Gesa Praetorius
Associate senior lecturerSince 2016 I have been working as senior researcher in Maritime Human Factors at Kalmar Maritime Academy. Currently, I hold a position as Associate Senior Lecturer in Maritime Science with focus on human-machine interaction, resilience engineering and system safety.
I have a background in Cognitive Science (MSc degree) and a PhD in Shipping and Marine Technology (Maritime Human Factors).
Teaching
I am currently the course coordinator for 4SJ01M Leadership in Cross-Cultural Settings and I also teach accident models and safety assessment methods within 4VÅ650 Introduction to System Safety.
In addition, I am a frequent guest lecturer in human factors, decision making and cognitive modelling, as well as I am teaching part-time within the Norwegian PhD program in Nautical Operations.
Research
In my research work I try to understand how safety arises in everyday operations in large-scale socio-technical systems and what can be done to design and support work environments that promote operator well-being and optimize system performance. I therefore apply concepts from Cognitive Systems Engineering, Resilience Engineering and Human-centered Design to understand the interplay between human operators, organisational settings and technology.
My current research projects explore human-automation collaboration in traffic supervisory services and resilience engineering in (maritime) safety training.
You can learn more about my research in a film made by the Swedish maritime competence centre Lighthouse.
My research groups and projects
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Maritime science The research in maritime science includes at present: 1) working life, organisation and risk management, 2) the environmental effects of shipping and marine spatial planning, 3)…
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Project: Design of a safe work environment in the maritime domain The project analyzes safety and resilience in everyday work in the maritime domain. The aim is to develop methods to visualize and…
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Project: Autonomy and responsibility – the role of the human operator in future shipping Within the maritime industry, there is a strong commitment in the development of intelligent transport systems…
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
- Sandberg, C., Hult, C., Österman, C., Praetorius, G. (2020). The Committed Service Crew : The Impact of Passenger Proximity on Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction. TransNav, International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation. 14. 595-600.
- Patriarca, R., Di Gravio, G., Woltjer, R., Costantino, F., Praetorius, G., et al. (2020). Framing the FRAM : A literature review on the functional resonance analysis method. Safety Science. 129. 1-23.
- Österman, C., Hult, C., Praetorius, G. (2020). Occupational safety and health for service crew on passenger ships. Safety Science. 121. 403-413.
- Praetorius, G., Hult, C., Österman, C. (2020). Maritime Resource Management : Current Training Approaches and Potential Improvements. TransNav, International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation. 14. 573-584.
- Relling, T., Praetorius, G., Hareide, O.S. (2019). A socio-technical perspective on the future Vessel Traffic Services. Necesse. 4. 112-129.
- Hult, C., Praetorius, G., Sandberg, C. (2019). On the Future of Maritime Transport - Discussing Terminology and Timeframes. TransNav, International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation. 13. 269-273.
- Praetorius, G., Österman, C., Hult, C. (2018). Strategies and measures to improve the work environment of service crew on board Swedish passenger vessel. TransNav, International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation. 12. 587-595.
- Graziano, A., Praetorius, G., Schröder-Hinrichs, J., Mejia Jr., M.Q., Kataria, A. (2018). It Takes Two to Tango : EU Policy Makers’ Bi-dimensional Approach to Flag State Performance. Ocean Yearbook. 32. 477-496.
- Praetorius, G., Hollnagel, E., Dahlman, J. (2015). Modelling Vessel Traffic Service to understand resilience in everyday operations. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 141. 10-21.
- Kataria, A., Holder, E.H., Praetorius, G., Baldauf, M., Schröder-Hinrichs, J. (2015). Exploring Bridge-Engine Control Room Collaborative Team Communication. TransNav, International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation. 9. 169-176.
- Van Westrenen, F., Praetorius, G. (2014). Maritime traffic management : a need for central coordination?. Cognition, Technology & Work. 16. 59-70.
- Praetorius, G., Hollnagel, E. (2014). Control and Resilience Within the Maritime Traffic Management Domain. Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making. 8. 303-317.
