Madison Franks, Sonnia Evbota-Momodu, and Juan Cuello Fonseca joined the SATO LAB. They will be involved in an university-funded research project under the supervision of Dr. Sato. Madison and Sonnia will serve as the Undergraduate Research Assistant (URA). Juan will serve as the Technical Assistant (TA). Madison Franks Sonnia Evbota-Momodu Juan Cuello Fonseca

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".