Abstract Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) is a well-established and well-understood technique,
widely used for dependability evaluation of a wide range of systems. Although many …

Safety and reliability are rigorously assessed during the design of dependable systems.
Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) processes are comprehensive, structured and logical …

The complexity of industrial processes imposes a lot of challenges in building accurate and
representative causal models for abnormal events diagnosis, control and maintenance of …

Condition-based maintenance strategies adapt maintenance planning through the
integration of online condition monitoring of assets. The accuracy and cost-effectiveness of …

Fault tree analysis is a probability-based technique for estimating the risk of an undesired
top event, typically a system failure. Traditionally, building a fault tree requires involvement …

Mastering the complexity of safety assurance for modern, software-intensive systems is
challenging in several domains, such as automotive, robotics, and avionics. Model-based …

Maintenance planning and execution are challenging tasks for every system with complex
structure. Interdependent nature of the components that builds up the system may have …

Over the past two decades, the study of model-based dependability analysis (MBDA) has
gathered significant research interest. Different approaches have been developed to …

HiP-HOPS is a model-based approach for assessing the dependability of safety-critical
systems. The method combines models, logic, probabilities and nature-inspired algorithms …

Industries with safety-critical systems increasingly collect data on events occurring at the
level of system components, thus capturing instances of system failure or malfunction. With …