Knight Research Scholars Program Project

Enhanced Supervisory Control of Autonomous, AI-enabled Systems

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Project Availability

Team Size
6 team members
Open Spots
6 spots open
Affiliations
Institute for Simulation and Training
Semester
Fall 2026
Team Leader
Faculty Mentor
  • Stephen M. Fiore, PhD

Team Member Qualifications

Experience with in-person human-subjects data collection, pilot testing, data entry and cleaning, statistical analysis, literature reviews, and research documentation. Familiarity with Excel, SPSS, R, Python, Qualtrics, or similar research tools is preferred but not required.

Description

This project examines how people supervise multiple autonomous, AI-enabled systems under changing workload, uncertainty, and information demands. Undergraduate research assistants will primarily support pilot testing, human-subjects data collection, and statistical analysis, with training provided for all relevant methods and tools. Additional opportunities may include study preparation, simulator evaluation, data processing, and literature review. Students who make substantial intellectual or technical contributions may also be eligible for authorship on resulting presentations or publications in accordance with accepted authorship guidelines.