Ann Speed

Cognitive & Emerging Computing

Cognitive & Emerging Computing

aespeed@sandia.gov

(505) 845-0143

Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico
 P.O. Box 5800
 Albuquerque, NM 87185-1327

Biography

I have been doing research on how to make analysts more effective for several years – mostly in the visual search domain by conducting human subjects experiments in what I call “near operational” environments. I’m also increasingly interested in the overlap, and gap, between laboratory-based research and theory and the phenomena we observe in operational and near-operational environments.

Education

PhD in Cognitive Psychology in 1999. Have done work in a large number of domains here at Sandia ranging from Insider Threat, computational cognitive modeling, assessment of neurotechnologies and the future of neurotech, the human side of the IED problem, and the neurophysiology of analogy-making.

Publications

  • Speed, A., Wheeler, J., Russell, J., Oppel, F., Sanchez, D., Silva, A., Chavez , A., & Chavez , A. (2021). Characterizing Human Performance: Detecting Targets at High False Alarm Rates [Slides] [Conference Presenation]. https://doi.org/10.2172/1897019 Publication ID: 76645
  • Speed, A., Wheeler, J., Russell, J., Sanchez, D., Silva, A., Carey Chavez, A., & Carey Chavez, A. (2021). CHARACTERIZING HUMAN PERFORMANCE: DETECTING TARGETS AT HIGH FALSE ALARM RATES [Conference Paper]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1860299 Publication ID: 77789
  • Stracuzzi, D., Speed, A., & Speed, A. (2020). Research Needs for Trusted Analytics in National Security Settings [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1832675 Publication ID: 71864
  • Sanchez, D., Speed, A., & Speed, A. (2020). The Impact of Individual Traits on Domain Task Performance: Exploring the Dunning-Kruger Effect. https://doi.org/10.2172/1716582 Publication ID: 71574
  • Stites, M., Kittinger, R., bender, J., neeman, A., Speed, A., Silva, A., Cox, A., & Cox, A. (2019). Behavioral Analysis in Aviation Security – Coping with Cognitive Load [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1639884 Publication ID: 68305
  • Speed, A., Woo, B.L., Kouhestani, C., Stubbs, J., Birch, G., & Birch, G. (2018). Human Factors in Security [Conference Poster]. Proceedings – International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology. https://doi.org/10.1109/CCST.2018.8585640 Publication ID: 63562
  • Speed, A., Woo, B.L., Kouhestani, C., Stubbs, J., Birch, G., & Birch, G. (2018). Physical Security Operators and Cognitive Science [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1592349 Publication ID: 59684
  • Hoffman, M., Wachtel, A., Gauthier, J., Munoz-Ramos, K., Turnley, J., Nelson, A., Speed, A., Lawton, C., Kittinger, R., & Kittinger, R. (2017). Modeling Human-Technology Interactive Effects in Systems of Systems (SoS) [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1486991 Publication ID: 54619
  • Turnley, J., Wachtel, A., Munoz-Ramos, K., Hoffman, M., Gauthier, J., Speed, A., Kittinger, R., & Kittinger, R. (2017). Modeling human-technology interaction as a sociotechnical system of systems [Conference Poster]. 2017 12th System of Systems Engineering Conference, SoSE 2017. https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSOSE.2017.7994934 Publication ID: 54300
  • See, J., Drury, C., Speed, A., Williams, A., Khalandi, N., & Khalandi, N. (2017). The Role of Visual Inspection in the 21st Century [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931213601548 Publication ID: 56974
  • Turnley, J., Wachtel, A., Munoz-Ramos, K., Hoffman, M., Gauthier, J., Speed, A., Kittinger, R., & Kittinger, R. (2017). Modeling Human-Technology Interaction as a Sociotechnical System of Systems [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSOSE.2017.7994934 Publication ID: 56277
  • Wachtel, A., Hoffman, M., Lawton, C., Speed, A., Gauthier, J., Kittinger, R., & Kittinger, R. (2016). Exploring human-technology interaction in layered security military applications [Conference Poster]. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39399-5_23 Publication ID: 48489
  • Vineyard, C., Aimone, J.B., Bernard, M., Carlson, K.D., Chance, F., Forsythe, J., James, C., Rothganger, F., Severa, W., Speed, A., Verzi, S., Warrender, C., Wagner, J., Miller, L., & Miller, L. (2015). Neural Computing at Sandia National Laboratories [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1335732 Publication ID: 41869
