The Cognitive Engineering Laboratory at the University of Toronto is primarily concerned with conducting basic and applied research on how to introduce information technology into complex work environments so that workers are able to adapt effectively to change and novel situations. Our primary conceptual frameworks include Rasmussen's Risk Management Framework, Cognitive Work Analysis, and Ecological Interface Design.

Cognitive Engineering analyzes Functional MRI for forensic (truth deception interrogation and image recognition), pharmaceutical research and marketing studies, cognition, memory, thought, security

accident investigation, anthropometry, augmented cognition, automation, biomechanics, carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), cognitive engineering, computer systems, distracted driving, elderly users, environmental design, ergonomically designed, ergonomics, ergonomics in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), health and safety, human error, human factors, Human Factors journal, human performance modeling, macroergonomics, manual handling, musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), organizational change, patient safety, perception and performance, product design, product development, rehabilitation, repetitive stress injury (RSI), safety, modeling and simulation, system development, task analysis, training, transportation safety, user friendly, user interface, virtual environments, workload, workplace design

The NATO Research and Technology Organisation (formerly AGARD) promotes and conducts co-operative scientific research and exchange of technical information amongst 26 NATO nations and 38 NATO partners.  The largest such collaborative body in the world, the RTO encompasses over 3000 scientists and engineers addressing the complete scope of defence technologies and operational domains.  This effort is supported by an executive agency, the Research and Technology Agency (RTA), that facilitates the collaboration by organising a wide range of studies, workshops, symposia, and other forums in which researchers can meet and exchange knowledge.