Tizi Bernard

Title
Adjunct Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences
Email
Department
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
College
College of Arts & Sciences

Office Hours

As needed via email: tiziano.bernard@erau.edu

Areas of Expertise

Flight Test, Cognitive Engineering, Human-Centered Design, Usability, Avionics
Tizi Bernard

Dr. Tiziano "Tizi" Bernard is an experimental flight test engineer and pilot. Born and raised in Trieste, Italy, he graduated from the International School of Trieste before moving to the United States to study at Florida Tech. He earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, a M.S. in Flight Test Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Human-Centered Design (with a specialty in cognitive engineering). He studied under cognitive engineering researchers and flight test experts such as Dr. Ralph Kimberlin, Dr. Guy A. Boy, and Dr. A. Lucas Stephane.

For his dissertation, he studied pilot cognitive activity during critical phases of flight using flight test methods in virtual reality (VR). He spent several years studying systems-induced loss of control (LOC) causal factors and developing LOC recovery avionics for large aircraft at the Human-Centered Design Institute (HCDi) at Florida Tech.

Outside of ERAU, Dr. Bernard is an experimental flight test engineer for Gulfstream Aerospace, flying on GVII (G400/500/600) and GVIII (G700/G800) aircraft. He is also a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI/CFII) at Savannah Aviation. He previously was an avionics designer and evaluator for GARMIN, with experience on integrated, aftermarket, and experimental cockpits. He primarily worked on large-cabin flight decks and life-critical systems. He is an inventor on two patents with GARMIN and continues to serve the aerospace world as a lecturer, instructor, volunteer pilot, and mentor (e.g., Project Lead the Way).

For his dedication in the sciences he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Royal House of Savoy and the Bronzean Medal of the City of Trieste.

  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Human-Centered Design, Florida Institute of Technology
  • M.S. - Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology
  • Graduate Certificate in Flight Test Evaluation, Florida Institute of Technology
  • B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering: Flight Technology, Florida Institute of Technology
  • Flight Instructor - Federal Aviation Administration
  • Training Center Instructor - CIRRUS Aircraft Training Center
  • Commercial Pilot - Federal Aviation Administration
  • Ground Instructor - Federal Aviation Administration
  • Remote Pilot - Federal Aviation Administration
  • MSHF 618: HF in Virtual and Sim Environ
  • MSHF 606: Human Cognition
  • MSHF 700A: MSHF Thesis I
  • MSHF 700B: MSHF Thesis II
  • MSHF 641: Systems Psychology

MSHF618 - Human Factors in Virtual and Simulated Environments

MSHF647 - Human Factors in Complex Systems

MSHF652 - Crew Platform & Control Room Operational Interface Automation, Design, and Integration

MSHF606 - Human Cognition

MSHF700A - MSHF Thesis I

2024

  • Bernard, T., Wilt, D. (2024, in press) HCI in General Aviation. Chapter in Human Computer Interaction: HCI Application Domains (ed. Carroll, M.), CRC Press

2023

  • Bernard, T. et al. (2023) Role of AI in weather prediction, flight planning, route optimization and scheduling, Ethical considerations and potential impacts of human-machine interaction in aviation, Automation Framework for human decision making and key uses of AI for cognitive information processing. Chapters in Implementation Guide for Artificial Intelligence in Aviation. D. Ziakkas & L. Vink (Ed.). 
  • Ramazzotti, A., Bernard, T., Callaway, C. (2023) Perspectives on the Evolution of the Flight Test Profession: Stories from Avionics and Propulsion Experimental Flight Testing. Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE) European Annual Symposium. Rome, Italy

2022

  • Bernard, T., Kiefert, J., De La Barcena, A. (2022) Premature Descent Alerting: Experimental Flight Test Execution of an Enhanced TAWS Feature on G700/800 Aircraft. Society of Experimental Test Pilots Annual Symposium. Anaheim, CA

2020

  • Bernard, T., Tuccio, W.A., Wittenborn, G., Scheel, B., Sargent, E., Hewes, J., Litherland, W. (2020) Garmin Autoland: Simulator and Flight Testing of an Emergency Autonomous Landing System. Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE) International Symposium. St. Louis, MO
  • Bernard, T., Tuccio, W.A., Boulnois, S., Tasic, A., Stephane, L. (2020) An Approach to Aerospace Design Integrating Crew Resource Management in Operational Environments. Applied Human Factors & Ergonomics (AHFE) International Conference, San Diego, CA

2019

  • Bernard, T., Cuffie, B., Boulnois, S., Mehta, Y., Rayad, Y., Stephane, L. (2019) Considerations on Passenger Experience for Space Tourism. Applied Human Factors & Ergonomics (AHFE) International Conference, Washington D.C.

2018

  • Bernard, T. (2018) On the Complexity of Loss of Control in Aviation. Applied Human Factors & Ergonomics (AHFE) International Conference, Orlando, Florida

2016

  • Kasdaglis, N., Bernard, T., Stephane, L., Boy, G.A. (2016) Affordant Guidance for In-Flight Loss of Control: The Trajectory Recovery System (TRS). Conference Proceedings of HCI-Aero 2016, Paris, France

Experimental Flight Test Engineer, Gulfstream Aerospace (2021-current)

Certified Flight Instructor, Savannah Aviation (2023 - current)

Director at Large, Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE) (2022 - current)

Aviation Systems & Human Factors Engineer, GARMIN International (2019-2021)

Cognitive Engineering Research Engineer, Human-Centered Design Institute (2016-2018)

Flight Test Engineer, Human-Centered Design Institute (2015-2016)

Director at Large, Society of Flight Test Engineers

Sr. Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Fellow, European Academy for Economic and Cultural Relations

100 under 30, FORBES Italy (2019)

Gold Seal Flight Instructor, Federal Aviation Administration (2024)

Innovation Award, GARMIN International (2020)

Best Paper Award, SFTE 2020 International Conference

Knight, Military and Religious Order of the SS Maurice and Lazarus (2024)

Officer, Order of Merit of the Royal House of Savoy (2023)

Bronzean Medal of the City of Trieste, Government of Trieste, Italy (2017)

Best University Project, Thales (2016)

Northrop Grumman Best Engineering Project Award, Florida Tech Capstone Project (2015)