Salim Adam Mouloua

Graduate Research Assistant

Neuroimaging using fNIRS and EEG/ERPs, Vigilance Decrement & Increment, Simulation Design, Extended Reality, and Neuromodulation

I am a PhD student in the Human Factors and Applied Cognition program at GMU.

Broadly, my passion is the theory and application of Neuroergonomics to all kinds of everyday problems.

From a Neuroscience standpoint, I am interested in the enhancement of brain imaging methods and their application to critical issues such as human exhaustion, and individual differences in performance efficiency. From a Human Factors standpoint, I have researched areas ranging from bilingualism, hand dominance, fatigue, cybersecurity, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), to healthcare. One of my core goals is to maintain a diverse set of research lines - please see the section below for my published works.

I am well-versed in the analysis of Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) and functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), common statistical analyses, and public speaking. I believe strongly in interdisciplinary collaboration, and I would love to collaborate with you - in any role or capacity!

Selected Publications

1. Mouloua, S. A., Ball, R. V., Ferraro, J. C., & Mouloua, M. (2021). The History of Human Factors in Healthcare: From its Emergence 50 Years ago to COVID-19. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, Vol 10(1).

2. Mouloua, S. A. (2019). "Draining your Brain: The Effects of Four Fatiguing Task Domains on Executive Function and Prefrontal Cortex.” UCF Honors Undergraduate Theses. 653.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/honorstheses/653.

3. Mouloua, S. A., Mouloua, M., McConnell, D. S., & Hancock, P. A. (2018). The Effects of Handedness and Dominance on Motor Task Performance. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Vol 62(1), 1237-1241.

Expanded Publication List

3. Mouloua, S. A., Ferraro, J., Mouloua, M., Matthews, G., & Copeland, R. (2019). Trend Analysis of Cybersecurity Research Published in HFES Proceedings from 1980 to 2018. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Vol 63(1), 1600-1604.

4. Mouloua, S. A., Castelin, S., & Mouloua, M. (2019). Do Monolingual and Bilingual Speakers Differ in Language Processing? Evidence from Behavior and ERPs. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Vol 63(1), 1605-1609.

5. Mouloua, S. A., Mouloua, M., McConnell, D. S., & Hancock, P. A. (2018). The Effects of Handedness and Dominance on Motor Task Performance. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Vol 62(1), 1237-1241.

6. Mouloua, S. A., Ferraro, J., Mouloua, M., & Hancock, P. A. (2018). Trend Analysis of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Research Published in the HFES Proceedings. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Vol 62(1), 1067-1071.

7. Mouloua, A. S., Mouloua, M., McConnell, D. S., & Hancock, P. A. (2017). The Effects of Computer User Handedness on a Mouse-Clicking Task. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Vol 61(1), 1220-1223.

Education

2021 - B.S. from the University of Central Florida

Psychology, Human Factors Track

Recent Presentations

1. Mouloua, S. A., Ball, R. V., Ferraro, J., & Mouloua, M. (2021, April). Trend Analysis of Healthcare Research in Human Factors over the Past 47 Years. Poster presented at the 10^th HFES International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care. Virtual conference due to COVID-19 (International).

2. Mouloua, S. A., Bohil, C., Hancock, P. A., & McConnell, D. S. (2020, October). Draining your Brain: The Effects of Four Fatiguing Task Domains on Executive Function and Prefrontal Cortex. Poster presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Virtual conference due to COVID-19 (International). PERCEPTION AND PERFORMANCE TECHNICAL GROUP BEST STUDENT POSTER AWARD