Dr. Sato has been awarded the University Research/Creative Projects Awards (URCA) for fiscal year 2026. This internal grant will be used to conduct a pilot study to investigate how human pilots develop trust in an automated agent with anthropomorphic features during flight operations in high-risk environment. Specifically, the proposed research study will utilize a modified flight simulation task supported by an automated agent with varying voice and appearance. Participants

Dr. Sato presented his work at the HFES 69th International Annual Meeting in Chicago. The title of his work is "Towards understanding the role of perceived situational and relational risk in human-automation trust across varying cognitive demands: A pilot study".

Dr. Tetsuya Sato's proposal was accepted for Late Breaking Result. He will present his work at the HFES International Annual Meeting. The...