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Dr David Golightly

Lecturer in Human Systems Integration

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  • Address: Stephenson Building Rm 4.008
    School of Engineering
    缅北禁地
    缅北禁地 upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU

Background

I am a Chartered Member of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CErgHF) and a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol), I work in the field of cognitive ergonomics, understanding the factors that make technology and systems fit for the intended user's needs and cognitive abilities. This is primarily in the transport sector, with specific expertise in rail, and covers transport innovation, transport operation and also work with passengers and public.


I have been at 缅北禁地 since October 2018. Previously, I was at the Human Factors Research Group, University of Nottingham from 2007-2018. Projects have been funded by EU, Innovate UK, Network Rail, Connected Places (formerly Transport Systems) Catapult, RSSB, RAIB and the transport supply chain.

Key research areas

  • Fundamentals and methodology in human performance (situation awareness, workload, expertise)
  • Decision-making and performance in control environments (transport control, maintenance, manufacturing)
  • Design and deployment of future mobility (shared mobility, ICT for mobility, micromobility, underepresented user groups)
  • Human performance with autonomy (robotics for maintenance, predictive maintenance, autonomous manufacturing)
  • Safety and systems (accident and incident analysis, resillient performance, safety leadership)


Current and previous projects at Future Mobility group

  • Network Rail Performance Predictability - Human performance modelling to enhance network predictability
  • Network Rail Traffic Management - Human Factors analysis of in-service TM deployment
  • Freight site complexity - Analysing human aspects of freigh site complexity that can lead to freight incidents on the rail network
  • Condition of Freight Vehicles on the Network - Supporting RSSB and National Freight Safety Group in analysis of human factors in rail freight vehicle incidents
  • E-scooters - Sociotechnical analysis of factors for user-centred e-scooter service deployment
  • Ride2Rail - EU Shift2Rail shared travel project
  • DECIDe - RSSB-funded rail decarbonisation project
  • Signaller Cognitive Task analysis - Support for Rail Accident Investigation Branch Class Investigation into signaller performance.
  • MyCorridor - EU H2020 Mobility as a Service (MaaS) project


Full list of published work at and



Esteem and responsibilities

  • Deputy Head - Future Mobility Group
  • Director - Mobility and Transport 缅北禁地 Centre of Research Excellence
  • Member of SAgE Ethics Committee
  • CoChair EHF - Annual Conference of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors
  • Programme Committee - International Rail Human Factors Conference
  • Associate Editor - Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries
  • CIEHF North East Regional Network Coordinator
  • CIEHF Chartership Mentor
  • External Examiner MSc in Human Factors and Ergonomics (Loughborough - 2022 - present)
  • External Examiner MSc in Ergonomics (Derby) - 2012 - 2015
  • Internal and external PhD examination




Teaching

Current

Human-Systems Integration (MEC8028) (module lead)

Technologies for Future Mobility (CEG8431) (module lead)

Human-Systems Integration for Transport (CEG8437) (module lead)

Design of Sustainable Engineering Systems (CEG2004)

Intelligent Transport Systems (CEG8422)

Stage 3 Mechanical Engineering Projects (MEC3098)

MSc Mechanical Engineering Project (MEC8095)

MSc Project and Dissertation in Transport Engineering (CEG8496)


