HFES ASPIRE is the flagship conference to learn the latest discoveries on human factors. It will take place on October 13-17, 2025 in Chicago, IL. With nearly 1,400 attendees from academia, government and industry and more than 600 technical presentations, it’s the best place to advance the latest research and developments impacting our field and network with fellow human factors practitioners.
This year, the Aerospace Systems Technical Group (ASTG) has 5 lecture sessions, 2 discussion panels, and 1 poster session.
We also have 2 social events: the Monday opening ceremony and Wednesday evening at Lizzie McNeill’s Irish Pub.
To help you get the best out of your stay, this post presents the ASTG schedule at-a-glance.
| Monday Oct. 13th | Tuesday Oct. 14th | Wesnesday, Oct. 15th | Thursday, Oct. 16th |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. AS1 – Space Human Factors Research: NASA’s Human Capabilities Assessments for Autonomous Missions Discussion panel | 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. AS3/S6: Ongoing Research Activities Supporting General Aviation Pilots and Weather Information Dynamics Discussion panel | ||
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. AS2 – Physiology 3 lectures | 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. HART9: Testing HART in Aerospace 3 lectures | 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. AS4: Urban/Advanced Air Mobility 3 lectures | |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. CEDM4 – Assisted Cognition in the Wild 3 lectures | 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Poster Session 2 9 posters | 3:00p.m. – 4:00 p.m. AS5/PP6: Aerospace and Perception 3 lectures | |
| 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Opening Reception | 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. TG Social Nigh Lizzie McNeill’s Irish Pub 400 N McClurg Court. |

Tuesday Oct. 14th
AS1: Space Human Factors Research: NASA’s Human Capabilities Assessments for Autonomous Missions. Discussion Panel. 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
AS2 – Physiology 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
CEDM4 – Assisted Cognition in the Wild 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Wesnesday, Oct. 15th
AS3/S6: Ongoing Research Activities Supporting General Aviation Pilots and Weather Information Dynamics. Discussion Panel. 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
HART9: Testing HART in Aerospace 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Poster Session 2 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
- See description online https://hfesam2025.conference-program.com/session/?sess=sess138
Thursday, Oct. 16th
AS4: Urban/Advanced Air Mobility 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
AS7 – AS5/PP6: Aerospace and Perception 3:00p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Be sure to register to HFES ASPIRE to take advantage of all it has to offer.
Putting together this event was made possible thanks to the involvement of our ASTG community at every stage: initial submission, peer review and program outline. We are excited to have the program ready and we can’t wait to meet you in Chicago!










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