Vision 2007 Speakers
This page provides information about some of our speakers and links to descriptions of the presentations they will deliver at the Vision 2007 Embedded Linux Developers Conference.
Fahd AbidiField Applications Engineer, Ultimate Solutions
Getting Started on Your First Embedded Linux Project
Fahd supports and trains customers on the use of JTAG emulator probes. He is also the technical lead on the Linuxscope debugger, the first USI developed product, providing Linux kernel, module and application debugging capabilities. Fahd has a BS in Elecrical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. In his free time he enjoys Racquetball, Tennis, and keeping up with the latest developments in technology and science.
Tim AndersonProject Design Manager, MontaVista Software
High Availability and Reliability for Carrier Grade Systems
Tim Anderson is a software development manager with over 25 years of experience in software and systems product design & development. Tim has extensive experience in both development and management of software Systems for military, telecommunications, process control and real time systems. Tim has developed and managed software systems for Motorola Government Electronics, and commercial systems for Motorola Computer Group. Tim led the development of the now Carrier Grade Edition products during his seven year tenure at MontaVista Software, Inc. Tim is a founding member of several industry forums such as OSDL Carrier Grade Linux Working Group, now the Linux Foundation, Service Availability Forum, and the MontaVista representative to PICMG.
Santosh Balakrishnan
Systems Architect, Marketing and Technology Solutions Division, Intel
Services on Multi-Core Intel Architecture at the Network Edge
Santosh’s current effort has primarily focused on enabling network processing applications on Multi-Core IA. Santosh led the effort to perform workload analysis and develop optimizations for improving networking performance for Multi-Core IA. Prior to working on Multi-Core IA, Santosh worked on advanced application development for IXP network processors. Santosh joined Intel via the acquisition of Trillium Digital Systems.
David BealDirector of Product Management, VirtualLogix
VirtualLogix: Virtualization in a Carrier-Grade Environment
David Beal is the Director of Product Management for the VirtualLogix VLX including solutions for Intel® VT™, ARM™, and TI™ C64x DSPs. Prior to joining the VirtualLogix team in 2005, he filled several technical marketing roles including technical writer, product manager, FAE, and Director through a succession of acquisitions by companies, each focusing on real-time or open source Linux tools and solutions. Prior to his work with the software side of embedded systems, he worked as an RF and Test engineer in the fields of avionics system simulation and low power communication systems. Dave graduated in 1990 from State University of New York, Utica with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering Technology.
Hollis Blanchard
IBM Linux Technology Center
Virtualization - Not Just for Servers
Hollis Blanchard has been hacking on PowerPC Linux (server and embedded) and hypervisors for 8 years, 6 of those in IBM's Linux Technology Center. He loves Mercurial and Python, dislikes x86 architecture, hates Git, and runs penguinppc.org.
Dan CauchyDirector of Marketing for Carrier and Mobile Products, MontaVista Software
Embedded Linux Overview
Dan Cauchy is currently the Director of Marketing for Carrier and Mobile Products at MontaVista Software, the leading provider of embedded Linux for intelligent devices and communications infrastructure. Dan has over 16 years of experience in the telecom, data networking and service provider business with responsibilities ranging from product management and marketing to engineering management and product architectures.
Dan currently holds the position of Chairman of the Marketing committee and is on the Steering Board for the Carrier Grade Linux work group at OSDL (now Linux Foundation). Dan represents MontaVista at the SCOPE Alliance, an industry alliance committed to accelerating the deployment of carrier grade base platforms for service provider applications. Dan is also on the board of directors of the Communications Platform Trade Association, an organization driving interoperability of communications platforms. He also represents MontaVista at the LiMo Foundation, an organization dedicated to the advancement of Linux in the mobile industry.
