Publications
Publications
Vasta, N., & Biondi, F. N. (2025). Effect of Partially Automated Driving on Mental Workload, Visual Behavior and Engagement in Nondriving-Related Tasks: A Meta-Analysis. Human Factors. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00187208251323132
Vasta, N., Jajo, N., Graf, F., Zhang, L., & Biondi FN. (2025). Evaluating a camera-based approach to assess cognitive load during manufacturing computer tasks. Electronics. https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/14/3/467
Biondi, F.N., Sahoo, P., & Jajo, N. (2025). The distraction potential of driving a partially automated vehicle through a construction zone. Scientific Report. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-93588-z
Biondi, F. N., Sahoo, P., & Bain, A. (2025). Investigating the interplay between cognitive workload and situation awareness during full driving automation Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1463922X.2024.2446851
Biondi, F. N., & Jajo, N. (2024). On the impact of on-road partially-automated driving on drivers’ cognitive workload and attention allocation. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 200, 107537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2024.107537
Pillai, P., Balasingam, B., Jaekel, A., & Biondi, F. N. (2024). Comparison of concurrent cognitive load measures during N-back tasks. Applied Ergonomics, 117, 104244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104244
Eddine, R.J., Mulatti, C. & Biondi, F.N. On investigating drivers’ attention allocation during partially-automated driving. Cogn. Research 9, 21 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-024-00549-7
Biondi, F. N. (2024). Adopting Stimulus Detection Tasks for Cognitive Workload Assessment: Some Considerations. Human Factors, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00187208241228049
Biondi, F. N., McDonnell, A., Cooper, J., & Strayer, D. L. (2024). Using the ISO detection response task to measure the cognitive load of driving four separate vehicles on two distinct highways. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 102, 260–269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.02.013
Lopetrone, E., & Biondi, F. N. (2023). On the Effect of COVID-19 on Drivers’ Behavior: A Survey Study. Transportation Research Record , 03611981221103866.
Biondi, F. N., Saberi, B., Graf, F., Cort, J., Pillai, P., & Balasingam, B. (2023). Distracted worker: Using pupil size and blink rate to detect cognitive load during manufacturing tasks . Applied ergonomics , 106 , 103867.
Biondi, F. N., Graf, F., & Cort, J. (2023). On the potential of pupil size as a metric of physical fatigue during a repeated handle push/pull task . Applied Ergonomics , 110 , 104025.
Pillai, B. Balasingam, C. Lee, Y. H. Kim, and F. Biondi (2022). Eye-gaze metrics for cognitive load detection on a driving simulator . IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
Biondi, F. N. (2023). Automation Confusion: Mental Models for Safe Vehicle Adoption . Ergonomics in Design , 31 (1), 23-27.
Pillai, P., Balasingam, B., & Biondi, F. N. (2022, September). Using Signal-to-Noise Ratio to Explore The Cognitive Cost of The Detection Response Task. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 66, No. 1, pp. 1090-1094). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.
Biondi, F.N. (2021). Automation confusion: mental models for safe vehicle adoption. Ergonomics in Design. doi:10.1177/1064804620982711
Biondi, F. N., Saberi, B., Graf., F., & Cort, J. (2021). Developing and Testing Atlas Copco’s Cognitive Ergonomics Toolkit. Human Systems Lab, University of Windsor.
Pillai P., Balasingam. N., Jeakel, A., & Biondi FF. (2021). Kalman Filtering to Track Changes in Pupil Size for Automated Driving Systems. 2021 IEEE 94th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2021-Fall)
Biondi, F., Balasingam, B., & Ayare P. (2021). On the cost of detection response task performance on cognitive load. Human factors 63 (5), 804-812
Biondi, F., Balasingam, B., & Ayare P. (2021). On the cost of detection response task performance on cognitive load . Human factors 63 (5), 804-812
Strayer, D. L., Getty, D., Biondi, F., & Cooper, J. M. (2021). The multitasking motorist and the attention economy. In S. M. Lane & P. Atchley (Eds.), Human capacity in the attention economy (pp. 135–156). American Psychological Association.
