Presenter

Iga Jarosz, originally from Cracow, Poland, is a Psychologist setting about her career in Human Factors research. Her early interest in the workings of brains, creating handy tools, and building increasingly friendly environments, led her to obtain a BSc in Psychology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. During this time, she was involved in Maastricht Disrupt, an initiative for Design Thinking, a human-centered design framework with a variety of possible applications. This and other inspiring experiences guided her to pursue a career in Human Factors. The next step was a Master's program in Applied Cognitive Psychology at Utrecht University which she has recently concluded. In Utrecht, Iga completed an academic project on the experimental use of Python programming and an applied research project for the Dutch railway manager, ProRail. During the internship, she discovered her fascination with transportation systems. Iga is passionate about topics such as cognitive biases, cognitive ergonomics, human-centered design, safety culture, and systems thinking.