05 ARCS Lab — Sponsored Research

Funded to solve hard problems.

The ARCS Lab is actively funded by the Army Research Office and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville — supporting research on the most consequential questions in human-AI teaming.

$722,190
Total Awarded as PI
3
Active Awards
$2.6M+
Contributed To (Pre-UTK)
Current & Awarded Funding

Active grants

Active AWARD-01 // EXTERNAL
Preventing, Identifying, and Mitigating the Impact of Compromised AI Teammates Using Shared Situation Awareness and Mental Model Accuracy
Funder
Army Research Office (ARO)
Role
PI — 100%

This project investigates how human-AI teams can detect, respond to, and recover from scenarios in which AI teammates are compromised or provide inaccurate information. The research develops frameworks rooted in shared situational awareness and mental model accuracy to maintain team performance and safety in electronically contested and adversarial environments. Work directly supports Army priorities in human-machine teaming for command and control.

Active — Internal
Understanding the Acceptance of AI Teammates in High-Risk Contexts
University of Tennessee — Faculty Research Assistants · PI — 100%
Active — Internal
Developing Personalized Adaptive AI Teammates
University of Tennessee — Departmental Research Assistantship Program (DRAP) · PI — 100%
Prior Contributions

Funded research before UTK

As a PhD student and research assistant at Clemson University, Dr. Schelble made significant contributions to over $2.6 million in externally funded research across multiple federal agencies.

Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Army Research Institute (ARI)