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WIML - NASA Workshop 2011

PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF FLIGHT SAFETY IN AEROSPACE OPERATIONS 16-17, September 2011 Warsaw, Poland
Organized by:

Military Institute of Aviation Medicine (WIML), Warsaw, POLAND NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA

Under the auspices of:

The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR) National Security Bureau of Poland (BBN) Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) Polish Air Force Command Human factors plays a decisive role in flight safety. Therefore, we have decided to provide a forum for discussion of the current state and future impact of basic and applied research in the field of psychophysiology on flight safety. Internationally known experts from the United States, Russian Federation, and Poland will discuss the following topics: Neurophysiological and psychological determinants of human

performance. Effects of adverse environments and high workload on human behavior. Augmented cognition approaches to command and control systems. Psychophysiological countermeasures and crew training procedures. Crew selection and evaluation for short and long term missions.

Location The workshop will be held on the 16th and 17th of September 2011 at the Warsaw Hilton Hotel and Convention Centre in Warsaw, Poland. Organizing Committee
Olaf Truszczynski, PhD, Military Institute of Aviation Medicine Jerzy Achimowicz, PhD, Military Institute of Aviation Medicine Gaye Graves, New Business Manager, NASA Ames Research Center

Workshop Office
Military Institute of Aviation Medicine Flight Safety Division Tel/fax +48 (22) 685-2961 Krasiskiego 54, 01-755 Warsaw [email protected]

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Agenda Agenda Day 1 Friday, 16 September 2011
Registration Welcome Addresses: Gen. Mirosaw Hermaszewski, WIML Gen. Pete Worden, NASA Ames Research Center Opening Lecture: From Neuroscience to Applied Psychophysiology: review of Polish research in aviation and space psychophysiology and behavioral medicine, from MIR to ISS, flight safety implications, Jerzy Achimowicz, PhD, WIML Session I Chairman: Olaf Truszczynski, PhD, WIML Overview of Human Systems Integration, Patricia Jones, PhD, NASA Overview of WIML, Flight Safety Related Activities: The Role of New Centrifuge as a Dynamic Flight Simulator, Olaf Truszczynski, PhD Coffee Break Session II Chairman: Krzysztof Kowalczuk, MD, WIML Psychophysiology of Space Flight and Aviation, Patricia Cowings, Ph.D., NASA Autogenic Feedback Training Exercises (AFTE) for Airsickness in Naval Aviation Training, Michael T. Acromite, MD, MSPH, FACOG, CDR US Navy. Psychophysiological Studies in Extreme Environments, William Toscano, PhD, NASA Lunch Break

Session III Chairman: Patricia Cowings, PhD, NASA Russian Space Medicine Today. Prospects of Cooperation, IBMP, Moscow, Prof. Orlov O.I. Psychophysiological Problems of Airspace medicine and Possible Directions of Cooperation., IBMP, Moscow, Prof. Gushchin V.I., Prof. Bubeev Yu.A. Hypoxia as a Model of Human Performance in Suboptimal Conditions. Prof. Lszl Balzs, PhD, Institute for Psychology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Session IV Technical Presentations Chairman: Lukasz Dziuda, PhD, WIML IBM: High Performance Computation for Biomedicine WIML: Modern technologies for monitoring of physiological signals in flight Round Table Session Moderator: Jerzy Z. Achimowicz, PhD, WIML

Agenda Day 2 Saturday, 17 September 2011

Keynote Address: Gen. Pete Worden, NASA Ames Research Center Session I Chairman: William Toscano, PhD, NASA Adaptive Learning: Psychophysiology Application in Training and Practice, CDR Michael A. Lowe, PhD, U.S. Navy Detachment, NASA Impacts of Vibration and Acceleration on Human Performance, Brent Beutter, PhD, NASA Coffee Break Closing the Loop between Man and Machine: Mitigating Hazardous States of Awareness with Adaptive Automation, Chad L. Stephens, MS, NASA.

