Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  1. Favarò, F. M., Seewald, P., Scholtes, M. and Eurich, S., Quality of control takeover following disengagements in semi-automated vehicles. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 64, pp.196-212, July 2019. Direct Link. 
  2. Favarò, F. M., Eurich, S., Rizvi, S.S., “Human” Problems of Semi-Autonomous Vehicles: Understanding Drivers’ Reactions to Off-Nominal Scenarios. International Journal of Human-Computer Interactions, Vol. 35, issue 11, pp. 956-971, July 2019. Direct Link.
  3. Favarò, F. M., Eurich, S., Nader N., "Autonomous Vehicles Disengagements: Trends, Triggers, and Regulatory Limitations". Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 110, 136-148, 2018. Direct Link. 
  4. Favarò, F. M., Nader, N., Eurich, S., "Examining Accident Reports Involving Autonomous Vehicles in California". Plos One, Vol. 12, No. 9, p.e 0184952, 2017. Direct Link. 
  5. Favarò, F. M., Saleh, J. H. “Applications of Temporal Logic for Safety Supervisory Control and Model-Based Hazard Monitoring”, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Vol. 169, pp. 166-178, 2018. Direct Link.
  6. Favarò, F. M., Saleh, J. H. “Towards Risk Assessment 2.0: Safety Supervisory Control and Model-Based Hazard Monitoring for Risk-Informed Safety Interventions”, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 152, 313-330, 2016. Direct Link.
  7. Favarò, F. M., Saleh, J. H. “Observability-in-Depth: an essential complement to the Defense-in-Depth safety strategy in the Nuclear Industry”, Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Vol. 46, No. 6, pp. 803-816, 2014. Direct Link.
  8. Saleh, J. H., Marais, K. B., Favarò, F. M. “A Synthesis of System Safety Principles: Multidisciplinary Engineering Perspectives”, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, Vol. 29, pp. 283-294, 2014. Direct Link.
  9. Foreman, V., Favarò, F. M., Saleh, J. H., Johnson, C. W. “Software in military aviation and drone mishaps: analysis and recommendations for the investigation process” , Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Vol. 137, pp. 101-111, 2015.Direct Link.
  10. Saleh, J. H., Saltmarsh, E., Favarò, F. M., Brevault, L. “Accident precursors, near misses, and warning signs: critical review and formal definition within the framework of Discrete Event Systems” , Reliability Engineering and System Safety , Vol. 114, pp. 148-154, 2013. Direct Link.
  11. Saleh, J. H., Haga, R. A., Favarò, F. M., Bakolas, E. “Texas City Refinery Explosion: Case Study in Breakdown of Defense-in-Depth and Violation of the Safety-Diagnosability Principle”, Engineering Failure Analysis , Vol. 36, pp. 121-133, 2014.Direct Link.
  12. Favarò, F. M., Jackson, D. W., Saleh, J. H., Mavris, D. N. “Software contributions to aircraft adverse events: case studies and analyses of recurrent accident patterns and failure mechanisms” , Reliability Engineering and System Safety , Vol. 113, pp. 131-142, 2013. Direct Link.
  13. Favarò, F. M., Sirignano, W. A., DeLuca, L. T., Manzoni, M. “Solid Fuel Regression Rate Modeling for Hybrid Rockets” ,Journal of Power and Propulsion , Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 205-215, 2012. Direct Link.

