Xref: utzoo comp.software-eng:2049 misc.wanted:6359 Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!rutgers!rochester!rit!ritcv!syspgm From: syspgm%ritcv@cs.rit.edu Newsgroups: comp.software-eng,misc.wanted Subject: Information on current state of software safety desired Message-ID: <1321@cs.rit.edu> Date: 29 Sep 89 19:27:04 GMT Reply-To: syspgm%ucss@cs.rit.edu (Dean Scott Blodgett) Followup-To: comp.software-eng Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Lines: 39 I am currently starting graduate research into the area of software safety. This research is intended to be initially very broad until I can narrow my focus. I am specifically interested in, but not limited to, the following areas: (1) What is the current state of the art in software engineering as it relates to software safety ? (2) Who are the movers and shakers in this field ? Is there one person who (or a group of people) that are single handedly championing the cause of software safety ? (3) What, if anything, is motivating the current interest in safety ? Has there been any single event that might have sparked interest in the field recently ? (4) Have there been any break throughs in the field recently ? Or perhaps failing a break through, what looks most promis- ing in the field ? (5) How will the proposed IEEE Software Safety Standard change the field ? (6) Have there been any major, or very informative articles written that might be of use to me ? Thank you in advance for any assistance that you might be able to provide. ############################################################################### # Dean Scott Blodgett | Systems Programmer # Rochester Insititute of Technology | Make it in Massachussetts # (716) 475 - 2079 | Spend it in New Hampshire