Human Systems Confernce
"The Human in Defense Systems: Progress & Challenges"
4 - 5 February 2014
Crystal City, VA
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Keynote Address:
- Dr. Patrick Mason, SES, Director, Human Performance, Training & BioSystems, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Session 1: Systems Interface and Cognitive Processing (SICP)
Naturalistic Ecologically Designed Ontology for Human - System Interaction in Immersive Environments
- Kelly Hale, PhD, Senior Vice President, Technical Operations, Design Interactive, Inc.
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI): Achieving the Vision of Effective Soldier-Robot Teaming
- Susan Hill, PhD, HRI Technical Lead, U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
CaN CTA Enabling Technologies for Brain and Body State Assessment and Modeling for System Interfaces
- Mr. Timothy Lee, CaN CTA Program Director, DCS Corporation
Integrating Human Cognitive States with Intelligent Systems for Optimal Human-Machine Teaming
- Mr. Kevin Durkee, Senior Scientist, Aptima, Inc.
A Natural, Multi-Modal Interface for Unmanned Platforms
- Mr. Glenn Taylor, Senior Scientist, Soar Technology, Inc.
Session 2: Protection, Sustainment and Physical Performance (PSPP)
Could Non-Lethal Weapons Lessen the Load for Soldiers?
- Jennifer Preston, PhD, Senior Biomedical Research Analyst, American Systems
Lightening the Thermal Load
- Steve Eckels, PhD, Director, Institute for Environmental Research, Kansas State University
The Use of an Innovative Toolkit and Software Design Tool in the Development of Electro-Textile Garments
- Mr. Jeremiah Slade, Principal Engineer, Infoscitex Corporation
GHOST Vessel Reductions of Vessel Motion Related Injuries to Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen and Other Embarked Personnel
- Mr. George Root, Consultant, Juliet Marine Systems, Inc.
Session 3: Personnel, Training and Leadership Development (PTLD)
Harnessing First-Hand Experience for Use in Training
- Kelly Hale, PhD, Senior Vice President, Technical Operations, Design Interactive, Inc.
Use of Operator-in-the-Loop Simulations to Substantiate Metrics for Human-Centric Systems
- CDR Justin Shoger, USN, Integrated LVC Architectures, NAVAIR Aviation Training Systems (PMA205)
In-Situ Training for Aircraft Carrier Sailors using Augmented Reality
- Mr. Patrick Ryan, Project Manager, Newport News Shipbuilding
Interoperable Performance Assessment to Support Adaptive Training
- Ms. Tiffany Poeppelman, Industrial-Organizational Scientist, Aptima, Inc.
Using Human Behavior Modeling to Create More Effective, Scalable and Affordable Training Experiences
- Michael van Lent, PhD, President and CEO, Soar Technology, Inc.
The ROI of Instructor Development
- Sae Schatz, PhD, Chief Scientist, MESH Solutions, LCC (a DSCI Company)
Session 4: Social, Cultural, Behavorial Understanding (SCBU)
Embedded Ethnography: From Trenches to Understanding
- Ms. Tonia Bartz, Senior Human Sciences Designer, General Dynamics C4 Systems
Using Crowd-Sourcing Tools and Prediction Markets to Overcome Cognitive Bias in Military Decision Making and Intelligence Analysis
- Mr. Bob Carey, Executive Director, National Defense Committee
Predictive Analytics: Toward an Integrated Social Network and Socio-Cultural Model Framework
- Mr. Steven Esposito, Team Leader, Analytic Solutions, Infoscitex Corporation
Deriving Population Assessments through Opinion Polls, Text Analytics and Agent-Based Modeling
- Mr. Bruce Skarin, Simulation Scientist, Aptima, Inc.
Realizing the Vision of Social Radar: Trends, Opportunities and Analysis of Sociocultural Behavior S&T for the DoD
- Dylan Schmorrow, PhD, Chief Scientist, Soar Technology, Inc.
Toward A More Faithful Representation of the Soldier in Modeling and Simulation
- Joseph McDonnell, PhD, Principal Scientist, Dynamic Animations Systems
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
The Future of Human Systems: From S&T to Acquisition - Government Perspective
Moderator: Mr. Maris Vikmanis, Principal Human Systems Advisor; Chief Engineer, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
- Dr. Patrick Mason, SES, Director, Human Performance, Training & BioSystems, Office of the Secretary of Defense
- Dr. Morley Stone, Chief Scientist, 711 Human Performance Wing
- Col William Mueller, USAF, Director, 711 Human Performance Wing/Human Systems Integration Directorate
The Future of Human Systems: From S&T to Acquisition - Industry Perspective: Going Lean with HSI