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Fall 2006: DI to Present at 3 Major Human Factors Conferences.DI will be presenting its work at three major HCI conferences this Fall. In October, DI’s Kay Stanney will be Co-Chair of the 2nd Annual AugCog International Conference held in San Francisco, California. DI personnel will also be presenting several papers and a poster at various sessions of AugCog, showcasing the Company’s work in the areas of augmented cognition, situational awareness and mitigation strategies. Concurrent with the AugCog Conference, DI staff will be presenting three papers at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. DI will present findings based on the Company’s years of work in the VIRTE program on spatial awareness using tactile cues in a virtual environment, and learning curve analysis. DI will close out the year with multiple paper presentations at the ITSEC show and conference in December in Orlando, Florida. DI staff has presented numerous papers and workshops each of the last four years at I/ITSEC, and this year DI will present three more papers in the area of Training Systems Design and Evaluation. |
06/15/06: DI Receives ARDA Funding.DI was awarded a $2.86M, 4.5 year contract to develop an EEG-based system for analysis of SATINT data within the ARDA CASE program. The project will attempt to develop a rapid screening system for imagery data that utilizes advanced neurotechnology and physiological measures (eye-tracking) to significantly improve intelligence analysts’ data throughput. Bias detection is the ultimate goal of this effort. DI is teaming with a world leader in electroencephalography (EEG) and neural signatures, Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc. (ABM) of Carlsbad, California. ABM will provide technologies to identify states of bias in analysts. Also partnering with DI on this effort is Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) of Richland, Washington. PNNL is a leader in breakthrough science and technologies to meet key national needs within selected environmental, energy, health and national security objectives. The PNNL team is led by Dr. Andrew J. Cowell, a senior research scientist within the Rich Interaction Group. Andrew leads a group of researchers performing research in Social & Collaborative Environments. This effort will culminate in 2010, with the development of a state of the art bias monitoring system. DI’s expertise in Augmented Cognition concepts and Human-Systems Integration will all be brought into play in this challenging and exciting effort. |
05/15/06: Dr. Kay Stanney is Awarded the 2006 Virtual Reality Technical Achievement AwardKay Stanney has been awarded the 2006 Virtual Reality Technical Achievement Award in recognition for seminal technical achievement in virtual & augmented reality. The IEEE VGTC Technical Awards program recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to the community through their research. Dr. Stanney has been a leader in virtual reality (VR) research and applications for the past 10 years. Her Design Interactive, Inc. team is currently training effectiveness evaluation (TEE) lead on the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Virtual Technologies and Environments (VIRTE) Program, which is an expansive program touching all aspects of expeditionary warfare and involves the use of virtual environment technologies for training, mission rehearsal, and other mission critical tasks. Dr. Stanney co-founded, with Ronald Mourant, the Virtual Environments Technical Group (VETG) of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), as well as the 1st Virtual Reality International, held in conjunction with HCI International 2005, the latter of which was co-founded with Michael Zyda. She is Editor of the seminal Handbook of Virtual Environments: Design, Implementation, and Applications (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates). She has also been interviewed on NBC Nightly News concerning her research in the area of sickness and aftereffects associated with VR exposure and their implications to the health and safety of VR users, as well as the acceptance of VR technology by society at large. Her research has also appeared on MTV Network’s health show MegaDose, CBC’s Undercurrents, and NBC Local Orlando News, as well as receiving front-page coverage in several local and national newspapers. |
02/27/06: Karen Delos Santos joins DI.Karen Delos Santos has joined Design Interactive as a Research Associate. Karen has a background in psychology, modeling and simulation. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in the Modeling and Simulation program at the University of Central Florida. She has conducted studies on threat assessment and detection for law enforcement officers, and is very familiar with the emergency response domain. Karen’s background will be of great value to DI’s work various areas, including the VIRTE program, and she will help DI bring HF expertise to the emergency response and law enforcement fields. Karen previously worked for Dr. Peter Hancock in the MURI lab at UCF. |
