Call for Papers

Topics

The conference covers all aspects related to the development, assessment, operation and maintenance of safety-related and safety-critical computer systems.

Major topics include, but are not limited to:

• Development, verification and assessment of intelligent and autonomous safety-critical systems
• Formal modelling, verification and validation
• Model-driven engineering
• Resilient and fault-tolerant hardware and software architectures
• Fault detection and recovery mechanisms
• Distributed and real-time monitoring and control
• Security and privacy protection mechanisms
• Safety/security co-engineering and risk assessment
• Probabilistic verification and validation
• Testing, verification and validation methods & tools
• Qualification, assurance and certification methods & tools
• Data-driven techniques for engineering dependable systems
• Cyber-physical threats and vulnerability analysis
• Safety and security guidelines, standards and certification
• Safety and security assurance cases
• DevOps and agile development methods

Domains of application include (but are not limited to):

• Railways, automotive, space, avionics & process industries
• Highly automated and autonomous systems
• Telecommunication and networks
• Safety-related applications of smart systems and IoT
• Critical infrastructures, smart grids, SCADA
• Medical devices and healthcare
• Surveillance, defense, emergency & rescue
• Logistics, industrial automation, off-shore technology
• Education & training

Submission guidelines

Submission instructions here. 

Conference proceedings

All accepted papers will be published by Springer in the LNCS series (Lecture Notes on Computer Science). 

Workshops and Exhibition

It is planned to have one day for workshops. Workshop proposals are welcome. The proposals must be sent by email to the SafeComp 2020 Workshop Chair (erwin.schoitsch@ait.ac.at). They should include planned scope and contents, Program Committee, and duration (one full or half day). Inclusion in the SafeComp Workshop Proceedings are planned, provided that a proper reviewing process is implemented.

A dedicated space will be available for a Technical Exhibition in the area where coffee breaks take place. Organisations wishing to present their products or projects are invited to request further information from the conference organisers.