I build tools that make complex systems easier for people to operate safely.

I'm a human factors researcher with a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering. I study how people work with complex systems, such as spacecraft and critical infrastructure, and build software to support them.

I'm a researcher in the Human-Computer Interaction Group at NASA Ames Research Center, where I lead research on crew autonomy and human-automation interaction for future exploration missions. I also work on Playbook, NASA's planning and execution software, which is used in analog missions and lunar operations.

I design human-in-the-loop studies, build the simulations they run on, and take the resulting tools from prototype to deployment. I write Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, R, and C#.

More background is in my resume and NASA profile.

John Karasinski