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ADVANCED INTERFACES FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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Everyone has experienced the frustration of interacting with a poorly designed information technology – difficult to follow links between tasks, distracting presentation, buried information.  These problems are greatly compounded when dealing with complex sociotechnical systems involving multiple human and technology elements.

Aptima specializes in designing these multifaceted systems, particularly in mission-critical applications such as patient management in operating rooms, military command and control, and business logistics coordination. We employ a combination of world-class talent and innovative system design techniques such as our Work Centered Design methodology and Ecological Interface construction.  Our multi-disciplined staff includes specialists in human-systems interaction, cognitive engineering and software design.

By understanding how people perform within the total job environment, as well as how they interact with information technology, we help our clients achieve significantly improved performance, productivity, error reduction, and end-user satisfaction..

Examples of our work:

Control of Autonomous Vehicles
Designed innovative information displays that allow mission commanders to plan and execute complex AV missions <more>

Lending a Hand to Critical Care Monitoring
Developed a powerful yet simple interface that clinicians can use in real-time to evaluate stroke patients for thrombolytic therapy <more>

National Archives Genealogy Search Capability
Enabled access to archival records and related functions for conducting genealogical research online <more>

Usability Engineering
Helped a major appliance manufacturer design the networked kitchen of tomorrow

Ward Bed Management Display
Integrated real-time patient status data integration and display technology with RFID technology for a ward bed management application

OR Wall of Knowledge
Designed an integrated display for the Operating Room of the Future used at Massachusetts General Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center <more>

Publications:

• Grier, R. A., Colonna-Romano, J., Spitz, G., & Freeman, J. (2007). UPDATE: A usability analysis method and tool. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 51st Annual Meeting (pp. 504-506). Santa Monica, CA: HFES.
• Sager, L., Grier, R.A., Jackson, C., Levchuk, Y, & Stelzer, E. (2007). Visualization techniques for revealing uncertainty to decision makers. Proceedings of 2007 Human Systems Integration Symposium 2007, Annapolis, MD.

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