

Ellen J. Bass
Assistant Professor


Biography:
Dr. Bass joined the faculty in 2002. She has authored or co-authored over 100 technical publications on modeling judgment and decision making, human-automation interaction, decision support systems, and training systems. She applies this research in the domains of air transportation, weather, bioinformatics, and healthcare. She is the Vice President for Human-Machine Systems for the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society and she serves as an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions of Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (Part A, Systems and Humans). She serves on the editorial board of Human Factors and she is an officer of the Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making Technical group of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. She serves as a contributing editor to the International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies. She is also a member of the Society of Women Engineers and AIAA. Prior to joining the faculty at UVa, Bass was a research engineer for Search Technology. Before that, she was a systems engineer for IBM and SAIC supporting air traffic control and military applications. She is a private pilot.
Research Interests:
- Cognitive systems engineering
- Dynamic decision making
- Human-automation interaction
- Intelligent decision support systems
- Intelligent learning environments
Sponsored Research:
- A Systems Engineering Focus on Medical Informatics (National Library of Medicine)
- Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) (National Science Foundation)
- Formal Methods to Inform Human Computer Interface Design for Ground-based Spacecraft Logistical Planning Automation (NASA Langley Research Center)
- Multi-scale Tools for Airspace Modeling and Design (NASA)
- US-Brazil Cognitive Systems Engineering Program (National Science Foundation)
- Wake Encounter Investigation (NASA Langley Research Center)
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