Joey Mercer

Affiliation– NASA Ames Research Center

Division– Human Systems Integration Division (TH)

Phone– 650-604-0017

Email– joey.mercer@nasa.gov

Mail Stop– 262-4

Awards

(2023)  Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator (AA) Award, Strategic Partnerships

(2023)  Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator (AA) Award, UASP-Kit Development Team (Honorable Mention)

(2021)  Ames Honor Award, Partnerships

(2021)  NASA Group Achievement Award, STEReO Field Demonstration Team

(2020)  NASA Group Achievement Award, UTM – Technical Capability Level-4 Demonstration

(2020)  NASA Group Achievement Award, Air Traffic Management-eXploration (ATM-X) Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Experiment 2 (X2) Team

(2019)  NASA Software of the Year, UAS Traffic Management Services (UTM) Software

(2019)  NASA Honor Award, Early Career Achievement Medal

(2019)  NASA Group Achievement Award, ATD-2 IADS Field Demonstration Team

(2019)  NASA Group Achievement Award, Connected Autonomous Smart Aerospace Systems Team

(2018)  Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator (AA) Award, Technology and Innovation Group Award- ATD-2/IADS Field Demonstration Team

(2017)  NASA Group Achievement Award, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) Team

(2017)  Privately Sponsored, Best Paper Award- “The Relationship Between Workload and Performance in Air Traffic Control: Exploring the Influence of Levels of Automation and Variation in Task Demand.”

(2017)  Ames Honor Award, UTM Technical Capability Level 2 Demonstration

(2016)  Privately Sponsored, American Best Paper Award- International Federation of Automatic Control, Human-Machine Systems

(2014)  Privately Sponsored, Best Paper Award (International Conference on Research in Air Transportation)- “Case Study: Influences of Uncertainties and Traffic Scenario Difficulties in a Human-in-the-Loop Simulation”

(2014)  NASA Group Achievement Award, Separation Assurance Team

(2013)  NASA Group Achievement Award, Air Traffic Management Technology Demonstration- 1

(2013)  NASA Group Achievement Award, ATD-1 IM-NOVA Human-in-the-Loop Simulation Team

(2013)  Privately Sponsored, Best Paper Award (USA/Europe Air Traffic Management R&D Seminar)- “Pilot and Controller Evaluations of Separation Function Allocation in Air Traffic Management”

(2011)  NASA Group Achievement Award, NextGen Separation Assurance Team

(2011)  NASA Group Achievement Award, Terminal Area Precision Scheduling and Spacing Team

(2010)  Langley Center Team Award, Langley Center Team Award: NextGen team

(2010)  Privately Sponsored, Outstanding Technology Development Award, Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer, Far West Region, Multi-Aircraft Control System

(2009)  NASA Group Achievement Award, Integrated Testbed to Evaluate Concepts for Pilots, Controllers, and Automation Under Nominal and Off-Nominal Conditions

(2009)  Privately Sponsored, Best Paper Award (USA/Europe Air Traffic Management R&D Seminar)- “Initial Evaluation of Air/Ground Operations with Ground-Based Automated Separation Assurance”

(2008)  Ames Honor Award, Trajectory Oriented Operations With Limited Delegation (TOOWilD)

(2008)  Privately Sponsored, Robert J. Collier Trophy- Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Team

(2005)  NASA Group Achievement Award, Joint Ames/Langley Distributed Air/Ground-Traffic Management Simulation Team

(2005)  Privately Sponsored, Best Paper Award (USA/Europe Air Traffic Management R&D Seminar)- “Air and Ground Simulation of Terminal-Area FMS Arrivals with Airborne Spacing and Merging”

(2005)  NASA Group Achievement Award, Advanced Air Transportation Technologies Project Team

(2005)  Privately Sponsored, Best Paper Award (Digital Avionics Systems Conference)- “Impact of Free-Maneuvering Aircraft on Ground-Side Operations in Mixed Airspace”

(2004)  Ames Honor Award, Joint Ames/Langley DAG-TM Simulation Team

(2003)  Privately Sponsored, Best Paper Award (USA/Europe Air Traffic Management R&D Seminar)- “Free-Maneuvering, Trajectory Negotiation, and Self-Spacing Concepts in Distributed Air-Ground Traffic Management”

