User:Andrew D Banks

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Andrew Douglas Banks

IEng MIET FBCS CITP FRSA
Born1968 (age 55–56)
RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus
NationalityUnited Kingdom
EducationSt Peter's School, York
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Software and Systems Engineering Consultant
Employers
  • LDRA Limited,
  • Intuitive Consulting
Organizations
Known forSoftware and Systems Engineering standards
Political partyIndependent
PartnerHelen Rose
ChildrenEmily, Isobel
Call signM0YMA, 2E0GFF, M6ADB
Websitehttps://AndrewBanks.com

Disambiguation[edit]

This Andrew Banks is an English software engineer.

For the English-Australian businessman and film producer, see Andrew Banks.
For the British tennis player, see Andrew Banks (tennis).

Declaration[edit]

Note: This bit is deliberately written in the first person!

Wikipedia (or at least some Wikipedians) seem to hold a view that, if you are close to a subject or you are a Subject-matter expert, that means you have a Conflict of interest.

In the interests of openness, and to avoid untoward accusations of bias, I hereby declare my connection to these topics - although I question the label "conflict of interest"!

This user has publicly declared that they have a conflict of interest regarding these Wikipedia articles:
  1. I am employed by LDRA Limited
  2. ... who produce inter alia static analysis tools
  3. I am the Chairman of the MISRA C Working Group (2013 to present)
  4. ... and hence associated with the MISRA Consortium.
  5. I am a UK head-of-delegation to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7, the software and systems engineering sub-committee
  6. ... and specifically a delegate to WG 26 which develops the ISO/IEC 29119 family of standards

My Professional ethics means that I endeavour to maintain an impartial viewpoint on any Wikipedia articles I create or edit... should I fail in that impartiality, please let me know so I can make amends and to ensure there is no repeat.

Professional Recognition[edit]

Andrew is:

Andrew is Professionally Registered as:

Andrew is also:

Professional Career[edit]

In February 2018, LDRA announced[1] the hiring of Andrew Banks to boost their Standards activities. Their announcement highlighted that he is the Chairman of both the MISRA C Working Group and of the BSI Software Testing Working Group, and a contributor to a number of national and international standards in the Software Engineering and Functional Safety domains, notably ISO 26262.

Conferences and Events[edit]

Andrew has been a member of the Program Committee[2] for the Embedded World Conference since 2018, and acts as the session chair for the MISRA track and various other sessions, as well as presenting several papers each year.

In addition, Andrew is a regular speaker and session chair at other conferences and events, in the UK and globally. [3] [4] [5] [6]

International Standards Committees[edit]

Andrew is involved in a number of Standards Bodies, including:

  • ISO/IEC JTC1 (Information and Communications Technology)
    • UK Delegate to ISO/IEC JTC 1/AHG 4 (Collaboration Across Domains)
    • UK Delegate to ISO/IEC JTC 1/AG 10 (Outreach)
    • UK Delegate to ISO/IEC JTC 1/AG 15 (Standards and Regulation)
    • UK Delegate to ISO/IEC JTC 1/AG 18 (Vocabulary)
    • UK Head of Delegation to (wef 2021-01-01, previously UK Member of) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 (Software & Systems Engineering)

Publications[edit]

Andrew is a contributor to the following:

MISRA[edit]

MISRA C[edit]

  • MISRA C:2012 -- Guidelines for the Use of the C Language in Critical Systems 2012[7].
  • MISRA C:2012 Amendment 1 -- Additional security guidelines for MISRA C:2012[8].
  • MISRA C:2012 Amendment 2 -- Updates for ISO/IEC 9899:2011/18 Core functionality[9]
  • MISRA C:2012 Addendum 2 -- Coverage of MISRA C:2012 against ISO/IEC TS 17961:2013 (C Secure)[10].
  • MISRA C:2012 Addendum 3 -- Coverage of MISRA C:2012 against CERT C[11].

MISRA Compliance[edit]

  • MISRA Compliance 2016 -- Achieving compliance with MISRA coding guidelines[12].
  • MISRA C:2004 Permits -- Deviation permits for MISRA compliance[13].

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)[edit]

Cyber Security and Safety[edit]

  • Code of Practice: Cyber Security and Safety[14].

