McQueen Quattlebaum Endowed Associate Professor,
Human-Centered Computing @ Clemson University Founding Director: Clemson University Center for Human-AI Interaction, Collaboration, & Teaming TRACE Research Group Mailing Address 119 McAdams Hall Clemson, SC 29634 [email protected] @nathanmcneese *I am actively recruiting PhD students right now. If you are interested in human-AI teaming or human-centered AI, please send me a message! (10/2023) |
Dr. Nathan J. McNeese is the McQueen Quattlebaum Endowed Associate Professor of Human-Centered Computing, the Founding Director of the Clemson University Center for Human-AI Interaction, Collaboration, & Teaming, and the Founding Director of the Team Research Analytics in Computational Environments (TRACE) Research Group in the School of Computing at Clemson University. Dr. McNeese held the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Dean's Professorship at Clemson prior to his current endowed appointment. He received a PhD in Information Sciences & Technology from The Pennsylvania State University. His area of expertise is in human-autonomy/AI teaming and human-centered AI.
Throughout his research, he draws on quantitative, qualitative, and computational methods including controlled experiments, contextual inquiry, participatory design, ethnography, and human-centered algorithmic methodologies to better develop and utilize AI in a way that improves human lives and contributes positively to society. In concert with his research, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on human-computer interaction, human-AI interaction paradigms, teamwork and technology, and human factors. For over a decade, Dr. McNeese has helped to pioneer the field of human-autonomy/AI teaming. His contributions to the field have ranged from providing some of the first in-depth conceptual definitions of human-autonomy/AI teams to publishing the first empirical investigations relating to performance, trust, situational awareness, coordination, team cognition, human perceptions, team composition, and ethics in human-autonomy/AI teaming. Dr. McNeese has been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator for more than 30 research grants and awards, generating more than $39 million in funding. In 2023, he received the prestigious NSF CAREER Award. His research work is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Office of Naval Research, Army Research Office, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Education, and several other industry and state agencies. He currently serves on multiple international/societal programs and technical committees, in addition to multiple editorial boards including Human Factors. He is a National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) board member on the Board of Human Systems Integration (BOSHI). He is a previous member of multiple National Academy of Sciences initiatives and consensus studies, and a previous member of the Army Research Lab HRED Technical Advisory Board. He is the recipient of the Clemson University Researcher of the Year, the HFES William C. Howell Young Investigator Award, and The Pennsylvania State University College of Information Sciences \& Technology Overall Outstanding Alumni Award among additional significant honors. His research has received multiple best paper awards/nominations (9 total) and has been published in top peer-reviewed human-computer interaction and human factors venues over 150 times. Summary of Accomplishments & Honors:
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