Publications

L. H. Martin, L. Roberts, J. Mercer, Y. Arbab, C. M. Walter, W. M. McCarty, C. Sheehe III, & D. Fuller (2023) Initial testing of the Uncrewed Aerial System Pilot Kit (UASP-kit) in Operational Settings, In proceedings of the 2023 International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (ISAP) 

L. H. Martin, Y. Arbab, L. Roberts, J. Mercer, C. M. Walter, W. M. McCarty, & C. Sheehe III (2022) Developing an Unmanned Aircraft System Pilot Kit (UASP-kit) for Wildland Fire UAS Operators, AIAA Aviation 2022, Chicago, IL, June 

L. H. Martin, Y. Arbab, & J. Mercer (2021) Initial exploration of STEReO (Scalable Traffic Management for Emergency Response Operations) System User Requirements for Safe Integration of Small UAS, In Proceedings of the 40th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), October 3-7, 2021, San Antonio, TX. eCF Paper Id: DASC2021.3055 

J. Mercer, L. Roberts, Y. Arbab, G. Harbert, M. Huynh, & M. Leitzel (2021) Scalable traffic management for emergency response operations, Presented at the Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program (TACP) Showcase (Virtual), February 4, 2021 

J. Mercer, R. Mcswain, & C. Ippolito (2020) Scalable Traffic Management for Emergency Response Operations (STEReO), Proceedings of the AIAA Aviation Conference, June 15-19, 2020 

J. Mercer (2020) STEReO: Combining NASA Technologies and Partnerships to Transform Current-Day Emergency Response Operations, TFRSAC 2020 Fall Workshop, November, 19, 2020 

L. H. Martin, C. A. Wolter, K. K. Jobe, M. Manzano, S. Blandin, M. Cencetti, L. Roberts, J. Mercer, & J. R. Homola (2020) TCL4 UTM (UAS Traffic Management) Nevada 2019 Flight Tests, Airspace Operations Laboratory (AOL) Report, NASA/TM-2020-5003361 

L. H. Martin, C. A. Wolter, K. K. Jobe, M. Goodyear, M. Manzano, M. Cencetti, J. Mercer, & J. R. Homola (2020) TCL4 UTM (UAS Traffic Management) Texas 2019 Flight Tests, Airspace Operations Laboratory (AOL) Report, NASA/TM-2020-220516 

L. H. Martin, C. A. Wolter, K. K. Jobe, J. R. Homola, M. Cencetti, Q. Dao, & J. Mercer (2019) TCL3 UTM (UAS Traffic Management) Flight Tests, Airspace Operations Laboratory (AOL) Report, NASA/TM-2019-220347 

Q. Dao, L. H. Martin, C. P. Mohlenbrink, N. Bienert, A. N. Gomez, L. Roberts, J. Mercer, & C. A. Wolter (2017) Evaluation of Early Ground Control Station Configurations for Interacting with a UAS Traffic Management (UTM) System, in 8th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, 2017 

J. R. Homola, C. P. Mohlenbrink, Q. Dao, L. Roberts, L. H. Martin, & J. Mercer (2017) Technical Capability Level 2 Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) Flight Demonstration: Description and Analysis, 36th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, St. Petersburg, FL 

T. E. Edwards, L. H. Martin, N. Bienert, & J. Mercer (2017) The Relationship Between Workload and Performance in Air Traffic Control: Exploring the Influence of Levels of Automation and Variation in Task Demand, In International Symposium on Human Mental Workload: Models and Applications (pp. 120-139). Springer, Cham 

J. Mercer, C. A. Wolter, A. N. Gomez, T. E. Edwards, N. Bienert, L. Roberts, & J. R. Homola (2016) How Important Is Conflict Detection to the Conflict Resolution Task?, How Important Is Conflict Detection to the Conflict Resolution Task?. In Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation (pp. 103-115). Springer International Publishing 

J. Mercer, A. N. Gomez, C. A. Wolter, N. Bienert, T. E. Edwards, L. H. Martin, V. Gujral, & J. R. Homola (2016) Impact of Automation Support on the Conflict Resolution Task in a Human-in-the-Loop Air Traffic Control Simulation, Proceedings of the 13th International Federation of Automatic Control, Human-Machine Systems, 30th August-2nd September, 2016, Kyoto: Japan 

