Objective Our overall objective is the creation of a methodology and supporting open tool platform for the cost effective rigorous development of dependable complex systems and services. We focus on tackling complexity caused by the environment in which the software is to operate, and which comes from poorly conceived architectural structure. Mastering complexity requires design techniques that support clear thinking and rigorous validation and verification. Formal design methods do so. Coping with complexity also requires architectures that are tolerant of faults and unpredictable changes in environment. This will be addressed using fault tolerance (FT) techniques. We will develop a unified methodology combining FM with FT design principles by using a systems approach, where both s/ware and environment are modelled together. We will tackle complex architectures, our systems approach will support the construction of appropriate abstractions and provide techniques for their structured refinement and decomposition. We will ensure cost effectiveness, the methods and platform will support reuse of existing s/ware. We will thus extend existing FM with generic mechanisms to support component reuse and composition. Tool support for construction, manipulation and analysis of models is crucial and we will concentrate on a comprehensive tool platform, which is openly available and openly extendable and has the potential to set a European standard for industrial FM tools. The methods and platform will be validated and assessed through industrial case studies. The novel aspects of this proposal are the pursuit of a systems approach, the combination of FM with FT techniques, the development of FM support for component reuse and composition and the provision of an open and extensible tools platform for formal development. In particular, we believe that the open tools platform will have a significant impact on future research in FM tools and will encourage greater industrial uptake. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2002-2.3.2.3 - Open development platforms for software and services Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE EU contribution No data Address Claremont Tower, Claremont Road NEI 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AABO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY Finland EU contribution No data Address Lemminkäinengatan 14 A 20520 AAbo See on map Total cost No data CLEARSY France EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data NOKIA CORPORATION Finland EU contribution No data Address Itamerenkattu 11 - 13 FIN-00180 Helsinki See on map Total cost No data PRAXIS CRITICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ZURICH Switzerland EU contribution No data Address Clausiusstrasse 59, RZ Building, ETH Zentrum CH-8092 Zurich See on map Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data VT ENGINE CONTROLS LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data