Presenter

Atif Ashraf is a doctoral candidate in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, currently examining the differences between work-as-imagined and work-as-done. His research aims to gain insights into how workers' interactions with procedures impact design guidelines, usually crafted to improve safety and efficiency. He received his Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University, working on his dissertation with the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Centre in Doha, Qatar. His undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering is from Petronas University of Technology, Malaysia. Before starting his PhD, Atif worked as a Research Associate with oil and gas companies in the Middle East. Over the past 10 years, he has led research initiatives focusing on hazard communication, safety culture assessments, pandemic impacts, and work-as-imagined vs work-as-done. This has resulted in several publications, industry reports, and workshop trainings. In 2021, Atif was selected as one of the Emerging Talents by the Resilience Engineering Association. He is an active member of the HFES Society and recently served as President of the Texas A&M HFES Student Chapter. He was also selected as a Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow by the National Academies of Science.