Mary "Missy" Cummings
Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Mary "Missy" Cummings received her B.S. in Mathematics from the US Naval Academy in 1988, her M.S. in Space Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1994, and her Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2004.
A naval officer and military pilot from 1988-1999, she was one of the Navy's first female fighter pilots.
Cummings is currently a Professor in the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering, the Duke Institute of Brain Sciences, and is the director of the Humans and Autonomy Laboratory and Duke Robotics. Her research interests include human-unmanned vehicle interaction, human-autonomous system collaboration, human-systems engineering, public policy implications of unmanned vehicles, and the ethical and social impact of technology.
A naval officer and military pilot from 1988-1999, she was one of the Navy's first female fighter pilots.
Cummings is currently a Professor in the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering, the Duke Institute of Brain Sciences, and is the director of the Humans and Autonomy Laboratory and Duke Robotics. Her research interests include human-unmanned vehicle interaction, human-autonomous system collaboration, human-systems engineering, public policy implications of unmanned vehicles, and the ethical and social impact of technology.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Pratt School of Engineering 2016
- Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2014
- Professor of Computer Science, Computer Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2017
- Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, Duke Science & Society, Initiatives 2017
Contact Information
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Virginia 2004
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Duke Appointment History
- Investigator in the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers 2013 - 2017
- Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Pratt School of Engineering 2014 - 2016
- Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Pratt School of Engineering 2014
- Recognition
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In the News
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JAN 29, 2015 CNN
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- Research
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Selected Grants
- On-Demand Personal Autonomous Aircraft: Conceiving the Future through a Systems-Theoretic Approach awarded by National Institute of Aerospace 2016 - 2022
- Investigating the Tradespace Between Increased Automation and Optimal Manning for Aircraft Carrier Decks awarded by Office of Naval Research 2018 - 2022
- Portable motion-stabilized optical coherence tomography for eye care in acute care settings awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2021
- NRI: FND: COLLAB: Drones and the Design of Public Outdoor Spaces awarded by National Science Foundation 2017 - 2020
- REU Site for Meeting the Grand Challenges in Engineering awarded by National Science Foundation 2017 - 2020
- Development of Control-Aware Cyber Techniques for Attack-Resilient Industrial Control & Combat Systems awarded by University of Pennsylvania 2017 - 2019
- Assessing and Mitigating Inappropriate Risk Perception in the Design of Complex Space Systems awarded by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory 2017 - 2019
- Modeling the impact of increasing autonomy on core cognitive abilities in unmanned system operation awarded by Office of Naval Research 2016 - 2019
- A systems-theoretic model for rail dispatch/operations centers awarded by Federal Railroad Administration 2015 - 2019
- End-User Speech Recognition Support Tools for Crew Resource Management Training Systems awarded by Optimal Synthesis, Inc. 2017 - 2018
- Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2016 - 2018
- Planning IUCRC Duke University: Center for Alternative Sustainable and Intelligent Computing awarded by National Science Foundation 2017 - 2018
- Risk-aware, Human-cooperative Planning for Autonomous Systems awarded by Jet Propulsion Lab 2015 - 2018
- Determining UAV/UGV Training Effectiveness as Autonomy Increases awarded by Army Research Laboratory 2014 - 2018
- Modeling Intent Communication Pathways for Human-Autonomous System Collaboration awarded by National Science Foundation 2015 - 2017
- Aircraft Labor In-Cockpit Automation System awarded by Aurora Flight Sciences 2014 - 2016
- MRI: Acquisition of a High-Resolution Stereoscopic Interactive Visualization System for Research and Education in Scienc awarded by National Science Foundation 2014 - 2016
- Integrated Global and Local Situational Awareness in Distributed Unmanned and Manned Ground Operations awarded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2014 - 2016
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Books
- Cummings, M. Hornet's Nest The Experiences of One of the U.S. Navy's First Female Fighter Pilots. Writer's Showcase Press, 1999. Open Access Copy
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Book Sections
- Miotto, P, Singh, L, Paduano, JD, Clare, A, Cummings, ML, and Weitz, LA. "Aircraft autonomy." In Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, 81-107. September 19, 2016. Full Text
- Gao, F, Cummings, ML, and Solovey, E. "Designing for robust and effective teamwork in human-agent teams." In Robust Intelligence and Trust in Autonomous Systems, 167-190. January 1, 2016. Full Text
- Goodrich, MA, and Cummings, ML. "Human factors perspective on next generation unmanned aerial systems." In Handbook of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, 2405-2423. January 1, 2015. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, and Nehme, CE. "Modeling the impact of workload in network centric supervisory control settings." In Neurocognitive and Physiological Factors During High-Tempo Operations, 23-39. December 1, 2010.
