Virtual Environments, Cognition, & Training Research Laboratory

About the Lab

The members of the Virtual Environments, Cognition, and Training Research (VECTR) Lab at SJSU work to improve individual and team performance in complex work settings. Our human factors research generates new knowledge and solutions for problems involving interactions of people and technology. We apply our research to domains such as cybersecurity, healthcare, and robotics.

News

• April 19, 2021: Hifsa Khan is presenting "Training for Macrogocnitive Skills Awareness in Cybersecurity Professionals" at the 2021 (Remote) Spartan Annual Research Conference.
• December 11, 2020: Early access publication now available in the Cybersecurity Skills Journal: 2020 Special Issue on the NICE Framework.
• October, 2020: We presented work at the Western Psychological Assocation Centennial Convention:
  • Conetta, C., & Schuster, D. (2020, October 28-31). Individual differences in cyber security [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA. [ Available on demand ]
  • Fausett, C., Fisher, H., & Schuster, D. (2020, October 28-31). Informing best practices for cyber hygiene: A systematic literature review [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA. [ Available on demand ]
  • Ghavami, N. & Schuster, D. (2020, October 28-31). Implementing cybersecurity education in K-12 schooling to increase self-efficacy and STEM engagement [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA. [ Available on demand ]
  • Lee, C. & Schuster, D. (2020, October 28-31). Measuring the constructs of shared mental models in human-agent teams: A review [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA. [ Available on demand ]
  • Schuster, D. (2020, October 28-31). How psychology can solve our toughest technology problems [Keynote presentation]. Western Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA. [ Thu., Oct. 29, 11:00am - 12:00pm ]
• October 6, 2020: Daniel Mabie presented, "Lessons Learned in Leveraging Existing Simulations for Cybersecurity Training, Evaluation, and Research" in session CYB1 at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting.
• October 2020: Visit us virtually at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, the ErgoX Cybersecurity Track, and the Western Psychological Assocation Convention.
• April 2020: We were awarded a supplemental Research Experience for Undergraduates award from the NSF. This will fund two undergraduate research assistants in the lab during academic year 2020-2021.
• April 2020: Our lab continues to operate digitally. We are transitioning all of our active studies to online data collection.
• March 2020: WPA rescheduled for October 29 to November 1, 2020. Dr. David Schuster confirmed as a distinguished speaker for the Western Psychological Association's Centennial Convention
• January 2020: New article accepted for publication in Human Factors: Team combat identification: Effects of gender, spatial visualization, and disagreement
• October 2019: Joined a panel on effective and affordable ways to get talent at the Cybersecurity Symposium for Smart Cities
• June 2019: President Papazian highlights Dr. Schuster as an example of how "SJSU faculty members show us all how to excel and lead" (SJSU Newsroom)
• May 2019: Cyber Spartans encourage next generation of coders (SJSU Newsroom)
• Fall 2017: Dr. David Schuster awarded SJSU Research Foundation Early Career Investigator Award
• Spring 2016: VECTR PI receives NSF CAREER Award to study cognition in cybersecurity