Dimitrios Ziakkas
Dimitrios Ziakkas, MBA, Ph.D., FRAeS
Assistant Professor
dziakkas@purdue.edu
765-496-6155
SIML 105
Tuesday and Thursday 1030am -1130am
Dimitrios Ziakkas is an Assistant Professor in the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University. He is an Airbus captain, instructor and examiner with current A-320, A-330/350, A-340 type ratings. A cross-cultural communicator, global citizen, and innovator, Dimitrios has over 30 years of experience in military and civil aviation operations worldwide, integrating manpower planning – selection and recruitment aviation practices in multi-disciplinary research programs. His professional background is diverse, from history and the humanities to engineering and science, concerned not only with the history of aviation technological devices and processes but also with technology in history (the relationship of aviation technology to politics, economics, science, the arts, and the organization of production) and with the role it plays in the differentiation of individuals in society.
Dimitrios retired from Hellenic Air Force in 2008 and worked as a commercial pilot in private jets, Olympic Air, Qatar Airways, and Legend Airlines. As a pilot, instructor and examiner, he has a 11500 total flying hours experience with aircraft types such as McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II, Lockheed C-130 H/B Hercules, Gulfstream G-V, Premier 1/A (RA-390), Airbus A-320, A-330, A-340, A-380.
During his service with Hellenic Air Force, he was an electronic war officer and also a flight safety investigator officer for ten years. With Olympic Air was head of the ICAO level 4-language project. In Qatar Airways participated in training and organized manpower planning, recruitment and selection process. He was Head of Training in Flight Training Organizations / Type Rate Training Organizations, Flight Instructor, Type Rate Instructor, Examiner, Crew Resource Management Instructor in Greece and U.A.E under JAR / EASA organizations. He has also taught courses in the History, Technology, and Doctrine Program in Hellenic Air Force Academy.
He earned a B.S in Aviation Science in 1994 from Hellenic Air Force Academy, Athens Greece, and a B.S in Economics from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (NKUA), Greece in 2003. Additionally, he earned an M.S in History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, (NKUA), Greece in 2006. He holds a Ph.D. at the Graduate Program in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, (NKUA), Greece (2014). Furthermore, he holds an M.S in Human Factors in Aviation from Coventry University, UK, (2016), an MBA from Birmingham University, UK (2019), and an MS in Human Resources Management and Development from Salford University, UK (2019).
He is a member of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the European Association for Aviation Psychology (EAAP), the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) and a Fellow member of the Royal Aeronautical Society, U.K.
His research is focused on the adoption of technology in the aviation operations area, flight safety and training, online flight training, single pilot operations and economical approach of the software and hardware localization in the formation of the aviation - military projects. He works on a project in the appropriation of aviation electronics and related technologies in single pilot operation - AI (VR-AR-MR-SATCE) simulation and formation of certification - training requirements of Advanced Air Mobility. Also he is interested in the competition between Europe and the USA in the aviation industry in and after the cold war period worldwide.
Education:
1. Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon - NTUA/ Doctor of Philosophy - PhD / History and Philosophy of Science and Technology / Aviation Technology.
2. Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon - NTUA/ MSc / History and Philosophy of Science and Technology / Aviation Technology.
3. University of Birmingham / Master of Business Administration - MBA / Business Administration and Management, Aviation Management.
4. University of Salford / MSc / Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, Manpower planning - Selection - Recruitment.
5. Coventry University / MSc / Human factors in Aviation.
6. Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon / Bachelor of Science - BS / Economics.