- Donmez, B, Pina, PE, and Cummings, ML. "Evaluation criteria for human-automation performance metrics." In Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Intelligent Systems, 21-40. December 1, 2009. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, and Guerlain, S. "Using a chat interface as an embedded secondary tasking tool." In Human Performance Situation Awareness and Automation: Current Research and Trends, 240-244. July 6, 2004. Full Text
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Conference Papers
- Nneji, VC, Cummings, ML, Stimpson, A, and Goodrich, KH. "Functional requirements for remotely managing fleets of on-demand passenger aircraft." January 1, 2018. Full Text
- Stimpson, AJ, Tucker, MB, Ono, M, Steffy, A, and Cummings, ML. "Modeling risk perception for mars rover supervisory control: Before and after wheel damage." June 7, 2017. Full Text
- Elfar, M, Zhu, H, Raghunathan, A, Tay, YY, Wubbenhorst, J, Cummings, ML, and Pajic, M. "WiP abstract: Platform for security-aware design of human-on-the-loop cyber-physical systems." April 18, 2017. Full Text
- Nneji, VC, Stimpson, A, Cummings, MM, and Goodrich, KH. "Exploring concepts of operations for on-demand passenger air transportation." January 1, 2017.
- Solovey, ET, Powale, P, and Cummings, ML. "A field study of multimodal alerts for an autonomous threat detection system." January 1, 2017. Full Text
- Aubert, M, Ross, W, Mazzari, S, Stimpson, AJ, and Cummings, ML. "Interaction design considerations for an aircraft carrier deck agent-based simulation." June 27, 2016. Full Text
- Simshaw, D, Hauser, K, Terry, N, and Cummings, M. "Regulating Healthcare Robots in the Hospital and the Home: Considerations for Maximizing Opportunities and Minimizing Risks." We Robot 2015. April 2015.
- Aubert, MC, Üzümcü, S, Hutchins, AR, and Cummings, ML. "Toward the development of a low-altitude air traffic control paradigm for networks of small, Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles." January 1, 2015.
- Cummings, M. "Civilian applications of unmanned aircraft systems: How do we get there?." January 1, 2014.
- Gao, F, and Cummings, ML. "Barriers to robust and effective human-agent teamwork." January 1, 2014.
- Berardi, CW, Solovey, ET, and Cummings, ML. "Investigating the efficacy of network visualizations for intelligence tasks." September 9, 2013. Full Text
- Gao, F, Clare, AS, Macbeth, JC, and Cummings, ML. "Modeling the impact of operator trust on performance in multiple robot control." September 9, 2013.
- Collins, AN, and Cummings, ML. "Making the business case for increased VTOL autonomy in degraded visual environments." January 1, 2013.
- Clare, AS, Cummings, ML, and Bertuccelli, LF. "Identifying suitable algorithms for human-computer collaborative scheduling of multiple Unmanned Vehicles." December 1, 2012. Full Text
- Kopeikin, A, Clare, A, Toupet, O, How, JP, and Cummings, ML. "Flight testing a heterogeneous multi-UAV system with human supervision." December 1, 2012.
- Clare, AS, MacBeth, JC, and Cummings, ML. "Mixed-initiative strategies for real-time scheduling of multiple unmanned vehicles." November 26, 2012.