  • Speed, A., Kudrick, B., & Kudrick, B. (2015). Enhancing Human Performance at the Airport Security Checkpoint:: Human Factors Research at the Transportation Security Administration [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1530659 Publication ID: 45873
  • Stracuzzi, D., Speed, A., Haass, M., Silva, A., Trumbo, D., & Trumbo, D. (2015). Exploratory Analysis of Visual Search Data [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20816-9_52 Publication ID: 44649
  • Speed, A., Silva, A., Trumbo, D., Trumbo, M., Stracuzzi, D., Warrender, C., Divis, K., & Divis, K. (2015). Determining the Optimal Time on X-ray Analysis for Transportation Security Officers [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20816-9_79 Publication ID: 44501
  • Speed, A., Kudrick, B., Caggiano, D., & Caggiano, D. (2015). Human Factors within the Transportation Security Administration: Optimizing performance through human factors assessments [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1263959 Publication ID: 44331
  • Speed, A. (2015). Visual search in operational environments: Balancing operational constraints with experimental control [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20816-9_51 Publication ID: 44330
  • McClain, J., Silva, A., Avina, G., Nauer, K., Speed, A., Abbott, R., Matzen, L., Haass, M., Trumbo, D., & Trumbo, D. (2015). Measuring Human Performance within Computer Security Incident Response Teams [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1530979 Publication ID: 43059
  • Trumbo, M., Matzen, L., Silva, A., Haass, M., Divis, K., Speed, A., & Speed, A. (2015). Through a scanner quickly: Elicitation of P3 in transportation security officers following rapid image presentation and categorization [Conference Poster]. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20816-9_33 Publication ID: 42170
  • Kudrick, B., Caggiano, D., Speed, A., & Speed, A. (2015). Human factors within the transportation security administration: Optimizing performance through human factors assessments [Conference Poster]. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84947269994&origin=inward Publication ID: 42368
  • Speed, A. (2015). Visual search in operational environments: Balancing operational constraints with experimental control [Conference Poster]. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84947288347&origin=inward Publication ID: 42357
  • Avina, G., Kittinger, R., Speed, A., & Speed, A. (2015). A quantitative methodology for identifying attributes which contribute to performance for officers at the transportation security administration [Conference Poster]. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84947217883&origin=inward Publication ID: 42314
  • Stracuzzi, D., Speed, A., Silva, A., Haass, M., Trumbo, D., & Trumbo, D. (2015). Exploratory analysis of visual search data [Conference Poster]. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84947205607&origin=inward Publication ID: 42302
  • Speed, A., Silva, A., Trumbo, D., Stracuzzi, D., Warrender, C., Trumbo, M., Divis, K., & Divis, K. (2015). Determining the optimal time on X-ray analysis for transportation security officers [Conference Poster]. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84947270422&origin=inward Publication ID: 41482
  • Matzen, L., Haass, M., Silva, A., Trumbo, M., Adams, S., McNamara, L., Speed, A., & Speed, A. (2014). Effects of Expertise on Domain-General and Domain-Specific Visual Search [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.1037/e524912015-054 Publication ID: 39946
  • Morales, A., Franco, D., Haroldsen, B.L., Ammerlahn, H., Moen, C., Smith, P., Phelan, J., Speed, A., Hilton, N.R., Aldridge, C., Jortner, J., & Jortner, J. (2013). Third-Party Testing of Transportation Security Equipment [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1666107 Publication ID: 34520
  • Speed, A., Vineyard, C., Collard, J., Verzi, S., & Verzi, S. (2012). Diffusion among cognitively complex agents : final report. https://doi.org/10.2172/1055582 Publication ID: 30258
  • Rothganger, F., Warrender, C., Speed, A., Rohrer, B., Naugle, A., Trumbo, D., & Trumbo, D. (2011). Connecting Cognitive and Neural Models [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1118518 Publication ID: 25212
  • Speed, A., Warrender, C., & Warrender, C. (2011). Adversary phase change detection using S.O.M. and text data [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1038179 Publication ID: 21143
