exida Webinars

Addressing AI Safety Challenges: ISO/PAS 8800 and Advanced Validation

24 September 2026

AI models used in safety applications introduce novel challenges for functional safety. This webinar will build on the challenges defined in the previous webinar to introduce how to address these challenges, including:

  • An introduction to the new ISO/PAS 8800 standard developed for AI in automotive
  • Novel validation techniques for AI

The webinar will close by covering common challenges we see customers face when applying ISO/PAS 8800 and examples of the validation techniques introduced.


Session 1: 10:00 - 11:00 AM EDT

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About the Presenter:

Dr. Molly O’Brien

mollyobrien Dr. O’Brien is a Senior Safety Engineer who performs System FMEAs, Electrical FMEAs, and Electrical FMEDAs for exida Certification. She also performs Hardware and Software certification assessments. Molly is part of a team of experts at exida who are developing a certification scheme for Safety Functions that include Machine Learning. Molly defended her Ph.D. in Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University, and her doctoral thesis focuses on predicting Neural Network performance in novel operating domains. She has research experience in perception, robotics, and medical imaging. Molly received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in French and Francophone Studies from Pennsylvania State University.