- Solovey, ET, Jackson, K, and Cummings, ML. "Collision avoidance interface for safe piloting of unmanned vehicles using a mobile device." November 19, 2012. Full Text
- Clare, AS, Ryan, JC, Jackson, KF, and Cummings, ML. "Innovative Systems for Human Supervisory Control of Unmanned Vehicles." September 2012. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, Tappan, J, and Mikkelsen, C. "One Work Analysis, Two Domains: A Display Information Requirements Case Study." September 2012. Full Text
- Gao, F, and Cummings, M. "Using Discrete Event Simulation to Model Multi-Robot Multi-Operator Teamwork." September 2012. Full Text
- Macbeth, JC, Cummings, ML, Bertuccelli, LF, and Surana, A. "Interface Design for Unmanned Vehicle Supervision through Hybrid Cognitive Task Analysis." September 2012. Full Text
- Mkrtchyan, AA, Macbeth, JC, Solovey, ET, Ryan, JC, and Cummings, ML. "Using Variable-Rate Alerting to Counter Boredom in Human Supervisory Control." September 2012. Full Text
- Roth, EM, Cummings, M, Miller, C, Smith, P, Schreckenghost, D, and Scott, R. "Discussion Panel: Collaborative Automation Across Varying Time Scales of Interaction: What’s the Same? What’s Different?." September 2012. Full Text
- Stimpson, AJ, Buinhas, LS, Bezek, S, Boussemart, Y, and Cummings, ML. "A Model-Based Measure to Assess Operator Adherence to Procedures." September 2012. Full Text
- Collins, AN, and Cummings, ML. "A historical perspective on the application of autonomy in rotorcraft." August 17, 2012.
- Gao, F, Cummings, ML, and Bertuccelli, LF. "Teamwork in controlling multiple robots." April 26, 2012. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, How, JP, Whitten, A, and Toupet, O. "The Impact of Human–Automation Collaboration in Decentralized Multiple Unmanned Vehicle Control." March 2012. Full Text
- Adams, JA, Cummings, M, Goodrich, M, and Woods, D. "Designing for resilience: Prioritizing people, payloads and platforms." December 1, 2011.
- Bertuccelli, LF, and Cummings, ML. "Scenario-based robust scheduling for collaborative human-UAV visual search tasks." December 1, 2011. Full Text
- Clare, AS, and Cummings, ML. "Task-based interfaces for decentralized multiple unmanned vehicle control." December 1, 2011.
- Cummings, M. "Human-automation collaboration in unmanned vehicle operations." December 1, 2011.
- Kopeikin, A, Toupet, O, Clare, A, How, J, and Cummings, M. "Design of a decentralized multi-UAV system with human supervision." December 1, 2011.
- Ryan, JC, Cummings, ML, Roy, N, Banerjee, A, and Schulte, A. "Designing an interactive local and global decision support system for aircraft carrier deck scheduling." December 1, 2011.
- Tappan, J, Cummings, ML, Mikkelsen, C, and Driediger, K. "Mobile application for utility domains." October 27, 2011. Full Text
- Tappan, JM, Pitman, DJ, Cummings, ML, and Miglianico, D. "Display requirements for an interactive rail scheduling display." July 13, 2011. Full Text
- Habib, M, Quimby, PW, Chang, S, Jackson, K, and Cummings, ML. "Wind gust alerting for supervisory control of a micro aerial vehicle." May 13, 2011. Full Text
- Castonia, RW, Boussemart, Y, and Cummings, ML. "The design of a HSMM-based operator state modeling display." December 16, 2010.
- Clare, AS, Hart, CS, and Cummings, ML. "Assessing operator workload and performance in expeditionary multiple unmanned vehicle control." December 13, 2010.
- Bertuccelli, LF, Beckers, NWM, and Cummings, ML. "Developing operator models for UAV search scheduling." December 1, 2010. Full Text
- Donmez, B, Cummings, ML, Graham, HD, and Brzezinski, AS. "Modified Cooper Harper scales for assessing unmanned vehicle displays." December 1, 2010. Full Text
- Donmez, B, and Cummings, ML. "Metric selection for evaluating human supervisory control of unmanned vehicles." December 1, 2010. Full Text
- Bertuccelli, LF, Pellegrino, N, and Cummings, ML. "Choice modeling of relook tasks for UAV search missions." October 15, 2010.
