Contact Dr Wen-Chin Li

Background

Professor Wen-Chin Li is Course Director for Safety and Human Factors in Aviation MSc in the Safety and Accident Investigation Centre, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing at Cranfield University. He holds a PhD in Aviation Safety and Human Factors from Cranfield University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (FCIEHF), a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), and an Aviation Human Factors Specialist at the European Association of Aviation Psychology (EAAP).

Research opportunities

Professor Li is the Chair of the International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics (EPCE) since 2019; and the Technical Committee on Aerospace Human Factors and Ergonomics of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA). He holds Private Pilots' License issued by CAA, U.K., and he has published over 150 journal articles, conference proceedings, book and book chapters regarding Aviation Safety, Eye-Tracking and Attention Distribution, Flight Deck Design, Human Factors Assessment, Human-Computer Interactions, Human-System Integration Design, and Resilience.

Currently, he is interested in providing supervision to the following PhD research projects,

1. Human-Centric Design on Future Flight Deck

2. Human Performance Considerations for Single Pilot Operation

3. AR/VR and AI application in Aviation

4. Application of Biofeedback/Eye Tracking for Digital Aviation

5. Cross-Cultural Safety Management and Safety Resilience

6. Human-System Integration on Digital Tower Operations/Virtual Flight Data Recorders

Current activities

Professor Li has served on the boards of several International Committees and has chaired sessions at international conferences on HCII, CIEHF, HCI-Aero, and EAAP. He has won the Best Paper award from the International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries, the Best Lecturer Award at Cranfield University, and the Best Paper Award at the 7th International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety. Furthermore, he has supervised and supported research students who won international awards including Kapustin Awards in ISASI, Best Student Design Gold Award (HCII), Best Student Thesis (CIEHF), USAIRE Students Award, and Single European Sky Award on the following topics, Accident Investigation, AI and Augmented Reality Application, Multiple Digital Tower Operations, Flight Data Monitoring, Human-System Integration, Resilience and Fatigue Risk Management. Currently, he is an active researcher for Aviation Regulators, the Safety and Accident Investigator Society, Airlines and Airport Digital Tower Operations. His team's "Augmented Reality for future single-pilot operations' research won the World Usability Challenges Award (Silver) in HCII 2026.

Clients

  • British Airways
  • CGI Inc
  • Beijing Daxing International Airport
  • EasyJet PLC
  • Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
  • Armée de l'air et de l'espace
  • Irish Aviation Authority
  • Ports of Jersey
  • SAAB AB

Publications

Articles In Journals

Conference Papers

Books