PSAM Topical Conference 2017
Human Reliability, Quantitative Human Factors, and Risk Management
7 – 9 June 2017 in Munich, Germany
Call for Papers
Invitation
The International Association for Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (IAPSAM),
organizers of the PSAM conferences, and the HRA Society (HRAS) invite you to contribute to a topical
conference on Human Reliability, Quantitative Human Factors, and Risk Management. The goal of the
IAPSAM Topical Conference is to complement the well-known series of comprehensive PSAM conferences
with a smaller, more focused forum.
Scope and Topics
The 7 – 9 June 2017 conference deals with the diverse facets of treating human performance in PSA, risk
assessment, safety cases, and resilience analysis. Topics of interest include:
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Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) – methods, data collection and analysis, and applications
Human factors engineering and ergonomics from a quantitative risk perspective
HRA and HF in the context of risk assessments for conceptual designs, design certification and future
plants
Design and V&V of Human-Machine Interfaces and Systems, emphasizing accident and emergency
contexts
Probabilistic perspectives in emergency response planning and/or severe accident management
The application domains of interest include energy and electricity (nuclear energy, oil and gas, offshore),
process industries, transportation, healthcare, distributed systems and networks, and other sectors where a
high level of safety and reliability are critical.
Submission of Abstracts
Contributions may emphasize research & development, novel applications, or a combination of these.
Prospective authors wishing to present their work are requested to submit a one-page abstract in English (350650 words), by 1 December 2016.
Abstracts are to be submitted electronically by e-mail to [email protected].
Please forward this Call for Papers and the template to others interested in contributing. In case you did not
receive the template, please contact [email protected]
Reviews and Acceptance
Emphasizing high-quality contributions and ample opportunities for discussion, the program committee will
review the abstracts in terms of their fit with the conference topics and goals. Authors will be notified by 15
December 2016.
The conference full papers will be subject to a technical review.
www.psam-topical2017.com
PSAM Topical Conference 2017
Human Reliability, Quantitative Human Factors, and Risk Management
7 – 9 June 2017 in Munich, Germany
Call for Papers
Important Dates
Deadline for abstracts (1-page)
1 December 2016
Author notification
15 December 2016
Full paper submission for review
15 March 2017
Early registration
21 April 2017
Full papers (final)
8 May 2017
Registration Fees
Early registration (up to 21 April 2017)
490 €
Regular registration (from 22 April 2017)
550 €
Student
250 €
Conference Venue
We are pleased to welcome you at Munich, the capitol of Bavaria and third largest city of Germany.
The conference will take place at:
Maritim Hotel München
Goethestr. 7
80336 Munich
Germany
Conference Organization
General Chair
Dr. Marina Röwekamp
Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH
Germany
[email protected]
Technical Chair
Dr. Vinh N. Dang
Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)
Switzerland
[email protected]
www.psam-topical2017.com