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Katherine Homer, Aerospace Technology Researcher

Katherine Homer

Aerospace Technology Researcher, NASA Ames Research Center

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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