Alex Kirlik, Professor Emeritus of computer science and faculty affiliate in Informatics, passed away on Oct. 8, 2025.
Kirlik earned his B.S. and M.S. in industrial and systems engineering from Ohio State University and in 1989, he obtained his Ph.D. Kirlik joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign engineering faculty in 2002 and was a researcher at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology for over 20 years.
Kirlik’s research interests included human-computer interaction, human-automation interaction and decision support in sociotechnical systems such as aviation, space, intelligence analysis, severe weather forecasting, disaster and emergency response, and more. He previously served as acting head of Illinois’ human factor program in the Institute of Aviation from 2006 to 2010.
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