大卫·舒斯特尔
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教授 Department of Psychology 关键字 |
Current Research Activities
I am researching to understand how people and machines work best together. 我的工作 to make machines work better with people by informing design. 我的工作 to help people work with machines better by providing training. There are many domains where this work is relevant, and I focus on complex 一个s, including cybersecurity, robotics, 和医疗. Cybersecurity professionals depend on automated tools to perform their jobs and must make critical decisions that impact security. Therefore, successful defense against cyber-attacks depends on human decision making. My research identifies ways of thinking that predict successful threat response. Broadly, I ask how cybersecurity professionals can be more effective, how cybersecurity teams can best work together, what training strategies can be employed to develop novices into cybersecurity professionals, and how individual, end-user behavior affects cybersecurity outcomes. 在机器人, my research asks how people and robots can build shared understanding. 在医疗保健、 I focus on the impacts of training and teamwork on cognition and outcomes, such as 安全.
Research 连接s to Current 事件
Cybersecurity is a large-scale and multifaceted problem. At the time of this writing, Microsoft recently announced a vulnerability in their Exchange mail server software allowing unauthorized access. A few weeks prior, Solarwinds reported a hack that allowed outside access undetected for months. The difference in these events shows how every一个 is affected: Exchange is a product widely used by small and medium businesses, and the Solarwinds hack affected the US government as well as businesses. 相似之处 show that this problem is getting worse: Both events left organizations exposed for weeks while hackers enjoyed undetected access to data on companies, governments, and 个人. Meanwhile, the COVID pandemic has further increased our dependency on information technology in all aspects of our lives. With my work, I hope to improve cybersecurity for every一个 by helping us understand the roles that human cognition and decision-making play in maintaining security.
Personal 连接s to Research
I have always been interested in why people think and behave the way they do, which led me to major in psychology. Separately, I have always been interested in technology and its impacts on society. My doctorate in psychology, and specifically in applied experimental and human factors psychology, brings together these two interests. 在 my research career, I have found that these issues have become more relevant as the introduction of new and disruptive technology has become a regular occurrence. 我发现 it inspiring to be able to apply science to new problems involving people and technology.
