Stress Assessment by Combining Neurophysiological Signals and Radio Communications of Air Traffic Controllers

Gianluca Borghini; Andrea Bandini; Silvia Orlandi; Gianluca Di Flumeri; Pietro Arico; Nicolina Sciaraffa; Vincenzo Ronca; Stefano Bonelli; Martina Ragosta; Paola Tomasello; Ugur Turhan; Birsen Acikel; Ali Ozan; Jean Paul Imbert; Geraud Granger; Railane Benhacene; Fabrice Drogoul; Fabio Babiloni

doi:10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9175958

Stress Assessment by Combining Neurophysiological Signals and Radio Communications of Air Traffic Controllers

Gianluca Borghini
, Andrea Bandini
, Silvia Orlandi
, Gianluca Di Flumeri
, Pietro Arico
, Nicolina Sciaraffa
, Vincenzo Ronca
, Stefano Bonelli
, Martina Ragosta
, Paola Tomasello
, Ugur Turhan
, Birsen Acikel
, Ali Ozan
, Jean Paul Imbert
, Geraud Granger
, Railane Benhacene
, Fabrice Drogoul
, Fabio Babiloni

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Abstract

Air Traffic Control (ATC) has been classified as the fourth most stressful job. In this regard, sixteen controllers were asked to perform ecological ATC simulation during which behavioral (Radio Communications with pilots - RCs), subjective (stress perception) and neurophysiological signals (brain activity and skin conductance - SC) were collected. All the considered parameters reported significant changes under high stress conditions. In particular, the theta, alpha, and beta brain rhythms increased significantly (all p<0.05) all over the brain areas, and both the SC components exhibited higher values (p<0.01). Additionally, the number of speech under high stress decreased significantly (p<10^-4) while both the mean and median value of the F0 component of the RC increased (p<0.01). The results can be employed to objectively measure and track the controller's stress level while dealing with ATC activities to better tailoring the workshift and maintaining high safety levels.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Subtitle of host publication	Enabling Innovative Technologies for Global Healthcare, EMBC 2020
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	851-854
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728119908
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9175958
Publication status	Published - Jul 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2020 - Montreal, Canada Duration: 20 Jul 2020 → 24 Jul 2020

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Name	Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
Volume	2020-July
ISSN (Print)	1557-170X

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Conference	42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2020
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	20/07/20 → 24/07/20

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Borghini, G., Bandini, A., Orlandi, S., Di Flumeri, G., Arico, P., Sciaraffa, N., Ronca, V., Bonelli, S., Ragosta, M., Tomasello, P., Turhan, U., Acikel, B., Ozan, A., Imbert, J. P., Granger, G., Benhacene, R., Drogoul, F., & Babiloni, F. (2020). Stress Assessment by Combining Neurophysiological Signals and Radio Communications of Air Traffic Controllers. In 42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Enabling Innovative Technologies for Global Healthcare, EMBC 2020 (pp. 851-854). Article 9175958 (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS; Vol. 2020-July). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9175958

Borghini, Gianluca ; Bandini, Andrea ; Orlandi, Silvia et al. / Stress Assessment by Combining Neurophysiological Signals and Radio Communications of Air Traffic Controllers. 42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Enabling Innovative Technologies for Global Healthcare, EMBC 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. pp. 851-854 (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS).

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Borghini, G, Bandini, A, Orlandi, S, Di Flumeri, G, Arico, P, Sciaraffa, N, Ronca, V, Bonelli, S, Ragosta, M, Tomasello, P, Turhan, U, Acikel, B, Ozan, A, Imbert, JP, Granger, G, Benhacene, R, Drogoul, F & Babiloni, F 2020, Stress Assessment by Combining Neurophysiological Signals and Radio Communications of Air Traffic Controllers. in 42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Enabling Innovative Technologies for Global Healthcare, EMBC 2020., 9175958, Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, vol. 2020-July, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 851-854, 42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2020, Montreal, Canada, 20/07/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9175958

Stress Assessment by Combining Neurophysiological Signals and Radio Communications of Air Traffic Controllers. / Borghini, Gianluca; Bandini, Andrea; Orlandi, Silvia et al.
42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Enabling Innovative Technologies for Global Healthcare, EMBC 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. p. 851-854 9175958 (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS; Vol. 2020-July).

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