Linux has been one of the most active open source project since it’s creation in 1991. Having 9 changes an hour, for the last 10 years or so, presents an interesting challenge for traditional safety analysis methodologies. The ELISA project has been exploring approaches to help with the analysis of linux being used in safety critical systems. This session will go through some of the approaches being investigated to date and welcomes discussion on other approaches to consider.

Kate Stewart is the VP for Dependable Embedded Systems at the Linux Foundation. Kate was one of the founders of SPDX, and is currently one of the specification leads. Since joining The Linux Foundation, she has also launched collaborations on metrics (CHAOSS), Real-Time Linux, Zephyr Project and the ELISA projects. She also supports other key embedded projects, including Yocto, Xen and KernelCI.

With over 35 years of experience in the software industry, she has held a variety of roles and worked as a developer in Canada, Australia, and the US and during the last 20 years, has managed software development teams in the US, Canada, UK, India, and China. She received her Master’s in computer science from University of Waterloo and Bachelor’s of computer science (co-op program) from the University of Manitoba.