Seminar Announcement
This seminar is sponsored by the IEEE Upper Mon subsection
| Title: | Software Fault Tolerance — Technique and Status Overview |
| Speaker: | Dr. Laura Pullum ISR |
| Date: | Mon. Jan. 13, 2003 |
| Time: | 4-5 PM |
| Location: | MER 113, WVU Evansdale Campus |
Abstract: This briefing presents an overview of why software fault tolerance is needed, what it is, and how it is implemented. Three approaches to implementing software fault tolerance are presented, along with representative technique operation. The presentation concludes with a discussion of current software fault tolerance issues and problems.
Speaker Bio: Laura Pullum has performed and directed research
and development in software dependability, fault tolerance, safety, and reliability
for 20 years. She has published over 300 papers and reports in this area, including
the recently published book Software Fault Tolerance Techniques and Implementation.
Dr. Pullum holds a BS in Math, an MS in Operations Research (OR), an MBA, and
a Doctorate of Science in Systems Engineering and OR. She is a member of the
IEEE and Mensa. Dr. Pullum is a Principal Scientist at the Institute for Scientific
Research, Inc. in Fairmont, WV.