EE2: How to Save Lives with Circuits

Abstract

an aging population to reliable communications for first responders, circuits are at the heart of products that address pervasive challenges in our world. Circuit innovation can make our lives better, but to truly tap into the power of circuits, we need to make circuit-based technology accessible and easy to implement in designs. Doing so will empower inventors and entrepreneurs to explore new use cases and leverage technology across domain areas, extending and amplifying the impact of circuit-level innovation. The talk will include some career insights related to this topic. the talk will cover the use of multifunctional neural probes and non-invasive brain neuromodulation in neuroscience, where we are not just passively monitoring the brain, but stimulating the brain for interactive investigation. The workshop highlights circuits and their impact on healthcare-related industries. The goal of the panel is to provide perspectives from system architects, security experts and circuit designers on where we should be heading with the large amount of data that is being generated from more-advanced tests and increased monitoring of our current health status. Security and privacy problems with medical devices and IOT devices in general are in the news on an almost daily basis. One example from 2017 stated: “FDA issues recall of 465,000 pacemakers to patch security holes.” Once medical data is obtained reliably and securely, it is stored on remote servers and in remote databases where there are risks of leaks and data breaches of private medical records. However, it is difficult to put the genie back into the bottle! We have asked our distinguished panel to discuss how circuit designers can contribute to bolster our trust in medical devices and in electronic healthcare systems that manage private medical records. We also encourage the audience to propose attacks and countermeasures.