Ronald V. Kruk

Ronald V. Kruk, Ph.D. Chief Scientist CAE Inc.

8585 Cote de Liesse, St. Laurent, Quebec Canada H4T 1G6 Email: Kruk @CAE.COM Phone: (514) 341-2000, ext. 2012

Dr. Kruk is Chief Scientist at CAE Inc. Prior to obtaining his graduate degrees (PhD in Applied Psychology – Vision, Dalhousie 1983) Dr. Kruk was a pilot in the Canadian Forces.

In the last 23 years at CAE he has been involved in development of: control and display systems for aircraft, ships and Air Traffic Control, a series of Helmet-Mounted-Display Systems, Computer Image Generation Systems, Networked Simulation and Synthetic Environments, Fly-By-Wire control systems and controllers for both flight and tele-robotic applications, and hybrid/autonomous robotic sensor systems including UAV and UGV concepts. He has published 85+ Technical Reports and Journal and Proceedings Articles.

His basic research areas are: Human Sensation and Perception, Motion Sickness, Cognitive Performance and Modelling, and Learning. His current research interests include: human visual performance; aviation human factors; visual-vestibular-tactile interaction; advanced visual displays and image generation systems; information processing in C4I systems; human performance measurement and modelling in networked synthetic environments and autonomous sensor networks

Current professional activities include: Membership in the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Committee on Scholarships, Fellowships and Research Grants and Group Chair for the Life Sciences competitions; Member of the Advisory Committee of the Conference Board of Canada Innovation Council; Executive member of the SAE G-10 Aviation Human Factors Standards Committee (Chair Synthetic Vision Subcommittee, Co-chair UA Subcommittee).