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
Ann Speed
Cognitive & Emerging Computing
Cognitive & Emerging Computing
(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
Ann Speed, Jason W. Wheeler, John L. Russell, Fred Oppel, Danielle Nicole Sanchez, Austin Ray Silva, Anna Chavez, (2021). Characterizing Human Performance: Detecting targets at high false alarm rates 2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis Document ID: 1391680
Ann Speed, Jason W. Wheeler, John L. Russell, Danielle Nicole Sanchez, Austin Ray Silva, Anna Camille Carey Chavez, (2021). Characterizing Human Performance: Detecting Targets At High False Alarm Rates International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1860299 Document ID: 1292024
Ann Speed, Jason W. Wheeler, John R. Russell, Fred Oppel, Danielle Nicole Sanchez, Austin Ray Silva, Anna Chavez, (2020). Characterizing Human Performance: Detecting targets at high false alarm rates. American Nuclear Society2021 International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2021) Document ID: 1244013
David John Stracuzzi, Ann Speed, (2020). Research Needs for Trusted Analytics in National Security Settings NIST AI Assurance Mini-Workshop https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1832675 Document ID: 1232616
Danielle J. Sanchez, Ann Speed, (2020). The Impact of Individual Traits on Domain Task Performance: Exploring the Dunning-Kruger Effect https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1716582 Document ID: 1230280
David John Stracuzzi, Ann Speed, (2020). Research Needs for Trusted Analytics in National Security Settings https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1662023 Document ID: 1195728
Danielle J. Sanchez, Ann Speed, Brad S. Altman, (2020). Trait Vs. Skill: Individual Differences ? Survey Questions https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1619003 Document ID: 1127528
Mallory Catherine Stites, Robert Scott Kittinger, James Bender, Amir Neeman, Ann Speed, Austin Ray Silva, Andrew Elliot Cox, (2019). Behavioral Analysis in Aviation Security – Coping with Cognitive Load Behavioral Analysis 2019 https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1639884 Document ID: 960193
Ann Speed, (2019). Intrusion Detection System Alarm Station Operator Interface Improvements https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1762330 Document ID: 937560
Ann Speed, Bryana Lynn Woo, Camron G Kouhestani, Jaclynn Javonna Stubbs, Gabriel Carlisle Birch, (2018). Physical Security Operators and Cognitive Science IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1592349 Document ID: 877757
Ann Speed, Bryana Lynn Woo, Camron G Kouhestani, Jaclynn Javonna Stubbs, Gabriel Carlisle Birch, (2018). Human Factors in Security IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1576211 Document ID: 842206
Matthew John Hoffman, Amanda Wachtel, John H. Gauthier, Karina Munoz-Ramos, Jessica Glicken Turnley, April Marie Nelson, Ann Speed, Craig R. Lawton, Robert Scott Kittinger, (2017). Modeling Human-Technology Interactive Effects in Systems of Systems (SoS) Society for Risk Analysis 2017 Annual Meeting https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1486991 Document ID: 727637
Ann Speed, David John Stracuzzi, Jina Lee, Lauren Hund, (2017). Applying Image Clutter Metrics to Domain-Specific Expert Visual Search https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1603851 Document ID: 672531
Judi E See, Colin G. Drury, Ann Speed, Allison Williams, Negar Khalandi, (2017). The Role of Visual Inspection in the 21st Century Human Factors and Ergonomics Society annual meeting https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1476816 Document ID: 626155
Ann Speed, John H. Gauthier, Matthew John Hoffman, Amanda Wachtel, Robert Scott Kittinger, Karina Munoz-Ramos, (2017). Method for Determining the Sensitivity of a Physical Security System Risk Analysis https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1429788 Document ID: 623030
Matthew John Hoffman, Jessica Glicken Turnley, Amanda Wachtel, Ann Speed, John H. Gauthier, Karina Munoz-Ramos, Robert Scott Kittinger, (2017). A System of Systems Approach to Layered Security at a Foward Operating Base Society for Risk Analysis 2017 Document ID: 625182
Jessica Glicken Turnley, Amanda Wachtel, Karina Munoz-Ramos, Matthew John Hoffman, John H. Gauthier, Ann Speed, Robert Scott Kittinger, (2017). Modeling Human-Technology Interaction as a Sociotechnical System of Systems International Conference on System of Systems Engineering (SoSE) https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1457956 Document ID: 624008
