Presenter

Cindy is a Principal Cognitive Engineer and Capability Lead for Human Machine Teaming (HMT) at MITRE in Bedford, MA. She works to normalize the use of systems engineering processes that create effective partnerships between people and technology, and to build a strong community of MITRE HMT practitioners. Before coming to MITRE in 2014, in the Air Force and industry, she led numerous studies of applied cognitive work in settings that include command and control from tactical to strategic, submarine operations, intelligence analysis, and healthcare. Recent work in collaboration with design professionals has emphasized combining cognitive engineering and design thinking methods. As a Human Machine Teaming capability area lead at MITRE, she is working to accelerate methods, processes, and outreach for helping government and industry develop and adopt intelligent systems. She has co-developed and taught a one-day course on this topic for the MITRE Institute. She earned a Ph.D. from Wright State University in 1997 with a major in Human Factors and minor in I/O Psychology