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Dr. Miwa Hayashi

Dr. Miwa Hayashi is a human-factors researcher at NASA Ames Research Center, Aviation Systems Division. She joined the division in 2008, and has conducted over 20 human-in-the-loop simulation evaluation studies of NASA’s various future air traffic management technologies and tools, working closely with the FAA and aviation industry. In 2017-2019, she lead the human-in-the-loop simulation evaluation studies for the Dynamic Reroutes for Arrivals in Weather (DRAW) technology, a part of the ARMD’s Airspace Technology Demonstration 3 (ATD-3) project. Her research interest includes user interface design, usability evaluation, biofeedback, aviation safety, statistical analyses, and machine learning.

Prior to joining the division, she was a post-doctoral researcher at the Human Systems Integration Division at NASA Ames Research Center. She received a Ph.D in Humans and Automation from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, in 2004. She also has a M.S. degree in Guidance, Navigation, Control, and Estimation from the University of Texas at Austin, and B. Eng. degree in Aerospace Engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology. She is a recipient of the NASA Honor Award (Exceptional Achievement Medal) in 2017 for designing and developing the Ramp Traffic Console. She holds a Private Pilot License with Instrument Rating.
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