Oscar Slotosch

Validas — Tool and Library Qualification

As experts in the creation of safe software systems, in this podcast we answer all the questions about tool and library qualification. Each episode guides you through a crucial topic via discussions, interpretations, and examples given by safety professionals in Validas and beyond, and there’s something for everyone — from specialists to beginners! Our podcast spans the gap between the basic safety standards and new safety products on the market; we’ve created it for you, so contact us at podcast@validas.de with comments, questions, or suggestions of topics you’d like to learn about.

Author

Oscar Slotosch

Category

Technology

Podcast website

validas.de

Latest episode

May 21, 2025

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Episodes

S2, E.21 ISO 26262-8-11.4.3 21.05.2025

In this episode we will learn about a special clause in ISO standard, specifically ISO26262- 8- 11.4.3, a must know for anyone involved in tool qualification. Tune in to know all details of this crucial chapter in the tool qualification world. We can be reached through ⁠⁠podcast@validas.de⁠⁠ and all information about Validas.

S2, E.20 First Quick Qualification 27.01.2025

In this episode, Dr. Oscar Slotosch introduces a special offer from Validas: the First Quick Qualification. If you like to read more about it, you can listen to our new episode and visit our webpage: https://www.validas.de/en/services/fqq/ and if you like to get your First Quick Qualification,you can already plan your kickoff meeting with Oscar: ⁠Book time to meet with me⁠ We can be reached throug...

S2, E.19, Tool Readiness Check 12.08.2024

In this episode, Dr. Oscar Slotosch introduces a special offer from Validas: the Tool Readiness Check, which is available for free to its customers. If you like to read more about it, visit our webpage: https://www.validas.de/en/services/tool_readiness_check/ and If you like to get your free tool readiness check, you can already plan your tool readiness check Kickoff meeting with Oscar: Book time...

S2, E18: XZ-attack 07.05.2024

In this special episode, our host Dr. Oscar Slotosch is joined by Marcel Ropos, a security expert from Validas. They will be discussing the famous XZ-attack and its implications for security. We can be reached through ⁠⁠podcast@validas.de⁠⁠ and all information about Validas and our podcast can be found on our website respectively at ⁠⁠validas.de⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠podcast⁠⁠ .

S2, E17: Time profiling in library qualification 15.06.2023

In this special Episode Dr. Oscar Slotosch and our special guest Masoud Asadzadeh discuss about time profiling in library qualification. Masoud has recently joined Validas and will tell has about his past and current experience in time profiling! if you are interested in the topic tune in! We can be reached through ⁠podcast@validas.de⁠ and all information about Validas and our podcast can be found...

S2, E16: Function based library qualification 05.12.2022

In this episode we will learn from Dr. Oscar Slotosch about Function based library qualification and why Validas usually chooses this method among others library qualification approaches! Tune in!  We can be reached through podcast@validas.de and all information about Validas and our podcast can be found on our website respectively at validas.de and podcast .

S2, E15: interview with Florian Grigoleit founder of Modelwise 07.10.2022

In  this special Episode Dr. Oscar Slotosch will enjoy the company of a  special guest: Florian Grigoleit. During this pleasant chat with Oscar, Florian will share with us his experience as safety engineer and founder of Modelwise! Tune in! We can be reached through podcast@validas.de and all information about Validas and our podcast can be found on our website respectively at validas.de...

S2,14: Tool Confidence Models to ensure the safety of tool chains 23.06.2022

After a break we are back with our episode number 14 of our second season! Today Dr. Oscar Slotosch will tell us about tool confidence, and how this relates to our toolchain modeling! Don’t miss it, and tune in to know more! We can be reached through podcast@validas.de and all information about Validas and our podcast can be found on our website respectively at validas.de and podcast.

S2, E13: AUTOSAR Overview and Safety Aspects 21.02.2022

In this special Episode Dr. Oscar Slotosch will enjoy the company of a special guest: Benjamin Flach. Banjamin is the AUTOSAR expert at Validas, and during this pleasant chat with Oscar, he will get us into the world of AUTOSAR and its qualification. Tune in to discover more! We can be reached through podcast@validas.de and all information about Validas and our podcast can be found on our website...

S2,12: Process Models 20.12.2021

This episode is a follow up of episode 38 , where we will learn from Dr. Oscar Slotosch even more details about Validas' Process models  and Process modeling tool (PMT), and why is this tool essential in the Validas' qualification processes! We can be reached through podcast@validas.de and all information about Validas and our podcast can be found on our website respectively at validas.de and...

S2, 11: Coloring scheme in TCA 29.10.2021

In our  Episode 11 Dr. Oscar Slotosch will discuss the choice of colors in the Validas' Tool chain Analyzer (TCA). Nothing can be left to chance, tune in to know more about why colors are important! We can be reached through podcast@validas.de and all information about Validas and our podcast can be found on our website respectively at validas.de and podcast .

S2, 10: Traceability in Tool Qualification 13.09.2021

In  today's  Episode Dr. Oscar Slotosch will talk about traceabilty in Tool Qualification. We will hear why we can't give up on traceabilty in tools and libraries qualification, and how TCA can support in keeping traceability always under control. Tune in! We can be reached through podcast@validas.de and all information about Validas and our podcast can be found on our website respective...

