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Research
Latest papers
Comparing different manual controllers in an Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft simulator under different wind conditions.
Ergonomics · 2026
From signal to construct evidence: multimodal consumer-wearable sensing in real general-aviation flight.
Frontiers in neuroergonomics · 2026
Consumer-Grade Wearable Sensors for Classifying Pilot Workload and Stress During Real Flight Training: A Leave-One-Subject-Out Validation Study.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
Latest funding
- $50,000
Pilot performance assessment using both data-driven and theory-driven computational models
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $360,000
Addressing Human Factors Challenges for Control Room Operators in Small Modular Reactors
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $250,000
Innovative Pilot Training and Evidence Based Visual Standards for Aviation
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
24 publications.
Comparing different manual controllers in an Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft simulator under different wind conditions.
Dolhyi A, Cao S, Abid A, Chomko V
From signal to construct evidence: multimodal consumer-wearable sensing in real general-aviation flight.
Xu R, Cao S, Barnett-Cowan M, Bulbul G, Kearns S, Niechwiej-Szwedo E
Consumer-Grade Wearable Sensors for Classifying Pilot Workload and Stress During Real Flight Training: A Leave-One-Subject-Out Validation Study.
Xu R, Cao S, Barnett-Cowan M, Irving E, Niechwiej-Szwedo E, Kearns S
Bridging game metrics and user perception in remote virtual reality exergames: Lessons from a COVID-19 home-based study.
Muñoz JE, Bicknell EA, Mehrabi S, Basharat A, Middleton L, Cao S, Barnett-Cowan M, Boger J
An in-flight multimodal data collection method for assessing pilot cognitive states and performance in general aviation.
Xu R, Cao S, Barnett-Cowan M, Bulbul G, Irving E, Niechwiej-Szwedo E, Kearns S
The Impact of Reduced Vision on Simulated Flight Performance in Novice Pilots: Toward Establishing Performance-Based and Operationally Representative Visual Acuity Standards.
Lynch A, Ayala N, Cao S, Niechwiej-Szwedo E, Kearns S, Irving E
An experimental comparison on the effectiveness of various levels of simulator fidelity on ab initio pilot training.
Paul N, Moncion B, Cao S
Advancing vision standards in aviation: Embracing evidence-based approaches.
Lynch A, Niechwiej-Szwedo E, Cao S, Kearns S, Irving E
Exploring perceptions of pilot licensing and training standards: a survey of Canadian student and licensed pilots.
Rizvi SAQ, Moncion B, Cao S
Exploring technology acceptance of flight simulation training devices and augmented reality in general aviation pilot training.
Rizvi SAQ, Rehman U, Cao S, Moncion B
Pilot performance assessment using both data-driven and theory-driven computational models
Principal investigators: Cao, Shi
Keywords: human factors; human performance modelling; pilot training; aviation human factors; flight simulator; cognitive models; pilot performance models
Addressing Human Factors Challenges for Control Room Operators in Small Modular Reactors
Principal investigators: Samuel, Siby SS
Keywords: control rooms; human factors; modeling; operators; prediction; situation awareness; small modular reactors; vigilance; workload
Innovative Pilot Training and Evidence Based Visual Standards for Aviation
Principal investigators: Irving, Elizabeth
Keywords: aviation vision gaze behaviour competency based education artificial intelligence cognitive task analysis computational modeling flight simulation consensus modeling human factors engineering
Developing Virtual Reality Exercise Games for People Living with Dementia
Principal investigators: Cao, Shi
Driver Image Collection Protocol and Database for Driver Monitoring Systems
Principal investigators: Cao, Shi
Human data collection protocol for image-based driver monitoring system validation
Principal investigators: Cao, Shi
Computational Cognitive Models in Adaptive Automation: Supporting Operator Learning and Skill Retention
Principal investigators: Cao, Shi
Human factors and ergonomics improvements in a Cambridge manufacturing company
Principal investigators: Cao, Shi
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Ewa Niechwiej-Szwedo and Shi Cao: 8 shared papers
- Jennifer Boger and Shi Cao: 6 shared papers
- Jennifer Boger and Laura Middleton: 2 shared papers
- Shi Cao and Moojan Ghafurian: 2 shared papers
- Plinio Morita and Shi Cao: 1 shared paper
- Plinio Morita and Moojan Ghafurian: 1 shared paper
- Laura Middleton and Shi Cao: 1 shared paper
- Siby Samuel and Shi Cao: 1 shared paper
- Systems Design Engineering
- Kinesiology and Health Sciences
- Other
Co-authors at University of Waterloo, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Ewa Niechwiej-Szwedo
Faculty
8 shared papers, latest 2026
Jennifer Boger
Systems Design Engineering
6 shared papers, latest 2025
Moojan Ghafurian
Systems Design Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2024
Plinio Morita
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Laura Middleton
Kinesiology and Health Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Siby Samuel
Systems Design Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2024
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