MIT Humans and Automation Lab
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Duncan A. Campbell Associate Professor Engineering Systems, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) da.campbell@qut.edu.au, duncanc@mit.edu Duncan Campbell completed his undergraduate education in Mathematics and Physics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1985. He completed his PhD on electroencephalogram spike detection using adaptive modelling and neuro-fuzzy techniques at La Trobe University (Melbourne, Australia). He commenced his appointment at QUT in the year 2000 with the School of Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering. In 2005, the new School of Engineering Systems was formed from the previous Schools of Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering, and Mechanical, Medical and Manufacturing Engineering. He holds the role of Alternate Head of School and is part of the leadership team pursuing a vision of engineering applied with a greater social awareness and context. He is a member of the Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA) and is the Robotics and Automation Team Leader with the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering Smart Systems Research Theme. His research is in the area of computational intelligence with a particular emphasis on real-time systems. He frequently works with industry on process control and automation related projects. Currently, his research includes multi-criteria decision support in autonomous airbourne vehicles (UAVs/UASs) with the overall aim of implementing autonomous human-like decision-making on-board. back to top |
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Gilles Coppin Professor, Head of LUSSI department email: gilles.coppin@enst-bretagne.fr Gilles Coppin graduated as a Telecommunications Engineer in 1984 at ENST Bretagne, France. (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications de Bretagne). He received his PhD in Mathematics and Computer Science in 1999 from EHESS (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris). He worked from 1986 to 2000 for Thales Airborne Systems, as a research engineer and research project manager. From 2000 to 2004, he has been working at the ENST Bretagne and leading its the Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Sciences Department, which became in 2004 the LUSSI (Logics in Uses, Social Sciences and Information sciences) department, while being extended to Human Sciences. Gilles’s research interests are mainly focused upon mathematical and psychological modeling of human behavior, and more especially upon decision-making, as well as upon man-machine cooperation and interaction. He is leading the Euro Working Group Human Centered Processes within the Association for European Operational Research (EURO). back to top |
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John D. Lee Associate Professor Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Iowa jdlee@engineering.uiowa.edu John D. Lee is a professor of Industrial Engineering, and has appointments in the Department of Neurology, the Public Policy Center, the Injury Prevention Research Center, and the Center for Computer-Aided Design. He has a background in engineering and psychology, with a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research enhances the safety and acceptance of complex human-machine systems by considering how technology mediates attention. Much of this work concerns emerging technology for cars and trucks where it focuses on technology that can distract drivers and technology that can mitigate distraction. His research also investigates the role of trust in mediating reliance on automation, and how human interface technologies can enhance the calibration of trust and help people use imperfect automation more effectively. back to top |
Research Scientists |
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Mark Ashdown email: ashdownm "at" mit.edu Mark Ashdown received a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge, UK, in 1999 and a Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2004. His Ph.D. work focussed on large table-top displays and remote-collaboration. From 2004 to 2006 he was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Tokyo in Japan, working on computer vision for the geometric and photometric calibration of digital projectors. Mark is now worked at HAL in conjunction with Thales Research and Technology, UK, funded by a European Union Marie Curie Outgoing International Fellowship. He investigated remote collaboration between tabletop and handheld displays for the co-ordination of distributed teams, in particular, for emergency response. A tactical co-ordinator in a command center can make use of a tabletop display, while operational personnel in the field are limited to using small mobile devices. The asymmetry in display size, role, and envirionment generates challenges for supporting collaboration in a shared visual space. http://mark.ashdown.name back to top |
