Computing Engineering that was "Sliced Bread" but turned into "Toast"
Paul Caseley OBE
Dstl Fellow
The UK MOD has invested significantly in computing engineering. Much of this investment showed excellent promise but eventually failed in the market as alterative products proved to be more popular. Some of these technologies were all part of extensive, and well funded, MOD/Government research programs. This presentation will look at three ground breaking and well received research technologies that MOD supported extensively but still failed in the market. The presentation will explore why these engineering technologies were consider “sliced bread”, their attributes and why they possibly failed in the system and software engineering market and became “Toast”.
The three technologies are:
1) MASCOT (Modular Approach to Software Construction, Operation and Test);
2) ELLA a hardware description language with support toolset;
3) VIPER a formally specified microprocessor.
About Paul Caseley OBE
Paul Caseley OBE, works for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Defence Science and Technologies Laboratory (Dstl). He is a Dstl Fellow and is one of MOD’s leading advisors for science and technology research and engineering of software dependent mission, security and safety related systems. His recent research activities are in areas of implementation of autonomous functions, cyber impacts on safety, and system risk (cyber, security and safety).
Paul also works extensively within the UK and International software, security and safety communities - academic and industrial. Paul is a Chartered Engineer and is a Fellow of the IET, BCS and SaRs. He is also a Senior Member and is a Certified Professional in Safety Critical Systems with the Australian Computer Society.
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