A microservices-based iterative development approach for usable, reliable and explainable A.I.-infused medical applications using R.U.P.

The Rational Unified Process (R.U.P.) is an iterative Software Engineering Process, that ensures alignment between engineers and stakeholders through optimized and detailed partinionalised steps within predefined constraints [1]. The independently deployable services that are components of distributed systems are called microservices. They are part of applications and are easier to manage and scale. Each microservice serve different purpose and has a unique responsibility making it easier to understand manage and collaborate on. Medical applications are created to assist in treatment, disease prevention and health optimization. However patients' needs and abilities vary and patients' requirements and definitions on the usability aspect of an application are different and should be acknowledged for the application to be successful and for the patients/users to benefit from it. In this study the development of an A.I.-infused medical application, is outlined through the R.U.P. methodology and built using microservices, where the patients' needs and requirements are at the center of continuous development process focused on improvements.