Biography
Dr. Ruifeng Yu is an associate professor in the industrial engineering department of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. His research areas cover visual search, visual cognition, work organization and Human-autonomous systems collaboration and interaction in the region of human factors and ergonomics.
Currently, he is the member of Tsinghua University Admission Committee for graduate students, the secretary general and executive council member of China Ergonomics Society, the council member of International Ergonomics Association, the council member of Asian Council of Ergonomics and Design, the council member of Managerial Innovation Branch of Innovation Method Association of the Ministry of Science & Technology of China, the council member of Industrial Engineering & Management Branch of Management Science & Engineering Society of China. He is the editor of International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, associate editor of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, editorial board of Journal of Transportation Technologies and editorial board of Chinese Journal of Ergonomics.
As the principal investigator, he has managed three projects funded by national natural science foundation, one project funded by the National Key Technology R&D Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology, five projects funded by international companies and has led more than 30 projects funded by governmental agencies or industries. As the first or second author, he has published more than 60 papers in international and domestic journals, in which 35 papers are indexed by SCI or/and SSCI.
Honors and Awards
Work innovation award of graduate school of Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University Excellent Course Award
Presidential Award of British Ergonomics Society
Educational Background
2000-2004, PhD, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University
1994-1997, Master, School of Management, Tianjin University
1988-1992, Bachelor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University
Employment History
2004-present, associate professor, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University
2001-2004, lecturer, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University
1997-2001, teaching assistant, lecturer, Dept. of Precision Instruments, Tsinghua University
1992-1994, assistant engineer, Tianjin Motor Works
Courses
1.Undergraduate
Human factors engineering
Essentials of management
2.Graduate
Work organization
Marketing
Students
Current PhD students (candidates): 3
Graduated PhD students: 2
Research Interests
Visual search and cognition
Work organization
Human-autonomous systems collaboration and interaction
Research Projects
No. |
year |
source |
Project title |
Role |
1 |
2018-2021 |
National Natural Science Foundation of China |
Effect of coaction on individual behavioral performance and its mechanism |
PI |
2 |
2015-2018 |
National Natural Science Foundation of China |
Study on performance model and work organization of dynamic visual search |
PI |
3 |
2011-2013 |
National Natural Science Foundation of China |
Study on performance of multiple-target random visual search |
PI |
4 |
2018 |
China National Institute of Standardization |
Test on individual behavioral performance and visual fatigue by different display apparatus |
PI |
5 |
2014-2016 |
Ministry of Science & Technology of China |
Design for ergonomic feedback and fault tolerance of display-control integration interface |
PI |
6 |
2017 |
China National Institute of Standardization |
Study on the measurement methodology of adults’ typical visual parameter |
PI |
7 |
2016-2017 |
Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center |
Design and improvement of display-control software based on human factors |
PI |
8 |
2016 |
Harbin East Railway Station |
Analysis and study on the strategy of railway cargo logistics market in Harbin region |
PI |
9 |
2014 |
China National Institute of Standardization |
Measuring the audiences’ visual lobes and visual search performance for visual display terminals |
PI |
10 |
2013-2014 |
Scientific Research Institute of Harbin Railway Bureau |
Study on six-dimension management systems for Harbin railway bureau |
PI |
11 |
2012-2013 |
Scientific Research Institute of Harbin Railway Bureau |
Design for the methodology of performance evaluation of Harbin investment management group |
PI |
12 |
2012-2013 |
P & G Company(US) |
Perfume character & consumer emotional correlation sensory model |
Co-PI |
13 |
2012 |
Beijing Municipal Government |
Study on reform scheme of attracting business and investment for Huairou District of Beijing |
PI |
14 |
2011-2012 |
Shanghai Baosight Software Company |
Study on the visualization of supply chain management in steel industry |
Co-PI |
15 |
2011 |
Beijing Municipal Government |
Study on emergency scheme of residents’ necessaries of life for Chaoyang district of Beijing |
PI |
16 |
2011 |
Beijing Municipal Government |