7. Hellenic Air Force Academy / Hellenic Air Force Academy / Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology.
Certifications:
1. EASA ATPL(A) A-320/330/340 / TRI-TRE
2. FAA ATPL (A) A-320
3. Foundations in Leadership, Harvard Business Publishing
4. Six Sigma Specialization - Coursera
5. Fountamentals of Management - Coursera
6. Project Management - Coursera
7. Essentials of Entrepreneurship - Coursera
8. Communication in the 21st Century Workplace - Coursera
9. The Art ogf Negotiation - Coursera
10. High Impact Business Writing - Coursera
11. Work Smarter, Not Harder: Time Managementfor Personal & Professional Productivity - Coursera
12. Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training - Faculty, Postdoctoral & Graduate Students
13. Social Behavioral Research Investigators and Key Personnel.
1. Honorable Editor: Aeronautics and Aerospace Open Access Journal, https://medcraveonline.com/AAOAJ/editorial-board.
2. Purdue Polytechnic Institute Academic Year 2022-23: Exceptional Early Career for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching certificates.
3. Purdue Polytechnic Institute Academic Year 2022-23: Outstanding Faculty in Learning certificates.
4. Purdue Polytechnic Institute Academic Year 2023-24: Outstanding Faculty in Engagement certificates.
Publications
Books:
1. "Artificial Intelligence and Human Performance in Transportation: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions" (2024). Ziakkas, D., & Plioutsias, A. (2024). Artificial Intelligence and Human Performance in Transportation, CRC. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003480891
2. “Aviation Workforce Planning: The Artificial Intelligence and Competency-Based Era : Ziakkas, Dimitrios, Plioutsias, Anastasios, Pechlivanis, Konstantinos”: Amazon.de: Books. (2024). https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Aviation-Workforce-Planning-Intelligence-Comp..., ISBN-13979-8325062650
3. IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN AVIATION: A Human-Centric Guide for Practitioners and Organizations : Ziakkas, Dimitrios, Vink, Lea-Sophie, Pechlivanis, Konstantinos, Flores, Abner D.: Amazon.de: Books. (2024). https://www.amazon.de/-/en/IMPLEMENTATION-GUIDE-ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE-..., ISBN-13979-8863704784
4. GUÍA PARA LA IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE LA INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL EN LA AVIACIÓN: Una guía centrada en las personas para profesionales y organizaciones : Ziakkas, Dimitrios, Vink, Lea-Sophie, Pechlivanis, Konstantinos, Flores, Abner D.: Amazon.de: Books. (2024). https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Dimitrios-Ziakkas/dp/B0CYLNJXFQ/ref=sr_1_7?cr..., ISBN-13979-8882120992
5. Implementierungsleitfaden für Künstliche Intelligenz in der Luftfahrt: Ein menschenzentrierter Leitfaden für Praktiker und Organisationen: Ziakkas, Dimitrios, Vink, Lea-Sophie, Pechlivanis, Konstantinos, Flores, Abner D.: Amazon.de: Books. (2024). https://www.amazon.com/Implementierungsleitfaden-K%C3%BCnstliche-Intelli... ISBN-13979-8333048509
6. GUIDE DE MISE EN ŒUVRE DE L’INTELLIGENCE ARTIFICIELLE DANS L’AVIATION: Un guide centré sur l’humain pour les praticiens et les organisations : Ziakkas, Dimitrios, Vink, Lea-Sophie, Fotopoulou, Alexandra, Ziakkas, Dimitrios, Vink, Lea-Sophie, Pechlivanis, Konstantinos, Flores, Abner D.: Amazon.de: Books. (2024). https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Dimitrios-Ziakkas/dp/B0DF38L1JV/ref=sr_1_5?cr..., ISBN-13979-8336603514
7. 航空领域人工智能实施指南: 为行业同仁提供以人为本的应用视角 (Traditional Chinese Edition) eBook : Ziakkas, Dimitrios , Link, Lea-Sophie, Pechlivanis, Konstantinos, Flores, Abner D., Ziakkas, Dimitrios, Vink, Lea-Sophie , Liu, Shuo: Amazon.de: Kindle Store. (2024). https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Dimitrios-Ziakkas-ebook/dp/B0D7THZNPG/ref=sr_..., ASIN : B0D7THZNPG
8. HAVACILIKTA YAPAY ZEKA UYGULAMA REHBERİ - Uygulayıcılar ve Organizasyonlar için İnsan Odaklı bir Kılavuz. Ziakkas, Dimitrios , Link, Lea-Sophie, Pechlivanis, Konstantinos, Flores, Abner D., Ibrahim Sarikaya, Ezgi Yildiz : (2024). StreetLib Store. https://store.streetlib.com/novita/havacilikta-yapay-zeka-uygulama-rehbe..., ISBN:9791223053959
9. Special Issue, Volume 33: History of Technology in Greece, from the Early 19th to 21st Century “Armament Projects: The Greek Air Force Case, 1950 to 2000”, ISBN-13: 9781474237253.