- Van Westrenen, F., Praetorius, G. (2014). Situation awareness and maritime traffic : having awareness or being in control?. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science. 15. 161-180.
- Porathe, T., Lützhöft, M., Praetorius, G. (2013). Communicating intended routes in ECDIS : Evaluating technological change. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 60. 366-370.
- Praetorius, G., Lützhöft, M. (2012). Decision support for vessel traffic service (VTS) : user needs for dynamic risk management in the VTS. Work : A journal of Prevention, Assessment and rehabilitation. 41. 4866-4872.
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Sharma, A., Kim, T., Praetorius, G., Nazir, S. (2020). Exploring Critical Success Factors for Safety Management of Tanker Vessels. Advances in Human Factors, Business Management and Leadership : Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conferences on Human Factors, Business Management and Society, and Human Factors in Management and Leadership, July 16-20, 2020, USA. 613-619.
- Praetorius, G., Hult, C., Snöberg, J. (2020). Maritime Resource Management in the Marine Engineering and Nautical Science Education : Attitudes and Implication for Training and Evaluation. Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation : Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conference on Human Aspects of Transportation, July 16-20, 2020, USA. 461-467.
- Tusher, H.M., Mallam, S., Praetorius, G., Yang, Z., Nazir, S., et al. (2020). Operator Training for Non-Technical Skills in Process Industry. 30th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering. 1993-1998.
- Praetorius, G., Hult, C., Sandberg, C. (2020). Towards Autonomous Shipping : Exploring Potential Threats and Opportunities in Future Maritime Operations. Advances in Human Factors of Transportation : Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, July 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., USA. 633-644.
- Österman, C., Praetorius, G., Hult, C. (2017). Work environment challenges and participatory workplace interventions on passenger ships. Proceedings of the 49th Nordic Ergonomics Society (NES) Conference Joy at Work. 452-459.
- Praetorius, G., Graziano, A., Schröder-Hinrichs, J., Baldauf, M. (2017). FRAM in FSA : Introducing a Function-Based Approach to the Formal Safety Assessment Framework. Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation : Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation, July 27-31, 2016, Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA. 399-411.
- Schröder-Hinrichs, J., Graziano, A., Praetorius, G., Kataria, A. (2017). TRACEr-MAR : applying TRACEr in a maritime context. Risk, Reliability and Safety : Innovating Theory and Practice : Proceedings of the 26th European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2016, Glasgow, Scotland, 25-29 September 2016. 120-126.
- Praetorius, G., Österman, C., Hult, C. (2017). Underlying Causes of and Potential Measures to Reduce Long-term Sick Leave Among Employees in the Service Department on Board Swedish Passenger Vessels. Safety of Sea Transportation : Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation (TransNav 2017), June 21-23, 2017, Gdynia, Poland. 287-293.
- Schröder-Hinrichs, J., Praetorius, G., Graziano, A., Kataria, A., Baldauf, M. (2016). Introducing the Concept of Resilience into Maritime Safety. Proceedings : 6th Symposium on Resilience Engineering : Managing resilience, learning to be adaptable and proactive in an unpredictable world. 22th-25th June 2015 at Lisbon, Portugal. 176-182.
- Praetorius, G., Kataria, A., Petersen, E., Schröder-Hinrichs, J., Baldauf, M., et al. (2015). Increased Awareness for Maritime Human Factors through e-learning in Crew-centered Design. 6th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2015) and the Affiliated Conferences, AHFE 2015. 2824-2831.
- Kataria, A., Praetorius, G. (2014). On common ground at sea : The proactive negotiation for channel navigation. Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation : Part I. 222-230.
- Klomp, R., Borst, C., Mulder, M., Praetorius, G. (2014). Ecological interface design : Control space robustness in future trajectory-based Air Traffic control decision support. 2014 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) : October 5-8, 2014 San Diego, CA, USA. 329-334.
