Dr. Ben D. Sawyer is an applied neuroscientist and human factors engineer known for using brainwaves, eye movements, and mathematical theory to build better human-machine teams. His models and algorithms power trustworthy machines that work with their human partners. His design recommendations are leveraged by Fortune 500 companies. His work has been covered by Forbes, Reuters, Fast Company, and The BBC. With the US Air Force, he studied the mathematical underpinnings of attention in cyberdefense. At MIT his work focused upon designing superior connections between humans and machines. At UCF, where he is Faculty in Industrial Engineering and Director of LabX, he works to optimize, or disrupt, these connections.