Design and Development of a 4D Interactive Perspective Flight Deck Display Supporting Integrated Strategic Avoidance of Weather, Terrain, and Traffic, Walt Johnson, PhD, NASA Lunch Break Session II Chairman: Jerzy Achimowicz, PhD, WIML Recent Advances in Spatial Disorientation Training and Night Vision and the Impacts on Flight Safety, Krzysztof Kowalczuk, MD, PhD, WIML Effects of Hypoxia and High Temperature on Operator performance, and the Impact of the Use of Pharmacological Support on Psychophysiological Abilities for Long Duration Missions, Joanna aszczynska,PhD, WIML Eye Movements as the Window into Visual Attention Mechanisms and Situation Awareness, Adam Tarnowski, PhD, WIML Coffee Break Session III Technical Presentation, Chairman: Chad L. Stephens, M.S. NASA (Chairman TBA) IBM presentation on Augmented Cognition - DARPA Project Coffee Break

Session IV
New telemedical approach to pilot and astronaut psychophysiological status monitoring, and impact of augmented cognition on flight safety, Olaf Truszczynski, PhD, WIML US Air Force speaker (Information to come)

Round Table Session and Workshop Summary Moderator TBA

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Speakers Invited Speaker Biographies
Dr. Simon P. Worden, Brig. Gen., USAF, ret. Center Director NASA Ames Research Center Dr. Simon P. Worden (Brig. Gen., USAF, ret.) is the center director at NASA Ames Research Center in California where he leads a staff of nearly 2,500 civil servants and contractors who provide the critical R&D support that makes NASAs and the nations aeronautics and space missions possible. Worden, who was appointed as Director in May 2006, has put Ames on the critical path for all major NASA space exploration missions through effective use of the centers unique wind tunnels, arc jets, intelligent systems and supercomputer facilities and capabilities. Wordens GreenSpace initiative has brought Ames remote sensing capabilities to bear on air traffic safety, fighting forest fires, and the study of climate change. In recognition of these outstanding achievements, Worden was named the Federal Laboratory Consortiums Laboratory Director of the Year for 2009. Prior to becoming Ames director, Worden was a Research Professor of Astronomy, Optical Sciences and Planetary Sciences at the University of Arizona where his primary research direction was the development of large space optics for national security and scientific purposes and near-earth asteroids. Additionally, he worked on topics related to space exploration and solar-type activity in nearby stars. He is a recognized expert on space issues both civil and military. He has authored or co-authored more than 150 scientific technical papers in astrophysics, space sciences, and strategic studies. Worden retired from the United States Air Force in 2004 after 29 years of active service. His final position was Director of Development and Transformation, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA. Patricia M. Jones, Ph.D. Deputy Director Exploration Technology Directorate NASA Ames Research Center Dr. Patricia M. Jones is the Deputy Director of Exploration Technology at NASA Ames Research Center. This Directorate enables NASAs mission-critical capabilities through research in areas including autonomous systems and robotics, collaborative and assistant systems, robust software, engineering, science discovery and health management, human information processing, human-automation integration, system safety, reacting flow environments, thermo-physics, thermal protection materials and systems, advanced sensors and materials, supercomputing applications and engineering, and physics