Jonathan CorbetEditor, LWN.net
The State of the Kernel
Jonathan Corbet, a founder of LWN.net (Linux Weekly News), is also the lead author of the book Linux Device Drivers, third edition, published by O'Reilly. He is an active kernel developer who consults with companies on kernel development and community relations. Jonathan got his first look at the BSD Unix source code back in 1981, when an instructor at the University of Colorado let him "fix" the paging algorithm. Ever since, he has dug around inside every system he could get his hands on, working on drivers for VAX, Sun, Ardent, and x86 systems on the way. He got his first Linux system in 1993 and has never looked back.
Dan CroninVice President, Worldwide Design
Networking & Computing Systems Group
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Solving Embedded Development Challenges in the Networking Marketplace
Dan Cronin currently serves as Vice President, Worldwide Design (WWD) for Freescale Semiconductor's Networking & Computing Systems Group. Dan was promoted to this role in November 2006.
Dan's career at Motorola and Freescale began in 1994 when he joined the Motorola Paging group in Boynton Beach, Florida, to work on the MCORE microcontroller and Hawk DSP programs. In 1999, Dan relocated to Austin, Texas, when he became a member of the Architecture and Systems Platform staff, responsible for development of Freescale's ARM and Power Architecture technology-based platforms. In 2003, he took on design management for the entire PowerQUICC III product family and subsequently became Director of Power Architecture Design for WWD. Dan was selected to participate on the Freescale Leadership Team in January 2006.
Prior to joining Motorola, Dan worked at IBM Microelectronics, and he was a member of the Somerset design team in Austin. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) degree from Clemson University and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
John "J.B." FowlerApplications Engineer, Texas Instruments
Introduction to DaVinci Technology
J.B. has been an Applications Engineer for Texas Instruments since 2000. His focus has been on T.I.'s C6000 family and DaVinci Technologies, with an emphasis in Video Security Applications. J.B. graduated from Colorado School of Mines, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master's Degree in System Engineering.
Joe Green
Manager, Developer Tools Team, MontaVista Software
Embedded Linux Architecture 101
Joe has been working with Linux and UNIX systems at companies such as MontaVista Software, IBM and SGI for 20 years, and has been happily using Linux since version 0.12. He is particularly fond of kernel and graphics code, and has a great deal of experience with realtime and embedded systems.
Michael JamesManager, Application Engineering, Virtutech
Hardware virtualization for accelerated software development
Michael has worked in the embedded industry for 18 years primarily focusing on cross development tools, Operating Systems and Virtualization at companies such as Lockheed, ARC International, Andrew Corporation and SBS Engineering. Michael has spent the past 3 years at Virtutech working with customers like Cisco and IBM to apply virtualization across their entire product lifecycle.
Kevin HilmanKernel Developer, MontaVista Software
Building blocks for Embedded Power Management
Kevin has been a Linux user since 1994, and a kernel hacker since 1999 when he started writing drivers and working on kernel ports to new embedded platforms. He has worked as a linux driver/kernel developer for Equator Technologies and Texas Instruments France and is a currently a kernel developer at MontaVista Software where he works mainly on embedded ARM platforms and power management. Kevin currently lives and works in Seattle, Washington and has also lived and worked in France where he became fluent in French.
Christopher HallinanAuthor, Embedded Linux Primer
FAE, MontaVista Software
Luncheon book signing
Debugging Embedded Linux: Tools and Strategies
Christopher Hallinan is currently field applications engineer for MontaVista Software, living and working in sunny southwest Florida. Chris has spent more than 25 years in the networking and communications marketplace mostly in various product development roles, where he developed a strong background in the space where hardware meets software. Prior to joining MontaVista, Chris spent four years as an independent Linux consultant providing custom Linux board ports, device drivers, and bootloaders. Chris's introduction to the open source community was through contributions to the popular U-Boot bootloader. He is author of Embedded Linux Primer, published by Prentice Hall.
