The workshops (Wednesday 9th of November) will give the opportunity to discuss specific Human Systems Integration (HSI) issues. More specifically, when solved, workshop problems can assist in the development of HSI process, methods or tools.
 

The workshop day will be divided into a morning and afternoon session. Within each session we will run three parallel workshops. There will also be a fourth group that will participate in a demonstration on the value of role-playing simulation software in solving HSI problems. 

Workshop participation 

To participate in a workshop, one must be interested and experienced in the HSI domain. The participants are expected to work together to explore various possible solutions; based either on their own practical experience or theoretical knowledge. In case there is space available in any of the workshops this will be announced on the website.  
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Program

Workshop Topics

Workshop A
Cognitive Work Analysis for non-existing Air Traffic Management
Martijn Mooij, Thales Research & Technology, Human Cognitive Performance Factors Team, Netherlands

The domain of Air Traffic Management is expected to change drastically in the coming decades in response to increased traffic levels and a need for more efficient operations. Higher levels of automation are seen as a clear way to facilitate the collaborative processes that will allow these needs to be met. However, automation is known to introduce problems of its own. The C-SHARE project tackles the problem of lack of understanding between automation and human agents by designing a common ‘model of the world’ by means of Cognitive Work Analysis. In this workshop, Martijn Mooij will address the challenge of finding an appropriate model of the work domain for an ATM system that is currently not yet fully specified.

Workshop B
The interdisciplinary team in favor of Human Systems Integration
Iain S. MacLeod, Professional Ism Ltd, UK

The field of Human Systems Integration can be argued to be multidisciplinary, but not interdisciplinary. In a multidisciplinary framework, associated disciplines acknowledge each other’s contribution, but the integration of their efforts is incomplete. In order to make complex systems work effectively, the diverse disciplines need to share a common goal for system functionality and performance. In this workshop, Iain Macleod argues for an interdisciplinary approach to HSI and explores avenues for making HSI an integral part of the engineering effort.

Workshop C
Enhancing visual awareness for pilots
Johan Holmberg, Human Machine Interaction, Saab Aeronautics, Sweden

In military aviation, a group of aircrafts often have to work together to monitor an area in space (airspace). However, unforeseen circumstances can cause decreased situational awareness of the airspace. In this workshop, Johan Holmberg will primarily focus on ideas for visual support to enhance situation awareness, but also on control mechanisms and other means to support the pilot in detecting a decrease in situation awareness.

Workshop D
How to assist the design and the evaluation of safety critical socio-technical system?

Henk A.P. Blom, National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, Air Transport Safety Institute, Netherlands

In safety critical socio-technical environments, such as in Air Traffic Management (ATM), the implications of changes in operations to safety issues need to be assessed. These changesimplicitly encompass modifications in human system integration. Safety assessment methodologies for the evaluation of ATM operations have been developed. In this workshop, Henk Bloom will discuss what the need exactly is for improving the safety critical socio-technical system design. Different approaches for safety assessment methodology (e.g. multi-agent risk dynamic risk modeling and Monte Carlo simulation) will be compared and discussed. The generic problem of assisting the design and evaluation of safety-critical systems should be of high interest for all HSI experts.

The use of Serious Games for Human Systems Integration experiments

Tijmen Muller, TNO, Netherlands

Additionally, an activity will be offered to all participants on the use of Virtual Battlespace 2 (VBS2) in HSI cycle. VBS2 offers realistic battlefield simulations and the ability to operate land, sea, and air vehicles. VBS2 is suitable for training and simulation in urban tactics, armed operations or non-military usage such as emergency response procedures or terrain visualization. The workshop will introduce VBS2 and will then focus on how such a tool can help answering HSI issues given a particular context.