Adventures In Decision Analysis
Humans are usually very bad when it comes to making decisions and it’s not always our fault. We are subject to cognitive illusions and mental bias. This presentation will look at some situations where the “correct decision” is not intuitive and may even seem just wrong. Some mathematical methods will be used to illustrate concepts in formal decision analysis.
Speaker Details: Joe Vandeville
Joe Vandeville is a retired Northrop Grumman engineer and a past president of the Space Coast chapter of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE). He is also the current treasurer of the Canaveral Council of Technical Societies (CCTS). He has over 40 years of experience in hardware and software development in both commercial and military systems. Prior to Northrop Grumman, he worked for ITT, Alcatel-Lucent, Rockwell Collins and was a US Navy Electronic Technician. He has a Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering Technology, a Master of Science in Computer Science, and a Master of Science in Systems Engineering.
