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Safety Case Integration in Autonomous Systems Course

Online course of 300 hours in safety case integration in autonomous systems. 6 modules covering autonomous safety cases, notations and argumentation, evidence sources, lifecycle integration, assessment and acceptance, and a safety case project, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration300 h
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute certificate
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Explain the structure and purpose of a safety case.

02

Build arguments using GSN notation.

03

Identify sources of design, test and operational evidence.

04

Integrate the safety case into the system lifecycle.

05

Apply UL 4600 requirements to autonomous systems.

06

Assess the soundness and acceptability of a safety case.

07

Prepare a safety case for an autonomous system.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Safety case engineers.
  • Autonomous systems safety engineers.
  • Independent safety assessors.
  • Assurance engineers.
  • ADS type-approval managers.
  • System safety consultants.
  • Engineering or science graduates aiming to enter autonomous driving.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • UL 4600 (safety of autonomous products)
  • ISO/IEC/IEEE 15026-2 (assurance cases)
  • GSN Community Standard (goal structuring notation)
  • ISO 21448 (SOTIF)
  • ISO 26262 (functional safety)
  • Def Stan 00-56 (safety management)
  • Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1426 (automated driving systems)
  • Adelard ASCE
  • Astah GSN
  • Jama Connect
  • IBM DOORS
Syllabus

6 modules · 300 h

  1. 1.1What a safety case is and what it is for
  2. 1.2History: nuclear, offshore and railway
  3. 1.3Challenges of autonomous systems
  4. 1.4Standards: UL 4600, ISO 26262, ISO 21448
  5. 1.5ISO/TS 5083 on automated systems
  6. 1.6Regulation (EU) 2022/1426 on automated vehicles
  7. 1.7Requirements of authorities and insurers
  8. 1.8Mobile robotics and autonomous drones
  9. 1.9The safety case as a living document
  10. 1.10Case study: analysis of a published safety case
  1. 2.1Goal Structuring Notation (GSN)
  2. 2.2Claims-Arguments-Evidence (CAE)
  3. 2.3Argument patterns and modules
  4. 2.4Confidence arguments
  5. 2.5Defeaters and counter-arguments
  6. 2.6Assurance 2.0 and dialectical arguments
  7. 2.7Editing tools: Astah GSN and others
  8. 2.8Modular arguments for supply chains
  9. 2.9Critical reading of arguments
  10. 2.10Workshop: high-level GSN argument
  1. 3.1HARA and STPA hazard analysis
  2. 3.2SOTIF evidence and scenarios
  3. 3.3Simulation, track and road testing
  4. 3.4Safety metrics: positive risk balance
  5. 3.5Machine learning evidence
  6. 3.6Cybersecurity and its argument
  7. 3.7Human factors and remote supervision
  8. 3.8Fleet data and monitoring
  9. 3.9Quality and traceability of evidence
  10. 3.10Practical exercise: evidence matrix for a robotaxi
  1. 4.1Safety plan and safety case
  2. 4.2Preliminary, interim and operational safety case
  3. 4.3Configuration management of the case
  4. 4.4Integration with SPIs and field metrics
  5. 4.5Change management and OTA updates
  6. 4.6Independent assessment
  7. 4.7Feedback from incidents
  8. 4.8Safety case and deployment by ODD
  9. 4.9Supply chain and component cases
  10. 4.10Lab: modular case for a perception system
  1. 5.1Third-party assessment: TÜV and similar bodies
  2. 5.2Criteria for social acceptance of risk
  3. 5.3Comparison with a human driver
  4. 5.4Communicating the case to regulators
  5. 5.5Public transparency and safety reports
  6. 5.6Lessons from autonomous vehicle incidents
  7. 5.7Legal liability of the safety case
  8. 5.8Review of deficient safety cases
  9. 5.9Ethics in risk acceptance
  10. 5.10Case study: reviewing a case after an incident
  1. 6.1Selection of the autonomous system
  2. 6.2Definition of the ODD
  3. 6.3High-level safety goal
  4. 6.4Argument structure
  5. 6.5Identification of evidence
  6. 6.6Defeater analysis
  7. 6.7Field monitoring plan
  8. 6.8Simulated independent review
  9. 6.9Report and presentation
  10. 6.10Final project: final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within the intake, so you can combine it with work.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Adelard ASCE, Astah GSN, Jama Connect and IBM DOORS, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Practice is based on real procedures: building GSN arguments, independent safety case reviews and evidence traceability. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final project.

Standards covered: UL 4600, ISO/IEC/IEEE 15026-2, GSN Community Standard, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), ISO 26262, Def Stan 00-56, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1426 (ADS).

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of UL 4600, ISO/IEC/IEEE 15026-2 and the GSN Community Standard applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:Adelard ASCE, Astah GSN, Jama Connect and IBM DOORS, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Final project:a complete safety case for an autonomous system, from ODD definition to field monitoring plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Define the system and ODD
Select an autonomous system and define its operational design domain.
Build the GSN argument
Structure the high-level safety goal and argument in GSN.
Assemble the evidence
Identify evidence from analysis, simulation, testing and operation.
Analyse defeaters
Challenge the argument with defeaters and plan field monitoring.
Final project
A complete safety case with a simulated independent review, reviewed by your tutor.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Safety case engineerAutonomous systems safety engineerIndependent safety assessorAssurance engineerADS type-approval managerSystem safety consultant
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • No prior qualification is required.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 300 hours over 3 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with Adelard ASCE, Astah GSN, Jama Connect and IBM DOORS, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute certificate, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

No prior qualification is required; you need a computer able to run the programme software and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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