ITEE seminar: Dr David Pumfrey, 02.00PM, Tue 01 Apr 2003

Changing Approaches to System Safety

Speaker: Dr David Pumfrey, University of York

When: 02.00PM, Tuesday 01 Apr 2003

Venue: 78-420

Host: Prof Peter A. Lindsay

Abstract:

 
  This talk will take a broad view of recent developments in the field
  of system (and software) safety in the UK / Europe. It will
  concentrate primarily on events in the "real world" outside
  acadaemia, though I will consider how these have been influenced by
  research results. I will cover subjects such as:

  * why the UK Ministry of Defence is rewriting its (hugely
    influential) safety standards 00-55 and 00-56;
  
  * how the experience of the A340-500 and A380 aircraft development
    programmes has led Airbus and its partners to push for changes in
    safety related Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) guidance; and

  * how major bodies such as the UK Civil Aviation Authority and
    Railtrack are changing their approach to managing and regulating
    safety

Biography:

  David Pumfrey is a Research and Teaching Fellow in System Safety
  Engineering. His research interests cover all aspects of the design
  and safety assessment of critical systems. He also teaches
  extensively in the field of system safety engineering, both on
  Masters-level courses within the University of York, and also
  on-site short courses for commercial clients including Rolls-Royce,
  Airbus, the UK Civil Aviation Authority and Westland Helicopters
  Ltd.

  He was formerly a member of a research team funded by BAE SYSTEMS,
  where he investigated the use of HAZOP and related techniques for
  software hazard analysis, and developed new techniques for
  investigating the safety implications of hardware/software
  interactions in complex computer systems.  Before joining the
  University, he worked in the Computer Aided Engineering division of
  the Ford Motor Company, developing high integrity applications such
  as process control and engine management systems.

Contact:

Prof Peter A. Lindsay, seminar host (Peter.Lindsay@itee.uq.edu.au)
or Guido Governatori (ITEE seminar co-ordinator) (guido@itee.uq.edu.au)

ITEE seminar web page: http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~seminar

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