Paul Parkinson


Publications

I have written a number of papers, technical articles and journal columns. These are listed below, with references and links to source on external websites where appropriate. Where the PDF icon is shown, the text is available for download in Adobe PDF format from this website unless stated otherwise. Click on the icon in order to view or download the paper.

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2009

Download PDF "The Best Offense: Defense",
pp50-51, New Tech Military magazine, Israel, Sep-Oct 2009 (in Hebrew).
Download PDF "Building Cyber Security Defences", p12, Digital Battlespace, Oct-Nov 2009.
URL http://mags.shephard.co.uk/Digital_Battlespace/2009/DB%20October-November%202009/pageflip.html.
Download PDF "Evaluating Cyber Security", p12, Digital Battlespace, Aug-Sep 2009.
URL http://mags.shephard.co.uk/Digital_Battlespace/2009/DB%20Aug-Sep%202009/pageflip.html.
Download PDF "Building Cyber Security Defences with the MILS architecture",
pp22-23, New Tech Military magazine, Israel, Jul-Aug 2009 (in Hebrew).
"Avionics: Security challenges in unmanned vehicle development",
Electronics Weekly, online article, 19th July 2009.
URL http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/17/46533/avionics-security-challenges-in-unmanned-vehicle-development.htm.
Download PDF "Sakerhetsutmanigar inom UAV-utveckling",
Electronik i Norden, pp49-50, March 2009 (in Norwegian).
URL http://www.webbkampanj.com/ein/0904/?page=1&mode=50&noConflict=1
Download PDF "ISTAR Data Overload", p20, Digital Battlespace, Feb-Mar 2009.

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2008

"Security challenges in UAV development". Electronic Product Design, 18th December 2008.
URL http://www.epdonthenet.net/article.aspx?ArticleID=21348&SectionID=73.
Download PDF "An Astute Application", p28, Digital Battlespace, November 2008.
"Military case study: VxWorks powers Thales' Astute-Class submarine periscope". Electronics Weekly, 25th November 2008.
URL http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2008/11/25/45000/military-case-study-vxworks-powers-thales-astute-class-submarine-periscope.htm
Download PDF "Security Challenges in UAV Development", (co-authored with Chris Constantinides, Wind River), 27th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 26-30th October 2008. © Copyright IEEE.
URL http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=4702757 (login required for full text).
Download PDF "Security in the Skies", pp19-20, New Electronics, 9th September 2008.
URL http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/articles/15265/Security%20in%20the%20skies.pdf (PDF).
Download PDF "Security Challenges in UAV Development",
pp24-26, Embedded Control Europe, pp6-9, August 2008.
URL http://www.embedded-control-europe.com/c_ece_knowhow/240/eceaug08.pdf (PDF).
Download PDF "Astute Thinking", Defence Director, July 2008.
"Security Challenges in UAV Development",
pp24-26, Battlespace C4ISTAR Technologies, Volume 11 - Issue 4, July 2008.
"Case Study: Development of the Tornado Advanced Radar Display Information System (TARDIS)", Wind River website, June 2008.
URL http://www.windriver.com/customers/customer-success/documents/BAE_Systems_TARDIS_0608r.pdf (PDF).
"Coverage Analysis integration with IBM Rational Rhapsody",
AppNote-344 , Wind River Online Support (login required).
URL https://portal.windriver.com/windsurf/appnotes/platforms/gpp/AppNote-344.pdf (PDF)
"Case Study: VxWorks powers Thales Astute-Class submarine periscope",
Wind River website, June 2008,
URL http://www.windriver.com/customers/customer-success/documents/SS_Thales_0608.pdf (PDF).
Download PDF "Achieving Naval Superiority with Software",
Technologies Magazine (Israel), May 2008 (in Hebrew).
Download PDF "A Digital Battlespace", pp76-78, Issue 41, Defence Management Journal, May 2008.
Download PDF "Il Futuro e Degli 'unmanned'", pp46-49, Tecnologia & Difesa, April 2008 (in Italian).
URL http://www.avia-it.com/act/editoriali/Editoriali_giugno_2008/23_Il_futuro_%C3%A8.pdf (PDF).
"Achieving Naval Superiority with Software", Wind River white paper, April 2008.
URL http://www.windriver.com/whitepapers/whitepaper.php?f=6078_WP_Naval_Superiority_0408.pdf (PDF, requires registration)
Download PDF "Reconfiguring the Battlespace", Xcell Journal, Issue 64, April 2008.
URL http://www.xilinx.com/publications/xcellonline/xcell_64/xc_pdf/p36-39_64-parkinson.pdf

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2007

"Safety Critical Software Development for Integrated Modular Avionics"
(co-authored with Larry Kinnan), Wind River white paper, revised edition November 2007.
English version: URL http://www.windriver.com/whitepapers/whitepaper.php?f=safety-critical-sw-dev_wp-1107.pdf (PDF, requires registration)
Russian version: URL http://www.vxworks.ru/rus_safety-critical-sw-dev_wp-1107.pdf (PDF)
"Cots-program som ger full sakerhet", Elektronik Tidningen, September 2007.
Swedish language: URL http://www.etn.se/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22684&Itemid=66
"Can Ada be used with Multiple Independent Levels of Security?" (presentation),
AdaUK, 25th September 2007.
URL http://www.adacore.com/home/ada_answers/lectures/ada_uk07/#video_03
Download PDF "The Challenges and Advances in COTS Software for Avionics Systems",
IET Seminar: The Pros and Cons of Using COTS Components in Aviation Applications,
London, 4th September 2007.
URL http://www.theiet.org/events/2007/13339.cfm

