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27.03.2023

interdisziplinärer Experte für Jade Hochschule

ELSFLETH. In January, Dr Georgios Athanassiou was appointed as Professor for Human-Machine Interaction in autonomous ship navigation systems at Jade University of Applied Sciences. Born in Greece, he was most recently employed at the Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment in the Department of Ergonomics in Dortmund, where he coordinated two EU projects. He also taught at the Department of Maritime Studies and Logistics at the Jade University and at the College of Police and Administration in Wiesbaden. “I am looking forward to drive forward the human-centred design system as a way forward for maritime work,” he said.

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