HFES webinars provide continuing education on a variety of topics and domains aligned with the interest areas of our technical groups. HFES webinars provide insights into the latest HF/E research and innovations. Our next webinars are listed below.
Upcoming Webinars
Hacked Cars and Drone Ops: How Training and Trust Shape Human Performance in Autonomous Systems
Thursday, May 28 | 11:00 a.m. ET
Moderator: Yusuke Yamani, PhD
Speakers: Eric Chancey, PhD, Samuel Petkac
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As autonomous systems become increasingly integrated in transportation and aviation, understanding human performance and trust is more critical than ever. In this webinar, Samuel Petkac will present findings from an automated vehicle cyberattack study, revealing how training influences eye movements and vehicle control performance in a high-fidelity driving simulator. Dr. Chancey will share insights from a high-fidelity remote UAS simulation conducted at NASA Langley, exploring the key factors that shape trust development among operators. Together, these presentations offer current perspectives on the human factors challenges, including human performance, perception and trust, defining the future of autonomous systems.
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Yusuke Yamani
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Dr. Yusuke Yamani is an associate professor of psychology and civil and environmental engineering at Old Dominion University. Following postdoctoral training at UMass Amherst and the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, his research has focused on attention, perception, and cognition. His current work examines driver attention in automated vehicles, human–automation interaction and sustained attention in visual environments. He is an award-winning undergraduate research mentor and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Psychonomic Society. |
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Eric Chancey
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Dr. Eric T. Chancey is an aerospace engineer at NASA’s Langley Research Center, where he works in the crew systems and aviation operations branch. He earned his BS, MS, and PhD in psychology from Old Dominion University and previously served as a senior behavioral scientist supporting the Air Force Research Laboratory. His research focuses on human–automation trust, human–autonomy teaming and supervisory control of autonomous systems in aviation and military contexts. His current work examines trust calibration in multi-vehicle operations, ground control interface design and operator awareness in beyond-visual-line-of-sight environments. He also serves as Technical Discipline Chair for Human–Machine Teaming at the AIAA AVIATION Forum. |
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Samuel Petkac
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Samuel Petkac received his BS in psychology from Edinboro University in 2023 and is a PhD student in the department of psychology at Old Dominion University. His research interests include cybersecurity, human-automation interaction and surface transportation. His current work focuses on training drivers to assist in the recognition and mitigation of the adverse effects of automated vehicle cyberattacks. His talk will focus on how training impacts both eye tracking and vehicle control metrics in the automated vehicle cyberattack study. |
Past Webinar Recordings
Workload by Design: How Visual Rating Scale Characteristics and the Reversed Performance Dimension Warp NASA‑TLX Response
March 6, 2026
Human Performance Modeling Technical Group Webinar: Computational Models of Human Performance: An Algebraic Equation Approach
Original Air Date: January 15, 2026
HCTG, HFTH and SSE Joint Webinar: Connecting Human Factors/Ergonomics Theory with Applications in Health Care: Physical Ergonomics and Exoskeletons in Surgery
Original Air Date: November 21, 2025
ACTG Webinar: Teaching LLMs to See, Hear, and Respond: A Technical Framework for Situation Awareness
Original Air Date: November 06, 2025
Occupational Ergonomics Technical Group Webinar: From Student to Practitioner: Exploring Careers in Occupational Ergonomics (Part 3)
Original Air Date: September 18, 2025
Occupational Ergonomics Technical Group Webinar: From Student to Professor: Exploring Careers in Occupational Ergonomics (Part 2)
Original Air Date: September 16, 2025
Occupational Ergonomics Technical Group Webinar: Interdisciplinary Insights: Exploring Careers in Occupational Ergonomics (Part 1)
Original Air Date: September 11, 2025
Sustainability Technical Group Webinar: Human Factors in Sustainable Supply Chain
Original Air Date: September 10, 2025
Training Technical Group and Extended Reality Technical Group Webinar: Innovative Training Approaches to Evaluate and Enhance Human Performance
Original Air Date: August 13, 2025
Aerospace Systems Technical Group Webinar: Applying Human Factors Analysis in Designing Accessible Lavatories on Single-Aisle Aircraft
Original Air Date: August 13, 2025
HFES Perception and Performance Technical Group Webinar: Eye Tracking: How to Capture and Interpret User’s Point of View and Operator’s Gaze Strategies
Original Air Date: June 11, 2025
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