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Areas of expertise
- Air Transport Safety & Investigation
- Ergonomics, Human Factors, Driver Safety
- Human Factors
Background
Dr Cho Yin (James) Yiu was a Visiting Ph.D. Research Student in the Safety and Accident Investigation Centre, Cranfield University. He received his BEng (Hons) in Aviation Engineering (First Class Honours, with a Minor in Applied Psychology) and his Ph.D. degree from PolyU in 2022 and 2026, respectively.
Research opportunities
His research interests include Human Factors and Neuroergonomics; Safety in Advanced/Urban Air Mobility; Automation and Human out-of-the-loop; Human-centred Intelligent Systems Design; and advanced accident analysis. He has (co-)authored research articles in leading journals in the field, such as IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Advanced Engineering Informatics, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, Transport Policy, Knowledge-Based Systems, and Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, etc.
Current activities
He has reviewed for many prestigious journals, including but not limited to Safety Science, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Advanced Engineering Informatics, Transport Policy, Journal of Air Transport Management, Travel Behaviour and Society, Cognition, Technology & Work, and Behaviour & Information Technology. He also served in various reputed international conferences as Event Organiser in the Air Transport Research Society World Conference, Session Chair in the International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, and Reviewer in the AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Yiu CY, Li Q, Ng KKH & Yuan X. (2026). Enhancing Pilot-Autopilot Collaboration in Cruising Operations Through Task Allocation: A Psychophysiological Approach. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print)
- YUAN X, NG KKH, LI Q, YIU CY, ZHOU Q, .... (2026). From unrecognized to incapacitating: Neuro-ergonomic differentiation of spatial disorientation typologies induced by visual illusions for pilot cognitive training and cockpit design. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 39(6)
- Yiu CY, Li W-C, Ng KKH, Chi C-F & Schiefele J. (2026). Enhancing aviation safety with artificial intelligence: a systematic literature review on recent advances, challenges and future perspectives. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 71, Part B
- Yiu CY, Ng KKH, Li Q & Yuan X. (2025). Gaze behaviours, situation awareness and cognitive workload of air traffic controllers in radar screen monitoring tasks with varying task complexity. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 31(2)
- Yiu CY, Ng KKH, Li Q & Yuan X. (2025). Keeping Pilots in the Loop: An Explainable Spatiotemporal EEG-Driven Deep Learning Framework for Adaptive Automation in Cruising Flight Phase. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 26(7)
- YUAN X, NG KKH, LI Q, YIU CY, LAU CK, .... (2024). Exploring the Human-Centric Interaction Paradigm: Augmented Reality-Assisted Head-Up Display Design for Collaborative Human-Machine Interface in Cockpit. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 62
- LI Q, CHEN C-H, NG KKH, YUAN X & YIU CY. (2024). Single-pilot operations in commercial flight: Effects on neural activity and visual behaviour under abnormalities and emergencies. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 37(8)
- Li Q, Ng KKH, Yu SCM, Yiu CY, Li F, .... (2024). Using EEG and eye-tracking as indicators to investigate situation awareness variation during flight monitoring in air traffic control system. Journal of Navigation, 77(4)
- Yiu CY, Ng KKH, Chan FTS & Li Q. (2023). Vaccines, associated risk and air transport industry post-COVID-19: A structural equation modelling-based empirical study in Hong Kong. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 50
- Li Q, Leung HC, Ho MH, Leung KL, Ng KKH, .... (2023). The Effects of Aeronautical Decision-Making Models on Student Pilots’ Situational Awareness and Cognitive Workload in Simulated Non-Normal Flight Deck Environment. The International Journal of Aerospace Psychology, 33(3)
- Li Q, Ng KKH, Yiu CY, Yuan X, So CK, .... (2023). Securing air transportation safety through identifying pilot's risky VFR flying behaviours: An EEG-based neurophysiological modelling using machine learning algorithms. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 238
- Li Q, Ng KKH, Yu SCM, Yiu CY & Lyu M. (2023). Recognising situation awareness associated with different workloads using EEG and eye-tracking features in air traffic control tasks. Knowledge-Based Systems, 260
- Yiu CY, Ng KKH, Li X, Zhang X, Li Q, .... (2022). Towards safe and collaborative aerodrome operations: Assessing shared situational awareness for adverse weather detection with EEG-enabled Bayesian neural networks. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 53
- Yiu CY, Ng KKH, Yu SCM & Yu CW. (2022). Sustaining aviation workforce after the pandemic: Evidence from Hong Kong aviation students toward skills, specialised training, and career prospects through a mixed-method approach. Transport Policy, 128
- Yiu CY, Ng KKH, Lee C-H, Chow CT, Chan TC, .... (2021). A Digital Twin-Based Platform towards Intelligent Automation with Virtual Counterparts of Flight and Air Traffic Control Operations. Applied Sciences, 11(22)
Conference Papers
- Yiu CY, Li Q, Zhou Q, Yuan X & Ng KKH. (2025). Enhancing the Human Performance of eVTOL Pilots with Take-Off Patterns for Skyscraper-Constrained Urban Air Mobility
- Zhou Q, Ng KKH, Li Q, Yiu CY & Yuan X. (2025). Investigating Air Taxi Pilot’s Stress Response to Meteorological Changes Utilising an eVTOL Simulator
- Yuan X, Ng KKH, Yiu CY & Li Q. (2025). Optimising Pilot-Aircraft Interaction: A Low-Cost Projection-Enhanced Head-Up Display (PE-HUD) with Neuro-Ergonomic Validation
- Yiu CY, Ng KKH, Li Q & Yuan X. (2025). Identifying Human Out-of-the-Loop in Cruising Flights Using EEG Spectral Features with Deep Learning
- Ng KKH, Zhou Q, Li Q, Yiu CY, Yuan X, .... (2025). Design and Develop Human Factors-Driven Safe Altitude for eVTOLs Operation in Regional Air Mobility
- Ng KKH, Qinbiao L, Yuan X & Yiu CY. (2024). How Does a Pilot’s Mental State and Cognitive Abilities Change When in Single Pilot Operations During a Flight Emergency?
- Yiu CY, Ng KKH, Li Q & Yuan X. (2024). How do the levels of automation in flight operations affect pilots’ cognitive workload, reaction time, and EEG brain waves in cruising flights?
- Yeung TC, Yiu CY, Ng KKH, Chu HS & Jong PH. (2022). Airside terminal traffic flow problem formulation under extreme weather: A case study in the Hong Kong International Airport
- Li Q, Yiu CY, Yu SCM & Ng KKH. (2021). Situational Awareness and Flight Approach Phase Event Recognition Based on Psychophysiological Measurements
- Yiu CY, Ng KKH, Kwok KC, Tung Lee W & Mo HT. (2021). Flight delay predictions and the study of its causal factors using machine learning algorithms
- Yiu CY, Tam TK & Ng KKH. (2021). An ADS-B Aided Dynamic Traffic Alert for Robust Safety Assessment in Controlled Airspace