T. E. Edwards, J. R. Homola, J. Mercer, & L. Roberts (2016) Multifactor interactions and the air traffic controller: The interaction of situation awareness and workload in association with automation, Proceedings of the 13th International Federation of Automatic Control, Human-Machine Systems, 30th August-2nd September, 2016, Kyoto: Japan 

T. E. Edwards, C. A. Wolter, J. Mercer, & N. Bienert (2016) Task demand variation in air traffic control: Implications for workload, fatigue and performance, Proceedings of the 7th AHFE International Conference, 27th – 31st July, Orlando: USA 

J. R. Homola, T. Prevot, & J. Mercer (2016) UAS Traffic Management (UTM) Simulation Capabilities and Laboratory Environment, UAS Traffic Management (UTM) Simulation Capabilities and Laboratory Environment. 35th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Sacramento, CA 

T. Prevot, J. Mercer, J. R. Homola, S. M. Hunt, A. N. Gomez, N. Bienert, F. G. Omar, J. M. Kraut, C. L. Brasil, & M. G. Wu (2015) Arrival Metering Precision Study, AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, AIAA Science and Technology Forum 2015, Kissimmee, Florida 

J. Mercer, A. N. Gomez, J. R. Homola, & T. Prevot (2014) A Closer Look at Automation Behavior during a Human-in-the-Loop Simulation, Proceedings of the Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Colorado Springs, CO 

S. M. Hunt, L. H. Martin, & J. Mercer (2014) Adapting a human-automation trust scale to an air traffic management environment, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL: October 27-31 

T. J. Callantine, P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, J. R. Homola, L. H. Martin, C. L. Brasil, & C. D. Cabrall (2014) An Overview of Current Capabilities and Research Activities in the Airspace Operations Laboratory at NASA Ames Research Center, AIAA 2014-2860 , 14th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference, Atlanta GA, June 2014 

T. Prevot, T. J. Callantine, P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, J. R. Homola, L. H. Martin, C. L. Brasil, & C. D. Cabrall (2014) An Overview of Current Capabilities and Research Activities in the Airspace Operations Laboratory at NASA Ames Research Center, Proceedings of the AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference, June 16-20, 2014, Atlanta, GA 

N. Bienert, J. Mercer, J. R. Homola, S. E. Morey, & T. Prevot (2014) Case study: Influences of Uncertainties and Traffic Scenario Difficulties in a Human-In-The-Loop Simulation, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation, Istanbul, Turkey, May 26-30, 2014. 

J. R. Homola, L. H. Martin, J. . Mercer, & T. .Prevot (2014) Exploring Workload Factors Across Future Environments, International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction in Aerospace Conference (HCI-Aero 2014), Santa Clara, CA 

J. Mercer, J. R. Homola, C. D. Cabrall, L. H. Martin, S. E. Morey, A. N. Gomez, & T. Prevot (2014) Human-Automation Cooperation for Separation Assurance in Future NextGen Environments, Proceedings of the International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction in Aerospace Conference (HCI-Aero 2014), Santa Clara, CA 

J. R. Homola, S. E. Morey, C. D. Cabrall, L. H. Martin, J. Mercer, & T. Prevot (2013) Analysis of Interactive Conflict Resolution Tool Usage in a Mixed Equipage Environment, Proceedings of AIAA Guidance Navigation and Control Conference 2013, Boston, Massachusetts 

S. E. Morey, T. Prevot, J. . Mercer, L. H. Martin, N. Bienert, C. D. Cabrall, S. M. Hunt, & J. M. Kraut (2013) Controller Strategies for Automation Tool Use under Varying Levels of Trajectory Prediction Uncertainty, Proceedings from AIAA Aviation 2013, Los Angeles, California 

M. Kupfer, C. D. Cabrall, T. J. Callantine, J. R. Homola, & J. Mercer (2013) Designing Scenarios for Controller-in-the-Loop Air Traffic Simulations, Submitted for approval to Proceedings of AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference 2013, Boston, Massachusetts 

J. M. Kraut, S. E. Morey, J. Mercer, A. N. Gomez, S. M. Hunt, & T. Prevot (2013) How do air traffic controllers use automation and tools differently during high demand situations?, Proceedings of the AIAA Aviation 2013 Conference, Los Angeles, CA 

A. N. Gomez, L. H. Martin, J. R. Homola, S. E. Morey, C. D. Cabrall, J. Mercer, & T. Prevot (2013) Investigating the Complexity of Transitioning Separation Assurance Tools into NextGen Air Traffic Control , 32nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 6-10 october 2013, Syracuse, New York 

