[TYPES/announce] FIRE research school in Manchester

[Manuela Bujorianu]

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                                 Formal and Interdisciplinary methods in Resilience Engineering

                                                           23-25 May 2011
  

                                                  A research School organised by
                        The Centre for Interdisciplinary Computational and Dynamical Analysis (CICADA)
                                                  University of Manchester, UK

                                           Part of MaDe: Manchester Dependability Week
                      http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/Manuela.Bujorianu/MaDe.html

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“Safety is the sum of events that do not occur. While accident research has focussed on that occurred and 
try to understand why, safety research should focus on the accidents that did not occur and try to understand why”
                                                          `` Resilience Engineering: concepts and precepts"
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=========================== Structure =============================== 
 

 1 Course  +  5  tutorials  +  2 lectures:
 
Course  on ``Probabilistic Model Checking”
      By Prof. Joost-Pieter Katoen ;  Duration: 4 hours 
 
Tutorial on ``Probabilistic Models and Tools for Information Security Decisions”
      By Prof.  Aad van Moorsel ;  Duration: 2 hours, 
 
Tutorial on ``Introduction to object-oriented Modeling and Simulation with Modelica using OpenModelica”
      By Dr.  Mohsen Torabzadeh-Tari ;  Duration: 2 hours, 
 
Tutorial on ``Solving discrete time control systems under severe uncertainty using imprecise probabilities”
      By Prof.  Matthias Troffaes ;  Duration: 2 hours,
 
Tutorial on ``Algorithmic Game Theory”
      By Prof. Anna Philippou ;  Duration: 2 hours,
 

Lecture on ``The Road to Resilience: Autonomy, Fault Tolerance, Verification”

        By Dr. Manuela Bujorianu ;  Duration:  1 hour,  
 
Lecture on ``Resilience Engineering: A Quick Tour”

        By Dr. Manuela Bujorianu ;  Duration:  1 hour,  
 
Tutorial on ``Steering Computer Simulation Of Physical Systems”

        By Prof. John Brook ;  Duration:  2 hours,  



=========================== Organisation =============================== 
 

Contact: Manuela Bujorianu, John Brooke and Helen Harper - CICADA;

Place and time:
    9.30 am - 5.00 pm 
    Frank Adams rooms, Alan Turing Building, Manchester University
 
Registration
    Registration website will be open soon. Registration fee will be around 30GBP. Payment can be also made at the site. The phD students can apply for fee waiving grant. If you would like to register your interest in the event, please contact Helen Harper (Helen.Harper at Manchester.ac.uk) in the first instance.
 
Accommodation
    There are several hotels near to the Alan Turing Building. Please consult the school webpage for details.