Stephen M. Fiore, PhD (he/him/his), is the director of the Cognitive Sciences Laboratory and Pegasus Professor with the University of Central Florida's (UCF’s) Cognitive Sciences Program in the Department of Philosophy and the Institute for Simulation & Training. He maintains a multidisciplinary research interest that incorporates aspects of the cognitive, social, organizational, and computational sciences in the investigation of learning and performance in individuals and teams. Dr. Fiore’s primary area of research is the interdisciplinary study of complex collaborative cognition and the understanding of how humans interact socially and with technology. He is the past president of the International Network for the Science of Team Science and past president of the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research. Dr. Fiore was a member of the expert panel for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment, which focused on collaborative problem-solving skills. He was previously a member of the National Assessment of Educational Progress report Collaborative Problem Solving. Dr. Fiore was inducted into UCF’s Scroll & Quill Society (2020) as recognition of his scholarship having an international impact. He also received UCF's Luminary Award as recognition for his work having a significant impact on the world (2019), and UCF's Reach for the Stars Award (2014), as recognition for bringing international prominence to the university. In 2023 he was given the title of Pegasus Professor, UCF’s highest academic rank. Dr. Fiore has contributed to working groups for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in understanding and measuring 21st century skills and was a committee member of their Science of Team Science consensus study, which produced the 2015 report, Team Science Effectiveness. He has a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from the University of Pittsburgh.