An Approach to the Engineering of Intelligent Systems That Enable Human Machine Teaming
The Center for Human, AI and Robot Teaming presents this seminar focused on the challenges of effective engineering and transition for human systems capabilities, ranging from platform associates to scheduling systems and distributed collaboration for situational awareness.
Scott Fouse will share personal experiences in developing and in some cases transitioning advanced human systems technology, focusing on three projects that shaped his thinking about this space:
- Pilots Associate, an early attempt to apply Artificial Intelligence to create an automated intelligent back-seater for a single-seat fighter aircraft
- Dynamic Analysis and Replanning Tool, a tool to help develop and analyze military deployment plans, that was developed and deployed during Operation Desert Shield
- Command Post of the Future, a tool to support distributed command and control, developed by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and deployed to Iraq in 2004, that became the primary command and control system for all U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan
The last section of the talk will draw from all three project experiences to present some guidelines for organizing and executing technology development and transition efforts, with a focus on systems to support human decision-making.
About the Speaker
Scott Fouse has had a significant 42-year career focused on developing and transitioning advanced human systems technology. Most recently Fouse was vice president of research for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Center. Prior to that he was the director of the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories. Prior to Lockheed Martin, Fouse was president and CEO of ISX Corporation, a small company focused on intelligent systems applied to national security needs.
Fouse is currently a member of the International Academy of Astronautics and an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He has served as a member of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and has also served on studies for the Defense Science Board.