Biondi, F.N., & Balasingam, B. (2021). Human factors of automated driving systems: a compendium of lessons learned . Int. Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics.
Ramakrishnan, B Balasingam, F Biondi (2021). Cognitive load estimation for adaptive human–machine system automation . Learning Control, 35-58
Biondi, F.N. (2021). Automation Confusion: Mental Models for Safe Vehicle Adoption . Ergonomics in Design, 1064804620982711
Biondi, FN, Strayer, DL, Horrey, WJ, Cooper, JM, Cort, JA (2021). Preface to the Special Section on Measuring Cognitive Workload in Human Factors . Human Factors 63 (6), 1121-1124
Pillai, P., Ayare, P., Balasingam, B., Milne, K., & Biondi, F. (2020). Response Time and Eye Tracking Datasets for Activities Demanding Varying Cognitive Load. Data in Brief, 106389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.106389
Biondi, F. N., Cacanindin, A., Douglas, C., & Cort, J. (2020). Overloaded and at Work: Investigating the Effect of Cognitive Workload on Assembly Task Performance. Human Factors
Campbell, J.L., Tignor, S., Biondi, F., Lingham, V. (2020). User Information Systems (AND20): Meeting the Information Needs of The Road User. Transportation Research Board.
Biondi, F. N., Rossi, R., Gastaldi, M., Orsini, F., & Mulatti, C. (2020). Precision teaching to improve drivers’ lane maintenance . Journal of safety research .
Strayer, D. L., Getty, D., Biondi, F., & Cooper, J. S. (In Press). The multitasking motorist and the attention economy. In S. M. Lane and P. Atchley (Eds). Human Capacity in the Attention Economy, pp. xxx-xxx. APA Press.
Biondi, F. N., & Taylor, B. (2020). Assessment of Inago’s Car Information Assistant.
Geitner, C., Biondi, F., Skrypchuk, L., Jennings, P., & Birrell, S. (2019). The comparison of auditory, tactile, and multimodal warnings for the effective communication of unexpected events during an automated driving scenario. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 65, 23-33.
Rossi, R., Gastaldi, M., Biondi, F., Orsini, F., De Cet, G., & Mulatti, C. (2019). Effect of driver mental model on ADAS effectiveness: a driving simulator case study. Proceedings of the 2019 Road Safety & Simulation Conference.
Biondi, F.N., Getty, D., Cooper, J.M., & Strayer, D.L. (2019). Examining the effect of infotainment auditory-vocal systems’ design components on workload and usability. Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour 62, 520-528
Biondi, F., K. Jeong, & I. Alvarez (2019). Human-System Cooperation in Automated Driving. Int.J of Human–Computer Interaction , 35:11, 917-918
Strayer, J. Cooper, R. Goethe, M. McCarty, D. Getty, & F. Biondi (2019). Assessing the visual and cognitive demands of in-vehicle information systems. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-019-0166-3
Strayer, J. Cooper, R. Goethe, M. McCarty, D. Getty, Wheatley, C.L., Motzkus, C. J., Goethe, R.M., F. Biondi, & Horrey, W.J. (2019). Visual and Cognitive Demands of CarPlay, Android Auto, and Five Native Infotainment Systems. Human Factors. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720819836575
Biondi, I. Alvarez, K. Jeong (2019). Human - Vehicle Cooperation in Automated Driving: A Multidisciplinary Review and Appraisal. Special Issue of the Int. J. of Human-Machine Interaction of Human-Vehicle Cooperation. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2018.1561792
Biondi, I. Alvarez, K. Jeong (2019). Human - Vehicle Cooperation in Automated Driving: A Multidisciplinary Review and Appraisal. Special Issue of the Int. J. of Human-Machine Interaction of Human-Vehicle Cooperation. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2018.1561792
Biondi, F. N., Getty, D., McCarty, M., Goethe, R., Cooper, J., & Strayer, D. (2018). The Challenge of ADAS Assessment: A Scale for the Assessment of the HMI of Advanced Driver Assistance Technology. Transportation Research Record, 00(0) (pp. 1-10).
Sanbonmatsu, D. M., Strayer, D. L., Yu, Z., Biondi, F., & Cooper, J. M. (2018). Cognitive underpinnings of beliefs and confidence in beliefs about fully automated vehicles. Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour, 55, 114-122.
