Presenter

Dr. Samantha N Emerson is a Research Scientist at Aptima, Inc. with over a decade of experience designing and executing rigorous research on human learning, thought, and language. At Aptima, her research has focused on enabling new technologies related to advanced air mobility (AAM). She is currently the Principal Investigator on a project with NASA Langley Research Center to identify barriers in enabling m:N operations, where m is the number of human operators and N is the number of autonomous aerial systems. Previously, in collaboration with USAF AFWERX, she spearheaded a study examining the learning trajectories of both experienced pilots and ab initio (non) pilots as they learned to fly simulators of mature prototypes of two different electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles. Finally, she serves as the Secretary for SAE International’s G-35 standards committee on Modelling, Simulation, and Training for Emerging Aviation Technologies and Concepts. In all, her research has led to 20 scholarly publications in journals such as Cognitive Science, Neuropsychologia, and Brain & Language as well as 69 conference presentations including at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference; Vertical Flight Society; and CogSci.