Owen Carter

Owen Carter serves as an Honorary Research Fellow within the School of Psychological Science at The University of Western Australia. His research focuses on human cognition in complex operational environments, particularly maritime command systems and human-automation interfaces, with significant collaborations across defense and cognitive science domains.

His primary research interests include Cognitive Science, Human-Automation Interaction, and Situation Awareness, where he investigates how digital representations, communication design, and interface configurations impact human performance and trust in automated systems. His work emphasizes practical applications in high-stakes environments like submarine operations, developing frameworks such as the Human-Automation Trust Expectation Model (HATEM) to optimize team effectiveness.

Recent publications reveal a strong trend toward integrating cognitive engineering principles with real-world defense applications, particularly examining how digital tools augment human capabilities in maritime contexts. His research consistently bridges theoretical cognitive models with empirical studies on workload, meta-awareness, and trust calibration in human-machine teams.

Carter secured research funding through the Department of Jobs Tourism Science and Innovation (Western Australia) for the project 'Dynamic two-way communication using gestures for human-machine teaming' (2023-2024), which explored gesture-based communication protocols to enhance human-machine collaboration in operational settings. His collaborative network includes prominent researchers like S. Michailovs, T. Visser, and S. Loft across multiple defense-related projects.