- Sasangohar, F, Thornburg, K, Cummings, ML, and D'Agostino, A. "Mapping Complexity Sources in Nuclear Power Plant Domains." September 2010. Full Text
- Maere, PCP, Clare, AS, and Cummings, ML. "Assessing operator strategies for adjusting replan alerts in controlling multiple unmanned vehicles." January 1, 2010.
- Boussemart, Y, Fargeas, JL, Cummings, ML, and Roy, N. "Comparing learning techniques for hidden markov models of human supervisory control behavior." December 1, 2009.
- Donmez, B, Pina, PE, and Cummings, ML. "Evaluation criteria for human-automation performance metrics." December 1, 2009. Full Text
- Massie, AE, Kopylov, I, and Cummings, ML. "Supporting system acquisition decisions through ecological perception." December 1, 2009.
- Carrigan, G, Long, D, Cummings, ML, and Duffner, J. "Human factors analysis of predator B crash." December 1, 2008.
- Cummings, ML, Pina, P, and Crandall, JW. "A metric taxonomy for supervisory control of unmanned vehicles." December 1, 2008.
- Donmez, B, Pina, PE, and Cummings, ML. "Evaluation criteria for human-automation performance metrics." December 1, 2008. Full Text
- Cohen, MS, Sert, O, Legoullon, M, De Visser, E, Freedy, A, Weltman, G, and Cummings, M. "Cognition and game theory in the design of a collaboration manager for shared control of multiple UV assets." September 9, 2008. Full Text
- Nehme, CE, Kilgore, RM, and Cummings, ML. "Predicting the Impact of Heterogeneity on Unmanned-Vehicle Team Performance." September 2008. Full Text
- Ashdown, M, and Cummings, ML. "Asymmetric synchronous collaboration within distributed teams." December 28, 2007.
- Brzezinski, AS, Seybold, AL, and Cummings, ML. "Decision support visualizations for schedule management of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles." November 5, 2007.
- Crandall, JW, and Cummings, ML. "Attention allocation efficiency in human-UV teams." November 5, 2007.
- Kilgore, RM, Harper, KA, Nehme, C, and Cummings, ML. "Mission planning and monitoring for heterogeneous unmanned vehicle teams: A human-centered perspective." November 5, 2007.
- Platts, JT, Cummings, ML, and Kerr, RJ. "Applicability of STANAG 4586 to future unmanned aerial vehicles." November 5, 2007.
- Crandall, JW, and Cummings, ML. "Identifying Predictive Metrics for Supervisory Control of Multiple Robots." October 2007. Full Text
- Crandall, JW, and Cummings, ML. "Developing performance metrics for the supervisory control of multiple robots." September 3, 2007. Full Text
- Bruni, S, Marquez, JJ, Brzezinski, A, and Cummings, ML. "Visualizing Operators' Cognitive Strategies in Multivariate Optimization." October 2006. Full Text
- Cummings, ML. "Integrating ethics in design through the value-sensitive design approach." October 2006. Full Text
- Nehme, CE, Scott, SD, Cummings, ML, and Furusho, CY. "Generating Requirements for Futuristic Hetrogenous Unmanned Systems." October 2006. Full Text
- Scott, SD, Mercier, S, Cummings, ML, and Wang, E. "Assisting Interruption Recovery in Supervisory Control of Multiple Uavs." October 2006. Full Text
- Smith, CA, Cummings, ML, Forest, LM, and Kessler, LJ. "Utilizing Ecological Perception to Support Precision Lunar Landing." October 2006. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, and Mitchell, PJ. "Managing multiple UAVs through a timeline display." December 1, 2005.
- Marquez, JJ, Cummings, ML, Roy, N, Kunda, M, and Newman, DJ. "Collaborative human-computer decision support for planetary surface traversal." December 1, 2005.
- Cummings, ML, and Tsonis, C. "Deconstructing Complexity in Air Traffic Control." September 2005. Full Text
- Cummings, ML. "Web-based education in science and engineering ethics--topic and technology barriers--commentary on "Ways of thinking about and teaching ethical problem solving: microethics and macroethics in engineering"." July 2005. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, and Guerlain, S. "Human performance issues in supervisory control of autonomous airborne vehicles." December 1, 2004.
- Cummings, ML, and Guerlain, S. "An interactive decision support tool for real-time in-flight replanning of autonomous vehicles." December 1, 2004.