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Jill Drury Associate Department Head, The MITRE Corporation email: jldrury "at" mitre.org Jill Drury received a bachelor's degree in physics from Macalester College in 1980 and a M.S. in business administration and management from Boston University Overseas Program in 1986. She completed an M.S. degree in computer science from Boston University in 1994 and the Sc.D. (Doctor of Science) degree in computer science from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 2002. Her thesis research in UMass Lowell's Human-Computer Interaction lab concentrated on developing a new technique for specifying and evaluating privacy and awareness requirements for multi-user computing applications. Jill has worked full-time for The MITRE Corporation in Bedford, Massachusetts and Brunssum, The Netherlands since 1980. Her research interests are in optimizing information presentation for team-based decision-making in safety-critical applications; particularly for work with robots, unmanned aerial vehicles, and command and control systems. back to top |
Post Doctorate Associates |
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Jacob Crandall email: jcrandal "at" mit.edu Jacob Crandall is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Humans and Automation Laboratory. He completed the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science (specializing in multi-agent learning) in 2005 from Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. He also received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Brigham Young University in 2001 and 2003, respectively. Jacob's research interests include human-automation interactions, machine learning, decision theory, and robotics. His current research focus is in developing predictive metrics for human-automation teams. Jacob is currently heading HAL's research project on reducing operator workload in the control of multiple unmanned vehicles, which is funded by Lincoln Laboratory and AAI Corporation. http://www.mit.edu/~jcrandal back to top |
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Stacey D. Scott email: sdscott Stacey Scott is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Humans and Automation Lab. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science (specializing in Human-Computer Interaction and Computer-Supported Collaboration) from the University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) in 2005. She received her B.Sc. in Computing Science and Mathematics from Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) in 1997. Stacey's research interests include co-located and distributed computer-supported collaboration, large-screen display technology, ubiquitous computing, UI-design, and information visualization. Her overall approach to research is aimed at developing technology which enhances traditional interpersonal communication and interactions, and which does not interfere with people's existing communication and interaction skills. Stacey is currently heading the Collaborative Time-Sensitive Targeting research project, which is funded by Boeing Phantom Works, and the Air Force Research Lab. http://www.mit.edu/~sdscott back to top |
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Enlie Wang Enlie Wang was a Postdoctoral Associate in the Humans and Automation Laboratory. He received B.S. degree in Psychology from Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China) in 1996. After that, he earned his first M.S. degree in Engineering Psychology from Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing, China) in 1999, and second M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000. He received Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University in 2005. His basic research interests are human computer interaction, usability engineering, and delay effects on information technology system use and human information sharing. He is lead the MIT team of Lunar Access Project to develop an advanced Human-System Interface prototype for next generation manned Lunar Lander system. back to top |
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Phillip Cunio email: pmcunio "at" mit.edu Phillip Cunio earned bachelor’s degrees in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and German from the University of Florida in 2006. He obtained a Master’s in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT in 2008, with a thesis investigating commonality in portfolios of environmental control and life support systems. His research in the Humans and Automation Lab centers around the development of a systematic means of selecting metrics and evaluation tools for HSI in complex systems throughout their lifecycle. Phillip’s hobbies include education, linguistics, and reading science
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Carl Nehme email: nehme "at" mit.edu Carl Nehme obtained a Bachelors in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto. He also has a Masters Degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT. He is currently a PhD candidate in the Humans and Automation Laboratory, in the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department at MIT. His research focuses on optimizing the interface between humans and UAVs, in commercial and military applications. back to top |
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Jessica J. Marquez (2007) email: jjm "at" mit.edu , jmarquez@alumni.princeton.edu Jessica Marquez received her Ph.D. in the Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, within the field of Human-Systems Engineering. She was born and raised in Lima, Peru and moved to the U.S. in 1995 when she started her undergrad. At Princeton University, she got a B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering. In 1999, she moved to Boston, MA to start her Master's in Aero/Astro. Her research interests include: human space exploration, human-computer interactions, space human factors, extravehicular activities (EVA), spatial disorientation, and space human physiology. As you can see, her passion lies within space, be it human spaceflight or robotic exploration of our solar system. She also enjoys education outreach, traveling, and going to the movies. Jessica's research was funded by the NASA Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship and by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute.http://web.mit.edu/~jjm/www back to top |
