2019 Programme

The 2019 programme was put together by our programme committee of representatives from industry and academia: Jamie Ayre, AdaCore, Mike Bennett, Rolls-Royce, Tim Kelly, University of York, Stuart Matthews, Altran UK and Paul Parkinson, Wind River.

0800

Registration

0900

DO-178C and the Overarching Properties Initiative

Aviation regulations require a high degree of confidence that systems controlling or assisting the pilot to control aircraft do not compromise safety. Many of these controls are provided through Software or Airborne Electronic Hardware. The current prescriptive approach to the certification of these systems have been used successfully for many years, but with the increase in the size and complexity the verification costs are becoming disproportionate with the development costs.

George Romanski

Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor, Computer Aircraft Software at the Federal Aviation Administration

George Romanski started working at the FAA in 2017 as a Chief Scientific & Technical Advisor for Aircraft Computer Software. In this role, he is involved in developing rules,…

Future Aerospace Systems

Future Automotive Systems

0950

The Future of Aerospace – More Software Please!

Mark Scully

Head of Technology - Advanced Systems & Propulsion, Aerospace Technology Institute

1020

Coffee & Exhibition

1100

Introducing the HICLASS Research Programme - Enabling Development of Complex and Secure Aerospace Systems

Mike Bennett

Software Technology Specialist, Control Systems, Rolls-Royce

1130

The European Component Oriented Architecture Programme - A Progress Update

Paul Moxon

Lead Software Architect, BAE Systems

1200

Lunch & Exhibition

1325

Lessons Will Be Avoided: A Critical Perspective on Software Development Not Having Learnt from Mistakes

A recurrent theme in software engineering is that it isn't soft and there is no engineering in it. This may be a little cruel, but it makes a perfect T-shirt. In truth, one of the principle defining characteristics of successful 'engineering' is that by analysing why it screws up, it learns from its mistakes.

Les Hatton

Emeritus Professor of Forensic Software Engineering at Kingston University UK

Les Hatton is Emeritus Professor of Forensic Software Engineering at Kingston University, London. Educated in mathematics at King's College, Cambridge 1967-1970 and the…

Critical Systems: Security & Safety

Languages and Technologies

1415

Industrial Control System Cyber-Security and Innovation

Adam Wedgbury

Cyber Innovation Team Leader, Airbus

1445

Use of Over-the-Air (OTA) updates and software lifecycle management for the next-gen automotive and its application to Avionics

Alex Wilson

Director, Aerospace & Defence, Wind River

1515

Using Tiers of Assurance Evidence to Reduce the Tears! Adopting the “Wheel of Qualification” for an Alternative Software Safety Assurance Approach

Mark Hadley

Senior Principal Consultant - Software and Systems, DSTL

Mike Standish

Senior Engineer - Systems, DSTL

1545

Tea & Exhibition

1615

Panel Session: Innovation vs. Regulation

Cyrille Comar, AdaCore
Mark Hadley, DSTL
George Romanski, Federal Aviation Administration
Neil White, Altran UK

1700

Networking / Cocktail Hour

Programme subject to change.