Anne-Sophie Nyssen obtained her degree in the psychology of work in 1990. Very quickly she turned to the domain of human error in the medical milieu. Thus, under the supervision of Véronique de Keyser, her doctoral work focused on ‘The exploration of the different types of interactions between human error, human cognitive activity and the dynamic of complex services.’

Anne-Sophie Nyssen then moved to the more general notion of the reliability of complex systems. ‘Technologies profoundly transform the work of a human being and the group,’ she reminds us. Thanks to obtaining the Otan Prize, her on-site observations could be completed by handling simulators, during her post-doctoral work with Professor Gaba, at the Stanford University School of Medicine, in California (United States).

Vice-Dean of the University of Liège’s Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (FAPSE), she is also President of the Jury for the Advanced Masters in Risk Management and Well-being at Work. She boasts numerous publications and is the author of numerous chapters or parts of collective works. She also presides over the Organising Committee of the 45th Congress of the Ergonomics in the French Language Society (with Professor Mairiaux, of the School for Public Health at the Liège University Hospital Centre). Amongst her preferred fields are decision making, the development of expertise, as well as cooperation, training and the evaluation of new technologies.

Selection of publications

Blavier A. et Nyssen,A-S. (2009) Influence of 2D and 3D images on performance and time estimation in minimal invasive surgery. Ergonomics, 52 (11), 1342-1349.

Blavier A., Gaudissart Q., Cadière G-B & Nyssen A-S. (2007) Comparison of learning curves and skill transfer between classical and robotic laparoscopy according to the viewing conditions : implications for training. American Journal of Surgery, 194 (1), 115-121.

Blavier A., Gaudissart Q., Cadière G-B & Nyssen A-S. (2006) Impact of 2D and 3D vision on performance of novice subjects using da Vinci robotic system. Acte chirurgica Belgica, 106 (6), 662-664.