Joshua Poore, PhD
Joshua Poore, PhD
Dr. Joshua Poore is a Research Scientist with the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) at the University of Maryland where he supports the Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance mission area. Previously, Dr. Poore was a Principal Senior Scientist and Technology Development Manager at BAE Systems, FAST Labs (6/2018-2/2021), and Principal Scientist at Draper (03/2011-06/2018). Across his industry career, Dr. Poore was Technical Director or Principal Investigator for a wide range of projects focused on human-system integration and human-AI interaction funded by DARPA, IARPA, AFRL, and other agencies. Dr. Poore’s primary research foci are: (1) the use of ubiquitous software and distributed information technology as measurement mediums for human performance; (2) knowledge management or information architectures for reasoning about human system integration within and across systems. Currently, this work serves ARLIS’ AAA test-bed for Test and Evaluation activities. Dr. Poore also leads the development of open source technology aligned with this research as a committer and Project Management Committee member for the Apache Software Foundation.
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of California, Santa Barbara
- Master of Arts in Experimental Psychology from University of California, Los Angeles
- PhD Experimental Psychology from University of California, Los Angeles
EXPERTISE:
- Human System Integration
- Human Computer/Machine Interaction
- Test and Evaluation for Human Performance within Distributed Systems
- Systems Neuroscience
- Affective Neuroscience
- Design of Experiments
- Statistics and Data Science
- Business Analytics
- Agile Product Management
MISSION AREA:
- Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
- Led the development of high-resolution behavioral logging capabilities under the various DARPA programs – technologies later transitioned to DoD
- Led the development of knowledge management technologies for situational awareness under contract to DARPA – technology slated for transition to DoD
- Created acquisition strategy for embedded data science workflows in DoD operations for sponsoring agency –resulted in 6.2 program funded by same agency
PAPERS:
- Poore, J. C., & Bowers, C. (2016). Virtual Environments as Study Platforms for Realistic Human Behavior. Frontiers in psychology, 7, 1361.
- Poore, J. C., Webb, A. K., Cunha, M. G., Mariano, L. J., Chappell, D. T., Coskren, M. R., & Schwartz, J. L. (2015). Operationalizing engagement with multimedia as user coherence with context. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 8(1), 95-107.
- Poore, J.C., Forlines, C., Miller, S., Regan, J., Irvine, J. (2014) Personality, Cognitive Style, Motivation and Aptitude Predict Systematic Trends in Analytic Forecasting Behavior and Confidence. Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, 8(4), 374.