Human factors first.
AI teammates second.

I'm Beau Schelble, an assistant professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and director of the AI & Robotics for Collaborative Systems (ARCS) Lab. I earned my Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing from Clemson University in 2023, after starting out in psychology, a path that still shapes how I work: humans first, then the machines.

My research focuses on the human factors of human-AI systems: how human-AI teams coordinate in complex environments through responsible AI, situational awareness, trust, and shared knowledge. I lean on qualitative, quantitative, and computational methods together, because no single one of them tells the whole story.

That work spans places where human-AI teaming carries real consequences: advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, emergency response, the future of work, and command-and-control environments. Along the way I've been fortunate to publish 40+ articles with wonderful collaborators across the ACM, IEEE, HFES, HICSS, IISE, and HCI communities, and our lab's research is currently supported by the Army Research Office and the University of Tennessee.