The Central Florida Tech Grove will host the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Prepared Warfighter Portfolio Review. Portions of the event are open to the public to hear presentations by academic and industry teams conducting research supporting ONR's Warfighter Performance Department's Prepared Warfighter portfolio. Join us for this unusual opportunity to gain insights into the work ONR is funding in Adaptive Training, Cognitive Sciences, and STEM initiatives.
The Warfighter Performance department’s mission is to enhance warfighter effectiveness and efficiencies through bio-engineered and bio-robotic systems, medical and behavioral technologies, improved manpower, personnel, and training and systems design. The Prepared Warfighter portfolio within the department focuses on optimizing warfighter preparedness via development of intelligent and adaptive training, performance-aiding tools, and advanced and readily accessible training capabilities. The key objectives of the program are to:
- Accelerate Warfighter Readiness through Adaptive/Tailored Training
- Uncover and exploit the neurocognitive mechanisms of attention control to enhance task focus & content mastery during training & operations
- Extend the conceptual and algorithmic bases of the Science of Learning and extend its concepts and methods for application in Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC)-based training
The areas of research concentration include attention control, adaptive training, Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) training, and integration of assessment technologies into LVC, as well as the development of high-impact STEM programs for key human performance areas. For more information on the Warfighter Performance Department, visit the ONR website.
Register to join us in person for one or both days. The schedule of presentations is provided below.
Thursday, June 27
0900 Welcome: Natalie Steinhauser, ONR Attention Control Program Manager
ONR Code 34 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Efforts
0910 Francis Manno, East Carolina University
Longitudinal Analysis of Early Interventional Approaches to Science Erudition
0940 Frauke Tillmans, Divers Alert Network
Under Pressure: Communicating UMed challenges and showcasing ONR research
1010 Celeste Parry, National Marine Mammal Foundation
Dolphin Doctor: Place-Based Marine Mammal STEM Experiences
1025 Virginie Papadopoulou, UNC Chapel Hill
2051 – Sea Odyssey
1040 Irene Miller; LCDR Geeseman, Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University Aviation Human Factors (SIENNA)
1055 Stacey Rudolph, Meucci and Company
Adopting Cybersecurity Education & Career Connected Curriculums Through Minecraft
1110 Brandy Jackson, Aecern LLC
BodySMART: An ONR-Credentialed STEM Program in Biometrics and Data Science to Enhance Human Performance and Safety in a SMART World
1125 Nicole Rivera, Orlando Science Center
Neighborhood Science
1140 1310 Lunch
Adaptive Training: Uncover Attention Control Techniques to Enhance Task Focus During Training & Operations (AC)
1310 Overview: Natalie Steinhauser
1315 Todd Braver, Washington University St. Louis
A Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Framework for Attentional Control Traits and States
134 Randy Engle, Georgia Tech
Understanding and Building Overall Cognitive Capability through Attention Control
1415 Randy Engle, Georgia Tech
Investigating the Neural Mechanisms of Attention Control
1445 Ed Vogel, University of Chicago
Optimizing Attention and Memory through Developing Expertise
1515 1530 Break
1530 Brian Odegaard, University of Florida
How Attention and Metacognitive Biases Influence Perceptual Decision-Making in Peripheral Vision
1600 Mounya Elhilali, Johns Hopkins University
Auditory Salience in Complex Natural Scenes
1630 Yi-Yuan Tang, Arizona State University
Effortless training of attention and self-control
1700 Jessica Cantlon, Carnegie Mellon University
The Neural Basis of Spatial Learning and Generalization from Educational Intervention
1730 End-of-Day Wrap-Up: Natalie Steinhauser
Friday, June 28
0900 Overview: Natalie Steinhauser, ONR Attention Control Program Manager
Cognitive Science of Learning
0910 Nash Unsworth, University of Oregon
Variation in the Intensity and Consistency of Attention During Learning
0940 Richard Mayer, UC Santa Barbara
Evidence-Based Principles for Increasing the Effectiveness of Learning with Virtual Reality
1010 Erik Altmann, Michigan State University
Effects of Sleep Deprivation and Individual Differences on Procedural Placekeeping
1040 Lia DiBello & Dee Andrews, ACSI Labs Inc.
Accelerating Acquisition of Tactical Expertise in Ill Structured Combat Settings
1110 Sudipto Ghoshal, Qualtech Systems
Model-based Adaptive and Intelligent Naval Training for Operational Readiness (MAINTOR)
1140 Siddarth Srivastava, Arizona State University
Shipboard Assistants for Troubleshooting AI Systems
Auditory Icons
1210 Joseph Schlesinger, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Development and Evaluation of Novel Auditory Alerts to Enhance Warfighter Communication
1240 Closing Remarks and Discussion: Natalie Steinhauser
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