

Embedded Executive Podcast
Rich Nass, Embedded Computing Design
Each week, Embedded Computing Design’s EVP Rich Nass speaks to an executive in the embedded industry to understand what’s happening with the latest products, standards, and trends. The frank discussions reveal the real, behind the scenes issues, so the design community knows what’s coming down the pike. Topics covered in artificial intelligence, machine learning, embedded systems, internet of things, industrial automation, automotive applications, open source and more.
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May 3, 2022 • 8min
AI in Public Safety Applications
It’s always a great thing when technology is used for good reasons. Especially for safety and security purposes. We’ve seen a lot of examples of how AI can be used in airports, buses, train stations, and even college campuses to detect unusual activity. In this podcast we a joined by a product manager from AVerMedia to go though how and where this technology works best.

Apr 27, 2022 • 10min
Embedded Executive: Duncan Bosworth, GM, Consumer Business Unit, Analog Devices
Consumer products and technology continue to evolve, particularly how we interact with them. Ensuring that the interaction is a smooth and seamless one is more difficult than it sounds. To that end, I spoke to Duncan Bosworth, General Manager of Custom Silicon and Consumer Solutions in Analog Devices’ Consumer Business Unit on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast. We discussed the interactions themselves, as well as how important the (lack of) power consumption is to the success of these products

Apr 20, 2022 • 10min
Embedded Executive: Michael Rada, Industry 5.0 Expert
I have said for some time that there is a lot of confusion over what Industry 5.0 actually is. In this situation, I use the old “ask five people, get five different answers” axiom. Michael Rada, who has been following this standard since its inception, begs to differ, saying that there is no confusion. It’s very black and white. To that end, I thought it would be appropriate to have Michael come on as a guest to explain A) what the spec actually says, and B) why there is confusion. Hear what he has to say on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.

Apr 13, 2022 • 6min
The Road to embedded world: Diamond Systems
The road to embedded world this week takes us to Diamond Systems. But now we are taking a different route, per se. We are letting Jonathon Miller, the President of Diamond Systems, tell the story himself via a podcast. Jonathon discusses the products and technologies the company will be announcing, displaying, and demonstrating. In addition, Jonathon discusses the latest happenings with PC104. Check out the other stops we’ve made on the road to embedded world: MACTRON GROUP, MiTAC, Neousys Technology, SECO, and iBase Technology.

Apr 6, 2022 • 8min
Embedded Executive: Sasan Montaseri, Founder, ITTIA
IoT databases are different from general databases. Really? That was a surprise to me. To understand the difference, I invited Sasan Montaseri, the founder of ITTIA to join me on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast. Sasan has a lot of insight into this technology, particularly with respect to how you need to secure that database.

Mar 30, 2022 • 11min
Embedded Executive: Paul Beckmann, CEO, DSP Concepts
Applications that require high-quality audio are fraught with issues. It may be a video conference call with lots of background noise or people that are too close or too far from the microphone. Or it could be an audio-enabled appliance that just can’t seem to get it right. But that’s changing, according to Paul Beckmann, the CEO and Founder of DSP Concepts. Paul was my guest on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast and he is behind a lot of these techniques that are driving the latest audio technologies.

Mar 22, 2022 • 8min
Embedded Executive: Jim Liu, CEO, ADLINK
Our embedded industry continues to change as the industry evolves with the latest technologies. As a result, the vendors who serve those industries must evolve as well. One such vendor, ADLINK Technologies, has gone public with how they plan to evolve. To understand exactly what that means, I invited Jim Liu, ADLINLK’s CEP to join me on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.

Mar 16, 2022 • 11min
Embedded Executive: Phillip LoPresti, CEO, Tanvas
Curved displays are nothing new, but as you would expect, there has been lots of innovation in the space. These curved displays are starting to show up in new places, particularly in automobiles. Why has this technology become more of a reality? That’s what us asked in my discussion with Phillip LoPresti, the CEO of Tanvas, in this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.

Mar 9, 2022 • 11min
Embedded Executive: Quentin Ochem, Product Management Lead, AdaCore and Florian Gilcher, Managing Director, Ferrous Systems
AdaCore is one of the leaders in the Ada programming language. Ada has been around for a long time, and is time tested. AdaCore recently announced that it is working with Rust, which is far newer than Ada. To me, that sounds like a disconnect. To understand how and why this marriage occurred, I invited Quentin Ochem, the Lead for Product Management and Business Development at AdaCore and Florian Gilcher, the Managing Director of Ferrous Systems for this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.

Mar 2, 2022 • 12min
Embedded Executive: Robert Bielby, Sr. Dir. of Automotive System Architecture, Micron
Memory is taking on a whole new role in the automobile. This is partly because there is so much required and partly because the memory has to perform at much higher levels than before. But is there such a thing as automotive memory? Is there a difference in memory for different applications? That’s where I started with my interview with Robert Bielby, Micron’s Senior Director of Automotive System Architecture. In this week’s Embedded Executives podcast, Robert explained why you need to peel back the skin to understand the differences.