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Dr. Daniel J. Zelik is the Deputy Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) 711th Human Performance Wing (711HPW). Dr. Zelik is the primary science and technology advisor to the 711HPW Chief Scientist as well as to technical leadership in the AFRL Human Effectiveness Directorate and the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. In this position he provides science and technology vision and strategy guidance to the Wing, which is comprised of over 2000 personnel in more than 70 occupational series, spread across eight operating locations, with an annual budget in excess of $300M. Dr. Zelik previously served as Technical Advisor for the AFRL Mission Analytics Branch, as Research Lead for the 711HPW Analytics Core Research Area, and as a Senior Cognitive Systems Engineer. In these roles he led and supported multiple research and development efforts that delivered new or enhanced mission capability to intelligence analysts and warfighters across the Department of Defense. Dr. Zelik earned graduate degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering (focus in Cognitive Systems Engineering) from The Ohio State University and undergraduate degrees in Industrial Engineering and Psychology from Iowa State University of Science and Technology. He has over 15 years of experience in government, industry, and academia applying Cognitive Systems Engineering to design, develop, and assess human-centric technologies for data analysis and decision making.