Kevin Smart

CEO

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom38 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in Embedded Systems and Virtual Prototyping.
Led teams to accelerate software development significantly.
Pioneered GenAI applications for enhanced efficiency.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Embedded Systems and Virtual Prototyping within the semiconductor industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Embedded SystemsVirtual PrototypingSoftware Development

Other Skills

GenAIEmbedded Software DevelopmentSoftware QualityVirtual Platform DevelopmentEmbedded Software ModelsSoCARMDebuggingSimulationsWirelessASICSoftware EngineeringEDAICSemiconductors

Experience

38 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

7 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

20 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Synopsys inc

2 roles

Virtual Prototyping Solutions Architect and Scientist

Feb 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

Helping to define the long-term technical vision for Embedded Systems Virtual Prototyping/Digital Twins, with a particular focus on modelling, abstraction, performance and services scalability.
Applying GenAI to improve efficiency and quality.

Embedded SystemsVirtual PrototypingGenAI

Group Director, R&D, Virtual Prototyping Delivery

May 2006 – Feb 2022 · 15 yrs 9 mos

Following on from the Synopsys acquisition of Virtio, responsible for the industry-leading Virtual Prototyping Delivery team, Virtualizer Development Kits (VDKs) and Transaction-Level Models for accelerating embedded software development and improving software quality.

Virtual PrototypingEmbedded Software DevelopmentSoftware QualitySoftware Development

Virtio

Vice President of Virtual Platform Development

Jan 2001 – May 2006 · 5 yrs 4 mos · Edinburgh, United Kingdom

At Virtio I helped establish the world's leading virtual platform development team, enabling our customers worldwide to accelerate their embedded software development, on software models of embedded systems, by 9-18 months.
Virtio was acquired by Synopsys in 2006, where we have established the leading virtual prototyping solution.

Virtual Platform DevelopmentEmbedded Software ModelsEmbedded SystemsSoftware Development