IMHFS 2025 Session Chairs

Malek Pourzanjani
MET independent consultant

Martin White
Stream Marine Group

Adrian Kawaguchi
MCA

Adam Parnell
CHIRP Maritime

Simon Grainge
ISWAN

Rafet E. Kurt
University of Strathclyde
IMHFS 2025 Speakers

Deva Menéndez-Teleña
University of Oviedo
Enhancing Seafarer Well-being and Employability Through Educational Innovation.

Goran Vizentin
University of Rijeka
From CFD to VR: Realistic and Safe Simulation of Engine Room Fire Drills

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
Maritime Division, C4FF
Effective Implementation of ISM Code – Learning from Accidents, Audits and Inspections

Katerina Kokkini
KMK Marine Consultants
Competence as the Cornerstone: Rethinking Maritime Education and Training

Niklas van Duinen
MARIN
Enhancing wind propulsion performance through human-centred design and bridge simulations

Louis de Wolff
CalMaC Ferries Limited
Learning from Ferry Near-Misses: Human Factors-Driven Topic Modelling for Accident Prevention

Hollie Black
University of Strathclyde
Learning from Ferry Near-Misses: Human Factors-Driven Topic Modelling for Accident Prevention

Eskild Lund Sørensen
Intactix Systems Inc.
Maritime Safety Culture from Compliance to Care

Toon van de Sande MA
PsyFyi
Is it possible to identify and take action on incident-causing factors before an accident happens?”

Sean Noonan
Faire Innovare ltd
Measurable Leadership Development Using the RLE™ Framework

Adriana Q. Juarez
WMU
Beyond Compliance: Interpreting Safe Manning for Crew Work and Fatigue

SHIQI FAN
Wuhan University of Technology
Towards advanced decision-making support for shipping safety: A functional connectivity analysis

Krzysztof Wróbel
Gdynia Maritime University
Towards hybrid analysis of human error potential in MASS operations

Aitana Sánchez
University of Oviedo
Human Factor Risks in Autonomous Navigation: Unpacking Design Flaws in Collision Avoidance Algorithms

Yi Gao
Wuhan University of Technology
Takeover Risks in Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS): A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Zhang Yan
Shanghai Maritime University
A Corpus-Driven Study on Maritime Language Risk Prediction

Stuart Edmonston
P&I Club
Human Factors from Marine Insurance Perspective: Current challenges and Opportunities to improve

Martin Crawford-Brunt<br />
Ever Ocean
Insurance risks (HF perspective)

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

APO BELOKAS
SAFETY4SEA
Human Factors and PSC:
Findings, Trends and Lessons to be learned

Nippin Anand
Novellus Solutions
Learning from Accidents: A person-centred approach

Bahadir Inozu
Sharp Focus Inc.
Lessons Learned from Applying AI to Near-Miss and Accident Data – Insights from SafeMTS and Beyond

Curtis Doucette
Sharp Focus Inc.
Lessons Learned from Applying AI to Near-Miss and Accident Data – Insights from SafeMTS and Beyond

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
The Nautical Institute
The Hidden Crew of Net Zero

Adrian Scales
Brookes Bell
The knowledge gap when it comes to hazards associated with Li-Ion Batteries

Francesco Sandrelli
UK Chamber of Shipping
Identification of risks associated with vessels with alternative fuels

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

Sofia Rizou
Maritime & Healthcare Group
Art as a Bridge: Family Connection & Morale

Isabel Grimpe
Grimpe RelationShip Management GmbH
Strengthening the Human Side of Maritime Leadership – Insights from our On-the-Job Development Program

Thomas O'Hare
The Mission to Seafarers
SafeTALK – Building Suicide Safer Communities On Board and On Shore
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