Stathis Malakis, PhD, is an air traffic controller working for the Hellenic Air Navigation Service Provider since 1999. He holds tower, approach procedural, approach radar and instructor/assessor ratings. He has a BSc in Mathematics, an MSc in Air Transport Management and a PhD in Safety and Cognitive Systems Engineering in Air Traffic Control. His PhD was supported by a Research grant from EUROCONTROL Experimental Centre and the field study was conducted in the Institute of Air Navigation Services and Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre. Stathis has an extensive record of publications in highly ranked academic journals, such as Safety Science, and Reliability Engineering and System Safety. His research interest is focused on Safety, human performance, organizational safety, decision-making, and accident investigation in aviation and air traffic control. He is the co-author of the book: Cognitive Engineering and Safety Organization in Air Traffic Management. Recent work with the European Commission includes modeling and design of safety management systems in the aviation. He is a member of the Joint Cognitive Human Machine Systems, JCHMS group of IFATCA. He is a member of the SESAR scinetific committee since November 2022.