Last week, researchers from the Department of Psychology and Human Factors (PHF) and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering traveled to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) to attend the IEEE InnovaRail 2026 conference.
The annual event brings together leading minds in rail technology, engineering, and safety to discuss the future of railway infrastructure and innovation.
Dr. Elizabeth Veinott (PHF) delivered a talk titled, “A cognitive engineering approach to mapping cues to improve safety at highway-rail grade crossings.” The research—co-authored by recent ACSHF PhD graduate Dr. Anusha Kannan and current ACSHF graduate student Nya McDougald—highlighted different HF methods we use in engineering psychology to improve safety at highway-rail intersections with examples from our research.
The conference provided an opportunity for Michigan Tech’s interdisciplinary delegation of faculty and graduate students to collaborate, share ideas, and represent the university on a national stage.