Study on planning of vegetable retail terminals for Chaoyang district of Beijing |
PI |
17 |
2010 |
Tielong Company of China Railway |
Study on market strategy of cold supply chain of Tielong company |
PI |
18 |
2010 |
Kunming Railway Bureau |
Passenger transportation strategy of Kunming railway bureau |
PI |
19 |
2010 |
Maoming Petrochemical Company |
Employee performance appraisal system of Maoming Petrochemical company |
Co-PI |
20 |
2009-2010 |
Beijing Railway Bureau |
Study on the human-machine-environment system of scheduling room of passenger railway lines |
Co-PI |
21 |
2009 |
Xian Railway Bureau |
Performance evaluation of workshops in Baoji track division of railway |
PI |
22 |
2008-2009 |
China Railway Container Company |
Study on container management model of China railway container company |
PI |
23 |
2007 |
Liberty Mutual Company (US) |
Using the theory of planned behavior to identify factors that contribute to risky pedestrian behaviors in China |
PI |
24 |
2006 |
Liberty Mutual Company (US) |
Effect of floor slipperiness on physiological and psychophysical responses for load handling and carrying tasks |
PI |
25 |
2005 |
Liberty Mutual Company (US) |
Physiological and Perceptual Responses in Chinese Construction Workers during Combined Materials Handling Tasks |
PI |
26 |
2004 |
Bangbu Branch Railway Bureau |
Passenger satisfaction evaluation of passenger transportation service in Bangbu branch railway bureau |
PI |
27 |
2004 |
Nanning Railway Bureau |
Passenger satisfaction evaluation and improvement of passenger transportation service in Liuzhou railway station |
PI |
Publications (2014-now)
Na Liu, Ruifeng Yu. Social facilitation effect in search and decision‐making components of visual inspection. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries. 2019, 29, 224–232 (SSCI & SCI)
Na Liu, Ruifeng Yu*. Investigation of force, contact area, and dwell time in finger-tapping tasks. Ergonomics. 2018,61(11):1519–1529. (SSCI & SCI)
Na Liu, Ruifeng Yu*. Determining effects of virtually and physically present co-actor in evoking social facilitation. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries. Accepted and Published online.https://doi.org/10.1002/hfm.20743 (SSCI & SCI)
Lin-dong Yang, Rui-feng Yu*, Xue-lian Lin, Ya-qing Xie and Liang Ma. Visual search tasks: measurement of dynamic visual lobe and relationship with display movement velocity. Ergonomics, 2018, 61(2): 273-283. (SSCI & SCI)
Lindong Yang, Ruifeng Yu*, Xuelian Lin and Na Liu. Shape representation modulating the effect of motion on visual search performance. Scientific Reports. 2017, 7, 14920. (SCI)
Na Liu, Ruifeng Yu*, Lindong Yang, Xuelian Lin. Gender composition mediates social facilitation effect in co-action condition. Scientific Reports. 2017, 7, 15073. (SCI)
Na Liu, Ruifeng Yu*. Influence of social presence on eye movements in visual search tasks. Ergonomics. 2017, 60(12): 1667-1681 (SSCI & SCI)
Na Liu, Ruifeng Yu*. Identifying design feature factors critical to acceptance and usage behavior of smartphones. Computers in Human Behavior, 2017, 70: 131-142(SSCI)
Ruifeng Yu*, Lin-dong Yang and Xin Wu. Risk Factors and Visual Fatigue of Baggage X-ray Security Screeners: A Structural Equation Modelling Analysis. Ergonomics, 2017, 60(5): 680-691. (SSCI & SCI)
Na Liu, Ruifeng Yu*. Effects of Font Size, Stroke Width, and Character Complexity on the Legibility of Chinese Characters. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries. 2016,26(3): 381–392 (SSCI & SCI)
Ruifeng Yu*, and Xin Wu. Working alone or in the presence of others: exploring social facilitation in baggage X-ray security screening tasks. Ergonomics. 2015, 58(6): 857-865 (SSCI & SCI)
Ruifeng Yu*, and Alan H.S. Chan. Display Movement Velocity and Dynamic Visual Search Performance. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries. 2015, 25(3): 269-278 (SSCI & SCI)
Ruifeng Yu, and Kai Way Li. Perceived Floor Slipperiness and Floor Roughness in a Gait Experiment. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation. 2015, 50: 649-657(SSCI)
Ruifeng Yu*, Lin-Dong Yang, and Chang Liu. Effects of Target Prevalence and Speech Intelligibility on Visual Search Performance. Measurement & Control. 2015, 48(3): 87-91. (SCI)
Kai Way Li, Chien Wen Wang, Ruifeng Yu*. Modeling of Predictive Muscular Strength for Sustained One-Handed Carrying Task. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 2015, 52: 911-919. (SSCI)
Ruifeng Yu*, Lindong Yang. Age-related changes in visual lobe shape characteristics and their relationship to visual search performance. Ergonomics, 2014, 57(9): 1300–1314 (SSCI & SCI)
Ruifeng Yu*. Effect of background music on maximum acceptable weight of manual lifting tasks. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2014, 20(3): 437-445. (SSCI & SCI)
Others
China invention patent: measurement methodology and related apparatus for dynamic visual lobe (patent No.:ZL201610542226.3), 2017
Member of Technical Program boards, International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, 2010-present