May 15th, 2012

Within the HCI Aero 2012, on the 11th and 12th of September 2012, ALICIA is organising a workshop on "Human factors for Reduced Crew Operations" from the point of view of: Cockpit technologies; Human Factors, and the impact on the overall system.

The workshop will be held on 11th and 12th of September 2012 and will address the topic of Reduced-crew concepts (RCC), from the point of view of:1. Cockpit technologies,2. Human Factors methods for the design and evaluation of these concepts,3. The impact of cockpit modifications on the overall system (including both aeronautic and Air Traffic Management domains).It is structured in three modules, enabling a coherent and systemic approach that takes a continuum of issues into account: from the cockpit through to the whole aviation system. Presentations of ideas will be interspersed with debate sessions. The debate and discussion points will be collated and disseminated to interested parties.More information about the contents, structure and goals of the workshop are available here: http://www.alicia-project.eu/CMS/images/stories/HCI-Aero12_-_workshop_proposal_-_HF_for_Reduced-Crew_Operations.pdf Participants should submit a position paper describing the contents of their contributions, suggesting views, examples and approaches relevant to the chosen module.The organisers of the workshop will select the most relevant contributions on the workshop topics. It is expected that two to four contributions per module will be chosen. 1. Contribution to Module one: examples of technologies or studies about technologies (or comparison of different technologies) that are enablers for RCC. The topic can include, but is not limited to, technologies for reducing crew workload, complexity and scope for human error in the cockpit, replicating the actions of additional crew members and methods of facilitating increased interaction with functions based on the ground.2. Contribution to Module two: studies on HF methods (or combination of methods) for designing, developing and evaluating reduced crewing concepts.3. Contribution to Module three: studies on the impact of the reduced crew concept "outside" the cockpit, on the wider operations ecosystem.
Please submit 2-4 page position papers to: alicia@dblue.it by the 15th of June 2012.At least one author of each accepted position paper must attend the workshop and all participants must register for the workshop and for at least one day of the conference.
Target Audience:
-Academia (e.g. HF, psychology, engineering and management domains)-Industry (e.g. operation, design, safety and different business models: cargo, business jet, low cost, etc.)-Interested groups (e.g. unions)-Regulatory bodies
Organisers
The workshop is organized by representatives of the ALICIA project: 
Nick McDonald: University of Dublin, Trinity CollegeProfessor Neville Stanton and Katie Plant: University of SouthamptonProfessor David Mangion: University of MaltaLuke Bolton: GE AviationStefano Bonelli and Linda Napoletano: Deep Blue