Michael Barr to Keynote EE Live 2014

GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Barr Group, a global leader in the safety and security of embedded systems, announced today that Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer, Michael Barr will be giving the keynote address at UBM Tech's upcoming EE Live! 2014 Conference and Expo, March 31 – April 3. 

"Michael Barr has been on the forefront of the issue of embedded system safety in automobiles," said Karen Field, SVP Editorial Director, Electronics Engineering (EE) Times and GM, EE Live!. "We are excited for the opportunity to have him share his experience and expertise with our audience."

Entitled "KILLER APPS: Embedded Software's Greatest Hit Jobs," Barr's keynote presentation will explore how the development and implementation of company and industry standards and guidelines can prevent safety-critical system failures that too often have catastrophic consequences. Barr has been an expert witness in several key lawsuits pertaining to the unintended acceleration of Toyota vehicles. Mr. Barr's expertise expands to all issues of embedded software safety and security.

"Proper embedded software development processes are important in ensuring safety in automobiles, medical devices, and a variety of other safety-critical devices," said Barr, "At Barr Group we've honed our objective consulting and public training programs to help engineers do what they can to avoid these types of systems failures. I'm looking forward to exchanging ideas and sharing what we've learned over the years."

Barr is a former adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering with over two decades of software design and implementation experience. He is also the author of three books and more than seventy articles and papers on embedded systems. Prior to founding Barr Group, Barr served as editor-in-chief of Embedded Systems Programming magazine. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and has lectured in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland, from which he also earned an MBA.

Barr Group offers comprehensive regular public training courses for embedded software engineers. More details and a full schedule can be found http://www.barrgroup.com/Training-Calendar.

About Barr Group

Barr Group helps companies improve the safety and security of the electronics and software embedded in their products.  The company's engineers include internationally-known experts in the design of safe and secure computers who provide independent training and consulting services to companies in many industries. From pacemakers to cars, Barr Group helps make the computers inside everything safer and more secure.

SOURCE Barr Group