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Aviation Psychologist, Human Factors Researcher
E-mail-
llouko@mail.arc.nasa.gov
EDUCATION
1998 - Naval Operational Medicine Institute U.S. Naval Flight Surgeon Training
Pensacola, FL, USA
1997 - University of Massachusetts Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology
Amherst, MA, USA (minors: statistics and exercise science)
1994 - University of Massachusetts M.S., Cognitive Psychology
Amherst, MA, USA
1991 - Clark University B.A., Psychology
Worcester, MA, USA (minors: biology and computer science)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004-present
- Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board of Greece, Human Factors expert consultant
Member of the team investigating the crash of Helios Airways, flight # 522 outside Athens, Greece on 8/14/2005
- Aviation Safety Officer School, Hellenic Air Force, American College of Greece
- Instructor: Human Factors, Human Error
2000-present
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center
Human Factors Division, Moffett Field, CA, USA
Research Scientist, Contractor through the San Jose State University Foundation
Cognitive analysis of concurrent task management demands in the cockpit and their contribution to pilot error during routine flight operations
Data collection via in-flight observations from the cockpit jumpseat of Boeing 737 aircraft
Aviation accident and incident analyses
Collaboration with and consultation to air carriers on the design of operating procedures and checklists
Co-authoring two books on concurrent task management and pilot error
1998-2000
Naval Operational Medicine Institute, Pensacola, FL, USA, Personnel Selection Division Officer
Aircraft pilot and hovercraft operator selection tests
Database management and analysis
Annual survey on student pilot attrition
VIP tours and presentations
MILITARY SERVICE
1997-2003- United States Navy, Aerospace Experimental Psychology
Voluntary separation (honorable discharge) with the rank of Lieutenant Commander
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Dismukes, R. K., Berman, B., & Loukopoulos, L. D. (2005). The Limits of Expertise: The Misunderstood Role of Pilot Error in Airline Accidents. Book in preparation.
- Loukopoulos, L. D., Dismukes, R. K., & Barshi, I. (2005). Beyond Workload. Book in preparation.
- Loukopoulos, L. D. (2003). Cognitive demands of the aviation operational environment: Fatigue and stress. Proceedings of the 2nd Panhellenic Congress of the Aerospace Medical Society, Athens, Greece.
- Loukopoulos, L. D., Dismukes, R. K., & Barshi, I. (2003). The challenge of routine flight operations. Proceedings of the 22nd European Conference on Human Decision Making and Manual Control, Linköping, Sweden (Best paper award)
- Dismukes, R. K., Loukopoulos, L. D., & Barshi, I. (2003). Concurrent task demands and pilot error in airport surface operations. Proceedings of the Flight Safety Foundation 56th Annual International Air Safety Seminar, Washington, DC.
- Loukopoulos, L. D., Dismukes, R. K., & Barshi, I. (2003). Concurrent task demands in the cockpit: Challenges and vulnerabilities in routine operations. Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Dayton, OH, USA.
- Loukopoulos, L. D., Dismukes, R. K., & Barshi, I. (2001). Cockpit interruptions and distractions: A line observation study. Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Columbus, OH, USA.
- Dismukes, R. K., Loukopoulos, L. D., & Jobe, K. (2001). The challenges of managing concurrent and deferred tasks. Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Columbus, OH, USA.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
- Loukopoulos, L.D. (2005, December). The Limits of Expertise: The Misunderstood Role of Pilot Error in Airline Accidents. Presented at the 3rd Panhellenic Congress of Aviation & Space Medicine, Athens, Greece.
- Loukopoulos, L.D. (2005, July). Pilot error in routine operations. Invited instructor, International Summer School on Aviation Psychology, Graz, Austria.
- Loukopoulos, L.D. (2005, July). Risk and risk management in transfusion medicine. XV Regional Congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion, Athens, Greece. (Proceedings appear in Vox Sanguinis Supplement, 89 Suppl. 1, pp. 2-3).
- Dismukes, R. K., Berman, B., & Loukopoulos, L. D. (2005, March). The Limits of Expertise: The Misunderstood Role of Pilot Error in Airline Accidents. Presented at the ASPA/ICAO Regional Seminar on Cross-Cultural Issues in Aviation Safety. Mexico City, Mexico.
- Dismukes, R.K., Berman, B., & Loukopoulos, L.D. (2004, August). The Limits of Expertise: The Misunderstood Role of Pilot Error in Airline Accidents. Presented at the 50th Annual Air Safety Week, Washington, D.C., USA.
