Knowledge:
- ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of basic concepts and definitions of the theory of reliability, reliability criteria, laws of time distribution before failure;
- ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of methods of reliability analysis of technical systems;
- ability to demonstrate advanced knowledge of mathematical models of software systems reliability;
- ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of basic methods of ensuring and improving the reliability of technology.
Skills:
- to apply the mathematical apparatus of the theory of reliability to determine the reliability of software systems based on experimental data;
- to analyze and investigate the reliability and risk of renewable and non-renewable systems;
- to analyze the reliability of software and hardware systems of complex structure.

- Prerequisites: Analytical and numerical methods, Methods of analysis and optimization of complex systems
- co-requisites: Model-oriented methods of software systems development

Fundamental concepts and definitions of the theory of reliability. Problems of reliability analysis of complex technical systems. Mathematical models of functioning of technical elements and systems in the sense of their reliability. Reliability of information systems. Software reliability modeling and analysis. Software reliability models with imperfect debugging. Reliability models of complex fault-tolerant software systems.

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6. Software Reliability (https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~koopman/des_s99/sw_reliability/)
7. Michael R. Lyu, Handbook of Software Reliability Engineering, (http://www.cse.cuhk.edu.hk/~lyu/book/reliability/)

- Current control (40%): written reports on laboratory work, completion of individual research assignment, oral examination
- Final control (60%, exam): testing (60%)