Abstract: This talk will discuss issues of trust, transparency, and human-autonomy teaming. Data from a few empirical AFRL (Air Force Research Laboratory) studies will be discussed.

Short Bio: Joseph B. Lyons is a Principal Research Psychologist within the 711 Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. Dr. Lyons received his PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Wright State University in Dayton, OH, in 2005. Some of Dr. Lyons’ research interests include human-machine trust, interpersonal trust, human factors, and influence. Dr. Lyons has worked for the Air Force Research Laboratory as a civilian researcher since 2005, and between 2011-2013 he served as the Program Officer at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research where he created a basic research portfolio to study both interpersonal and human-machine trust as well as social influence. Dr. Lyons is an AFRL Fellow, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and a Fellow of the Society for Military Psychologists.