Research Papers:
1. The Challenges of the Implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Transportation, AHFE, Nice July, 2024, https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-964867-24...
2. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Transportation Safety Management Systems: The Aviation Safety II Case study, AHFE 2024, Nice France, July 24, 2024
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-964867-27...
3. Report of the Working Group to Identify Future Challenges Faced by the Implementation of Resource Management in Remote and Distributed Teams, Springer Link Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics (HCII 2024), https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60728-8_15
4. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Fatigue Risk Management System, April 2024, IHIET 2024 Lausanne, Switzerland, https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-96...
5. Virtual Reality (VR) and Simulated Air Traffic Control Environment (SATCE) in flight training: The Purdue Case study, April 2024, IHIET 2024 Lausanne, Switzerland
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-96...
6. Implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in global Electronic Pilot Licenses, Intelligence Human Systems Integration (IHSI 2024), 12 February 2024, Palermo, Italy, https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-95...
7. Cognitive Systems Challenges of Virtual Reality (VR) and Simulated Air Traffic Control Environment (SATCE) in Flight Training: The Purdue Case Study, Intelligent Human Systems Integration (IHSI 2024), Palermo Italy, 12 February 2024, https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-95...
8. The role of digital twins in the certification of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) systems,Intelligent Human Systems Integration (IHSI 2024), Palermo Italy, 12 February 2024, https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-95...
9. Role of AI in weather prediction, flight planning, route optimization and scheduling., Intelligent Human Systems Integration (IHSI 2024), Palermo Italy, 12 February 2024, https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-95...
10. Emerging Technologies in Aviation: The Simulated Air Traffic Control Environment (SATCE) application in Competency Based Training and Assessment., Intelligent Human Systems Integration (IHSI 2024), Palermo Italy, 12 February 2024, https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-95...
11. Artificial intelligence applications in aviation accident classification: A preliminary exploratory study. Elsevier,
Decision Analytics Journal Volume 9, December 2023, 100358, https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S2772-6622(23)00198-4
12. The Implementation Challenges of Immersive Technologies in Transportation Simulation, AHFE 2023 Hawaii, December 4-6, 2023, Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality Simulation
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-94...
13. The role of Digital Twins in future transportation challenges, AHFE 2023, Hawaii, December 4-6, 2023, Application of Emerging Technologies
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-91...
14 .Emerging Technologies in Transportation: The Simulated Air Traffic Control Environment (SATCE) case study, AHFE 2023, Hawaii, December 4-6, 2023, Human-Centered Design and User Experience,
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-90...
15. The role of Human-Centered Design in Advanced Air Mobility Implementation Process, Hawaii, December 4-6, 2023, Application of Emerging Technologies,
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-91...
16..Extended Reality in Aviation Training: The Commercial Single Pilot Operations Case, HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14060. Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48060-7_18 · Nov 19, 2023
17. Towards eMCO/SiPO: A Human Factors Efficacy, Usability, and Safety Assessment for Direct Voice Input (DVI) Implementation in the Flight Deck, 20th International Conference, EPCE 2023 Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023
Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023 Proceedings, Part II
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-35392-5?page=2
18. EBT-CBTA in Aviation Training: The Turkish Airlines Case Study
20th International Conference, EPCE 2023 Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023
Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023 Proceedings, Part II
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-35392-5?page=2
19. The artificial intelligence (AI) certification challenges in future single pilot operations (SiPO)
14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, (AHFE 2023) / Human Factors in Aviation II
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-71...
