Program

LOCATION:
Bulevardul Take Ionescu
nr. 46C, Timisoara

15:00 – 19:00 Registration of the participants

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Opening ceremony: Ergonomics for Mind and Machine — Shaping Resilient Work Systems supported by the ErgoWork Association, UPT and GreenForest.

1. Prof. Anca DRAGHICI (ErgoWork & Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania) – The dimension of ErgoWork 2026: Bridging Mind and Machine in the Future Workplace
2. Prof. Andrew THATCHER (President of IEA) – International messages from International Ergonomic Association (online video)
3. Assoc. Prof. Jasna LEDER HORINA (University of Zagreb, Croatia) & Assoc Prof. Beata MRUGALSKA (Poznan University of Technology, Poland) – A message from FEES & CRE communities
4. Prof. Gyula SZABO (Obuda University, Hungary) – Prevention Before Intervention: An Ergonomics Perspective on Mental Health at Work (online)
5. Prof. Dr. Aleksandar ZUNJIC (University of Belgrade, Serbia) – The Role of Ergonomics in Society
6. Prof. Gabriela MIRCEA (West University of Timisoara, Romania) & Dr. Maria BOATCA (ErgoWork & Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania) – VirtualEDU: A Solution for Ergonomics Education of Remote Trainers, Workers & Managers, https://www.virtual-edu.eu/

17:00 – 18:30 Panel session A – Dr. Eng. Sebastian CAPOTESCU (ErgoWork & GreenForest) – Introduction into the ErgoWork Panel world

17:00 – 17:30 1^st Panel session B – Human Capability Agency and Meaning in the Age of AI (with the support of FEES and EUOSHA Ergonomics for Mental Health at Work and in cooperation with the Romanian EU-OSHA National Focal Point, represented by INCDPM Alexandru Darabont – https://osha.europa.eu/en/about-eu-osha/national-focal-points/romania)

Panelists: Sebastian CAPOTESCU (ErgoWork & GreenForest), Alin GAUREANU (ErgoWork, Profrom Office),

17:45 – 18:15 2^nd Panel discussion: ErgoWork for Industry 5.0 & in the AI Era

Panelists: Sebastian CAPOTESCU (ErgoWork & GreenForest), Oana HAIDU, Cristian NECULITA (FM Manager at Flex), Raluca CIBU BUZAC, Alexandra MALAIES (Atos), Andreea ANGHEL

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INVITED SPEAKERS

CHAIR: Assoc. Prof. Violeta FIRESCU & Prof. Živilė STANKEVIČIŪTĖ

1. Prof. Živilė STANKEVIČIŪTĖ (Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania) – Shaping the Future of Work: Integrating Work, Workforce, and Workplace for Human-Centred and Resilient Systems
2. Rafael PIACENTI (Founder & CEO of ElevaLife, Brassil) – Corporate Health & Ergonomics: Strategic Leadership in Well-being and Sustainable Performance

PAPERS PRESENTATION

CHAIR: Assoc. Prof. Violeta FIRESCU & Prof. Živilė STANKEVIČIŪTĖ

Edina Gabor / Developing Leadership Commitment in Psychosocial Safety Climate Research

Elvis Pumarica, Vanessa Erazo, Santiago Salazar and Jorge Gordon / Heat Stress and Its Impact on Greenhouse Work Related to Worker Dehydration at a Flower Farm Specializing in Summer Flowers

Brigget Buenaño Diaz, Vanessa Erazo Chamorro and Sonia Ruiz Martínez / Relationship Between Technostress and Visual Fatigue Among Clinical and Administrative Hospital Staff During 2026

Karen Briggith Pacheco Fassler, Jorge Gordon Rogel, Santiago Mauricio Salazar Torres and Ricardo Patricio Arciniega Rocha / Ergonomic Risk Exposure and Its Relationship with Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Field and Postharvest Workers at a Flower Farm

Valeria Alexandra Mora Arcos, Santiago Mauricio Salazar Torres, Paúl Nicandro Malacatus Cobos, Rudolf Nagy and Jorge Alejandro Córdova Castillo / Physical Hazards: Lighting Conditions and Their Relationship With Work Performance and Visual Fatigue Among Employees Of A Public Institution in Carchi, Ecuador

Ronaldo Leon, Vanessa Erazo, Edina Gabor and Ricardo Arcinega / Assessment of Psychosocial Risk and Its Relationship with Work performance among slaughterhouse workers, 2026

REGISTRATION

9:30 Opening ceremony (ROOM K1) – Official messages from the host organization and the other organizations

Prof. Andrew THATCHER (President of IEA) – International messages from International Ergonomic Association (online video message)

Prof. Anca DRAGHICI (ErgoWork & Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania) – The dimension of ErgoWork 2026: Bridging Mind and Machine in the Future Workplace

PLENARY SESSION

• Assoc prof. Jasna LEDER HORINA (University of Zagreb, Croatia) – Ergonomics, Biomechanics and Transport Safety: A Croatian Research Perspective
• Prof. habil. Jorg NIEMANN (Duesseldorf University of Applied Sciences) – Cognitive Ergonomics in the Age of AI
• Prof. Stelian BRAD (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania) – From Intelligent Ergonomics to Ergonomic Intelligence: Rethinking Human Work in the Age of AI

PLENARY SESSION

• Prof. Lăcrămioara STOICU-TIVADAR (Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania) – The Living Network – Convergence of AI, Technology, and Digital Health Ecosystems
• Assoc. prof Dr. Arch. Anamaria Andreea ANGHEL (Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania) – Multifunctional Interior Design as a Strategy for Sustainable Built Environments: Bridging Professional Practice and Design Education
• Dr. Laria-Maria TRUSCULESCU (Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara) – Immersive Calm: Harnessing Virtual Reality as a Non-Pharmacological Aid
• Visit of the 360° Immersive Room at Politehnica University Timisoara (UPT) (REAL LIFE DEMO), https://www.upt.ro/articole/primul-spatiu-de-proiectie-imersiva-360-din-sistemul-universitar-romanesc-la-upt

MDPI ONLINE workshop for PhD Students

Invited speaker: Prof. Elena Cristina RADA (University of Insubria, Italy)

Please find below the Microsoft Teams meeting details:

Date: 13 November 2026 / Time: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Join the meeting:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3394079929943487?p=jPDOFUowrfnreAP1pG

Meeting ID: 339 407 992 994 348 7      /      Passcode: Rw9Ve3p9

PARALLEL SESSION (on site and online), Room K1, K2, online

POSTERS EXHIBITION & NETWORKING, K1 & K2 Lobby

Visit of the MV sci-art Cultural Center (https://www.metacontemporary.ro/mvsciart/) and

the Muhle House (https://www.upt.ro/evenimente/povestea-casei-muhle)

Dinner with Ergonomic Networking

Casa Politehnicii 2 Restaurant, Str. Mihai Eminescu nr 11, Timisoara