Way back when (19th July 2012 to be precise), I penned the following brief missive:
Throughout our career and in fact in our daily lives, safety professionals hear things that make them shiver to the bone!
Things you really DO NOT want to hear in your organisation:
• They must be safe – they haven’t crashed!• Why are we trying to change something
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One recurring debate (in both consultancy practice and in academia) centres around whether Java is an appropriate language to use in safety-related applications. Anecdotally, there seems to be equal effort expended from the ‘nay camp’ that wouldn’t permit Java in a safety-related application in any form; and from those who devote time arguing for its acceptable use.
So what do Open
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Matt Osborne, Mark Nicholson, Richard Hawkins
Abstract Recognised good practice for software safety assurance in safety-critical domains has been established in standards, and other guidance and literature. Anecdotally, this knowledge is not being transferred into the state of practice. Potentially, there are many reasons for this disparity, and it is likely that socio-technical impediments will have a large impact. To investigate
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Academic Safety Papers – Talk but no Walk
A main part of my current research is investigating how we can assure the safety of decision-making in Autonomous Systems. Naturally this requires a lot of trawling through academic papers to see what already exists ‘out there’ – which can be summed up by the immortal words of a diminutive magician from yester-year…“not
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As a Research Fellow in the Department of Computer Science I consider myself not to be a Computer Scientist, but a Safety Scientist. The recent paper “A manifesto for Reality-based Safety Science” resonated deeply with me, and I take immense pride in being able to impart the latest developments and approaches to the clients I have as an Independent Consultant
This
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Having recently
added ‘Academic’ to my repertoire – and in no small part to a fantastic seminar
on ‘Promoting Your Research Using Social Media’ (thank you @rett_york) – I thought it prudent to reinvigorate the blog.
Writing within
the category of ‘The Furious Academic’, I hope to bring a daily(ish) insight into
the world of Reality-Based Safety Science (NDAs permitting) – injecting my own ‘unique’
style
The UK is set to become a world leader in the race to eradicate some of the most damaging cyber security threats facing businesses and better protect consumers, Business Secretary Greg Clark has announced.
Businesses and consumers will benefit from increased security and protections built into digital devices and online services we use every day. This is with the help of
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A number of ‘smart homes’ with digitally savvy older people demonstrating tech in their own homes are being created as part of an innovative scheme to boost the nation’s digital skills.
The homes, to be created in rural West Essex by a partnership led by Uttlesford Council for Voluntary Service, will see home owners become trained ‘digital boomers’ to help others
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