simulation and modeling. Previously at NASA, she was the Chief of the Human Systems Integration Division. She has published more than sixty papers in the areas of human- machine interaction and computer-supported cooperative work. Brent Beutter, Ph.D. Assistant Division Chief Human Systems Integration Division NASA Ames Research Center Short Bio: Dr. Brent R. Beutter is Assistant Chief of the Human Systems Integration Division at NASA Ames Research Center. This Division advances human-centered design and operations of complex aerospace systems through analysis, experimentation, and modeling of human performance and humanautomation interaction to make dramatic improvements in safety, efficiency, and mission success. Dr. Beutter is an author on over seventy articles and conference presentations on visual perception and human factors. He recently worked on evaluating the impacts of thrust oscillation on human performance. His areas of technical expertise include human performance modeling, visual perception, visual search, and eye movements. He received his Ph. D. in physics from the University of California at Berkeley. Patricia Cowings, Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist, Psychophysiological Research Lab Human Systems Integration Division NASA Ames Research Center Dr. Cowings is a research psychologist with experience in aerospace psychophysiology and biofeedback applications. Her interests are in developing new training methods for improving the operational readiness of astronauts and aviation flight crew. She holds a patent on Autogenic Feedback Training Exercise, a computer-based training system that has been successfully tested in space with astronauts and cosmonauts. Walter Johnson, Ph.D. Principal Investigator, Flight Deck Display Research Lab Human Systems IntegrationDivision NASA Ames Research Center Dr. Walter W. Johnson is the Principal Investigator of the Flight Deck Display Research Laboratory (FDDRL) at NASA Ames Research Center. The Flight Deck Display Research Laboratory supports the research and development of air and ground concepts and displays and interfaces for NextGen. During the past several years, Dr. Johnson has studied the use of optical information to visually guide the control of self-motion, and more recently has focused his efforts on the display of spatial information in cockpit displays for the integrated avoidance of weather, terrain, and air traffic. Dr. Johnson has a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the Ohio State University. Chad L. Stephens, M.S. AST Human/Machine Systems Researcher Crew Systems & Aviation Operations Branch NASA Langley Research Center

Chad Stephens is a Research Scientist at NASA Langley Research Center and a PhD Candidate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He received his Masters degree in Experimental Psychology from Virginia Tech based on research into the physiological bases of emotions. His Ph.D. research, which is ongoing at NASA LaRC, includes the psychophysiology of task engagement and workload with particular interest in EEG and HRV-based adaptive automation. William Toscano, Ph.D. Research Scientist, Psychophysiological Research Lab Human Systems Integration Division NASA Ames Research Center Dr. Toscano is a research psychologist with experience in applied psychophysiology and human performance in extreme environments. His interests are in developing new methods for the detection and correction of impaired operator states. He was a co-investigator with Dr. Cowings on several space flight projects flown on Shuttle and MIR. CDR Michael A. Lowe, Ph.D. Acting Officer in Charge, U.S. Navy Detachment, NASA Ames Research Center CDR Michael A. Lowe is the acting Officer in Charge of the Navy Detachment at NASA Ames Research Center. He possesses a PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi and holds a commission in the United States Navy, serving previously as a Research Psychologist, and currently as an Aerospace Experimental Psychologist and an Acquisition Professional. His research background includes Neuropsychological Assessment in Undersea Medicine/Environments, Aerospace Human Factors and Human Performance in Extreme Environments. He has just completed his first year at NASA Ames and has a total of five years comprehensive service with NASA Ames Research Center. Michael T. Acromite, MD, MSPH, FACOG, CDR US Navy Director of Public Health OB/GYN Staff and Instructor Naval Hospital Pensacola, Florida Dr. Acromite is a US Naval Flight Surgeon and Obstetrician Gynecologist, with specialized training in Aerospace/Operational Medicine, Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment. His research includes airsickness and its countermeasures, hypoxia in aviation, cockpit displays, and hypertension in pregnancy. He coordinated a NASA-US Navy collaboration using the remote application of AFTE as a motion sickness countermeasure in naval aviation training. COL Olaf Truszczyski, Ph.D. Director of Military Institute of Aviation Medicine (WIML) and Head of Flight Safety Division at WIML and Assistant Professor at Kardyna Wyszyski University in Warsaw

