Summary
PhD MEng MSc CEng FIET CSci MIScT FSaRS IPMA
Mikela is a Professor in Design for Mobility, Health, People and Society at UCL Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering.
Before rejoining academia, Mikela was the Global Rail Systems Strategist at Arup, working as the systems safety and systems integration discipline lead in major transport projects. During her first year at Arup, she was Head of Research and directed a global multimillion research portfolio. Previously, she worked at WSP where she served as a Team Leader and the R&D Function Lead for the Directorate of Systems Engineering, Integration and Assurance. Among others, she has led technical scopes in HS2, Crossrail and Digital Railway.
Mikela has been a member of the Safer Complex Systems Expert Advisory Group of the Royal Academy of Engineering since 2020. The purpose of the Group is to provide expert and technical assistance to the Engineering X Safer Complex Systems Board, including advice to inform the strategic direction and implementation of Engineering X's activities under the Safer Complex Systems programme being supported by the Lloyd's Register Foundation.
In 2018, Mikela was awarded the title of Honorary Research Fellow of Imperial College and the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Between 2017 and 2018 she served as a Research Associate (RA) at the Centre for Systems Engineering and Innovation (CSEI), while back 2016 she joined the Centre for Transport Studies (CTS) as an RA as well. Between 2015 and 2016, she was an RA at the Engineering Design Centre at the University of Cambridge.
Mikela is a Fellow of the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) and SaRS (Safety and Reliability Society) and Honorary Research Fellow at UCL. She has authored 2 books, has published 20 peer-reviewed journal papers and more than 40 conference papers. Her most recent book is titled Safety Insights: Success and Failure Stories of Practitioners. Additionally, she is an Associate Editor for the Safety and Reliability Journal where she guest edited a special issue on Systems Engineering.
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Publications
Journals
Chatzimichailidou M, Ma Y, 2022, Using BIM in the safety risk management of modular construction, Safety Science, Vol:154, ISSN:0925-7535, Pages:105852-105852
Patriarca R, Chatzimichailidou M, Karanikas N, et al., 2022, The past and present of System-Theoretic Accident Model And Processes (STAMP) and its associated techniques: A scoping review, Safety Science, Vol:146, ISSN:0925-7535, Pages:105566-105566
Chatzimichailidou MM, Karanikas N, 2020, Report of the International Cross-Industry Safety Conference (ICSC) 2018, Safety and Reliability, Vol:39, ISSN:0961-7353, Pages:114-118
Dunsford R, Chatzimichailidou M, 2020, Introducing a system theoretic framework for safety in the rail sector: supplementing CSM-RA with STPA, Safety and Reliability, Vol:39, ISSN:0961-7353, Pages:59-82
Books
Karanikas N, Chatzimichailidou MM, 2020, Safety Insights Success and Failure Stories of Practitioners, ISBN:9780367445720