Jessica Glicken Turnley, Amanda Wachtel, Karina Munoz-Ramos, Matthew John Hoffman, John H. Gauthier, Ann Speed, Robert Scott Kittinger, (2017). Modeling Human-Technology Interaction as a Sociotechnical System of Systems International Conference on System of Systems Engineering (SoSE) https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1427421 Document ID: 577817
Matthew John Hoffman, Jessica Glicken Turnley, Amanda Wachtel, Ann Speed, John H. Gauthier, Karina Munoz-Ramos, Robert Scott Kittinger, (2017). A modeling approach to help understand risk in complex sociotechnical systems Annual meeting of Society for Risk Analysis – Europe Document ID: 566824
Amanda Wachtel, Matthew John Hoffman, Craig R. Lawton, Ann Speed, John H. Gauthier, Robert Scott Kittinger, (2016). Exploring Human-Technology Interaction in Layered Security Military Applications International Conference on Human Computer Interaction https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1345294 Document ID: 398465
Craig Michael Vineyard, James Bradley Aimone, Michael Lewis Bernard, Kristofor David Carlson, Frances S. Chance, James C. Forsythe, Conrad D. James, Fredrick Rothganger, William Mark Severa, Ann Speed, Stephen Joseph Verzi, Christina E. Warrender, John S. Wagner, Leann Adams Miller, (2015). Neural Computing at Sandia National Laboratories Rebooting Computing Summit (RCS 4) https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1335732 Document ID: 365383
Ann Speed, Bonnie Kudrick, (2015). Enhancing Human Performance at the Airport Security Checkpoint:: Human Factors Research at the Transportation Security Administration Chesapeake Large-Scale Analytics Conference https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1530659 Document ID: 342416
Kathleen Kristine Wenzel, Ann Speed, Robert Scott Kittinger, Glory Emmanuel Avina, William Mark Severa, Craig Michael Vineyard, Kristofor David Carlson, (2015). Essential News and Views Essential News and Views https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1512880 Document ID: 320487
Michael Christopher Stefan Trumbo, Laura E. Matzen, Austin Ray Silva, Michael Joseph Haass, Kristin Marie Divis, Ann Speed, (2015). Through A Scanner Quickly: Elicitation of P3 in Transportation Security Officers Following Rapid Image Presentation and Categorization HCI International 2015 https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1299974 Document ID: 319158
David John Stracuzzi, Ann Speed, Michael Joseph Haass, Austin Ray Silva, Derek Trumbo, (2015). Exploratory Analysis of Visual Search Data 9th International Conference on Augmented Cognition (HCI international) https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1339333 Document ID: 318815
Ann Speed, Austin Ray Silva, Derek Trumbo, Michael Christopher Stefan Trumbo, David John Stracuzzi, Christina E. Warrender, Kristin Marie Divis, (2015). Determining the Optimal Time on X-ray Analysis for Transportation Security Officers HCI International / Augmented Cognition https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1340134 Document ID: 308364
Ann Speed, Bonnie Kudrick, Daniel Caggiano, (2015). Human Factors within the Transportation Security Administration: Optimizing performance through human factors assessments HCI InternationalAugmented Cognition https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1263959 Document ID: 307983
Ann Speed, (2015). Visual search in operational environments: Balancing operational constraints with experimental control HCI InternationalAugmented Cognition https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1263958 Document ID: 307984
Jonathan T. McClain, Austin Ray Silva, Glory Emmanuel Avina, Kevin S. Nauer, Ann Speed, Robert G. Abbott, Laura E. Matzen, Michael Joseph Haass, Derek Trumbo, (2015). Measuring Human Performance within Computer Security Incident Response Teams Cis Erb https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1530979 Document ID: 243485
Ann Speed, Kudrick Bonnie, Daniel Caggiano, (2015). Human Factors within the Transportation Security Administration: Optimizing Performance through Human Factors Assessments 9th Annual International Augmented Cognition Conference https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1241269 Document ID: 232142
Ann Speed, (2015). Visual search in operational environments: Balancing operational constraints with experimental control HCI International 2015 – Augmented Cognition https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1241117 Document ID: 232301
