Abstract:
The relationship that individuals form with their autonomous robot teammates when working in complex environments is poorly understood; specifically, issues concerning the reliability, level of autonomy, and trust. The move from largely deterministic automated systems to indeterminate autonomous systems leaves a large gap in the literature regarding how individuals will interact and team with autonomous robots. The research presented will include: 1. Knowledge gained from a series of studies investigating individual differences in cognition and human automation interaction; 2. Human in the loop experiments with autonomous robotic partners. The goal of this work is to be able to predict which factors impact trust and reliance in an effort to improve human robotic teaming as well as inform designers of autonomous systems.
Bio:
Ericka Rovira, Ph. D. is a Full Professor of Engineering Psychology in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. Dr. Rovira is the Engineering Psychology Program and Lab Director. Her research investigates human autonomy interaction. Specifically, she investigates individual differences in cognition and how that impacts trust and reliance in autonomous systems e.g. robots. Dr. Rovira is a Fellow and Past President of the American Psychological Association’s Division 21: Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology Division. Dr. Rovira holds a Ph.D. in Applied Experimental Psychology from The Catholic University of America under the direction of Dr. Raja Parasuraman.