Events

SSS ’12, the 20th Safety-Critical Systems Symposium, will be held on 7-9 February 2012 in Bristol. The topics covered by the 20+ papers will include vulnerabilities in global navigation satellite systems; safety culture and community; transport safety; cyber-attacks on safety-critical systems; improving our approach to systems safety; accidents; assessment, validation and testing; safety standards and safety levels.

Alongside the conference will run an exhibition and tools and services fair. SSS ’12 is organized by the Safety-Critical Systems Club, and is the must-attend forum for all those working on safety-critical systems in industry and academia.

In the opening keynote address, Martyn Thomas will highlight vulnerabilities in GPS and other global navigation satellite systems, demonstrating the impact on safety of many general purpose systems. Other keynotes include Roger Rivett looking at the challenge of technological change in the automotive industry, Chris Johnson looking at cyber-attacks on safety-critical systems, Peter Ladkin on the accident to the nuclear reactors at Fukushima, and Jens Braband presenting a risk-based approach to assessing potential safety deficiencies. The final keynote, by John McDermid and Andrew Rae, focuses on goal-based safety standards. Like all the previous SSSs the proceedings will be available from Springer. More details are on the SCSC website at www.scsc.org.uk/sss.

Costs: Three-day tickets start from £695 (non-residential) or £995 (residential) for SCSC members. Non-members will pay a £95 SCSC membership fee. Day tickets are also available.

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