Conference Programme

08.30 - 09.15	Registration and Exhibition
09.20 - 09.30	Welcome by chairman of MAE2007 Elias Stipidis, Director of Vetronics Research Centre, Sussex University, vice chairman of MILCAN.
9.30 - 10.10	"Can land systems match the complexity of air platforms – and remain affordable?" Keynote speech by Steve Mallon, chairman of Aerospace & Land Systems Council, Strategic Planning Director, Selex & Aerospace & Land Systems Council
Chaired by Malcolm Jukes, Avionics Systems Consultant	Chaired by Tony White, Head of Technology, Ultra Electronics	Chaired by David Williams, Publisher, Micro Technology Europe
10.15 - 10.45	10.15 - 10.45	10.15 - 10.45
The evolving ARINC 653 standard and it's application to IMA Alex Wilson, Senior Program Manager - Aerospace & Defence Wind River	Video Distribution for AFV's Bob Connor, Technical Leader Systems Integration, Platform Systems & Engineering and Chairman of MilCAN QinetiQ	Testing IP – Are You Losing It? Matt Lee, European Business Development Manager XJTAG
10.45 - 11.15	Morning coffee & meetings with exhibitors
11.15 - 11.45	11.15 - 11.45	11.15 - 11.45
AgustaWestland Accelerates Merlin HM TouchScreen display software development with COTS ARINC 661 prototyping tools Luc Marcil, Product Manager HMI, Presagis and Andy Merrick, Chief Tactical Processing Engineer, Westland Helicoptors Limited Presagis/Westland	Practical Implementation of HUMS on Land Platforms Peter House, Principal Engineer Ultra Electronics Electrics Division	A Secure Operating System - Information Security Frank van den Berg, Technical Director, European Operations Green Hills Software
11.50 - 12.20	11.50 - 12.20	11.50 - 12.20
Networked Aerospace Systems - Requirements for Future Data Network Technologies Peter Allsopp, Engineering Capability Director GE Aviation Systems	Simplifying the development of high Performance military Software Defined Radio Systems using FPGAs Andrew Foster - Product Manager, Realtime & Embedded Middleware Technologies PrismTech	Creating an Integrated Reconfigurable Application Platform for UAVs and UGVs Gordon Hunt - Chief Systems Engineer Real Time Innovations
12.20 - 13.50	Lunch & meetings with exhibitors
13.50 - 14.20	13.50 - 14.20	13.50 - 14.20
MKS ALM in the real world Dale Gillibrand - Principal Software Engineer Thales Aerospace	The impact of advances in DSP technology on land sensors David Daniels - Chief Consultant, Sensors ERA Technology, Cobham Group	Applying Real-Time Java to Software Size and Complexity Challenges Glenn Coates, Senior Engineering Consultant Aonix
14.25 - 15.05	14.25 - 15.05	14.25 - 15.05
An Introduction to Modular and Incremental Certification Dr Richard Hawkins - Software Safety Engineer Hawk Mission Systems Safety Team Bae Systems	Meeting the Demands of Software Security Stuart Fisher - Account Manager Northern Europe MEA Lynux Works	The Strategic Future Colin Newell - Scientific Desk Officer MOD DEC GM
15.10 - 15.40	15.10 - 15.40	15.10 - 15.40
Independent Levels of Security: Architecture Enabling High Assurance Warfighter Systems Joe Jacob, Senior Vice President Objective Interface Systems Inc	Systems Architecture on FRES – Making a Difference Michael Morua, Principal Systems Engineer, Electronic Architecture Atkins Defence Systems	MicroTCA for Ruggedised Applications Keith Reynolds, Technical Marketing Manager Schroff
15.40 - 16.10	Afternoon tea & meetings with exhibitors
16.10 - 16.40	16.10 - 16.40	16.10 - 16.40
Successful Avionics Applications Development Adrian Whitfield - Rhapsody Systems Manager, Telelogic and Cmdr R.N. Ramachandran, Practice Head Avionics and Aerospace, Valtech, India	Building Secure, Survivable Embedded Systems Garry Bleasdale, Field Application Engineer QNX Software Systems	Data Resilience in COTS-based Military Systems Nigel Day, Polyhedra Product Manager Enea
16.45 - 17.20	Question time panel - Chaired by Peter Phillips - Manager MIRA Electronic Engineering
17.20 - 17.30	Conference close by Elias Stipidis
17.30 onwards	Networking drinks and canapés

The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the programme content, speakers, timings or venue should unforeseen circumstances occur.

The papers have been scheduled to allow time for refreshment and comfort breaks, walking around the exhibition area, and preparing for other sessions.

Delegates are not required to pre-select which seminars they wish to attend and are free to chose from across each of the three tracks to create their own, ideal itinerary.

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