Col. Olaf Truszczyski, PhD. is the Director of Military Institute of Aviation Medicine (WIML) and is the Head of its Flight Safety Division. In 1999, he was invited to do a to scientific tour of duty at the Naval Institute of Aviation Medicine in the US. In 2000, he was promoted to chief of the Aviation Safety Department in the Military Institute of Aviation Medicine (WIML) and in 2004 he became the military director of WIML. Soon after, he finished a specialization in clinical psychology. In 2007, he was nominated as the Polish principal member of the Human Factors and Medicine Panel, Research and Technology Organization (RTO) for NATO and was also nominated as the Polish coordinator of CAPTECH 4 (human factors) of the European Defense Agency. In 2007, he became a country coordinator of clinical psychology for the Polish Army. He has actively participated in more than 40 international conferences focusing on areas of aviation psychology, aviation medicine, military psychology, and socio-cultural aspects of military cooperation including multinational deployments and conferences such as the International Aviation Military Psychology Symposium, International Military Testing Association Symposium, European Association of Aviation Psychology Conference, Human Factors and Medicine Conferences of the NATO Research and Technology Group (RTO). He was the Polish coordinator of the European Association of Aviation Psychology Conference "Safety, Systems and People in Aviation" in 2002, and has coordinated several NATO conferences and scientific courses in Poland. He has authored and/or co-authored more than 30 scientific articles. Jerzy Achimowicz, Ph.D.,Dr.Sc., Ltn.Col. Ret.,Polish Air Force Research Professor at WIML Flight Safety Division Research Professor at IMGW Numerical Weather Forecast Center in Warsaw Dr Jerzy Z. Achimowicz is an expert on application of digital signal processing (DSP) of spontaneous (EEG) and evoked (ERP) brain electric activity for basic and applied brain research. He holds a European patent for quantitative EEG analysis (Brain Mapping). Dr Achimowicz is a team member on a joint European Space Agency (ESA) experiment which started on ISS in 2009 and is currently continued. The experiment titled The effect of gravitational context on EEG dynamics. A study of spatial cognition, novelty processing and sensorimotor integration (NEUROSPAT) may provide better insight to the mechanisms of altered working capacity particularly at early stages of space adaptation. His current interests are in developing new DSP algorithms for objective measures of mental workload using multiple physiologic measures. He received his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Warsaw Technical University and Dr Sc. in neurophysiology From Polish Academy of Sciences, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology in Warsaw. Achimowicz retired from the Polish Air Force in 1996 after 19 years of active service in WIML. Joanna aszczyska, Ph.D. Dr.Sc. Research Professor and Head of Aviation Physiology Division at WIML

Adam Tarnowski, Ph.D. Dr.Sc. Research Professor and Head of Aviation Psychology Division Research Professor at Transport Psychology Department at Warsaw University Dr. Adam Tarnowski is a psychologist, a graduate of the University of Stefan Wyszynski. He received his doctorate at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow and habilitation at Warsaw University. His scientific career is associated with the Military Institute of Aviation Medicine and Warsaw University. At MIAM he worked as an assistant, assistant professor, and recently professor- head of Aviation Psychology Department. His research interests focus on aviation psychology, traffic psychology, ergonomics, and visual science. Recent works has been focused on dependence between time course of saccadic eye movements and higher mental functions- working memory and executive control. Adam Tarnowski is also an academic at the Warsaw University. Krzysztof Kowalczuk, MD, Col. Polish Air Force Head of Aeromedical Training Division at WIML ukasz Dziuda, Ph.D. Head of Aviation Bioengineering Division at WIML prof. Orlov O.I. prof. Gushchin V.I. prof. Bubeev Yu.A. prof. Lszl Balzs Senior Research Fellow and Head of Space Research Group Institute for Psychology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Dr Balazs is a research psychologist and electronic engineer. His current research interest is the utilization of brain electrical potentials for the study of attention and behavioral control in extreme working conditions such as microgravity, hypoxia, sleep loss and fatigue. Another field of research is related to use of language technologies for neurobehavioral and psychological assessment in extreme conditions. Dr. Balazs is the PI of the on-going ESA experiment NeuroSpat investigating spatial orientation and prefrontal functions in spaceflight and co-PI of the ESA sponsored Cognipole experiment exploring the physiological effects of Antarctic overwintering.

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Registration
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Hotel
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Workshop Office
Military Institute of Aviation Medicine Flight Safety Division Tel/fax +48 (22) 685-2961 Krasiskiego 54, 01-755 Warsaw [email protected]

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