Curtis M. Humphrey
Papers
10
Total Citations
249
H-Index
7
About
Curtis M. Humphrey is a pioneering researcher in human-robot interaction (HRI), with a focus on deploying robotic systems for emergency response and wilderness search and rescue. His work centers on designing scalable interfaces and visualizations that enable effective human-robot teaming, particularly in high-stakes environments like Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) incidents. Humphrey’s most cited paper (75 citations) demonstrates how mini-UAVs can support wilderness search and rescue through coordinated human-robot teams, while his 2009 work (66 citations) outlines robotic tasks for CBRNE response, emphasizing situational awareness and responder safety. He has also explored interface scalability (55 citations) and cognitive information flow, contributing foundational knowledge to multi-robot systems. Humphrey’s research on compass visualizations and information abstraction for HRI has advanced operator situational awareness, and his later work on human roles for robot-augmented first response highlights the evolving partnership between humans and autonomous systems. With over 250 total citations, Humphrey’s contributions are essential for students and researchers interested in designing intuitive, effective interfaces for robots in critical missions.
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Top Papers
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- 3Assessing the scalability of a multiple robot interface55 citations · 2007
- 4Visualization of Multiple Robots during Team Activities12 citations · 2006
- 5Compass visualizations for human-robotic interaction11 citations · 2008
- 6Information Abstraction Visualization for Human-Robot Interaction11 citations · 2009
- 7Cognitive information flow analysis10 citations · 2011
- 8Human roles for robot augmented first response4 citations · 2015
- 9A human eye like perspective for remote vision3 citations · 2009
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