20. Assessment of pilots' training efficacy as a safety barrier in the context of Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS)
14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, (AHFE 2023) / Simulations Based Training Assessment Methodologies
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-59...
21. Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) Framework in Global Aviation Training
14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, (AHFE 2023) / Human Factors in Management and Leadership I
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-68... /
22. The implementation of immersive technologies-artificial intelligence (AI) in Aviation collegiate education: A simple to complex approach
14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, (AHFE 2023) / Human Factors in Learning
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-71...
23. Intelligence Human Systems Integration (IHSI 2023): Integrating people and Intelligent Systems, 22-24 February 2023, Venice, Italy
Artificial Cognitive Systems and Aviation training
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-45...
24. .Intelligence Human Systems Integration (IHSI 2023): Integrating people and Intelligent Systems, 22-24 February 2023, Venice, Italy
The Implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Aviation Collegiate Education: A Simple to Complex Approach
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-45...
25. Intelligence Human Systems Integration (IHSI 2023): Integrating people and Intelligent Systems, 22-24 February 2023, Venice, Italy
Human Factors in Aviation and Artificial Systems: The Purdue Aviation Virtual Reality case study
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-45...
26. Intelligence Human Systems Integration (IHSI 2023): Integrating people and Intelligent Systems, 22-24 February 2023, Venice, Italy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) implementation in the Design of Single Pilot Operations Commercial Airplanes
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-45...
27. Intelligence Human Systems Integration (IHSI 2023): Integrating people and Intelligent Systems, 22-24 February 2023, Venice, Italy
The Implementation of Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) Framework in Aviation Intelligence Human Systems.
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-45...
28.The 34th EAAP Conference 26th-30th September 2022 Gibraltar · Sep 26, 2022
The Implementation of Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) Framework in Aviation Manpower Planning
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146522007414
29. The 34th EAAP Conference 26th-30th September 2022 Gibraltar · Sep 26, 2022
Safety Climate Assessment: The Implementation of Psychological Fatigue Indicators in Airline Fatigue Risk Management Systems
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146522007207
30.International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022)
Artificial Intelligence in aviation decision making process.The transition from extended Minimum Crew Operations to Single Pilot Operations (SiPO)
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/#/publications/book/978-1-958651-...
31.International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022)
Selection and implementation of Evidence based Safety Performance Indicators in Aviation Training
https://openaccess.cms-conferences.org/publications/book/978-1-958651-40...
32.International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Research Technology (IJEART) Volume-1, Issue-1, July 2015, The History of the Formation of the Greek Aviation Military Project: Technical Protocols Competition and the role of Boeing Company in the History of the Greek Air Force Military Project.
33.International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Research Technology (IJEART) ISSN: 2454-9290, Volume-2, Issue-8, August 2016, “Armament projects: The Japanese F- 4 case, 1960 to1990. Technology transfer in the Cold War era in the Pacific Region.”
34. Adaptation of USAF airspace doctrine in Europe: The Hellenic Air Force case study, Hellenic Air Force Academy thesis, 1994.
Presentations
Key note speaker: "The Implementation of AI in Aviation", 5th Conference, 5 HAVACILIK, UZAY VE PSIKOLOJI CHUP JKONGRESI,
Launch of Inventing Europe, Technology and the Making of Europe, 1850 to the Present, European Science Foundation EUROCORES Program & Third Plenary Conference of the Tensions of Europe Network, 7-10 June 2007, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Title: Has software development softened rigid European borders? What about electronics?
ICOHTEC 2008 Conference, August 5-10, Victoria, Canada.
