Associate Professor Carolyn Semmler

Associate Professor Carolyn Semmler leads the Applied Cognition and Experimental Psychology (ACEP) research group, focusing on the application of theories and models of cognition, judgement and decision-making to defence and medical contexts.

The ACEP research group develops mathematical models to understand human performance and interaction with intelligent agents, developing human-machine interfaces for defence and national security. Her work has been cited over 1120 times and she has been funded by the Next Generation Technologies Fund, Australian Research Council, and the National Science Foundation (USA). Lab Capabilities: ACEP capabilities include experimental methods and computational modelling of cognitive processes, neurophysiological and physiological measurement to understand and improve human decision-making in important contexts, such as health, policing and national security.

Our work uses human experiments to achieve high levels of performance and design of technology to enhance proficiency. In doing so, we hope to improve the accuracy and efficiency of decisions made by personnel in various operational contexts.