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Hank Huang (2009) email: hnqar15 "at" mit.edu Hank Huang received his Master’s degree candidate in MIT’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department. He also received his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science along with his Master’s degree. He graduated in 2008 from MIT with a Bachelor of Science in Finance from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. His research interests include software system engineering and user interface. His current research focuses on the development of robust software architecture for predictive decision support in real time. Outside of school, Hank can be found in the gym or on the basketball court. He also enjoys driving to Costco to purchase food and water in bulk. |
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Mariela Buchin (2009) email: mariela "at" mit.edu Mariela Buchin is a Master's degree candidate in MIT's Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department. She graduated in June 2008 from MIT with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. After completing her graduate work in December, 2008 she went to work in Silicon Valley. Apart from her research, she enjoys cooking, playing the guitar, keeping up with The Office, and hanging out with friends. |
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Geoff Carrigan (2009) email: geoffcar "at" mit.edu Geoff Carrigan is a Master’s degree candidate in MIT’s Engineering Systems Division. Geoff earned his commissioning as an Air Force officer from the United States Air Force Academy after graduating in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering. After completing his graduate work, Geoff will enter the Air Force as a developmental engineer working primarily in the Air Force Research Lab. His research interests lie primarily in human systems integration and he is currently focusing on conceptual systems design for aiding futuristic submarine missions.Outside of school Geoff enjoys skiing, sailing, lacrosse and a good book. back to top |
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Anna Massie (2009) email: amassie "at" mit.edu Anna is a Master's degree student in MIT's department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. She obtained her Bachelor's from MIT in 2007 in the field of Aerospace Engineering. Her research interests focuses primarily on human decision support when high level decisions are being made during the full systems engineering life cycle. Apart from research she participates in a wide range of activities from running and swimming, to the arts through dancing, singing and piano. Additionally, she enjoys camping, hiking and flying. back to top |
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Scott Fisher (2008) Scott Fisher is a Master's degree candidate in MIT's Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department. He graduated in 2007 from MIT with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. After completing his graduate work, he will go to work for Oracle in Silicon Valley. Apart from research, he enjoys playing Halo 3, reading a good book, and practicing martial arts. |
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Patricia Pina (2008) email: ppina "at" mit.edu Patricia Pina obtained a Bachelors Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Madrid Polytechnic School (Spain) and a Masters in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT. She conducted research for the Spanish Air Navigation Service Provider for five years collaborating in the design and validation of the European air transportation system. She is currently a PhD student in the Aeronautics & Astronautics department working on the definition and validation of collaborative metrics to evaluate human supervisory control systems. Apart from research, she enjoys being involved in international development projects. She is currently working on the design of appropriate wind-powered water pumping technology for Honduras; this project was one of the 2007 MIT IDEAS Competition winners. back to top |
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Hudson Graham (2008) email: hgraham "at" mit.edu Hudson received a Master’s degree in MIT’s Engineering Systems Division. An Air Force officer, he is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering in 2006. After completing his graduate work, Hudson will enter the Air Force’s Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program. His research interests lie primarily in human systems integration. Hudson’s research area includes studying pilot interactions with unmanned aerial vehicles. back to top |
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Amy Brzezinski (2007) email: amybrz Amy Brzezinski received a Master's degree in MIT's Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics. She received her B.S. in the same department at MIT in 2005. Her research interests include human supervisory control of multiple autonomous vehicles, decision support design for time-critical mission schedule management, level of detail in decision support, and human-computer collaborative decision-making. Additionally, Amy is interested in human factors engineering, mission operations, and human spaceflight. In addition to her graduate work, Amy was a Graduate Co-op at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. She works in the Missions Operations Directorate in the International Space Station Astronaut Training and Mission Control divisions. back to top |
