Aviation Academy
Dr. M. Papanikou (Maria)
Associate Professor of Safety and Human FactorsDr. Maria Papanikou holds a Ph.D. in Aviation Safety from the University of Greenwich focusing on systemic – safety studies through interdisciplinary research. She holds a MSc on Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and a BSc in Management Science, the State University of New York (SUNY), USA. Her interdisciplinary background is at the core of her projects and her research interests. Before joining the Aviation Academy as Associate Professor of Safety and Human Factors, Maria worked in the United Kingdom both as flight crew trainer, and as a researcher and academic. Maria worked at the University of Greenwich until 2018, where she was teaching, researching, and directing programmes and international partnerships in-house and overseas. Following her departure from London, Maria joined the research team of the Medical School at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece. At AUTh Maria worked on pilot mental health and participated in as well as coordinated research bids for projects on aviation human factors. Maria serves as organising and scientific committee in conferences internationally. Maria also serves as a consultant for the setting up of the Safety Management Systems in airlines. She sits in and has chaired Scientific Advisory Boards on Systems Interactions and Safety Management. Maria’s current projects focus on pilot fatigue and mental health as well as knowledge and data management, focusing on learning from what works well.
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Importance and implementation priorities of Part Information Security (EASA)
Papanikou, M., van den Heuvel, E. S., & Schipper, E. (2024). Importance and implementation priorities of Part Information Security (EASA). Manuscript in preparation.
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Macrocognition for Preparedness in Aviation
Papanikou, M., Utku Kale, András Nagy, & Stamoulis, K. (2023). Macrocognition for Preparedness in Aviation. Springer Nature and SARES: olutions for Maintenance Repair and Overhaul: Proceedings of International Symposium on Aviation Technology, MRO and Operations 2021. https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/macrocognition-for-preparedness-in-aviation/26280396
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Safety and security implications of crisis-driven austerity HRM practices in aviation industry: A structural equation modelling approach
Paraschi, E.-P., Georgopoulos, A., & Papanikou, M. (2021). Safety and security implications of crisis-driven austerity HRM practices in aviation industry: A structural equation modelling approach. Safety Science.
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Understanding aviation operators’ variability in advanced systems
Papanikou, M., Kale, U., Nagy, A., & Stamoulis, K. (2021). Understanding aviation operators’ variability in advanced systems. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 93(10), 1691-1698. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-03-2021-0065
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Safety differently
Plioutsias, A., Stamoulis, K., Papanikou, M., & de Boer, R. J. (2020). Safety differently: a case study in an Aviation Maintenance-Repair-Overhaul facility. MATEC Web of Conferences, 314. https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202031401002
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Aviation health analytics: pilot fatigue and mental health
Papanikou, M., & Fratzidis, C. (2020). Aviation health analytics: pilot fatigue and mental health. Frontiers Media S.A.
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Aviation Safety Promotion Center Feasibility Study, AviAssist Foundation
Papanikou, M. (2020). Aviation Safety Promotion Center Feasibility Study, AviAssist Foundation.
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From the Guantanamo Bay Crash to Objective Fatigue Hazard Identification in Air Transport
Papanikou, M., Frantzidis, C. A., Pietersz, F., Nikolaidou, A., Plomariti, C. S., Karagianni, M., Nigdelis, V. D., Karkala, A., Nday, C. M., Ntakakis, G., Krachtis, A., Papaefthymiou, O., Bamidis, P. D., & Kourtidou-Papadeli, C. (2020). From the Guantanamo Bay Crash to Objective Fatigue Hazard Identification in Air Transport. SAE International Journal of Aerospace, 13(2), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.4271/01-13-02-0017
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Measuring safety in aviation
Papanikou, M., & Roelen, A. (2020). Measuring safety in aviation: developing metrics for safety management systems. Aviation Academy, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
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Neuroscientific tools in the cockpit:towards a meaningful decision support system for fatigue risk management
Papanikou, M. C., Frantzidis, C. A., Nikolaidou, A., Plomariti, C., Karagianni, M., Nigdelis, V., Karkala, A., Nday, C., Ntakakis, G., Krachtis, A., Bamidis, P. D., & Kourtidou-Papadeli, C. (2020). Neuroscientific tools in the cockpit:towards a meaningful decision support system for fatigue risk management. MATEC Web of Conferences, 314, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202031401003
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Risk assessment
Papanikou, M. (2020). Risk assessment: knowledge management paradigms, big data, and aviation policy making. In V. Ismyrlis , T. Tarnanidis, & E. Moschidis (Eds.), Knowledge management practices in the public sector (pp. 47-75). IGI Global Publishing.
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Meaningful and sustainable data
Papanikou, M., & Frantzidis, C. (Accepted/In press). Meaningful and sustainable data: a methodology for aviation health analytics. In ICSC - ISATECH Proceedings 2019