Sharon Todd's special guest is Barry Kirby the current President of the  CIEHF.  He is  a Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Practitioner (C.ErgHF), Chartered Engineer (CEng), a Fellow of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (FIEHF) and a Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET).

Barry has over 17 years’ experience working as a Human Factors Consultant, with skills in user engagement, product design and specification, simulation, trials as well as business and strategy development. As the Managing Director of K Sharp, Barry leads a small but perfectly formed team of researchers and consultants with a wide range of skills and knowledge.

He has a keen interest in the attitudes, trust and behaviour of users when faced with new technology such as Smart Cities, Smart Communities and the Internet of Things.

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