Dr. Alastair Faulkner is a Consultant Engineer at Abbeymeade Limited. He has more than 30 years of experience in senior management and has specialist knowledge of data-centric systems. He specialises in system safety and systems engineering. He supports clients with business planning, execution, delivery, risk assessment and management. Dr. Mark Nicholson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of York. Dr. Nicholson has been researching and teaching courses in the area of system safety for 25 years. He is currently a member of the core team of the Assuring Autonomy International Programme (AAIP). Data forms a core part of the ability of Autonomous Systems to sense, understand, decide on actions and interact safely with their often highly open operating environment. His research interests include safety and certification of data and data paths, and modular systems including configuration of complex systems. He is also interested in how data safety can be linked to information systems and safety critical systems.

• I. Data-Centric Safety1. Introduction2. System Safety Management3. Challenges to Systems EngineeringII. Data-Centric Fundamentals4. Data Fundamentals5. Data-Centric Systems6. System Context7. System DefinitionIII. Data-Centric Design8. Data-Centric Architecture9. Development10. Acceptance and ApprovalIV. Operational Management and Maintenance11. Operational Matters12. Live Management and ControlV. Incident Investigation13. Major Incident Response14. Investigation Management15. DCI Investigation Methods16. Incident Investigation17. Investigation Methodology Maturity18. Analysis as Part of a DCI19. Incident ReportVI. Data Safety Model20. Data Safety Model21. Using the DSM22. ValidationVII. Application Areas23. Autonomous Flight24. Enterprise25. HealthcareVIII. References

"A book that literally puts data where it should be – central to systems and systems thinking. The authors have created a comprehensive and detailed volume on the issues of data in systems. Many aspects are covered: some traditional areas, others new and developing (e.g. data in autonomous flight). It is a very wide-ranging book which describes data issues in lots of different contexts, in some cases this only touches on the problems but it provides lots of pointers and prompts for further thinking, including the concept of ‘Scary Monsters’ (open questions). There are some excellent colour diagrams which show the relationships between the data and other aspects of the systems under consideration. These help to make a complex topic more understandable. It is an academic reference work which includes copious definitions, abbreviations and references and provides a broad entry point into the world of Data Safety." -- Mike Parsons

Dr. Alastair Faulkner is a Consultant Engineer at Abbeymeade Limited. He has more than 30 years of experience in senior management and has specialist knowledge of data-centric systems. He specialises in system safety and systems engineering. He supports clients with business planning, execution, delivery, risk assessment and management. Dr. Mark Nicholson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of York. Dr. Nicholson has been researching and teaching courses in the area of system safety for 25 years. He is currently a member of the core team of the Assuring Autonomy International Programme (AAIP). Data forms a core part of the ability of Autonomous Systems to sense, understand, decide on actions and interact safely with their often highly open operating environment. His research interests include safety and certification of data and data paths, and modular systems including configuration of complex systems. He is also interested in how data safety can be linked to information systems and safety critical systems.

• I. Data-Centric Safety1. Introduction2. System Safety Management3. Challenges to Systems EngineeringII. Data-Centric Fundamentals4. Data Fundamentals5. Data-Centric Systems6. System Context7. System DefinitionIII. Data-Centric Design8. Data-Centric Architecture9. Development10. Acceptance and ApprovalIV. Operational Management and Maintenance11. Operational Matters12. Live Management and ControlV. Incident Investigation13. Major Incident Response14. Investigation Management15. DCI Investigation Methods16. Incident Investigation17. Investigation Methodology Maturity18. Analysis as Part of a DCI19. Incident ReportVI. Data Safety Model20. Data Safety Model21. Using the DSM22. ValidationVII. Application Areas23. Autonomous Flight24. Enterprise25. HealthcareVIII. References

"A book that literally puts data where it should be – central to systems and systems thinking. The authors have created a comprehensive and detailed volume on the issues of data in systems. Many aspects are covered: some traditional areas, others new and developing (e.g. data in autonomous flight). It is a very wide-ranging book which describes data issues in lots of different contexts, in some cases this only touches on the problems but it provides lots of pointers and prompts for further thinking, including the concept of ‘Scary Monsters’ (open questions). There are some excellent colour diagrams which show the relationships between the data and other aspects of the systems under consideration. These help to make a complex topic more understandable. It is an academic reference work which includes copious definitions, abbreviations and references and provides a broad entry point into the world of Data Safety." -- Mike Parsons

Dr. Alastair Faulkner is a Consultant Engineer at Abbeymeade Limited. He has more than 30 years of experience in senior management and has specialist knowledge of data-centric systems. He specialises in system safety and systems engineering. He supports clients with business planning, execution, delivery, risk assessment and management. Dr. Mark Nicholson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of York. Dr. Nicholson has been researching and teaching courses in the area of system safety for 25 years. He is currently a member of the core team of the Assuring Autonomy International Programme (AAIP). Data forms a core part of the ability of Autonomous Systems to sense, understand, decide on actions and interact safely with their often highly open operating environment. His research interests include safety and certification of data and data paths, and modular systems including configuration of complex systems. He is also interested in how data safety can be linked to information systems and safety critical systems.

• I. Data-Centric Safety1. Introduction2. System Safety Management3. Challenges to Systems EngineeringII. Data-Centric Fundamentals4. Data Fundamentals5. Data-Centric Systems6. System Context7. System DefinitionIII. Data-Centric Design8. Data-Centric Architecture9. Development10. Acceptance and ApprovalIV. Operational Management and Maintenance11. Operational Matters12. Live Management and ControlV. Incident Investigation13. Major Incident Response14. Investigation Management15. DCI Investigation Methods16. Incident Investigation17. Investigation Methodology Maturity18. Analysis as Part of a DCI19. Incident ReportVI. Data Safety Model20. Data Safety Model21. Using the DSM22. ValidationVII. Application Areas23. Autonomous Flight24. Enterprise25. HealthcareVIII. References

"A book that literally puts data where it should be – central to systems and systems thinking. The authors have created a comprehensive and detailed volume on the issues of data in systems. Many aspects are covered: some traditional areas, others new and developing (e.g. data in autonomous flight). It is a very wide-ranging book which describes data issues in lots of different contexts, in some cases this only touches on the problems but it provides lots of pointers and prompts for further thinking, including the concept of ‘Scary Monsters’ (open questions). There are some excellent colour diagrams which show the relationships between the data and other aspects of the systems under consideration. These help to make a complex topic more understandable. It is an academic reference work which includes copious definitions, abbreviations and references and provides a broad entry point into the world of Data Safety." -- Mike Parsons