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Observations and Issues in the Application of Cognitive Workload Modelling for Decision Making in Complex Time-Critical Environments

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Human Mental Workload: Models and Applications (H-WORKLOAD 2017)

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This paper presents some incidental findings and observations related to cognitive workload and situational awareness from a number of research projects investigating the impact of changes to systems used to support decision-making in complex time-critical situations. It is hoped that these observations will provide useful insights into the way cognitive workload affects decision-making as well as providing guidance to future research, in the form of specific aspects to investigate as well as considerations for the analysis process.

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Smith, K.T. (2017). Observations and Issues in the Application of Cognitive Workload Modelling for Decision Making in Complex Time-Critical Environments. In: Longo, L., Leva, M. (eds) Human Mental Workload: Models and Applications. H-WORKLOAD 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 726. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61061-0_5

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