Miwa Hayashi

Dr. Miwa Hayashi is an Aerospace Engineer in the Aviation Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center, where she has worked since 2008.1 She currently serves as the Deputy Subproject Manager for the Digital Information Platform (DIP) under the Air Traffic Management – Exploration (ATM-X) project.1

Dr. Hayashi's expertise lies in human factors engineering, focusing on user interface design, usability evaluation, biofeedback, aviation safety, statistical analysis, and machine learning.1 She has conducted over 20 large-scale human-in-the-loop simulation evaluation studies for various future air traffic management technologies and operational concepts.1

Her educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Humans and Automation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2004)
• M.S. in Guidance, Navigation, Control, and Estimation from the University of Texas at Austin
• B.Eng. in Aerospace Engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology1

Dr. Hayashi also holds a Private Pilot License with an Instrument Rating.1 Her LinkedIn profile indicates over twenty years of experience in aviation and space human factors research, with research interests including air traffic control systems and flight-deck technologies.3

In her role at NASA, Dr. Hayashi has been involved in various projects, including leading the concept formulation team for the ATM-X Pathfinding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles (PAAV) subproject in 2022.14 She has also represented NASA at technical meetings, such as the FAA's Connected Aircraft Trajectory Information (CATI) Technical Interchange Meeting in July 2024.2