BEng and MEng Mechanical Engineering Senior Tutor

Publications

  • Articles

    • Bhattacharyya A, Forshaw M, Golightly D, Merricks S, Palacin R, Pierce K, Da Silva PP. . Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management 2025, 33, 100505.
    • Kurup S, Golightly D, Sharples S, Clarke D. . Ergonomics 2025, epub ahead of print.
    • Chan JP, Pazouki K, Norman R, Golightly D. . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2025, 13(4), 818.
    • Golightly D, Lonergan J, Ethell D. . Ergonomics 2025, 68(5), 662-672.
    • Golightly D, Bhattacharyya A, Pierce K, Tian Z, Lin Z, Liu R, Lyu X, Jiang K, Liu X. . Electronics 2025, 14(7), 1467.
    • Golightly D, Altobelli E, Bassi N, Buchnicek P, Consonni C, Jurankova P, Mitropoulos L, Rizzi G, Rossi M, Scrocca M, Rutanen E, Kortsari A, Niavis H. . European Transport Research Review 2024, 16, 3.
    • Richards J, Golightly D, Palacin R. . Applied Sciences 2024, 14(13), 5801.
    • Chan J, Golightly D, Norman R, Pazouki K. . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2023, 11(2), 258.
    • Mitropoulos L, Kortsari A, Fotiou A, Ayfantopoulou G, Golightly D. . Sustainability 2023, 16(1), 143.
    • Golightly D, Young MS. . Applied Ergonomics 2022, 102, 103714.
    • Golightly D, Chan-Pensley J, Dadashi N, Jundi S, Ryan B, Hall A. . Sustainability 2022, 14(4), 2123.
    • Chan J, Norman R, Pazouki K, Golightly D. . WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs 2022, 21, 121-140.
    • Golightly D, Pierce K, Palacin R, Gamble C. . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit 2022, 236(6), 715-732.
    • Shalaka K, Golightly D, Clarke D, Sharples S. . Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management 2021, 19, 100264.
    • Dadashi N, Golightly D, Sharples S. . Cognition, Technology and Work 2021, 23, 255-271.
    • Stiles S, Golightly D, Ryan B. . Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries 2021, 31(4), 425-437.
    • Ryan B, Golightly D, Pickup L, Reinhartz S, Atkinson S, Dadashi N. . Safety Science 2021, 140, 105279.
    • Harvey J, Smith A, Golightly D, Goulding J, Gallage HPS. . Computers in Human Behavior 2020, 107, 106268.
    • Casadó RC, Golightly D, Laing K, Palacin R, Todd L. . Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 2020, 4, 100107.
    • Golightly D, Gamble C, Palacin R, Pierce K. . Ergonomics 2020, 63(8), 1027-1043.
    • Golightly D, Gamble C, Palacin R, Pierce K. . Urban Rail Transit 2019, 5, 254-266.
    • Martindale S, Golightly D, Pinchin J, Shaw D, Blakey J, Perez I, Sharples S. . Applied Ergonomics 2019, 81, 102861.
    • Kefalidou G, Golightly D, Sharples S. . Cognition, Technology and Work 2018, 20(1), 73-92.
    • Stiles S, Ryan B, Golightly D. . Safety Science 2018, 110(Part B), 134-144.
    • Golightly D, Kefalidou G, Sharples S. . Information Systems and e-Business Management 2018, 16(3), 627-648.
    • Large DR, Golightly D, Taylor E. . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit 2017, 231(10), 1186-1194.
    • Golightly D, Dadashi N. . Ergonomics 2017, 60(3), 307-320.
    • Dadashi N, Golightly D, Sharples S. . Cognition, Technology and Work 2017, 19(4), 561-570.
    • Richardson M, Maspero M, Golightly D, Sheffield D, Staples V, Lumber R. . Ergonomics 2017, 60(2), 292-305.
    • Harvey J, Smith A, Golightly D. . Journal of Consumer Behaviour 2017, 16(4), 363-371.
    • Harvey J, Smith A, Golightly D. . Journal of Critical Realism 2017, 16(5), 431-450.
    • Houghton RJ, White C, Golightly D, Wilson JR. . Cognition, Technology and Work 2016, 18(2), 361-378.
    • Golightly D, Sharples S, Patel H, Ratchev S. . International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 2016, 55, 12-21.
    • Palacin R, Golightly D, Ramdas V, Dadashi N. . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit 2016, 230(7), 1673-1686.
    • Madigan R, Golightly D, Madders R. . Accident Analysis and Prevention 2016, 97, 122-131.
    • Dadashi N, Wilson JR, Golightly D, Sharples S. . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit 2016, 230(5), 1415-1428.
    • Dadashi N, Wilson JR, Golightly D, Sharples S. . Ergonomics 2014, 57(3), 387-402.

  • Authored Book

    • Dadashi N, Golightly D, Sharples S, Bye R. . CRC Press, 2023.