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Dhiman Bhattacharjee (2007) email: dhiman Dhiman is a Master’s degree candidate in System Design and Management (SDM) program jointly sponsored by MIT’s Sloan School of Management and School of Engineering. He graduated with a Masters in Computer Science from University of Hyderabad, India and Bachelors in Computer Science & Engineering from North Eastern Hill University, India. Dhiman’s research at Humans and Automation Lab focuses on conceptual systems design for aiding futuristic submarine missions. |
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Jordan Wan (2007) email: jwan Jordan Wan is currently a Master's student in the department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at MIT. He did his undergraduate work also at MIT in EECS. Originally from Saskatchewan, Canada, Jordan's research interest is primarily in user interface design and context aware software applications. Outside of academia, you can find Jordan playing sports, especially volleyball in which he was a 3 year captain of the MIT Varsity Men's team. Other interests include: movies, travelling, jazz, and beef jerky. back to top |
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Angela Ho (2006) Angela Ho graduated student from the Technology and Policy Program (TPP) within the Engineering Systems Division (ESD) at MIT. As a research assistant for the Humans and Automation Laboratory her primary research interests included Human Factors and Human-Computer Interaction, applicable to Command and Control domains in vehicles.. She is also interested in applying engineering knowledge to the greater fields of Strategies and Policy Making in the Transportation, Aviation and Defence industries. Originally from Singapore, she attended Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, where she received her B.Sc in Computer Science with a Human-Computer Interaction focus in May 2004. She also spent 1 year on an exchange program to Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, where she took Computer Science and Math classes in French. Currently, Angela speaks English, Mandarin and French fluently. She loves travelling, engaging in sports and outdoor activities, like playing squash and windsurfing. http://web.mit.edu/~angelaho/www/ back to top |
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Patrick Laney (2006) planey "at" sloan.mit.edu Patrick Laney graduated from MIT Sloan School of Management receiving an MBA focused in finance. During his two years at MIT, he was an active member of the Finance, Transportation, and Veteran’s Clubs. He also served as the President of the Veteran’s Club and served as a teaching assistant to Alex d’Arbeloff’s lecture class, Conversations with Alex d’Arbeloff. Patrick led a comprehensive study for the Human Automation Lab in Course 16 investigating the consolidation to single operator operations for the Army’s Shadow UAV program. Patrick received his bachelor’s degree from Boston University and served in the United States Navy as a naval aviator flying the F/A-18 Hornet. During his service, he served two tours in Iraq and one tour in Afghanistan and was distinguished as a graduate of the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN). He currently is working at Morgan Stanley in the private wealth management division’s Boston office. He is married with three children and lives in Sudbury, Massachusetts. back to top |
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Jim “Scooter” McGrew email: jsmcgrew "at" mit.edu Jim is currently an SM candidate in the Aerospace Control Laboratory. Jim is a former US Air Force officer and pilot. He flew both Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and F-15s during his 10 year military career. Jim received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1996. His research interests include UAV human-vehicle interface, Multiple UAV supervisory control and UAV autonomy. Outside of school Jim enjoys running, cycling, skiing and building/piloting experimental aircraft. Jim is funded by the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate fellowship. www.asee.org/ndseg http://www.mit.edu/~jsmcgrew |
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Liang Sim (2006) Liang Sim received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, in 2003. He is currently a Masters candidate in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and recently completed his Masters thesis in which he designed and tested mechanical counterpressure spacesuit prototypes for use in future planetary exploration. His current research focuses on improving cockpit display designs for future spacecraft through statistical content analysis of voice communications from previous spaceflight missions. Liang is an avid basketballer, pianist, scuba diver, chef (both Chinese and Western styles, and also lots of dessert) and traveller. Future plans: In summer 2006 he will teach MIT Aero-Astro courses at several Chinese universities as part of the MIT-China Educational Teaching Initiative. Recently he purchased his own piece of the World Wide Web at www.liangsim.com. back to top |
