ISE Seminar: Barrett S. Caldwell

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Barrett S. Caldwell, Ph.D.
Professor, Industrial Engineering, and Aeronautics & Astronautics, at Purdue

4/25/2025
10:40AM-11:30AM
100 Williamson or Zoom

https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98103102897?pwd=YH35vJtQOmxbtQCn05vFXb65ZOBOgN.1

Abstract:
This talk reviews the author’s prior work in developing and distinguishing “languages of systems” and applications to systems engineering for human factors and sociotechnical engineering applications. It is valuable to note that many of these systems engineering concepts are derived primarily from past research in ecological systems dynamics to describe aspects of system stability, robustness, and resilience considerations. This interchange between ecological and engineering systems is useful for investigating human-systems integration in a variety of settings. Examples of ecological systems applications for human factors engineering systems range from healthcare coordination and aviation to space operations, including analysis of current and planned spaceflight missions (ranging from voice loop coordination for Space Shuttle and Space Station operations through strategies and requirements for Mars exploration).
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Bio:
Barrett S. Caldwell, PhD is Professor of Industrial Engineering, and Aeronautics & Astronautics, at Purdue. He has a PhD (Univ. of California, Davis, 1990) in Social Psychology, and BS degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Humanities (MIT, 1985). His research team is the Group Performance Environments Research (GROUPER) Laboratory. GROUPER examines and improves how people get, share, and use information in settings including aviation, critical incident response, healthcare, and spaceflight operations. His CV includes over 50 peer reviewed journal papers, over 150 peer reviewed conference papers, and over 15 book chapters addressing multiple areas of human factors and systems engineering. Prof. Caldwell has been Director and Principal Investigator of the NASA-funded Indiana Space Grant Consortium (INSGC) since 2002: INSGC includes two dozen academic, outreach, and small business affiliates across Indiana focusing on STEM literacy, education and workforce development related to NASA’s mission emphases.

Prof. Caldwell co-organized the National Academy of Engineering US Frontiers of Engineering (FOE) 2008 session on Cognitive Ergonomics, and has participated in multiple other NASEM service efforts, including the 2022 report on Human-AI Teaming: State of the Art and Research Needs, and Human Factors Co-Chair of the ongoing Science Strategies for Human Exploration of Mars committee. During 2016-17, Prof. Caldwell was a Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S. Department of State, assigned to environment, science, technology and health policy in the Office of Japanese Affairs. He is a Fellow and Past Secretary-Treasurer of the HFES, and a Fellow of the IISE. He is the faculty advisor for the Purdue Student Chapter for the IISE, and was named outstanding IISE regional faculty advisor for 2022 and 2023.