Research and Technical Work

How do humans learn complex tasks?


How does expertise allow people to solve problems in a dynamic, complex task environment?

Our future relies on humans and machines collaborating to solve problems together.


How can we integrate human brilliance and the immense computational power of machines to solve the complex problems of our future?

Sundermeir A. (2025). Humans in the loop: How accelerator operators are partnering with AI. SLAC National Laboratory Communications.

Carlson E. (2020). A new machine learning method streamlines particle accelerator operations. SLAC National Laboratory Communications.

Selected Research

Rahman R, Shtalenkova J, Mishra A A, Hu W. (2024). Network Models of Expertise in the Complex Task of Operating Particle Accelerators. https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.17988

Hanuka A, Duris J, Shtalenkova J. (2019). Online tuning and light source control using a physics-informed Gaussian process. arXiv.1911.01538.

Duris J, Kennedy D, Hanuka A, Shtalenkova J, et al. Bayesian optimization of a free-electron laser. arXiv:1909.05963.