Paula Savioja, D.Sc (Tech), acts as the Head of Operational Safety Section in the department of Reactor Regulation at the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority of Finland - STUK. Before joining STUK in 2016, she was the research team leader and a research scientist in the Human Factors in Complex Systems team at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Savioja received a masters’ degree in engineering from the Department of Automation and Systems Technology of Helsinki University of Technology in 2003. In 2014, she completed her doctoral studies with distinction at Aalto University School of Science. In her dissertation, she developed a systemic usability concept and evaluation methods to help the deployment of user-centered design approaches within complex socio-technical systems. Savioja has worked as a research scientist in various research projects at VTT between 2001 and 2014. She has expertise from several industrial domains including nuclear power production, maritime industry, metals and machines, process industry, and fire and rescue services. In her current work in STUK she is taking part in the nuclear energy legislation renewal from the perspective of operational safety. The legislation renewal is part of Finland's preparatory works for licensing of advanced reactors.