Systems man and cybernetics

Technical reports

Systems man and cybernetics

The United Kindom and Republic of Ireland Section organised a one-day educational workshop on Man, Systems and Cybernetics at the Royal Statistical Society (26 November 2002[1]). The title of the workshop: Man, Systems and Cybernetics: Principles and Applications – The scheduled programme was as follows:

•     Introduction – Dr A.G. Hessami    KEYNOTE:Intelligence in Anaesthesis: Integrated Concepts for Patients, Clinicians and Machines – Professor D. Linkens    An Overview of Cybernetics – Dr R.J. Mitchell    Principles of Vision Systems – Dr B.P. Amavasai    Human System Dependability – Dr M. Oussalah    Principles of Systems Assurance – Dr A.G. Hessami    Overview of Systems Theory and its Applications in Biomedicine – Professor R. Summers    Robots: From Workhorses to Social Beings?– Dr B.R. Duffy    Systematic Decision Support– Professor B. Lehany    Principles of Systems Reliability and Integrity – Professor N. Sinnadurai    Panel Discussion – All Speakers    Closing Remarks– Dr A.G. Hessami

Note1. A full report of the meeting is to be published in later issues of this journal.