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Cristin Smith (2006) Cristin Smith is a Master's student in the department of Aeronautics/Astronautics at MIT. She received her B.S. in Astronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in 2004. Cristin is a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force and is studying at MIT under a Draper Laboratory Fellowship .Her research interests include human-computer interaction and collaborative decision making. She is currently working on cognitive task analysis and function allocation for a prototype Lunar Lander display as well as a quantitative way to measure value added by incorporating humans in the loop. Future plans: back to top |
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Chris Tsonis (2006) Chris Tsonis obtained his S.M. in Aeronautics & Astronautics in 2006. His research concerned the development of a methodology for quantifying the complexity of human-machine interaction in air traffic control. As part of this research project he also developed reprogrammable air traffic control simulators within Matlab. This research was funded by the FAA's Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. back to top |
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Paul Mitchell (2005) paulj.mitchell@ge.com Paul Mitchell received his B.S. in Mathematics and Engineering (Mechanical option) from Queen's University, Canada in 2002, and graduated from the department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT with a Masters. His research interests include human supervisory control issues of network centric warfare, human-computer interfaces in vehicles, aerial formation flight, and non-linear control of under-actuated systems. Originally from Calgary, Canada, Paul spends his winters snowboarding and summers hiking in mountains wherever he can find them. Last seen: GE, Albany, NY |
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Jinho Jang (2005) Jinho Jang was born in Seoul, Korea and received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Seoul National University in February 2003. He organized the Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) undergraduate research group at SNU and worked as the first group leader. His undergraduate research interests were principles of flapping wings, flight control and simulation. He participated in developing 3D non-linear F-16 simulator as his thesis project. He completed his Master of Science in the Aeronautics and Astronautics department at MIT in September 2005. His research topic was human-machine interactions at the autonomous formation flight (AFF). He attempted to investigate the decision heuristics and trust level of the human pilot, who monitors station-keeping display at close formation flight and intermittently intervene with the AFF ystem. After finishing his degree, he continued as a research scientist at HAL focusing on the effect of display types on the pilot's interaction performance. |
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Constantine (Kostas) Speridakos email: csperi "at" mit.edu “Kostas” is a junior in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and is interested in both cockpit human factors and aeronautical propulsion. At HAL, his research focuses on cognitive strategies in resource allocation problems under time pressure. Away from MIT, Kostas enjoys flying light airplanes and seaplanes, as well as spending time with his massive Greek-American family. back to top |
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Ryne Barry email: rrbarry "at" mit.edu Ryne Barry is a freshman planning to major in Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. At HAL, Ryne is working with the USARSim simulation for unmanned ground vehicles for the MCH-UVD project. Outside of class, Ryne enjoys playing on the varsity baseball team at MIT, traveling, and having fun with his friends. back to top |
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Natasha Bosanac tash_b "at" mit.edu Natasha Bosanac is a rising junior in the MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. At HAL, she is working on manning reduction for the various working levels of a submarine. When not working or studying, Natasha enjoys being in the sun (when it appears in Boston), being a member of 2010 Class Council, and eating. |
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Javier A. Garcia Email: jagarcia "at" mit.edu Javier A. Garcia is a freshman planning to major in Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. He is also thinking about minoring in Management. His academic interests include autonomous vehicles and automated systems. At HAL, Javier works with the flight simulation of the EagleEye UAV and the MCH-UVD project. Outside of work, Javier enjoys playing sports, hiking, and camping. back to top |
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Lindley Graham email: lcgraham "at" mit.edu Lindley Graham is a sophomore in the MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. At HAL, Lindley is surveying applications for eyetracking systems. She is is also installing and maintaining the new eyetracking system at HAL. Besides studying engineering, Lindley fences for the MIT Varsity Fencing Team, enjoys reading science fiction, and dabbles in drawing. back to top |
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Brian Malley email: bmalley "at" mit.edu Brian Malley is a junior in the MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. At HAL, he works on the MAUVE-MITUS experiment testing various audio schemes on subjects using the UAV control simulator. Outside of work Brian volunteers as an EMT with the MIT Ambulance where he is also the director of operations, and in rare moments of free time he can be found watching movies, eating dessert, or playing pickup sports. back to top |
