HAL
Research in the Humans and Automation Lab (HAL) focuses on the multifaceted interactions of human and computer decision-making in complex sociotechnical systems. With the explosion of automated technology, the need for humans as supervisors of complex automatic control systems has replaced the need for humans in direct manual control.
Recent Publications
Clare, A. S., Cummings, M. L., and Bertuccelli, L., Identifying Suitable Algorithms for Human-Computer Collaborative Scheduling of Multiple Unmanned Vehicles, AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2012.
Donmez, B.D., Nehme, C., & M.L. Cummings, Modeling Workload Impact in Multiple Unmanned VehicleSupervisory Control, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A Systems and Humans, (2010) Vol. 99, p. 1-11.
Jackson, K.F., Quimby, P.W, Cummings, M..L., MAV-VUE Outdoor Usability Analysis, (HAL2011-01), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, ( 2011).
Cummings, M.L., Marquez, J.J., N. Roy, Human-Automation Path Planning Optimization and Decision Support, International Journal of Human Computer Studies, (2011) Vol. 70, pp. 116–128.
Tappan, J., Cummings, M. L., Mikkelsen, C., Driediger, K., Mobile Application for Utility Domains, 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, Stockholm, Sweden, September, 2011.
Boussemart Y., Cummings M. L., Predictive models of human supervisory control behavioral patterns using hidden semi-Markov models, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, ISSN 0952-1976, DOI: 10.1016/j.engappai.2011.04.008, (In Press).
Clare, A.S. and Cummings, M.L., Task-Based Interfaces for Decentralized Multiple Unmanned Vehicle Control, Proceedings of AUVSI 2011: Unmanned Systems North America, Washington D.C., August 2011.
Bertuccelli, L. F., and M. L. Cummings, Operator Choice Modeling for UAV Visual Search Tasks, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A: Systems and Humans, (in review).
Mkrtchyan, A.A., Modeling Operator Performance in Low Task Load Supervisory Domains, S. M.Thesis, MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, MA, 2011.
Ryan, J.C., Assessing the Performance of Human Automation Collaborative Planning Systems, S. M.Thesis, MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, MA, 2011.
Boussemart, Y., Cummings, M.L., Las Fargeas, J., Roy, N., Supervised vs. Unsupervised Learning for Operator State Modeling in Unmanned Vehicle Settings, Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication (1542-9423) vol. 8 no. 3, pg 71-85, 2011.
Boussemart, Y., Predictive Models of Procedural Human Supervisory Control Behavior, Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Engineering Systems Division, Cambridge, MA, 2011.
Cummings,M.L., Hart, C., Thornburg, K.M., & A. Mkrtchyan., Boredom and Distraction in Multiple Unmanned Vehicle Supervisory Control, in review, Human Factors.
