Aurélie BANET received the  master degree in psychology (in 2006) and a Ph.D degree in Cognitive Psychology from the University Lumière Lyon II, Lyon, France (in 2010). She is currently Research Engineer at the Laboratory of Accident Mechanism Analysis (LMA) of the University Gustave Eiffel, Salon-de-Provence, France. She has been working as a crash investigator for the EDA program (Detailed Cases of Accidents) for ten years (2014-2024).

She was involved (in partnership with LESCOT) in several European projects dedicated to Risk Awareness in-depth analysis and modeling, and for the study of attitudes towards risk and risk taking when driving (2BESAFE, SARTRE4, PROMOSECUR). She has been also involved in the European projects called VIDAS concerning assistance systems for drivers, and PIONEERS in order to identify the motorcyclist’s needs in terms of safety equipment.

Aurélie BANET also participated in the national project called BIALCOL, which focuses on the biphasic effects of alcohol on young drivers, and in the ENA project, where she contributed to a survey on the societal acceptability of autonomous shuttles. She is currently involved in the MobAuto² project led by COFIROUTE in collaboration with industrial partners VINCI Autoroute, SAVAC and Milla Group, as well as 3 other laboratories at the Gustave Eiffel University (LVMT, LESCOT and LICIT-ECO7), the aim of which is to respond to the national strategy for automated vehicles in relation to the problems of solo driving on motorways and decarbonization.

She has a prefectural approval to conduct road risk awareness courses since 2011, she also intervenes in training related to road safety. Her experience as a psychologist and crash investigator is shared in the DIU EXACT training programme (EXpertise in ACcidentology and Traumatology).

Aurélie BANET is also a member of the European Association for Accident Research and Analysis (EVU.org)