Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Bojana Bjegojevic, Maria Chiara Leva, Sam Cromie, Nora Balfe, Physiological Indicators for Real-Time Detection of Operator"s Attention, 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2022), Dublin, 2022, edited by Maria Chiara Leva, Edoardo Patelli, Luca Podofillini, and Simon Wilson , Research Publishing, Singapore., 2022, pp3309 - 3316
Balfe, N., Cromie, S., Organizational factor inclusion in Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) tools, Safety and Reliability: Methodology and Applications - Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2014, 2015, p1093-1100
Leva, M.C., Naghdali, F., Balfe, N., Gerbec, M., De Michela, M., Remote risk assessment: A case study using SCOPE software, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 43, 2015, p1213-1218
Leva, M.C., Kontogiannis, T., Balfe, N., Plot, E., Demichela, M., Human factors at the core of total safety management: The need to establish a common operational picture, Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2015, 2015, p163-170
Balfe, N., Sharples, S., Wilson, J.R., Impact of automation: Measurement of performance, workload and behaviour in a complex control environment, Applied Ergonomics, 47, 2015, p52-64
Naghdali, F., Leva, M.C., Cromie, S., Balfe, N., Assessment of available standards for risk assessment and human factors at design stage, Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2015, 2015, p51-58
The contribution of automation to resilience in rail traffic control in, editor(s)D. Harris , Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, Springer, 2014, pp458 - 469, [Ferreira, P.N.P., Balfe, N.]
Builes, Y., Balfe, N., Leva, M.C., Douglas, E., Inclusive task analysis and risk assessment in high-risk industrial cleaning: A case study using SCOPE software, Irish Ergonomics Society Annual Conference 2014, Galway, Ireland, 16 May, 2014
McDonnell, D., Balfe, N., Al-Dahidi, S., O'Donnell, G., Designing for human-centred decision support systems in PHM, European Conference of the Prognostics and Health Management Society 2014, Nantes, France, 8-10 July 2014, 2014
Balfe, N., Leva, C., Sbaouni, M., Picture this, TCE The Chemical Engineer, (881), 2014, p32-35
Leva, M.C., Balfe, N., Kontigiannis, T., Plot, E., Demichela, M., Total Safety Management: What are the main areas of concern in the integration of best available methods and tools, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 36, 2014, p559 - 564
Balfe, N., Leva, M.C., Human factors analysis in risk assessment: A survey of methods and tools used in industry, Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2014, 2014, p77-84
Ewan Douglas, Samuel Cromie, M. Chiara Leva, Nora Balfe, Modelling the Reporting Culture within a Modern Organisation, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 36, 2014, p589 - 594
Farzad Naghdali*a, M. Chiara Leva, Nora Balfe, Samuel Cromie, Human Factors Engineering at Design Stage: Is There a Need for More Structured Guidelines and Standards?, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 36, 2014, p577 - 582
Aneziris, O., Nivolianitou, Z., Konstantinidou, M., Papazoglou, I., Kontogiannis, T., Leva, C., Balfe, N., Plot, E., Gerbec, M., Cozzani, V., Pontigia, M., TOSCA - Total operations management for safety critical activities: Industry needs for innovative methods, Institution of Chemical Engineers Symposium Series, (159), 2014
Balfe, N., Leva, M.C., McAleer, B., Rocke, M., Safety Risk Registers: Challenges and guidance, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 36, 2014, p571 - 576
Using graphical support tools to encourage active planning at stations in, editor(s)N. Dadashi, A. Scott, J.R. Wilson & A. Mills , Rail Human Factors: Supporting Reliability, Safety and Cost Reduction, London, Taylor & Francis, 2013, pp427 - 434, [Charles, R., Balfe, N., Wilson, J.R., & Sharples, S.]
'He's not from around here!: The significance of local knowledge in, editor(s)N. Dadashi, A. Scott, J.R. Wilson, & A. Mills , Rail Human Factors: Supporting Reliability, Safety and Cost Reduction, London, Taylor & Francis, 2013, pp357 - 366, [Pickup, L., Balfe, N., Lowe, E., & Wilson, J.R.]
Signaller information use in traffic regulation decisions in, editor(s)N. Dadashi, A. Scott, J.R. Wilson, & A. Mills , Rail Human Factors: Supporting Reliability, Safety and Cost Reduction, London, Taylor & Francis, 2013, pp409 - 418, [Patrick, C., Balfe, N., Wilson, J.R., & Houghton, R.]
Inferring cognitive state from observed behaviour in, editor(s)N. Stanton , Advances in Human Aspects of Road and Rail Transportation, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2013, pp633 - 642, [Sharples, S., Edwards, T., Balfe, N., & Wilson, J.R.]
