Engineers in the energy sector that are required to develop highly reliable software are invited to take part in a half-day workshop that aims to introduce developers to the very latest tools and techniques. The workshop is part of the UK Device Developers' Conference that will take place at Cambourne on 14th May.
Titled "Catch Software Errors Before It’s Too Late for Certification", the workshop will discuss the development and testing of code for industry standards such as DO-178C, IEC 61508 and ISO 26262. The workshop will be presented by Mark Richardson of LDRA, a supplier of software test tools to many of the world's major technology companies.
The UK Device Developers' Conference is a one-day conference for engineers and computer scientists involved in the development of intelligent systems and devices. It is an event that explores the very latest tools and technologies available and includes a vendor exhibition, half-day technical workshops and a series of informative technical presentations.
"Developing software for projects where there may be a 'high cost of failure' can be very stressful," said Mark James, Marketing Manager at LDRA.
"Often there may be millions of lines of code, multi-tasking and making thousands of decisions every second. In addition to this, it can be hard for a software team to anticipate every possible scenario that the system may need to accommodate. To address this challenge, there are now very powerful Debug Tools and equally powerful Software Test Tools. This workshop will explain how the tools are used and how engineers worldwide are benefiting from this technology."
Presenter Mark Richardson has over 30 years of experience in the development of real-time embedded software in C, C++ and Java. He is currently working for LDRA, where he is a Field Application Engineer. Prior to joining LDRA, Mark was the lead application engineer for IBM Rational Rhapsody and has over 12 years of experience using UML on embedded projects.
"Achieving this level of certification rigour on small, resource-constrained systems is challenging and has traditionally involved a lot of manual scripting to get information on and off the device," said Mark Richardson of LDRA, workshop presenter.
"We'll cover techniques to show how to simplify code analysis, test and certification for resource constrained applications, as well as how to quickly assess the impact of identified failures and unexpected results. We will also cover the use of automated testing processes and methodologies to achieve certifiable, high-quality software."
The Device Developers’ Conference is to take place in Reading, Cambridge, Warrington and Uphall (Scotland) during May and June 2015. The Conference, including the technical presentations, is free to engineers and technical project managers. A small charge is made for places on the half-day technical workshops.
About The Device Developers’ Conference
The Device Developers’ Conference is an annual UK event for the developers of intelligent systems and devices. The 2015 event will take place in May and June, in Reading, Cambridge, Warrington, and Uphall (Scotland).
Sponsored by a broad range of industry vendors, the exhibition and conference, including a series of 40-minute technical presentations, is free to engineers and project managers working in the technology sector. Half-day workshops in various specialisms are available at a small charge.
For more information visit: http://www.device-developer-conference.co.uk
Hi-tech developers' workshops offered at discount rates for Cambridge Network members
The organisers of the UK Device Developers' Conference 2015 have agreed to provide a 20% discount on workshop places at the Conference for members of the Cambridge Network. The Conference is free to attend for engineers, computer scientists and technical managers, but there is a charge for places on specialist half-day technical workshops. The Conference will take place on 14th May at The Belfry Hotel in Cambourne. Read more here.
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Contact:
Richard Blackburn, Event Organiser
E-mail: richardb(at)energi-tech.co.uk
Tel: +44(0) 1603 439569
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