The Programme

Day 1: Wednesday 29th September 2004

Evolution of Critical Systems

• 09:45 Registration and coffee
• 10:20 Introduction


Evolution: different perspectives


• 10:30 Software evolution
  Meir Manny Lehman, School of Computing Science, Middlesex University
• 11:15 Coping with requirements change during development and use of the high speed rail transportation system in the Netherlands
  Rob Houben, Ministry of Transport of the Netherlands
• 12:00 The reconceptualisation of safety in the Culture of Fear
  Frank Furedi, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, Canterbury
• 12:45 BUFFET LUNCH & EXHIBITION


Requirements Evolution


• 14:00 Handling requirement evolution with scenarios
  Ian Alexander, Scenario Plus Ltd
• 14:45 Observational models of requirements evolution: theory and practice
  Massimo Felici, University of Edinburgh
• 15:30 TEA


IEC61508


• 16:00 Continuing evolution of IEC61508
  Bill Black, Blacksafe Consulting and Ron Bell, HSE
• 16:45 Discussion Session
• 17:15 Close
• 19:30 Dinner

• Day 2: Thursday 30th September 2004

  
  Changing components and systems
  

• 09:00 Recertification of a safety system after hardware/software redesign
  Stewart MacFarlane, British Energy
• 09:45 Requirements elicitation for refurbishment: the CEMSIS approach
  Sofia Guerra, Adelard
• 10:30 COFFEE


Paradigm change


• 11:00 Development of safety cases for advanced driver assistance systems
  David Ward, MIRA
• 11:45 Social learning in technological innovation: an evolutionary understanding of ICT design and use
  Robin Williams, University of Edinburgh
• 12:30 LUNCH


Safety Cases


• 13:45 The RVSM safety cases
  Derek Fowler, Entity Systems Ltd and Bernd Tiemeyer, Eurocontrol
• 14:30 Refurbishment and evolution in systems at Kings Cross Station: Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), its relationship to safety and safe system operation
  Alwyn Finney, ERA
• 15:15 Integrated RAMS study of the Hanzelijn: Dutch railway RAMS from an evolutionary perspective
  Reinier Bosman, Arteca Consultancy
• 16:00 Close

Additional Features

Tools Exhibition - Wednesday

There will be a tools fair at which leading vendors will demonstrate tools designed to facilitate the achievement and assessment of high-integrity systems. Not only will the tools fair introduce developers to likely tools, but it will also promote more general networking. Wednesday evening – there will be a conference dinner.

VENUE

The conference will take place at:
The Regency Park Hotel
Bowling Green Road, Tel: + 44 (0) 1635 871 555
Thatcham, Near Newbury, RG18 3RP Fax: + 44 (0) 1635 871 571

The Regency Park Hotel is centrally located between Newbury and Reading, a short drive from the M4.

Trains run from London Paddington and the nearest railway station is Thatcham (journey time from London is about one hour, most trains run via Reading). The hotel is a short taxi ride from the railway station.

Heathrow airport is a 50 minute drive (30 miles) and Oxford is a 30 minute drive.

Car parking is available for hotel residents on a first come, first served basis (200 spaces).

PROGRAMME & REGISTRATION

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