IMHFS 2025 Session Chairs

Malek Pourzanjani

Malek Pourzanjani

MET independent consultant

Martin White

Martin White

Stream Marine Group

Adrian Kawaguchi

Adrian Kawaguchi

MCA

Adam Parnell

Adam Parnell

CHIRP Maritime

Simon Grainge

Simon Grainge

ISWAN

 Rafet E. Kurt

Rafet E. Kurt

University of Strathclyde

IMHFS 2025 Speakers

Deva Menéndez-Teleña

Deva Menéndez-Teleña

University of Oviedo

Enhancing Seafarer Well-being and Employability Through Educational Innovation.

Goran Vizentin

Goran Vizentin

University of Rijeka

From CFD to VR: Realistic and Safe Simulation of Engine Room Fire Drills

Sun Zhikuan

Sun Zhikuan

Shanghai Maritime University

A Comparative Study on the Readability and Syntactic Complexity of Maritime Accident Reports: Insights from Australia, China, the UK, and the US

Reza Ziarati

Reza Ziarati

Maritime Division, C4FF

Effective Implementation of ISM Code – Learning from Accidents, Audits and Inspections

Katerina Kokkini

Katerina Kokkini

KMK Marine Consultants

Competence as the Cornerstone: Rethinking Maritime Education and Training

Niklas van Duinen

Niklas van Duinen

MARIN

Enhancing wind propulsion performance through human-centred design and bridge simulations

Louis de Wolff

Louis de Wolff

CalMaC Ferries Limited

Learning from Ferry Near-Misses: Human Factors-Driven Topic Modelling for Accident Prevention

Hollie Black

Hollie Black

University of Strathclyde

Learning from Ferry Near-Misses: Human Factors-Driven Topic Modelling for Accident Prevention

Eskild Lund Sørensen

Eskild Lund Sørensen

Intactix Systems Inc.

Maritime Safety Culture from Compliance to Care

Toon van de Sande MA

Toon van de Sande MA

PsyFyi

Is it possible to identify and take action on incident-causing factors before an accident happens?”

Sean Noonan

Sean Noonan

Faire Innovare ltd

Measurable Leadership Development Using the RLE™ Framework

Adriana Q. Juarez

Adriana Q. Juarez

WMU

Beyond Compliance: Interpreting Safe Manning for Crew Work and Fatigue

SHIQI FAN

SHIQI FAN

Wuhan University of Technology

Towards advanced decision-making support for shipping safety: A functional connectivity analysis

Krzysztof Wróbel

Krzysztof Wróbel

Gdynia Maritime University

Towards hybrid analysis of human error potential in MASS operations

Aitana Sánchez

Aitana Sánchez

University of Oviedo

Human Factor Risks in Autonomous Navigation: Unpacking Design Flaws in Collision Avoidance Algorithms 

 

Yi Gao

Yi Gao

Wuhan University of Technology

Takeover Risks in Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS): A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Zhang Yan

Zhang Yan

Shanghai Maritime University

A Corpus-Driven Study on Maritime Language Risk Prediction

Stuart Edmonston

Stuart Edmonston

P&I Club

Human Factors from Marine Insurance Perspective: Current challenges and Opportunities to improve

Martin Crawford-Brunt<br />

Martin Crawford-Brunt<br />

Ever Ocean

Insurance risks (HF perspective)

Martijn Schipper

Martijn Schipper

MARIN

Human Centred Goal Directed Risk Management Methodology in the Maritime Socio-technical Domain

APO BELOKAS

APO BELOKAS

SAFETY4SEA

Human Factors and PSC:
Findings, Trends and Lessons to be learned

Nippin Anand

Nippin Anand

Novellus Solutions

Learning from Accidents: A person-centred approach

Bahadir Inozu

Bahadir Inozu

Sharp Focus Inc.

Lessons Learned from Applying AI to Near-Miss and Accident Data – Insights from SafeMTS and Beyond

Curtis Doucette

Curtis Doucette

Sharp Focus Inc.

Lessons Learned from Applying AI to Near-Miss and Accident Data – Insights from SafeMTS and Beyond

CJ Manjarres-Wahlberg

CJ Manjarres-Wahlberg

Sea Heritage Foundation

A Systems-Based Investigation into the Grounding and Sinking of HMNZS Manawanui: Organisational Human and Behavioural Safety Factors Analysis in Comparative Naval Contexts.

Aly Elsayed

Aly Elsayed

The Nautical Institute

The Hidden Crew of Net Zero

Adrian Scales

Adrian Scales

Brookes Bell

The knowledge gap when it comes to hazards associated with Li-Ion Batteries

Francesco Sandrelli

Francesco Sandrelli

UK Chamber of Shipping

Identification of risks associated with vessels with alternative fuels

Tineke Zoet

Tineke Zoet

Tineke Zoet

Beyond Automation: Human-Centred Leadership for the Next Generation at Sea

Sofia Rizou

Sofia Rizou

Maritime & Healthcare Group

Art as a Bridge: Family Connection & Morale

Isabel Grimpe

Isabel Grimpe

Grimpe RelationShip Management GmbH

Strengthening the Human Side of Maritime Leadership – Insights from our On-the-Job Development Program

Thomas O'Hare

Thomas O'Hare

The Mission to Seafarers

SafeTALK – Building Suicide Safer Communities On Board and On Shore

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