Safety and Reliability of Software Based Systems

This text contains papers presented at the 12th annual workshop organized by the Centre for Software Reliability. Contributions come from different industries in many countries, and provide discussion and a cross-fertilization of ideas relevant to systems whose safety and/or reliability are of paramount concern. The text discusses safety cases and their varying roles in different industries: using measurement to improve reliability and safety of software-based systems; developments in managing, developing and assessing software intensive systems where reliability and/or safety are important considerations; and practical experiences of others in industry.