Humanizing Work through Ergonomics: Design, Responsibility, and Inclusive Innovation for Aging Populations.

Marcin Butlewski is a Professor at the Faculty of Engineering Management at Poznan University of Technology, Poland. He earned his PhD in 2008 in the field of machine design and operation, with a dissertation on ergonomic design and selection of non-mechanized hand tools. He currently serves as Dean of Faculty of Engineering Management.

Dr. Butlewski specializes in industrial ergonomics, ergonomic and inclusive design, and gerontechnology. His research addresses the humanization of work and the allocation of responsibility in human-machine systems across various levels of automation. His work enhances human capacity in perception, decision-making, and task execution.

Since 2006, he has led and coordinated dozens of industrial projects assessing ergonomic conditions on production lines, many of which resulted in workplace improvement strategies. Between 2014 and 2017, he was responsible for implementing a major national R&D project on fatigue management systems in underground coal mines. He is the author or co-author of over 100 scientific articles, book chapters, and five monographs. He also holds one patent and three utility models aimed at improving workplace efficiency.

In 2014, Dr. Butlewski was certified as a European Ergonomist. Since 2015, he has served on the Polish Committee for Standardization in the field of Machine Safety and Ergonomics. He is an active member of scientific bodies under the Polish Academy of Sciences, contributing to commissions on Machine Construction, Ergonomics, and Social Integration and Rehabilitation.

Beyond his academic and professional work, he is committed to advancing inclusive and universal design practices, especially for people with disabilities and aging populations.