Dr Simon Foster
Dr Simon Foster is a lecturer in Computer Science at the University of York, and a member of the Software Engineering for Robotics group.
He is an expert in interactive theorem proving using Isabelle/HOL, formal verification, and process algebra. He has worked extensively on EU research projects with industrial collaboration, and has recently completed a three-year EPSRC-UKRI fellowship on assurance of cyber-physical systems (CyPhyAssure). He leads the development of Isabelle/UTP, a practical theorem prover for heterogeneous systems, which he has applied to verification of reactive and hybrid systems. He has also developed Isabelle/SACM, an assurance case tool with evidence coming from multiple formal verification tools in Isabelle. He gained his PhD at the University of Sheffield in 2010, which developed a timed process algebra for Web service composition semantics.
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Short courses in systems safety engineering; MSc Safety Critical Systems Engineering
Toshiko Smith, Postgraduate Student Services Team
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01904 325536

Bespoke courses for industry; Short course: Assured Software Engineering and Proof
Tom Rawle, Business and Partnerships Team
cs-cpd
01904 323561

Short course: Generative AI in Engineering and Manufacturing
University of York CPD team