Leonard Adelman received the Ph.D. in psychology
from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 1976. He is a tenured,
full professor in the Department of Systems Engineering and
Operations Research in George Mason University's (GMU) School
of Information Technology and Engineering.
Dr. Adelman performs research oriented toward
understanding cognitive processes, developing conceptual prototypes
to support those processes, and evaluating system effectiveness
and usability. He has authored a book on evaluating decision
systems, Evaluating Decision Support and Expert Systems (New
York: Wiley, 1992), co-authored a book on cognitive systems
engineering, Cognitive Systems Engineering for User-Centered
Interface Design, Prototyping, and Evaluation, (Hillsdale, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum, 1995), and co-edited a special issue of IEEE
Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics ('Perspectives
on knowledge engineering,' 1989). In addition, he has authored
or co-authored over 60 journal papers, book chapters, and conference
proceedings addressing cognitive processes and the design and
evaluation of systems to support them. Dr. Adelman's newest,
co-authored book is Handbook for Evaluating Knowledge-Based
Systems: Conceptual Framework and Compendium of Methods (Norwell,
MA: Kluwer, 1997).
Dr. Adelman has worked with CTI on numerous
projects since the company's inception. His largest efforts
have been in supporting CTI's development of a cognitive framework
for situation assessment by Army commanders and staff, and in
supporting the training of mental models and critical thinking
skills within an Army battlefield context.
