Keynote Ada in the Avionics Industry George Romanski Verocel Corporation Abstract All systems installed on aircraft are classified based on the effects they may have on safety. As the systems have become more computerized, Ada has a role to play. Ada has been used successfully in the past, continues to be used at present and is expected to be used in the future. The key components of Ada s success in the avionics industry will be examined. The market is changing and platforms are changing. It is a critical time not to get left behind. Bio Mr. Romanski has specialized in the production of software development environments for the past 35 years. His work has focused on compilers, cross compilers, run-time systems, and tools for embedded real-time applications. Mr. Romanski was Vice President of Technology at EDS/Scicon (XD-Ada), Vice President of Engineering at Alsys (Alsys-Ada), and Director of Safety Critical Software at Aonix (C-SMART, Raven). Since 1992, he has concentrated on software for safety critical applications. In 1999, he co-founded Verocel, Inc., a company that specializes in safety critical software certification, for systems programmed in Ada and other languages. Copyright is held by the author/owner(s). SIGAda 05, November 13 17, 2005, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. ACM 1-59593-185-6/05/0011.
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