About IWASS
The International Workshop for Autonomous System Safety (IWASS) is a joint effort by
the B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA-GIRS),
the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the Institute of Industrial Automation and Software Engineering of the University of Stuttgart.
Mission and Vision
Mission
IWASS gathers key experts in autonomous systems safety from industry, academia, and regulators. IWASS aims to identify and propose solutions for common challenges related to safety, reliability, and security (SRS) of autonomous systems from an interdisciplinary and cross-industry perspective.
Vision
IWASS envisions a future where autonomous systems enrich human life while upholding the highest safety, reliability, and security standards.
Past Events and Publications
IWASS 2019
The first IWASS took place in Trondheim, Norway, in March 2019. The proceedings containing a summary of the discussions and research papers are available for download here.
The second IWASS was originally planned to be held in Los Angeles, U.S.A., in March 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemics and travel restrictions, the event was delayed until 2021. The second IWASS was held in April 2021, online. The proceedings with a summary of the discussions are available for download here.
The third IWASS took place in Dublin, Ireland, in September 2022. In addition, a panel session at the European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2023) discussed the workshop's main conclusions and additional points with a larger audience. The proceedings containing a summary of the discussions and research papers are available for download here.
IWASS 2023
The fourth IWASS was held in Southampton, UK in September 2023 focusing on the use of safety cases for autonomous systems safety assurance. A summary of the discussions held IWASS 2019, 2021 & 2022 was presented and a panel session sharing the outcomes of IWASS 2023 was presented at ESREL 2023. The proceedings can be found here.
IWASS 2024
The fifth IWASS was held in Cracow, Poland in June 2024, with the purpose of reassessing and reevaluating the state of autonomous system’s deployments.
Proceedings will be published soon!
Special Issue: Journal of Risk and Reliability
We are glad to announce the publication of the special issue for IWASS in the Journal of Risk and Reliability.
The papers submitted to this special issue reflect the focus of the first and second IWASS. They seek to outline and address the safety, reliability, and security challenges of autonomous systems through interdisciplinary approaches.
Find the special issue here.
