Dr. Nancy G. Leveson
Dr. Nancy G. Leveson is a professor in the aeronautics and astronautics department at MIT. She has been working in the area of safety engineering for 37 years in a variety of fields (aeronautics, space, defense, nuclear power, health care, petrochemical plants, etc.). In 2000, she was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. She has also assisted in writing the official accident investigation reports for Deepwater Horizon, Columbia, and Texas City as well as lesser known accidents. Her research has been recognized by a number of important awards and the results are being used widely in industry around the world.
Dr. John P. Thomas
Dr. John P. Thomas began his career working in industry for aerospace, automotive, military, and defense organizations. His work on large complex systems includes system engineering, software engineering, hardware engineering, and expert facilitation for hazard analysis, cybersecurity analysis, and similar techniques. He now works in the aeronautics and astronautics department at MIT where his research focuses on studying engineering mistakes and using STAMP to develop the next generation of engineering and analysis methods. These include techniques for hazard analysis, safety-driven design, requirements engineering, analyzing human-automation interactions, generating formal requirements for software-intensive systems, anticipating overlooked feature interactions, and others. He also serves on international standards committees to author and revise the most popular safety and security standards used globally throughout automotive, aerospace, and other industries as they strive to incorporate more effective and streamlined approaches.