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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

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Time

Location

7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Registration

SPONSORED BY:

Art Gallery

7:30 - 8:30 am

Networking Breakfast

Multipurpose Room

8:30 - 8:50 am

Welcoming Remarks

Stuart Michelson
Chair, NDIA’s Human Systems Division
Senior Research Scientist, Georgia Tech Research Institute

Brig Gen Guy Walsh, USAF (Ret)
Executive Vice President and COO, NDIA

Auditorium

8:50 - 9:00 am

Introduction to the Day's Proceedings

Dr. Eric Sikorski
Deputy Chair, NDIA’s Human Systems Division
Human Centered Engineer, MITRE

Auditorium

9:00 - 9:45 am

Plenary Presentation: A New Look at the DoD’s Roadmap, Focus Areas, and Drivers Toward Human Systems Integration

Dr. Avelino Amado
Technical Advisor for Human Machine Interfaces in the Critical Technologies Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

Auditorium

9:45 - 10:05 am

Human Systems COI Overview Briefing

Dr. Patrick Mason, SES
Director of Code 34, Office of Naval Research

Auditorium

10:05 - 10:35 am

Posters Networking Break

Multipurpose Room

10:35 - 11:35 am

Panel: Human and AI Hybrid Teaming

Dr. Lillian Asiala
Cognitive Scientist, Sonalysts
Moderator

Dr. Theresa Kessler
Head, Human Performance Branch, Georgia Tech Research Institute

Dr. Kelly Hale
Principal Engineer, Draper Labs

Dr. Joseph Lyons
Senior Scientist, Human-Machine Teaming, Air Force Research Laboratory

Dr. Nancy Cooke
Professor of Human Systems Engineering, The Polytechnic School at Arizona State University
Senior Scientific Advisor, Center for Human, AI, and Robot Teaming, Global Security Initiative

Auditorium

11:35 am - 12:35 pm

Networking Lunch

Multipurpose Room

12:35 - 1:35 pm

Plenary Presentation: Resilience and Limits of Humans: A Systems Performance Model that Drives Safety

David Fuller
Systems Engineer, NASA Glenn Research Center

Auditorium

1:35 - 2:35 pm

Panel: Human Modeling and Simulation: State of the Art, Horizons, and Opportunities

Benjamin Schwartz
Vice President, Human-Centered Engineering, Monterey Technologies, Inc.
Moderator

Dr. Emily Mills
Deputy Director, RDT&E, Design Interactive

Kimberly Lewis
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division

Eric Bruns
Executive Director, VHA Simulation Learning, Evaluation, Assessment, and Research Network (SimLEARN)

Dr. Paul Ward
Chief Scientist, Social and Behavioral Sciences, MITRE

Auditorium

2:35 - 3:35 pm

Posters Networking Break

Multipurpose Room

3:35 - 4:05 pm

Special Topic: Moving HSI to the Left: Early Analysis, Modeling, and Validation of Human Systems T&E Requirements

Jeffrey O'Hara
Chief Engineer, Human-Centered Engineering, Georgia Tech Research Institute

Auditorium

4:05 - 5:05 pm

COI Updates by Sub Area

Dr. Elizabeth Uhl
Senior Research Psychologist, U.S. Army Research Institute
PAE&T Subarea Lead, Human Systems COI

Dr. Logan Williams
Lead, Human Performance Medical Product Area, Air Force Research Laboratory
PS&WP Subarea Lead, Human Systems COI
Dr. Mark Draper
Lead, Adaptive Warfighter Interfaces Core Technical Competency, Air Force Research Laboratory
SI&CP Subarea Lead, Human Systems COI

Auditorium

5:05 - 5:10 pm

Closing Remarks from NDIA's Incoming Human Systems Deputy Chair

Dr. Emily Mills
Incoming Deputy Chair, NDIA’s Human Systems Division
Deputy Director, RDT&E, Design Interactive

Auditorium

5:10 - 6:30 pm

Extended Poster Networking Reception

Multipurpose Room

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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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Time

Location

7:30 am - 3:45 pm

Registration

SPONSORED BY:

