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# Research

Dr. Thomas M. Friesacher, MSc researches how commuting affects airline pilots' stress before duty and their performance. A study of European airline pilots, the European Airline Pilot Commute Study, was run in summer 2014. The thesis is *Aspects of a European Airline Pilot Commute* (Cranfield University, 2015). Doctoral work continued at Cranfield University's institute for accident investigation.

This page lists only papers and talks shared through academic and professional venues. Investigation casework stays confidential and is not published here.

## Selected publications

- Friesacher, T. (2015). *Aspects of a European Airline Pilot Commute*. Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK.
- Steiner, D., Kovacic, I., Burgstaller, F., Schrefl, M., Friesacher, T., Gringinger, E. (2016). *Semantic Enrichment of DNOTAMs to Reduce Information Overload in Pilot Briefings*. Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference (ICNS), Herndon, VA.
- Friesacher, T., Greaves, M. (2016). *The Effect of Commuting on Pilot Self-assessment of Stress and Performance*. ISASI Conference, Reykjavik.

He also lectures at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, including on intercultural cooperation.

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