Research Program
Operational Assurance
Assurance must evaluate whether control remains functional under real operating conditions, not merely whether required artifacts exist.
This program examines controllability, traceability, reversibility, stoppability, ownership, and failure propagation in high-consequence systems.
Core Questions
What this program asks.
The program is organized around operational questions that can be examined through theory, models, evidence, and application.
Can decision ownership be identified and exercised?
Are constraints causally active under pressure?
Can the system recover without consuming all future maneuver?
Core Frameworks
How the program is structured.
Each framework isolates a mechanism, relationship, or failure condition within the larger research program.