S2, 9: Findings in Tools&Libraries Qualification 05.08.2021

In our new Episode Dr. Oscar Slotosch is going to discuss how to handle findings when testing tools&libraries. And we will hear about interesting findings examples he has encountered during his career. Tune in! We can be reached through podcast@validas.de and all information about Validas and our podcast can be found on our website respectively at validas.de and podcast .

S2, 8: English for Safety Experts 14.07.2021

In Today’s Episode we will hear about English for safety experts. In general, but especially in a legal context also nuances in the language can be very important to best interpret safety standards. Dr. Oscar Slotosch will share with us some tips in this regard. Tune in to know more! We can be reached through podcast@validas.de and all information about Validas and our podcast can be found on our...

S2, 7 : IBM Engineering Qkit 31.05.2021

In today’s episode Dr. Oscar Slotosch will tell us about a new exciting challenge for Validas: building and maintaining a new growing Qualification Kit to support the IBM engineering Tool Suite. How do Validas together with IBM have planned to make this a successful project? tune in to discover the details! We can be reached through podcast@validas.de and all information about Validas and our podc...

S2, 6: Tool Qualification in IEC 61508 05.05.2021

In our new episode Dr. Oscar Slotosch will discuss Tool Qualification in IEC 61508. A safety standard that he uses to define as mother of all standards. If you want to know why, and learn many other interesting details about IEC61508, just tune in! We can be reached through podcast@validas.de and all information about Validas and our podcast can be found on our website respectively at validas.de a...

S2, 5: Safety Conferences 22.03.2021

In today’s episode Dr. Oscar Slotosch will give us an overview about safety conferences. He will tell us about his experience as chairman and speaker at the 2021 online conference on automotive ISO 26262 functional safety, and will give us some exciting news about other coming conferences. Tune in! And, as mentioned in the episode, here is the link to our episode 42 with Dr. Daniel Kästner! We can...

S2, 4: Avoidance of tool qualification 09.03.2021

How  and when the amount of work required to qualify our tools can be significatively reduced?  If you want to learn about this, tune in and discover the tips and tricks of Dr. Oscar Slotosch to make our life easier in qualifying and not-qualifying our tools! We can be reached through podcast@validas.de and all information about Validas and our podcast can be found on our website respect...

S2, 3: DO-330 22.02.2021

In today’s episode, Dr. Oscar Slotosch will give an overview of the DDO-330, a safety standard originally developed in the avionics domain. DO-330 was, in fact, built for the qualification of avionics software, but is today a stand-alone standard focused on tool-qualification, and can be of great support also in other fields. To know more tune in to our new episode! We can be reached through podca...

S2, 2: Known Bugs 09.02.2021

Known bugs are one of the main concepts in safety. Most of the big software projects maintain a list of known bugs. Why are they so important and how can we handle them? In this Episode Dr. Oscar Slotosch will discuss about this and much more. Including how known bugs are integrated and modeled within the Tool Chain Analyser (TCA) at Validas. Additionally, as promised we post here the link to our...

S2, 1: Configurable Report Generator 25.01.2021

How can Validas’ team generate arbitrary documentation fast and efficiently? In our first episode of the second season Dr. Oscar Slotosch discusses the Configurable Report Generator, a new smart tool, developed within the TCA-SW , to document how tools, libraries and software comply with safety standards! Tune in to learn more. We can be reached through podcast@validas.de and all information about...

Episode 43: TCA-SW — Tool Chain Analyzer for Software 04.01.2021

In this final episode of the first season of our podcast, Dr. Oscar Slotosch discusses Validas’s Tool Chain Analyzer for Software (TCA-SW), which contains the automated document generation and visual representations that can help you effectively ‘re-engineer’ your projects with safety as a priority. Tune in to learn about the intricacies of the TCA-SW and the differences and similarities in the ap...

Question 07: What is a growing QKit? 29.12.2020

In this short question episode Dr. Oscar Slotosch introduces Validas’s growing QKit — a qualification kit that contains as few or as many components as you need, and that grows and expands with the size of your project. If you would like to listen to another one of our episodes, we can recommend Episode 41: Validas’s Generic Safety Plan or another one of our short question episodes: Question 04: D...

Episode 42: Static Analysis with Daniel Kästner (AbsInt) 22.12.2020

In this episode Dr. Oscar Slotosch is joined by Dr. Daniel Kästner, co-founder of AbsInt and accomplished expert on safety-critical embedded systems, for a discussion of the applications of static analysis to safety-critical software and the advanced development tools offered by AbsInt. Tune in to learn about the static code analyzer for C and C++ that can prove the absence of runtime errors and i...

Question 06: Why is it called tool validation? 14.12.2020

What does it mean to validate a tool, and what to verify it — and where do we find these terms in tool qualification prescribed by the ISO 26262 safety standard? In this short question episode Dr. Oscar Slotosch clarifies common misunderstandings and explains when it is appropriate to perform a code review, and when a tool should be tested. To learn more about how tool validation is used in practi...

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