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Safety Technology

-- An Interdisciplinary Research Theme funded by Oxford Brookes University

Safety technology is concerned with protecting human life, property and the living environment from actual or potential damage, even in adverse conditions such as earthquake, tsunamis, fire, storm and flood.

The theme of safety technology stems from research on the safety of critical systems which has been active in computer science since the early 1990s, and which initially focused on how to ensure the dependability of computer applications in safety critical systems, such as nuclear power plants. However, with the rapid development of computing and communication techniques, a wide range of new types of systems and applications related to safety have become possible. The scope of this theme is not limited to safety critical systems. See scope of the research theme.

The aim of the research theme is to provide key technology solutions for monitoring, enhancing and supporting
safety in all aspects of human life, including developing better equipment and systems for health and social care; designing buildings, complex systems and equipment and devices to withstand adverse conditions; and dealing with emergent conditions more effectively and efficiently.