Title: "Building borders in the air: Technical protocols competition and international aviation route formation in the electronic era.”
“The social history of military technology,” part of the International Congress of the History of Science and Technology
(ICHST), meeting in Budapest, 28 July–2 August 2009.
Title: “The history of the formation of the Greek aviation military project. Technical protocols competition and adoption of international aviation trends in the electronic era.”
ESF Eurocores / 4th Tensions of Europe, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2010.
Title: “Adaptation to international aviation trends and competition of technical protocols in the Balkans.”
SHOT 2010 Tacoma, Air Powers: National, Colonial, and Global.
Title: “The History of the Formation of the Greek Aviation Military Project: Technical Protocols Competition and the role of Boeing Company in the History of the Greek Air Force Military Project.”
SHOT 2016 SIG Meeting Singapore 2016.
Title: “ Armament projects: The Japanese F-4 case, 1960 to 1990.Technology transfer in the Cold War era in the Pacific Region."
Technical action plan of Hellenic Air Force, GR80s Technology, 2017, https://.blod.gr/lectures/tehnologiki-allagi-kai-stratiotiki-tehnologia-...
pragmatikotita/
8th Tensions of Europe 2017 / Athens.
Title: “ Migration and Border Studies: Search and Rescue missions of Greek Air Force, 1975-2016: Critical episodes and migration crisis”.
Magazines:
1. AI in Flight Training: The Dilemma of Change, airliners.de, 13 December 2023, https://www.airliners.de/personalmanagement-1-ki-flugausbildung-dilemma-...
2. Use of digital twins in air traffic: A human factors perspective, airliners.de, 12 January 2024, https://www.airliners.de/personalmanagement-6-einsatz-digitaler-zwilling...
3. Navigating the Sky: Air Traffic Control in the Age of Advanced Air Mobility, airliners.de, 17 January 2024, https://www.airliners.de/personalmanagement-7-navigieren-himmel-flugsich...
Industry Engagement:
1. HF Horizons, Research and Development Manager – Human Factors & Industrial Systems, https://hfhorizons.com/about-us/
2.Technology & Culture: John Hopkins University Press, https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/879631
3.https://www.linkedin.com/posts/themagos_purdue-university-visited-magos-...
6.https://www.airliners.de/personalmanagement-1-ki-flugausbildung-dilemma-...
7. https://www.airliners.de/personalmanagement-7-navigieren-himmel-flugsich...
8.https://www.airliners.de/personalmanagement-7-navigieren-himmel-flugsich...
9.https://www.asti-usa.com/progexs/military/satce.html
Consulting:
1.Honorable Editor: Aeronautics and Aerospace Open Access Journal, https://medcraveonline.com/AAOAJ/editorial-board
2. Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Transportation
Engineering and Technology (IJTET)
3.HF Horizons, Research and Development Manager – Human Factors & Industrial Systems, https://hfhorizons.com/about-us/
4.Technology & Culture: John Hopkins University Press, https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/879631
5. Program Board Member HCI 2023
6. Program Board Member HCI 2024
7. Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Transportation Engineering and Technology (IJTET)
8. Guest Editor of Special Issue: "Human Factors during Flight Operations", Aerospace, MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)
9. Reviewer of “Sensors” MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)
10. Reviewer of “Sustainability” MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)11. Guest Editor of Special Issue: Human-Intelligent Systems Integration, AI in Aviation, Springer Nature
11. Reviewer of “Case Studies on Transport Policy”, Elsevier
12. Reviewer of “Journal of Air Transport Management”, Elsevier
13. Reviewer of “Frontiers in Aerospace Engineering”, Frontiers.
14 .EAAP 35, Scientific Committee Member, https://conference.eaap.net/
Professional Affiliations:
Affiliated Researcher, Research Specialization 'Digital Technology in Society', ESST, NKUA/NTUA, Athens, Greece.
Affiliated Researcher, University of Patras, Greece.