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Page 1: Copyright © Praxis Critical Systems Limited 2002 The Way Ahead Session Praxis Critical Systems Tom Anderson – The Commission’s View Discussion The Next

Copyright © Praxis Critical Systems Limited 2002

The Way Ahead Session

• Praxis Critical Systems• Tom Anderson – The Commission’s

View• Discussion• The Next Steps

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Praxis Critical Systems Limited

Alan Hawes

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Founded in 1983 as Praxis plc

First to ISO9001

Joined Altran Technologies in 1997

110 autonomous companies operating

within Altran Group

High technology, Engineering consultancy

Annual turnover of 1Bn Euro, 13,000 technical staff

Company Facts

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BSc

MSc/MA

PhD/DPhil• Technical excellence

• Professional Development Scheme

• Low staff turnover

• Active role in industry

Staff

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Markets

Transport 35%

Aerospace/Defence 45%

(including ATM)

Other 20%

Finance

Telecoms

Media

Pharms

Research

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Competencies

• Software and Systems Engineering and Delivery

• Safety Management and Safety Engineering • Requirements Engineering• Human Factors Engineering• Process Consultancy• Independent Verification and Validation• Programme Management• Risk Management• Research• SPARK Ada Tools

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Praxis’ Business Focus and Approach

• High Integrity Critical Systems (Software Intensive)– Safety Critical– Business Critical– Mission Critical– Security Critical

• Risk-directed Engineering Approach– Application of rigour, formality– Process/tool adoption to principle– Assurance optimisation– Right first time, dependable delivery

“Correctness by Construction”

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Praxis’ Research Interests

• Common Risk Assessment Method• Risk Directed Approach• Allocating Requirements to Components• Defining Dependability• Assuring Dependability• Complex Problems• Embedded Systems• Building with Untrusted/Trusted

components• Secure Web, Open Source

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Alan Hawes

• Design and development of dependable systems

• Safety research (ESPRIT)• Safety consultancy• Infosec research (INFOSEC 93)• Infosec consultancy• Dependability research (ACTS)

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SafSec

• Integrated Safety & Security Certification Study

• Common Concepts from Safety and Security worlds

• Methodology that satisfies both world’s accreditation/certification needs

• Methodology that can handle highly flexible and modular systems

www.safsec.com

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The Way Ahead Session

• Praxis Critical Systems• Tom Anderson – The Commission’s

View• Discussion• The Next Steps

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Discussion

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The Way Ahead Session

• Praxis Critical Systems• Tom Anderson – The Commission’s

View• Discussion• The Next Steps

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The Next Steps

• Delegates improved view of DeSIRE• Opportunity to refine ideas• Establish the shape of the IP

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One view of DeSIRE

Aerospace

FaultForecasting

e-Business

Healthcare

Infrastructure Inter-

dependencies

DependabilityCase Support

IntrusionManagement

ModellingAnd

Simulation

Training, BestPractice

Application Studies

Tools and Components

Support Measures| |

FaultTolerance

FaultRemoval

FaultPrevention

DependabilityPolicy Support

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DeSIRE Steering Committee

• AMSD participants establish committee

• Define IP core structure and membership

• Committee will work with core to establish primary membership

• Review will identify any gaps• Newcastle/Praxis take responsibility

for co-ordination