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Perception and Performance Technical Group. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. About PPTG. Chairperson – Harvey Smallman (Pacific Science & Engineering Group) 439 members (mix of industry and academia) as at Dec 31, 2008
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Perception and Performance Technical Group Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
About PPTG • Chairperson – Harvey Smallman (Pacific Science & Engineering Group) • 439 members (mix of industry and academia) as at Dec 31, 2008 • PPTG is sponsored by Cambridge Research Systems Design and manufacture equipment for vision scientists. Their big product is the Visual Stimulus Generator (VSG) , which have been used in many experiments.
About PPTG (cont) • PPTG maintains links with industry (e.g. having sponsors) • Members/research from different sectors • Academia • Industry: Pacific Sci. & Eng. Gp, Aptima Inc., Raytheon, Alion Sci. & Tech. etc. • Government/military: Air Force Research Lab, Wright Patterson & Brooks Air Force Base, Defence R&D Canada, Naval Research Lab etc.
Overview of the Perception and Performance Technical Group (PPTG) Purpose • To promote exchange of information about perception and its relation to human performance. Scope • Encompasses all sensory/perceptual modalities, encourages multi-modal approach.
Overview of PPTG (cont) Areas of concern • Nature & content of sensory information. • Measurement of sensory information. • Effects of context on perception of sensory information. • Physics and psychophysics of information displays. • Perceptual and cognitive representation and interpretation of displayed information. • Assessment of workload with tasks having a large perceptual component. • Actions and behaviors resulting from information presented to various sensory systems. Input/Stimulus Processing Output/Response
Examples of PPTG research Input/Stimulus Processing Output/Response
PPTG Membership • PPTG sponsors $500 awards for the two best student submissions to the program • US$5/year • Access to the list server • Receive PPTG’s newsletter INSIGHT • - Information on meetings, socials • Publicize research amongst PPTG members • Members’ experiences in industry, academia etc. • Research directions (e.g. measurement of workload) • Internship, job opportunities