The STAMP Workshop brings together industry, government, and researchers to share knowledge about systems approaches to safety, security, reliability, and related fields. It focuses on modern ways to prevent losses in complex systems, whether that means preventing accidents, preventing outages, or achieving mission goals. The workshop changes each year to reflect new technology, new challenges, and how people work, with growing emphasis on putting the latest research into practice.
The workshop centers on the STAMP model, which covers random component failures and individual threats and also captures systemic issues such as:
- Dysfunctional interactions and missing functions
- Inadequate procedures or requirements
- Flawed assumptions about human behavior
In-person agenda
The in-person workshop runs four days, Monday through Thursday. Monday has hands-on short tutorials that introduce the basic concepts and terms used during the week. On the next three days, professionals from around the world present their findings and lessons learned.
Interactive sessions include an open discussion, whiteboarding sessions, and birds-of-a-feather sessions where you can meet others in your field who are exploring STAMP-based approaches. Cameras are not allowed, so people can share more openly.
Virtual agenda
The virtual workshop is a separate event that runs a few hours a day over several days. It features short presentations from professionals around the world on their findings, lessons learned, and experience.
Each day ends with a live discussion where presenters and MIT answer written questions from attendees. The virtual workshop has fewer and shorter sessions than the in-person one.
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The FAQ explains in more detail how the two formats differ and why.