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Tony McDonald e-mail: tmcdonld "at" mit.edu Tony is a junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. At HAL, his work centers around using the RESHCU simulator to examine user control of multiple heterogeneous unmanned vehicles, specifically how wait times due to lack of situational awareness and queuing time effect a user’s performance. Outside of the lab, Tony plays on the varsity football team and competes in the throwing events for the varsity track & field team. He also enjoys playing video games and writing and plans to minor in the subject. |
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Alma Rico Alma is a senior undergraduate student in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department, concentrating in Computer Architecture. After briefly working on the design for the future lunar lander displays, she is currently working on the collaborative time-sensitive targeting project designing activity awareness displays for individual UAV operators. Her interests include running, space exploration, and watching Law & Order. back to top |
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Pandey Anunaya Pandey is currently an undergraduate in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences department. Anunaya was born in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1985. He has been a UROP at HAL since the beginning of summer, 2005. Anunaya speaks English, Nepali, Hindi, Sanskrit and basic Spanish. He enjoys the outdoors and adores sightseeing, trekking and hiking. He also likes to play tennis, soccer, cricket and the guitar in his spare time. |
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Justin Wong wongj "at" mit.edu Justin is on track to graduate in June 2007 with an S.B. in Aero/Astro, after which he will work as an attitude control engineer for Boeing Satellite Systems in El Segundo, CA. His work in HAL involved adding enhancements to an interface used in experiments of test subjects controlling virtual unmanned vehicles. Other interests include control systems and aerodynamics. back to top |
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Pooja Raiturkar email: poojar "at" mit.edu I am a Final year BTech student in Computer Science and Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, India. My work at the Human and Automation Lab was at on the Urban Search and Rescue project, under Dr Mark Ashdown. This includes the designing of a scheduling interface for a tabletop and handheld devices for establishing synchronous time-critical collaboration. These schedules present a temporal view of the team's plan, that help the tactical user to organise and view the tasks scheduled for a particular search/rescue team. My hobbies include photography, travelling and programming. My research interests include image processing, computer vision and graphics. |
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Paul de Jong email: pauldj "at" mit.edu Paul obtained a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering in Delft (The Netherlands) at Delft University of Technology in 2006. During his undergraduate years he was part of many committees of the Student Society VSV ‘Leonardo da Vinci’. One of these committees organized a Study Tour through France and Italy that took place in September 2007. He is currently a Master's student in Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles at Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands).In the first academic year he completed all his courses and is going to start his thesis project in June 2008. He is currently a visiting student at MIT in the Human and Automation Lab. His research focuses on reducing operator workload in the control of multiple unmanned vehicles. He is actually designing an experiment concerning different level of automation in the UV Selection Strategy. Outside the Aerospace field he is interested in photography and business economics. He also enjoys soccer, basketball and baseball. back to top |
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Mauro Della Penna email: maurodp Mauro obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering in Naples (Italy) at “Federico II” in 2006. During his Bachelor he joined a research group in the Department of Engineering Industrial Design and Management developing a race car simulator and AI driver. Subsequently in 2006 he enrolled as a Master student in Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles at Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands).In the first academic year he completed all his courses and is going to start his thesis project on January 2008. In the Human and Automation Lab his research focused on reducing operator workload in the control of multiple unmanned vehicles. He designed an experiment concerning different level of automation in the UV Selection Strategy. Outside the Aerospace field he is interested in Number Theory and Advanced Physics. Outside Science, he is fond of snowboarding, soccer and basketball. back to top |
