C.J. Hutto

Biography

Dr. Clayton "C.J." Hutto is an adjunct professor in the Department of Human Factors, Safety and Social Sciences. Dr. Hutto holds a B.S. degree in Human Factors Psychology (minor in Information Technology) from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, an M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction from the Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Psychology and School of Interactive Computing, and a Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing from Georgia Tech's College of Computing. His early career began as an engineer working on avionics/electronics technology for the F-16 aircraft while in the United States Air Force, then as a Human Factors Engineer at Panasonic Mobile Communications near Atlanta, GA. Since 2006, Dr. Hutto has been a full-time research scientist at Georgia Tech's applied research and development department -- known as the Georgia Tech Research Institute (or GTRI) -- where he has been working as a Human Factors Engineer specializing in Human Systems Integration (HSI) for defense systems over the past ~20 years. Dr. Hutto's education and professional background as a military avionics engineer, human factors psychologist, and computer scientist give him both depth and breadth in this exciting field of applied science.

Throughout his career, Dr. Hutto has had the opportunity to work on a variety of R&D projects that range from cognitive systems engineering for safety critical systems to human factors in complex systems (particularly those related to military and aviation systems; so there is also a natural focus on Aerospace Human Factors and Aerospace Physiology. Dr. Hutto also led applied research about neuroeconomics at the intersection of human factors and neuroscience. He has had several projects that delve into human cognition (especially as it relates to computationally characterizing human decision-making, information processing, and sense-making), and he has conducted numerous real-world human performance analyses and evaluations (primarily as related to measuring human error, workload, and situation awareness in either typical or non-typical (extreme) environments. Often, his work in either the analysis or evaluation portions of the overall user-centered system or product design process will lead to either an initial design or else an iterated re-design of user interfaces, controls and displays, or the work environments based on principles of anthropometry and ergonomics.

Beyond leading and conducting applied HFE / HSI research and development, Dr. Hutto enjoys teaching, reading (primarily science and fantasy fiction genres), gaming (table-top board games and card games, role-playing games) and a variety of outdoor activities such as rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, camping, tennis and cheering on his favorite Atlanta area sports teams.

Education

• Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Human-Centered Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
• M.S. - Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
• B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Human Factors Psychology: Information Technology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University