The MINDS Group, operating within the User Science and Engineering Laboratory (USE Lab), amplifies the interdisciplinary spirit of the College of Information Sciences and Technology by focusing on the intersection of the cognitive sciences, social psychology, and the engineering of cognitive/collaborative systems

We emphasize multiple levels of theory, analysis, design, and assessment through the application of the Living Laboratory framework. Much of our theoretical work emphasizes orientations in social constructivism, perceptual anchoring and the spontaneous access of knowledge, team situation awareness, and analogical problem solving. The acronym used to define ourselves – MINDS Group – collectively represents our vision to produce Multidisciplinary Initiatives in Naturalistic Decision Systems.