Catherine M. Burns is Professor in Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada where she directs her research lab, the Advanced Interface Design Lab and holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Human Factors and Healthcare Systems.     Catherine is well known for her work in Cognitive Work Analysis, Ecological Interface Design and the development of decision support systems.  In this area she has contributed over 250 publications and is the co-author of seven books.  She is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.    Catherine’s recent research projects have been exploring how naval crews work with data fusion systems, how people might work with artificial intelligence systems, interactions with automated vehicles, and support for improved medical decision making.