Premier Partner · Boston AI Week 2026
ICS: software engineering and UX design for intelligent products
ICS turns complex ideas into secure software ecosystems for technically demanding industries. Since 1987, the Waltham, Massachusetts firm has designed and built the software behind medical devices, industrial systems, and connected products, from concept to launch, bringing engineering, UX design, AI/ML, and cybersecurity together as one full-stack product development partner. Its applied AI group, Boston AI, puts advanced intelligence to work in production environments where trust, safety, and performance matter most.
Intelligent, connected, secure
ICS builds software-driven products that power the next generation of medical devices, industrial systems, and connected technologies, whether a client is modernizing a legacy system or launching something new. Its centers of excellence span medtech software, software development, AI/ML innovation, UX/UI design and human factors, platform engineering, and cybersecurity, with quality and regulatory compliance built into the process. Cross-disciplinary teams have shipped hundreds of intelligent devices for leading innovators across medical and life sciences, industrial automation and robotics, transportation, aerospace and defense, and consumer products.
Two practices carry Boston in their names. Boston AI, the company's applied AI group, brings advanced intelligence into production environments, delivering edge solutions and embedded vision across regulated industries. Boston UX, its in-house design studio, combines a human-centered design philosophy with a research-driven process to create product interfaces that are intuitive, buildable, and effective.
Why ICS
Medtech software
Healthcare software where safety, reliability, and compliance are non-negotiable, from smart diagnostics to organ transport systems.
AI/ML innovation
Applied AI through Boston AI: edge intelligence and embedded vision engineered for production, not demos.
UX/UI design and human factors
Boston UX designs interfaces that feel natural from first use, grounded in research and human-factors rigor.
Cybersecurity and platform engineering
Secure product ecosystems from embedded device to cloud, with quality and regulatory compliance built in.
ICS at The Festival of AI
ICS joins Boston AI Week 2026 as a sponsor, bringing a Massachusetts engineering firm's view of what it takes to put AI into products that have to work every time. Look for ICS and Boston AI during Core Week, September 24 to October 2.
Build products that are intelligent, connected, and secure
Frequently asked questions
- Who is ICS?
- ICS, the Waltham software engineering and UX firm behind Boston AI and Boston UX, is a Premier Partner of Boston AI Week 2026.
- Why is ICS part of Boston AI Week?
- ICS is a Premier partner of Boston AI Week 2026, The Festival of AI. Boston AI Week is built as a rising tide for the whole ecosystem, and partners like ICS help make the festival open, statewide, and useful to the people building AI here.
- How can I connect with ICS?
- Use the "Explore ICS" link on this page, or visit www.ics.com. You can also meet the ICS team during Boston AI Week events across Massachusetts.
- When is Boston AI Week 2026?
- Boston AI Week 2026 runs September 16 – October 28, 2026, with Core Festival Week from September 24 – October 2, 2026. Browse every session on the Boston AI Week schedule.