Architecting dependable systems V - Preface

This is the fifth book in a series on Architecting Dependable Systems we started six years ago that brings together issues related to software architectures and the dependability of systems. This book includes expanded and peer-reviewed papers based on the selected contributions to two workshops, and a number of invited papers written by recognized experts in the area. The two workshops were: the Workshop on Architecting Dependable Systems (WADS) organized at the 2007 International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN 2007), and the Third Workshop on the Role of Software Architecture for Testing and Analysis organized as part of a federated conference on Component-Based Software Engineering and Software Architecture (CompArch 2007).