Brainwaves to track Performance in Crisis
The researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Madras have shown that electroencephalogram (EEG) can be used to measure brainwaves in workers, to assess their mental sharpness, especially during times of crisis. EEG involves placing sensors on the scalp of the subject and measuring brain wave activity.
Such measurements will help in assessing the capability of the worker to respond to an emergency in real-time, which, in turn, could prevent accidents and mishaps on a factory floor.
Talking about the need for this research, Professor Rajagopalan Srinivasan, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, said: “Human errors are the cause of nearly 70 per cent of industrial accidents, world over. Errors, planning or execution stage, depend not only on the skill of the worker but also on his mental state and sharpness.
“Anybody’s performance will become error-prone if there is a mismatch between the demands of the task which the person is responsible and their ability at that moment to handle it. Such a mismatch leads to high cognitive workload in human operators, often a precursor to poor performance.”
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JGU Commences Academic Year 2020-21
The OP Jindal Global University (JGU) announces the commencement of the new academic session 2020-21 for the first-year students on 1st September 2020 with a record number of new admissions. This is an unprecedented moment as the education sector has been severely disrupted by COVID-19 global pandemic.
It has been JGU’s endeavour to ensure uninterrupted learning for its students who have joined the university during the pandemic. Earlier, JGU had already begun the new academic session for its existing students on 17th August 2020 and classes are underway in the online mode.
The classes have begun online. “We are commitment to providing world class education to our students is unwavering. A series of commencement lectures by distinguished scholars, thinkers and practitioners will be held in the first week of classes to enthuse and inspire new students, “ Professor Dabiru Sridhar Patnaik, Registrar, JGU, said.