Art Gallery

7:30 - 8:30 am

Networking Breakfast

Multipurpose Room

8:30 - 8:35 am

Welcoming Remarks and Introduction to Day's Proceedings

Stuart Michelson
Chair, NDIA’s Human Systems Division
Senior Research Scientist, Georgia Tech Research Institute

Auditorium

8:35 - 9:05 am

Plenary Presentation: An Introduction to the Warfighter Machine Interface

Auditorium

9:05 - 11:00 am

Session 1:
Personalized Assessment, Education, and Training (PAE&T)

Auditorium

9:05 - 9:10 am

PAE&T Introduction

Auditorium

9:10 - 9:30 am

Evaluating the Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs) Associated with Human Systems Integration (HSI) Personalized Assessment, Education, and Training (PAE&T) of USCYBERCOMS’s Existing Assessment Framework

Lori D. Coombs
Associate Professor, University of Arizona Global Campus

Auditorium

9:30 - 9:50 am

Elicitation of Cognitive Biases in Military Decision-Making Contexts

Dr. Mark Livingston
Computer Scientist, Naval Research Laboratory

Auditorium

9:50 - 10:20 am

Posters Networking Break

Multipurpose Room

10:20 - 10:40 am

Enhancing Flight Simulator Fidelity Through Perceptual Emulation

Dr. B. Adrian Flowers
Senior Research Engineer, Aptima, Inc.

Auditorium

10:40 - 11:00 am

How to Ensure Your XR Training Solutions Meet Your User’s Needs

Dr. Julian Abich IV
Extended Realities Team Lead, Quantum Improvements Consulting

Auditorium

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Networking Lunch

Multipurpose Room

12:00 - 1:55 pm

Session 2:
Protection, Sustainment, and Warfighter Performance (PS&WP)

Auditorium

12:00 - 12:05 pm

PS&WP Introduction

Auditorium

12:05 - 12:25 pm

Enhancing Warfighter Protection and Sustainment through Autonomous Stand-off Triage: Insights from the DARPA Triage Challenge

Dr. Kimberly Jill Elenberg
Principal Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University

Auditorium

12:25 - 12:45 pm

Warfighter Systems Integration of Robotic Combat Vehicle Controllers

Dr. Dominic Cheng
Engineering Psychologist, AFC DEVCOM Armaments Center

Auditorium

12:45 - 1:05 pm

Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation Can Support Soldier Vigilance and Mood in Acute Sleep Deprivation

Dr. Johanna Närväinen
Senior Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

Auditorium

1:05 - 1:25 pm

Application of a Lifecycle-Based Framework with Simulation and Biofeedback Technology to Assess Combat Readiness

Caleb Weintraub
Director of Innovation and Human Performance Optimization, Conflict Kinetics

Dr. Lauren Rienerman Jones

Auditorium

1:25 - 1:55 pm

Posters Networking Break

Multipurpose Room

1:55 - 3:40 pm

Session 3:
System Interfaces & Cognitive Processes (SI&CP)

Auditorium

1:55 - 2:00 pm

SI&CP Introduction

Auditorium

2:00 - 2:20 pm

Human Systems Integration for Human Machine Integrated Formations

Dr. Elizabeth Mezzacappa
Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM AC Tactical Behavior Research Lab

Auditorium

2:20 - 2:40 pm

Developing a Framework for Human-Centered Operations in the Information Environment

CDR Wilfred Wells, USN, PhD
Director of Emerging Technologies, Human Systems, DoD, OUSD(R&E)

Auditorium

2:40 - 3:20 pm

Posters Networking Break

Multipurpose Room

3:20 - 3:40 pm

Framework for Artemis Mission Crew Time Target Estimates Development

Dr. Jackelynne Silva-Martinez
Artemis Mission Integrator, NASA

Auditorium

3:40 - 3:45 pm

Closing Remarks from NDIA's Incoming Human Systems Chair

Dr. Eric Sikorski
Incoming Chair, NDIA’s Human Systems Division
Human Centered Engineer, MITRE

Auditorium

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