Dirk HohndelChief Linux and Open Source Technologist, Intel
Developing in Open Source for Embedded Devices
Dirk Hohndel has been an active developer and contributor in the Linux space since its earliest days. Among other roles, he was chief technology officer of SuSE and a vice president of The XFree86 Project. Prior to his position at SuSE, Direk was Unix architect at Deutsche Bank, and a senior software engineer for AIB Software and Platinum Technology. Dirk joined Intel in 2001. He works in the Software and Solutions Group and focuses on the technology direction of Intel's Open Source Technology Center. He is active in many open source organizations, various program committees, and advisory boards.
Mark HuthNetwork Architect, MontaVista Software
Building Networking Applications
Mark Huth is an operating systems developer with over 30 years of experience in OS development; including large process control systems at Honeywell, Inc., general purpose Unix and High Avalability systems at Motorola, Inc., and embedded systems with several startups. Mark was on a small team of developers that produced the first IEEE 802.4 Token Bus implementation, and has managed software development teams that produced the first hand-held twisted-pair network cable certification instruments. Mark joined MontaVista Software more that six years ago, working at first on the Carrier Grade Edition and for the past several years focusing on the Linux networking kernel software.
Michael James
Field Applications Manager, Virtutech
Birds-of-a-Feather session: Hardware virtualization for accelerated software development
Tom KellyPresident and CEO, MontaVista Software
Where Linux is Today
The State of the Community
Tom is a technology industry veteran, with more than 26 years of executive leadership in companies from start-ups to billion-dollar giants. As CEO of BlueStar Solutions, Tom guided the company through a successful acquisition by $4.5B Affiliated Computer Services. Prior to that he led Blaze Software through rapid growth, a successful IPO, and its aquisition by Brokat Information Systems AG. From 1996-1998, Tom served in the office of the president and as chief operating officer of Cirrus Logic, a $1 billion diversified semiconductor company. Prior to Cirrus Logic, he held executive roles at Frame Technology Corporation and Cadence Design Systems. Tom serves on the boards of Epicor Software, FEI Company, and SendMail.
Johnny Klonaris
Senior Quality Engineer, MontaVista Software
Maxims for Malfeasant Testing
Johnny Klonaris has over 25 years experience in real-time and embedded computing, as a customer developer and then as a support engineer on the same platform. His experience goes back to 16-bit proprietary systems, moving through support and QA of 32-bit Unix systems and ultimately, Linux on a wide range of platforms. His most recent experience at MontaVista Software, Inc. over the last seven and a half years includes designing, implementing and maintaining the internal QA test automation system.
John MehaffeyMobilinux Architect, MontaVista
Linux Optimization and Tuning
The Use of Profiling and Tracing Tools
John is responsible for MontaVista's technology strategy for Mobile Device software. He has been working with Linux on embedded systems for for over 8 years, and has authored a number of papers and articles on the subject. John is the technical liason for MontaVista to the CELF, LiPS, OSDL MLI and LiMo organizations, and has participated in number of standards efforts, including authoring the Linux appendix to the PICMG 2.13 standard. John has a Master's degree in Computer Science (operating systems specialty) from Stanford University, and lives in San Jose, California.
Paul E. McKenneyDistinguished Engineer; Open Systems Development; Master Inventor
IBM Systems and Technology Group
Real Time Linux Technology
Paul E. McKenney is a distinguished engineer at IBM and has worked on SMP, NUMA, and RCU algorithms for longer than he cares to admit (see http://www.rdrop.com/users/paulmck if you don't believe this). He has recently become quite interested in getting realtime response from mid-range SMP systems. Prior to that, he worked on packet-radio and Internet protocols (but long before the Internet became popular), system administration, business applications, and realtime systems, the latter on early-80s eight-bit systems. He is extremely thankful that today's computers have much more than 64Kbytes of memory. His hobbies include running and the usual house-wife-and-kids habit.
