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SUMMARY:Trustworthy Medical Device Software - Kevin Fu (University of Mass
 achusetts Amherst)
DTSTART:20120320T161500Z
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CONTACT:Wei Ming Khoo
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Institute of Medicine commissioned my 2011 report on 
 the role of trustworthy software in the context of U.S. medical device reg
 ulation. This talk will provide a glimpse into the risks\, benefits\, and 
 regulatory issues for innovation of trustworthy medical device software.\n
 \nToday\, it would be difficult to find medical device technology that doe
 s not critically depend on computer software. The technology enables patie
 nts to lead more normal and healthy lives. However\, medical devices that 
 rely on software (e.g.\, drug infusion pumps\, linear accelerators) contin
 ue to injure or kill patients in preventable ways--despite the lessons lea
 rned from the tragic radiation incidents of the Therac-25 era. The lack of
  trustworthy medical device software leads to shortfalls in properties suc
 h as safety\, effectiveness\, dependability\, reliability\, usability\, se
 curity\, and privacy.\n\nCome learn a bit about the science\, technology\,
  and policy that shapes medical device software.\n\nBio:\n\nKevin Fu is an
  Associate Professor of Computer Science and adjunct Associate Professor o
 f Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amh
 erst. Prof. Fu makes embedded computer systems smarter: better security an
 d safety\, reduced energy consumption\, faster performance. His most recen
 t contributions on trustworthy medical devices and computational RFIDs app
 ear in computer science and medical conferences and journals. The research
  is featured in critical articles by the NYT\, WSJ\, and NPR.\n\nProf. Fu 
 served as a visiting scientist at the Food & Drug Administration\, the Bet
 h Israel Deaconess Medical Center of Harvard Medical School\, and MIT CSAI
 L. He is a member of the NIST Information Security and Privacy Advisory Bo
 ard. Prof. Fu received a Sloan Research Fellowship\, NSF CAREER award\, an
 d best paper awards from various academic silos of computing. He was named
  MIT Technology Review TR35 Innovator of the Year. Prof. Fu received his P
 h.D. in EECS from MIT when his research pertained to secure storage and we
 b authentication. He also holds a certificate of achievement in artisanal 
 bread making from the French Culinary Institute. He has a doppelganger who
  works on energy-aware embedded systems.
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 2\, Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building
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