Stephen M. Fiore

Stephen M. Fiore is a full-time Professor at the University of Central Florida, affiliated with the Department of Philosophy and the Institute for Simulation and Training. As Director of the Cognitive Sciences Laboratory, he leads multidisciplinary research integrating cognitive, social, organizational, and computational sciences.

• Research Focus: Complex collaborative cognition, human-AI teaming, simulation-based training, team science, and 21st-century skills assessment.
• Federal Engagement: DARPA ISAT Study Group, National Academies of Sciences consensus studies.
• International Roles: Visiting scholar at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (2010), OECD PISA expert panel (2015).
• Awards: Pegasus Professor (2023), Scroll & Quill Society (2020), Luminary Award (2019), Reach for the Stars Award (2014), multiple Research Incentive Awards.
• Funding: $35M+ secured as PI/Co-PI, including NSF and Minerva Research Initiative grants.

Scientific Contributions: Co-author of 250+ publications across human-human and human-AI team cognition, with key works on accelerating expertise, shared cognition, and adaptive training systems. His lab explores immersive VR, robotic perception scales, and ICE environment team dynamics.

Leadership Roles:

• Co-founder and former President of the International Network for the Science of Team Science
• Co-founder and former President of the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research
• Co-founder of the Global Alliance for Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research

Key Collaborations: Santa Fe Institute (2013), Army's Robotics CTA, NSF-funded team science initiatives, and European research networks.