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XMAS Opening

The IAP office will be open between XMAS and New Year, although only for the mornings. between 9 am and 1 pm. You will be able to leave messages outside those hours as usual. We will of course be closed on the 25th and 26th of December and the 1st of January. We wish you […]

Google Android Bugs

It appears that Google suffers just the way most other developers do. Of course they do have a few more users than most of us. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/05/android_december_security_bulletin/

IAAC – Security by Design

Paul Lynham our Vice-President will be speaking on FURST at this IAAC event. We are happy to support this event as part of our involvement in the Trustworthy Software Foundation and indeed the whole series of lectures.   Tickets are available by visiting IAAC – Security by Design  

Lincoln University Open New Issac Newton Building

John Ellis (Operations Director) recently attended the opening of one of our Academic Partners new buildings; The Isaac Newton Building at Lincoln University. The Lincoln’s Isaac Newton Building, which has become home to thousands of scientists, engineers and mathematicians of the future, was officially opened on Thursday 19th October by the UK’s most senior scientist, Professor […]

EGM – Calling Notice

CALLING NOTICE         Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Institution will be held at Noon on Thursday, 16th November 2017 at Boundary House, Boston Road, Hanwell, London for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following Special Resolutions:-       Special Resolution 1 […]

Igor Schagaev – Facultimedia interview about system software design for resilient computer systems

https://youtu.be/uBK1hP8Q1LE

Active System Control a new book by Igor Schagaev FIAP and Brian Kirk

This book introduces an approach to active system control design and development to improve the properties of our technological systems. It extends concepts of control and data accumulation by explaining how the system model should be organized to improve the properties of the system under consideration. The authors define these properties as reliability, performance and […]

Notice of Annual General Meeting

The Institution’s 2017 AGM will be on Saturday, 14th October, at Boundary House, Boston Road, Hanwell W7 2QE, starting at 12:00 pm. The AGM is usually a short meeting, its purpose being to fulfill a requirement of the Companies Acts, but all members of the Institution are welcome to attend. Those wishing to do so […]

IAP Symposium 2017 – Improving Software for Society

The IAP’s Symposium “Improving Software for Society” was held again at Kew Gardens on the 7th of September in Cambridge Cottage a great venue for the event. We had members of various grades attending;  some non members and people flying in from Europe and the Middle East for the event. Our four speakers, Sir Edmund Burton, Ian Bryant, […]

IAP Symposium – Line up complete

The Institution of Analysts and Programmers Symposium for 2017 now has its full list of speakers. Alastair Revell: Welcome and Opening Remarks Lt Gen Sir Edmund Burton: Leading change in an uncertain environment Ian Bryant: Can we make software better? Igor Schagaev: The Role of Technology – Software Paul Lynham: FURST     This prestigeous event […]