D. Wing, T. Prevot, T. Lewis, L. H. Martin, S. Johnson, C. D. Cabrall, S. Commo, J. R. Homola, S. Sheth Chandra, J. Mercer, & S. E. Morey (2013) Pilot and Controller Evaluations of Separation Function Allocation in Air Traffic Management, Tenth USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar (ATM2013), 10-13 June 2013, Chicago, Illinois 

J. Mercer, N. Bienert, A. N. Gomez, S. M. Hunt, J. M. Kraut, L. H. Martin, S. E. Morey, S. Green, T. Prevot, & M. G. Wu (2013) The Impact of Trajectory Prediction Uncertainty on Air Traffic Controller Performance and Acceptability, AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference, 12-14 August 2013, Los Angeles, California 

C. D. Cabrall, A. N. Gomez, J. R. Homola, S. M. Hunt, L. H. Martin, J. Mercer, & T. Prevot (2013) Transitioning Resolution Responsibility between the Controller and Automation Team in Simulated NextGen Separation Assurance, Proceedings of the Electronic Navigation Research Institute International Workshop on ATM/CNS (EIWAC 2013), Tokyo, Japan 

J. Mercer, T. Prevot, & T. J. Callantine (2012) Air Traffic Controller Usage of Terminal-Area Speed Advisories, 31st Digital Avionics Systems Conference. Williamsburg, VA, October, 2012 

L. H. Martin, J. Mercer, T. J. Callantine, M. Kupfer, & C. D. Cabrall (2012) Air traffic controllers’ control strategies in the terminal area under off-nominal conditions, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, San Francisco, July 

C. D. Cabrall, T. J. Callantine, M. Kupfer, L. H. Martin, & J. Mercer (2012) Controller-managed spacing within mixed-equipage arrival operations involving Flight-Deck Interval Management, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, San Francisco, CA July 

J. R. Homola, P. U. Lee, H. . Lee, C. L. Brasil, S. Gregg, M. J. Mainini, L. H. Martin, C. D. Cabrall, & J. Mercer (2012) Design and Evaluation of a Corridors-in-the-sky Concept: The Benefits and Feasibility of Adding Highly Structured Routes to a Mixed Equipage Environment, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, 13-16 August 2012, Minneapolis, Minnesota 

T. J. Callantine, C. D. Cabrall, M. Kupfer, L. H. Martin, J. Mercer, & T. Prevot (2012) Initial investigations of controller tools and procedures for schedule-based arrival operations with mixed Flight-Deck Interval Management equipage, Proceedings of the 12th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference, Indianapolis, September 

J. Mercer, T. J. Callantine, & L. H. Martin (2012) Resolving Off-Nominal Situations in Schedule-Based Terminal Area Operations: Results from a Human-in-the-Loop Simulation., 28th International Congress of Aeronautical Sciences. Brisbane, Australia, September, 2012

 S. Gregg, L. H. Martin, J. R. Homola, P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, C. L. Brasil, C. D. Cabrall, & H. Lee (2012) Shifts in Air Traffic Controllers’ Situation Awareness during High Altitude Mixed Equipage Operations, 56th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Boston, MA. October 

T. Prevot, J. R. Homola, L. H. Martin, J. Mercer, & C. D. Cabrall (2012) Toward Automated Air Traffic Control-Investigating a Fundamental Paradigm Shift in Human/Systems Interaction, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 28:2, 77-98, Special Issue on NextGen 

N. M. Smith, C. L. Brasil, J. R. Homola, A. M. Kessell, P. U. Lee, M. J. Mainini, & J. Mercer (2011) A Human-in-the-Loop Evaluation of Flow-Based Trajectory Management in Mixed Equipage Airspace, Ninth USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, ATM2011 (Paper 132), EUROCONTROL/FAA. Berlin, Germany, June 2011 

L. H. Martin, M. Kupfer, E. A. Palmer, J. Mercer, T. J. Callantine, & T. Prevot (2011) Acceptability and Effects of Tools to Assist with Controller Managed Spacing in the Terminal Area, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, Orlando, FL, 2011 

J. R. Homola, L. H. Martin, J. Mercer, C. D. Cabrall, & T. Prevot (2011) Allocation of Functions in a Far-Term Air Traffic Control Environment, Proceedings of the 30th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Seattle, Washington

