Dr. Mustafa Demir is an associate research scientist at the Biodesign Institute, Center for Applied Structural Discovery, and a faculty associate teaching statistics at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, Arizona. Dr. Demir received his Ph.D. in Simulation, Modeling, and Applied Cognitive Science, focusing on team coordination dynamics and effectiveness in human-machine teaming (HMT) from ASU in the Spring of 2017. For the last 12 years, his research has been grounded in a human-systems engineering approach, and he seeks to optimize sociotechnical systems by understanding and developing more effective human-centered collaborative Artificial Intelligence-powered systems. Since 2012, Dr. Demir has published approximately 100 academic works in various journals and conference proceedings across social and engineering sciences, achieving an h-index: 25. His scientific interests include human-machine teaming, advanced statistical modeling, quantum and dynamical systems modeling, team cognition, operations research, and econometrics. Additionally, Dr. Demir has been a member of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 2015.