Krehl, C. & Balfe, N., Cognitive workload analysis in rail signalling environements, Cognition, Technology & Work, 2013, p1 - 13
User trust and acceptance of real time rail planning tools in, editor(s)D. de Waard, N. Merat, H. Jamson, Y. Barnard, & O. Carson , Human Factors of Systems and Technology, Maastrict, Shaker Publishing, 2012, pp27 - 36, [Anderson-Palmer, R., Balfe, N., Wilson, J.R., Sharples, S., & Clarke, T.]
Balfe, N., Wilson, J.R., Sharples, S., & Clarke, T., Development of design principles for automated systems in transport control, Ergonomics, 55, (1), 2012, p37 - 54
Applying human factors in the design of future rail systems in, editor(s)D. de Waard, N. Gerard, L. Onnasch, R. Wiczorek, & D. Manzey , Human Centred Automation, Maastrict, Shaker Publishing, 2011, pp239 - 250, [Balfe, N., Lowe, E., Hillier, G., & Nock, P.]
Sharples, S., Millen, L., Golightly, D., & Balfe, N., The impact of automation in rail signalling operations, Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 225, (2), 2011, p179 - 191
Structured observations of automation use in, editor(s)P.D. Bust , Contemporary Ergonomics 2008, London, Taylor & Francis, 2008, pp552 - 557, [Balfe, N., Wilson, J.R., Sharples, S., & Clarke, T.]
Analysis of current UK rail signalling systems in, editor(s)D. de Waard, F.O. Flemisch, B. Lorenz, H. Oberheid, & K.A. Brookhuis , Human Factors for Assistance and Automation, Maastrict, Shaker Publishing, 2007, pp229 - 240, [Balfe, N., Wilson, J.R., Sharples, S., & Clarke, T.]
Balfe, N. & Head, T., Passenger use and perception of portable electronic devices on board aircraft, The International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies, 4, (2), 2004, p63 - 80
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Signaller forms automation: The ultimate irony of automation in, editor(s)J.R. Wilson, A. Mills, T. Clarke, J. Rajan, & N. Dadashi , Rail Human Factors around the World: Impact on and of People of Successful Rail Operations, London, Taylor & Francis, 2012, pp383 - 392, [Balfe, N., Lowe, E., Abboud, R., Dadashi, Y., Bye, R., & Murphy, P.]
Effects of level of signalling automation on workload and performance in, editor(s)J.R. Wilson, A. Mills, T. Clarke, J. Rajan, & N. Dadashi , Rail Human Factors around the World: Impacts on and of People for Successful Rail Operations, London, Taylor & Francis, 2012, pp404 - 411, [Balfe, N., Wilson, J.R., Sharples, S., & Clarke, T.]
Measuring situation awareness in rail signalling in, editor(s)J.R. Wilson, A. Mills, T. Clarke, J. Rajan, & N. Dadashi , Rail Human Factors around the World: Impacts on and of People for Successful Rail Operations, London, Taylor & Francis, 2012, pp361 - 369, [Golightly, D., Balfe, N., Sharples, S., & Lowe, E.]
The application of cognitive work analysis in rail in, editor(s)J.R. Wilson, A. Mills, T. Clarke, J. Rajan, & N. Dadashi , Rail Human Factors around the World: Impacts on and of People for Successful Rail Operations, London, Taylor & Francis, 2012, pp393 - 403, [Millen, L., Sharples, S., Golightly, D., & Balfe, N.]
Understanding the impact of rail automation in, editor(s)D. Harris , Engineering psychology and cognitive ergonomics, Heidelburg, Springer, 2009, pp590 - 599, [Sharples, S., Balfe, N., Golightly, D., & Millen, L.]
Leva, C. & Balfe, N., Human factors and the management of change, Ergonomics and Human Factors 2013: Designing for People: Research and Practice, Cambridge, 15-18 April
Research Expertise
Projects
- Title
- Innovation through human factors in risk analysis and management
- Summary
- The aims of the project InnHF - Innovation through human factors in risk analysis and management are: to offer a multidisciplinary training in the field of risk assessment and maintenance management integrated with human factors, in tight contact with companies and universities within this consortium; to strengthen and structure initial training of researchers in system engineering at European level; to attract students to scientific careers; to provide trained researchers with the necessary skills to work in industry; and, to improve career perspectives by broad skills development.
- Funding Agency
- Marie Curie ITN
Recognition
Memberships
Registered Member of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors
Member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Europe Chapter
Registered European Ergonomist