Education:

• B.A., Experimental Psychology, University of Dayton
• Ph.D., Information Science, University of Pittsburgh

Citizenship: USA

Experience:

Dr. Wise has over 25 years of experience in the practice, R&D, and project management of human factors engineering and information system design.

He was with McDonnell Douglas where he was involved in the design and evaluation of state-of-the-art cockpits, including the F/A-18, and reconnaissance surface stations. Tools utilized included systems analysis, system modeling, man-in-the-loop simulation, and information system design and evaluation techniques. He joined the Westinghouse Research and Development Center, where his primary duties included the design and evaluation of state-of-the-art person-computer interface methodologies and advanced control room concepts. His experience at Westinghouse included the design and evaluation of advanced human-computer systems; advanced sensor systems, sensor fusion, high-definition television, and the use of manned simulators to evaluate display systems. Dr. Wise joined Embry-Riddle to assist in the development of a world-class human factors research program. While there he was funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to evaluate the display of pseudo-3-D display of airspace and cartographic data. He was funded by the Federal Aviation Administration to study 1) the impact of automation in real-time systems and 2) to study synthetic voice communication systems, and 3) advanced aviation traffic management systems was also funded by NASA to help investigate the impact of knowledge of intent on complex system management. He has been funded by a major aerospace corporation to study 1) situation awareness metrics and 2) advanced cockpit displays for free flight. In addition he has been supported by NASA to look at workload issues in future air traffic systems, and advanced flight training and display techniques for general aviation.

Dr. Wise is currently a senior member of Honeywell Laboratory's Human Centered Systems group, where he is involved in a variety of programs that will assist in the development of future avionic system interfaces in all types of aviation and aerospace applications. He has supported a number of programs including synthetic and enhanced vision systems, future lunar mission crew station designs, certification of glass cockpits in general aviation cockpits, the European ERASMUS air traffic management system and European iFly (autonomous air traffic system) programs. He is supporting the NASA Orion crew exploration vehicle effort. In addition he has provide human factors input for a number of advanced concepts such as micro-UAVs, synthetic and enhanced vision systems, HUD failure modes, color coding, and revolutionary interface concepts for the cockpit.

He is the lead of a new behavioral consulting company: The Wise Group, LLC. The company specialized in human computer interaction, human factors engineering, industrial psychology, neural psychology, nutrition, and organizational behavior.

He was selected to lead several NATO Advanced Research Workshops and post-doctoral level institutes. Topics covered include: failure analysis of information systems; effect of automation in a complex information systems, verification and validation of human-machine information systems, and the certification of advanced human-machine systems. The task required identifying, inviting, coordinating, and managing the efforts of leading scientists from throughout the North American and European countries in an effort to identify the best method of determining the cause of information failures. The Workshops/Institutes have addressed topics associated with information system design, traffic control, management, and other related issues. He was also responsible for the editing and subsequent publication of the proceedings. He recently worked with a group of European and North American researchers to organize a biennial conference on human factors of future automated systems that explicitly requested papers from sociologists, anthropologists, and computer scientists.

He is a reviewer of papers for the perception and performance and aerospace systems SIGs and has reviewed papers for the computer system SIG of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society. He has been a referee for NATO's Scientific Affairs Division. He has also been a reviewer for Air Traffic Control Quarterly, Ergonomics, and Industrial Hygiene. He was invited, as an information display expert, for the Human Factors Society certification task force. He was a member of the RTCA's Task Force on CNS/ATM certification and air-to-ground data link. He is currently serving on the SAE G10 committee on perspective and synthetic/enhanced vision systems.

He has been a referee for NATO's Scientific Affairs Division and Air Traffic Control Quarterly and the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society's visual performance, aerspace systems, and computer systems SIGs. He participated, as an information display expert, in the Human Factors Society's effort to determine required skills for certification in display design and evaluation.

Teaching

Dr. Wise has 25+ years experience in teaching human factors engineering and human information processing to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and the Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (Toulouse, France). He is currently a faculty member in Embry-Riddle's Center for Distance Learning's M.A.S. program, where he is responsible for 3-5 sections of a graduate level human factors class each year. He has been an adjunct faculty in the Mastre of Aviation Safety & Aircraft Airworthiness program at the Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile and is currently helping them develop the human factors component of a new masters program in cooperative avionics.

Flying Experience

Dr. Wise also has four years experience as an U.S. Air Force instructor pilot in T-38s. He holds a commercial flight certificate with an instrument rating for SEL/MEL(CLT) aircraft. He also held a CFI/A for 16 years.

Honors:

• Certified Professional Ergonomist (No. 324), Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics
• Outstanding Research Achievement Award, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 1993
• Listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering, MARQUIS Who's Who, 1991- present
• Member, FCC Psychophysics Committee on advanced television standards, 1988 - 1992
• Apple for the Teacher Award, University of Pittsburgh, 1983

Recent Awards

• Certificate of Appreciation. California National Guard, 2002
• Outstanding Service Award. AGATE Alliance & NASA, 2001
• Public Service Group Achievement Award. NASA Hq. 2001
• Outstanding Speaker Award. Conference on Human Factors in Air Traffic Control, London, 2001.
• Best Paper of the Session Award, 20th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Daytona Beach, 2001
• Faculty Appreciation Award. ERAU Class of 2000

Professional Affiliations:

• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Member
• New York Academy of Sciences, Member
• European Asscociation for Aviation Psychology, Associate
• Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, Past Member (>35 Yyears)
• Experimental Aircraft Association, Past Member (>25 years)
• Research Institute for Information Science and Engineering, Board of Directors
• Air Traffic Control Association, past member
• Association for Computing Machinery, past member

Publications

Dr. Wise has over 100 publications addressing human factors and information systems issues including eight books.

Hobbies:

• Keeping my trusty old 1977 Porsche 911S and 1960 Triumph TR3A on the road.