BEN D. SAWYER, PhD

Principal

An applied neuroscientist and human factors engineer. Formerly a researcher at the U.S. Air Force’s 711th Human Performance Wing and MIT’s AgeLab. His work has won the Human Factors Prize and drawn press coverage from the BBC to Wired.

Dr. Sawyer’s research runs from driving simulation to immersive attraction design, from human autonomy interaction to the neuroscience of misdirection. He advises Fortune 50 companies, governments, and major nonprofits.

GRACE TEO, PhD

Consulting Scientist

A human factors scientist translating human behavior into engineering decisions, and expert in extended reality. Her defense research background spans AR/VR training and head-mounted displays, supporting systems where safety, reliability, usability, and human comfort are critical.

Dr. Teo works at the interface where human judgment meets machine behavior, studying how people see, decide, and act when a system augments their senses or delegates to an autonomous agent. Her applied research covers sustained human performance under degraded conditions.