McMaster’s Centre for Software Certification (McSCert)

Leaders in safety–critical software-intensive systems

With an overarching goal to improve the practice of software engineering applied to critical systems involving software, McSCert works with various partners to research how to produce software that can be certified and how existing software may be certified.

Safe, secure and dependable software

McSCert develops tools and methods to create certifiably safe, secure and dependable software.

This work is urgently needed for software-intensive mission-critical systems where software failure can have devastating physical, financial or political consequences.

Software is used to control medical devices, automobiles, aircraft, manufacturing plants, nuclear generating stations, space exploration systems, elevators, electric motors, trains, banking transactions, telecommunications devices and a growing number of devices in industry and in our homes.

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Software standards

Software developed for critical systems must meet minimum safety, privacy, security and reliability standards, especially as these systems are becoming more interdependent and complex.

Manufacturers of these systems need consistent, clear and effective guidelines as to what may be regarded as acceptable standards in these situations.

Our world leading group of researchers, faculty, and industrial partners are dedicated to the certification of software-intensive systems, as well as the design of such systems to enable certification.

Contact us

Do you have a general question for the McMaster Centre for Software Certification? Please reach out to us via email at mcscert@cas.mcmaster.ca.

If you are looking for a specific contact, please check out our team list.

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Location

McMaster Centre for Software Certification
Information Technology Building, Room 101
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1
Phone: 905-525-9140,23362