Conference Papers

  1. Rizvi, S., Favarò, F. M., Mahmood, S., Participant Perception and HMI Preferences During Simulated AV Disengagements, Presented at AHFE 2019, International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, July 2019, Washington DC.
  2. Favarò, F. M., Agarwal, S., Nader N.  Hazard Monitoring for Particle Swarm Motion of Autonomous Vehicles, Presented at IEEE 2018 GESSC, Green Energy and Smart Systems Conference, October 2018, Long Beach.
  3. Favarò, F. M., Eurich, S., Nader N., Analysis of Disengagements in Autonomous Vehicle Technology. Presented at RAMS18, January 2018, Reno. 
  4. Favarò, F. M., Nader, N.,Eurich, S., Tripp, M., Varadaraju, N., Analysis of Autonomous Vehicle Accidents and Considerations on Human-Machine Interactions. Presented at PSAM Topical Conference on Human Reliability, June 2017, Munich.
  5. Favarò, F. M., Saleh, J. H. “Temporal Logic for System Safety Properties and Hazard Monitoring”, Presented at PSAM13 Conference, October 2016, Seoul, South Korea.
  6. Favarò, F. M., Saleh, J. H. “Towards the development of the Observability-in-Depth Safety Principle in the Nuclear Industry”, Presented in June 2014 at the PSAM12 Conference, Honolulu.
  7. Foreman, V, Favarò, F. M., Saleh, J. H. “Software in military aviation and drone mishaps: analysis and recommendations”, Presented in January 2014 at the RAMS 2014 Conference, Colorado Springs.
  8. Brevault, L, Favarò, F. M., Saleh, J. H. “On the Primitives of Causality: from the Semantics of Agonist and Antagonist to Models of Accident Causation and System Safety”, Presented in September 2013 at the ESREL 2013 Conference, Amsterdam.
  9. Favarò, F. M., Saleh, J. H. “Observability-in-Depth: Safety Strategy to Complement Defense-in-Depth for Dynamic Real-Time Allocation of Defensive Resources”, Presented in September 2013 at the ESREL 2013 Conference, Amsterdam.
  10. Favarò, F. M., Manzoni, M., Manzoni, Coronetti, A., DeLuca, L. T., Sirignano, W. A. “Solid Fuel Regression Rate Modeling for Hybrid Rockets”, Presented in July 213 at the EUCASS 2013 Conference, Munich.
  11. Jackson, D. W., Favarò, F. M., Saleh, J. H., Mavris, D. N. “Software Contributions to Aircraft Accidents and Incidents: Recent Case Studies, Analysis, and Recommendations” , Presented in June 2012 at the ESREL/PSAM 2012 Conference, Helsinki.

Other Technical Publications and Presentations

  1. Favarò, F. M., Eurich, S., Agarwal, S., Rizvi, S., Nader N., Mahmood, S. Drivers' Reactions to Autonomous Vehicles' Disengagements and Regulatory Implications. Mineta Transportation Institute Technical Report 19-15, July 2019. Direct Link. 
  2. Favarò, F. M., Agarwal, S., Nader N., Mahmood, S. Towards a Smart World: Hazard Levels for Monitoring of Autonomous Vehicles' Swarms. Mineta Transportation Institute Technical Report 18-07, Library of Congress Card 2018953130, August 2018. Direct Link.
  3. Eurich, S., Favarò, F. M. Integrating Best-Practices for Aviation Accident Reporting into DMV Accident Reports for Ground Autonomous Vehicles. Proceedings of the Autonomous Vehicles Symposium (AUVSI), San Francisco, July 9th 2018.
  4. Favarò, F. M., Agarwal, S., Nader N., Mahmood, S.  Integrating Smart Cars in a Smart World: a Particle Swarm Problem. Proceedings of the Autonomous Vehicles Symposium (AUVSI), San Francisco, July 9th 2018.

Invited Talks

  1. Favarò, F. M.,Driver Reactions to Autopilot Disengagements and Regulatory Implications. SAE MeetUp. March 6, 2019. https://www.meetup.com/SAE-Innovations-in-Mobility/
  2. Favarò, F. M., Risk and Safety Assessment of Autonomous Air and Ground Vehicles. SK Hynix MeetUp. November 12, 2018. https://www.meetup.com/pt-BR/Silicon-Valley-Automotive-Open-Source/events/254759233/
  3. Favarò, F. M., Overview of Research Themes for AV Safety at SJSU and RiSA2S.  Samsung, Smart Machines DRVLINE V&V System Verification Team, October 26, 2018.
  4. Favarò, F. M., Eurich, S., Nader N., Rizvi, S., Are Autonomous Vehicles “Safe”? Understanding what’s already here and what needs to happen. Webinar sponsored by U.S. Department of Transportation for the T3E program: Talking Transportation Technology in Education. February 6th, 2018. Recording available at: https://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s180206_Are_Autonomous_Vehicles_Safe.aspx
  5. Favarò, F. M., Overview of Autonomous Vehicles Research at San Jose State University and at the Mineta Transportation Institute. Presentation to Chinese delegation from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, October 18th 2017, Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose, CA.
  6. Favarò, F. M., Integrating Autonomous Systems into Modern Smart Cities.  Presentation to the Chinese Merchants Group, August 3rd 2017, Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose, CA.