The Dependability Concept: Emergence and Repercussions
Chairs: Luca Simoncini, University of Pisa , Jean-Charles Fabre, LAAS-CNRS
 
Dependability and Resilience of Computing Systems
Jean-Claude Laprie, LAAS-CNRS

Newcastle’s French Connection
Brian Randell, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne

Fond Memories and Sweet Dreams about Dependable Computing
Algirdas Avižienis, University of California at Los Angeles and Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania

Challenges and Perspective in Dependability for Information Society
Takashi Nanya, University of Tokyo

Dependable Systems: to Which Extent?
Chair: Jean-Jacques Quisquater, Université Catholique de Louvain

Dependable Security through Competition
Carl Landwehr, University of Maryland and National Science Foundation

Measures of System Quality
John Meyer, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Measurement Driven Design of Dependable Systems: Two Decades of LAAS-Illinois Partnership
Ravishankar Iyer, University of Ilinois at Urbana-Champaign

Dependable Software: Dreams and Reality
Chair: Michel Diaz, LAAS-CNRS

About the Reliability of Correct Programs
Marie-Claude Gaudel, LRI, Université de Paris-sud et CNRS

Software Dependability: How Far are We?
Karama Kanoun, LAAS-CNRS

Dependable Distributed Systems: a Rugged Road
Chair: Gérard Le Lann, INRIA

The Role of Time in Dependable Systems
Hermann Kopetz, Technische Universität Wien

A Diversity of Duplications
David Powell, LAAS-CNRS

The Quest for Dependable Distributed Systems
Richard Schlichting, AT&T Labs - Research

Wrap-up
Yves Deswarte, LAAS-CNRS