- Loukopoulos, L. D., Dismukes, R. K., & Barshi, I. (2003, April).Concurrent task demands in the cockpit: Challenges and vulnerabilities in routine operations. Presented at the 2003 Air Transport Association/Crew Resource Management Conference, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
- Loukopoulos, L. D., Dismukes, R. K., and Barshi, I. (2003, February).Concurrent task demands in the cockpit: Challenges and vulnerabilities. Presented at the annual research review of the Office of Aviation Research of the Federal Aviation Administration, Irvine, CA, USA.
- Loukopoulos, L. D., & Dismukes, R. K. (2002, April). Human error and risk management in blood transfusion: ideas from the aviation industry. Presented at the 2nd Panhellenic Congress of the Hellenic Blood Transfusion Society, Patra, Greece.
- Loukopoulos, L. D., & Dismukes, R. K. (2002, March). Opportunities for and vulnerabilities to error in military flight operations. Presented at the monthly training meeting of the 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, CA, USA.
J. M. Feldman, I. . Barshi, A. . Degani, L. . Loukopoulos, & R. . Mauro (2017) Designing Flightdeck Procedures: Literature Resources with Abstracts and Summaries, NASA Technical Publication TP-2017-219479. Moffett Field, CA: NASA Ames Research Center
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I. . Barshi, A. . Degani, R. . Mauro, & L. . Loukopoulos (2017) Guiding the Practice: The 4Ps, HindSight, 25, 50-53
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I. . Barshi, R. . Mauro, A. . Degani, & L. . Loukopoulos (2016) Designing Flightdeck Procedures, NASA Technical Memorandum TM-2016-219421. Moffett Field, CA: NASA Ames Research Center
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L. . Loukopoulos, & I. . Barshi (2012) Close interactions of the disconnected kind, HindSight, 16, 50-53
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R. . Mauro, A. . Degani, L. . Loukopoulos, & I. . Barshi (2012) The operational context of procedures and checklists in commercial aviation, Proceedings of the 56th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, (pp. 758-762)
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I. . Barshi, & L. . Loukopoulos (2012) Training for real world job performance, Training cognition: Optimizing efficiency, durability, and generalizability (pp. 287-306). New York: Psychology Press
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I. . Barshi, A. . Degani, L. . Loukopoulos, & R. . Mauro (2011) Operational procedures, Presented at the 16th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Dayton, Ohio.
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R. K. Dismukes, B. A. Berman, & L. . Loukopoulos (2009) Converging themes: the deep structure of accidents, Chapter 4 in R. Key Dismukes (Ed.), Human Error in Aviation, Aldershot, UK: Ashgate
Publishing Limited
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L. . Loukopoulos, R. K. Dismukes, & I. . Barshi (2009) The Hidden Complexity of Cockpit Operations, 62nd International Air Safety Seminar of the Flight Safety Foundation, Beijing, China.
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L. . Loukopoulos, R. K. Dismukes, & I. . Barshi (2009) The multitasking myth: Handling complexity in real-world operations, Burlington, VT: Ashgate
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L. . Loukopoulos, R. K. Dismukes, & I. . Barshi (2009) The Perils of Multitasking, Aerosafety World, 18-23.
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L. . Loukopoulos, R. K. Dismukes, & I. . Barshi (2008) Pilot error: all skilled experts make mistakes, Working on Safety Conference, 4th International Conference, Prevention of Occupational Accidents in a Changing Work Environment, Herakleion, Crete, Greece.
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R. K. Dismukes, B. A. Berman, & L. . Loukopoulos (2007) The Limits of Expertise: Rethinking Pilot Error and the Causes of Airline Accidents, Ashgate Publishing Company.
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R. K. Dismukes, B. A. Berman, & L. . Loukopoulos (2006) The Limits of Expertise: Rethinking Pilot Error and the Causes of Airline Accidents, Presented at the 2006 CRM/HF Conference, Denver, Colorado
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I. . Barshi, L. . Loukopoulos, A. . Degani, & R. . Mauro (2006) Understanding human error: Implications for the design of equipment, procedures, and training, Presented at the 26th Congress of the International Association of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece.
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R. K. Dismukes, L. . Loukopoulos, & I. . Barshi (2003) Concurrent task demands and pilot error in airport surface operations, Proceedings of the Flight Safety Foundation 56th Annual International Air Safety Seminar, Washington, DC
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L. . Loukopoulos, R. K. Dismukes, & I. . Barshi (2003) The Challenge of Routine Flight Operations, Proceedings of the 22nd European Conference on Human Decision Making and Manual Control, 2-4 June, 2003, Linkoping University, Sweden, 175-185
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L. . Loukopoulos, R. K. Dismukes, & I. . Barshi (2001) Cockpit Interruptions and Distractions: A Line Observation Study, In R. Jensen (Ed.), Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University.
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R. K. Dismukes, L. . Loukopoulos, & K. K. Jobe (2001) The challenges of managing concurrent and deferred tasks, In R. Jensen (Ed.), Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University
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