Aviation Psychology: Applied Methods and Techniques

Iona V. Koglbauer, PhD, University of Graz, Austria, is an experienced aviation psychologist accredited by the European Association for Aviation Psychology (EAAP). She worked in teaching and research at Graz University of Technology, and was a visiting professor at the Institut Superieur de l'Aeronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO) in Toulouse, France. She is a passionate pilot and has led multiple research projects between academia and the aviation industry. She was Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors and a member of the Board of the Directors of the EAAP for 4 years (2014-2018). In addition, Ioana serves as an expert for various international organizations, e.g., CANSO and EASA HF CAG. She is currently affiliated with the Air Navigation Service Provider of the Irish Aviation Authority in Dublin, Ireland. Sonja Biede-Straussberger, PhD, University of Graz, Austria, is Expert for Cognitive Psychology in the Human Factors & Ergonomics department of Airbus Operations. After working with EUROCONTROL on the identification of contributing factors to monotony in air traffic controllers, and also in a French multidisciplinary and cross-industry project, she led the Airbus human factors contribution to SESAR. Beyond that, she is actively involved in promoting human factors integration in the aviation industry. In the past, she was officer of the HFES Europe Chapter, and is actively involved with the European Association for Aviation Psychology (EAAP). She holds a private pilot license and taught human factors for student pilots as well as courses to engineers. Today, she applies her expertise to continuously improving or developing new products by optimizing the contribution of human factors along all phases of cockpit design.