Intelligent Agents to aid Human Teams

ONR N-00014-96-1-1222
This project investigated incorporating intelligent assistants into human teams to increase the effectiveness of team decision making in joint planning tasks. The research paradigm of coordination based on developing and maintaining shared mental models provides a common perspective linking the intelligent agents research at Carnegie Mellon University and the task directed orientation to cognitive modeling and information presentation of the University of Pittsburgh. We are also incorporating the research in multi-media information delivery of the Software Engineering Institute, and the team performance studies at the Naval Air Warfare Training Systems Division. Research conducted at the University of Pittsburgh included series of studies using the TANDEM multi-station radar simulation and MokSAF a team route planning environment in which team members interacted with intelligent route planners to coordinate and plan joint maneuvers. The University of Pittsburgh portion of this research led to 14 published papers, two dissertations, and a master's thesis.