Best Usability Experts

Stop reading and following usability public opinions blogs or surveys about users' personal preferences.  Check out these usability experts who report facts and evidence based on scientific studies measuring the performance of users.  These are the best usability experts or leaders. 


Jakob Nielson
NNGroup, formally 18 years of Alertbox at Useit.com
"Evidence-Based User Experience Research, Training, and Consulting"
Regarding the old useit.com website, I would say don't be fooled by the look of the website.
Consultant and published studies
 

Bob Bailey
ComputerPsychology
"User Interface Update" (an excellent annual course covering a reader's digest version of more than a year of published usability studies from many professional and academic sources - a brief consumer reports style).  It looks like Bob may be retired, but any of his published work you can collect is worth its weight in gold. 


Human Factors International
http://www.humanfactors.com/home/usability.asp
Published studies


Ben Shneiderman
University of Maryland, Human Computer Interaction Lab
More than 25 years of fantastic usability videos and studies



SIGCHI
Special Interest Group on Human-ComputerInteraction  
“SIGCHI is the premier international society for professionals, academics and students who are interested in human-technology & human-computer interaction (HCI).”
... parent is Association for ComputingMachinery (ACM)



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