  • Book Chapters

    • Balfe N, Golightly D, Charles R. . In: Young MS; Lenné MG, ed. Simulators for Transportation Human Factors: Research and Practice. London: CRC Press, 2017, pp.151-172.
    • Luna CLH, Golightly D. . In: Garcia-Ruiz MA, ed. Games User Research: A Case Study Approach. New York: CRC Press, 2016, pp.189-208.
    • Cranwell J, Sun X, Golightly D, Kefalidou G, Bedwell B, Sharples S. . In: Emerging Perspectives on the Design, Use, and Evaluation of Mobile and Handheld Devices. IGI Global, 2015, pp.176-217.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Golightly D, Ethell D. Human Factors in the Freight Train Preparation: Current challenges and Future Directions. 2025. In Preparation.
    • Pierce K, Bhattacharyya A, Golightly D, Pinto da Silva P, Merricks S, Palacin R, Guo Z. . In: Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference (ANNSIM’24). 2024, Washington, DC, USA: Society for Modeling & Simulation International (SCS).
    • Golightly D, Ethell J, Lonergan J. . In: Ergonomics and Human Factors 2024. 2024, Kenilworth, UK: Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors.
    • Golightly D, Lonergan J, Ethell D. . In: Ergonomics and Human Factors 2023: Annual Conference of the CIEHF. 2023, Kenilworth, UK.
    • Stiles S, Golightly D. . In: Ergonomics and Human Factors 2022: Annual Conference of the CIEHF. 2022, Online & Birmingham, United Kingdom: CIEHF.
    • Golightly D, Comerio M, Consonni C, Vaghi C, Pistilli G, Rizzi G, DiPasquale G, Palacin R, Boratto L, Scrocca M. . In: World Congress on Railway Research 2022. 2022, Birmingham, UK.
    • Golightly D, Mills A, Hill D, Palacin R. . In: Ergonomics and Human Factors 2022: Annual Conference of the CIEHF. 2022, Online & Birmingham, United Kingdom: CIEHF.
    • Stiles S, Golightly D. . In: International Railway Safety Council (IRSC 2022). 2022, Seville, Spain: International Railway Safety Council.
    • Stiles S, Golightly D. . In: RISSB 2022 Rail Safety Conference. 2022, Collins Square, Melbourne: RISSB.
    • Golightly D, Lonergan J, Ethell D, Gibson H, Hill D. . In: International Rail Safety Council. 2022, Seville, Spain.
    • Golightly D, Young M. . In: 7th International Rail Human Factors Conference. 2021, Virtual conference, online: RSSB.
    • Golightly D, Palacin R. . In: 7th International Rail Human Factors Conference. 2021, Virtual Event: RSSB, Network Rail and the University of Nottingham.
    • Hotzel Escardo T, Pierce K, Golightly D, Palacin R. . In: Software Engineering and Formal Methods: SEFM 2020 Collocated Workshops. 2020, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Springer.
    • Stiles S, Ryan B, Golightly D. . In: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. 2019, Florence, Italy: Springer Verlag.
    • Pierce K, Gamble C, Golightly D, Palacin R. . In: FM 2019: Formal Methods. FM 2019 International Workshops. 2019, Porto, Portugal: Springer.
    • Delamare L, Golightly D, Goswell G, Treble P. . In: H-WORKLOAD 2017 : International Symposium on Human Mental Workload: Models and Applications. 2017, Dublin, Ireland: Springer Verlag.
    • Kurup S, Golightly D, Wilson N. . In: UbiComp 2016 Adjunct - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing. 2016, Heidelberg, Germany: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.
    • Dadashi N, Golightly D, Sharples S. . In: 13th IFAC Symposium on Analysis, Design, and Evaluation of Human-Machine Systems HMS 2016. 2016, Kyoto, Japan: Elsevier B.V.
    • Golightly D, Dadashi N. . In: 2016 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Rail Transportation, ICIRT 2016. 2016, Birmingham, UK: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    • Delamare L, Lumby A, Treble P, Golightly D. . In: 2016 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Rail Transportation, ICIRT 2016. 2016, Birmingham, UK: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    • Golightly D, Sanderson D, Holmes P, Ratchev S, Sharples S. . In: ECCE '16 Proceedings of the European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics. 2016, Nottingham: Association for Computing Machinery.
    • Madigan R, Golightly D, Madders R. . In: Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2015. 2015, Daventry, Northamptonshire: CRC Press.
    • Golightly D, Wagner H, Sharples S. . In: Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2015. 2015, Daventry, Northamptonshire: CRC Press.
    • Harvey J, Golightly D, Smith A. . In: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '14). 2014, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: ACM.

  • Edited Books

    • Golightly D, Balfe N, Charles R, ed. . Wootton Wawen: Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2023.
    • Golightly D, Balfe N, ed. . Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2022.

  • Editorials

    • Golightly D, Gibson H, Ryan B, Young MS. . Applied Ergonomics 2023, 109, 103978.
    • Baber C, Golightly D, Waterson P. . Applied Ergonomics 2019, 79, 86-90.