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Julien Nicolas email: Julien Nicolas is a visiting student at MIT in the Human and Automation Lab. He is currently a french graduate student at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne (ENST-Bretagne), pursuing a master of engineering in telecommunications there. He is also pursuing a master of science in human-computer interactions. His research interests revolve around human factors engineering, focusing most notably on complex collaborative systems, interface design, and computer-assisted decision making. Apart from work, some of his numerous interests are photography, travelling, and learning everything he can. back to top |
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Daniel Crestian
Cunha Dec. 2004-March 2005 Cunha@Bain.com Daniel came to HAL as an undergradutate in Mechanical Engineering student at ITA (Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica, Brazil). He was born on May 7th, 1983, in Belem, Northern Brazil where he was raised. He has also lived in Toulouse (France) for 5 years, before moving to Sao Jose dos Campos (60 miles from Sao Paulo) where he studies. In the Humans and Automation Lab he worked on complexity metrics in air traffic control systems. Hobbies: playing Saxophone (loves jazz!) and rock climbing Languages: Portuguese, French, Spanish and English. Last seen: |
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Fernanda Muzzio Almirao Dec. 2006-Feb. 2007 Fernanda Muzzio is a visiting student at the Humans and Automation Lab in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. She is pursuing her Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA). Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she worked in the development of new shapes of blades in order to obtain better shaves results. This work could be the first patent ever developed by undergraduate students from ITA and the patent request is being processed. |
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Fernanda Borques da Silva Jan. - July 2007 Fernanda is a visiting student at the Humans and Automation Lab in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. She is a senior in Aeronautical Engineering at Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA), in Brazil. Her research interests include human factors, aerodynamics, aircraft structures and flight mechanics and control. In her free time, she loves to sleep, talk to her family, travel and watch movies. back to top |
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Mark
Duppen July 2005-Dec. 2005 duppen@student.tudelft.nl Mark was a visiting student from the Delft University of Technology, where he is currently completing his Master of Science in the Control and Simulation subdivision of the Aerospace Engineering Faculty. He was involved in the Lunar Access Project to develop an advanced Human-System Interface prototype for next generation manned Lunar Lander system.In his (scarce) spare time, he is mainly interested in running and skiing. Mark also enjoys rowing, and Boston is a particularly fitting place for this sport because it is hosting the world-famous Head of the Charles Regatta. Last seen: He is finishg his Masters and expects to graduate in Dec. 2006. |
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Stephane
Mercier April 2005-August 2005 stf_mercier@yahoo.fr Stephane Mercier came to HAL as a french graduate student visiting at MIT in the Human and Automation Lab. He was pursuing both a master of engineering in telecommunications at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications de Bretagne (ENST-Bretagne), and a master of science in the area of human-machine interactions in France. In 2004 he spent a semester at the Vienna University of Technology. His research interests focus on the design of interfaces, and on understanding the cognitive principles and mental representations that technology should support. His leisure activities include travelling and music, as well as team sports like handball. Last seen: Living in Vienna with his girlfriend and daughter Cleliar and starting a job as a software engineer at a telecommunications company. We may see him soon as he is applying to the Phd program at MIT. |
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Carina Furusho December 2005 - March 2006 Carina was a visiting student from ITA –Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica, shere she is currently in her senior year on Mechanical-Aeronautical Engineering. Carina's current research focuses on creating displays to optimize the interface between humans and unmanned vehicles for their intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. She loves playing tennis, hiking and watching movies in her spare time. |
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Mark Visser M.Visser@student.TUDelft.NL Mark Visser is a visiting student at the Humans and Automation lab, part of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. He obtained his Bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Delft University of Technology in 2006. Currently he is pursuing his Masters degree from the division of Control and Simulation at the same faculty. Mark’s main interests are human-machine interaction, interface design and air traffic management. Once he returns to The Netherlands he will have to finish half a year of Master courses and do his Master thesis. Besides his studies, Mark has been involved in many extracurricular activities. For example in 2003-2004 he was the president of the Society of Aerospace Engineering Students ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ and last year he was the secretary of the Student Council of his faculty. In his spare time Mark likes traveling, photography, graphical design, music and building and flying model airplanes. back to top |
