1. DeSIRE Workshop, Pisa, 25-26/11/2002 1/7 A Case Study in Air Traffic Control Alberto Pasquini Deep Blue Srl

2. DeSIRE Workshop, Pisa, 25-26/11/2002 2/7 Small research and consultancy enterprise (interdisciplinary staff of 15) Located in Rome Working mainly in the area of Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors and Safety in Air Traffic Control Several International Collaborative projects including: Mediterranean Free Flight, Gate to Gate, Medium Term Conflict Detection Validation, ASAS Thematic Network Deep Blue

3. DeSIRE Workshop, Pisa, 25-26/11/2002 3/7 Complex and challenging application (collaboration between several controllers, pilots and ground staff; several type of supporting systems; state of the art HMI) Need for increasing overall system performances (because of the increasing air traffic) Increasing level of automation Community open to innovation Why a Case Study in ATC

4. DeSIRE Workshop, Pisa, 25-26/11/2002 4/7 Environment with highly proceduralised operative practices Several decision support systems (sophisticated data presentation, Medium and Short Term Conflict Detection and Avoidance, trajectory prediction, safety monitoring) Human as the final responsible for any control decisions Human centred design process with strong interactions with the stakeholders Characteristics of the application

5. DeSIRE Workshop, Pisa, 25-26/11/2002 5/7 Integrated Design Approach Procedural component Operational procedures Training procedures Maintenance procedures Rules Equipment component Software Hardware Tools Human Component Operative personnel Maintenance personnel Engineering personnel

6. DeSIRE Workshop, Pisa, 25-26/11/2002 6/7 Model based simulation Real time simulation Shadow mode and hot shadow mode simulation Flight trials Current validation in ATC Validation of procedures and systems mainly through elicited expert opinions about empirical evaluations:

7. DeSIRE Workshop, Pisa, 25-26/11/2002 7/7 Expression of Interest for DeSIRE, with the University of Siena and the University of Edinburgh for Design, Analysis and Evaluation of Interactive Systems (or Human Factors in Dependability) Understanding, Modeling and Evaluating (distribution of knowledge between components, interaction between components, evolution and usage of the knowledge embedded within components) Expression of Interest