The technology for building dependable computing systems has advanced dramatically. Nevertheless, there is still no complete solution to building software for critical systems in w...
The number of defects is an important indicator of software quality. Agile software development methods put an explicit requirement on automation and permanently low defect rates. ...
Two main issues need to be covered when dealing with the dependability of component-based systems: quality assurance of reusable software components and quality assurance of the a...
Henry Muccini, Marcio S. Dias, Debra J. Richardson
Medical errors are now recognized as a major cause of untimely deaths or other adverse medical outcomes. To reduce the number of medical errors, the Medical Safety Project at the U...
Lori A. Clarke, Yao Chen, George S. Avrunin, Bin C...
Assumptions are frequently made during requirements analysis of a system-to-be about the trustworthiness of its various components (including human components). These trust assump...
Charles B. Haley, Robin C. Laney, Jonathan D. Moff...