Have you ever thought about how and why something was designed? Who was considered a “stakeholder” for the design? And what biases are baked within the process of designing something? These are some ...

The benefits of using simulation early and often in the product development process are clear. You can verify requirements and begin studying and exploring design alternatives before prototyping and ...

Why does anything have to change? A manufacturing company’s most critical product decisions are made every day in design reviews. And if you assess the state of what a design review looks like today, ...

Developing human-centered, physics-based, and AI-enabled design methods for creating engineering products and systems that address societal challenges Design combines engineering, business, the arts, ...

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Tahira Reid leads a lab focused on human-centered design. Over her career, she’s gone outside the “traditional engineering box” and integrated compassion ...

Innovation is transformative. It’s why we ride in a Mustang instead of on a mustang. Centuries of knowledge now fit in the palm of our hand. Products move from reliable to revolutionary. Yet ideas ...

To identify the information technologies required for a computer-aided system to support materials selection, the committee articulated a future vision of a full-function Computer-Aided Materials ...

Planning ahead for design transfer and using it as a management tool results in a smoother, less costly transition from development to production. Terry Zenner It has become popular to say that all ...

The engineering curriculum draws inspiration from areas that align with Brandeis' existing strengths, including bioengineering and materials science, while enhancing our existing undergraduate and ...

Human-centered design offers a more holistic and people-driven approach to problem-solving and product development. Here’s why this hands-on method has continued to be popular among inventors and ...