Andrew MortonLead maintainer, Linux public production kernel
The Relationship Between kernel.org Development and the use of Linux for Embedded Applications
The keeper of the mm tree patchset for the Linux kernel, and the kernel's lead maintainer, Andrew Morton works with Linux creator Linus Torvalds, kernel subsystem maintainers, Linux distribution companies, hardware vendors, and other parties to ensure that the public production kernel meets their needs. He is the final arbitrator on determining what code is accepted into the Linux production kernel, and is known for being a provocative public speaker. Andrew currently works at Google, and was formerly a fulltime OSDL fellow at the Open Source Development Labs. He was previously employed as principal engineer by Digeo Interactive, responsible for the base OS in Digeo's digital home entertainment products. Before Digeo, Andrew was a product development manager for Nortel Networks' R&D labs in Australia.
Hadi NahariChief Security Architect, MontaVista Software
Linux Security Tools and Technologies
Hadi Nahari is a software security professional with over 15 years of experience in all aspects of software development lifecycle, including extensive work in design and architecture, verification, proof-of-concept, and implementation of software systems. Hadi has worked on large-scale high-end enterprise solutions, as well as resource-constrained embedded systems, with primary focus on Security, Cryptography, Complex Systems Design, and Vulnerability Assessment & Threat Analysis. Hadi has led and contributed to various security projects for Netscape Communications, Sun Microsystems, United States Government, Motorola, etc. Hadi is currently working for MontaVista Software, Inc. as Chief Security Architect, leading security efforts for MontaVista Embedded Linux product lines.
Senthil Natarajan
Software Applications Engineer, Texas Instruments
Case Study: Video Security System Development with DaVinci Technology and MontaVista Linux
Senthil Natarajan is a software applications engineer at Texas Instruments, specializing in the video security emerging end equipments market. He received a masters in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee.
James ReadyCTO and founder, MontaVista Software
Andrew Morton and the Kernel
What Works and What's Broken with Embedded Linux Development
Jim Ready is a recognized authority in the embedded real-time software industry. He developed the first commercially viable, real-time operating system (RTOS): the VRTX kernel. He founded Ready Systems in 1980, which merged with Microtec Research, went public in 1994, and was acquired by Mentor Graphics in 1995. During this period, Jim served as president of Ready Systems and as CTO of Microtec and Mentor Graphics. In 1999, Jim founded MontaVista Software to bring the Linux operating system to the embedded systems market and to offer embedded systems expertise to the Linux community.
Joseph RigazioGeneral Manager, Catalog DSP and Emerging End Equipment Business, Texas Instruments
Driving the Future of Digital Video
The worldwide general manager for Texas Instruments' DSP Catalog and Emerging End Equipment businesses, Joe Rigazio drives TI's mass-market DSP offerings as well as incubating exciting new applications which can leverage TI's DSPs. Joe began his career with Texas Instruments in 1986 in Silicon Valley. In 1999, he was tasked with creating and leading TI's third-party software business development, and subsequently became the lead executive for TI's catalog DSP products.
Deepak SaxenaPrinciple Kernel Patch Maintainer, MontaVista Software
Appropriate Community Practices: Social and Technical Advice
Deepak Saxena is the lead kernel maintainer at MontaVista software, a position in which he focuses on various areas including merging patches, providing direction on technology roadmaps, and developing processes. Previous to this role he was the lead maintainer of the Linux kernel port to the Intel IXP4xx and IXP2xxx network processors found on various WiFi, WiMax, and cellular routers. Before joining MontaVista Software, Deepak worked at Intel Corporation and helped lead the development of the Intelligent I/O (I2O) stack for Linux. Deepak has been using Linux since 1993 and playing with the kernel for about 10 years. When not hacking, Deepak likes to go on bike rides, seek out good beer, and world travel.
Chad SellersLead Software Architect, Tresys Technology
Utilizing SELinux in Embedded Devices
Chad Sellers is the Lead Software Architect at Tresys Technology. He has both government and commercial experience working with SELinux over the last three years. He has functioned as a developer of the core technology, including library and system utility work, as well as a system implementer utilizing SELinux to meet system security goals. Chad has also taught numerous classes on SELinux. He holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University as well as a master's degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.
