Grace Kennedy is a Principal Consultant in Human Factors at Acmena with over 17 years’ experience in the integration of human factors and systems engineering in rail, aerospace, healthcare, manufacturing, construction and utilities sectors. Specialising in the modelling of sociotechnical systems for the development and introduction of new technologies; from advanced rail signalling systems, to safer level crossing solutions, VR for medical training, drones for condition monitoring and human-robot collaboration. Grace started her career in the aerospace industry with BAE Systems, before transitioning into research at the Systems Engineering Innovation Centre at Loughborough University, UK. After emigrating to Australia, Grace was a Lecturer in Applied Human Factors/Ergonomics and a Research Fellow in Systems Engineering, specialising in extensions of MBSE for human factors at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Grace is a Chartered Professional Engineer in the Systems Engineering area of practice and an INCOSE CSEP. She has a MEng in Systems Engineering from Loughborough University and is just completing her PhD in Organisational Systems Engineering from the University of Wollongong. She has authored over 30 publications and book chapters in the field of HF/HSI and was a contributing author to AS7470:2024 HFI and Technical Requirements for Rail Engineering Projects. Grace is the HFESA HSI SIG Chair and also chairs the international HSI Working Group at INCOSE.