T. Prevot, J. R. Homola, L. H. Martin, J. Mercer, & C. D. Cabrall (2011) Automated Air Traffic Control Operations with Weather and Time-Constraints, Ninth USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, ATM2011 (Paper 132), EUROCONTROL/FAA. Berlin, Germany, June 2011 

M. Kupfer, T. J. Callantine, L. H. Martin, J. Mercer, & E. A. Palmer (2011) Controller Support Tools for Schedule-Based Terminal-Area Operations, Ninth USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, ATM2011 (Paper 132), EUROCONTROL/FAA. Berlin, Germany, June 2011 

T. Prevot, J. Mercer, L. H. Martin, J. R. Homola, C. D. Cabrall, & C. L. Brasil (2011) Evaluation of High Density Air Traffic Operations with Automation for Separation Assurance, Weather Avoidance and Schedule Conformance, AIAA-2011-6890 11th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, Sep. 20-22, 2011 

T. J. Callantine, C. D. Cabrall, M. Kupfer, L. H. Martin, & J. Mercer (2011) Investigating the Impact of Off-Nominal Events on High-Density ‘Green’ Arrivals, Proceedings of the 30th IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Seattle, WA, 2011 

J. R. Homola, T. Prevot, J. Mercer, C. L. Brasil, L. H. Martin, & C. D. Cabrall (2010) A Controller-in-the-Loop Simulation of Ground-Based Automated Separation Assurance in a NextGen Environment, Proceedings of the Electronic Navigation Research Institute International Workshop on ATM/CNS (EIWAC 2010), Tokyo, Japan 

J. Mercer, T. Prevot, C. L. Brasil, M. J. Mainini, M. Kupfer, & N. M. Smith (2010) An integrated tool suite for en route radar controllers in NextGen, Proc 27th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS), Nice, France, 2010 

M. Kupfer, T. J. Callantine, J. Mercer, L. H. Martin, & E. A. Palmer (2010) Controller-Managed Spacing – A Human-in-the-Loop Simulation of Terminal-Area Operations, Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Toronto, OT, Canada, AIAA-2010-7545, 2010 

T. Prevot, J. Mercer, L. H. Martin, J. R. Homola, C. D. Cabrall, & C. L. Brasil (2010) Evaluation of NextGen Air Traffic Control Operations with Automated Separation Assurance, International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction in Aerospace Conference (HCI-Aero 2010), Cape Canaveral, FL 

T. Prevot, P. U. Lee, T. J. Callantine, J. Mercer, J. R. Homola, N. M. Smith, & E. A. Palmer (2010) Human-In-the-Loop Evaluation of NextGen Concepts in the Airspace Operations Laboratory, AIAA-2010-7609 AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

P. Kopardekar, P. U. Lee, T. Prevot, N. M. Smith, J. Mercer, J. R. Homola, M. J. Mainini, K. Lee, & A. Aweiss (2009) Feasibility of Mixed Equipage Operations in the Same Airspace, ATC Quarterly 

P. Kopardekar, P. U. Lee, N. M. Smith, K. Lee, T. Prevot, J. Mercer, J. R. Homola, M. J. Mainini, & A. Aweiss (2009) Feasibility of Mixed Equipage Operations in the Same Airspace, Proceedings of the 8th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, Napa, CA 

J. R. Homola, T. Prevot, J. Mercer, M. J. Mainini, & C. D. Cabrall (2009) Human/Automation Response Strategies in Tactical Conflict Situations, Proceedings of the 28th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Orlando, Florida 

T. Prevot, J. R. Homola, J. Mercer, M. J. Mainini, & C. D. Cabrall (2009) Initial Evaluation of Air/Ground Operations with Ground-Based Automated Separation Assurance, Proceedings of the 8th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, Napa, CA. 

