Safeware: System Safety and Computers

Safeware: System Safety and Computers

by NancyG.Leveson (Author)

Synopsis

We are building systems today-and using computers to control them-that have the potential for large-scale destruction of life and environment. More than ever, software engineers and system developers, as well as their managers, must understand the issues and develop the skills needed to anticipate and prevent accidents. Nancy Leveson examines what is currently known about building safe electromechanical systems and looks at past accidents to see what practical lessons can be applied to new computer-controlled systems.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 704
Edition: 1
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Published: 07 Apr 1995

ISBN 10: 0201119722
ISBN 13: 9780201119725

Author Bio

Nancy G. Leveson is Boeing Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington (and Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia). Dr. Leveson recently was awarded the Information System Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, . . . for developing the field of software safety and for promoting responsible software and system engineering practices where life and liberty are at stake. She is the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering and a meember of the Board of Directors of the Computing Research Association, the National Research Council Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, and the ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy. She recently chaired a National Academy of Science study for NASA of the Space Shuttle software development process.



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