European STAMP Workshop and Conference on October 02-04, 2024 in Alexandroupoli, Greece

Welcome to the 11th European STAMP Workshop and Conference!!

An immersive experience dedicated to fostering innovation and knowledge exchange in the field of Systems Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP) model and tools.

STAMP (Systems-Theoretic Accident Model and Processes) and STPA (Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis) are methods based on systems theory and systems thinking that address safety and cybersecurity in complex systems, including software, human decision-making, social and organizational design, and safety culture. These methods are used across various industry sectors, such as aviation, air traffic control, space, defense, automotive, railways, chemicals, oil and gas, medical devices, healthcare, and workplace safety

STAMP is an accident causality model that integrates causal factors from various aspects of system design and operation STAMP fundamentally shifts the traditional view of accidents. Instead of seeing accidents as a chain of events, STAMP views them as complex interactions of various components within a system. It's a holistic approach that considers modern systems' intricate and interdependent nature, making it highly relevant for safety engineers dealing with complex technologies and systems.

STPA is a powerful hazard analysis technique based on STAMP. It is used to identify potential hazards and unsafe control actions (UCAs) in complex systems in the early stages of development processes.

Topics

This year's conference is an exposition of practical experiences and theoretical advancements, covering an extensive range of topics:

• Practical applications and experiences with STPA, STPA-Sec, and CAST.
• Strategies for introducing STAMP, STPA, and CAST within large-scale organizations.
• Innovative design paradigms guided by safety and security considerations using STPA and STPA-Sec.
• Decision-making frameworks informed by STPA analyses.
• In-depth accident and loss analysis and learnings.
• Discussion on certification and the impact of regulatory frameworks.
• Insightful evaluations and juxtapositions with traditional safety techniques.
• Advanced risk management approaches and the identification of leading indicators for system safety.
• Security applications and extensions into areas like workplace safety and beyond.
• Development and critical assessment of Safety Management Systems.
• Emerging tools, processes, and support mechanisms for STPA and CAST application in analysis and design.
• Management insights, adoption experiences, and the challenges faced therein.
• Explorations into emergent properties of systems beyond safety and security.

Key Note Speakers

Nancy Leveson

is Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and also Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Prof. Leveson conducts research on the topics of system safety, software safety, software and system engineering, and human-computer interaction. In 1999, she received the ACM Allen Newell Award for outstanding computer science research and in 1995 the AIAA Information Systems Award for “developing the field of software safety and for promoting responsible software and system engineering practices where life and property are at stake.” In 2005 she received the ACM Sigsoft Outstanding Research Award. She has published more than 200 research papers and is the author of two books, “Safeware: System Safety and Computers,” published by Addison-Wesley (1995), and Engineering a Safer World, published by MIT Press (2012). She consults extensively in industries on ways to prevent accidents.

Georgios Boustras

is a Professor in Risk Assessment at European University Cyprus, Director of the Centre of Risk and Decision Sciences (CERIDES – Excellence in Innovation and Technology), Visiting Researcher at the National Observatory of Athens and Visiting Professor at University of Haifa. He is a Member of the EU Mission: Adaptation to Climate Change.George is a PhD in Probabilistic Fire Risk Assessment from CFES at Kingston University London (2003), he was Honorary Research Fellow at CPSE at Imperial College London (2003 - 2005), and KTP Research Fellow at FSEG at the University of Greenwich (2009). He sat at the Management Committee of Secure Societies - Protecting Freedom and Security of Europe and its citizens of “HORIZON 2020” for 7 years. George was a Member of the Socio Economic Assessment Committee (SEAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for 6 years. He was Advisor for Natural Catastrophes to HE the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nikos Anastasiades. Among other public duties, he was appointed by the Ministerial Council of the Republic of Cyprus to Head the Special Task Force that overlooked the modernization of the Fire Services. He was hired by World Bank to contribute to the modernisation of licensing services provided by the Fire Service of the Hellenic Republic. George is Editor-in-Chief of Safety Science.