Research
Four long-term areas of expertise. Each brings together funded projects, publications, and partners.
Across all four areas, we look at whole systems, find where an intervention makes the biggest lasting difference, and build solutions with the people who will use them.
Featured theme
How do engineers and teams decide whether to take a risk on a bold idea? Fear of failure quietly filters out innovation before it reaches the table. We study how those decisions are made and how to change them, so the most creative ideas survive.
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We study how people and AI systems work together — when humans trust AI, how AI changes the way teams make decisions, and how to rigorously evaluate AI's creative and analytical contributions.
Funded projects
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We design simulators and immersive environments that help clinicians and learners build high-stakes skills, using sensing and computer vision to deliver objective, automated feedback.
Funded projects
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We investigate how engineers generate, evaluate, and select ideas, and how team climate and composition shape creativity, inclusion, and innovation outcomes.
Funded projects
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We bring human-centered design to the built environment — from digital twins and construction robotics to AI-enabled infrastructure that supports the workers and communities who use it.
Funded projects
Partner With britelab
We work with federal agencies, industry, healthcare systems, and researchers on problems where people and technology meet.