIS. Welcome, Sina, and congratulations, Hadisur!

2024

Nov. 2024. HCIS received funding through a $2.5 million EPA grant to advance sustainable development in West Virginia. The project focuses on promoting environmental resilience and community engagement through engineering-driven solutions (Co-PI: Ryu) [Read].

Nov. 2024. Prof. Ryu presented “Transforming Construction Safety through Human-Centered Intelligence” at the NIOSH National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Construction Sector Council Meeting in Washington, D.C. (Invited Talk).

Oct. 2024. Nishat Alam was awarded the Poster Winner Award for her presentation on " Empowering a Collaborative Workforce: Developing Mixed Reality-Based Training for Safe Practices" at the All Voices as ONE Third Annual Conference Poster Competition [Read]. Congratulation Nishat!

Sep. 2024. Prof. Ryu delivered an invited presentation titled “Integrating Ergonomic Principles to Mitigate Musculoskeletal Disorders & Serious Injuries and Fatalities in Manual Material Handling” at the National Safety Council Congress in Orlando, FL.

Sep. 2024. Journal paper by Jason Hout (OSH Ph.D. Student) and Prof. Ryu titled "The association between musculoskeletal disorders and lead apron use in healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis" was Accepted in Safety Science. Congratulations Jason!

Aug. 2024. Prof. Ryu received the Young Faculty of the Year Award from the Korean-American Society of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineers, San Francisco, CA

July 2024: M.S. Student Md Hadisur Rahman presented a conference paper “A Critical Review of Methods for Physical Fatigue Assessment for Construction Workers” at the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2024, held at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

May 2024. A Conference paper by Rahman H., Alam, N. B., and Prof. Ryu, J., titled “A Scientometric Exploration of Physical Fatigue and Risk Management in Construction” awarded the “Best Paper Award” of the Construction Engineering & Management Division at the IISE Annual Conference and Expo. Congratulations Team! [Read]

May 2024. OSH Ph.D. Student David Kudlinski presented a conference paper "Assessing Safety Programs and Strategies to Prevent Heavy Equipment Struck-by Incidents in Construction" at the IISE Annual Conference and Expo 2024, held in Montreal, Canada.

May 2024. Prof. Ryu presented a conference paper "A Scientometric Exploration of Physical Fatigue and Risk Management in Construction” at the IISE Annual Conference and Expo 2024, held in Montreal, Canada.

Mar. 2024. Prof. Ryu presented “Empowering a Collaborative Workforce: Toward Expert Skill-based Training” at the Applied Ergonomics Conference 2024, Louisville, KY.

Feb. 2024. Journal paper by McFarland, T., Ryu, J., Haas, C., and Abdel-Rahman, E. titled “Crafting Safe and Efficient Masonry Practices: Quantitative Assessment of Postural Characteristics in Movement Strategies” published in the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE. [Read]

2023

Nov. 2024. Journal paper by Rahman H., Ghasemi A., Dai F., Ryu, J. titled “Review of Emerging Technologies for Reducing Ergonomic Hazards in Construction Workplaces” published in the Buildings [Read].

Oct. 2023. Prof. Ryu gave a seminar about Human-Centered Intelligent Systems: Toward Enhancing Workforce Training Innovation to the University of Virginia, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Systems and Information Engineering Seminar.

Aug. 2023. Prof. Ryu presented “Towards Portable and Accurate Ergonomic Assessment in Construction” at the U.S.-Korea Conference 2023 (UKC 2023), Dallas, TX

Jun. 2023. Prof. Ryu gave a seminar about improving occupational safety and injury prevention in the mining industry to Mine Safety & Health Administration

Jun. 2023. Prof. Ryu presented “Assessment Methods for Advanced Trades Work Systems” at Safety 2023, the American Society of Safety Professionals, San Antonio, TX.

May 2023. HCIS received funding from Lifelong Learning Pipeline for Future Manufacturing NSF F2F EPSCoR Track 2 Seed Grant to study workforce training in smart manufacturing (PIs: Ryu)

May 2023. HCIS received funding from the WVU Research & Scholarship Advancement Award to study motor skill transfer using mixed reality- and AI-enabled training (PIs: Ryu and Dai)

Mar. 2023. Prof. Ryu gave a seminar about AI and XR technology to capture the "physical knowledge" of experienced workers to WVU XR Working Group

Jan. 2023. Prof. Ryu has been selected as a session speaker at Safety 2023, the American Society of Safety Professionals, San Antonio, TX.

2022

Dec. 2022. Hadisur Rahman joined HCIS as a new M.S. student in IMSE. Welcome, Hadisur!

Nov. 2022. Prof. Ryu gave a seminar about traumatic injury prevention in construction using emerging technologies to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Nov. 2022. Journal paper by Ryu, J., Banting, B., Abdel-Rahman, E., and Haas, C. titled “Ergonomic Characteristics of Expert Masons” published in the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE. [Read]

Sep. 2022. Prof. Ryu becomes a West Virginia University Americal Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) student section faculty advisor.

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