The Australian Computer Society

Sponsored by the ACS's Technical Committee on Safety Critical Systems.

The Australian Computer Society's Technical Committee on Safety Critical Systems held its 4th National Workshop on Safety Critical Systems and Software (SCS'99) in Canberra on 26 November 1999.

The full-day workshop consisted of a series of practical experience reports and an expert panel discussion session. This year's papers included reports on safety management in defence acquisition, testing of safety critical code, safety analysis of human-computer interfaces, development of safety cases for airspace, and design and assessment of a watchdog system for train control. The Expert Panel Discussion was on managing risk in the procurement of safety critical systems. Click here for the workshop program.

Copies of the workshop proceedings are available for $20 from the ACS Membership Services Manager (phone +61 2 9299 3666).

The ACS held similar workshops in Brisbane (1996), in Sydney (1997) and in Adelaide (1998). Each event attracted more than 35 participants nationally and from overseas.

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