  • Speed, A., Warrender, C., & Warrender, C. (2010). Adversary phase change detection using S.O.M. and text data [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1024473 Publication ID: 19700
  • Speed, A. (2010). Key parameters for modeling information diffusion in populations [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1021151 Publication ID: 18929
  • Speed, A. (2010). Key parameters for modeling information diffusion in populations [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1021117 Publication ID: 18880
  • Lakkaraju, K., Speed, A., & Speed, A. (2010). A cognitive-consistency based model of population wide attitude change [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1044965 Publication ID: 18728
  • Doser, A., Speed, A., Warrender, C., & Warrender, C. (2010). Adversary phase change detection using SOMs and text data [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1020501 Publication ID: 18511
  • Speed, A., Verzi, S., Wagner, J., Warrender, C., & Warrender, C. (2010). Proposed comment on Anderson (2010) Neural re-use as a fundamental organizational principle of the brain. Behavioral Brain Science. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1124264 Publication ID: 17799
  • Speed, A. (2010). Architecture of PFC supports analogy but PFC is not an analogy machine. Cognitive Neuroscience, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.1080/17588928.2010.481359 Publication ID: 17545
  • Hsu, A.Y., Speed, A., & Speed, A. (2009). Final Report on LDRD project 130784 : functional brain imaging by tunable multi-spectral Event-Related Optical Signal (EROS). https://doi.org/10.2172/993885 Publication ID: 16807
  • Speed, A. (2009). Understanding the neurophysiology of analogy-making through computational modeling [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1142239 Publication ID: 16395
  • Doser, A., Speed, A., Warrender, C., & Warrender, C. (2009). Using adversary text to detect adversary phase changes. https://doi.org/10.2172/984942 Publication ID: 16553
  • Doser, A., Speed, A., Warrender, C., & Warrender, C. (2009). Using adversary text to detect adversary phase changes. https://doi.org/10.2172/983677 Publication ID: 16175
  • Morrow, J., Bader, B., Chew, P., Speed, A., & Speed, A. (2008). Automated Analysis for Understanding Large Text Corpora: Analyzing text to understand individuals and groups [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1145531 Publication ID: 13119
  • Speed, A. (2007). Computational modeling of analogy: Destined to only ever be metaphor?. Behavior and Brain Sciences. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1146034 Publication ID: 12285
  • Speed, A. (2004). Dynamic context discrimination : psychological evidence for the Sandia Cognitive Framework. https://doi.org/10.2172/975242 Publication ID: 3616
  • Forsythe, J., Forsythe, J., Speed, A., Lippitt, C.E., Schaller, M., Xavier, P., Thomas, E.V., Schoenwald, D., & Schoenwald, D. (2003). Final report for the endowment of simulator agents with human-like episodic memory LDRD. https://doi.org/10.2172/918401 Publication ID: 2736
  • Forsythe, J., Forsythe, J., Bernard, M., Xavier, P., Abbott, R., Speed, A., Brannon, N., & Brannon, N. (2003). Engineering a transformation of human-machine interaction to an augmented cognitive relationship [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/917160 Publication ID: 1830
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Awards & Recognition

2014

Ann Speed, Ann has led, unified and improved national-level Transportation Security Administration (TSA) field research to improve aviation security processes and TSA officer performance., Sandia National Laboratories, April 22, 2014

2011

Ann Speed, Advisory Board Membership: National Research Council of the National Academies Standing Committee on Operational Science & Technology Option for Defeating IEDs, Professional Society, January 1, 2011

Ann Speed, National Research Council of the National Academies study on Making the Soldier Decisive on the Future Battlefield, Professional Society, January 1, 2011

Ann Speed, Patriotic Civilian Service, Department of the Army , For 3.5 years of participation on the National Research Council (of the National Academies) Standing Advisory Board for the Joint IED Defeat Organization., February 10, 2011

2007

Ann Speed, Membership: National Research Council Standing Committee on Operational Science and Technology Options for Defeating Improvised Explosive Devices, National Academies, May 1, 2007