{"id":71,"date":"2020-05-07T09:44:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T09:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2020-11-03T16:46:39","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T16:46:39","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/?page_id=71","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><h1>High-level questions<\/h1>\n<p>In the emerging age of <strong>A<\/strong><strong>rtificial Intelligenc<\/strong><strong>e<\/strong> and <strong>Machine Learning<\/strong>, the <strong>MAHALO<\/strong> SESAR Exploratory Research project aims to answer simple, yet profound questions: should we be developing automation that is <strong>conformal <\/strong>to the human, or should we be developing automation that is <strong>transparent<\/strong> to the human? Do we need both? Further, are there tradeoffs \/ interactions between the concepts, in terms of air traffic controller trust, acceptance, or performance?<\/p>\n<h2>Conformance<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The apparent strategy match between human and machine solutions. This similarity is<br>external, overt, and observable, and is the extent to which cause and effect can be observed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Transparency<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The extent to which aspects of the automation\u2019s inner process underlying a solution can<br>be observed and explained in human terms.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h1>MAHALO Objectives<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li>Create and demonstrate a <strong>ML system<\/strong> comprised of layered deep learning and reinforcement models, that is<br>trained on controller performance, control strategies, and eye scan data, and which learns to solve ATC<br>conflicts;<\/li>\n<li>Develop both a control model of ATC, and an associated <strong>Ecological Under Interface (E-UI) <\/strong>which \u2014 when operating in automated&nbsp; mode \u2014 augments the typical plan view display (PVD) with machine intent and decision selection rationale (to<br>help foster transparency);<\/li>\n<li>Experimentally evaluate, using <strong>human-in-the-loop (HITL) simulations<\/strong>, the relative impact of conformance<br>and transparency of advanced AI, in terms of e.g. controller trust, acceptance, workload, and<br>human\/machine performance; and how these effects are impacted by factors such as air traffic complexity,<br>or degraded mode operations;<\/li>\n<li>Define a <strong>framework <\/strong>to guide development of future AI systems, including guidance on the effects of<br>conformance, transparency, complexity, and non-nominal (degraded mode) conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>MAHALO approach<\/h1>\n<p>In the MAHALO project, the following techniques will be developed and empirically explored to address <strong>conformance<\/strong> and <strong>transparency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1594\" height=\"1594\" src=\"http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/personalized_machine_learning.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/personalized_machine_learning.png 1594w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/personalized_machine_learning-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/personalized_machine_learning-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/personalized_machine_learning-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/personalized_machine_learning-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/personalized_machine_learning-700x700.png 700w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/personalized_machine_learning-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1594px) 100vw, 1594px\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Conformance: Hybrid Supervised &amp; Unsupervised Learning<\/h3>\n<p>The core task of air traffic controllers is conflict detection &amp; resolution. For <b>conflict detection<\/b>, supervised learning techniques (for example, convolutional neural networks) will be explored to analyze controller data and develop generic (&#8220;one-size-fits-all&#8221;) and individualized prediction models. For <b>conflict resolution<\/b>, (Deep) Reinforcement Learning will be used that is capable of mimicking the human controller (<i>high conformance<\/i>) as well as proposing more optimized solutions (<i>low conformance<\/i>). The challenge here is to discover the &#8220;features&#8221; that capture the breadth of human decision-making in dynamic air traffic control tasks. <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1594\" height=\"1594\" src=\"http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EID.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EID.png 1594w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EID-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EID-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EID-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EID-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EID-700x700.png 700w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EID-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1594px) 100vw, 1594px\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Transparency: Ecological Interface Design<\/h3>\n<p>Any form of automation, whether based on AI techniques or a set of standardized rules \/ procedures and logic, has the tendency to be designed as a &#8220;black box.&#8221; In MAHALO, the outputs of the machine learning models will be made transparent and explainable by adopting the <b>Ecological Interface Design<\/b> framework. Ecological interfaces typically portray the physical and intentional system boundaries that define the playground in which both human and automated agents can act safely. It will thus serve as a common ground or &#8220;<b>shared mental model<\/b>&#8221; between human and automated agents. The design challenge here is to balance interface complexity (e.g., clutter) against usability.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1594\" height=\"1594\" src=\"http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/user_experience.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/user_experience.png 1594w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/user_experience-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/user_experience-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/user_experience-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/user_experience-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/user_experience-700x700.png 700w, http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/user_experience-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1594px) 100vw, 1594px\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Experimentation<\/h3>\n<p>Issues in human-automation interaction are some of the most difficult problems to solve. There is neither an easy-to-follow recipe nor a mathematical formula that captures and optimizes the dynamics of interaction. In MAHALO, a series of real-time, human-in-the-loop experiments will provide empirical insights into the impact of conformance and transparency on air traffic controllers&#8217; trust, acceptance, system understanding and performance. By purposefully manipulating levels of conformance and transparency, MAHALO aims to answer the high-level research questions.<\/p>\n<h1>Project overview \/ timeline<\/h1>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mahalo01.lr.tudelft.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Projectoverview-1-ov7rucu0acd9xao6ekpg7pqqqwkhkcs9n5iwyg9puw.png\" title=\"Projectoverview\" alt=\"Projectoverview\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High-level questions In the emerging age of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, the MAHALO SESAR Exploratory Research project aims to answer simple, yet profound questions: should we be developing automation that is conformal to the human, or should we be developing automation that is transparent to the human? Do we need both? 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