Speakers Introduction

Pat Baird works at Philips as a Software Standards Specialist, with a focus on the use of AI in healthcare. Pat likes to think of his job as “Policy Engineering” – understanding the unmet needs (and frustrations) of regulators and developers, and developing standards, whitepapers, and training to meet those needs. Past roles have included software developer, engineering manager, project manager, lead engineer, and Director of Risk Management before getting involved in regulatory & standards. He co-chairs multiple committees related to artificial intelligence at AAMI, ISO, CTA, and AdvaMed, and is involved with other software committees regarding topics such as cloud services for a regulated environment, risk management, cybersecurity, and is a member of the IMDRF AI for Medical Devices committee; Pat also was one of the authors of the RAPS Software as a Medical Device book.