Presenter

Daniel Lafond is a human factors and cognitive engineering expert at Thales with over 20 years of experience in basic and applied research in cognitive science. His main R&D areas of expertise include decision making, team cognition, human-AI interaction and computer-supported learning, in varied domains including defence, security, aviation and space. He was previously a visiting fellow at Defence R&D Canada – Valcartier (2008-2012) working on training and decision support tools for operational and strategic decision making. He holds a PhD in experimental psychology from Laval University (2007) where he received the gold medal of the Governor General of Canada.