IAR at The ESD Tech Forum
Join us at The Embedded Systems Design (ESD) Tech Forum, an annual Embedded.com and EE Times virtual event highlighting technologies shaping tomorrow’s intelligent, connected devices.
This two-day forum brings together embedded engineers, firmware developers, system architects, hardware designers, and product managers to provide practical knowledge, introduce the newest tools and design methodologies, and explore transformative trends in embedded systems. Key topics include embedded architectures, emerging chip and system technologies, and safety, security, and certification.
Date: April 28-29, 2026
Location: Virtual
Register: https://esdtechforum.embedded.com/
Technical Presentation:
Reducing Certification Overhead: Why Functional Safety Workflows Belong in Containers
Tuesday, April 28, 11:35 AM CDT
Functional safety is critical in automotive, industrial automation, and medical devices, yet compliance with standards like ISO 26262, IEC 61508, and IEC 62304 can require extensive validation, documentation, and engineering effort.
As embedded systems grow more complex, teams must balance strict safety requirements with faster innovation cycles. This session explores how to reduce certification overhead through validated toolchains, software verification, and efficient compliance workflows, leveraging CI/CD automation and containerized build environments that enable reproducible builds and long-term support for safety-critical lifecycles.
Shawn Prestridge, US Field Application Manager
