Erik Hollnagel

Dr. Erik Hollnagel is an internationally recognised expert in the fields of human reliability analysis, cognitive systems engineering, and intelligent man-machine systems. Erik has done work related to system management and performance, system safety, resilient health care, resilience engineering, human reliability analysis, cognitive systems engineering and intelligent man-machine systems.

He is author of more than 500 publications, including 28 books, articles from recognised journals, conference papers and reports.

Erik has had several short-term positions, including TÜV Süd Stiftung visiting professor at Technische Universität München (2011), SICSA Distinguished Visiting Fellow at St. Andrew’s University, Scotland (2010), Michael Fam Visiting Professorship in Engineering, Nanyang Technical University and Visiting Professor, University of Kyoto.

A founding Editor of the International Journal of Cognition, Technology & Work, Erik has also been on various editorial boards, including Safety Science, Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, IEA Journal of Ergonomics Research, International Journal of Virtual Technology and Multimedia and the Cognitive Science Quarterly.

Erik was a member of the Scientific Committee of the SESAR Joint Undertaking, member of the Risk Commission of the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (1986-1989), Representative (International Region) in the Council of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) (1994 – 1997), President of the European Association of Cognitive Ergonomics (1994-2000), and member of the Swedish Reactor Safety Council (1996-2002). He is also co-founder and past President of the Resilience Engineering Association as well as co-founder of the Resilient Health Care Society.