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MISRA C:2012 TC2

As chairman of the MISRA C Working Group, I am pleased to announce that MISRA C:2012 Technical Corrigendum 2 has been published. This update is compatible with: MISRA C:2012 (3rd Edition, 1st Revision) as further revised by Amendment 2 MISRA … Continue reading

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BSI IST/15

I have, this morning, been advised that I have been appointed as Chair of BSI‘s IST/15 Software and Systems Engineering Committee. BSI IST/15 is the UK mirror to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 Software and Systems Engineering, and the role as … Continue reading

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Embedded World 2022

An important announcement from the Embedded World team: To accommodate the wishes of the industry and also give all participants the opportunity to plan with confidence, we decided to postpone embedded world 2022 inclusively the both accompanying conferences embedded world … Continue reading

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“Connecting Functional SAFETY and SECURITY in Automotive” Webinar with ETauto magazine

Despite their many common characteristics and the underlying possibility of compromised safety resulting from cyberattacks, designing and developing for cybersecurity generally demands a different focus to functional safety. It is an environment that changes much more quickly, for example, and … Continue reading

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Embedded World 2021

One month to go until Embedded World 2021… Unsurprisingly in the circumstances, this key event in the embedded systems calendar will be virtual, but that doesn’t make it any less important! Once again, I’m pleased to announce that I will … Continue reading

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IET Code of Practice “Cyber Security and Safety”

A couple of years back, fellow members of the IET’s Safety Technical Professional Network Andy German and Richard Piggin (both then at Atkins) proposed the creation of a Code of Practice for Cyber Security and Safety. Shortly afterwards, I joined … Continue reading

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ECF Monthly Gradings

The new, monthly, ECF gradings are out! This moves to a four-digit ELO-based system. Andrew: Rapidplay 1375D, StandardPlay 1480E Emily: Rapidplay 1008C Isobel: Rapidplay 783C

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ECG Gradings – July 2020

Although the season was curtailed due to the Covid restrictions, the ECF Gradings have been updated to reflect the season. My StandardPlay grading is up (to 104E – based on a total of 12 matches), but my RapidPlay grading is … Continue reading

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FIDE Rating – Mar-2020

Following my fairly poor showing at the Richmond Rapidplay, it comes as no surprise that my grading has dipped… Thankfully not by too much…

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ECF Gradings – January 2020

The “December 2019” gradings are out! Gradings wef 2019-12-31   Andrew Emily Isobel Standard Play 95E – – Rapid Play 98E 35D 7A Blitz – – –

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