McMaster Engineering researchers have initiated a $2 million project to work with General Motors Canada (GM Canada) to develop methods to help ensure the safety and reliability of autonomous and electrified vehicles.<\/p>\n
\n
Mark Lawford, Director of the McMaster Centre for Software Certification (McSCert), and his collaborators received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Ontario Centres of Excellence and GM Canada.<\/p>\n
Within the context of the automotive industry\u2019s ongoing development of new and complex software technologies for vehicles, GM Canada\u2019s goal is to be at the forefront of establishing model management-based techniques to address software safety and compliance with standards, thus improving industry practice.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s where Lawford and his research team come in.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the addition of software-enabled hybrid powertrains and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, the system design and safety processes of vehicles have had a corresponding increase in required effort, difficulty and cost,\u201d explains Lawford. \u201cTo help GM Canada address this issue, we are developing methods and tools to help ensure safety for new GM Canada products while reducing the time and cost associated with software safety activities. This will, in part, be done by helping GM engineers determine when safety evidence from previous vehicles can be reused in developing a new vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawford is joined by\u00a0McMaster Department of Computing and Software Professors, Tom Maibaum and Alan Wassyng and University of Toronto Computer Science Professor, Marsha Chechik on the project. The team is working\u00a0to\u00a0model design and safety artefacts and their relationships with the safety case, the complete argument demonstrating the functional safety of the system. The work will also include the development of methods to help GM engineers determine the impact of a design change on the safety case. From there, engineers can determine which parts of it can be\u00a0 appropriately reused.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re excited to work with the McMaster Centre for Software Certification research team again,\u201d said Brian Tossan, Director, Canadian Technical Centre, GM Canada. \u201cNot only are they global leaders in software safety research and certification, the team is also highly skilled at understanding our needs and providing practical solutions to address them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNSERC\u2019s Collaborative Research and Development Grants create and support partnerships that economically, socially or environmentally benefit Canada and Canadians,\u201d said Dr. Marc Fortin, Vice-President, Research Partnerships at the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. \u201cThe already well-established collaboration between McMaster Centre for Software Certification research team and GM Canada has demonstrated extensive expertise in the area of safety and reliability of autonomous and electrified vehicles. We are proud to support them as they strive to improve industry practice.\u201d<\/p>\n
The McMaster Centre for Software Certification (McSCert) is a world leader in development and evaluation of safety-critical embedded software systems. McSCert\u2019s partners are active in markets where software failure can have serious consequences, including automotive, medical device, financial and nuclear power industries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
McMaster Engineering researchers have initiated a $2 million project to work with General Motors Canada (GM Canada) to develop methods to help ensure the safety and reliability of autonomous and electrified vehicles. Mark Lawford, Director of the McMaster Centre for Software Certification (McSCert), and his collaborators received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research […]<\/p>\n
Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"class_list":["post-1521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMcMaster Engineering researchers awarded funding to advance software safety for next-generation vehicles - McSCert<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"McMaster Engineering researchers awarded funding to advance software safety for next-generation vehicles - McSCert\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"McMaster Engineering researchers have initiated a $2 million project to work with General Motors Canada (GM Canada) to develop methods to help ensure the safety and reliability of autonomous and electrified vehicles. Mark Lawford, Director of the McMaster Centre for Software Certification (McSCert), and his collaborators received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research [...]Read More...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"McSCert\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-05-10T14:37:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-13T15:51:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/app\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gmaward_copy-864x480-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"864\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jacqueline Gergal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jacqueline Gergal\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jacqueline Gergal\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/8962349f1d9147b64bed80dacdc36150\"},\"headline\":\"McMaster Engineering researchers awarded funding to advance software safety for next-generation vehicles\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-10T14:37:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-13T15:51:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/\"},\"wordCount\":492,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/\",\"name\":\"McMaster Engineering researchers awarded funding to advance software safety for next-generation vehicles - McSCert\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-10T14:37:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-13T15:51:23+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"McMaster Engineering researchers awarded funding to advance software safety for next-generation vehicles\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/\",\"name\":\"McSCert\",\"description\":\"McMaster Centre for Software Certification\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#organization\",\"name\":\"McMaster University\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mps-macsites.mcmaster.ca\/starter\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mcmaster.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mps-macsites.mcmaster.ca\/starter\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mcmaster.png\",\"width\":720,\"height\":405,\"caption\":\"McMaster University\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/8962349f1d9147b64bed80dacdc36150\",\"name\":\"Jacqueline Gergal\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/03011ea17eb41f1c6c660c27b073df7d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/03011ea17eb41f1c6c660c27b073df7d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jacqueline Gergal\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"McMaster Engineering researchers awarded funding to advance software safety for next-generation vehicles - McSCert","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"McMaster Engineering researchers awarded funding to advance software safety for next-generation vehicles - McSCert","og_description":"McMaster Engineering researchers have initiated a $2 million project to work with General Motors Canada (GM Canada) to develop methods to help ensure the safety and reliability of autonomous and electrified vehicles. Mark Lawford, Director of the McMaster Centre for Software Certification (McSCert), and his collaborators received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research [...]Read More...","og_url":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/","og_site_name":"McSCert","article_published_time":"2023-05-10T14:37:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-06-13T15:51:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":864,"height":480,"url":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/app\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gmaward_copy-864x480-1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Jacqueline Gergal","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jacqueline Gergal","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/"},"author":{"name":"Jacqueline Gergal","@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/8962349f1d9147b64bed80dacdc36150"},"headline":"McMaster Engineering researchers awarded funding to advance software safety for next-generation vehicles","datePublished":"2023-05-10T14:37:47+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-13T15:51:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/"},"wordCount":492,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/","url":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/","name":"McMaster Engineering researchers awarded funding to advance software safety for next-generation vehicles - McSCert","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-05-10T14:37:47+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-13T15:51:23+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/mcmaster-engineering-researchers-awarded-funding-to-advance-software-safety-for-next-generation-vehicles\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"McMaster Engineering researchers awarded funding to advance software safety for next-generation vehicles"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/","name":"McSCert","description":"McMaster Centre for Software Certification","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#organization","name":"McMaster University","url":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mps-macsites.mcmaster.ca\/starter\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mcmaster.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mps-macsites.mcmaster.ca\/starter\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mcmaster.png","width":720,"height":405,"caption":"McMaster University"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/8962349f1d9147b64bed80dacdc36150","name":"Jacqueline Gergal","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/03011ea17eb41f1c6c660c27b073df7d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/03011ea17eb41f1c6c660c27b073df7d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jacqueline Gergal"}}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/app\/uploads\/2023\/05\/gmaward_copy-864x480-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcscert.mcmaster.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}