Safety Critical Systems Club[edit]

Autonomous Systems[edit]

  • The State of Solutions for Autonomous Systems Safety[15].
  • SCSC-153: Safety Assurance Objectives for Autonomous Systems[16].

Amateur Radio[edit]

Andrew is a licenced amateur radio operator, holding the callsign M0YMA[17] - under the UK's three-stage examination process, he also holds M6ADB (foundation callsign) and 2E0GFF (intermediate callsign).

Andrew is the website administrator of the World Wide Flora and Fauna in Amateur Radio awards program[18], and the principle author of the Logsearch facility.

What Might have Been[edit]

At the University of Lancaster, Andrew (under his university pseudonym The MicroManiac) created[19] the Lancaster University Bulletin Board System (aka LUBBS), which went live in November 1987 - sixteen years before MySpace, and seventeen years before Facebook!

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ""LDRA Extends Commitment to Safety and Security Compliance Through Hire of Automotive Software Standards Champion"". Thomas Industry Update. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Embedded World - Program Committee". WEKA Fachmedien GmbH. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  3. ^ "Speaker Info - Andrew Banks". Embedded Online Conference. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  4. ^ "Speaker Info - Andrew Banks". Embedded Safety and Security Conference. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  5. ^ "MISRA C updates". HIS Conference. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  6. ^ "Embedded Live 2018 agenda". Embedded Live Conference. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  7. ^ MISRA C:2012 -- Guidelines for the Use of the C Language in Critical Systems 2012 (3rd ed.), Nuneaton, UK: MISRA, 2013-03-18, ISBN 978-1-90-640010-1
  8. ^ MISRA C:2012 Amendment 1 -- Additional security guidelines for MISRA C:2012 (PDF), Nuneaton, UK: MISRA, 2016-04-25, ISBN 978-1-906400-16-3, retrieved 2019-02-22
  9. ^ MISRA C:2012 Amendment 2 -- Updates for ISO/IEC 9899:2011/18 Core functionality (PDF), Nuneaton, UK: MISRA, 26 February 2020, ISBN 978-1-906400-25-5, retrieved 6 January 2021
  10. ^ MISRA C:2012 Addendum 2 -- Coverage of MISRA C:2012 against ISO/IEC TS 17961:2013 (C Secure) (PDF) (2nd ed.), Nuneaton, UK: MISRA, 2018-01-31, ISBN 978-1-906400-18-7, retrieved 2019-02-22
  11. ^ MISRA C:2012 Addendum 3 -- Coverage of MISRA C:2012 against CERT C (PDF), Nuneaton, UK: MISRA, 2018-01-31, ISBN 978-1-906400-19-4, retrieved 2019-02-22
  12. ^ MISRA Compliance 2016: Achieving compliance with MISRA coding guidelines (PDF), Nuneaton, UK: MISRA, 2016-04-25, ISBN 978-1-906400-13-2, retrieved 2019-02-22
  13. ^ MISRA C:2004 Permits: Deviation permits for MISRA compliance (PDF) (1st ed.), Nuneaton, UK: MISRA, 2016-04-25, ISBN 978-1-906400-14-9, retrieved 2019-02-22
  14. ^ Code of Practice: Cyber Security and Safety (PDF) (1st ed.), Stevenage, UK: The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2020, ISBN 978-1-83953-319-8, retrieved 2021-01-18
  15. ^ Alexander, Robert David; Ashmore, Rob; Banks, Andrew (2018), The State of Solutions for Autonomous Systems Safety (PDF), York, UK: Safety-Critical Systems Club (published 2018-02-06)
  16. ^ SCSC-153 Safety Assurance Objectives for Autonomous Systems (PDF) (1st ed.), York, UK: Safety-Critical Systems Club, 2019-02-01, ISBN 978-1-7904-2122-0, retrieved 2019-11-20
  17. ^ "M0YMA on QRZ.com". QRZ.com. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  18. ^ "WWFF - About Us". World Wide Flora and Fauna in Amateur Radio (WWFF). Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  19. ^ "A brief history of LUBBS". Lancaster University Bulletin Board System. Lancaster, UK: University of Lancaster. Retrieved 2019-11-25. Andrew Banks (The MicroManiac) wrote the original BBs...

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