Glory Emmanuel Avina, Robert Scott Kittinger, Ann Speed, (2015). A quantitative methodology for identifying attributes which contribute to performance for officers at the Transportation Security Administration Human Computer Interaction 2015 https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1240835 Document ID: 221604
David John Stracuzzi, Ann Speed, Austin Ray Silva, Michael Joseph Haass, Derek Trumbo, (2015). Exploratory Analysis of Visual Search Data Augmented Cognition / Human Computer Interaction International https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1240345 Document ID: 221737
Michael Christopher Stefan Trumbo, Laura E. Matzen, Austin Ray Silva, Michael Joseph Haass, Kristin Marie Divis, Ann Speed, (2015). Through A Scanner Quickly: Elicitation of P3 in Transportation Security Officers Following Rapid Image Presentation and Categorization HCI International 2015 https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1504357 Document ID: 221186
Ann Speed, Austin Ray Silva, Derek Trumbo, David John Stracuzzi, Christina E. Warrender, Michael Christopher Stefan Trumbo, Kristin Marie Divis, (2015). Determining the optimal time on x-ray analysis for Transportation Security Officers HCI International 2015Augmented Cognition Section https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1238305 Document ID: 220736
Laura E. Matzen, Michael Joseph Haass, Austin Ray Silva, Michael Christopher Stefan Trumbo, Susan S. Adams, Laura A. McNamara, Ann Speed, (2014). Effects of Expertise on Domain-General and Domain-Specific Visual Search Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1315099 Document ID: 218736
Kiran Lakkaraju, Brenda Griselda Medina, Alisa Nicole Rogers, Derek Trumbo, Ann Speed, Jonathan T. McClain, (2014). Controlled, Large, Online Social Experiments: The CLOSE Platform Conference on Digital Experimentation Document ID: 143814
Matthew John Hoffman, Craig R. Lawton, Robert Scott Kittinger, Ann Speed, (2014). Engineering Efficient Human-System Interaction in Defense Systems-of-Systems N/a Document ID: 143030
Alfredo M. Morales, Heidi R. Ammerlahn, Christopher D. Moen, Paul M. Smith, James M. Phelan, Ann Speed, Nathan R. Hilton, Chris D. Aldridge, Jeffrey N. Jortner, David Oliver Franco, Brent L. Haroldsen, (2013). Third-Party Testing of Transportation Security Equipment https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1666107 Document ID: 5323820
Fredrick Rothganger, Christina E. Warrender, Ann Speed, Brandon R. Rohrer, Asmeret Bier Naugle, Derek Trumbo, (2011). Connecting Cognitive and Neural Models Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures 2011 https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1118518 Document ID: 5301315
Kiran Lakkaraju, Ann Speed, (2010). A Cognitive-Consistency Based Model of Population Wide Attitude Change AAAI Fall Symposium on Complex Adaptive Systems https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1044965 Document ID: 5283679
Adele Doser, Ann Speed, Christina E. Warrender, (2010). Adversary Phase Change Detection Using SOMs and Text Data Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1020501 Document ID: 5282857
Adele Doser, Ann Speed, Christina E. Warrender, (2010). Using Adversary Text to Detect Adversary Phase Changes https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:983677 Document ID: 5272253
Alan Y. Hsu, Ann Speed, (2009). Final Report on LDRD Project 130784 Functional Brain Imaging by Tunable Multi-Spectral Event-Related Optical Signal (EROS) https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:993885 Document ID: 5275636
Adele Doser, Ann Speed, Christina E. Warrender, (2009). Using Adversary Text to Detect Adversary Phase changes https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:984942 Document ID: 5273992
James D. Morrow, Brett W. Bader, Peter Alexander Chew, Ann Speed, (2008). Automated Analysis for Understanding Large Text Corpora: Analyzing text to understand individuals and groups International Studies Asociation 2008 Conference https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1145531 Document ID: 5260773
Mark D. Ladd, Patrick G. Xavier, Ann Speed, (2004). A Dynamic Systems Model for Human Context Recognition and Understanding Sandia-Unm Cognitive Systems Workshop https://www.osti.gov/search/identifier:1145531 Document ID: 5222705
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Awards & Recognition
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