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C.3: Artificial intelligence-based software factory for MedTech applications

Context and goals

Contact: Dr Marcela Ruiz (ZHAW)

Software development in and for hospitals is increasingly challenged by growing requirements and complexity, increasing networking, shorter cycles and multi-layered security requirements. As a result, the development of new applications is lengthy and cost-intensive - for these reasons, the development of a desirable application is sometimes abandoned altogether.

With the creation of the AI-based software factory (HIS factory), business analysts and users of hospital software are empowered to create high-quality MedTech applications independently and directly, without the support of software developers. In this way, we massively reduce time-to-market and increase software quality by automating application development and improving maintainability at the same time.

We provide business analysts with a tool that allows them to directly create high-quality MedTech software without the help of software developers. In this way, we shorten time-to-market, reduce development effort and increase software quality.

Planned results

In this sub-project, we are developing a virtual assistant (HIS factory / wizard) for MedTech applications that enables requirements to be specified collaboratively and the customised application to be generated fully automatically. We make this possible with a range of virtual collaboration and generation tools. This is based on the latest advances in model-driven engineering (MDE) and artificial intelligence (AI). This supports business analysts in creating high-quality, ready-to-use software from simple descriptions (use cases) that are easily understood by stakeholders.

Contribution to overall innovation

MedTech applications are the linchpin of digitalisation in the healthcare sector. It is already clear that almost every sub-project can use parts of the software factory created here to accelerate its own application development. In addition, the wizard created here is intended to revolutionise the creation of new applications for hospitals.

Knowledge contributions from the project

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Partners

Success is based on a solid partnership, which is why a large number of partners are involved in the project, whose participation guarantees its overall success:

Institut für angewandte Informationstechnologie (InIT)

The Institute for Applied Information Technology (InIT) develops innovative methods and tools to automate software development and ensure high-quality software products. In addition, we are experts in the application of empirical software engineering to ensure the successful development and transfer of research products for and into industry. The current focus is on the following topics, among others: Use case-oriented software generation and model-driven engineering tools, requirements engineering, traceability engineering, digitalisation of the software development life cycle, virtual tools for collaboration in software engineering.

WhatsCount GmbH

WhatsCount GmbH is supporting this project by working together with ZHAW researchers to develop and evaluate solutions for the practical problems presented. The proposed virtual assistant will be integrated into an MDE tool (as well as a corresponding infrastructure) that is successfully used in practice by WhatsCount GmbH. This project should enable WhatsCount GmbH to become a key player in the Swiss and international MedTech market.

Contact us

Dr Marcela Ruiz

Institute for Applied Information Technology
ZHAW School of Engineering
840o Winterthur

+41 (0)58 934 67 52

marcela.ruiz@zhaw.ch

www.zhaw.ch/de/engineering/institute-zentren/init/