Steven J. Landry
Purdue University
School of Industrial Engineering
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-***-****(O)
http://***.************.**********@******.***
Research and Teaching Interests:
Air traffic management and control, flight deck displays and alerting systems, human-
computer interfaces for complex systems, simulation and modeling, cognitive engineering,
models of human behavior in complex systems, procedures, judgment and decision-making,
mental representations, cognitive grouping, theories of memory, visual perception and eye
tracking
Education:
S.M. Aeronautics and Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999
Thesis: Perceptual Grouping in Air Traffic Control
Advisor: Thomas Sheridan, Sc.D.
B.S. Electrical Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1987, with Honors
Ph.D. Industrial and Systems Engineering
Certificate in Cognitive Science
Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004
Dissertation: Supporting Pilot Procedure Following in Nominal and Off-nominal Situations
Through the Use of Displays of Procedure Context
Advisor: Julie Jacko, Ph.D.
Employment:
08/2011 - present: Associate Professor and Associate Head, School of Industrial
Engineering, Purdue University
9/2005 - 08/2011: Assistant Professor, School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue
University
Teaching, administration, and research in the School of Industrial Engineering.
9/2003-8/2005: Aerospace Engineer, NASA Ames Research Center
Research and development on the Multi-Center Traffic ManagementAdvisor system. Develop
scheduling algorithm for distributed scheduling system, conduct analyses on models and
algorithm, conduct field tests in Air Route Traffic Control Centers. Conduct manned and
unmanned simulations for system-level testing. Develop and test potential extensions of
the system to include metering to additional airports and within additional centers.
9/2002-9/2003: Senior Principal Software Engineer, Raytheon, NASA Ames Research Center
Research and development on the Multi-Center Traffic ManagementAdvisor system. Develop
scheduling algorithm for distributed scheduling system, conduct analyses on models and
algorithm, conduct field tests in Air Route Traffic Control Centers. Conduct manned and
unmanned simulations for system-level testing.
6/1999-9/2002: Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology
Conducted an analytical and experimental study of system dynamics, pilot performance, and
procedures for instrument approaches to closely spaced parallel runways. Provided C++
programming for reconfigurable flight simulator, including displays and dynamics.
2/1997-6/1999: Research Assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Conducted an experimental and theoretical study of cognitive groupings in air traffic
control utilizing an eye-tracking system. Provided C++ programming of an air traffic
control simulation.
11/1989-6/1996: C-141B Instructor Pilot and Flight Examiner, United States Air Force
Provided instruction and standardization for the 18th and 30th flying squadrons of the
305th Air Mobility Wing. 2,500 total flying hours, including humanitarian relief,
resupply, troop deployment, presidential support, and combat missions. Extensive oceanic
and international flight experience. Qualified in air refueling and Category II ILS
procedures. Also worked as Wing Airlift Director, coordinating mission requirements with
airframe and aircrew availability, and as Mission Planner, developing itineraries and
coordinating capabilities with mission directives. Developed database software tools to
perform aircraft scheduling and preflight time-line tracking.
4/1988-11/1989: Student pilot,United States Air Force
200+ hours in T-41, T-37, and T-38 aircraft
7/1987-4/1988: Program Manager (GS-7), United States Air Force
Engineering support and management for Strategic Defense Initiative Battle Management
Command, Control, and Communications Experimental Version, participated in source
selection to choose contractor for the program.
1983-1986 (Summers): Engineer, Raytheon Company.
Provided engineering support, testing and evaluation for numerous projects, including
satellite surveillance systems and the Patriot missile system.
Courses taught:
IE566: Production Management Control
IE330: Probability and Statistics for Engineers
IE690B: Human Performance Modeling
IE590D: Applied Ergonomics
IE/AAE590: Air Transportation Systems Engineering
IE386: Work Analysis and Design I
Internal service:
Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Spring 2010 Spring 2011
Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee, Fall 2010
ABET and Assessment Committee, Spring 2007 - Spring 2011
Chair, Website Committee, Fall 2006 Spring 2011
Member, Website Committee, Spring 2006
Member, Undergraduate Committee, Fall 2005, Spring 2007
Service Engineering Ad Hoc Committee, Fall 2006 Spring 2007
IE Faculty Search Committee, Fall 2007 - Spring 2009
IE Head Search Committee, Spring 2008 - Spring 2009
External service:
Program Chair, Human Performance Modeling Technical Group, Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society (Term 2011-2012)
Publications chair, AIAA AIr Transportation Systems Subcommittee 2009 - 2011
Conference committee, 2007, 2009 Human-Computer Interaction International Conference
Conference committee, 2008
Awards and honors:
James H. Greene Outstanding Graduate Educator Award (2011)
2011 nominee from the School of IE for the Charles B. Murphy and A.A. Potter
Undergraduate Teaching Awards
Best Paper, AIAA ATIO conference (2005)
NASA s Turning Goals Into Reality Award (2005)
NASA Distinguished Rating (2005)
NASA Ames Research Center Honor Award - Best First Paper at Ames (2004)
Best Paper in Session (23rd Digital Avionics Systems Conference)
Best Presentation in Session (21st Digital Avionics Systems Conference)
Professional memberships:
Sigma Xi
Institute of Industrial Engineers
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Funded research as principal investigator (total funding = $1,326,988):
Energy Use Modeling and Analysis, Yum! Brands, Inc., 10/10/2011 12/16/2011. ($9,100)
Infuser Pump Alerting System Analysis, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering,
06/01/2011 05/31/2011. ($48,200)
Stream Management: A Concept for Dynamic Airspace, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, 3/1/2011 2/28/2012. ($137,500)
PCMH Exploratory Analysis, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering, 08/01/2010
07/31/2011. ($30,000).
Learning Outcomes Assessment Grant, Purdue University Provost, 05/01/10 02/28/2011.
($5,000)
Transition to Super Density Operations Capability 2015 Timeframe, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1/1/08 - 12/31/10. ($746,487.60)
Indianapolis International Airport Terminal Location Study, Indianapolis International
Airport, 07/01/2008 12/31/2008. ($29,066.19)
Analysis and Development of Strategic and Tactical Separation Assurance Algorithms,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 10/1/06 - 9/30/10 ($321,634)
Funded research subcontract/other (total funding = $1,326,988):
Optimized Profile Descent Modeling, Co-I with Dengfeng Sun, Ph.D. (Purdue University,
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics), funding from the Federal Aviation Administration
through the NEXTORII cooperative agreement.
Metrics for Operator Situation Awareness, Workload, and Performance in Automated
Separation Assurance Systems, subcontract from California State University Long Beach
(PI: Tom Strybel, Ph.D.), 10/1/06 - 9/30/10, funding for California State University
Long Beach is from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Aerospace Systems Research in Support of Integration of Advanced Concepts into NextGen,
subcontract from Raytheon (PI: Edward Stevens), funding from the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
Support for National Airspace System Plan Development with Meta-solutions Modeling, Co-
I with Dan DeLaurentis, Ph.D. (Purdue University, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics),
funding from the Department of Transportation.
A Concept for Flexible Operations and Optimized Traffic into Metroplex Regions, co-I
with Dan DeLaurentis, Ph.D. and Dengfeng Sun, Ph.D. (Purdue University, School of
Aeronautics and Astronautics), funding from the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
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