Human-Machine Teamwork with Explainable AI
Present Projects
Object Recognition and Interpretation for Visually Impaired Assistance
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Gurnoor Kaur, BS Computer Science, Kate Hagen, BS Computer Science, Manuel Negrete, BS Computer Science, Edward Shatverov, BS Computer Science, S Abrar Nizam, BS Computer Science
NASA collaborator(s):
CSUN CO-I: Dr. Abhishek Verma, Computer Science
Image Denoising Using Vision Transformer
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Hong Shen, Alex Calderon-Perez, Francisco Hernandez
NASA collaborator(s): Scott Davidoff and Federico Rossi, JPL
CSUN CO-I: Xiyi Hang
Visualization of Hierarchical State Machines (HSMS) In A Multi-Agent Context
Student Researcher(s): Gage Aschenbrenner, Computer Science
NASA collaborator(s): Scott Davidoff and Federico Rossi, JPL
CSUN CO-I: Li Liu, Computer Science
Human-Machine Teaming: NASA Mars and Europa Missions
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Alex Christoforatos, Psychological Sciences; Dana Bellinger, Psychology; Eli Bonilla, Systems Graphics Design, UX/UI; Jackie Marie Hunt, Psychological Sciences; Jared Carrillo, Mechanical Engineering;
Jodee Ann Conui, Psychology; Jacksen Smith, Medical Sciences
NASA collaborator(s): So Young Kim, Ph.D. (JPL) & Basak Ramaswamy, Ph.D. (JPL)
CSUN CO-Is: Thomas Chan, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Building Trust in Human-Machine Teams (HMT)
Status: Ongoing
Student Researcher(s): Zulma Lopez, Jordan Jannone, Rachel Huerta, Aniket Christi
NASA collaborator(s): Ben Morrell, Marcel Kaufmann, Mike Milano, Olivier Toupet, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Nelson Brown, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Facility, Ali Agha, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
CSUN CO-I: Nhut Ho, Mechanical Engineering, Kevin Zemlicka, Academic Advisement, Anthropology & Psychology
Past Projects
Team Communication: Understanding the environmental factors affecting communication patterns in human-robot teams
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): An An Chang, Mackenzie McSherry, Eric McCoy, Helina Mekonnen, Adisa Ptah
NASA collaborator(s): Amir Rahmani, JPL
CSUN CO-I: Ellie Kazemi, Psychology, Nhut Ho, Mechanical Engineering, Li Liu, Computer Science, Amiel Harman, Mechanical Engineering, Suzanne Sheld, Anthropology, Kevin Zemlicka, Anthropology & Psychology, Gina Masequesmay, Asian American Studies
Optimizing Team Size within Human-Robot Teams
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): An An Chang, Mackenzie McSherry, Eric McCoy, Helina Mekonnen, Adisa Ptah
NASA collaborator(s): Amir Rahmani, JPL
CSUN CO-I: Ellie Kazemi, Psychology, Nhut Ho, Mechanical Engineering, Li Liu, Computer Science, Amiel Harman, Mechanical Engineering, Suzanne Sheld, Anthropology, Kevin Zemlicka, Anthropology & Psychology, Gina Masequesmay, Asian American Studies
Trust in Autonomy: Assessing Operability of Onboard and Ground Planning Ecosystem in Mars 2020
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Jared Carrillo, Maria Pena, Par-d Research Lab
NASA collaborator(s): So Young Kim-Castet, NASA JPL, Basak Alper Ramaswamy, NASA JPL
CSUN CO-I: Thomas Chan, Psychology and Health Equity
Integration of Expandable Variable-Autonomy Architecture (EVAA) in Trustworthy and Scalable Autonomous Systems
Status: Complete
Fellow(s): Sarkis Mikaelian, Computer Science
NASA collaborator(s): Mark Skoog and Nelson Brown, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
CSUN CO-Is: Li Liu, Computer Science and Nhut Ho, Mechanical Engineering
CoStar/NeBula Science Communication
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Roslene Villalon, Youjin Shin, Andila Wijekulasuriya, Erica Bettencourt, Art + Design
NASA collaborator(s):Ali-akbar Agha-mohammadi, JPL
CSUN CO-I: Joe Bautista, Art + Design
Using Big Data to Analyze Interaction Barriers
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Jaime Garcia, College of Arts, Media, & Communication, College of Engineering & Computer Science, Summayah Waseem, College of Engineering & Computer Science
NASA collaborator(s): Scott Davidoff, JPL
CSUN CO-I: Dr. Li Liu, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Expandable Variable-Autonomy Architecture (EVAA) Operator Design
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Kayla Mesina and Ashley Santiago, Art + Design
NASA collaborator(s): Mark Skoog, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
CSUN CO-I: Joe Bautista, Art + Design
Organizing Teamwork: Understanding Operator and Multiple-Robot Team Performance
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s):An An Chang, Mackenzie McSherry, Adisa Ptah and Eric McCoy, Applied Behavior Analysis
NASA collaborator(s): Amir Rahmani, JPL
CSUN CO-I: Ellie Kazemi, Psychology
Extending the NASA-Task Load Index (TLX) for Human Autonomy Teaming
Status: Complete
Student Researcher(s): Mackenzie McSherry, Eric McCoy and Adisa Ptah, Applied Behavior Analysis
NASA collaborator(s): Amir Rahmani, JPL
CSUN CO-I: Ellie Kazemi, Psychology
