IEHF Fellow Sylvia Horner from Quintec was awarded the second ‘H’ Rowbotham Memorial Prize at the UKCeB’s Good Practice Market Place at the Defence Information Symposium, Shrivenham, on 19th April 2013. The Prize recognises outstanding contribution to the practice of Human Factors Integration, which is an approach to managing engineering practices so that products are user friendly and support human interests.
Sylvia was selected for her contribution of clarity, focus and pragmatism to the working practice of Human Factors Integration, her influence within and outside her own company, as well as the substantial body of research and project work that she has directed. The judging panel involved representatives from Cranfield University, DE&S, UKCeB and the MoD/Industry HFI Working Group.
Sylvia is Chair of the Human Factors Network of Expertise at Thales and focal point for Human Factors Integration in Quintec and Thales UK.
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