Human Systems 

Human Systems Division 

Proposed Mission

To promote the exchange of technical information and discussions between government, industry, and academia, and the expansion of research and development in areas related to the human as a system whose performance must be integrated into any system of systems. To this end, the Human Systems Division will serve as an infrastructure by providing a variety of ways for government, industry, and academia to act in concert to advance human systems performance in air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace environments through research, education, and consultation.

Proposed Objectives

  • Advocate human-centered research and the integration of cognitive and biological technologies to optimize and protect the warfighter’s capabilities to successfully operate in air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace environments

  • Promote discussions about the circumstances that make the “human factor” a top priority in Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E). Advocate the implementation of human-centric principles (capabilities and limitations) in the design of products and technologies for applications in all physical domains.

  • Conduct studies and prepare reports in response to requests from the DoD HS Community of Interest (COI) to recommend solutions to specific problems or issues related to human performance in complex systems.

  • Advocate, lead, and influence increased discussion and research on the elements of the human-system integration (HSI) domain such as; Manpower, Personnel, Training, Safety, Suitability, Habitability, Occupational Health (including operational medicine), Environment, and Human Factors Engineering.

Chair

Dr. Greg Zacharias
Chair, Human Systems Division
Charles River Analytics, Inc.
Phone: (617) 491-3474 ext. 515
Email: gzacharias@cra.com
Website: www.cra.com

Contacts

Michael Dauth
Director, Operations, NDIA
Phone: (703) 247-2593
Fax: (703) 522-1885
Email: mdauth@ndia.org

Inaugural Meeting Proceedings

October 19, 2011

Download/Print/View: Human Systems Inaugural Meeting Agenda
Download/Print/View: Introduction
Download/Print/View: Dr. Greg Zacharias Presentation; Part I
Download/Print/View: Dr. John Tangney Presentation
Download/Print/View: Dr. Elaine Thorpe Presentation
Download/Print/View: Dr. Greg Zacharias Presentation; Part II
Download/Print/View: Dr. Chris Nemeth Presentation; Part I
Download/Print/View: Dr. Chris Nemeth Presentation; Part II

Download/Print/View: Inaugural Meeting Attendee Roster *Uploaded 10/25/2011*

Division Roster

Download/Print/View: Division Roster *Updated 10/28/2011* 

 

Affiliate Associations

The Association for Enterprise Information    National Training and Simulation Association    Precision Strike Association    Women in Defense