- Cummings, ML. "Automation bias in intelligent time critical decision support systems." December 1, 2004.
- Cummings, ML, and Lo, J. "Globalizing engineering ethics education through web-based instruction." November 17, 2004.
- Cummings, ML. "Ethical and social issues in the design of weapon control computer interfaces." December 1, 2003.
- Cummings, ML, and Guerlain, S. "The tactical Tomahawk conundrum: Designing decision support systems for revolutionary domains." November 24, 2003.
- Cummings, ML. "Comparative analysis of virginia tech engineering students with learning disabilities." December 1, 2002.
- Cummings, ML, and Knott, TW. "How many credit hours should first semester engineering freshmen take?." December 1, 2001.
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Journal Articles
- Cummings, ML, and Quimby, PW. "The power of collective intelligence in a signal detection task." Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science 19, no. 3 (May 4, 2018): 375-388. Full Text
- Cummings, MM. "Informing Autonomous System Design Through the Lens of Skill-, Rule-, and Knowledge-Based Behaviors." Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making (October 23, 2017): 155534341773646-155534341773646. Full Text
- Ryan, JC, and Cummings, ML. "A Systems Analysis of the Introduction of Unmanned Aircraft Into Aircraft Carrier Operations." IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems 46, no. 2 (April 2016): 209-220. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, Gao, F, and Thornburg, KM. "Boredom in the Workplace: A New Look at an Old Problem." Human Factors 58, no. 2 (March 2016): 279-300. (Review) Full Text
- Clare, AS, Cummings, ML, and Repenning, NP. "Influencing Trust for Human-Automation Collaborative Scheduling of Multiple Unmanned Vehicles." Human Factors 57, no. 7 (November 2015): 1208-1218. Full Text
- Boyer, M, Cummings, ML, Spence, LB, and Solovey, ET. "Investigating Mental Workload Changes in a Long Duration Supervisory Control Task." Interacting with Computers 27, no. 5 (September 2015): 512-520. Full Text
- Ryan, JC, and Cummings, ML. "Effects of Safety Protocols on Unmanned Vehicle Ground Operations." Journal of Aerospace Information Systems 12, no. 7 (July 2015): 431-440. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, and Clare, AS. "Holistic modelling for human-autonomous system interaction." Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science 16, no. 3 (May 4, 2015): 214-231. Full Text
- Cummings, MM. "Man versus Machine or Man + Machine?." Ieee Intelligent Systems 29, no. 5 (September 2014): 62-69. Full Text
- Gao, F, Cummings, ML, and Solovey, ET. "Modeling Teamwork in Supervisory Control of Multiple Robots." IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems 44, no. 4 (August 2014): 441-453. Full Text
- Sasangohar, F, Scott, SD, and Cummings, ML. "Supervisory-level interruption recovery in time-critical control tasks." Applied ergonomics 45, no. 4 (July 2014): 1148-1156. Full Text
- "Task Versus Vehicle-Based Control Paradigms in Multiple Unmanned Vehicle Supervision by a Single Operator." IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems 44, no. 3 (June 2014): 353-361. Full Text
- Ryan, JC, Banerjee, AG, Cummings, ML, and Roy, N. "Comparing the performance of expert user heuristics and an integer linear program in aircraft carrier deck operations." IEEE transactions on cybernetics 44, no. 6 (June 2014): 761-773. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, and Ryan, J. "Who is in charge?: The promises and pitfalls of driverless cars." TR News , no. 292 (January 1, 2014): 25-30. (Review)
- Stimpson, AJ, and Cummings, ML. "Assessing Intervention Timing in Computer-Based Education Using Machine Learning Algorithms." Ieee Access 2 (2014): 78-87. Full Text
- Rathje, JM, Spence, LB, and Cummings, ML. "Human–Automation Collaboration in Occluded Trajectory Smoothing." IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems 43, no. 2 (March 2013): 137-148. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, Mastracchio, C, Thornburg, KM, and Mkrtchyan, A. "Boredom and Distraction in Multiple Unmanned Vehicle Supervisory Control." Interacting with Computers 25, no. 1 (January 2013): 34-47. Full Text
- Clare, AS, Cummings, ML, How, JP, Whitten, AK, and Toupet, O. "Operator Object Function Guidance for a Real-Time Unmanned Vehicle Scheduling Algorithm." Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication 9, no. 4 (December 2012): 161-173. Full Text
