Shi Cao

Associate Professor, Systems Design Engineering; CAP Committee Chair
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Contact Information

Email: s34cao@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 x36377
Location: EC4 2131

Associate Professor | Systems Design Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Shi Cao (“SHER TSAO”) studies human factors engineering. His research projects include human performance and workload modeling, human-machine system reliability, the applications of virtual and augmented reality, and new aviation training technologies. Cao has developed computational cognitive models and human performance prediction systems (Google Scholar list). He is also the director of Human Optimization Modelling Lab (HOMLab) and the Committee Chair of the Collaborative Aeronautics Program.

Selected Publications:

  • Xu, R., & Cao, S.(2021). Modeling pilot flight performance in a cognitive architecture: Model demonstration. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 65. 

  • Rehman, U., & Cao, S. (2017). Augmented reality-based indoor navigation: A comparative analysis of handheld devices vs. Google Glass. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 47(1), 140-151. 
  • Cao, S., & Liu, Y. (2013). Queueing network-adaptive control of thought rational (QN-ACTR): An integrated cognitive architecture for modelling complex cognitive and multi-task performance. International Journal of Human Factors Modelling and Simulation, 4(1), 63-86.