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Age Well with Smart HealthTech

ICS' Stephanie Van Ness discusses challenges that UX designers face when designing smart in-home medical devices for seniors.

August 20, 2019

Software Engineering for Embedded Systems: Methods, Practical Techniques, and Applications

Check out the the newest edition of Software Engineering for Embedded Systems: Methods, Practical Techniques, and Applications where ICS' Joe Hamman has written Chapter 4, Basic Programming Techniques. 

August 06, 2019

User Interface Enhances Monitor for Critical Medical Environments

Check out Design World's July issue where ICS' work with Setra Systems is featured.

July 26, 2019

Trends in UX Design: the IoT Perspective

Here are some emerging trends UX professionals should be aware of from the perspective of an embedded and IoT UX designer.

June 05, 2019

What’s Taking So Long for the Self-Driving Future to Arrive?

ICS' Stephanie Van Ness and Jeff LeBlanc discuss the future of the self-driving car in Connected World magazine. With circulation of over 300,000 readers, people turn to Connected World when they need to make sense of all the trends in a burgeoning digital world in IoT.

May 20, 2019

Focusing on Usability Can Limit Medical Device Recalls: Here’s How

In an article published in MassDevice, the online journal of the medical devices industry, ICS' Stephanie Van Ness and Rex Palmer discuss how to mitigate user error by prioritizing usability and incorporating a carefully designed user experience. Read full article. 

May 15, 2019

How to Avoid Your Medical Device Being Hacked

ICS' Stephanie Van Ness discusses steps Medtech manufacturers can take to lessen the likelihood of security breaches and cyberhacking in July's issue of Medical Design & Outsourcing magazine. Check out the full article, here.

May 14, 2019

Style Meets Technology in the World of Wearables

Director of User Experience Jeff LeBlanc discusses the new world of wearable computing and some challenges faced by designers in this feature article on Medical Design Brief's website.

May 14, 2019

Is Software a Blind Spot for the Medical Device Industry?

Software is also the leading cause of device recalls and failures prompting calls for a shift in focus. This article, featuring ICS Director of User Experience Jeff LeBlanc, explores whether there has been too much focus on hardware.

May 01, 2019

Connected Cars Deliver Convenience Along with Security Risks

In a guest article on Embedded Computing Design's website, ICS's Jeff LeBlanc addresses connected car as an archetype of mobile and ubiquitous computing, experiences enabled by constant connectivity, including consumerism and streaming media and security risks to vehicles that are connected to the internet.

April 23, 2019