N. A. Doble, R. Hoffman, P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, B. F. Gore, N. M. Smith, & K. Lee (2008) Current Airspace Configuration Practices and Their Implications for Future Airspace Concepts, The 26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS), 14 – 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska 

P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, B. F. Gore, N. M. Smith, K. Lee, & R. Hoffman (2008) Examining Airspace Structural Components and Configuration Practices for Dynamic Airspace Configuration, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibit AIAA 2008-7228, 18 – 21 August 2008, Honolulu, Hawaii 

P. U. Lee, & J. Mercer (2008) Examining the Shift in Controller Task Distribution as an Indicator of Workload, 52nd Annual Meeting of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, New York, NY 

T. Prevot, J. R. Homola, & J. Mercer (2008) Human-in-the-Loop Evaluation of Ground-Based Automated Separation Assurance for NextGen, ICAS 2008-11.4.5, 6th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS), and AIAA-ATIO-2008-8885, Anchorage, Alaska, Sept 15-19, 2008 

T. Prevot, J. R. Homola, & J. Mercer (2008) Initial Study of Controller/Automation Integration for NextGen Separation Assurance, AIAA-2008-6330 AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit 18 – 21 August 2008, Honolulu, Hawaii 

J. Mercer, T. . Prevot, R. H. Jacoby, A. Globus, & J. R. Homola (2008) Studying NextGen Concepts with the Multi-Aircraft Control System, AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit, 18 – 21 August 2008, Honolulu, Hawaii. 

T. Prevot, T. J. Callantine, J. R. Homola, P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, E. A. Palmer, & N. M. Smith (2007) Air/Ground Simulation of Trajectory-Oriented Operations with Limited Delegation, (2007) Proceedings of the 7th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, Barcelona, Spain. 

T. J. Callantine, T. Prevot, J. R. Homola, P. U. Lee, & J. Mercer (2007) Effective Utilization of Air- and Ground-Based Technologies for Arrival Management, AIAA 7th Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference, AIAA-2007-7768. Belfast, Northern Ireland: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 

T. Prevot, T. J. Callantine, J. R. Homola, P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, E. A. Palmer, & N. M. Smith (2007) Effects of Automated Arrival Management, Airborne Spacing, Controller Tools, and Data Link,, (2007)AIAA-2007-6554, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibit, Hilton Head, South Carolina 

P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, & T. J. Callantine (2007) Examining the Moderating Effect of Workload on Controller Task Distribution, HCII2007: 12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Beijing, China 

T. Prevot, & J. Mercer (2007) MACS: A Simulation Platform for Today’s and Tomorrow’s Air Traffic Operations, AIAA 2007-6556, AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit, Hilton Head, SC 

P. U. Lee, K. Corker, N. M. Smith, T. Prevot, L. H. Martin, J. Mercer, J. R. Homola, & E. Guneratne (2006) A Human-in-the-loop Evaluation of Two Multi-Sector Planner Concepts: Multi-D and Area Flow Manager, Proceedings of the 25th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Portland, OR 

T. J. Callantine, E. A. Palmer, J. R. Homola, J. Mercer, & T. Prevot (2006) Agent-based assessment of trajectory-oriented operations with limited delegation, Proceedings of the 25th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Portland, OR, October.

T. J. Callantine, P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, T. Prevot, & E. A. Palmer (2006) Air and ground simulation of terminal-area FMS arrivals with airborne spacing and merging, Air Traffic Control Quarterly, 14(1), 47-67

T. J. Callantine, J. R. Homola, J. Mercer, & T. Prevot (2006) Concept investigation via air-ground simulation with embedded agents, AIAA-2006-6120. Reston, VA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 

T. Prevot, N. M. Smith, E. A. Palmer, J. Mercer, P. U. Lee, J. R. Homola, & T. J. Callantine (2006) The Airspace Operations Laboratory (AOL) at NASA Ames Research Center, AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies (MST) Conference and Exhibit, Keystone, CO: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

T. Prevot, P. U. Lee, L. H. Martin, J. Mercer, E. A. Palmer, & N. M. Smith (2006) Tools for Trajectory-Based Air Traffic Control and Multi Sector Planning, HCI-Aero 2006, Seattle, WA, September 2006 

P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, N. M. Smith, & E. A. Palmer (2005) A Non-Linear Relationship between Controller Workload, Task Load, and Traffic Density: The Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back, Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Oklahoma City, OK 

T. J. Callantine, P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, T. Prevot, & E. A. Palmer (2005) Air and Ground Simulation of Terminal-Area FMS Arrivals with Airborne Spacing and Merging, Proceedings of the 6th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, Baltimore, MD 

T. J. Callantine, P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, T. Prevot, & E. A. Palmer (2005) Air and Ground Simulation of Terminal-Area Traffic Management with Airborne Spacing, SAE World Aerospace Congress, 2005-01-3384

J. Mercer, T. J. Callantine, P. U. Lee, T. Prevot, & E. A. Palmer (2005) An Evaluation of Airborne Spacing in the Terminal Area, Proceedings of the 24th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Washington D.C., USA. 

