Ingenuity Labs Presents: Heather F. Neyedli

Title:
From Arctic Defence to the Golf Course: Human Technology Teaming to Improve Performance

Abstract:
This presentation examines how human–technology teaming can be optimized to improve performance by comparing work across both highstakes and everyday domains. Within maritime and arctic defence, it highlights key challenges in human–automation interaction, including trust, reliance, workload, and maintaining the human “in-the-loop,” and demonstrates how design choices influence these factors. Extending these principles to golf, the work illustrates how technology use shapes confidence and training practices..

Bio:
Dr. Heather Neyedli is the PI of the Cognitive and Motor Performance Lab at the School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University. Her work spans the areas of Kinesiology, Psychology/Neuroscience, and Engineering. Her research in human–technology interaction centers on improving how people interact with AI, automated systems, and other technology, with a focus on the use of technology in military and sport settings. She also has a research stream that focuses on how humans make decisions and plan actions. This includes understanding how humans process information, adapt their movements, and respond to feedback when interacting with their environment.