The Advanced Cognitive Engineering Laboratory

The Advanced Cognitive Engineering Laboratory (ACE Lab) is associated with the Visualization and Simulation (VSIM) Centre at Carleton University.

The mission of the VSIM ACE Lab is to discover fundamental principles of human perception and cognition and to apply these principles to the design, implementation and evaluation of advanced human-machine systems.

Announcements

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

The CANFLY Study for Pilots is Underway! Now offering a Remote Option for Participating

Participate in the CANFLY Study! See below for two ways to participate. The Advanced Cognitive Engineering (ACE) Lab at Carleton University... More

Participate in the CANFLY Study! See below for two ways to participate. The Advanced Cognitive Engineering (ACE) Lab at Carleton University specializes in research regarding aviation safety. The ACE Lab uses online, virtual reality, and full-scale flight simulation to investigate foundational principles of cognition and human-machine integration. The ACE... More

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

The SENSE-MD Driving Simulator Study is ready to go!

Students at the ACE Lab are pleased to announce the that the SENSE-MD Driving Simulator Study is ready to go! You can find information here. Or email us at sensemd2025@gmail.com. We look... More

Students at the ACE Lab are pleased to announce the that the SENSE-MD Driving Simulator Study is ready to go! You can find information here. Or email us at sensemd2025@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you there (drivers aged 55+... More

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Carleton University Highlights Dr. Chris Herdman and the ACE Lab Research as “Technology for Good”

Carleton cognitive science and psychology professor Chris Herdman, director of the Advanced Cognitive Engineering (ACE) Laboratory on the ground... More

Carleton cognitive science and psychology professor Chris Herdman, director of the Advanced Cognitive Engineering (ACE) Laboratory on the ground floor of the university's Visualization and Simulation Building, is developing a unique approach to assess the abilities of older drivers. See the full article here:... More

Friday, August 18, 2023

Recent Cog Sci Graduate (Masters), Kirsten Brightman presents poster at Human-Computer Interaction International Conference

Kirsten Brightman presented her second poster at HCII 2023 this July (virtual). This paper, entitled A Follow-up to an... More

Kirsten Brightman presented her second poster at HCII 2023 this July (virtual). This paper, entitled A Follow-up to an Age-Friendly Protocol to Support Investigations of Autonomous Driving Disengagement on Driver Safety: Results and Recommendations, reported on the results of the age-friendly methods used during the SAV-ED project to study older driver... More

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Recent Graduate Michael Guirguis Presents at SAS 2023

Recent graduate Michael Guirguis published his conference paper entitled "Wireless Sensors Measure the Neural Effects of Sleep Debt on Prospective Memory for Pilots. Michael presented a poster for this paper, based on his undergraduate honours thesis, at SAS, an IEEE conference, in Ottawa, Canada on July 20, 2023. Congratulations... More

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