Maha Khalid is a PhD student in the Human Factors and Human-Computer Interaction program at Rice University in Houston, TX, working under the supervision of Dr. Eduardo Salas in the MET Lab. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology from the George Washington University in Washington, DC. Prior to graduate school, she served as the associate director for the American Psychological Association’s Center for Psychology in Schools and Education. Her areas of research include human-AI teaming, physiological biomarkers in teams, team training, multidisciplinary teamwork, and team performance measurement and assessment in safety-critical environments. In her free time, Maha enjoys learning about architecture and design, hiking, and playing golf.

Ashley Warren is a fourth-year PhD student in the Human Factors and Human-Computer Interaction program at Rice University. She works under the supervision of Dr. Jing Chen in the HAC lab. She received her Master of Science in cognitive psychology at Purdue University. Ashley's research interests lie between making intuitive warnings, investigating how attention is directed through multiple modalities, and how these characteristics affect decision-making during different simulation trainings. In her free time, Ashley enjoys cycling, rock climbing, and spending time with her fiancé and Australian Shepherd, Munro.

Alina is a PhD student in the HCI/HF program. She works in the CHIL (Computer-Human Interaction Laboratory) under Dr. Mike Byrne. She received her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University, and her Master's degree in HCI/HF from Rice University in 2024. Prior to grad school, she worked for the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) 711th Human Performance Wing, and continues to work with them on her dissertation research. Her research interests are in computational cognitive modeling, decision-making, and misinformation-related cognitive mechanisms. In her free time, Alina enjoys taking naps, crocheting, analyzing films/TV shows, and ignoring her ever-growing To-Read collection of books in favor of buying new ones.

Alejandra is a second-year PhD student in the Human Factors and Human-Computer Interaction program. She works in the CHIL (Computer-Human Interaction Laboratory) lab under Dr. Mike Byrne. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Texas Tech University. Her main research interest is in medical human factors, and she is currently working on a surgical training project. Outside of the lab, she enjoys eating, watching series and movies, running, and hanging out with friends.

Katherine (Katie) Garcia is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University in the Human-Computer Interaction & Human Factors (HCIHF) research interest group. She is currently in her sixth year of graduate studies (fourth year at Rice) in the Human-Automation Collaboration (HAC) Lab led by Dr. Jing Chen. Katie received her B.A. in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences with a minor in Engineering Design and Neuroscience from Rice in 2020, and her M.S. in Psychology with a certificate in Modeling and Simulation Engineering from Old Dominion University in 2022. Her research interests include AI capabilities, flood warnings, and cybersecurity, to name a few. Outside of the lab, Katie enjoys spending her time at the gym, with friends and family, in Costco, with foster cats, and wrapped up on the couch with a good show or book.

Abby is a second-year Master's student in the Human Factors and HCI program. She received her Bachelor of Science in psychology at University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She is interested in both medical and aerospace human factors, and interned for NASA's Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer as a part of the 2025 Summer cohort. She is also working as a research assistant for the MET Lab, and is a part of teamwork research data collection. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting, drawing, playing video games, and spending time with her cat, Gobi.

Dr. Philip Kortum is a Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University. He received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1994 and his Masters in Industrial Engineering from Northeastern University in 1990. His primary interests are in the research and development of highly usable systems in the medical, voting, and mobile computing domains and in the characterization of measures of usability and usable systems. Prior to joining Rice University, he worked for over 15 years in the defense and telecommunications industry, where he researched and helped field award-winning user-centered systems. He is the author of over 100 publications, and currently holds 53 patents, with contributions in hardware design, image quality and user interfaces. He is the PI of the Human Factors Lab. In addition, he is recognized as a distinguished Fellow of both the National Academy of Inventors, as well as the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society!