
Debi Bakowski
Sr. Research Associate, San José State University
Affiliation– NASA Ames Research Center
Division– Human Systems Integration Division (TH)
Email– debi.bakowski@nasa.gov
Education
M.A., Human Factors and Experimental Psychology, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
B.A., Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
Awards/Honors
Best Paper Award, Best Paper in Technical Area, AIAA Aviation 2022 Forum. “Identifying Common Coordination Procedures across Extensible Traffic Management (xTM) to Integrate xTM Operations into the National Airspace System,” 2022
Best Paper Award, Best Paper of Session, 39th Digital Avionics Systems Conference. “Impact of ATD-2 Tools on Human Factor Metrics at Charlotte Douglas International Airport,” 2020
NASA Group Achievement Award, ATD-2 IADS Field Demonstration Team, 2019
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator (AA) Award, Technology and Innovation Group Award- ATD-2/IADS Field Demonstration Team, 2018
NASA Group Achievement Award, Flight Deck-ATC Departure Simulation Team, 2014
Publications
Foyle, D. C., Hooey, B. L., Bakowski, D. L., & Kunkle, C. L. (2015). Flight-deck Surface Trajectory-Based Operations (STBO). The International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 25:2, 77–96. http://doi.org/10.1080/10508414.2015.1097090
Conference Proceedings
Bakowski, D. L., Martin, L., Dustin, G., Mariano, C. (2024). Incorporating UAS Traffic Management into Wildland Firefighting Operations: Initial Findings of Subject Matter Expert Interviews. Paper presented at the AIAA DATC/IEEE 43rd Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), San Diego, CA, September 29–October 3, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC62030.2024.10749240
Bakowski, D. L., Lee, P. U., Evans, M., & Brasil, C. L. (2024). Identifying Information Needs and Tools to Support Interactions between Upper Class E Traffic Management (ETM) Operations and the Air Traffic System (ATS). Paper presented at the AIAA AVIATION Forum, Las Vegas, NV, July 29–August 2, 2024. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-4538
Lee, P. U., Bakowski, D. L., Brasil, C. L., & Evans, M. (2024). Identification and Development of Coordination Procedures between Upper Class E Traffic Management (ETM) and Surrounding Air Traffic Operations. Paper presented at the AIAA AVIATION Forum, Las Vegas, NV, July 29–August 2, 2024. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-4537
Brasil, C. L., Yoo, H., Lee, P. U., Bakowski, D. L., & Evans, M. (2023). Roadmap to Cooperative Operating Practices for Strategic Conflict Detection and Resolution in the Upper Class E Traffic Management Concept. Paper presented at the IEEE/AIAA 42nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Barcelona, Spain, October 1–5, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC58513.2023.10311188
Bakowski, D. L., Lee, P. U., Brasil, C. L., & Evans, M. (2022). Integrating Upper Class E Traffic Management (ETM) Operations into the National Airspace System: Use Cases and Research Questions. Paper presented at the IEEE/AIAA 41st Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Portsmouth, VA, September 18–22, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC55683.2022.9925861
Lee, P. U., Brasil, C. L., Bakowski, D. L., Gabriel, C. V., Evans, M., & Chartrand, R. (2022). Identifying Common Coordination Procedures across Extensible Traffic Management (xTM) to Integrate Operations into the National Airspace System. Paper presented at the AIAA AVIATION Forum, Chicago, IL/Virtual, June 27–July 1, 2022. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-3910 https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-3910.vid
Lee, P. U., Chartrand, R., Oseguera-Lohr, R., Brasil, C. L., Bakowski, D. L., Gabriel, C. V., & Evans, M. (2022). Identifying Common Use Cases across Extensible Traffic Management (xTM) for Interactions with Air Traffic Controllers. Paper presented at the AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, CA/Virtual, January 3–7, 2022. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-1785 https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-1785.vid
Chevalley, E., Juro, G. L., Bakowski, D. L., Robeson I., Chen, L. X., Coupe, W. J., Jung, Y. C., & Capps, R. A. (2020). NASA ATD-2 Trajectory Option Set Prototype Capability For Rerouting Departures in Metroplex Airspace. Paper presented at the AIAA/IEEE 39th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Virtual Conference, October 11–16, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC50938.2020.9256640
Parke, B. K., Bakowski, D. L., Verma, S., Chevalley, E., Jung, Y. C., Martin, L. H., Jobe, K. K., & Stevens, L. K. (2020). Impact of ATD-2 Tools on Human Factors Metrics at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Paper presented at the AIAA/IEEE 39th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Virtual Conference, October 11–16, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC50938.2020.9256440
Lee, H., Coupe, W. J., Jung, Y. C., Stevens, L. K., Parke, B. K., & Bakowski, D. L. (2020). Objective Measurement Assessment of Departure Advisories for Ramp Controllers from a Human-In-The-Loop Simulation. Paper presented at the AIAA AVIATION Forum, Virtual Event, June 15–19, 2020. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2020-3204
