Katherine Homer

Affiliation– NASA Ames Research Center

Division– Human Systems Integration Division (TH)

Email– k.e.homer@nasa.gov

Phone– 650-604-1431

Professional Bio

Katie started her NASA career in 2022 as a Pathways Intern at the Armstrong Flight Research Center working as an Operations Engineer for the DC-8. After receiving her Master’s Degree, she converted to the NASA Ames Research Center to continue her work in human systems integration. 

Currently Katie works in the Human Autonomy Teaming Lab (HAT) conducting human-in-the-loop simulations and flight tests to optimize human performance through teaming with increasingly autonomous systems. Katie also works with the SPIFe team (Scheduling and Planning Interface for Exploration) to increase astronaut crew autonomy in preparation for future long duration exploration missions.

Education

M.S. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2024

B.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2019

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2019

Professional Experience

2022-2024, NASA Pathways Intern, Armstrong Flight Research Center

Research Interests

Multimodal procedure/communication systems for increasingly autonomous task execution

Teleoperation effectiveness under communication latency and limited bandwidth conditions

Human-robot teaming strategies for Earth-independent exploration

Astronaut training, including just-in-time training, for long duration exploration missions

Autonomous drone operations for both emergency response scenarios and urban air mobility

UAV m:n (number of drone operators: number of drones) ratio analysis

Conference Proceedings

Homer, K. (2024). Enabling Autonomous Crew Task Performance with Multimodal Electronic Procedure Countermeasures, Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop, Galveston, TX

Homer, K. (2023). Enabling Autonomous Crew Task Performance with Multimodal Electronic Procedure Countermeasures, Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop, Galveston, TX

Homer, K. (2022). Enabling Autonomous Crew Task Performance with Multimodal Electronic Procedure Countermeasures, Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop, Galveston, TX

Homer, K. (2021). Enabling Autonomous Crew Task Performance with Multimodal Electronic Procedure Countermeasures, Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop, Galveston, TX