Human Health and Performance Systems
The Human Health & Performance Systems Group develops human-centered technologies to overcome operational challenges and to enhance human capability in domains of interest to national security. Our research programs focus on innovative and objective solutions in the areas of integrated wearable systems, human-machine teaming, enhanced communications, neurocognitive analytics, and medical technologies. Our group is highly interdisciplinary and includes scientific experts in physiology, cognitive science, neuroscience, psychology, biomechanics, computer science, linguistics, engineering, and physics. Our core technical competencies include system-level modeling and gap analysis, advanced sensing and signal processing, machine learning and artificial intelligence, computational modeling, hardware and software prototyping, model-based systems engineering, and human data collection in laboratory and field environments.
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Featured Projects
Artificial Intelligence–Guided Ultrasound Intervention Device
Hemorrhage causes 90% of preventable battlefield deaths. AI-GUIDE is designed to address this issue by enabling medics to catheterize a major blood vessel, through which life-saving aid can be delivered, in a pre-hospital setting.
EnteroPhone™
A wireless, ingestible device monitors heart and breathing rates by listening to the body's sounds and senses core temperature, all from within the gastrointestinal tract.
Physiological Status Monitoring
New sensors that gather data on a soldier's physiological state can help prevent heat-related injuries.
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Laboratory Stories
My favorite kind of work is when I get to clean up and maintain a program or website and turn it into something that people can actually install and use.
Cassian Corey
Software Developer
Biotechnology and Human Systems
Human Health and Performance Systems
The Lab fuses the best parts of technological innovation with an atmosphere that embodies constant learning and growth — all in the context of service to our nation and community. Lincoln Laboratory is a beautiful place to be.
Molly Crane
Signal Processing Engineer
Biotechnology and Human Systems
Human Health and Performance Systems
I take a lot of pride in working at a research center with unique capabilities that very few places in the world can match.
Brian Baum
Biomechanist
Biotechnology and Human Systems
Human Health and Performance Systems
Advancing Our Research
Featured Publications
AI-enabled, ultrasound-guided handheld robotic device for femoral vascular access
Dec 18
Biosensors, Vol. 11, No. 12, 18 December 2021, 522.
Detecting pathogen exposure during the non-symptomatic incubation period using physiological data: proof of concept in non-human primates
Sep 3
Front Physiol., Vol. 12, September 2021, Article 691074.
A neural network estimation of ankle torques from electromyography and accelerometry
Aug 26
IEEE Trans. Neural Syst. Rehabilitation Eng., Vol. 29, 2021, pp. 1624-33.
