Call for Applications Young Talents 2025 Workshop
The Young Talents Workshop in the area of Resilience Engineering (RE) will take place on the 20th of October 2025, in conjunction with the 11th Symposium on Resilience Engineering, which successively takes place from the 20th to the 24th of October 2025 in Brazil.
The REA Young Talent Committee
Arie Adriaensen, TU Delft, Netherlands
Elleke Ketelaars, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Taro Kanno, University of Tokyo
For questions, contact us at youngtalents@resilience-engineering-association.org.
REA has a new Young Talents community located in Asia, aimed at connecting bright minds on all topics RE. Young Talents Asia offers a range of opportunities and activities for graduate students interested in or working in resilience engineering, enabling them to learn, engage in discussions, and advance their studies in this field.
If you are interested in joining or learning more about REA-YT Asia, please contact us using this form. If you know anyone who might be interested, spread the news!
General information on the Young Talents Workshop:
What is it?
The workshop is an initiative by the Young Talents Program of the Resilience Engineering Association (REA). During this one-day workshop, Masters’ and Ph.D. students within the fields of RE will have the opportunity to present their work to prominent researchers in the field of Resilience Engineering
Who can apply?
Master’s and Ph.D. students who are currently pursuing research in the areas of RE can apply. More information on eligibility requirements is provided below under “What is required to become a Young Talent?” We aim for gender and geographical diversity.
The Young Talent Program over the years:
At the REA 2019 Symposium, the Young Talents Program (YTP) hosted its 4th edition: A one day workshop for Masters and PhD students in the field of Resilience Engineering (RE). During this workshop, students had the opportunity to present their work and receive mentorship from prominent leaders in the field. The 2019 mentors were Richard Cook, Sidney Dekker, Erik Hollnagel, Gesa Praetorius, David Provan, Mike Rayo, Tarcisio Saurin, Anthony Smoker and David Woods.
Over the years, the YTP has been represented by students from all over the world. The dashboard here presents data on the geographic representation of the participants over the years. It is interesting to note that while the first edition in 2013 had all participants from Europe and Australia, the participation spread quickly to include other continents and regions through later editions. Since 2015, there’s been a steady increase in the number of participants from the United States. The last two editions have seen a healthy representation from South America, particularly, Brazil. The relatively few participants from Asia have come from Japan (2015), Singapore (2017) and Taiwan (2019). The dashboard not only provides a visual of our geographic diversity, but also highlights the potential for greater outreach and representation. For instance, Africa, the Middle East, and large parts of Asia and the Americas are yet to be represented. Could this uneven distribution reflect an untapped potential for the larger REA community to explore opportunities for wider outreach and collaboration? Please feel free to explore the dashboard, navigate through the data, and check for any further detail available. It’s kind of fun! 
What do previous participants have to say about the YTP?
“The Young Talents consortium of 2013 was my first real connection with the resilience engineering community. The program provided a rare opportunity for me to interact with, and learn from, high-profile researchers in the field of safety engineering and human factors.” (Kenneth Igbo, YT 2013)
“The YT program was just really a great experience. Being able to get feedback on my research not only from some of the leaders in the field, but also to just get the opportunity to interact with some other young researchers was great. You get to share ideas, see different perspectives and even just see that you’re not alone in the process, as others are going through similar things as you.” (Ron Gantt, YT2015)
“The YT programme has been such an inspiring experience in so many ways. Although it was quite challenging to present my work and open up for criticism from such eminent scientists in the RE field, their feedback was invaluable and really helped me focus. Also, I really valued the chance to meet other students from around the world who are grappling with similar questions about RE, and interact with the wider resilience community throughout the Symposium” (Linda de Vries, YT 2017).
