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Human Factors, Instrumentation & Controls
Improving task performance, system reliability, system and personnel safety, efficiency, and effectiveness are the division's main objectives. Its major areas of interest include task design, procedures, training, instrument and control layout and placement, stress control, anthropometrics, psychological input, and motivation.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom H
Session Chair:
Casey R. Kovesdi
Alternate Chair:
Niav M. Hughes Green
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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Heuristic Evaluation Methods Applied to a Predictive Maintenance Chatbot
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Jeremy Mohon (INL), Casey R. Kovesdi (INL), Linyu Lin (INL), Jeffrey C. Joe (INL)
Paper
Human Factors Evaluation of a Machine Learning-Based Predictive Maintenance User Interface
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Rachael Hill (INL), Anna Hall (INL), Ronald L. Boring (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL), Cody Walker (INL), Linyu Lin (INL), Nancy J. Lybeck (INL)
Development of Large Language Model-Based Human-System Interaction System for Nuclear Power Plant Operation Support
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Seung Geun Kim (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Joowon Cha (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Yoonpyo Lee (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Yonggyun Yu (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Ensuring Safe, Effective, and Reliable Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Applications for Nuclear Electricity Generation Through a Systems Approach
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Casey R. Kovesdi (INL), Jeffrey C. Joe (INL), Jeremy Mohon (INL), Brian M. Wilcken (INL), John N. Mapes (INL), Linyu Lin (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL)
Trustworthiness and Trust: Identifying Factors that Drive Successful Human-AI Interaction in Nuclear Power Plant Applications
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Yusuke Yamani (Old Dominion University), Austin Jackson (Old Dominion University), Casey R. Kovesdi (INL), Jeffrey C. Joe (INL), jeremy mohon (INL)
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