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Call for Papers

Submit your full paper

The System Safety 2008 abstract submission is now active. The Organising Committee invite contributions in any of the proposed topic areas. Prospective authors should submit an extended abstract of no longer than 2 A4 pages including diagrams the on-line submission process. Abstract must be submitted by Monday, 31 March 2008 to be considered for the conference. Use of the System Safety 2008 template is mandatory

The Conference Organising Committee welcomed contributions in the following areas:

  • Application Areas Aerospace
  • Air Traffic Management
  • Asset Management
  • Automotive
  • Control & Automation
  • Defence
  • Nuclear Industry
  • Power Industry
  • Railway
  • Road Transport
  • Maritime

Papers and posters were welcomed on best practice and practical experience with emerging methods and standards, in the above areas, and the challenges of dealing with new technologies and more complex systems.

Technical Topics

  • Competency and Competency Schemes
  • Complex Programmable Electronic Devices (e.g. ASICs, FPGAs)
  • Functional Safety
  • Hazard Identification
  • Hazard Assessment
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Independent Safety Auditing
  • Legal Issues including Corporate Killing
  • Relationship of Safety and Systems Engineering
  • Risk and Risk Assessment
  • Safety Cases
  • Safety Management
  • Safety and Security
  • Software Safety
  • System Safety Assessment
  • Standards and Evolution of Standards
  • Corporate Governance

Key Dates

Please add these important dates to your diary:

Abstract Submission Deadline Monday, 31 March 2008
Notification of provisional acceptance Monday, 19 May 2008
Submission of full papers Monday, 18 August 2008
Conference start date Monday, 20 October 2008