Parke, B. K., Bakowski, D. L., Jung, Y. C., Lee, H., Coupe, W. J., & Stevens, L. K., (2020). Human Factors Impact of Different Ramp Controller Scheduling Advisories for ATD-2 Surface Metering in a Human-in-the-Loop Simulation. Paper presented at the AIAA AVIATION Forum, Virtual Event, June 15–19, 2020. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2020-2886
Zhu, Z., Hosagrahara, V. A., Lee, H., Jung, Y. C., & Bakowski, D. L. (2020). Impact of General Aviation Operations on Airport Performance Through Fast-Time Simulations at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. Paper presented at the AIAA AVIATION Forum, Virtual Event, June 15–19, 2020. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2020-2916
Parke, B. K., Stevens, L. K., Coupe, W. J., Lee, H., Jung, Y. C., Bakowski, D. L., & Jobe, K. K. (2019). Alternatives for Scheduling Departures for Efficient Surface Metering in ATD-2: Exploration in a Human-in-the-Loop Simulation. Paper presented at the 10th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE), Washington, D.C., July 24–28, 2019. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20037-4_28
Bakowski, D. L., Hooey, B. L., Koteskey, R. W., & Foyle, D. C. (2018). Flight Deck Implications for the Implementation of an Integrated Arrival, Departure, and Surface (IADS) Traffic Management System. Presentation at the 9th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE), Orlando, FL, July 21–25, 2018. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20180006624/downloads/20180006624.pdf
Bakowski, D. L., Hooey, B. L., & Foyle, D. C. (2017). Flight Deck Surface Trajectory-Based Operations (STBO): A Four-Dimensional Trajectory (4DT) Simulation. Paper presented at the IEEE/AIAA 36th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), St. Petersburg, FL, September 17–21, 2017. http://doi.org/10.1109/DASC.2017.8102008
Foyle, D. C., Hooey, B. L., & Bakowski, D. L. (2017). Towards Autonomous Airport Surface Operations: NextGen Flight Deck Implications. Presentation at the Autonomy and Next Generation Flight Deck Symposium, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, April 18–19, 2017. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20170010167/downloads/20170010167.pdf
Bakowski, D. L., Hooey, B. L., Foyle, D. C., & Wolter, C. A. (2015). NextGen Surface Trajectory-Based Operations (STBO): Evaluating Conformance to a Four-dimensional Trajectory (4DT). Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE), Las Vegas, NV, July 26–30, 2015. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.506
Foyle, D. C., Bakowski, D. L., Hooey, B. L., Cheng, L. W. S., & Wolter, C. A. (2014). Flight Deck Robustness/Conformance Testing with a Surface Management System: An Integrated Pilot-Controller Human-in-Loop Surface Operations Simulation. Paper presented at the 2014 Human-Computer Interaction in Aerospace (HCI-Aero) Conference, Santa Clara, CA, July 30–August 1, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1145/2669592.2669687
Bakowski, D. L., Hooey, B. L., Foyle, D. C., Wolter, C. A., & Cheng, L. (2013). NextGen Surface Trajectory-Based Operations: Contingency-Hold Clearances. Paper presented at the IEEE/AIAA 32nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Syracuse, NY, October 5–10, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC.2013.6712512
Bakowski, D. L., Foyle, D. C., Hooey, B. L., Meyer, G. R., & Wolter, C. A. (2012). DataComm in Flight Deck Surface Trajectory-Based Operations. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE), San Francisco, CA, July 21–25, 2012. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20130000542/downloads/20130000542.pdf https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=6712664
Gore, B. F., Hooey, B. L., Haan, N. J., Bakowski, D. L., & Mahlstedt, E. A. (2011). A Methodical Approach for Developing Valid Human Performance Models of Flight Deck Operations. In M. Kurosu (Ed.), Human Centered Design, HCII 2011, LNCS 6776 (pp. 379–388). Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. Paper presented at the 14th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII), Orlando, FL, July 9–14, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21753-1_43
Foyle, D. C., Hooey, B. L., Bakowski, D. L., Williams, J. L., & Kunkle, C. L. (2011). Flight Deck Surface Trajectory-Based Operations (STBO): Simulation Results and ConOps Implications. Paper presented at the 9th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, ATM2011 (Paper 132), EUROCONTROL/FAA. Berlin, Germany, June 14–17, 2011. https://drive.google.com/file/d/147U8iehuvHuTFq6pYiggHrU-a4Kjrqxb/view https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b4F7vQK23j4HS2bli7aamKYC6zOf-Bk-/view
Bakowski, D. L., Foyle, D. C., Hooey, B. L., Kunkle, C. L., & Jordan, K. P. (2011). NextGen Flight Deck Surface Trajectory-Based Operations (STBO): Speed-Based Taxi Clearances. Paper presented at the 16thInternational Symposium on Aviation Psychology (ISAP), Dayton, OH, May 2–5, 2011. https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=isap_2011
Foyle, D. C., Hooey, B. L., Kunkle, C. L., Schwirzke, M. F. J., & Bakowski, D. L. (2009). Piloted Simulation of NextGen Time-Based Taxi Clearances and Tailored Departures. Paper presented at the 2009 IEEE/AIAA Integrated Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance Conference (ICNS), Crystal City, VA, May 13–15 2009. http://www.slideshare.net/mschwirzke/04foyle https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNSURV.2009.5172838