- Praetorius, G., Lundh, M. (2013). “Under Dangerous Conditions” : Safety Construction and Safety-Related Work Onboard of Merchant Vessels. Proceedings, 5th Symposium on Resilience Engineering: Managing Trade-offs : 24th-27th June 2013 at Soesterberg, The Netherlands. 61-66.
- Klomp, R., Borst, C., Mulder, M., Praetorius, G., Mooij, M., et al. (2013). Experimental Evaluation of a Joint Cognitive System for 4D Trajectory Management. Proceedings of the SESAR Innovation Days (2013). 1-7.
- Praetorius, G., Van Westrenen, F., Mitchell, D.L., Hollnagel, E. (2012). Learning lessons in resilient traffic management : A cross-domain study of Vessel Traffic Service and Air Traffic Control. Human Factors : a view from an integrative perspective : Proceedings HFES Europe Chapter Conference Toulouse 2012. 277-287.
- Porathe, T., Lützhöft, M., Praetorius, G. (2012). What is your Intention? Communicating Routes in Electronic Nautical Charts. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences : Transport Research Arena 2012. 3266-3273.
- Praetorius, G., Lützhöft, M. (2011). "Safety is everywhere" : The Constituents of Maritime Safety. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 55th Annual Meeting 2011 : Volume 55, Issue 1. 1798-1802.
- Praetorius, G., Lützhöft, M., Bruno, K. (2010). The context matters : Maritime safety in the Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) Domain. Reliability, Risk and Safety - Back to the Future : Proceedings and Monographs in Engineering, Water and Earth Sciences, ESREL 2010, September 15, 2010, Rhodes, Greece. 1773-1780.
- Praetorius, G., Bruno, K., Lützhöft, M. (2010). Enacting Reliability : First steps to define safety in the VTS domain. Proceedings of the International Conference on Human Performance at Sea, HPAS 2010.
Chapter in book (Refereed)
- Praetorius, G., Österman, C., Hult, C. (2019). Have a Healthy Lifestyle or Organize Work : Creating Healthy Shipboard Work Environments. Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) : Volume VI: Transport Ergonomics and Human Factors (TEHF), Aerospace Human Factors and Ergonomics. Cham, Springer. 455-464.
- Praetorius, G., Kataria, A. (2016). Resilience and complexity in a maritime service supply chain's everyday operation. Service Supply Chain Systems : A Systems Engineering Approach. London, CRC Press. 121-137.
Report (Other academic)
- Hult, C., Praetorius, G., Sandberg, C. (2020). Autonomi och Ansvar : Människans roll i framtidens sjöfart. 79.
- Hult, C., Österman, C., Praetorius, G., Lindblad, M. (2017). Intendenturpersonalens arbetsmiljö : arbetsmiljö, arbetsupplevelser, motivation och sjukskrivningar på passagerarfartyg. Kalmar, Sjöfartshögskolan, Linnéuniversitetet. 56.
Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
- Praetorius, G. (2014). Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) : a maritime information service or traffic control system? : understanding everyday performance and resilience in a socio-technical system under change. Doctoral Thesis. Göteborg, Chalmers tekniska högskola.
Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Österman, C., Sandberg, C., Praetorius, G., Hult, C. (2020). Ge ombordanställda rättmätig status. Sjöfartstidningen.
- Huzzard, T., Karlsson, J.C., Mulinari, P., Praetorius, G., Sandberg, Å. (2017). Utforska ohälsans orsaker. Upsala Nya Tidning (UNT).
- Sandberg, Å., Sjöström, J., Hult, C., Praetorius, G., Walldius, Å., et al. (2016). Prioritera forskning om att organisera för hälsa i arbetet. Universitetsläraren.
Report (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Österman, C., Hult, C., Praetorius, G., Lindblad, M. (2018). Sjukt kul jobb. : Servicepersonalens arbetsmiljö, sjukskrivningar och arbetstillfredsställelse på passagerarfartyg. Kalmar, Sjöfartshögskolan, Linnéuniversitetet. 43.