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Virtual Event: The Future of Automotive Software Development

Discover how virtualization is reshaping automotive and embedded software development. Watch as Bill Neifert, SVP of Partnerships, and Ross Dickson, Director of Product, discuss how virtual hardware reduces reliance on physical devices, enabling faster development, testing, and security validation—all with seamless CI/CD, DevOps, and DevSecOps integrations.

Key Takeaways

  • How virtualization accelerates software development without physical hardware.
  • Ways to streamline CI/CD, DevOps, and DevSecOps workflows.
  • Expanding testing capabilities with scalable virtual environments.
  • Trends and real-world applications in automotive and embedded systems.

Date: Available On-Demand

Speakers

Bill Neifert, SVP of Partnerships

Bill Neifert has been working with virtual prototypes for nearly 30 years. He is currently the senior vice president of partnerships at Corellium, prior to joining Corellium he led the marketing team for Arm’s Developer Solutions group and came to Arm via it’s acquisition of Carbon Design Systems where he was CTO and co-founder. He previously held applications engineering positions at C Level Design and Quickturn and started his career as an ASIC engineer. He has a BS and MS in computer engineering from Boston University.

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Ross Dickson, Director of Product

Ross Dickson has been pushing the limits of virtual platforms to support the needs of software development for over 25 years. As director of product he is responsible for ensuring Corellium products meet the development and testing needs of developers of Arm based systems. Prior to joining Corellium he led virtual platform product direction for Cadence, ASTC, and Wind River which he joined as part of the Simics acquisition. Prior to product management Ross founded and led a global field engineering team at Virtutech. Ross holds a MS in Computer Science with a focus on multi-processor memory system design from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Shiv Tasker, Partner at Emsan Consulting, Formerly with Capgemini

Shiv Tasker is a Partner at Emsan Consulting where he advises companies on AI driven strategies for product engineering. Previously he was the Global Head for Telco, Media and Technology industries at Capgemini Engineering. He is a veteran of the EDA industry having started his career in writing autorouters for PCBs at Intergraph. He has a BS from Mumbai and an MBA from the University of Texas at Arlington.

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