Mark Skarpness
Linux and Open Source Technologist, Intel
Moblin.org - Open Source Development for the Intel Mobile Internet Device
Mark works in the Open Source Technology Center at Intel, focused on Linux and open source strategy and new technology enabling. He has held a variety of technical and marketing positions during his fourteen years with Intel. Mark spent his first five years at Intel as a software engineer and architect working in the area of broadband networking and he has been working on open source and Linux for the past six years. Most recently Mark has been focused on Linux for the Mobile Internet Device and the launch of the Moblin.org project.
JT ThomasArea Sales Manager, MontaVista Software
Overview of Embedded Linux Analysis Tools
DevRocket for Embedded Applications Developers
JT Thomas is an Area Sales Manager at MontaVista Software having recently served as Director of Product Management focusing on developer tools through the release of DevRocket 5.0. JT began his career as an software engineer at Borland International and moved into Product Management for the Borland RAD (Rapid Application Development) integrated development environments: Delphi, Kylix, and C++Builder product lines. He has additionally led engineering teams through the transition to agile methods including, most recently, the MontaVista Developer Tools development team. JT is a Computer Science graduate from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and has an MBA and MSE from San Jose State University.
Matt TyrlikSenior Software Engineer, IBM
Booting Linux on Embedded PowerPC Systems
Matt Tyrlik has been working with embedded PowerPC systems for number of years. He has been involved in number of embedded projects ranging from set-top-box to hand held devices. His work includes IBM PIBS firmware for embedded PowerPC processors and well as PowerPC 405/440/460 Instruction Set Simulator. Matt has great deal of experience with embedded and real time operating systems. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer System Design from University of Houston at Clear Lake as well as master's degree in Computer Science from North Carolina State University.
Klaas van GendFAE, MontaVista Software
Using Real-Time Linux
Since 1999, Klaas has been professionally engaged with Linux software development for various companies including Philips and Siemens. In his current job as Field Application Engineer Europe at MontaVista, he visits a lot of customers across Europe and helps them with their strategy to apply Linux in embedded systems. Klaas has been a speaker at various conferences on the topics of Real Time Linux and UMTS - the latter because he is lead developer of 3G mobile communications software for Linux. Klaas also writes as a free-lance author for the Dutch Linux Magazine and several other magazines. He lives in Eindhoven, the Netherlands with his wife Ellen.
Jason WachaDirector and founder, Open Bar; Vice President of Corporate Affairs and General Counsel, MontaVista Software
Open Source Licensing Overview
Open Source Licensing Birds-of-a-Feather session
The San Francisco Daily Journal named Jason Wacha as "one of the country's preeminent experts on open source software licensing." InfoWorld called him "one of the smartest open source attorneys on the planet." In addition to Jason's position as VP of corporate affairs and general counsel of MontaVista Software, Inc., he is a director and founder of Open Bar, a nonprofit organization educating developers and legal professionals about open source/free software. Jason is also a chair of the American Conference Institute's upcoming Software Licensing Agreements conference. Finally, Jason is a finalist in the 2008 Reader's Digest "Tell Us a Joke" contest for his joke "Lawyer in Hell."
Don McMillanComedian - Tuesday Night Entertainment
Yeah, sure, Don McMillan earned his Masters in EE from Stanford, worked for AT&T Bell Labs as part of the team that designed the world's first 32-bit microprocessor, designed more than 50 standard and ASIC designs at VLSI, and developed for IBM. But that's not why Don McMillan will perform for us. Don joins Vision 2007 because he is funny! The winner of the San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition, he also was a $100,000 Grand Champion on Star Search. He has appeared in feature films, and on TV on The Tonight Show, The Larry King Show, Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5, City Guys, and Step by Step. He has headlined in comedy clubs across the nation. In 15 Budweiser commercials, Don played the Bud delivery guy who mans the freshness hotline to protect the world from skunky beer. Don is the only comedian who beta-tests his jokes.