Kaiser Hamid Receives HFES ACTG Student Research Grant

HIACE Lab Ph.D. student Kaiser received an Honorable Mention for the HFES Augmented Cognition Technical Group (ACTG) Student Research Grant Award 2025 for his proposal titled “Gaze-Adaptive AR Hazard Cueing for Long-Tail Driving Scenarios.”

The project explores adaptive augmented reality (AR) cueing driven by drivers’ gaze behavior to enhance hazard anticipation in rare or long-tail traffic scenarios. By aligning AR visual prompts with real-time attention patterns, the proposed approach aims to improve situation awareness, safety, and human–automation teaming in mixed-traffic environments.

The award will be announced during the ACTG Business Meeting on November 7, 2025 (12:00 PM ET, virtual), where Kaiser will deliver a brief 3–5 minute overview of the proposed research. A follow-up update will be shared at the 2026 meeting as the project progresses.

This recognition highlights the HiACE Lab’s ongoing commitment to human-centered, cognitively informed design for safer automated driving systems.