Human performance studies

At Qbase, our primary areas of focus are in data improvement and IT support. However, our secondary areas of focus are just as important: data analysis and software tools development. Important areas where Qbase has contributed significant insight through both the development of purpose-built software and data analysis are in healthcare and human performance studies. For example, to help improve performance and reduce the possibility for injury to our warfighters, Qbase is working in partnership with other organizations — including the Kettering Medical Center Network (KMCN) and the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) — to assist the US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). Together, the team is using a combination of advanced data analysis tools, imaging technology and nano-based bio-markers to study sleep deprivation and performance. This may eventually have broad application across a number of public and private areas, such as commercial piloting, the trucking industry, and driver safety. Through this Imaging Tools for Human Performance Enhancement and Diagnostics initiative and partnership, Qbase is helping to build tools that will benefit the medical software diagnostics community in the future. More on this partnership and the results of this study, which is still ongoing, in future posts.