A key part of an engineer's purpose is to create products and services that benefit society, or,
in other words, to create products with a positive social impact. While engineers have many …

From industrial exoskeletons to implantable medical devices, robots that interact closely with
people are poised to improve every aspect of our lives. Yet designing these systems is very …

Having empathy in the design process can help engineers relate to the end-user by
identifying what and why certain experiences are meaningful. While there have been efforts …

This study set out to identify emerging trends in advancing engineering for sustainable
development, supporting the engineering workforce to address wicked problems, and …

Abstract Meeting the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals efficiently requires
designers and engineers to solve multi-objective optimization problems involving trade-offs …

The impact of engineered products is a topic of concern in society. Product impact may fall
under the categories of economic, environmental or social impact, with the last category …

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has shown tremendous prospects in all aspects of
technology, including design. However, due to its heavy demand on resources, it is usually …

While many tools and methodologies for assessing social impact exist and are used in the
social science and global development fields, there is a lack of standard methods for …

This paper presents a case study in engineering for global development. It introduces the
Village Drill, which is an engineered product that has—5 years after its introduction to the …

Products designed for the developing world often go unused or underused by the intended
customers. One cause of this problem is uncertainty regarding the actual requirements of …