- Bertuccelli, LF, and Cummings, ML. "Operator Choice Modeling for Collaborative UAV Visual Search Tasks." Ieee Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A: Systems and Humans 42, no. 5 (September 2012): 1088-1099. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, Jackson, K, Quimby, P, and Pitman, D. "Development and Testing of a Quad Rotor Smartphone Control System for Novice Users." International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles 4, no. 3 (September 2012): 165-178. Full Text
- Clare, AS, Maere, PCP, and Cummings, ML. "Assessing operator strategies for real-time replanning of multiple unmanned vehicles." Intelligent Decision Technologies 6, no. 3 (August 30, 2012): 221-231. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, Marquez, JJ, and Roy, N. "Human-automated path planning optimization and decision support." International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 70, no. 2 (February 2012): 116-128. Full Text
- Pitman, D, and Cummings, ML. "Collaborative Exploration with a Micro Aerial Vehicle: A Novel Interaction Method for Controlling a MAV with a Hand-Held Device." Advances in Human-Computer Interaction 2012 (2012): 1-15. Full Text
- Boussemart, Y, and Cummings, ML. "Predictive models of human supervisory control behavioral patterns using hidden semi-Markov models." Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 24, no. 7 (October 2011): 1252-1262. Full Text
- Crandall, JW, Cummings, ML, Della Penna, M, and de Jong, PMA. "Computing the Effects of Operator Attention Allocation in Human Control of Multiple Robots." IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics - Part A: Systems and Humans 41, no. 3 (May 2011): 385-397. Full Text
- Boussemart, Y, Cummings, ML, Fargeas, JL, and Roy, N. "Supervised vs. Unsupervised Learning for Operator State Modeling in Unmanned Vehicle Settings." Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication 8, no. 3 (March 2011): 71-85. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, and Thornburg, KM. "Paying Attention to the Man behind the Curtain." IEEE Pervasive Computing 10, no. 1 (January 2011): 58-62. Full Text
- Donmez, B, Nehme, C, and Cummings, ML. "Modeling Workload Impact in Multiple Unmanned Vehicle Supervisory Control." IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics - Part A: Systems and Humans 40, no. 6 (November 2010): 1180-1190. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, Buchin, M, Carrigan, G, and Donmez, B. "Supporting intelligent and trustworthy maritime path planning decisions." International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 68, no. 10 (October 2010): 616-626. Full Text
- Cummings, ML. "Perspectives: A Human Factors Perspective on Aircraft Design." Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications 18, no. 2 (April 2010): 23-24. Full Text
- Cummings, ML. "Provocations: Technology Impedances to Augmented Cognition." Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications 18, no. 2 (April 2010): 25-27. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, and Bruni, S. "Human-automated planner collaboration in complex resource allocation decision support systems." Intelligent Decision Technologies 4, no. 2 (February 11, 2010): 101-114. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, Clare, A, and Hart, C. "The role of human-automation consensus in multiple unmanned vehicle scheduling." Human Factors 52, no. 1 (February 2010): 17-27. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, Clare, A, and Hart, C. "Erratum: The role of human-automation consensus in multiple unmanned vehicle scheduling (Human Factors (2010) 52 (17-27) (DOI: 10.1177/0018720810368674))." Human Factors 52, no. 2 (January 1, 2010): 348-349. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, and Brzezinski, AS. "Global vs. local decision support for multiple independent UAV schedule management." International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences 3, no. 3 (2010): 188-188. Full Text
- Crandall, JW, Cummings, ML, and Nehme, CE. "Predictive Model for Human-Unmanned Vehicle Systems." Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication 6, no. 11 (November 2009): 585-603. Full Text
- Donmez, B, Cummings, ML, and Graham, HD. "Auditory decision aiding in supervisory control of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles." Human Factors 51, no. 5 (October 2009): 718-729. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, and Smith, CA. "Improving Precision Vertical Flight Operations through a Direct-Perception-Action Display." Journal of Aircraft 46, no. 4 (July 2009): 1270-1279. Full Text
