"Simulating Human Agents in Apex"

11/19/2001: [time not recorded]
[location not recorded]

Abstract: In design domains ranging from electronic circuits to airplane wings, computer simulation has become a routine and indispensable part of the design process. However, simulation is almost never used when designing for systems with a "human in the loop" due to the difficulty of modeling those systems' human components. The goal of the Apex project is to produce a practical, simulation-based engineering tool for design in human-machine systems. The talk will overview how Apex addresses three central challenges: generation of skilled behavior, prediction of design-relevant human performance characteristics, and the usability of the engineering tool itself.

About Michael Freed: Michael Freed is a senior research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center where he leads the Apex human simulation project. His research includes human simulation, robot autonomy and human-robot-interaction, all drawing on a core interest in developing AI technologies for behaving intelligently in complex, dynamic environments. He has a B.S. from the University of Massachusetts and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, both in computer science.

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