Getty, D., Biondi, F., Morgan, S. D., Cooper, J. M., & Strayer, D. L. (2018). The Effects of Voice System Design Components on Driver Workload. Transportation Research Record, 00(0) (pp. 11-19).
Biondi, F., Cooper, J., & Strayer, D. (2018). Using a user-independent approach for automotive human–machine interface assessment. SAGE Research Methods Cases Part 2 (pp 1-5). doi:10.4135/9781526431585
Strayer, D. L., Cooper, J. M., McCarty, M. M., Getty, D. J., Wheatley, C. L., Motzkus, C. J., ... & Biondi, F. (2018). Visual and Cognitive Demands of Using Apple’s CarPlay, Google’s Android Auto and Five Different OEM Infotainment Systems. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
Wheatley, C. L., Esplin, J., Loveless, S. M., Cooper, J. M., Biondi, F., & Strayer, D. L. (2018). Performance and Workload Trends: The Effects of Repeated Exposure to “High” Demand Tasks. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting . SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1541931218621002
Biondi, F. N., Lohani, M., Hopman, R., Mills, S., Cooper, J. M., & Strayer, D. L. (2018). 80 MPH and out-of-the-loop: Effects of real-world semi-automated driving on driver workload and arousal. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting . SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1541931218621427
Biondi, F., Goethe, R., Cooper, J., & Strayer, D. (2017). Partial-autonomous Frenzy: Driving a Level-2 Vehicle on the Open Road. In Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics: Cognition and Design (pp. 329-338). Springer, Cham. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-58475-1_25
Rossi, R., Gecchele, G., Gastaldi, M., Biondi, F., & Mulatti, C. (2017). An advanced driver assistance system for improving driver ability. Design and test in virtual environment. In Models and Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems (MT-ITS) (pp. 509-513). IEEE.
Strayer, D. L., Biondi, F., & Cooper, J. M. (2017). Dynamic workload fluctuations in driver/non-driver conversational dyads. Proceedings of the Ninth International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment. https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1659&context=drivingassessment
Biondi, F., & Skrypchuk, L. (2017). Use your brain (and light) for innovative human-machine interfaces. In Advances in Human Factors and System Interactions (pp. 99-105). Springer, Cham.
Biondi, F., Leo, M., Gastaldi, M., Rossi, R., & Mulatti, C. (2017). How to drive drivers nuts: effect of auditory, vibrotactile, and multimodal warnings on perceived urgency, annoyance, and acceptability. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, (2663), 34-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2663-05
Strayer, D. L., Cooper, J. M., Goethe, R. M., McCarty, M. M., Getty, D., & Biondi, F. (2017). Visual and Cognitive Demands of Using In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
Biondi, F. (2017). Driven to Distraction. The Ergonomist. November-December 2017 (pp.12-13)
Biondi, F., Strayer, D. L., Rossi, R., Gastaldi, M., & Mulatti, C. (2017). Advanced driver assistance systems: Using multimodal redundant warnings to enhance road safety. Applied ergonomics, 58, 238-244.
Sanbonmatsu, D. M., Strayer, D. L., Biondi, F., Behrends, A. A., & Moore, S. M. (2016). Cell-phone use diminishes self-awareness of impaired driving. Psychonomic bulletin & review, 23(2), 617-623.https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758%2Fs13423-015-0922-4
Biondi, F., Coleman, J. R., Cooper, J. M., & Strayer, D. L. (2016). Average heart rate for driver monitoring systems. International journal of human factors and ergonomics, 4(3-4), 282-291.
Biondi, F., Turrill, J. M., Coleman, J. R., Cooper, J. M., & Strayer, D. L. (2015). Cognitive Distraction Impairs Drivers' Anticipatory Glances: An On-Road Study. Proceedings of the Eight International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment.
Strayer, D. L., Turrill, J., Cooper, J. M., Coleman, J. R., Medeiros-Ward, N., & Biondi, F. (2015). Assessing cognitive distraction in the automobile. Human factors, 57(8), 1300-1324.