Research Needs in Human-Autonomy Teaming: Thematic Analysis of Priority Features for Testbed Development

Mason O. Smith, Sunny Amatya, Ashish Amresh, Jamie Gorman, Matthew Johnson, Nancy Cooke, Wenlong Zhang

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Abstract

Human-Autonomy Teaming (HAT) is a multi-disciplinary domain with a diverse set of research needs and goals stemming from fields such as computer science, robotics, and human factors. This melting pot of fields generates a unique challenge in that there exist many disjoint research methods (measures and tasks) that cause issues with knowledge transfer and comparison between researchers. One way to address this issue is by providing researchers with a testbed containing a standardized suite of analysis tools and tasks that allow direct comparison between different approaches. Therefore, this study attempts to bring the HAT community together in a collaborative discussion to collect and organize their research needs for the future development of these testbeds. Specifically, through thematic analysis, our work reveals three emergent prongs that underpin testbed needs of HAT experts: task, AI, and technical requirements. Also, we organize our thematic analysis by priority to suggest possible paths for HAT testbed development to maximize its immediate and continued utility. Our research indicates that the HAT community places significant importance on both the pre-established, standardized functions available within the testbed and the freedom to tailor and develop their unique tasks or AI solutions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, ROMAN 2024
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages1183-1190
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9798350375022
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, ROMAN 2024 - Pasadena, United States
Duration: Aug 26 2024Aug 30 2024

Publication series

NameIEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Communication, RO-MAN
ISSN (Print)1944-9445
ISSN (Electronic)1944-9437

Conference

Conference33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, ROMAN 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPasadena
Period8/26/248/30/24

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Software

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