Maria Papanikou

Maria Papanikou is a Senior Lecturer in Aviation Engineering at the Aviation Academy, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. She holds a PhD from the University of Greenwich (2017), focusing on 'The philosophy of safety: system changes and the re-organisation of the aviation industry'. Her research emphasizes aviation safety, fatigue management, and policy-making in air transport. Key areas include operator variability in advanced systems, neuroscientific tools for fatigue monitoring, and safety metrics for aviation organizations.

Recent work explores crisis-driven HR practices' impact on aviation safety and the application of big data in risk assessment. She has supervised student theses on MRO incident taxonomies and just culture in aviation. Collaborations include EUROSIM Congress and Rijkswaterstaat. A notable dataset, 'raak pro SMS Aviation', examines safety management systems in aviation.

Her research outputs span peer-reviewed journals like Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, and she actively participates in academic conferences. Her contributions bridge engineering, cognitive science, and policy to enhance aviation safety frameworks.