{"669574":{"#nid":"669574","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Isotyping: The Key to Unlocking a Long Tail of Hardware Devices","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract\u003C\/strong\u003E: As digital technologies continue to expand and evolve, we rely on a greater number and variety of devices at home and in the workplace. Fortunately, the process of developing new hardware devices to the point of a working prototype has become democratized; a wide variety of platforms, development tools and online resources support hobbyists and professionals alike. This has unlocked a \u2018long tail\u2019 of prototype devices from wearable and environmental sensors to novel smart displays, home appliances and beyond. But moving beyond a prototype is currently a long and convoluted hardware development journey, and people who don\u2019t have significant experience and resources frequently lose their way.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this talk I will present some of the challenges of scaling beyond a prototype, discuss the benefits of doing so, and describe a process I call \u2018isotyping\u2019\u2014making equivalent copies of a prototype. I believe that a new class of tools and platforms that support isotyping will ultimately empower a diverse community of hardware creators to evolve their device concepts into products, thereby unlocking a long tail of digital devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBio:\u003C\/strong\u003E Steve Hodges is a senior principal researcher at Microsoft Research. He combines hardware research and engineering skills with creative design to conceive novel solutions that make computers more useful, engaging and inclusive. He builds tools and experiences that span domains such as the internet of things, mobile \u0026amp; ubiquitous computing, assistive technologies and education. He works at all scales from prototype to production, and his work has contributed to millions of devices with tens of millions of users.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFeaturing Steve Hodges, senior principal researcher, Microsoft Research\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Featuring Steve Hodges, senior principal researcher, Microsoft Research"}],"uid":"34760","created_gmt":"2023-09-11 12:55:20","changed_gmt":"2023-09-11 13:42:23","author":"Laurie Haigh","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2023-09-18T11:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2023-09-18T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2023-09-18T12:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2023-09-18 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2023-09-18 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2023-09-18 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Marcus Nanotechnology Building | Room 1116","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"197261","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"217141","name":"Georgia Tech Materials Institute"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"186870","name":"go-imat"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}