T. Prevot, T. J. Callantine, P. U. Lee, & J. Mercer (2005) Co-Opeartive Air Traffic Management: Concept and Transition, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit. 15-18 August 2005, San Francisco, California 

T. Prevot, T. J. Callantine, P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, V. . Battiste, W. W. Johnson, E. A. Palmer, & N. M. Smith (2005) Co-Operative Air Traffic Management: A Technology Enabled Concept for the Next Generation Air Transportation System, 5th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar. Baltimore, MD 

P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, N. M. Smith, & E. A. Palmer (2005) Ground-side Perspective on Mixed Operations with Self-separating and Controller-managed Aircraft, Proceedings of the 6th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, Baltimore, MD 

V. Battiste, E. A. Palmer, W. W. Johnson, N. M. Smith, T. Prevot, J. Mercer, S. Granada, N. H. Johnson, Q. Dao, & P. U. Lee (2005) Human Centered Decision Support Tools for Arrival Merging and Spacing, Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Oklahoma City, OK 

P. U. Lee, T. Prevot, J. Mercer, N. M. Smith, & E. A. Palmer (2005) Impact of Free Maneuvering Aircraft on Ground-Side Operations in Mixed Airspace, Proceedings of the 24th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, (IEEE Catalog No. 05CH37708C). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE 

T. Prevot, V. Battiste, T. J. Callantine, P. Kopardekar, P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, E. A. Palmer, & N. M. Smith (2005) Integrated Air/Ground System: Trajectory-Oriented Air Traffic Operations, Data Link Communication, and Airborne Separation Assistance. 

T. J. Callantine, P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, T. Prevot, & E. A. Palmer (2005) Terminal-Area Traffic Management with Airborne Spacing, AIAA 5th Aviation Technology, Integration and Operations (ATIO) Conference, AIAA-2005-7403 

N. M. Smith, P. U. Lee, T. Prevot, J. Mercer, E. A. Palmer, V. Battiste, & W. W. Johnson (2004) A Human-in-the-loop Evaluation of Air-Ground Trajectory Negotiation, AIAA 4th Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Forum, Chicago, Illinois 

T. Prevot, T. J. Callantine, P. Lee, J. Mercer, E. A. Palmer, & N. M. Smith (2004) Rapid Prototyping and Exploration of Advanced Air Traffic Concepts, International Conference on Computational Engineering Science (ICCES-04). Madeira, Portugal 

P. U. Lee, N. M. Smith, V. Battiste, W. W. Johnson, J. Mercer, E. A. Palmer, & T. Prevot (2004) Trajectory Negotiation via Data Link: Evaluation of Human-in-the-loop Simulation, HCI-Aero 2004: International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction in Aeronautics, Toulouse, France 

T. Prevot, S. Shelden, J. Mercer, P. . Kopardekar, E. A. Palmer, & V. Battiste (2003) Airborne Separation Assistance in the Presence of Time-Based Traffic Flow Management, Proceedings of the 22nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference, IEEE:03CH37449 (CD ROM) 

T. Prevot, S. G. Sheldon, & J. Mercer (2003) ATM Concept Integrating Trajectory-Orientation and Aiborne Separation Assistance in the Presence of Time-Based Traffic Flow Management, 22nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference DASC03 Indianapolis, IN 

T. Prevot, S. G. Sheldon, E. A. Palmer, W. W. Johnson, V. Battiste, N. M. Smith, T. J. Callantine, P. U. Lee, & J. Mercer (2003) Distributed Air/Ground Traffic Managemnet Simulation: Results, Progress and Plans, AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, Austin TX 

P. U. Lee, J. Mercer, L. H. Martin, T. Prevot, S. Shelden, S. Verma, N. M. Smith, V. Battiste, W. W. Johnson, R. Mogford, & E. A. Palmer (2003) Free Maneuvering, Trajectory Negotiation, and Self-Spacing Concepts in Distributed Air-Ground Traffic Management, Proceedings of the 5th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, Air-Ground Cooperation Track, Budapest, Hungary