Introduction to system safety (KU Leuven)

Info: 

A five-day primer in system safety engineering

 

In collaboration with the University of York (UK).

 

The Introduction to System Safety course is a five-day primer in system safety engineering. The course contains a mix of lectures, discussions and small group exercises, supported by international examples. Whilst the course touches on broader issues in theorizing risk and managing safety within organisations, its main focus is to equip safety practitioners with the practical understanding necessary to engage with safety activities.

The course is organized in collaboration with the University of York and is based on material of their MSc of Science in Safety Critical Systems Engineering program.

The course is structured according to the engineering lifecycle of a service or physical system, and covers:

  • Concepts and terminology for safety;
  • Overview of the engineering lifecycle from a safety perspective, including the role and intent of key safety activities;
  • Hazard identification and setting of safety requirements;
  • Techniques for safety analysis to support design, including:
    • Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA);
    • Functional Failure Analysis (FFA);
    • Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP);
    • Fault Tree Analysis (FTA).
  • Safety cases, including notations for recording arguments and evidence;
  • Specific issues in safety analysis, including, Human Factors, Software and Data Safety.

PRESENTERS

The course is a University of York course and will be presented by dr. Oleg Lisagor and dr. Christian Fairburn
In addition, expertise from Prof. Jeroen Boydens and Prof. Davy Pissoort from KU Leuven will be added to the course.

Dr. Oleg Lisagor
Dr. Lisagor is a lecturer at the High Integrity Systems Engineering group at the Dept. of Computer Science of the University of York and a Head of one of University's Colleges. His research interest is Model-based Safety Assessment of complex, large-scale and software-intensive systems. He has collaborated in and lead work packages of several collaborative research projects such as MISSA, ISAAC, Aribus DepNet and OPENCOSS. Dr. Lisagor's past research collaborators include Airbus, Alenia Aeronautica, Dassault Aviation, Thales, ONERA and FBK. More information can be found here: Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Christian Fairburn
Dr. Fairburn is the Director of Reliable Interaction Ltd, a specialist in Human Factors and Ergonomics, and a part time lecturer at the High Intergrity Systems Engineering group at the Dept. of Computer Science of the University of York. He has worked in the areas of Air Traffic Control , cockpit controls and displays, mixed reality (Live/Virtual/Constructive) training systems, autonomous vehicles, civil security, and many more. Dr. Fairburn has qualifications in both Psychology and Computer Science and maintains active connections with leading academics in these areas. More information can be found at his LinkedIn profile.

Prof. Jeroen Boydens
Prof. Boydens is the head of the Software Coding division of the Mechatronics Group at the Dept. of Computer Science of the University of KU Leuven. His current research focuses on Software-implemented Reliability in a context of Functional Safety. He coordinates and collaborates in several national and international research projects, such as MSCA ETN SAS, MSCA ETN PETER, MSCA ETN PETER, and IWT TeTra RELIM. Prof. Boydens' research collaborations include CNHIndustrial, Barco, Melexis, DANA and Televic.

Prof. Davy Pissoort
Prof. Pissoort is the head of the FMEC division (focusing on Electrical and Electronic Systems) of the Mechatronics Group at the Dept. of Electrical Engineering of KU Leuven. His current research focuses on electromagnetic compatibility, hardware dependability and functional safety. He coordinates and collaborates in several national and international research projects, such as MSCA ETN SAS, MSCA ETN PETER, CORNET EEWISE, CORNET RESSIAR, VIS-INPROVOL. Prof. Pissoort’s reach collaborations comprise companies as, amongst others, Valeo, Bosch, Horiba-Mira, Barco, Melexis, ONSemiconductor, Schlegel Electronic Materials, etc.

Date: 
Monday, March 18, 2019 to Friday, March 22, 2019
Agenda: 

A prelimary program can be found here. There's also a Course Dinner on Thursday.

Subscription: 

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Location: 
Crown Plazza Brugge, Burg 10, 8000 Brugge
Participation fee: 

€ 4000 (excl. VAT)

This price also includes:

  • 4 overnight stays in a standard room at the crown plaza on monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday evening. Including breakfast on the next day.
  • Coffee breaks and lunch for each day of the course

Non-cummulative discounts are granted to:

  • User group members of the projects RESSIAR/TransSIMS and EEWISE/EWISE [10% discount]
  • Two or more members from the same company [15% discount]

This course is eligible for a "KMO-Portefeuille". More info is provided following this link [in Dutch].