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2006

Download PDF "Putting COTS Back in the Box", (co-authored with Larry Kinnan, Wind River),
IET Electronics Systems & Software, December/January 2006-2007 p26-29.
URL http://scitation.aip.org/vsearch/servlet/VerityServlet?KEY=IEEDRL&possible1=Parkinson%2C+P.&possible1zone=author&maxdisp=25&smode=strresults&aqs=true (login required)
Download PDF "Achieving Air Superiority", p19, Aerospace Manufacturing, November 2006.
Download PDF "Safety Critical Software Development for Integrated Modular Avionics",
(co-authored with Larry Kinnan, Wind River) pp34-35, Boards & Solutions, November 2006.
URL http://www.embedded-control-europe.com/c_ece_knowhow/850/basnov06p34.pdf
Download PDF "Trouble Shooting at hand for the designer under pressure",
p42-43, Electronics Weekly, 8th November 2006.
Download PDF "Achieving Superiority",
Dataweek Electronics & Communications Technology, November 2006.
URL http://dataweek.co.za/news.aspx?pklNewsId=23121&pklIssueId=603&pklCategoryID=37
Download PDF "Open Avionics Software Architectures",
p44, Embedded System Engineering, September 2006.
URL http://www.esemagazine.com/pdf/download.php?file=ESE_September_06.pdf
Download PDF "Finding Fault",
p39-40, New Electronics, 12th September 2006.
"Safety Critical Software Development for Integrated Modular Avionics",
(co-authored with Larry Kinnan), Wind River white paper, 2006 revision.
Download PDF "Air Superiority", p83-84, Defence Management Journal. Issue 33 June 2006.
URL http://www.defencemanagement.com/feature_story.asp?id=5861
"Safe & Secure Software Design for Unmanned Air Vehicles",
Wind River Worldwide User Conference, Orlando, May 2006.
URL http://www.windriver.com
"Device Software Optimisation for Ada 2005 Mixed Language Development",
Wind River Worldwide User Conference, Orlando, May 2006.
URL http://www.windriver.com
"Safety Critical Software Development for Integrated Modular Avionics",
(co-authored with Larry Kinnan, Wind River),
p6, Military & Aerospace Electronics Europe, April/May 2006.

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2005

Download PDF "Device Software-Entwicklung mit mehreren Programmiersprachen",
Elektronic & Entwicklung, October 2005 (in German).
"When UAVs go to War: Designing Secure Systems & Software",
(co-authored with Brian Taylor, OEM Partnership)
Unmanned Systems International conference, AUVSI, London, 8-9th September 2005.
Download PDF "The Challenges of Mixed Language Device Software Development",
(co-authored with Pauline Shulman, RTI), Boards & Solutions Magazine, April 2005.
Download PDF "Putting the Pieces Together - The Promise of Mixed Language Programming",
Dedicated Systems Magazine, 2005 (co-authored with Pauline Shulman, RTI).
URL http://www.dedicated-systems.com/magazine/emagazine/fulltext/2005Q1_2.pdf

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2004

"The Challenges of Mixed Language Device Software Development",
RTC Magazine, November 2004 (co-authored with Pauline Shulman, RTI).
URL http://www.rtcmagazine.com/home/article.php?id=100265
Download PDF "Securing ISTAR Systems with Reconfigurable Technology",
(co-authored with Brian Taylor, OEM Partnership Ltd), online article,
Battlespace C4ISTAR Technologies, June 2004.

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2003

"Safety Critical Software Development for Integrated Modular Avionics",
pp42-44, Embedded Systems Engineering, November 2003
"SAR & ISTAR System Development with Reconfigurable FPGAs",
(co-authored with Brian Taylor, OEM Partnership Ltd)
SLAR/SAR Steering Comittee, Britannia Royal Naval College. 10th September 2003.
"Safety Critical Software Development for Integrated Modular Avionics", Wind River white paper, 2003.
Download PDF "Secure Networking for Avionics Systems", (co-authored with Paul Tingey, Wind River)
pp81-85, Defence Procurement Analysis, Summer 2003.

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2002

Download PDF "Under the Wing - Safety Critical Avionics Software Development",
pp66-69, Defence Procurement Analysis, Winter 2002/2003.
"GNAT Ada & VxWorks Tasks - Understanding GNAT Ada task states under VxWorks 5.5",
AppNote-222, Wind River Online Support (login required).
URL https://support.windriver.com/olsPortal/download?docId=1863 (PDF).
"ROM-based VxWorks 5.5 Ada Applications - Creating rommable VxWorks & GNAT applications with Tornado 2.2", AppNote-221 , Wind River Online Support (login required).
URL https://support.windriver.com/olsPortal/download?docId=1978 (PDF).
"ROM-based VxWorks Ada Applications - Booting VxWorks & GNAT applications from ROM", AppNote-140, Wind River Online Support (login required).
URL https://support.windriver.com/olsPortal/download?docId=1999 (PDF)
Download PDF "High Integrity Systems Development for Integrated Modular Avionics using VxWorks & GNAT", (co-authored with Franco Gasperoni, ACT Europe),
7th International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies, Ada-Europe 2002.
URL http://www.springerlink.com/content/xdvkr9k03ddpg8lu/
"Developing IMA applications with COTS Open Architecture Solutions",
Military Technology, pp67-69, VOL 26 PART 5, 2002, Germany.

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2001

"COTS or Not?", pp20-24, Flight Deck International, November 2001.
"Developing IMA applications with COTS Open Architecture Solutions",
COTS Journal, September 2001
"Developing High Integrity Systems with VxWorks & Ada",
pp36-39, Electronik Praxis (Germany), 2 Oktober 2001.

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