Richard Pak was Psychology professor Richard Pak was recently elected to the College of Fellows for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). Receiving a Fellow designation – the highest recognition possible from the College of Fellows – is a high honor that recognizes consistently impressive professional contributions, service to the Society and other accomplishments. Clemson News
Our latest paper is now published in Human Factors: Pak, R., McLaughlin, A. C., & Engle, R. (2023). The Relevance of Attention Control, Not Working Memory, in Human Factors. Human Factors, 187208231159727. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187208231159727 Abstract Objective: Discuss the human factors relevance of attention control (AC), a domain-general ability to regulate information processing functions in the service of […]
Schelble, B. G., Lopez, J., Textor, C., Zhang, R., McNeese, N. J., Pak, R., & Freeman, G. (2024). Towards ethical AI: Empirically investigating dimensions of AI ethics, trust repair, and performance in human-AI teaming. Human Factors, 66(4), 1037-1055. Abstract: Forty teams of two participants and one autonomous teammate completed three team missions within a synthetic task environment. The […]
Abstract Consumer automation is a suitable venue for studying the efficacy of untested humanness design methods for promoting specific trust in multi-component systems. Subjective (trust, self-confidence) and behavioural (use, manual override) measures were recorded as 82 participants interacted with a four-component automation-bearing system in a simulated smart home task for two experimental blocks. During the […]
Draheim, C., Pak, R., Draheim, A. A., & Engle, R. W. (2022). The role of attention control in complex real-world tasks. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-021-02052-2 Article link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13423-021-02052-2 Uncorrected pre-print: https://psyarxiv.com/9ekpu Abstract Working memory capacity is an important psychological construct, and many real-world phenomena are strongly associated with individual differences in working memory functioning. Although working […]
Our publication was recently recognized by the College of Behavior and Social Science: The Clemson University College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences (CBSHS) has recognized faculty from each of its seven departments for outstanding research publications. Rachel Mayo, associate dean for research in the College, said this distinction was based on research published in the […]
Lab alumna Margaux Ascherl (Price) gets featured in Successful Farming As the program delivery manager, autonomy, at John Deere, Margaux Ascherl is challenging the stereotypes so that every girl knows a STEM career is within her reach and that gender should be the last thing on her mind.
Briefly quoted in an article describing how COVID might accelerate the adoption of AI/Automation. This trend towards automation and roboticisation isn’t new – but covid-19 is vastly accelerating it. “What this pandemic has done is make people extremely aware of hygiene and the need to distance”, says Richard Pak at Clemson University in South Carolina. […]
Congratulations to Claire Textor. The announcement of the winners will be made during the Plenary Session, on Tuesday 21 July, at 15:00 – 16:00 hrs CEST (Copenhagen). Title: The Effects of Increasing Degree of Unreliable Automation on Older Adults’ Performance
I was briefly interviewed about the use of robots in grocery stores during the pandemic: The need for social distancing has accelerated the production of robots to cut down on worker interaction. Robots can sort recycling and stock grocery shelves and ease workplace fears about contamination. However one researcher says automated technology shouldn’t replace people but work […]