Context Critical systems in domains such as aviation, railway, and automotive are often
subject to a formal process of safety certification. The goal of this process is to ensure that …

Software producing organizations are frequently judged by others for being 'open'or 'closed',
where a more 'closed'organization is seen as being detrimental to its software ecosystem …

Future space missions such as the Mars Science Laboratory and Project Constellation
suggest the engineering of some of the most complex man-rated software systems. The …

Context: Critical systems as found in domains such as avionics, railways, and automotive
are often subject to a formal process of safety assessment or certification. The goal of this …

Safety assurance and certification are amongst the most expensive and time-consuming
tasks in the development of safety-critical systems. Demonstration of compliance with safety …

Safety assurance and certification are amongst the most expensive and time-consuming
tasks in the development of critical systems. Compliance with safety standards involves …

The user-based security model and its replay protection principium are firstly introduced and
then a replay protection scheme based on random number is proposed to avoid baleful …

Future space missions, such as Mars Science Laboratory, suggest the engineering of some
of the most complex man-rated autonomous software systems. The present process-oriented …