Speaker Bio

Dr. Lea Sophie Vink is a leading expert in human performance, applied cognitive psychology and the use of AI-driven fatigue risk management. As head of human performance at Austro Control, she drives innovative strategies to optimize safety and efficiency in air traffic management. She also chairs the CANSO Human Performance Workgroup and co-chairs the EU Commission Expert Group on the Human Dimension in Aviation, shaping global policies on human performance. Her work focuses on data-driven insights, predictive modeling, and AI integration to enhance operational resilience and safety in complex environments. Lea’s background was formerly as a Military commander before becoming a human factors specialist at NATS with a focus on ops room, technology design and human performance metrics. Since 2019, Lea has been based in Vienna, Austria where she has also launched a small start-up looking at innovative ways to use AI-optimisation of human performance with an aim towards dynamic control of the wider socio-technical systems in Aviation.