Center for Applied Human Factors in Aviation (CAHFA) focuses its research on making aeronautical systems safer and easier to use by achieving sophistication without complication. Director: Mustapha Mouloua

Center for Advanced Transportation Systems Simulation (CATSS): the theme of this center is to apply computer simulation, driving simulators, virtual reality, wireless communication and other advanced technologies to enhance the planning, design, operation, management, and safety of transportation systems. This theme will complement and support two key national transportation issues namely "Intelligent Transportation Systems", and "Human-Centered Systems". The center's mission is to advance and deploy value-added, cost effective technology into the U.S. inter modal surface transportation system to increase its overall safety and effectiveness.

FAA/UCF Partnership for Aviation Team Training Research specializes in research in aviation training issues and conducts research for both military and commercial aviation. Director: Clint Bowers

Florida Alliance for Aging and Supportive Technology (FAAST) conducts research into providing assistive and supportive technology for older adults. Director: Janan Smither

MURI Research Laboratory focuses on issues of stress, workload and fatigue in dynamic, hazardous environment. We are a virtual research lab, including the MITē Labs at the University of Central Florida, the Human Factors Research Lab at the University of Minnesota, the Cognitive Sciences Lab at the Catholic University of America, Kansas State University, and the Florida Institute of Technology. The Laboratory works under a DOD research grant titled "Mitigating Stress, Workload, and Fatigue in the Electronic Battlefield." Along with assistance from the Army Research Lab, the Army Research Institute, the Army Research Office, and the other affiliated research labs maintained by the U.S. Department of Defense, we hope to make great strides towards understanding and alleviating some of the stressors that are encountered by today's infantry forces. Please view our website at www.mit.ucf.edu. Director: Peter A Hancock, Assistant Director: Jeanne Weaver.

Team Performance Laboratory performs basic and applied research on team performance, team processes, and team training. Recent efforts have focused on aircrew coordination, the impact of automation and feedback on aviation decision making, the effects of practice on training effectiveness, and the performance enhancement of 911 dispatch teams. Director: Florian Jentsch

Visual Performance Laboratory focuses on research into human vision and visual performance. Director: Edward Rinalducci

Institute for Simulation and Training (IST) is an internationally recognized research institute that focuses on advancing modeling and simulation technology and increasing our understanding of simulation's role in training and education. Founded in 1982, IST is one of the nations leading research centers for simulation, training, modeling and virtual reality research for both defense and commercial applications. IST employs 80 full-time researchers and support personnel, 30 part-time faculty researchers and numerous graduate and undergraduate students. Located in a dynamic, growing field, supported by government and industry sponsors, and charged with identifying new directions for this technology IST is helping to define the future of simulation and training. The Institute for Simulation and Training is located in the Central Florida Research Park, adjacent to the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Central Florida is noted for its dense population of high-tech companies engaged in many different aspects of simulation and training. More than 140 simulation and training companies have facilities in the Central Florida area. This base gives IST a broad range of resources and experiences from which to draw. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training System Division (NAWCTSD), U.S. Army Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM), Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation and Marine Liaison Office (Trainers and Simulators) are also located in the Research Park within walking distance of IST.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) is situated on 40 acres in the Central Florida Research Park adjacent to UCF. The mission of NAWCTSD is to be the principal Navy center for research, development, test and evaluation, acquisition and product support for training systems; to provide inter-service coordination and training system support for the Army and the Air Force; and to perform such other functions and tasks. These other functions and tasks encompass DoD Virtual Environment Training Technology, as well as serving as the Navy's Distributed Interactive Simulation Agency and the Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Lead for the Naval Aviation Systems TEAM. NAWCTSD's role is multi-dimensional across all warfare areas: aviation, undersea, surface, Marine Corps, and battleforce. Capabilities include front-end analysis, research and development (R&D), engineering, logistics, project and financial management, contracting and field support. NAWCTSD's research scientists and engineers explore the frontiers of knowledge in such fields as the psychology of training, including Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS), human-computer interaction (HCI), Virtual Environments (VE), automation, and other training technology to ensure that training systems of the future are even better than today's. Technologies underway consist of Distributed Interactive Simulation, artificial intelligence (AI), interactive courseware, team training, HMD's, voice recognition, advanced distributed and distance learning (ADDL) and reusable software. NAWCTSD's customers include Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Foreign Military, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, National Security Agency, NASA, and FAA.