- Smith, CA, Cummings, ML, and Sim, L. "Developing Lunar Landing Vehicle Display Requirements Through Content Analysis of Apollo Lunar Landing Voice Communications." The International Journal of Aviation Psychology 18, no. 3 (May 30, 2008): 237-254. Full Text
- Sim, L, Cummings, ML, and Smith, CA. "Past, present and future implications of human supervisory control in space missions." Acta Astronautica 62, no. 10-11 (May 2008): 648-655. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, and Mitchell, PJ. "Predicting Controller Capacity in Supervisory Control of Multiple UAVs." IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics - Part A: Systems and Humans 38, no. 2 (March 2008): 451-460. Full Text
- Marquez, JJ, and Cummings, ML. "Design and Evaluation of Path Planning Decision Support for Planetary Surface Exploration." Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication 5, no. 3 (March 2008): 57-71. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, Kilgore, RM, Wang, E, Tijerina, L, and Kochhar, DS. "Effects of single versus multiple warnings on driver performance." Human Factors 49, no. 6 (December 2007): 1097-1106. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, Nehme, CE, Crandall, J, and Mitchell, P. "Predicting operator capacity for supervisory control of multiple UAVs." Studies in Computational Intelligence 70 (July 23, 2007): 11-37. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, and Mitchell, PJ. "Operator scheduling strategies in supervisory control of multiple UAVs." Aerospace Science and Technology 11, no. 4 (May 2007): 339-348. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, Brzezinski, AS, and Lee, JD. "Operator Performance and Intelligent Aiding in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Scheduling." IEEE Intelligent Systems 22, no. 2 (March 2007): 52-59. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, and Guerlain, S. "Developing operator capacity estimates for supervisory control of autonomous vehicles." Human Factors 49, no. 1 (February 2007): 1-15. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, and Tsonis, C. "Partitioning Complexity in Air Traffic Management Tasks." The International Journal of Aviation Psychology 16, no. 3 (July 1, 2006): 277-295. Full Text
- Cummings, ML, and Mitchell, P. "Automated Scheduling Decision Support for Supervisory Control of Multiple UAVs." Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication 3, no. 6 (June 2006): 294-308. Full Text
- Cummings, ML. "The need for command and control instant message adaptive interfaces: lessons learned from Tactical Tomahawk human-in-the-loop simulations." Cyberpsychology & behavior : the impact of the Internet, multimedia and virtual reality on behavior and society 7, no. 6 (December 2004): 653-661. Full Text
- Cummings, M. "Display Design in the F/A-18 Hornet." Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications 11, no. 4 (October 2003): 16-19. Full Text
- Cummings, ML. "Informed consent and investigational new drug abuses in the U.S. military." Accountability in research 9, no. 2 (April 2002): 93-103. Full Text
- Cummings, ML. "Creating moral buffers in weapon control interface design (Accepted)." IEEE Technology and Society Magazine 23, no. 3: 28-41. Full Text
- Cummings, ML. "The double-edged sword of secrecy in military weapon development (Accepted)." IEEE Technology and Society Magazine 22, no. 4: 4-12. Full Text
- Cummings, ML. "Conducting online course dialogue on the ethics of weapons design (Accepted)." IEEE Technology and Society Magazine 25, no. 1: 31-37. Full Text
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- COMPSCI 393: Research Independent Study 2018
- COMPSCI 590: Advanced Topics in Computer Science 2018
- ECE 493: Projects in Electrical and Computer Engineering 2018
- ECE 590: Advanced Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering 2018
- ECE 899: Special Readings in Electrical Engineering 2018
- ME 392: Undergraduate Projects in Mechanical Engineering 2018
- ME 555: Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering 2018
- ME 591: Research Independent Study in Mechanical Engineering or Material Science 2018
- ME 592: Research Independent Study in Mechanical Engineering or Material Science 2018
- ECE 391: Projects in Electrical and Computer Engineering 2017
- ME 492: Special Projects in Mechanical Engineering 2017
- NEUROSCI 496: Research Independent Study 4 2016
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